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NOTICES: YOUTH
NOTICES: 2010 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
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Bishop Sue
Thurs., January 28th = Appointments/Meetings in Office
Fri., January 29th = Reading & Writing
Sun., January 31st = Pastoral Visit: St. Mary’s, Summerside
Mon., February 1st (afternoon) - Wed., February 3rd (Noon) = Atlantic Pastors Conference
Bishop Ron
Thurs., January 28th = Episcopal Visit: Huron University College, London, ON
Fri., January 29th - Tues., February 2nd = Retreat
Wed., February 3rd = Episcopal Visit: Wycliffe College, Toronto, ON
There are no parish openings at the time.
Job site of Anglican Church of Canada: http://www2.anglican.ca/jobs/index.php
ORGANIST- CHOIR DIRECTOR
The Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit, Dartmouth, is accepting applications for the position of organist - choir director. This is a part time position providing music at the 10:00 AM Sunday services and weekly choir practices. Musical services are also required at special events and festivals. A full job description will be provided on request.
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION:
The completion of a degree program in music or participation in a post secondary program in music is desirable. Prior experience in providing music for Sunday services is an asset, as is familiarity with Anglican liturgy.
The applicant must demonstrate a high degree of talent and skill in the operation of the church organ and piano as well as leadership abilities in directing the choir.
The applicant must demonstrate communication skills required to participate in discussions with the Rector, Spiritual Development Committee, and the Choir in the weekly selection and delivery of music.
This is a position of trust and the applicant must be aware of and comply with the Bishop’s guidelines on sexual misconduct.
For more information contact J.D. Glennie -Personnel Committee – at: 902-464-1144
Notice of Cancellation:
The Vision, Strategy, and Resource Allocation Event, planned for Saturday, January 30th, at St. Margaret’s of Scotland Church, Halifax, has been cancelled on account of low registration.
Notice to Members of the Diocesan Group Medical Plan (Medavie Blue Cross):
The new renewal date this year is March 1st, 2010. Premiums will continue unchanged for the month of February. Premiums rates for the new coverage period of March 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011 will be communicated to all plan participants once they are approved by the Diocesan Administration and Finance Committee in early February.
Those members who submit monthly premiums payments by post-dated cheque will receive a letter in early February requesting one cheque for the month of February 2010 and then monthly cheques for the months of March 2010 to August 2011 (inclusive). In the future, the annual renewal date of the Plan will be September 1st.
Canada Revenue Agency Newsletter:
Please click on the link below for access to CRA’s Fall 2009 Registered Charities Newsletter, which provides useful information for Parish Treasurers and other Parish leaders:
Registered Charities Newsletter No. 33
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/charitiesnews-33/README.html
Please note, in particular, the following link to preparing proper official donation receipts, which includes sample receipts:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/prtng/rcpts/whtnf-eng.html
Canon Gordon Redden
Diocesan Executive Director
Linked are the annual forms for completion as follows:
- 2009 Parochial Return Form [available in both Excel and pdf formats] --- Deadline = March 31, 2010
- Parochial Return Instructions [pdf format]
- Parochial Return Worksheet 2009 – Excel worksheet for your optional use
Please note that Excel workbooks have tabs to move through the various worksheets that comprise the document.
- 2010 Parish Information forms [ available in both Word and pdf formats] --- Deadline = within three weeks of your Parish Annual Meeting, as specified in Canon 35
- New this year: a link to an online form to submit information collected from the Parish Information forms:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Parish_Information_2010
Any questions or concerns may be directed to Janice Roby at: jroby@nspeidiocese.ca or Jan Connors at jconnors@nspeidiocese.ca.
Attention Church/Parish Wardens and Parish Clergy
DIOCESAN ARCHIVES COMMITTEE 2010 PROJECT
The Diocesan Archives Committee’s project for the year 2010 is to create a Parish Heritage Mailing List of contact persons from each parish, each representing a Parish Heritage Committee or group. Ideally, this would be a contact person, not just for the year 2010, but also for years to come, and the list would be updated on an ongoing basis.
We ask the clergy and wardens to place this on their Annual General Meeting Agenda for 2010 to identify a “Heritage Contact” and encourage the formation of a “Heritage Committee”, if one does not already exist.
