LOCAL HERO — Rose Lloyd PWRDF representative for St. Andrew's, Kelowna.

Rose Lloyd has been the parish PWRDF representative at St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Kelowna for approximately 10 years. In that time Rose has delivered PWRDF sermons, initiated parish fundraising ideas, faithfully sold PWRDF Christmas cards and has delivered a Lenten Series using PWRDF audio visual resources. Rose is driven by a strong core of inner values and her life demonstrates those values. Rose has worked with energy and dedication during her years as a PWRDF parish representative. She is dedicated to PWRDF because she believes in the importance of God's call to service locally and globally. Through prayer, giving and involvement Rose continues to be an advocate for the work of the PWRDF. I am grateful to Rose for her example and for mentoring me in my work with PWRDF.

BIRTHDAY CARD — Christ Church parish in Fernie recently helped the Rev. Bill Inglis celebrate his birthday with a potluck supper and the presentation of a personal gold health care card!

Congregational Development at St. Margaret's, Peachland

By Frank Warburton

LAMBETH — Bishop John and Alida Privett at the 2008 Lambeth Conference.

Congregational Development Day and Confirmation took place on Saturday, February 21 with Bishop John Privett, which coincided with the Men's Breakfast Saturday. For this occasion the ladies of the church were also invited.

After, a huge variety of breakfast food and beverages, Bishop John gave us his recollections of the 2008 Lambeth conference accompanied by a power point presentation. It perhaps should be noted that the conference is now held in Canterbury Cathedral located in Kent, England, as this conference has out grown Lambeth Palace, the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Cathedral has a long history dating back to 597 AD when St. Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat in Canterbury. It was here that King Ethelbert was baptized on Whit Sunday in that year. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Beckett was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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A GOOD START — Congregational Development Day coincided with the Men's Breakfast.

Archbishop Rowan Williams set this 14th Lambeth Conference by urging all bishops present to participate in every aspect of the agenda. He called for transformed relationships, which is more than having warm feelings towards one another, but about "new habits of respect, patience, and understanding that are fleshed out in specific ways than changed habits." He noted there was a weakness of understanding in our life together. It is the Archbishop's urging that a middle way between extremes be captured in a generous Anglican Covenant.

Those attending the development day were then directed by the bishop to undertake some Bible study together. Consideration was given to the Five Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion, and identified significant events and ministries that have taken place at St. Margaret's over the last one hundred years. The attendees reflected on the critical issues we face in the present. Some common themes emerged: a concern for an ageing population, finances, and a wish to further children's ministry. Then we considered God's mission for us now as a parish, and from a list of eight items we prioritized the three main goals:

• Strengthen existing ministries.
• Consider new ways of reaching newcomers.
• Empower youth and others in greening projects.

The next step is to bring this to the wider congregation for consideration before we confirm the goals and begin to address them. The people of St. Margaret's are very grateful to Bishop John for his leadership and the time he spent with us on that day. The following morning a Confirmation Service took place at which five young people were confirmed by Bishop John: Luke McIntosh, Jack Klassen, Rachel Klassen, Breanna Fish, and Vibeke Harrision. The church choir sang the anthem "Brother James Air" based on the 23rd Psalm.

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CONFIRMATION — The day following the conference five young people were confirmed by Bishop John.

Thanks be to God for a full and enlightening weekend.