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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The funeral of the Rt. Rev. Russell Hatton, Suffragan Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island from 1986-1990, will take place at Christ Church, Dartmouth on Saturday January 21 at 2pm. There will be a visitation on Friday January 20 from 6-8pm. in Christ Church Parish Hall. For further information please contact the Rev. Steve Laskey. S.laskey@bellaliant.net
The Rev. Jenny Sharp has been appointed rector of the Parish of Summerside/St. Eleanor’s PEI as of March 16 2012. Jenny is currently the rector of St. John in the Wilderness, Brights Grove, in the Diocese of Huron.
The Rev. Gordon Druggett has been appointed Regional Dean of the South Shore effective immediately.
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| January 1 to March 31st, 2012 | Bishop Sue on Sabbatical: She will send updates on travels from time to time through Netnews. |
| Bishop Ron | |
| Thursday, January 19th | am. Growth for Ministry Fund Advisors pm. Parish Meeting |
| Friday, January 20th | Friday pm. Appointments |
| Saturday, January 21st | Funeral of Bishop Russell Hatton |
| Sunday, January 22th | Deconsecration of St. Peter and St. John, Baddeck |
| Monday, January 23th | Day Off |
| Tuesday, January 24h - Friday January 27th | Retreat |
Rector: Parish of St. John’s Milton & St. Mark’s Rustico/Georgetown & St. Peter's, Charlottetown
In accordance with Diocesan Canon 25, The Right Rev’d Ron Cutler is inviting applications for the position of Rector of the Parish of St. John’s Milton & St. Mark’s Rustico (2/3) and Assistant at Georgetown & St. Peter's Cathedral (1/3). 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 this position, the profiles and application form may be obtained by contacting – in advance – Jana O’Neil at joneil@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 Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Job site of Anglican Church of Canada: http://archive.anglican.ca/jobs/
The Mission to Seafarers, a Christian not-for-profit agency, is currently recruiting for an Administrative Assistant to work in their Halifax Port location. As a member of the Mission’s team you will be expected to perform administrative duties including but not limited to, visiting merchant ships, assisting with the front counter, assisting with the coordination of luncheons, maintain an accurate inventory with excellent record keeping abilities. In this position you must have exceptional verbal, written and listening skills along with good judgment as this position is in direct contact with seafarers, suppliers, government agencies and the general public. Minimum requirements are, successful completion of Grade 12, Intermediate Word and Excel with a typing speed of 60 wpm; Simply Accounting experience would be considered an asset, preference will be given to applicants with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the not for profit sector. A 10 year clean driver’s abstract is essential. If you are interested in this position please merge a cover letter with your C.V. and forward to magwhitt@ns.sympatico.ca
The Church of the Nativity, Sandy Cove
The Church of the Nativity, Sandy Cove
in the Parish of Digby Weymouth is looking for priests to come to the village this summer and live rent free in our rectory in return for celebrating the Eucharist every Sunday at 11:00 am. This invitation is made with the full knowledge and approval of Bishop Moxley and our Rector, the Rev Mel Malton.
Those coming would only have to feed themselves, reimburse us for long distance telephone calls and provide their own travel and recreation whilst they are here. In order to minimize the work between visitors, we would expect visitors to stay for at least two weeks. [read more]
Part-time Music Director
(Organist, Pianist & Choir Director)
St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Dartmouth is located near the main entrance to the picturesque Shubie Park, a significant gateway to the historic Shubie Canal. It has served the local area known as Port Wallace for 76 years, an area that in recent years has experienced a tremendous amount of growth. Although situated in the Metro area St. Andrew’s has maintained its charm of a being small community church with a mission of striving to always be a Welcoming Spiritual Community to all who enter. As a community we are in an exciting time as we are about to embark on a three year strategic plan which we believe will enable us to better meet the spiritual needs of our surrounding community. One of the areas we have identified as a must to achieve this is a strong and vibrant music program within the church community and we seek a person who is excited to help us achieve this goal.
The main responsibilities of this position are; selection of appropriate music/hymns to particular services that help to set the tone and mood of the overall worship experience; lead one choir practice a week; play and lead the gathered community in music at Sunday worship and special services. We use the Anglican Common Praise Hymn Book (1998), Mission Praise Song Book, and a variety of other contemporary and traditional Christian Music resourced through other means.
