Schedule - June 24th to June 29th

Thursday, June 24th – Growth for Ministry Fund Meeting; AST Summer Session Worship

Friday, June 25th – Meetings in office

Saturday, June 26th - Cursillo secretariat

Sunday, June 27th – Parish Virtual Visits

Monday, June 28th – day off

Tuesday, June 29th – Reading and writing

Announcements

On behalf of the Diocese, we’d like to express our sympathy to Tammy and David Cummins, whose adult son, Michael, died earlier this month. Tammy and David are now with their family in England, where Michael’s funeral will be held on July 2nd. Please keep Tammy, David, and the Cummins family in your prayers during this time of sadness and grief.

For those who have tried to contact Tammy with payroll or benefits questions, you will have seen her automatic reply noting that she will be working remotely for part of the time she’s away. Don’t hesitate to be in touch if someone else in the diocesan office can help with your inquiry in the meantime.

While we have advertised the Financial Controller position widely, applications for the position have not been as strong or as numerous as we had hoped. We are now moving into a more personal way of advertising the position by asking parishioners, clergy, and friends of the Diocese to forward this e-mail to anyone they know who might be interested in applying for the Financial Controller position. The job posting can be found here and is also on the Career Postings section of our website, which can be found at https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/about-us/pages/career-postings.

Anyone who has questions about the position can e-mail their inquiry to employment@nspeidiocese.ca

Your assistance and your prayers would be most welcome.

Blessings,

+Sandra

p.s. I apologize if you are receiving this email twice. We wanted to be sure not to miss anyone. Thank you for your understanding.

 

We are working diligently to catch up with the reporting/filing of Wage Subsidy claims to CRA-which in turn get rebated back to participating Parishes. WE ARE NOW STALLED –TOO MANY OF OUR PARISHES HAVE NOT REPORTED FOR THE JANUARY-MAY 2021 PERIOD. In order to continue to receive subsidy credits for individuals on your Parish payroll-you are requested to continue to file monthly Income reports-on the form previously sent by Glen Greencorn.

It is unclear at this point exactly when CRA will discontinue the subsidy-so please keep sending the monthly reports to Patrick Pearse (ppearse@nspeidiocese.ca) until further notice.

Several Parishes have not completely filed reports for 2020-please review, and if this is the case-please send in.

Peter Flemming, CPA Interim Controller

Our words are precious. They are powerful. They can help us feel encouraged or drive us to gloom.  As Christ-followers, our language reflects what we value, our genuine hopes, and how we cherish one another in relationship. Now, when pandemic restrictions are easing and we move into fresh ways of relating and gathering, we can be attentive to how we communicate in this new season.  

Read more about this in, The Language We Use Matters, an article written by Laura Stephens-Reed, Clergy Coach & Congregational Consultant.

 

Nova Scotia: No changes from last week’s update. On June 30th, we may move to phase three of the provincial Reopening Safely plan. Please refer to the provincial government website to determine how next week’s potential increase in attendance for faith gatherings will impact your parish: Phase 3 reopening - Government of Nova Scotia, Canada

Prince Edward Island: No changes from last week’s update. On June 27th, we may move to step 2 of the Provincial Moving Forward plan. This does not appear to impact attendance for faith gatherings. Please refer to the provincial government website for details and Moving Forward Step 2 | Government of Prince Edward Island updates 

 

Education for Ministry is a program designed for laity to provide theological study and reflection rooted in the Scriptures and traditions of the Church. 

Participants meet once a week for 1.5 to 2 hours. Reading the textbook, the Bible and other works, doing the assignments  etc. will take more time on your own.  What each student takes away from EfM depends on how much time and energy are devoted to the course.

Each year of the four year course is 36 weeks long and can start in either September of January. In either case, there are no classes over the summer, and we take a break for Christmas.

More information can be found here: www.efmcanada.ca/onlinecourse.html or for information on EfM in our diocese: http://djharrison.ca/html%20pages/EfM.html  You  may also contact David Harrison (djh@djharrison.ca or 902-923-2902) he is the Diocesan EfM Coordinator and an EfM Online mentor.

