Issue date: April 14, 2010

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

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING:

NOTICES:   SYNOD  OFFICE

NOTICES:   YOUTH

NOTICES:   2010 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

NOTICES:   GENERAL
WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

MARRIAGE PREPARATION:

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:
UPCOMING EVENTS:

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

MEETINGS:
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

STAY IN TOUCH:

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FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS’ OFFICE

The Rev’d Doug Chard has been appointed Priest-in-Charge for the Parish of Shelburne until the end of May 2010.

SERVICE of ORDINATION

We are pleased to announce that the following persons will be ordained to their respective Offices: 

Diaconate

• Juanita Barteaux
• Judi Phillips
• Rebecca Sample

Priesthood

• Gary Giles
• Norma Mitchell
• Marilyn Murphy

The service is set for Thursday, May 13th, the Feast of the Ascension, 7:00 pm in the Cathedral Church of All Saints.  Clergy, Lay Readers and Postulants for Ordination are welcome to robe and process ... the liturgical colour will be White.

Please uphold the ordinands in your prayers and in the Prayers of the People as they prepare for this significant chapter in their lives in Christ.

New bishop elected for diocese of Moosonee

MARITES N. SISON
STAFF WRITER
Apr 12, 2010 - Archdeacon Tom Corston, a senior aboriginal priest in the diocese of Algoma, is the new bishop of the diocese of Moosonee.

Bishop-elect Corston, who will be consecrated July 6, becomes the ninth bishop of the diocese and succeeds Archbishop Caleb Lawrence, who retired last January.

It will be a homecoming of sorts for Bishop-elect Corston, who was elected on the fifth ballot at an electoral synod held April 10 at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Timmins, Ont. He was ordained in the Moosonee diocese in 1975 and spent his first 12 years in ministry there.

“I am fully aware of the problems, the concerns, the fears as well as the hopes and the riches of the church in the north,” Bishop-elect Corston said in a written response to a question put forward to nominees about why they were interested in being a bishop. Read more...

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS 

Bishop Sue

Thurs., April 15th (morning) = N.S. Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Thurs., April 15th = Bishops’ Planning

Fri., April 16th = Back to Church Sunday Training Workshop

Fri., April 16th (7pm-9pm) = Meeting of Diocesan Council

Sat., April 17th (9am-3pm) = Diocesan Council, cont’d

Sun., April 18th = Parish of Lockeport-Barrington

Mon., April 19th = Reading & Writing

Tues., April 20th = Day Off

Wed., April 21st = Appointments/Meetings in Office

Bishop Ron

Thurs., April 15th (morning) = N.S. Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Thurs., April 15th = Bishops’ Planning

Fri., April 16th = Back to Church Sunday Training Workshop

Fri., April 16th (7pm-9pm) = Meeting of Diocesan Council

Sat., April 17th (9am-3pm) = Diocesan Council, cont’d

Sun., April 18th = Parish of Holy Trinity, Yarmouth

Mon., April 19th = Day Off

Tues., April 20th - Wed., April 21st = Appointments/Meetings in Office

Executive Director, Gordon Redden

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Mondays to Thursdays = Regular Office Hours

Fridays = Project Day (will be unavailable barring exceptional circumstances)

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NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

Rector:  Parishes of Petite Riviere and New Dublin, N.S.

In accordance with Diocesan Canon 25, The Right Rev’d Sue Moxley is inviting applications for the position of Rector of the Parishes of Petite Riviere and New Dublin, Nova Scotia.  The Parish Profile is on file with the Bishops’ Office and may be reviewed by any prospective applicant.  If you wish to be considered for this position, the profile and application form may be obtained by contacting – in advance – Kelly Appleton at bishopsoffice@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, May 14, 2010.

Rector:  Parish of All Saints, Bedford, N.S.

In accordance with Diocesan Canon 25, The Right Rev’d Sue Moxley is inviting applications for the position of Rector of the Parish of All Saints, Bedford, Nova Scotia.  The Parish Profile is on file with the Bishops’ Office and may be reviewed by any prospective applicant.  If you wish to be considered for this position, the profile and application form may be obtained by contacting – in advance – Kelly Appleton at bishopsoffice@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, April 23, 2010.  

Rector:  Parish of St. Stephen’s, Chester, N.S.