To Apply please submit your resume to Music Director Selection Committee, 8 Locks Rd., Dartmouth, NS, B2X 2J4 OR e-mail resume to trevor@standrewsdartmouth.ca with a subject line that reads: Music Director Selection Committee, by January 31st.
The Synod Office is beginning to receive advertisements for the purchase of palms and palm crosses for Palm Sunday. This is a reminder that wherever your parish orders from, now is the time to be thinking about doing so.
Read the entire issue online at: http://nspeidiocese.ca/min_prog/index.htm#ACW
Registration deadline is TODAY!
Racism Awareness Workshop
Wednesday Feb. 15th, 2012 9am - 5pm
A limited number of places are available to join with the Anglican Formation class at the Atlantic School of Theology for a full-day workshop, led by Esther Wesley (Coordinator, Anglican Fund for Healing and Reconciliation) and the Rev. Mel Malton. Lay or clergy are welcome. Cost $30 includes lunch. Contact the Formation Director, debraburleson@eastlink.ca
Registration for the Shalom Justice Camp hosted in 2012 by the Diocese
of Toronto opened on 1 January 2012. The week long intergenerational
experience in justice and advocacy is open to any person 16 years and
older.
For more information visit www.justicecamp.ca
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ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
Parish of Alberton/O’Leary, Prince Edward Island
Rev. Andrew Mortimer
Come Pray on our Island…..
Sunday, January 22, 2012
9:30am St. Peter’s, Alberton; 11:15am St. Luke’s, O’Leary Corner
Our congregations welcome you!
The King's Chorus will perform "Works of Glory" in concert on Saturday, January 28, 7.30 PM, at First Baptist Church, Halifax.
Under the direction of Nick Halley, the choir will sing Mozart's Missa Brevis in b flat, Parry's "I was Glad," and the Eya Mater of Halifax's own Paul Halley. The Chorus welcomes David Greenberg on violin and Paul Halley on organ as special guests. Tickets are available in advance from the King's Co-op Bookstore, tel 902.422.1270 ext 261 or at the door. Ticket prices: $10 student, $15 general admission, $25 priority. and $50 patron. For more information, please email kingschorus@gmail.com.
Following Services for the month of January 2012, will be held and St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County.... all are most welcome to attend....
Sunday 22nd January 1000 Hrs. BCP Epiphany 3 Sunday 29th January 1000 Hrs. BCP Epiphany 4
The St. Cecilia Concert Society, in cooperation with St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg, welcomes Symphony Nova Scotia to Lunenburg
Concert master Robert Uchida returns to St. John’s Church in Lunenburg on Saturday, January 28 at 7:30 pm to lead Symphony Nova Scotia in a home-grown baroque feast. The concert features prominent symphony musicians as soloists. Trumpeters Richard Simoneau and Curtis Dietz perform Vivaldi’s intricate Concerto for Two Trumpets in C, while oboist Brian James and trombonist Eric Mathis team up with the trumpet section to perform Hertel’s Concerto for Trumpet and Oboe and Leopold Mozart’s Serenade in D. W. A. Mozart’s Divertimento for Strings in D completes the program.
Tickets are $25 and are available at Fulton’s General Store in Lunenburg and at the door. Reservations can also be made by calling 634-9994 or e-mail stjartsalliance@eastlink.ca. A special price for students is offered at $10 at the door.
Evensong
Thursday, February 2, 7 p.m.
at Saint Mary’s Church, Auburn
Give thanks with the Valley Region
for the ministry of
the Rev’d Lynn Uzans,
who retires in February
as Rector of St. James Kentville
and who served as archdeacon of the Valley
until November of 2011.
Occasionally other special worship or concerts not associated with our Anglican churches or clergy are advertised in "Other Items of Interest" below.