The annual Parish Information form will have a place to include this contact information, or you may send updates at any time to:
Lorraine Slopek, Diocesan Archivist
archives@nspeidiocese.ca (email); 902-425-0717 (fax);
or by mail to:
Diocesan Archives, 5732 College Street, Halifax, NS B3H 1X3
Thank you for your participation in this project and for your diligence in keeping your church records continuous and safe.
Plans for the Youth Ministry Day are well underway. If you are planning to attend and have not yet registered please do so by Friday, January 29th.
The day will start at 9:30 a.m. with gathering activities and coffee. Lunch will be provided and everything will wind up at 3:00 p.m.
Register by sending an email to: youth@nspeidiocese.ca
TEC 16 - Teens Encounter Christ
Candidate Applications now being accepted
What: TEC is an Anglican based weekend for youth ages 16-21
to gather together for fun, learning and fellowship.
Through a series of talks, discussions,
and through lively worship we learn about and experience Jesus Christ.
When: May 22 to 24, 2010
Where: Anglican Diocesan Center, Halifax, Nova Scotia
How much: Fees for the weekend are $60 (including a $30 deposit that is due with the initial registration form)
More Questions Contact Carl Fraser (902) 794-7371 or cfgmf@eastlink.ca
Applications can be downloaded from the from the Diocesan Website
http://nspeidiocese.ca/min_prog/tec/documents/TEC16CandidateApplicationForm.doc
Please print out the application, fill it in and return it before May 7, 2010 with a $30 deposit to:
Sue Fung, 14 Stokil Drive, Lr. Sackville, NS B4C 2W5
email: susan.berryman@ns.sympatico.ca
Please make checks payable to Teens Encounter Christ.
The remaining payment of $30 is to be paid at time of registration.Applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
Please get your applications in quickly.
2010 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION NOTICES:
2010 Service Music Workshop
Christ Church, Amherst
February 6th 10:00 A.M.
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As part of the 300th anniversary celebrations of the Parish of Annapolis, we are holding an Old Fashioned Memorial Hymn Sing at St. Luke's Church, Annapolis Royal on Sunday February 28th at 3.00 pm. Choose a favourite hymn and dedicate it to loved ones or just come and join in the singing. Free will offering and refreshments. Storm date Sunday March 7th. For more information please call Norma Grant at 532-5568 |
300TH ANNIVERSARY EUCHARIST MEMORIALS
Anglicans throughout the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will be pleased to know that they can offer (a) memorial gift(s) to the Glory of God and in loving memory of (a) beloved person(s) at the 300th Anniversary Eucharist on June 6, 2010; 3:00 pm at Exhibition Park, just outside the metro area of Halifax.
Please ensure that a completed 300TH ANNIVERSARY EUCHARIST MEMORIALS Form, printed clearly (block letters), accompanies your payment. Please print additional copies of the blank MEMORIALS Form, as needed. Cheques are payable to the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with Eucharist Memorial(s) written in the memo line. Do not send cash in the mail.
To ensure your name, and that of the person(s) being memorialized, is included in the 300th Anniversary Service Bulletin, send the clearly printed, completed MEMORIALS form (linked here) and payment, no later than March 31, 2010 to:
The 300th Anniversary Committee thanks you in advance for your attention to this memorial opportunity and asks that you make it known within your parish and throughout the regions and diocese. We want to ensure that anyone wishing to make (a) memorial contribution(s) has the opportunity to do so. Deadline date is March 31, 2010.
Requests for additional information or questions can be directed to Faye Morrison (contact information above) or Cynthia Pilichos (902) 429-5945 or cynthia.pilichos@ns.sympatico.ca of the 300th Anniversary Service Arrangement Committee. |
The University of King's College Chapel is looking for Books of Common Prayer. We currently have a shortage and are looking for donations of Books of Common Prayer that are not being used but are in good condition. If your parish has any extra to donate it would be highly appreciated by the Chapel student community. We do not need a lot but some.
