Cheryl’s Chutzpah

Rev. Cheryl Fricker is the new ersatz-priest squatter at St. Hilda’s. She is inviting the congregation at St. Hilda’s to a Taize night at St. Aidan’s; she is the rector of St. Aidan’s and “priest in charge” (don’t ask, I have no idea what that means either) at St. Hilda’s.

Taize Night Prayer
St. Hilda, Oakville
The Parish of St. Hilda’s welcomes everyone to the Parish of St Aidan’s the third Friday of each month for a candlelit hour of prayer using the songs and prayers of Taize.

The only problem is, there is no diocesan St. Hilda’s congregation other than the unfortunate miscreants Cheryl drags with her to St. Hilda’s building from St. Aidan’s – and then back to sing Taize at St. Aidan’s. It’s a Niagara Greening extravaganza.

Diocese of Niagara: St. Hilda’s Stooge Number 4

The diocese of Niagara now lists Rev. Sue-Ann Ward as “Diocesan Administrator” at St.Hilda’s, and Rev. Cheryl Fricker as the “Priest in Charge”.

One wonders at the antics that must go on in the diocesan St. Hilda’s service that warrant the restraining might of two clergy to keep it under control. After all, last Sunday, St. Hilda’s parking lot had 7 cars parked in it during the service. Counting 1 for Cheryl, 1 for the music director, 1 for the server (as listed in the bulletin) and 1 for Sue-Anne, that leaves 3 for the congregation. What were they doing?

This must be a new strategy in the Greening of Niagara initiative: drive 4 cars to conduct a service for 5 people in a heated building that can hold 150.

Our Church is aware of our call to be stewards of God’s creation, and to be leaders in this area. We have long expressed a concern for creation that is consistent with the fifth mark of mission of the Anglican Communion: “to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth”.

Of course, the diocese doesn’t actually pay to heat the building, St. Hilda’s ANiC does so I expect the diocese will soon be blaming ANiC for being less than pristinely verdant.

Cheryl Fricker is also the rector at St. Aidan’s Oakville, so after driving to St. Hilda’s for the 8:30 diocesan Body Snatcher’s service she will have to drive back to St. Aidan’s for their 10:00 a.m. service. Perhaps she uses a peddle car.

Parking your discrimination.

From here:

Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire is considering scrapping charges for churchgoers throughout its car parks on Sunday mornings.

Mayor Brian Calway, a Conservative who represents Prior’s Park, chaired a working group of six, tasked with reviewing the town’s parking strategy.

But a majority of the team writing the preliminary report felt the idea should not become policy as it could be viewed as unfair to other faiths.

Councillor Mike Collins, who spoke against the scheme, worried it would be perceived as discriminatory in “the modern PC world”.

Mr Collins said yesterday: “When the word Christian was used and Sunday worship, I felt that my view was there were many people around Tewkesbury who are not Christian these days. I’m not the most PC person but to single out one section would be discriminatory.

I can’t see the problem. Christianity is true and other religions aren’t. Any sane person would discriminate on the side of what is true and if those who are immersed in error become offended, suggest they abandon their error. In fact, I think Christians should have free parking all the time and atheists not be allowed to park anywhere until free parking lots spontaneously evolve on their own.