ORDINATION AND COMMISSIONING
MESSENGERS OF RECONCILIATION
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ORDER of SERVICE Ordination and Commissioning | Messengers of Reconciliation The Salvation Army Southlands Community Church, Winnipeg, MB June 18, 2022, 2:00 pm
Prelude
Entry of Reflectors of Holiness and Auxiliary-Captains in Training College for Officer Training Staff Territorial Leaders
Welcome Land Acknowledgment
Canadian Staff Band Ensemble Bandmaster John Lam Colonel Evie Diaz, Chief Secretary
Captain Crystal Porter Associate Territorial Indigenous Ministries Consultant
Prayer
Colonel Evie Diaz, Chief Secretary “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:18
Call to Worship
Major Darlene Morgan Spiritual Formation Coordinator
Congregational Song
Major Darlene Morgan Spiritual Formation Coordinator
Arise, My Soul, Arise INTRODUCTION OF TERRITORIAL LEADERS by Colonel Evie Diaz, Chief Secretary RESPONSE by Commissioner Floyd J. Tidd, Territorial Commander
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:18 Entry of Sessional Flag and Messengers of Reconciliation Presentation of Messengers of Reconciliation
Major Andrew Morgan Training Principal
Officer’s Covenant
Declaration of Faith Territorial Leader’s Charge Preparation in Prayer
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Prayer of Dedication
Auxiliary-Captain Linda Kean Cadet Zachary Marshall Cadet Tamara Randlesome Colonel Evie Diaz, Chief Secretary
Reconciled: Presented Holy
Commissioner Tracey Tidd Territorial President of Women’s Ministries Colonel Evie Diaz, Chief Secretary
Refiner’s Fire ORDINATION AND COMMISSIONING Commissioners Floyd J. and Tracey Tidd Territorial Leaders
Commissioner Floyd J. Tidd Territorial Commander
Congregational Song Video Presentation
Refiner’s Fire (chorus only) Commissioner Floyd J. Tidd Territorial Commander “He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:19
Entry of New Lieutenants Congregational Song
Major Andrew Morgan Training Principal
CFOT Music Team
Because of Your Love
Representative Speaker Congregational Song
Lieutenant Jessica Hoeft CFOT Music Team
Because of Your Love (chorus only) RECOGNITION OF APPOINTMENTS: MESSENGERS OF RECONCILIATION Commissioner Floyd J. Tidd, Territorial Commander RECOGNITION OF SUMMER ASSIGNMENTS: REFLECTORS OF HOLINESS Commissioner Tracey Tidd, Territorial President of Women’s Ministries
Scripture Prayer Message Reflection and Response Testimony Prayer
Congregational Song Benediction
Colossians 1:24-29
Major Roxanne Jennings Personnel Coordinator
Lieut-Colonel Brian Armstrong Secretary for Personnel Reconciled: To Present The Holy One Commissioner Floyd J. Tidd Territorial Commander Refiner’s Fire Commissioner Floyd J. Tidd Territorial Commander Accepted Candidate Captain Kristen Jackson-Dockeray Secretary for Candidates Assistant Territorial Children and Youth Secretary We Have Caught the Vision Splendid
Major Corinne Cameron Assistant Training Principal
Major Les Marshall Divisional Commander Prairie Division
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Janice and Jason Brinson with Matthew Out of: Brantford Community Church, Ontario Division Appointed as: Corps Officer — Yellowknife Corps and Director of Spiritual Care — Yellowknife — Northwest Territories Resource Centre (Janice), Executive Director — Yellowknife — Northwest Territories Resource Centre and Associate Corps Officer — Yellowknife Corps (Jason)
Janelle Colbourne Out of: Chatham-Kent Ministries, Ontario Division Appointed as: Corps Officer — Green’s Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Division
Jessica and Nathanael Hoeft with William, Luke and Isabelle Out of: Trail, British Columbia Division Appointed as: Corps Officers — Williams Lake, British Columbia Division
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Julia and Zachary Marshall Out of: Halifax Citadel Community Church, Maritime Division | Heritage Park Temple, Prairie Division Appointed as: Divisional Children and Youth Secretary (Julia), Divisional Children and Youth Secretary and Divisional Secretary for Candidates (Zachary), Maritime Division
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Tamara Randlesome
Matthew Rideout
Out of: Renew Church, British Columbia Division Appointed as: Corps Officer — Quesnel, British Columbia Division
Out of: Pathway Community Church, Newfoundland and Labrador Division Appointed as: Corps Officer — Living Hope Community Church of The Salvation Army, Prairie Division
AUXILIARY-CAPTAINS FOR COMMISSIONING
Robbie Donaldson
Jamie Anstey Out of: Labrador West, Newfoundland and Labrador Division Serving as: Corps Officer, Labrador West, Newfoundland and Labrador Division Commissioned as: Lieutenant
Out of: Woodstock Corps, Ontario Division Serving as: Community and Spiritual Care Coordinator, Kirkland Lake and Timmins Community Ministries, Ontario Division Appointed as: Corps Officer, Temiskaming Community Church — New Liskeard, Ontario Division Commissioned as: Lieutenant
Linda Kean Out of: Heritage Park Temple, Prairie Division Serving as: Corps Officer, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Division Commissioned as: Lieutenant
Carlos and Eva Galvez Out of: Metrotown Citadel, British Columbia Division Serving as: Corps Officers, White Rock Church and Community Ministries, British Columbia Division Commissioned as: Captains
Parker Shieh Out of: Southmount Citadel, British Columbia Division Serving as: Assistant Ministry Director, Southmount Citadel, British Columbia Division 11 Commissioned as: Lieutenant
THREE STEPS IN THE COMMISSIONING OF SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS 1. The Signing of the Officer Covenant The Officer Covenant is signed by a person about to be ordained and commissioned. The Covenant is made between that person and God. It is the means whereby a person binds himself or herself to God in the making of solemn vows. The Bible has many examples of believers entering into sacred covenants with God, who accepts our covenants and takes them seriously. Each person signing the Officer Covenant does so of their own free will, in the clear understanding that the commitment is intended to be life-long. 2. The Ordination and Commissioning allows the wider membership of the Body of Christ to gather in order to warmly affirm and encourage those about to become officers, and in order to witness publicly the moments of ordination and commissioning. The cadets are helped by the prayers and intercessions of the faithful. The cadets declare before many witnesses that they will be loyal to
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Christ, will hold to the Doctrines of the Army, will be available to the marginalized, and will be obedient to the principles and purposes for which God raised up The Salvation Army. 3. The Appointing is when specific responsibilities are placed upon the newly ordained and commissioned officer. The officer is granted the authority both to serve and to lead within the ranks of The Salvation Army. This is the outward authentification of an inward summons from God, and the imparting to the officer of the obligation to be a servant of all for the sake of Christ.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
The cadets (standing) will say: In the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and in the presence of the officers, soldiers and friends of The Salvation Army here assembled, we declare that: 1. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice. 2. We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship. 3. We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead – the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory. 4. We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man. 5. We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God. 6. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has by his suffering and death made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may be saved. 7. We believe that repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit, are necessary to salvation. 8. We believe that we are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself. 9. We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.
