Thursday, January 28th - Owen Trust Meeting (online), a small staff send off for The Reverend Canon Gordon Redden (pm) and meetings in the office.

Friday, January 29th - Day Off

Monday, February 1st - Day off

Tuesday, February 2nd - Reading and Writing Day

Wednesday, February 3rd - Regional Dean meeting (online) and in office appointments

Thursday, February 4th - In office appointments

Friday, February 5th - in office appointments and Diocesan Council (pm)

SIX-MINUTE STUDY #237  

ATTENDING TO ASH WEDNESDAY AT HOME!  Many parishioners are making plans for Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday at home. This can be a great opportunity share in a multi-generational activity, an engaging private devotion time or a unique online worship gathering.  Here are a variety of ideas from our Anglican friends at the Virginia Theological Seminary. Explore, Building Faith Does Ash Wednesday: 8 Helpful Posts: https://buildfaith.org/ash-wednesday/

March 1, 2021-February 28, 2022

For budget preparation, it is recommended that an increase of 10% be used, as initial projection. Our Broker (Marsh) is negotiating for less-but rates are Industry Wide-and not specific to our file only.

Peter Flemming

Diocesan Insurance Administrator

CHARITABLE TAX RECEIPT TIPS

It's that time of year... tax time! Deepen relationships with your donors by saying 'thanks' in a warm, effective way. Parishes are preparing to distribute charitable receipts, why not include one or two extras in the envelope to share with your givers how they are helping your congregation make a difference?

Did you know you had a dedicated section on our website just for your Parish - Find-A-Church! If you haven't already - here is the link to have a look https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/find-a-church.  This provides viewers not only your contact information, but we also hope to provide a little insight into your Parish! 

I would like to update the photos with not just pictures of your Church buildings, but more importantly the drive behind our Parishes - PEOPLE!

JANUARY 31
 

St. Peter’s Cathedral, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Holy Trinity, Georgetown, Prince Edward Island

            St. Alban’s, Souris

            St. George’s, Montague

St. Mary and St. John, Prince Edward Island

The Reverend Colin Nicolle and Shannon

            St. Mary’s, Summerside

            St. John’s, St. Eleanor’s

The following are the Services for the month of January  2021, all which will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, all are most welcome to attend bearing in mind the Church is being fully sanitized/Social distancing is being respected….

Sunday          03rd January 2021                        1000 hrs.               Holy Eucharist          BCP
Sunday          10th January 2021                       1000 hrs.               Holy Eucharist          BAS
Sunday          17th January 2021                       1000 hrs.               Holy Eucharist          BCP
Sunday          24th January 2021                       1000 hrs.               Holy Eucharist          BCP
Sunday          31st January 2021                       1000 hrs.               Holy Eucharist          BCP

Resources for World Interfaith Harmony Week (February 1-7) are now available on anglican.ca, in an ecumenical letter from the Primate, National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop and National Bishop Susan Johnson from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.

Don't miss the next session in our online series,

Leading from the Inside Out:
Mi'kmaq Perceptions, Protocols and Teachings
with Jeffrey Ward

TOPIC: Caring for People with Mental Health Challenges and Promoting Mental Well-Being in Church Congregations

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Helen Noh serves as the Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology at Tyndale University in Toronto Ontario. Dr. Noh’s area of specialization in both clinical practice and research is in the area of marriage and family therapy.

WHEN: February 15-17, 2021

HOSTED BY:  Acadia Divinity College, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS

REGISTER: https://acadiadiv.ca/event/2021-simpson/?utm_source=Acadia+Divinity+College+List&utm_campaign=20ab406a11-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_24_07_25_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7865b6e88e-20ab406a11-253218877

When: Tuesday February 2, 3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern

Where: On Zoom. Please see the registration link below

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsd-yvrTgpHN18COczxlugNTx9QGXMrqcw

Is your Women’s Group, the Parish’s Sunday School, Youth Group, or Outreach Team looking for a project that is perfect for the Lenten and Easter Seasons? If so, does the Anglican Church Women Board have a plan for you!  

Do Justice . . . Love Kindness . . . Walk Humbly with Your God Saturday, February 6, 2021; 10:30 – 12 noon; St. John’s, Bedford Join remotely at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyuAcbkJhnMeYgGu5vn2ZBQ Limited in-person attendance – register at davisnow@eastlink.ca

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

A FREE interactive webinar with Dr. Joel Thiessen, Professor of Sociology and Director of

the Flourishing Congregations Institute at Ambrose University in Calgary, Alberta.

WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 11 - 8:30 p.m. AST

HOSTED BY:  Huron College at Western University, London, ON

What are some of the key traits and dispositions that could help Canadian congregations to flourish today and tomorrow? This interactive webinar will explore three themes in particular – innovation, leadership development, and evangelism – drawing upon Canadian based survey data with over 9100 people in Catholic, mainline, and conservative Protestant settings

 https://huronatwestern.ca/events/flourishing-congregations-for-today-and-tomorrow-with-dr-joel-thiessen/