If you would like to donate please contact,
Kate Roberts (President of the Altar Guild, University of King’s College) at:
(902) 240–8253
Make plans now to attend the 2010 National Worship Conference, jointly sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada. It's called, "Taking Care of the Neighbourhood: Worship as Public Work for the Common Good," and it will be held July 4-7 at the Vancouver School of Theology, on the UBC campus. Speakers include Distinguished Theologian in Residence Dr. Sallie McFague of VST, and award-winning religion columnist Douglas Todd. The event will also feature insightful workshops and inspiring worship. Deadline for early-bird registration is March 15. For more information and registration procedure, please visit: http://nationalworshipconference.org/
Lieutenant Governor’s Faith in Action Award 2010
Atlantic School of Theology is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the Lieutenant Governor’s Faith in Action Award 2010. This annual award continues Her Honour, the Honourable Mayann E. Francis's deep commitment to community development, by providing recognition to those whose religious faith has motivated them to significantly enrich the lives of Nova Scotians from the wider community of which they are a part. The award is open to people from any religious tradition. Recipients will be selected by a committee that includes representatives from Atlantic School of Theology and the Nova Scotia Interfaith Council. The 2010 award will be presented at AST convocation on May 1, 2010.
More information about the award and how to nominate potential recipients can be found on the AST website at www.astheology.ns.ca. All submissions must be postmarked by March 8, 2010.
A VERY SPECIAL YEAR FOR THE PARISH OF ANNAPOLIS
The year 2010 is a very special one for the Parish of Annapolis and indeed for the whole Diocese. It is during this year that we commemorate 300 years of continuous Anglican worship in this place. Because of events that happened in Annapolis Royal, or Port Royal as it was named before that time, the Diocese in which we now live and worship came into being.
It is hard to imagine what it can have been like for those early people of our Anglican communion. They were few in number. The English were mostly soldiers drafted to fight in an ongoing series of battles far from their homeland. Around them in a land, vast and untamed were a small number of Acadian farmers and the Native peoples, who had hunted and fished here for hundreds of years. Far away in Europe the great powers made treaties and sent troops to enforce their rule and, as always happens, the ordinary people, soldiers, farmers and fishermen were caught in the middle. Money and provisions were scarce, tempers flared easily and there were deceptions, false promises and families divided.... Read the entire article here at: http://nspeidiocese.ca/2010/annapolis.htm
Anglican Church of Canada
Parish of Alberton/O’Leary, Prince Edward Island
Come Pray on Our Island!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
St. Peter’s, Alberton 9:30am
St. Luke’s, O’Leary 11:00am
ALL WELCOME!
Bible Study, Fridays 10am, St. Peter’s/2pm, St. Luke’s
Choir Practice, Wednesdays, 6:30pm, St. Peter’s, Alberton
Rev Andrew Mortimer
902.853.2524
We would like to invite and encourage any whom might be visiting in the Annapolis/Digby area to join us in any of the following Services during the month of January 2010, at St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County……
Sunday 31st January 1000 Hrs Holy Eucharist BCP Epiphany 4
The complete January through March Cycle of Prayer and Provincial Prayer Care are now available on the web site at: http://nspeidiocese.ca/diocese/cycle/cycle.htm
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGION
JANUARY 31
St. Peter’s Cathedral, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Holy Trinity, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island
Holy Trinity, Georgetown
St. Alban’s, Souris
St. George’s, Montague
The Reverend Canon Peter Harris
The Reverend David Harris, Assistant Priest, and Valerie
The Reverend Canon Walter Harris, Hon. Assistant
The Reverend Canon Robert Tuck, Hon. Assistant, and Catherine
St. Mary and St. John, Prince Edward Island
The Reverend Karen Quirk and Alexander
The Reverend Ned Henthorn, Assistant Priest, and Arlene
St. Mary’s, Summerside
St. John’s, St. Eleanor’s
Pray for all people and their ministries in our Companion Diocese of Moosonee, particularly: St. Peter’s, Waskaganish, Quebec St. Mark’s, Eastmain, Quebec
Clergy on Leave The Reverend Iris Montague and Don
Widow Edith Brown, Iroquois Falls |
PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE
Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
31 January Diocese of Montreal
Bishop Barry Clarke
January 27 Diocesan Youth Committee (WNL)
January 30 Budget Consultation (NSPEI)
February 2-4 Clergy Conference (CNL)
January
Let Us Give Thanks For . . .
