The ACW Room is at 6017 Quinpool Road - 423-8697
The office is part-time, voluntarily staffed by
Anna Langille; alangille@nspeidiocese.ca
Building on the 2010 300th Anniversary Celebrations, the N.S. ACW theme for 2010/11 is
a Journey Just Begun: A Ministering ACW
ANGLICAN CHURCH WOMEN CELEBRATIONS
"A Journey Just Begun: Ministering Together" is the theme of a Leadership Conference hosted by the Nova Scotia Board of Anglican Church Women. The event will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church, 58 Townsend Street, Lunenburg on Saturday, September 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. It is not necessary to belong to an ACW group to attend. All women are welcome as we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Organized Women’s Work in the Diocese, with the leadership conference followed by a Eucharist Celebration. Registration fee: $15.00. Registrations must be received by August 28th, 2010, by Marjorie Davis-Snow, 118-31 Russell Lake Drive, Dartmouth, N.S. B2W 6J3 Tel. # 462-3637.
"A Journey Just Begun: A Labour of Love" is the theme of this Altar Guild Workshop which will also take place on Saturday, October 23, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, 1330 Martello Street, Halifax. Hosted by the Nova Scotia Board of Anglican Church Women and the Sanctuary Guild of the Cathedral, the workshop will be a teaching and sharing event, as we celebrate the wonderful ministry of the women and men who serve on Altar and Sanctuary Guilds. Registration fee: $15.00. Registrations must be received by October 9th, 2010, by Marjorie Davis-Snow, 118-31 Russell Lake Drive, Dartmouth, N.S. B2W 6J3 Tel. # 462-3637.
Anglican Church Women of Nova Scotia
Social Action Project
PREEMIE BURIAL GOWNS
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We are borrowing a project undertaken by the Anglican Church Women in the Diocese of Edmonton. That is to make Burial Gowns and Hoods which are donated to the hospitals and are used by the staff typically to dress a stillborn or deceased child before letting the parents have a grieving time with their infant. Burial gowns are used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for newborns who are either expected to pass away in the near future or who have already died. When a baby is not expected to survive, staff (such as nurses, doctors, social workers, chaplains) work together to provide bereavement support for the family and companionate care for the baby.
Each gown is unique and special just like their baby. The baby can be dressed in this gown and often times these gowns can be used during a baptism or other spiritual ceremony as well as for photos (both before and after the baby has passed away.) Some parents choose to have their baby buried in the gown while many will choose to keep the gown as a special memento of their child. These gowns help the parents and family members to prepare for and deal with the death of their newborn. The gowns are treasured always.
The gowns and hoods can be given to your local hospital and/or the IWK Children’s Hospital, 5850/5980 University Avenue, P.O. Box 9700, Halifax, N.S. B3K 6R8 Tel: 1-902-470-8888.
Patterns are available for a Preemie Burial Gown (small, medium, & large sizes), a sewn Burial Hood, and a knitted Burial Bunting. For copies of the patterns, contact Anna Langille at the ACW Room at 1-902- 423-8697or at home 1-902-479-2778 or Donna Parsons via e-mail at donnaparsons@eastlink.ca or at 1-902-865-8169. Please let our Social Action Chair, Anna Langille, know when you have participated in this Social Action Project.
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including Conference & Workshop Registration Forms and
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