In accordance with Diocesan Canon 25, The Right Rev’d Sue Moxley is inviting applications for the position of Rector of the Parish of St. Stephen’s, Chester, Nova Scotia.  The Parish Profile is on file with the Bishops’ Office and may be reviewed by any prospective applicant.  If you wish to be considered for this position, the profile and application form may be obtained by contacting – in advance – Kelly Appleton at bishopsoffice@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, April 23, 2010.

A copy of Canon 25 can be found on our website at: http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/diocese/canon/documents/CANON25-2006.pdf

The Right Reverend Sue Moxley

Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

5732 College Street      

Phone: 902-420-0717

Fax: 902-425-0717

Email: smoxley@nspeidiocese.ca

Web: http://www.nspeidiocese.ca

Job site of Anglican Church of Canada:  http://www2.anglican.ca/jobs/index.php

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SYNOD OFFICE NOTICES:

Please be advised that Elizabeth Seymour of our Finance Department has retired as of April 15th, 2010.  Any change of Treasurer or Fund Administrator information should now be forwarded to Patrick Pearse via Canada Post or at ppearse@nspeidiocese.ca.  Forms for each are located in the “2010 Parish Treasurer’s Handbook”, section B, subsections vii and viii, respectively.

Thank you for your attention and in wishing Elizabeth well wishes on her retirement.

Peter Flemming

Controller

You will find linked the latest The Balancing Act newsletter from Shepell·fgi, our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider. The Balancing Act is a monthly newsletter designed to offer you helpful tips and tools for balancing your everyday work and family demands.

In this edition: “Oral Health and You”.

Most of us understand how vital diet and exercise can be to our health, but the importance of healthy gums and teeth are often not given the attention they deserve. This edition of The Balancing Act provides you with an understanding of the link between poor oral hygiene and associated health problems. It offers strategies and tips on how to keep both your mouth and body happy. By investing in your health today, you’re making an investment in your future and giving those pearly whites the attention they want, need and deserve.

VOLUNTEER for General Synod 2010!

Less than two months to go! Have you submitted your application yet?

Online registration is available at http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/gs2010/

As the opening of General Synod draws closer, the Local Arrangements Committee is working hard to identify all the details that go into to making an event of this magnitude run smoothly. On Friday, May 21 (10am - 4pm) we need helping hands at the Diocesan Centre (Kingston Room) to assemble 500 registration bags. If you are able to help, please contact the volunteer coordinator.

Questions?  Contact the volunteer coordinator, Kathy Petite at:

synodvolunteers@nspeidiocese.ca or call 902-883-2898

Coady Youth In Partnership Internships Now Available

Now recruiting for the second cohort of 20 internships, which will run from August 2010 - to March 2011.

Click here for detailed program information, placement descriptions and application form.

Since 1997, the Coady International Institute's Youth In Partnership Program has given recent Canadian university graduates experience working with development organizations in their area of expertise, to help them increase their understanding of development issues and participate in their roles as global citizens. The program is also aimed at providing experience that will improve participants' employment opportunities when they return from their internship.  more

The Coady International Institute has been able to provide overseas internship opportunities for St. FX students through the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada – Students for Development (AUCC-SFD) Program since 2005. The program seeks to support senior level university students (third and fourth year undergraduates as well as graduate students) in gaining an understanding of international development.  more

Interested in hearing the experiences of past youth associates?

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we asked past YIP and AUCC Associates to share with us the impact that their internship experience had on them in 50 seconds.  To hear their stories please visit our Coady Youth in 50 site at  http://www.coady.stfx.ca/youth/vid/.

For More Information

For more information about youth programs, please contact Natalie Abdou, Youth Programs Coordinator, at coadyyouth@stfx.ca or call 902 867 5020.

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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.

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WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

Anglican Church of Canada

Come pray on our Island…

Rev. Mortimer – 853-2524

Parish of Alberton/O’Leary,  

Sunday, April 18, 2010

9:30am Worship at St. Peter’s Alberton, 11am, St. Luke’s, O’Leary.

Services lead by Dr. David Crocker and DeeDee Rayner

ALL WELCOME!

Jesus and Java

A contemporary Eucharist will be held on Saturday, April 17th  at 7:00 pm in St. Margaret of Scotland Church, 3751 Robie St., Halifax (North of Leeds). The youth will lead the music ministry.  If you play an instrument or sing you are welcomed to come and participate in the music during the service and after the service at the Open Coffee House style venue. Refreshments will be served after the Service. Everyone welcomed.

