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SEPTEMBER 2003

IN MEMORIAM

Constable Marc Renaud, K Division HQ, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Constable Gus Maurice, K Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Constable Phil Shrive, Ontario Provincial Police


VOS REPRESENTANTS - EXECUTIF / EXECUTIVE

Président , 657 Reaume Road, LaSalle, ON, N9J 1B5
President' 519-734-1744

1er Vice-président , 7 Brookhouse Road, Dartmouth, NS, B2W 1W5
1st Vice-president 902-462-1220

2ieme Vice-président , 2161 Winnipeg St., Regina, SK, S4P 1G9
2nd Vice-president 306-522-9088

Secretary/Treasurer , 4653 63rd St., Delta, BC, V5Z 3B2
Secrétaire/Trésorier 604-940-0954

Membership , 1732 10th St. East, Courtenay, BC, V9N 7H7
Societariat 250-338-2267

Past President , 666 Glenhurst Cres., Gloucester, ON, K1J 7B7
Passé Président 613-742-0767


The President's Page

As I write this I have just returned from the Annual ICPC Training Seminar in Spokane Washington. One of the greatest assets in being there, besides the training, was the opportunity to meet chaplains from not only North America but around the world.

While I was there I took the opportunity to meet with both the out-going and in-coming presidents to discuss what CPCA is and where we are going along with our relationship with ICPC. With the help of Charlie Massey, I believe that we have made some good inroads to a better relationship. I also met with the new Executive Director and he sees us in a different way than his predecessor. Our conversations will be ongoing. I will be working to have ICPC recognize our certification and also our letters of endorsement for those who want to join ICPC. I can see some benefit to dual membership.

Here in our country we have about 300 chaplains but just over a third belongs to our organization. If we are to continue to grow and to provide leadership, it is essential that we reach out to those who work with our police officers, yet who have not joined. In an attempt to do this and provide a better link to our members I have proposed a format for Regional Directors for CPCA. The executive will discuss this before the annual ATS and I want to bring it forward at our Annual Meeting. This would hopefully allow us to reach others and as well provide a regional link for chaplains. I ask that you keep this idea in your prayers and also I ask for your prayers for the executive as we strive to plan and work for the betterment of chaplaincy.

Our Annual ATS is coming quickly. The overview I received from Charlie and Jim Turner in Spokane showed me that we have an excellent seminar planned. Registrations are coming in early and we are receiving several requests from American chaplains to join us. Our training is well done and by using our members and local resources we can ensure that chaplains receive high calibre training. I look forward to seeing a large number in Vancouver. I look forward to renewing friendships and meeting new members of CPCA.

The work of chaplains can be demanding and time consuming and I keep all of you in my prayers.

Sincerely
Stan Fraser.

ATS 2003 WEB SITE INFORMATION IS AT

www.cpca2003ats.com


LE MOT DU PRÉSIDENT

Au moment où je vous écris ce message, j’arrive tout juste du Séminaire de formation annuel ICPC à Spokane dans l’état du Washington. Un des formidables avantages d’y participer, outre le séminaire en soi, a été la chance de rencontrer non seulement des aumôniers venant d’Amérique du Nord, mais de partout dans le monde.

Durant mon séjour, j’ai aussi rencontré le président sortant et le président élu pour discuter avec eux de l’ACAP, ce que nous sommes, notre vision d’avenir et nos relations avec l’ICPC. Avec l’aide de Charlie Massey, nous avons fait avantageusement progresser notre lien avec eux. J’ai aussi eu la chance d’échanger avec le nouveau Directeur Exécutif et il a une vision différente de celle de son prédécesseur. Nous resterons en contact. Je travaillerai à faire reconnaître notre accréditation et nos lettres de recommandation à ceux et celles qui voudraient se joindre à l’ICPC. Je vois un avantage certain à une accréditation à ces deux organisations.

Ici au Canada, nous avons environ 300 aumôniers mais environ un tiers seulement appartient à notre organisation. Si nous voulons continuer dans notre croissance et assurer un « leadership », il est essentiel de rejoindre ceux et celles qui œuvrent auprès des membres des forces de l’ordre et qui ne se sont pas encore joints à nous. Afin de tenter d’atteindre ce but et de faciliter les liens avec nos membres, j’ai proposé une définition de tâche pour les Directeurs régionaux de l’ACAP. Le comité exécutif en discutera avant le séminaire de formation annuel et j’apporterai ce point à l’ordre du jour de notre assemblée annuelle. Ceci, je l’espère, nous permettrait de rejoindre les autres et assurer un lien régional à nos aumôniers. Je vous demande de garder cette préoccupation dans vos intentions de prière et aussi de prier pour les membres du comité exécutif qui s’efforcent à continuer d’améliorer l’aumônerie policière.

Notre séminaire annuel de formation approche rapidement. Le coup d’œil général que j’en ai reçu de Charlie et Jim Turner à Spokane m’a convaincu que nous avons un excellent séminaire de prévu. Les inscriptions entrent tôt et nous avons plusieurs demandes d’aumôniers américains qui veulent se joindre à nous. Notre formation est bien faite et en utilisant nos membres et nos ressources locales nous nous assurons de sa haute qualité. J’espère voir bon nombre d’entre vous à Vancouver. J’aurai plaisir à renouer ces vieilles amitiés et à en créer avec les nouveaux membres de l’ACAP.

La tâche d’aumônier des forces policières peut être très exigeante en temps et en énergie. Je garde chacun et chacune d’entre vous dans mes intentions de prière.