Please Pray For . . .
2010 Council of the North Prayer Cycle now available!
The Advent-Epiphany (November 29, 2009 – February 14, 2010) issue of Praying with our partners – a Canadian Supplement to the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, is now posted on the Anglican Church of Canada’s website for use in all parishes.
Please visit the website at http://www.anglican.ca/mission/resources/pwop/index.htm to download this resource.
We are sending this email to Dioceses, to ask that you share this information with your parishes.
We maintain a mailing list of about 70 Anglican parishes throughout the Church, who have requested hard copies because of their inability to access the Anglican Church of Canada’s website, and we do hope that parishes that are able to download Praying with our partners will find it useful to incorporate into their weekly intercessions.
St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Porters Lake will be hosting a Shrove Tuesday Pancake & Sausage Supper (with a variety of delicious pancake toppings) at the Porters Lake Community Centre (4693 Highway 7) on February 16th, from 4:00pm until 6:30pm. Admission is $7.00 for adults and $3.50 for children 5-12 (under 5 eat free). There will also be a bake table! For more information, call Darlene at 827-4072.
FISH CHOWDER LUNCHEON
St. Andrews Anglican Church 8 Locks Road, Dartmouth 435-2987
Every SATURDAY in Lent 11:30 am - 1 pm February 20, 27, March 6,13, 20, 27 $9 Adults, $1 under 9 yrs and younger Menu: Famous Fish Chowder, Homemade Tea Biscuits, Desserts. Tea/coffee, fantastic service, and warm fellowship too.
St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Porters Lake will be hosting a Variety Show at the Porters Lake Community Centre (4693 Highway 7) on Saturday, January 30th, beginning at 7:00pm. Entertainers include LiveWire Express, Gospel Harmony, Freda & Friends, Countryside Fiddlers, and Salt Water Joys. Homemade baked goods will also be available for auction. Admission is $6.00, all ages are welcome. For more information, call Max at 827-2941.
St Francis by the Lakes 192 First Lake Dr Lr Sackville 3rd Annual Baked Bean Supper Sat Feb 6 4:30 - 6:00 $8.00 |
New Art Exhibition!
Transformation
Works by Sattler's Stained Glass Studio
Sattler's Stained Glass Studio takes fine art glass to another level. Working in collaboration with different artists, Sattler's Stained Glass Studio uses glass as a medium to enhance public and ecclesiastical spaces.
Show runs to March 12, 2010 in the AST ART GALLERY (located in the AST Library)
Artist Talk by Norbert Sattler: March 4, 6-7:30 pm
List of Artists:
Ohotaq Mikkigak, Cape Dorset
Anita Rist Geiger, Germany
Craig Rubadoux, NS
Diether Domes, Germany
Kavavaow Mannomee, Cape Dorset
Hubert Distler, Germany
Kenojuak Ashewak, Cape Dorset
Prod. Georg Bernhad, Germany
Prof. Juergen Reipka, Germany
Richard Mueller, NS
Sr. Nicole Oblinger OSF, Germany
Sue Obata , ON
Wayne Boucher, NS
For further details on exhibition hours, etc., please check our website www.astheology.ns.ca/astarts/. More information on the Transformation show is also available from the same page under Current Exhibitions.
Same-night event!
Come to the Transformation opening reception and then take in our sacred concert featuring Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time http://www.astheology.ns.ca/astarts/documents/EndofTimePoster-small.pdf.
Everyone IS Welcome
MISSION TO SEAFARERS – Our Monthly Luncheon will be held on January 29th, 2010. 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.
The Fort Sackville Region of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is sponsoring a young puppeteers troop, aged 12 to 17. Saturday mornings from 9 AM to 12 PM, January 9 to April 10, and Sunday April 11, 2010, at Trinity Church, 321 Main Street, Halifax. All are welcome. For more information go to: www.LionandLamb.ca
Linked you will find a third PWRDF bulletin insert for Sunday January
31st. We ask that you circulate this information as widely as possible.
The bulletin insert can be printed as a two page document in Adobe
Acrobat and photocopied back to back to give you a half page insert for
use on Sunday. You will need Adobe Acrobat reader which can be
downloaded free at http://www.adobe.com/products/reader. If you simply
want the information you can save the document as text to cut and paste
into your bulletin.
