Wide support for Bishop’s Walk
by Ana Watts
Children attending Vacation Bible Camp in the Parish of Prince William raised money for the Bishop's Walk to fight AIDS. In a newsy letter to him (seen here) they said they made a line of coins twice as long as their church and they hope the money can help sick kids in Africa.
These children could well have been inspired by their rector, the Rev. Elaine Hamilton. and theological intern Jen Bourque who walked from St. John's Church in Nackawic to St. Luke's Church in Temperance Vale. They also distributed red ribbons in support of the AIDS cure and asked parishioners for donations.
Octogenarians in the Parish of Kingston inspired lots of younger people to take up the cause. Heather Carr, national president of the ACW, walks five km each day with the financial support of many individuals in her parish and from around the diocese.
The people of Holy Trinity in Nasonworth (Parish of New Maryland) walked along the beautiful St. John River in Fredericton on Father’s Day.
On June 25, the people of the Parish of Hammond River walked 2.5 km from their church to the Nauwigewauk Hall following the 11 a.m. service. They raised money, enjoyed lunch, low-fat smoothies and a health fair too.
The people of the Parish of Nerepis and the St. John spread their walking out over the summer in an attempt to walk the 163 km circumference of their parish.
The people of Saint George's, Bathurst, supported the Bishop's Walk for HIV-AIDS on New Brunswick Day, August 7. Participants had a choice of a short or long walk and everyone enjoyed an end-of-walk barbecue at the church.
People in the Parish of Chatham gathered at the high school track and field venue on Aug. 26. They gathered pledges in advance for their walk, which was part of a parish family fun day with a barbecue and other refreshments. All the proceeds went to the Bishop’s Walk.
The Deanery of Woodstock will support the Bishop's Walk for AIDS on Sept. 16 with a 7 km walk from Christ's Church in Lower Woodstock to St. Luke's in Woodstock. Every parish in the deanery will be represented.
Bishop Miller is on track to symbolically walk the 500 km width of our diocese to raise $50,000 to fight the AIDS epidemic, especially in Africa. The money will be presented to Primate’s World Relief and Development officials when they gather in Fredericton for a regional meeting on Oct. 13 and 14.