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 March 2010, at St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County……

Sunday 18th April Sunday 25th April

10:00 AM 10:00 AM

Holy Eucharist    BAS  Holy Eucharist    BCP

Easter 2 Feast of St Mark

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MARRIAGE PREPARATION:

The regional Marriage Prep course for Chignecto region will be held on Saturday, May 1 from 9:30 - 4:00 at St. John's Hall, Truro. We can accept some folks from outside the region on a first-come-first serve basis.  Folks can register by calling St. John's (897-0566) or by email at stjohnstruro@ns.sympatico.ca.   Cost of the course is $25.00.

 

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AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

 

DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

EASTERN SHORE REGION

April 18

Tangier, Nova Scotia

The Reverend Kevin Frankland and Melissa

            Holy Trinity, Tangier

            St. James’, Spry Bay

            St. Andrew’s, Spry Harbour

            St. Thomas’, Mooseland

            St. Paul’s, Mushaboom

            St. Peter’s, Murphy Cove

   St. Michael’s and All Angels, Sheet Harbour

Retired Clergy of Eastern Shore Region:

The Reverend Pamela Bishop and Bill

The Reverend Kathleen Knott

The Reverend Katherine Tait

The Reverend Wilfred Wagner and Sandra

Widows of Eastern Shore Region:

Mrs. Bernice Logan

Mrs. Ellen Strople

Pray for 'Celebration 2010' events taking place in the Regions and the Diocese. 

PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE

Ecclesiastical Province of Canada

18 April             Diocese of Fredericton

                          Archbishop Claude Miller

April 15               Bishops’ Planning Day (NSPEI)

April 15-17         Synod 2010 (WNL)

April 16              “Back to Church Sunday” Training Workshop (NSPEI)

April 16-17         Diocesan Council Meeting (ENLL)

April 16-17         Meeting of Diocesan Council (NSPEI)  

April 19              “Unlocking the Growth” tri-diocesan (Ottawa, Ontario, Montreal) event  (MTL)

April 20-21         Clergy Retreat (CNL)

April

Let Us Give Thanks For . . .

• The Diocesan ministry of Spiritual Direction (CNL)
• The ministry of our Regional Deans (CNL)
• The outreach ministries of our congregations (ENLL)
• Parishes in the Archdeaconry of Trinity/Conception (ENLL)
• The ministry of layreaders (FR)
• Shared ministry in the Upper St. John River Valley (FR)
• The Triumph of the Cross (MTL)
• Fresh Start and Fresh Expressions programmes in the Diocese (MTL)
• Hospital and Prison chaplains (MTL)
• The Resurrection of our Lord (NSPEI)
• Ministry of ACW and Men’s Groups (NSPEI)
• Confirmations throughout the diocese (QC)
• Diocesan Working Committees (WNL)

Please Pray For . . .

• Bishop as he travels to Labrador Parishes (ENLL)
• Deanery of Woodstock Bishop’s visitation (FR)
• Ongoing – The Search for a new Dean of Montreal and Rector of Christ Church Cathedral (MTL)
• Discernment, training and formation of candidates to ordained ministry (NSPEI)
• Phase II and Property Redevelopment (NSPEI)
• New Parish Clusters (WNL)

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A prayer for General Synod

Loving and Gracious God,

you call us ever to new life in Jesus your Son.

As we reach out to feel your winds stirring in our lives,

be with all members of your beloved Church

as we prepare for General Synod in Halifax in June.

Grant us a spirit of generosity and excitement

as we prepare to gather together under your

gentle leadership, for yours is the course our souls

are charting, and we glorify you through your Son,

in the power of the Spirit, now and always.

Amen.

from the General Synod Times.

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2010 Council of the North Prayer Cycle now available!

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A Canadian Supplement to the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, 2010

This weekly prayer guide is designed to accompany the Anglican Cycle of Prayer from February 21 to May 16, 2010. It provides stories, background, praise, and intercessions for every diocese in the Anglican Communion.

Download “Praying with Our Partners”:

• Single pages
• Printer spreads
• Black and white / no images single pages

• Previous issue downloads:printer spreads, and black and white

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

The St. Nicholas Ladies Guild is sponsoring an April Take-Out Dinner

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 

Place:  St. Nicholas Anglican Church – 29 Westwood Blvd - across from the Rink, Upper Tantallon 

Time:  Pick up is between 4 and 6 PM at the Church 

Menu:  Baked Ham and Potato Salad, Roll, Lemon Tart 

Price:  $8.00 

To Order: please call the Church at 826-1156 and leave your order or see our website at www.StNicholasWestwoodHills.ca