10. We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 11. We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked.
The Chief Secretary will say: Do you promise faithfully to maintain and proclaim these truths? The cadets will reply: We do! The Chief Secretary will say: Do you regard it as your duty to bear this witness everywhere, to strive to lead all persons to their only Saviour, and for His sake to care for the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, love the unloved, and befriend those who have no friends? The cadets will reply: We do! The Chief Secretary will say: Do you promise by holy living, boundless charity and adherence to the principles and discipline of the Army to show yourselves at all times to be faithful officers of The Salvation Army? The cadets will reply: We do! The Chief Secretary will say: In the name of God I accept the declarations and promises you have made this day. We will now proceed to your ordination and commissioning.
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Second Year Field-Based Training Cadets
Jeremy and Stephanie Avery
Brian and Natalia DeBoer with Kylynn and Carson
Cori DeJeet
Out of: Meadowlands, Ontario Division Appointed As: Assistant Corps Officers — Kitchener Community Church and Family Care Centre, Ontario Division
Out of: Cornerstone Community Church | Mississauga Temple Community Church, Ontario Division Summer Assignment: Fredericton Community Church, Maritime Division
Out of: Glace Bay, Maritime Division Summer Assignment: High Point Community Church and Victoria Citadel with ARC, British Columbia Division
REFLECTORS OF HOLINESS (2023)
Krishna McFarlane with Dorien
Dunia Molinar Fehr
Out of: Cedarbrae Community Out of: Glenmore Temple, Alberta Church, Ontario Division and Northern Territories Division Summer Assignment: Moose Jaw, Summer Assignment: Light Prairie Division of Hope Family Church, Quebec Division
Field-Based Cadet
Field-Based Tailored Training Cadets
Justin Russell
Jeff P. Robertson and Miya Bradburn with Elliot
Out of: Heritage Park Temple, Prairie Division Appointed As: Corps Officer — Bridgetown Community Church, Maritime Division
Out of: Fenelon Falls, Ontario Division Appointed As: Corps Officers and Community Ministries Officers — Sudbury Community Church, Ontario Division
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AUXILIARY-CAPTAINS IN TRAINING Auxiliary-Captains are a valued part of the CFOT community. They are noncommissioned officers with full-time appointments in The Salvation Army. AuxiliaryCaptains engage in distance training studies under the direction of CFOT and are commissioned once they complete the criteria for officer training.
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Glenna Cryderman
Nancy Harrison
Out of: Saskatoon Temple, Prairie Division Serving as: Corps Officer, Meadow Lake, Prairie Division Appointed as: Corps Officer — Melfort — Circuit with Nipawin and Tisdale — The Salvation Army Church, Prairie Division
Out of: Northridge Community Church, Ontario Division Serving as: Corps Officer, Rideau Heights, Ontario Division
Arthur Heathcote
Charles Okongo
Out of: Weetamah Corps, Prairie Division Serving as: Corps Officer, Fort Frances, Prairie Division
Out of: Etobicoke Temple, Ontario Division Serving as: Chaplain, Winnipeg Centre of Hope, Prairie Division Appointed as: Chaplain, Winnipeg Centre of Hope and Barbara Mitchell Family Resource Centre — Winnipeg
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CFOT Staff
Major Andrew Morgan Training Principal
Major Darlene Morgan
Spiritual Formation Coordinator
Captain Shawna Goulding Mission and Ministry Formation Coordinator
Karina Legaspi
Administrative Assistant
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Major Corinne Cameron Assistant Training Principal
Major Roxanne Jennings Personnel Coordinator
Richard Marcou
Maintenance Supervisor
Major Steven Cameron
Theological Formation Coordinator
Major Shona Pike
Non-Campus-Based Associate Training Coordinator
Susan Smiel
Administrative Assistant
Denise Young
Director of Business Administration
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WELCOME SERVICE FOR CADETS AND AUXILIARY-CAPTAINS SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 TORONTO