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The Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen Information.

Scholarship Dinner

A fund raising dinner to raise a $1,200 bursary for postulants at Saint Paul University is held the first Friday in May. In 2009, the dinner will be at St. Mark's Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa on May 1, 2009. The cost is $35.00 per person with a tax receipt for $15.00. Evening Prayer at 6:00 PM. Wine is served as part of the meal. Great food. Great fun. Great hynm sing. Tickets are available in March and April from Lorne Bowerman at 613-225-7904 or through the Men's Groups contacts.

BAC Scholarships Awarded
1995 - (Split Winners) Kay Richardson (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa) and Hal Graham (Priest in the Diocese of Moosonee).
1996 - François Trottier (Priest in the Boston area)
1997 - Alex Lewanowicz (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa)
1998 - Christine Piper (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa)
1999 - Judith Prendergast (Priest in the Diocese of Huron)
2000 - Neil Stephens (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa)
2001 - Jane McCaig, (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa)
2002 - Richard Vroom (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa)
2003 - Eric Melby (Withdrew from the Anglican Studies Program)
2004 - Kathryn Otley (Priest in the Diocese of Ottawa)
2005 - Jon Martin (Deacon in the Diocese of Ottawa)
2006 - Gregor Sneddon (Attending Saint Paul University)
2007 - Mark Whittall (Attending Saint Paul University)
2008 - Patrick Stephens (Attending Saint Paul University)

Monthly Diocesan Luncheons

Luncheons are held on the last Wednesday of the month, except for December. The March Lenten luncheon and communion service is at St Mark's Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa. All the remaining luncheons are held at the Army Officers' Mess at Somerset St in Ottawa. They start at 12:00 noon and end by 1:00 p.m. The cost is about $7.50. Contact any of the Men's Groups contacts listed below. The Luncheons offer the opportunity for the men from different Parishes in the Diocese to enjoy a good lunch and network about Church matters.

BAC Ties

The BAC Ottawa Council offers for sale special ties that have been very popular. The ties are burgundy with small staggered crests of the red St. George cross on a white field and outlined in gold. Two small diagonal stripes of blue and white accent the tie. The tie is Canadian made in Collingwood by the Tie Guy. They sell for $25 and are available from the Herb Sills, the Treasurer at 613-231-5535.

Name Badges

The BAC Council has developed a BAC name badge that can be ordered directly from the engraver, Ron & Donna Baba of Peony Enterprises. The badge was designed to be universally used by any men or men's organization in Canada or elsewhere there is a BAC. The price is about $6 plus GST and shipping. Ottawa men may order their badges for $7 from Lorne Bowerman at 613-225-7904 or lorne@bowerman.ca.

The e-mail address of Peony is: babard@telusplanet.net.

Please contact them. The names can be e-mailed to Peony in the text of a message or they can be attached as a text file and e-mailed to Peony. They can be mailed or faxed as well. The production system used by Peony is set up to have the first name on one line, the last name on the line underneath, and the church's name on the third line. The first name and last should be upper case for readability and the church's name can be upper and lower case. An example is given below:
LORNE
BOWERMAN
St. Mark's, Ottawa

Note that the word "church" was omitted in order to increase the font size - we are all churches.

Diocesan Council

The Diocesan Council acts as the coordinating body for those things which require a wider Diocesan response. The major undertakings of the Ottawa's Diocesan Council are the monthly Luncheons, the promotion of Alexander's Journey, and the Annual Scholarship Dinner.

Brother Gavel (President): Lorne Bowerman at 613-225-7904
Brother Scribe (Secretary): Michael Shore at 613-829-8867.
Brother Purse (Treasurer): Herb Sills at 613-231-5535
Brother Cross (Chaplain): Vacant

The Constitution of the Diocesan Council outlines the structure and gives the duties of the Council members.

BAC Ottawa Church Contacts

Centre 454: Andrew Cheam at 613-235-4351
Cathedral Men's Group: Michael Shore at 613-829-8867
St Aidan's, Elmvale: Don Carrington at 613-733-8740
St Helen's, Orleans: Bill Shore at 613-824-1872
St John's, Elgin: John Nesbitt at 613-741-3237
St John's, March: Fred Boyd at 613-593-2256
St Mark's, Parkwood Hills: Lorne Bowerman at 613-225-7904
St Martin's, Carlingwood: Mervyn Sheppard at 613-722-3562
St Matthias, Parkdale: Ken Harwood at 613-722-9705
St. Michael's, Carlington: Rick Potvin at 613-726-9060
St Richard's, City View: Herb Sills at 613-231-5535
St Thomas', Alta Vista: Jim Hodges at 613-521-5123

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