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FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:

First ever Shore Dinner – November 15, 2011, Holy Trinity, Bridgewater, 6pm. Register in advance only with your parish Rector to reserve your seat.

Join other Anglicans for a good dinner and contribute to a good cause. (Friends of the Bishop Fund allows the bishop to support clergy and theological students with unexpected needs, provides a bursary for a student at AST, and provides support for special projects.)

WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS

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 Parish of Trinity Church, Halifax. 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 – Jana O'Neil at joneil@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

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. James Kentville. 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 – Jana O'Neil at joneil@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

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. John’s & St. Mary’s Summerside. 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 – Jana O'Neil at joneil@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

In accordance with Diocesan Canon 25, The Right Rev’d Sue Moxley is inviting applications for the position of Rector (1/2 time) of the Parish of Port Hill, PEI. 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 – Jana O'Neil at joneil@nspeidiocese.ca or phoning 902-420-0717.

Please see linked item "Charity Law Bulletin No. 245" presented at a meeting of Diocesan Financial Officers of Canada held recently. This item will be of interest to Parish Councils.

Emails confirming registration have been sent out. If you did not receive an email please contact youth@nspeidiocese.ca.

Also, the bus from Lower Sackville is full. A passenger list has been sent by email. Check carefully to be sure a seat has been reserved.

SOCIAL JUSTICE:

The Summerside Ten Thousand Villages Festival Sale will be held Friday, November 11th from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Saturday, November 12th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Summerside Presbyterian Church, 130 Victoria Road, across from Three Oaks High School. The gifts you buy at the Ten Thousand Villages Sale will give blessings of steady work, fair wages, and a better life for struggling families around the world. For more information call Ken Targett at 439-7444. Your purchase makes a difference!

GENERAL NOTICES:

The Paul Wattson Lecture 2011

Holiness, Hospitality, Hope

Monday, November 7, at 7 p.m.

Saint Mary’s University

Scotiabank Conference Theatre, Sobey Building

903 Robie Street, Halifax, NS

Guest Lecturer: Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada

The Most Rev. Frederick James Hiltz is the 13th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the Archbishop has lived most of his life by the Atlantic Ocean. On behalf of the Paul Wattson Committee, we are pleased to extend a warm welcome to him as the guest speaker for the annual Paul Wattson Lecture.

The Paul Wattson Lecture is sponsored by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and AST in cooperation with Saint Mary’s University. The lecture honours the memory of the Rev. Paul James Francis Wattson, S.A. (1863-1940), founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and pioneer for the cause of Christian unity.

ANGLICAN FOUNDATION of CANADA Hope Bear

Bear available with each $20 donation to the AF

Learn all bout the Anglican Foundation's Hope Bear at:

http://new.anglicanfoundation.org/news/foundation-of-hope-bear/

Available NOW without and (hopefully soon, with) sweaters. To order, please contact Selma Doucet, or Jan Connors at the Synod Office. Cash or cheque only. Bear(s) must be picked-up as arranged. None will be mailed.

WORSHIP & CONCERTS IN OUR PARISHES

"A Royal Consort", the Annapolis Royal based community choir will be presenting their Christmas concert on November 27th . The concert, called "In Celebration" will feature Jean Antoine Charpentier's Messe de Minuit and works by the well known English composer John Rutter. The concert will be held at St. Luke's Anglican Church in Annapolis Royal on Sunday, November 27th at 3:00 p.m. Admission $10-adult and $5 for students 16 and under. Tickets available from Westside Studio, St. George St., choir members, or at the door.

Allison Bent Angelo, 2011-2012 Musician in Residence

Erica Huang, E-Gre Winner

In Recital with Pianist Emily Hamper

Erica Iris Huang, winner of the 2011 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Competition brings her tour to Lunenburg on Saturday, November 5th at 7:30 pm. Ms. Huang is accompanied by the distinguished pianist Emily Hamper.