EfM Online - David Harrison  djh@djharrison.ca

Parish of Lanz  - Rev. David Fletcher   davidfletcher@priest.com

Parish of St James, Kentville - Bill Travis billtravis@ns.sympatico.ca

Parish of Christchurch, Amherst - Rev. Will Ferrey  rector@christchurchamherstns.ca

It is anticipated that a new group will be started in September:

Anglican Churches of Pictou County - Deborah Beck  dlou04@gmail.com

Thank you, David Harrison

Diocesan Coordinator

 

Retired Clergy of Chebucto Region:

The Reverend Carson Baxter

The Reverend Kerry Bourke

The Reverend Jane Clattenburg  

The Reverend Dr. Davena Davis

The Reverend Canon Carolyn Tomlin and The Reverend John Ferguson

The Reverend Canon Rod Gillis and Wendy

The Reverend Peter Harris

The Reverend Ronald Harris and Gwyneth

The Reverend Randal Johnston

The Reverend Canon Fred Krieger and Janet

The Reverend Irving Letto and Maizie

The Most Reverend Arthur G. Peters and Elizabeth

The Reverend Dianne Parker

The Reverend James Purchase

The Reverend Don Shipton and Corinne Steele

The Reverend John Swain

The Reverend Dr. Gary Thorne and Sandra

The Reverend Dennis Walsh and Maureen                                                   

The Reverend Mary Wilkie

Clergy Widows:

Mrs. Marian Andrews                       

Mrs. Gwen Richard                            Mrs. Kaye Pottie

Mrs. Mary Kirby                                 Mrs. Christine Brush

Mrs. Verna Dowding Smith               Mrs. Susan Relf     

Clergy Widower:

Greg Scott                                

Companions, a compass and a few other pieces of exploration equipment are required to embark upon mission work these days. Join us for VITAL CHURCH MARITIMES 2021 Conference - Oct. 14 to Oct. 16 in Truro, NS, where together we will trek into unknown ministry territory. Theme is, Wilderness Calling: Trusting in Jesus. Keynote speaker is The Primate, Archbishop Linda Nicholls.  

REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!  

The Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board thanks all contributors for its soon-to-be-wrapped-up Annual Project, Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter (June 30/21).

But it’s not too late to donate, if you haven’t already!  

Contributing to Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter is a small but significant step in responding to the Call to Action of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission regarding culturally relevant parenting support. The importance of such support is magnified with the devastating discovery of the burial site of 215 children who did not survive the Kamloops Residential School. Donating to Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter is a way to honour these children and National Indigenous Month - June. Cheques for Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter are payable to the Anglican Church Women Board, Annual Project in the memo line, and mailed to Marjorie Davis, 204 - 111 Pebblecreek Drive, Dartmouth, NS B2W 0L1. 

NEW PROGRAM: On June 22, Basia Solarz, MAdEd, CPCC will facilitate an exciting new Leadership Learning program, 
Empowered Communication: Speaking your truth with compassion. In this interactive online session, Basia introduces leaders to the Transformative Model to help you take a deeper look at what matters to you in conflict and show up differently in challenging situations so that you can live and lead from your core values.

Sea Sunday is the global celebration of the enduring and vital work of the Mission to Seafarers. It has been happening every year for over 160 years and is our biggest fundraising event of the year. On Sea Sunday, your church can become a powerhouse of prayer and fundraising. Each year in July you can join with thousands of other Christians across the world who come together to pray, celebrate and fundraise to support those seafarers who are working so hard for us.

 

Plans for this year's Diocesan Youth Conference are coming together quickly - we'll soon be able to tell you all the details, but for now we know for sure that our numbers will be limited. So - if you'd like to make sure you get a spot, fill out pre-registration here! DYC is for youth in grade 7 to 12. 

View the latest newsletter here.

Due to the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Atlantic Theological Conference that was planned for June 2020 is now taking place June 23 - 25, 2021. The conference will take place in person at St. George’s Round Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, if Public Health restrictions allow for such gatherings at that time.  The conference will also be broadcast over Zoom for those not attending in person. There is no cost for attending the 2021 ATC.

 

The Say Yes! to Kids Campaign of the Anglican Foundation of Canada (ACC) thanks all those in our diocese who have contributed to our fundraising team, Environment Network Diocese of NS & PEI. Haven’t contributed yet? It’s not too late. And, it’s easy peasy to donate on-line: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-anglican-foundation-of-canada/p2p/say-yes-to-kids/team/environment-network/ Prefer to send a cheque? It’s payable to the Anglican Foundation, Say Yes! to Kids – NS/PEI Team in the memo line, addressed to: Anglican Foundation of Canada, 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, ON  M4Y 3G2. All contributions welcome! Help our team reach its goal! Just a week to go.  

1 Timothy 6:18  . . . To do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

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

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

The Furnace Oil price for the period June 19-25,2021,  for: 

Nova Scotia                     $0.7555 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $0.7408 plus applicable taxes