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FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

The Rev’d David Phillips has resigned as Rector of the Parishes of Petite Riviere and New Dublin, effective September 15, 2009.

The Rev’d Kees Zwanenburg has been appointed as Deacon at Holy Trinity Emmanuel, Dartmouth beginning July 19, 2009.

The Rev’d Maya Bevan has been appointed as Deacon at the Church of St. Margaret of Scotland, Halifax beginning September 1, 2009.

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

Wed., June 24th (evening) = Celebration of Canon Sid Davies’ 70th Anniversary as a Priest

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

Well, summer will soon be upon us, and so will flocks of visitors to the Cathedral. We are currently seeking a Cathedral Tour Guide, to welcome, and inform our guests. Preference will be given to a bilingual candidate, who is comfortable working unaided in the Cathedral. This person will also be available to start work on Monday, July 6th through August. Monday—Thursday, 11am – 4pm and Friday 9am-12pm. The hourly rate is $9/hour. Please submit resumes to the Cathedral Office cathedralchurch@eastlink.ca, or call 423-6002. Deadline for applications is Tuesday, June 30. Thank you.

Synod Office Summer Hours (June to Labour Day) are Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm and Fridays, 9am-12noon.

EFM is a serious program of adult Christian questioning and learning - four years, once a week for 33 weeks; commitment may be renewed each year. The years cover Old Testament, New Testament, Church History and Practice, and Theologians & Theology. The method of study is home preparation followed by small group discussion and theological reflection. Cost is $375 per year.

EFM is designed for lay people who desire to go both wider and deeper in understanding, and to practice seeing our daily lives and choices through the images and teachings of Christian faith. EFM is also accepted as education for NSOM.

EFM groups will also be available on the north shore, Truro, the Valley, Cape Breton and PEI.

The Amazing Amazon. A Jungle Journey to discover Jesus. Daytime Expedition - Jesus our Guide, Jungle Trek - Jesus our Provider, Foliage Retreat - Jesus our Shelter, Bend in the Trail -Jesus our Defender, Forever Falls - Jesus our Saviour. Location: St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church, July 13-17, Monday to Friday 9:30 am to 12 noon. Ages 5-12, 13 and up for Helpers. RSVP by June 30th to Office 455-2451 or Karie Lynn Maloney at maltertwo@gmail.com.

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

STEWARDSHIP:

Stewardship Is For Kids!

Many people – teachers and parents alike – might think that stewardship is just for adults. They might object to talking to kids about giving time, talent and treasure to help others. However, stewardship really is for kids, too. Here are a few reasons why:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

Pray for the preparations being made for 'Celebration 2010' in the Regions and the Diocese.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Celebrate Father's Day by treating Dad -- or yourself!! -- to
breakfast at St. Andrew's Anglican Church, 8 Locks Road, Saturday 20
June from 8:30 to 10:30 am for only $8 for adults, $3 for children
aged 11 or younger. Menu includes eggs or french toast, bacon,
muffins, fruit slices, juice, tea or coffee and plenty of great
company. Everyone is welcome!

St. Francis By The Lakes

192 First Lake Drive, Lower Sackville

3rd Annual Lobster Lunch

Friday June 19th, 2009 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Lobster Plate - 4 oz lobster roll, homemade potato salad

coleslaw, cucumber, tomato & lettuce - $12.00

Salad Plate - Slice of ham & turkey, homemade potato salad

coleslaw, cucumber, tomato, & lettuce - $12.00

Dessert included with each lunch

All orders need to be pre-ordered and pre-paid

Deadline to get your orders in is June 14th, 2009

Pick up between 10:00 am & 12:00 noon at the Church Hall

Delivery within the Sackville area only

Please contact Shelley Brushett @ 864-1219

MISSION TO SEAFARERS – Our Monthly Luncheon will be held on June 26, 2009. Time 12:00noon til 1:00pm. Cost $10, Seniors $7.50; this includes main course, dessert, (Tea/Coffee).

Our Monthly Luncheons are held the last Friday of each month, unless otherwise specified. During inclement weather, please call Mission to Seafarers at (902) 422-7790; in case the luncheon has been postponed.

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

KAIROS co-sponsoring national tour of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists, June 2-22 2009

Dear friends in the KAIROS network and member churches:

KAIROS has agreed to co-sponsor a national tour focused on a village in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Dates and contact information are included in this email. You're included in this email because Moncton, Fredericton and Halifax are among the stops.