Concert time is 7:30 pm at St. John’s Church, Lunenburg. Tickets are $20 and are available at Fulton’s, or for students $10 at the door

Occasionally other special worship or concerts not associated with our Anglican churches or clergy are advertised in "Other Items of Interest" below.

AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:

PRAY FOR VETERANS OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND THE MINISTRY OF ARMED FORCES CHAPLAINS. We remember this day the Anglican Priests who serve their country for our Diocese:

The Reverend Canon Dr. Gary Thorne – Dalhousie University/University of King’s College

The Reverend Rebecca Sample - Parish of Three Harbours / St.Francis Xavier University

Charles Simeon, a priest at Cambridge in England raised awareness of and began the notion of Campus Ministry.

November 1-3 Clergy Conference (QUE)
November 4-5 Diocesan Executive Council (QUE)
November 4-10 Pilgrimage to Italy led by Bishop Clarke (MTL)
November 6 Ordination of the Revd Gloria Wendover (CNFLD)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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-Thursday; mornings only on Fridays during the summer). 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 streets have some time-limited and all day parking provisions on a first-come basis.

This Remembrance Day weekend the St. Luke’s Players of St. Luke’s United Church in Upper Tantallon will perform Mudsongs, a musical production about the First World War, a conflict that has received very little attention in recent years. Mudsongs, written by local playwright J. Frederick Brown, includes popular music of the time, is directed by Hubley resident Elaine Forhan.

The source material for Mudsongs is twofold: a British Publication called Mud, Songs and Blighty by Colin Walsh and a Canadian Publication, My Grandfather’s War by William D. Mathieson.

Performance times are Fri Nov 11th at 7:30 pm, Sat Nov 12th at 7:30 pm, and Sun Nov 13th at 2:30 pm at St. Luke’s United Church, 5374 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd. Upper Tantallon. Tickets are $12. For more information or to book tickets please call 826-2523.

For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of October 29th - November 4th, 2011 is $0.8819 per litre. The Centralized Commercial Account Manager for the Diocesan Oil Program is Ms. Jennifer Bishop. You may contact her by phone at: 1-866-465-7228 Ext. 3861 or by e-mail: Jennifer.Bishop@IrvingOil.com

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INDEX
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOPS' OFFICE:	WHERE ARE THE BISHOPS:	NOTIFICATION OF OPENINGS:
NOTICES: SYNOD OFFICE	NOTICES: YOUTH MINISTRY	NOTICES: ACW
NOTICES: GENERAL	SOCIAL JUSTICE:	WORSHIP & CONCERTS:
AS WE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER:	UPCOMING EVENTS:	MEETINGS:
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST:	IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:	STAY IN TOUCH:	@

Bishop Sue
Thursday, November 3rd	10am meeting - Bishops and Cathedral Dean 1pm Institution Joel Hardy Rector Bridgetown at Cathedral 7pm Interfaith event St. Margaret of Scotland, Halifax
Friday, November 4th	Reading & Writing Day
Sunday, November 6th	Preacher, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver
Monday, November 7th	Guest speaker, Diocese of New Westminster, Friends of the Bishop
Tuesday, November 8th	travel day
Wednesday, November 9th	Management Team Appointments in Office

Bishop Ron
Thursday, November 3rd	Meetings/Appointments
Friday, November 4th	Reading & Writing/ Drive to PEI
Saturday, November 5th	Diocesan Church Society Meeting, Kensington PEI
Sunday, November 6th	Parish Visit Port Hill PEI
Monday, November 7th	Day Off/ Paul Wattson Lecture
Tuesday, November 8th	Meetings/ Confirmation Hackett’s Cove
Wednesday, November 9th	Meetings/AST Formation/ Parish Council Herring Cove

Following Services for the month of November 2011, will be held and St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County.... all are most welcome to attend....
Sunday 06th November	1000Hrs.	BCP	Trinity 20
Sunday 13th November	1000 Hrs.	BAS	Trinity 21
Sunday 20th November	1000 Hrs.	BCP	Sunday Before Advent
Sunday 27th November	1000 Hrs.	BCP	Advent 1