PWRDF is eligible for matching funds from the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA).
Please read the Primate's statement on Haiti at:
http://news.anglican.ca/news/stories/2158?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+acc-news+%28Anglican+Church+of+Canada+News+Stories%29
Additional stories and information are available at www.pwrdf.org:
http://www.pwrdf.org and on ACT International's website:
www.act-intl.org.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support for the people of Haiti.
Christine Hills
416-924-9199 x 325
chills@pwrdf.org
www.pwrdf.org
JANUARY
For up-to-date revisions, check out the “Calendar of Events” at: http://www.localendar.com/public/diocese
If your meeting isn't listed, please have the committee/subcommittee chairperson book space with the Cathedral Office (423-6002; cathedralchurch@eastlink.ca) AND email the Synod Office at: office@nspeidiocese.ca with details to have it added to this calendar.
HRM Volunteer Newsletter linked here.
"Calling All Church Musicians!" The Halifax Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists would like to invite you to join us on Friday, Jan. 29th and Saturday, Jan. 30th for a workshop exploring musical leadership skills. The focus will be on 1) getting the most from your amateur choir on a small budget, in a limited time frame;2) efficient rehearsal techniques;3)techniques for attracting young people to church choir. Our clinician will be Stephanie Martin - Music Director of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto. A browse of the church's website will tell you all about her.
The workshop will be held at First Baptist Church, 1300 Oxford St., Halifax. Sessions begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and resume on Saturday at 9:30 a.m., ending at noon. There is no charge for the event and all church organists/choir directors are invited to join us. The workshop culminates with a recital, presented by Ms. Martin, on Saturday - 3 p.m. Admission $15 (regular) $10(students).
So that we have some idea of the number of participants, interested people are asked to "register" prior to the event by contacting Ray Grant at: raygrant@hfx.eastlink.ca or by calling the St. John's United Church Office at (902) 423-8498. We look forward to hearing from you. Have a Happy New Year!
The Royal Canadian College of Organists-Halifax Centre presents Ms. Stephanie Martin, Organist at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto, in recital at First Baptist Church, 1300 Oxford St., Halifax on Saturday, January 30th - 3 p.m. Joining her will be organist, Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill.
Admission: $15 (regular)- $10. All are welcome.
Building an Ethical Economy – Theology and the Marketplace
Trinity Institute, live from New York City
January 27 - 29; Wed 7pm to Fri 5pm
Tatamagouche Centre
Does theology have a role in shaping a new economy? Are theology and economics two different worlds? Is Capitalism a belief system? What do we owe the future?
Join this live conference via interactive webcast, and respond to leading theologians and economists as they consider these questions. Rowan Williams is the Archbishop of Canterbury; Sir Partha Dasgupta is a Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge; Kathryn Tanner wrote Economy of Grace and teaches at the Chicago Divinity School; Bernard Ntahoturi is the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Burundi. Each speaker will talk, followed by responses from the other speakers, and then any audience questions (including ours). Then, we will participate in our own facilitated reflections, with local leadership by Dr. David Deane. Dr. Deane teaches at the Atlantic School of Theology, and is presently working on a book "The Matter of the Spirit" which looks at Capitalism through a Pneumatological lens.
A compelling learning opportunity, and stimulating occasion to engage collegially in comfortable, supportive surroundings. Tatamagouche Centre is the regional partner of the Trinity Institute. See www.trinitywallstreet.org for more conference details.
Pre-conference DVD, featuring interviews with the speakers, is available to borrow through Tatamagouche Centre.
For more information, or to register, please contact Tatamagouche Centre at 1-800-218-2220 or www.tatacentre.ca.
For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of January 23rd to 29th, 2010 is $0.6207 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
The Anglican Net News is compiled weekly at the Diocesan Office, usually by Jan Connors. If you would like to submit material for consideration please send to netnews@nspeidiocese.ca or FAX (902) 425-0717. The next deadline is next Tuesday.
To subscribe or change your email address for the Net News, please e-mail us at office@nspeidiocese.ca. Tell others about the ANN!
Until next Wednesday...
