ࡱ>    !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABRoot Entry`DEST@\u(޿PerfectOffice_MAIN& ~PerfectOffice_OBJECTS, u(޿ u(޿20$ !    XX!'  C<< cE#|x(d$    XX!'(  Z6Times New Roman RegularX# e37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)  0'  XX!'  ݛTD@z (x 0 @X@E]=} (#(#   (#(#!' @ !'(  Z6Times New Roman Regular  $"Comic Sans MS 0"  XX!'  ݛ  !'  1    Њ'x)~U !    XX!'    C  $#C ֛   !'      RESPONSETOTHEBISHOPSCHARGE  r݌ e Ќ  !'!'!'     !'   7  DIOCESEOFFREDERICTONSYNOD2000 7݌ D Ќ  !'!'!'    *O!'DeliveredbyArchdeaconStuartAllanandMr.BillGerhardt,cochairsoftheResponseCommitteeontheBishopsCharge  ChristChurchCathedral!June17,2000  &%*OBishopHockinandMembersofSynod: XItisanhonourandpleasureforthiscommitteetosharethevoicesofthepeopleofthissynodintheirresponsetotheBishopscharge.Itwasanexcellentcharge,fullofhopeτyetchallenging.WechoosetobeginthisresponsewithtextsfromthesecondbookofActs. X  X X&%%&&%%&     WhenthedayofPentecosthadcome,theywerealltogetherinoneplace. c  Andsuddenlyfromheaventherecameasoundliketherushofaviolentwindanditfilledtheentirehousewheretheyweresitting.Dividedtonguesasoffireappearedamongthemandatonguerestedoneachofthem.AllofthemwerefilledwiththeHolySpiritandbegantospeakinotherlanguages,asthespiritgavethemability.(Acts2:14) ?݌̌ X X&%%&&%%&  XAtthissoundthecrowdgatheredandwasbewildered,becauseeachoneheard c themspeakinginthenativelanguageofeach.Amazedandastonishedtheyasked, arenotallthesewhoarespeakingGalileans?Andhowisitthatweheareachofusinourownnativelanguage?(Acts2:68) X  X..E1#s#{ +3; XE WPC ~7| z.aЉ3)GP&⚗\7)< 4fV>ze{MeܶfIJg6 1 Q%&&dG ,wz7jmshljחb{L ?]稌,B {Hxٜh͌~:((Z*٧59s-JBI#SZU{A Oꊇ 6[kc'yd/.IQCZ, ,ִ  nHbd;/;s]ZO*&s`?hp ~FSX