The residents of Bil’in village have watched as more and more of their lands have been absorbed by Israel, despite international laws and resolutions that clearly recognise the boundary between Israel and Palestine. Since 2005, villagers have led weekly non-violent protests, with the active participation from both Israeli and international solidarity activists, in opposition to illegal Israeli colonization and annexation of Palestinian land. When they discovered that two Canadian companies were violating international law by building houses on occupied land they launched legal action against Green Park International Inc. and Green Mount International Inc. The case has been filed in the Quebec Superior Court in Montreal.

As part of our Middle East peace work, KAIROS seeks to help local churches and ecumenical groups find good education resources, and to begin to talk about these complex and important issues. We invite you to engage in learning about the many groups—Jewish, Muslim, Christian and non-religious—who are working behind the headlines for a just peace in Israel-Palestine. This tour is a chance to meet some of these people directly.

What you can do:

* Visit the tour blog and website to learn more about Bil’in’s situation: Scroll down and see also http://bilinmtl.blogspot.com and http://www.bilin-village.org/english/

* Come out to one of the tour’s public events if you can. Invite your parish, youth group, and friends.

* Visit the KAIROS Middle East pages, and have a look at the resources there:

http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/rights-and-trade/focus-countries/palestine-israel/

*Consider setting up a study or solidarity group in your community or church. Support Palestinian farmers and peace groups by purchasing fairly traded olive oil and reflecting on KAIROS’ economic advocacy measures paper (PDF document).

TOUR DATES, CONTACTS AND INFO

Overall contact: canadatour@bilin-village.org

The bilingual website for the tour: http://bilinmtl.blogspot.com

June 18: Sherbrooke: Frank: strodomoncule@gmail.com

June 19 + 20 + 21: Montreal

June 21: Kahnawake

June 22: First day of court; demonstration

For more information on the community in English and French see http://www.bilin-village.org/

A message to Anglican churches from Hi-Fi Hymn Book:

I'm writing to introduce you to a new service we're very pleased to provide to Christian churches. Hi-Fi Hymn Book is a non-profit organization that makes high quality pipe organ accompaniment to public domain hymns available at no charge via mp3 downloads from our website http://hifihymnbook.com We've also recently added a Service Music section for amens, doxologies and masses that are suitable for congregational singing.

Missionaries, smaller churches, and even some military chaplains in the field have already taken advantage of our service. In addition to providing older mass settings by composers such as John Merbecke, we're excited to announce that we've just been licensed to record settings by modern American composer Richard Proulx, whose music has been described as "the most performed music in this country, every Sunday throughout the United States."

The site has a fun, fifties theme that's centered on a diner-style jukebox connecting visitors to our ever growing hymn catalog. Response to the launch of the site has been incredibly encouraging, thanks mainly to YouTube viewers who've played over a third of a million of our videos over the past six months, and often check out our site to see what we're all about! You can visit us on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/hifihymnbook

Hope you enjoy the site, and we're looking forward to serving your churches soon!

Stephen Jarnick
President
Hi-Fi Hymn Book
63 McGarry Drive,
Kitchener, Ontario
Canada N2N 1A3

email: hifihymnbook@yahoo.com
phone: (647) 409-8646

For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of June 13th to 19th, 2009 is $0.5741 per litre. The Commercial Account Manager for the Diocesan Oil Program is Mr. Cory Hiscock. You may contact him by phone at: 902-798-3061, or by e-mail: cory.hiscock@irvingoil.com

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Anglican Netnews

Issue date: June 17, 2009

INDEX
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:
WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING:

NOTICES:
WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

STEWARDSHIP:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:
UPCOMING EVENTS:

MEETINGS:
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

STAY IN TOUCH:

FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

STEWARDSHIP:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

Anglican Netnews

Issue date: June 17, 2009

INDEX ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE: WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING:

NOTICES: WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

STEWARDSHIP:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER: UPCOMING EVENTS:

MEETINGS: OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

STAY IN TOUCH:

FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

STEWARDSHIP:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

UPCOMING EVENTS:

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

INDEX
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:
WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:

NOTICES:
WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:
UPCOMING EVENTS:

MEETINGS:
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST: