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Haiti Supported
M e ss a g e f r om o u r with Outreach and Prayer
President by The Rev Richard A. Lord
Dear Friends,
As I write this letter we have celebrated the
resurrection with its message of new life, hope
and love. The preparatory season of Lent was a
time when we explored our faith more deeply
by practicing the ancient disciplines of prayer,
fasting, almsgiving and reading and meditating
on Holy Scripture and recommitting ourselves
as disciples of Jesus Christ, our Lord. May this
holy season of Easter bring fresh strength and
joy in the proclamation of the Gospel message. The devastation of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.
The devastating earthquake which struck
Haiti has left hundreds of thousands homeless
and millions with their lives in tatters. We M oved by the scenes of devastation and hardship following in
have watched as the world media has given the wake of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on January
us images of deprivation forever seared in our 12, Anglicans from all corners of the globe have been responding
minds. The response of some many has been with compassion and generosity to assist those most impacted by
swift and effective. What the media does not the disaster. It is estimated that one in three Haitians were affected
by the quake, roughly three million people.
show is the devastation of the church in Haiti.
Bishop J. Zaché Duraçin, whom I have known Church leaders, from the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan
Williams to Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Episcopal
for more than a decade, leads a diocese in
Church to Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of
ruins. His cathedral church, theological semi-
Southern Africa, and Bishop Philip Poole, Compass Rose Society
nary, convent, churches and Bishop’s residence
President, urged a generous and immediate response combined
are all destroyed. I hope that the Compass
with solidarity in prayer.
Rose Society will help Bishop Zaché rebuild
Episcopal Relief & Development President Rob Radtke has
his church so that the
stated that the agency has been overwhelmed by how Anglicans
creative, effective and
and Episcopalians throughout the world are willing to respond.
innovation ministry they
“These sacrificial gifts are a testament to our church in action,
undertake in the name of
reaching out collectively to those in need in Haiti,” said Abagail
the Lord can once more
Nelson, the agency’s senior vice president for programs. “Many
flourish. I am thrilled that
Anglican provinces are facing their own challenges or disasters
Bishop Zaché will be our
and yet they are committed to supporting the people of Haiti at this
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difficult time. It’s a sign of great solidarity throughout our
church in times of trouble.”
In a recent Lenten reflection, Jean Zaché Duracin, the
Bishop of Haiti writes:
January 12 was a terrible day for the Haitian people.
The earthquake left not a soul untouched. There is not a
single family that did not lose a close friend or member:
Mothers, fathers, and siblings, in some cases entire families
disappeared. As for resources, we have next to nothing.
The wreckage is beyond imagination.
However, this situation delivers us into faith. I look
at this as a baptism. We who are still alive have had the
blessing of survival, but in many ways we have died to the
ways of the past. We have the opportunity to rise up and
start anew. In this moment of grief and mourning, life must
continue.
hope haiti
It is natural to question, but we hold on in faith to God
– God who is always good, the God of infinite compassion.
That we were struck by this tragedy does not mean God
is not with us. He is here. We must always remember that
God lives in this world. There is pain, but there is also joy.
He gives us assurance not of the life that ends, but the life for
that is eternal.
Dioceses, parishes, and individual members of the
Compass Rose Society are standing with the people and
the Diocese of Haiti both in terms of monetary contribu-
tions and in exploration of how best to be partners in the
relief and rebuilding efforts over the months to come.
Volunteer relief workers in the near future will more likely
be a burden than a help to those on the ground, and run
the risk of hindering current humanitarian efforts. Bishop
Duracin has requested that dioceses postpone parish
mission trips to Haiti until such time as the Diocese of
Haiti determines they are ready for us to come. They
will need us to come. The only question is when.
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ilingual website for the Diocese of Haiti
http://www.egliseepiscopaledhaiti.org/
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All Points on the Compass: imminent arrival of thousands fleeing their devastated
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CRS Attends Annual Meeting
of the Consortium of
Endowed Episcopal Parishes
By Norris Battin, CRS Board Member
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AC Appoints
Communion Structures New Communication Director
Alliance of Anglican Relief and
Development Agencies
By Revd Canon Dr Kenneth Kearon
Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon is pleased to announce the
appointment of Jan Butter as the Communion’s new
Director for Communications.
Members of Compass Rose Society who attended the Jan comes to the Anglican Communion Office after
Annual meeting in London last year will know of a major more than eight years at one of the world’s largest relief,
initiative in the Communion in the field of Relief and development and advocacy organisations World Vision.
Most recently he was Head of Global Advocacy Commu-
Development.
nications for World Vision’s international office. Previously
Much of this relief and development work is done by
he spent several years working at the organisation’s UN
the churches of the Anglican Communion by enabling the Liaison Office in New York, and at its offices in Sri Lanka
funding of major projects which respond to disasters and and the UK. He was a journalist for several newspapers
through the long term programmatic work of fighting including the Western Mail in Cardiff, Wales.
poverty and disease, and enabling education and health “The Anglican Communion is a wealth of inspiring
care. In most parts of the world the Church is the most and exciting stories crying out to be shared,” said Canon
effective organisation on the ground for delivering such aid. Kearon. “Jan’s experience of strategic thinking and global
At the Lambeth Conference the bishops proposed communications will prove invaluable in enabling the
Communion to shine a light on the very best Anglicanism
that this work be enhanced by the development of an
has to offer.”
international Alliance of Anglican Relief and Development
agencies, networks and departments bearing witness to Jan, who is married to Jennifer, lives in Oxfordshire
with their two children.
the Good News of the Kingdom of God. By working in
partnership with others, this Alliance will work with others
who share a common vision for justice and peace among New Communications Lead
all peoples to overcome inequality and injustice through
prayer, relief, development and advocacy.
The proposal was supported by the Primates’ meeting N orris Battin, CRS Board member, has assumed
and by the Anglican Consultative Council, and a planning responsibility for the leadership of Communications on
group has been appointed. Since the Compass Rose Soci- the CRS Board effective March 2010. We want to thank
ety meeting last autumn, when initial plans were outlined, Connie Gray for her tremendous work in this role and
look forward to her ongoing support of the committee.
the concept has been sent for consultation throughout the
Norris will continue to work with the Communications
Communion, and responses, mainly positive, are coming in
Committee including Sonja Krastman, Beverley Wood,
from all areas.
Rick Lord, Connie Gray and Terry Noble. The focus of
Through advocacy, better planning and strategies, the the Committee at this point is outreach. In the last couple
Alliance will be able to increase even more the effective- of years we have reflected on our our vision for CRS and
ness of the Communion’s vital work in this area. Funding refreshed our material - both printed, web and other
is being sought and a basic staff will be appointed in the social media including Facebook and Twitter, with which
next few months. to share the mission of the Compass Rose Society. The
Board has also established regional coordinators and are
The Anglican Relief and Development Alliance does not
currently working to support their outreach efforts. You
seek to reinvent the wheel when it comes to development,
may email Norris Battin with any questions or suggestions
but rather to add value where it can. Do please keep this
at commmunications@compassrosesociety.org.
important initiative in your prayers as it unfolds in the
months to come, and watch for news of its launch.
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Message from our President
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W e lcom e
to new members:
speaker at the annual meeting in London. The church is an
important sign of hope and needs to be strong if it is going
to help Haitians deal with the massive devastation of their Dr. and Mrs.
beautiful country. Please help them rebuild. James C. Jamison
I have been advised that the Theological Education (Jim & Pat)
Advisory Committee (TEAC) has requested once again that Jacksonville, FL
we help provide theological textbooks to those seminaries
which have requested them. The CRS has already donated
some thirty sets and is now being asked to purchase an
additional twenty. For $1,500.00 these texts can be
purchased and shipped. The Archbishop of Canterbury Della Wager
is particularly keen to raise the standards for theological and Jere Wells
education for clergy, lay people and bishops throughout Atlanta, GA
the Communion. Perhaps you can help that happen.
Archbishop and Mrs. Williams have invited the Society
to a dinner in their historic Lambeth Palace home on
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010. The Annual meeting
will be on September 7th and 8th. The Secretary General
is welcoming us to accompany him to Paris to explore our Thomas and
church in that place immediately following the Annual Raguet Hall
Meeting. We hope to have a mission trip to Brazil in the first Dallas, TX
half of 2011 and will advise as soon as those dates are firm.
I do hope you will be able to respond to some or all, of
these opportunities.
I am very grateful to you for your support of the ministry
of our Anglican brothers and sisters in the Anglican World
through your prayers and generosity. This past year or so Dr. and Mrs.
has been economically difficult for so many of us but you James W. Dyer
have not neglected the ministry of the church and for that (Jim & Ann)
I am profoundly grateful. Jacksonville, FL
As we move though the season of Easter may the
blessings of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit remain
with you always.
Blessings,
Mr. and Mrs.
Bishop Philip Poole
Gil Pomar
(Nancy and Gil)
Jacksonville, FL
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