Bien fraternellement,

Stan Fraser.


THINKERS

HEROANS

When you talk to young girls these days about their role models, very few mention a chemist like Madame Curie, or an astrophysicist and astronaut like Sally Ride, or a zoologist like Jane Goodall. Instead they look to someone like Madonna, whose inspiring achievement in life is to parade around in her underwear. And people wonder why the country is in trouble.

Wynetka Ann Reynolds


PRAYER PERMISSION REQUIRED

SYDNEY, Australia (EP)-- Federal law now restricts Australian churches from using the full names of members on their prayer lists without specific permission. Deputy privacy commissioner Timothy Pilgrim told the Daily Telegraph said (sic) that the law encourages churches to check with people before disseminating a prayer list. Anglican Bishop Roger Herft said that the law restricts churches’ attempts to comfort the ill and encourage a ‘family’ atmosphere. “It would seem to me that the Privacy Act, if it is not used sensibly, can contribute to the biggest disease of mankind and that is loneliness. People can feel completely left out of the loop if we are not careful,” Herft told the Telegraph.


WHO NEEDS GOD?

What is the difference between a person who relies only on himself and one who has learned to turn to God for help? The atheist is like a bush growing in the desert. If he has only himself to rely on, when he exhausts his internal resources he runs the risk of running dry and withering.

But those who turn to God are like trees planted by a stream. What they share with the world is replenished from a source beyond themselves, so they never run dry.

Harold Kushner,
In Who Needs God (Summit)


TIPS FOR LIVING:

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. When you say, "I love you," mean it.

FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. Please No name calling.

ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.


UN, Donnez au-delà des espérances des gens et faites-le avec le sourire.

DEUX, Épousez un homme/une femme avec qui vous aimez entretenir une conversation. En vieillissant, l’art d’avoir de bons dialogues sera tout aussi important que les autres talents.

TROIS, Ne croyez pas tout ce que vous entendez dire, ne dépensez pas tout ce que vous possédez et ne dormez pas autant que vous le voudriez.

QUATRE, Si vous dites « je t’aime » que ce soit sincère.

CINQ, Quand vous dites « je suis désolé (e) » regardez l’autre droit dans les yeux.

SIX, Fiancez-vous au moins six mois avant de vous marier.

SEPT, Croyez au « coup de foudre ».

HUIT, Ne riez jamais des rêves de quelqu’un. Ceux qui n’ont pas de rêves n’ont vraiment rien.

NEUF, Aimez profondément et passionnément. Vous serez peut-être blessé (e), mais c’est la seule façon de vraiment vivre sa vie à fond.

DIX, Lors de différends, soyez honnête. N’insultez pas l’autre en lui lançant des noms à la figure.

ONZE, Ne jugez pas une personne d’après les membres de sa famille.

DOUZE, Parlez lentement, mais pensez vite.

TREIZE, Lorsque quelqu’un vous pose une question à laquelle vous n’avez pas envie de répondre, souriez et demandez : « Pourquoi voulez-vous savoir ? »

QUATORZE, Souvenez-vous qu’un grand amour tout comme de grandes réalisations supposent de grands risques.

QUINZE, Dites « À vos souhaits ! » lorsque quelqu’un éternue.

SEIZE, Si vous perdez, ne perdez pas l’expérience acquise.

DIX-SEPT, Souvenez-vous de la règle des trois « R » Respect de soi-même, Respect des autres, Responsabilité de ses propres actions.

DIX-HUIT, Ne laissez pas une simple dispute détruire une belle amitié.

DIX-NEUF, Lorsque vous réalisez que vous avez commis une erreur, corrigez-la immédiatement.

VINGT, Souriez en répondant au téléphone. L’interlocuteur va s’en rendre compte dans votre ton de voix.

VINGT ET UN, Retrouvez-vous seul (e) avec vous-même à l’occasion.


TOUCH THE SPIRIT

Nothing is far when one wants to get there.
Queen Marie of Rumania

I may not have gone where I intended to go, But I think I have ended up where I intended to be.
Douglas Adams

A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places.
Isabelle Eberhardt

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Not all who wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.
Robert Louis Stevenson

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Lao Tzu

It is good to have an end to a journey, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
Ursula K. LeGuin

Still around the corner there may wait, a new road or a secret gate.
J.R.R. Tolkien

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of travelling.
Margaret Lee Rumbeck

I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
Mark Twain

A quiet road, a foggy day...
a mystery waiting at journey's end
Ellen Stanton


A PRAYER

O God, we remember this morning those whose pain will not go away:
pain of body, pain of mind,
pain of happiness snatched from them,
pain of potential unrealized,
pain of recollections that still torment.
God, let us look to your kingdom
where there is no more pain.

We remember those whose guilt will not go away:
guilt because of things they have done,
or things they didn't do;
of things they wished they'd done,
or wished they'd never said,
guilt real or guilt imagined.
God we look to your kingdom,
where the past is forgiven.

We remember those who are filled with fear:
fear of what the future holds,
fear for themselves or fear for others,
fear of the imagined threat,
fear of sudden memory.
God, let us look to your kingdom
where all fear will be banished.

Let us remember that here,
in the midst of pain and guilt and fear,
there are those struggling
to ease pain, and ease guilt, and eradicate fear.

Let us give thanks for all those who are neighbours
to us in our need and care for others in their distress,
and let us look forward to your kingdom where there
shall be an end to death and to mourning and crying
and pain, where to old order is passed away.

AMEN


 

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