Issue date: January 12, 2011

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

NOTIFICATION OF OPENING:

SYNOD 2011

NOTICES:   SYNOD  OFFICE

NOTICES:   ACW

NOTICES:   GENERAL
WORSHIP & CONCERTS:

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:

The Rev’d Kevin Frankland has been appointed Regional Dean of the Eastern Shore Region effective January 15, 2011.

The Rev’d John Morrell has been appointed rector of St. Mark’s Church, Halifax, effective March 15, 2011.

The Rev'd Tricia Ingram has been appointed Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Ship Harbour, effective January 1, 2011.

from Bishop Ron:

Bishop Sue and Bishop Ron extend an invitation for three consultations that will be taking place in the new year. These consultations are to help define the major areas of responsibility in the proposed new Diocesan structure. Each event will take place on a Saturday from 10am to 3pm. The consultations will look at work now being done and new initiatives that the Diocese needs to undertake in these areas, how priorities can be set and how the work can be coordinated.  

 

Consultation:  Healthy Congregations

Date:              February 12, 2011

Location:        TBA

RSVP:             by Thursday, February 3rd to: ksaunders@nspeidiocese.ca

 

Consultation:  Mission, Outreach & Justice

Date:              March 12, 2011

Location:        TBA

RSVP:             ~ deadline will be announced soon ~ to: ksaunders@nspeidiocese.ca

Attendance at the consultations is open to those who have an interest in shaping the mandates for these ministries.

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WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS 

Executive Director, Gordon Redden

Mondays to Thursdays = generally, regular office hours

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

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NOTIFICATION OF OPENING

In accordance with Diocesan Canon 25, The Right Rev’d Sue Moxley is inviting applications for the position of Rector of the following parishes:

 

•   Digby-Weymouth, N.S.
•   Port Hill, P.E.I. (Half-Time)
•   Strait-Chedabucto, N.S.

 

The Parish Profiles are on file with the Bishops’ Office and may be reviewed by any prospective applicant.  If you wish to be considered for any of these positions, the profiles and application form may be obtained by contacting – in advance – Jan Connors at jconnors@nspeidiocese.ca  or phoning 902-420-0717.

 

* Clergy from outside the Diocese of Nova Scotia and P.E.I., must present confirmation that they are a priest in good standing and have their bishop’s permission to seek employment opportunities outside their own diocese.

 

The deadline for receiving applications is Monday, January 31, 2011.

 

 

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

6017 Quinpool Road

Halifax, NS  B3K 5J6

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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Part-time Job Opening

Faith and Spirituality Program Development Coordinator

Tatamagouche Centre

Interviews will begin March 22, 2010 until a successful candidate is appointed.

Please send applications to:

Margaret Tusz-King, Program Director            

Tatamagouche Centre

RR # 3, Tatamagouche, NS, B0K 1V0

Phone: 902-657-2231    Fax: 902-657-3445

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SYNOD OFFICE NOTICES:

Attention Rectors, Wardens and Treasurers:

This week (likely mailed on Friday, January 14th), a hard copy mailing will be sent to the Rector / Priest-in-Charge of each Parish.  Please watch for it; it contains:

1. 2011 Diocesan Synod CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
2. 2011 Parish Information Forms
3. 2010 Parochial Return Form
4. Instructions for completing the Parochial Return Form

The deadline for submitting completed forms 1-3 is no later than Thursday, March 31st, 2011.  Please be attentive to this deadline as so much depends on our receiving the information by this date.

Also, these forms will be posted to the Diocesan website under Forms.

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ACW NOTICES                    

http://nspeidiocese.ca/min_prog/index.htm#ACW

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WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

Parish of Alberton/O’Leary, Prince Edward Island

Rev. Andrew Mortimer

COME PRAY ON OUR ISLAND!

Worship Services:

Sunday, January 16, 2011 St. Peter’s, Alberton 9:30am

St. Lukes, O’Leary Corner, 11:15am

Everyone Welcome!

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

The complete January through March Diocesan 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 16

Milton and Rustico, Prince Edward Island

The Reverend Evelyn Knorr and Basil

The Reverend Ken Williams, Assistant Priest, and Norma Jean

            St. John’s, Milton

            St. Mark’s, Rustico 

            St. John the Evangelist, Crapaud

New London, Prince Edward Island

The Reverend Cathy Pharo and Chris

The Reverend Al Meloche, Deacon, and Londie

The Reverend Shirley Cole-McFadden, Assistant Priest, and Bill

            St. Mark’s, Kensington

            St. Stephen’s, Burlington

            St. Thomas’, Spring Brook

PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE

Ecclesiastical Province of Canada

16 January       Diocese of Quebec

Bishop Dennis Drainville

January 14-15  Retreat for (vocational) Deacons (FRED)

January 15       Parish communicator/Secretaries Information Workshop (MTL)

                        Building Leadership Consultation (NSPEI)

January 16       Service of Celebration of a New Ministry of The Revd Karla Holmes at St Thomas Anglican Church. (MTL)

January 18-20  Chebucto Region Visitation by Bishop Moxley (NSPEI)

January 19-21  Anglican/Roman Catholic Bishops Dialogue – Pickering, ON (MTL)

