Schedule:

Wednesday, August 18th: appointments (virtual and in office - am); DYC/CLAY prep (pm)

Thursday, August 19^th – Appointments in office

Friday, August 20^th to Sunday, August 22^nd – Crossing Paths, Diocesan Youth Conference

Monday, August 23^rd to Monday, August 30^th – Vacation

Announcements:

After 35 years of employment with the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Janice Roby will be retiring effective September 30, 2021. Janice has been the “face” or “voice” of the Diocese for many over the years, having served in reception, attended meetings/Diocesan Synod, or fielded calls or emails about any number of questions or concerns from clergy and parishioners across the Diocese. We thank Janice for her 3 ½ decades of faithful service and wish her well in retirement. We will find an opportunity before the end of September to more formally thank Janice for her time with us.   

Requesting that Parish Treasurers /Administrators take a quick look at the above douments to make sure that the $95 (Directors and Officers Liability Premium) is included with Parish payments back to the Diocese. This amount is included on the renewal Invoice//but is not part of the Schedule of Insured locations-probably why it is being missed in a lot of cases.

Your assistance is very much appreciated.

Peter Flemming

For more information about the position of Financial Controller  you can see the listing here.

Please share with anyone you think may be interested in these positions. For any questions you may email employment@nspeidiocese.ca

The Wage Subsidy Program has been extended until September 2021. If you have not already done so –we ask that you submit Parish Revenue numbers for 2021 and continue to do so, until the end of September. This will allow us to rebate credits received-back to your Parish.  

Peter Flemming

January to June 2021 

July to December 2021

Nova Scotia:   For up-to-date information please go to: https://novascotia.ca/reopening-plan/phase-four/

PEI: . For up-to-date information, please go to: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-and-wellness/moving-forward-in-2021

PLANNING FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL 

Some of our churches offer blessing of the backpacks for children returning to school. What about a missional initiative that connects with the wider community related to returning to classes? This would be an especially good idea for congregations who have schools, colleges or universities located nearby. 

Read, Build a Back-to-School Prayer Station, a resource from the Building Faith website of the Viriginia Theological Seminary. 

https://buildfaith.org/prayer-station-back-school/

Christine V. Hides is the Minister of Discipleship at Kenilworth Union Church, and author of the blog, Bless Each One. As a commissioned deacon in the United Methodist Church, she is called to develop faith formation resources that nurture imagination and participation in God’s vision of peace and justice. buildfaith.org 

Click HERE to be directed to Eventbrite to register!!

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.  

Consider preparing a grant proposal for the Anglican Foundation’s Say Yes! to Kids Funds. Applications are due at the Anglican Foundation between Sept. 1 – Oct. 1, 2021. Please contact Diocesan AFC Rep, Cynthia (cjp2320@gmail.com) if you are planning on preparing a proposal. There is a diocesan team to help ensure a complete proposal, that must be signed by Bishop Sandra before being submitted directly to AFC. You can access the full Request for Proposal “package” on the Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) website: www.anglicanfoundation.org Click on Apply and open 2021 Request-for-Proposal. 

These are the broad areas that the Say Yes! to Kids funds will support, so proposals that have the potential to have kids, youth, and young adults: 

Grow in faith and deepen community connections; and/or • Participate in a variety of enrichment activities; and/or • Experience improvements in health and well-being; and/or • Overcome cycles of poverty and hardship; and/or • Achieve better learning outcomes.
 

Please read more

The Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board will be ordering the Canadian Church Calendar 2022 for distribution to the parishes. However, there is also the option for parishes to order directly from the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) e-store www.anglican.ca/calendar. We ask that parishes using that option (of ordering directly from ACC for the 2022 calendar), that have been ordering calendars from the Board in the past, e-mail the Board regarding that decision to make the switch (acw.nsboard@gmail.com) by July 31, 2021. The Board needs to have a clearer sense of the number of calendars to order. Thank you. 

View the latest newsletter here.

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 and social distancing is being respected

Sunday, 18th July 2021, 1000 hrs. - Holy Eucharist BCP
Sunday, 25th July 2021, 1000 hrs. - Holy Eucharist BCP
Sunday, 01st August 2021, 1000 hrs. - Holy Eucharist BCP 
Sunday, 08th August 2021, 1000 hrs. - Holy Eucharist BAS
Sunday, 15th August 2021, 1000 hrs. - Holy Eucharist BCP 
Sunday, 22nd August 2021, 1000 hrs. - Holy Eucharist BCP
Sunday, 29th August 2021, 1000 hrs.  - Holy Eucharist BCP 

VALLEY REGION

Christ Church, Windsor, Nova Scotia

The Reverend David Curry and Marilyn

Annapolis, Nova Scotia

The Reverend Juanita Barteaux and Tim

The Reverend Canon Donald Neish, Honorary Assistant, and Sarah

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 August14-20, 2021,  for: 

Nova Scotia                         $0.7724 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $0.7517 plus applicable taxes

For information on this month's activities at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, click here.