PRESS RELEASE STATEMENT FROM THE DIOCESE OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND SATURDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER 2020

The Reverend Sandra Fyfe has been elected the next Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.  When consecrated bishop she will be the 17th person to hold the post.  

Westphal is a beautiful little church locatedon the corner of Hwy #7 and Lake Major Road and we are part of Nova Scotia's capital city.  The Church building has a suburban setting close to lots of walking trails, lakes and ocean beaches.  We have a diverse congregation represented by small business owners, retail workers, professionals, and retired citizens. The Parish of St. John's is the oldest Anglican parish on the Dartmouth side of the Harbour.  Our parish was started in 1771 and has over 227 years of history in the Dartmouth Community.  St. John's has been a stable and continuous presence in the Westphal area and we have been able to survive by changing with the times.  We are a community who is looking foward to learning and working with a new parish priest.

MORE Mission School – Rolling this fall!    

SIX-MINUTE STUDY #219  

The Annual General Meeting of the Licensed Lay Ministers' Association of the Diocese of NS and PEI is being held on Saturday, September 26th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. You would have received the link for this meeting via the maill of the foall 2020 Diakonia, as well as all the documents necesary for the meeting.

Diocesan Heating Oil Program The Diocese of NS and PEI Heating Oil Program with Irving Oil offers Churches of the Diocese and eligible Diocesan Clergy and Diocesan Staff a discounted rate based on non-profit status. This rate is not offered to individual Anglican parishioners. For more information, please contact: The Centralized Commercial Account Manager for the Diocesan Heating Oil Program, Ms. Jennifer Bishop by name at 1-888-310-1924 or by email at Jennifer.Bishop@IrvingOil.com

Thursdays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm October 15 through November 19, 2020

Messy Connections brings together Messy Church teams as well as those interested in launching Messy Church in a four-day conference with Messy Church founders and leaders. The conference will be an interactive, energized, musical, and inspired gathering that will connect you with other leaders and with your own learning in Messy Church. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/messy-connections-the-canadian-messy-church-conference-tickets-90378543657

DATE: Saturday, Nov. 14
TIME: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

This is an opportunity to attend a Zoom workshop about how to write your personal directive for healthcare. My colleague and I offer them every month until at least March. They are helpful and free! For anyone thinking about their health, wellness and getting their personal affairs in order, this is a wonderful tool. Advance Care Planning and Personal Directives – INSPIRED Program, NSHAExplore what advance care planning is and what to include when creating a personal directive.

Clergy are invited to contribute to a Doctor of Ministry project studying the correlation between parochial clergy's personal prayer practice and incidence of burnout. Anonymous online survey takes 10-15 minutes, and is open until October 20. Click this link:

The following are the Services for the month of September 2020, all which will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 1650 Highway NO 1,  Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

There is sooooooo much news from the DEN, that we're adding this permenant spot in the Anglican NetNews for one stop access. Visit the DEN now at: /environment-network

Paying Homage to Archbishop Ron and his Episcopal Ministry Little did anyone imagine in the Anglican Diocese of NS PEI, or the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada (the 7 Anglican Dioceses of Eastern Canada from Montreal east), least of all Archbishop Ron himself, what his leave-taking would be like when he indicated in very early January 2020 his intent to retire from being both Diocesan and Metropolitan Bishop on July 31, 2020. Between these two dates of January and July, the world exploded with a pandemic that has brought church and state globally to its knees.

ROAST BEEF SUPPER (Take Out Only)  

For information on this month's activities at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, click the EVENTS tab on the website: www.cathedralchurchofallsaints.com