In JANUARY,

LET US GIVE THANKS FOR:

• The life and witness of Archbishop Reginald Hollis – Ninth Bishop of Montreal who passed away on November 9th. (MTL)
• The beginning of a new year and all that lies ahead for the year (ENL)
• The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ (FRED)
• Youth of our diocese (FRED)
• Our bishops as they travel throughout their dioceses (FRED)
• Queen’s College, Faculty, Staff and Students (WNL)
• Blessing of the New Year (NSPEI)
• Candidates for Discernment for Ordained Ministry (NSPEI)
• Education for Ministry groups (NSPEI)

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

• The Meeting of the Bishop’s Council (QUE)
• The Congregation in Thetford Mines as they continue without their church building (QUE)
• Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre (MTL)
• Those in discernment leading to ordained ministry (FRED)
• Parishes in Transition (NSPEI)
• New Ministry Ventures - Cluster, Shared, Team (WNL)
• Taking Care of God’s Business Task Group (WNL)

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AN ANGLICAN - LUTHERAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Robbie Burns Night with the Firemen’s Pipe Band, Fine Tuners, Wendy MacIsaac and other Scottish musicians at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church, 3751 Robie St., Tuesday, January 25 at 7:00pm. Cuisine including Haggis following the concert. Free Will offering at the door.

St Francis by the Lakes 192 First Lake Dr Lr Sackville Chowder or Hamburg Soup  Friday Jan 21, 2011 11:30- 1:00pm

Sat Feb 5th 4:30 - 6:00pm St Francis by the Lakes 192 First Lake Dr Lr Sackville Baked Beans wieners brown bread tea coffee & dessert eat in or takeout

 

 

Baked Bean

& Ham

Take Out Supper

 

Friday Jan 28th 

4:30-6:30pm

St Timothy’s Church Hall

2320 Prospect Road

Hatchet Lake

 

Baked Beans, Ham,

Brown Bread, Dessert

$8.00

Pick up in the hall

 

For information or delivery (in the local area) call

852-2332 for info previous to the 27th

852-3007 Friday Nov 27 4:30-6:30pm

Are ya board!  Are ya game!

Come out for Games Night at St. Peter’s Anglican Church,

Alberton, P.E.I.

…every Friday night at 7PM

Cards/Crokinole/Cribbage – bring whatever game you want for an

evening of fun with your neighbours and friends.

(some games supplied)

Light refreshments…freewill basket at the door…

St. Peter’s Church, Main and Church Streets,

Alberton

Come Play on our Island!

SOCIAL JUSTICE: 

You are invited to attend an information session for the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program, organized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in collaboration with Nova Scotia Office of Immigration (NSOI).  The information sessions are meant to be an introduction to the PSR program for interested members of the public.  

“I came to Canada as a refugee. Forty-five years later, for me, Canada is a refuge still”.

Joe Schlesinger (journalist, Member of the Order of Canada)

Opening Ceremonies, Vancouver 2010 Olympics

A refugee is a person who, "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country (the formal definition of Convention Refugee according to article 1 A(2) of the 1951 United Nations Geneva Convention).

At the information session, you will hear from a representative of the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP), stories from a formerly-sponsored refugee and a former sponsor, as well as have an opportunity to ask questions you may have about the PSR program.

The sessions will be held in Truro and Halifax:

TRURO, NS:  Lecture Room (3rd Floor) of the Colchester Historical Museum at
29 Young Street, Truro, NS.  January 26, 2011 5:00 – 7:00pm

HALIFAX, NS:  Ceremony Room (downstairs) of the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) office at 1741 Brunswick Street, Halifax, NS.  January 27, 2011 5:00 – 7:00pm

Everyone is welcome! No admission.  Please RSVP your participation by January 15, 2011 to Awan.Mach@cic.gc.ca or call (902) 426-3168. 

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MEETINGS:

JANUARY

For up-to-date revisions, check out the “Calendar of Events” at: http://www.localendar.com/public/diocese

MEETING ROOMS:  Limited space is available for meetings at the new Synod Office location, 6017 Quinpool Road, Halifax during regular office hours (9am-5pm Monday-Friday).  Our boardroom can accommodate 8 comfortably around the table; likely 12 would be maximum for that room.  Email the Synod Office at: office@nspeidiocese.ca for bookings.  Please note that there is no designated parking for anyone visiting the Synod Office for meetings or otherwise.  Local street have some time-limited and all day parking provisions on a first-come basis.

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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:

Note from the Synod Office:  The notice below does not give any preference to this supplier.  It is posted only in case it is helpful...and as an alert that parishes need to be thinking about ordering palms, from whichever supplier, very soon.

Orders for palms  (bundles of 100) must be submitted before February 18.
Prices are not yet available, but should not be much different from last year's.
In making your order include name, address and telephone number. 
Address your order to:

Veritas

1546 Barrington Street, Halifax, B3J 3X7

(902) 429 7216.
Email: info@veritasbooks.ca

HRM Volunteer Services Newsletter - Jan 2011

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IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:

For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of January 8th to 14th, 2011 is $ 0.7276 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:

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...