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Looking for the Anglican Cycle of Prayer? Here’s the link http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm
The complete January through March 2012 Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is now available and the Provincial Prayer Care will be posted, as soon as finalized, on the web site at: http://nspeidiocese.ca/diocese/cycle/cycle.htm
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND REGION
JANUARY 22
Port Hill, Prince Edward Island
The Reverend Andrew Mortimer, Priest-in-Charge, and Janet
St. James’, Port Hill
St. John’s, Ellerslie
St. Peter’s, Lot 11
St. Paul’s, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Archdeacon John Clarke and Theresa
The Reverend Madonna Fradsham, Deacon, and Clar
The Reverend Jay Macdonald, Assistant Priest, and Carol
The Reverend Lorraine Quinn (On Leave), and Milfred
PROVINCIAL PRAYER CARE
Ecclesiastical Province of Canada
22 January Diocese of Fredericton
Archbishop Claude Miller
In
January,
LET US GIVE THANKS FOR:
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
January 20-21 Diocesan Council Orientation (FRED)
Here is the updated
prayer cycle for the Council of the North for 2012. It can also be found
at this link: http://www.anglican.ca/cn/resources/
Please note, the Council of the North has a new address:
Council of the North
P.O. Box 67
Kenora, ON
P9N 3X1
St Francis By The Lakes 192 First Lake Dr Lower Sackville NS
Friday Jan 20 11:30-1:00pmChowder Lunch $8 Fish Chowder(no shellfish) or Hamburg Soup
with Biscuit, Dessert, Tea & Coffee
Everyone Welcome
Indoor Flea Market
Saturday 28th January 2012
0800 till 1:00 PM
Parish of Clements Hall
639 Highway No1, Deep Brook
Annapolis County
Refreshments on site, lots of Parking
Proceeds for Anglican Parish of Clements
Dinner Theatre
St. Andrew's Anglican Church http://standrewsdartmouth.ca/main/ 8 Locks Road, Dartmouth presents Mystical Shubie Canal a locally written, delightful musical about a small town that only appears for 1 day once every 50 years. Enjoy a three-course roast beef meal and sing along with tunes from the 50's and 60's accompanied by Bumpy Cargo and Patti Crory on keyboard. Tickets $25 by reservation only call 435-2987 Leave message with your contact number, name, date of performance and number of tickets, and drop payment (cash or cheque) at the church by 27 January. Performances: 7:30 pm Friday 3 February 5:00 pm Saturday 4 February and 5:00 pm Saturday 11 February. Door open half hour before performance. Starring Rev. Trevor Lightfoot Rev. Barry Connor and Rev. Bert Chestnut and a host of crazy characters
SINGLE & PARENTING SEMINAR/SUPPORT GROUP BEGINS
WEDNESDAY’S, 7-9 pm
JANUARY 11 – APRIL 4, 2012
1408 Bedford Hwy (All Saints Church)
This upcoming Single & Parenting program is a 13-week seminar and support group for single parents on their own. website: www.singleandparenting.org.
Single & Parenting is a video seminar series that feature Christian experts on single-parenting topics as seen from a biblical perspective.
The video seminars are combined with support group discussion of the materials presented during the video.
Please feel free to contact me at 435-3844 or All Saints Church office at 835-2605 if you have any questions or would like more information about the Single & Parenting seminar.
Here’s a video clip:
http://singleandparenting.s3.amazonaws.com/promos/what_is_sp_extended.wmv
Sincerely,
Kimberly Field
Single & Parenting Facilitator
Kf.singleandparenting@gmail.com
The Hammonds Plains Historical Society will be holding a General Meeting on Monday, Jan 30, 2012 at 7 PM at the Wesleyan Church (On the Hammonds Plains Rd across from Kingswood Sub Div.) We will be having a presentation by the Maritimes WW2 Living History Association. In preserving the history of Canada's 1st Army WW2, this group have members in full uniform with field kits of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion and the First Canadian Army and others, and also provide displays of various items from the time period 1939-1945. We welcome everyone to come out to the meeting to enjoy this presentation with some discussion, and join with us in coffee at the end of the meeting.
MEDITERRANEAN VENICE CRUISE OCTOBER 15-27 2012
12 Nights aboard The Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas sailing from Barcelona. See cannes, Florence, Rome, Naples, Venice, Ravenna, and Split, Croatia. $2499 from Montreal plus taxes. Escorted by Rev. Ted and Carol Morgan. For further information contact tedcarolmorgan@pei.sympatico.ca
IRVING OIL PLAN RATE:
For parishes on the Irving Oil Plan, the furnace oil price for the period of January 14th to 20th is $0.9192 per litre. The Centralized Commercial Account Manager for the Diocesan Oil Program is Ms. Jennifer Bishop. You may contact her by phone at: 1-888-310-1924 Options #1 (for English) then #3 (for Commercial) and ask for her by name; or by e-mail: Jennifer.Bishop@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.
Please tell others about the ANN!
Until next Wednesday ...
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