Treat you’re family to a great home- cooked meal specially made for you by our Ladies

St Francis by the Lakes 192 First Lake Dr Lr Sackville

Friday April 23 $8.00 11:30-1:00

Fish Chowder (no Shellfish) or Homemade Hamburg Soup

With Homemade Biscuit & Gingerbread

Bring your friends & Nieghbours

DINNER THEATRE

St. Philip’s Anglican Church

Proudly presents

St. Peter’s Players in

“Trapped”

St. Philip’s Anglican Church

Corner of Bayers Road and

Connaught Ave. Halifax

Saturday, May 8, 2010

3 Course Dinner

Salad / Chicken Cordon Bleu / Dessert

Reception 6:00 p.m.

Dinner 7:00 p.m.

Silent Auction

Tickets: $25.00 single

Tickets on sale now

Call Church Office

455-7142

St. Nicholas Anglican Church Ladies Guild are presenting a Mother’s Day Fashion Show, Tea and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 2-4 PM at the church  - 29 Westward Blvd., Upper Tantallon, NS (Westwood Hills – Across from the Rink)    

Fashions will be by ‘Jockey’, a Ladies casual wear line.

Tickets are $8.00 for Adults or $ 4.00 for Children 5-12 yrs. and are available through Guild Members, or by calling the Church @ 826-1156 or Gladys Keddy @ 835-3467.

Treat your Wife, your Mom, your Sister, your Daughter, your Granddaughter, your GrandMom, your Aunt, your Niece, and your Special Friends to a Tasty Mothers’ Day event.

All Welcome!!!!!!!! 

Everyone IS Welcome 

MISSION TO SEAFARERS – Our Monthly Luncheon will be held on April 30, 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. 

SOCIAL JUSTICE: 

The World is a Sacred Place – Celebrating Earth Day 2010

Saint Paul's Church, 1749 Argyle Street, on Grand Parade Square 

Earth Day- Thursday, April 22nd - 7:30pm

Presented by the Interfaith Coalition for Climate Justice

Join us to celebrate the Earth in ritual, song, and prayer from First Nations, Christian, Buddhist, Jewish and other sacred traditions.  With a guest performance by the Gaia Singers.

For more information, please contact Irene Lorch-Wauchope: irenelw@eastlink.ca; 876-8880

The Story of Bottled Water, released March 22, 2010, employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the fast-paced, fact-filled story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.  Please watch this video posted at:  www.storyofbottledwater.org

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MEETINGS:

April

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.

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

Alcoholism:  it can tear a family apart.  If someone in your family has a drinking problem, you can see what it’s doing to them, but you may not see what it’s doing to you.   Fact is:  you don’t have to drink to suffer from alcoholism.  In al-anon, people learn how to deal with the drinking of someone else—often someone close.  For more information about al-anon, call  our local number 466-7077 or visit al-anon Maritimes website:  www.freewebs.com/alanonmaritimes

The hallmark of fame movie, “when love is not enough-the Lois Wilson story” will appear on CBS television station April 25/2010 Sunday at 10:00 pm.

The movie, starring Winona Ryder, tells the story of Lois Wilson’s attempts to get her husband , Bill, sober.  Bill’s eventual success and Lois’s struggle led to the founding of alcoholics anonymous and the al-anon family groups.

Rev. Dawn Leger contributes this, for those interested:

Public Lectures and Conversations with

His Excellency Archbishop Elias Chacour Archbishop of Akka,

Haifa, Nazareth and All of Galilee of the Melkite Greek Catholic

Church

Theological Reflections on Peacemaking

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee. Forty years of experience seeking to

promote peace and reconciliation between Israelis and

Palestinians. An ambassador for non-violence who not only

preaches but lives the Sermon on the Mount. Keynote speaker for

the 2010 Canadian Theolological Students Conference: “Pax

Canadiana: Theological Reflections on Peacemaking, Armed

Conflict and Nation Building”

Lecture

7:30 pm Monday May 10

St. Andrews United Church, 6036 Coburg Road, Halifax

Lecture and Conversation

9:15 am Tuesday May 11

St. Columba Chapel at Atlantic School of Theology, 634 Francklyn

Street, Halifax

Lecture and Conversation

2:00 pm Thursday May 13

St. Columba Chapel at Atlantic School of Theology, 634 Francklyn

Street, Halifax

More information: www.ccforum.ca

click on poster for larger image

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IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of April 10th to 16th, 2010 is $0.6536 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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STAY IN TOUCH:

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