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From the Bishop's OfficeSchedule for August 25th to September 1st, 2021 Wednesday August 25th to Monday August 30th - Vacation Tuesday August 31st - Luncheon for Janice Roby Wednesday, September 1st - In office (Rev. Ann Turner, new Executive Director, first day.) Announcements Archdeacon Marilyn Newport has resigned as Archdeacon of the Eastern Shore. We are grateful to Marilyn for her many years of dedication and commitment as Archdeacon. The Reverend Mel Malton has resigned as Regional Dean of the Valley Region. We are grateful to Mel for her dedication and commitment as Regional Dean over the past several years.
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Parish of Hackett's Cove seeking full-time Rector
In accordance with Canon 25, Bishop Sandra Fyfe is accepting applications for a full-time rector for the Parish of St. Peter’s Church, Hackett’s Cove, Nova Scotia.
The Parish of St. Peter’s is a beautiful and welcoming community. The community is considered rural/residential and is located just 35 minutes from Metro Halifax within the boundaries of Halifax Regional Municipality. It is a three-point parish on the shores of St. Margaret’s Bay encompassing the communities of Glen Margaret, Hackett’s Cove (St. Peter’s Church), Indian Harbour (St. Andrew’s Church), Peggy’s Cove (St. John’s Church) and West Dover. These communities are found along the 333 Highway and in the current age of travel and mobility, parishioners may live anywhere in the St. Margaret’s Bay area or even on the Peninsula of Halifax. There is one major industry in the area, Nautel Limited in Hackett’s Cove which employs approximately 200 people, most of whom reside locally. A number of parishioners are employed in the fisheries and Tourism industry as well as some small and family businesses. Also, parishioners may travel to work in the Halifax/Dartmouth areas on a daily basis (less since COVID-19).
For more information please visit our career postings page here.
Deadline for applications will be Wednesday, September 22nd at 5:00 pm.
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Current Career PostingsFor 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 |
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SIX-MINUTE STUDY #266Many of our congregations will be welcoming back or welcoming for the first time, guests this autumn.
It's fantastic when we have new people join us at Sunday worship, but how do we help them feel at home and stay?
Read 3 Key Components of Effective Visitor Follow-Up, by Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon, published in Leading Ideas.
"Guests return not because of what we do, but because of how we make them feel."
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Earthquake Relief for HaitiEarly counts report more than 200 people have died. The epicentre of the quake was about 150 km west of Port-au-Prince, along the same fault lines as the earthquake of 2010 which killed 220,000 people. PWRDF has supported several different development partners in Haiti over the years, including Partners In Health Haiti, and humanitarian relief responses after the 2010 earthquake and Hurricane Matthew in 2016. A current partner on the ground is Rayjon Share Care Haiti. “We have been able to contact most of our partners in Haiti, and are happy to report that they are safe,” says Executive Director Heather Smith. “The damage seems to be far away from all current Rayjon-supported initiatives and partner communities. But this will be another hard time for Haiti, in the midst of already steep challenges.” PWRDF will continue to monitor the situation and stay in contact with our partners to determine the best way to support emergency relief. Please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers. Donations can be made online and designated to our Emergency Response, then indicate Haiti Earthquake in the notes section. You may also call Donor Relations Officer Mike Ziemerink during business hours at 416-822-9083, leave a voicemail toll free at 1-866-308-7973 or send a cheque with a memo “Haiti Earthquake” to 80 Hayden St. Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 3G2. For media requests please contact Communications Coordinator Janice Biehn at (416) 924-9199;366. |
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CANADA EMERGENCY WAGE SUBSIDYThe 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 |
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Covid-19 UpdateNova 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 |
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Insurance Renewal Invoices March 2021-2022 Renewal Policy.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 |
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!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.
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Anglican Foundation’s Say Yes! to Kids FundsConsider 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
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Canadian Church Calendar 2022The 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. |
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DEN NewsletterView the latest newsletter here. |
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Diocesan Heating Oil ProgramDiocesan Heating Oil ProgramThe 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 August21-27, 2021, for: Nova Scotia $0.7589 plus applicable taxes Prince Edward Island $0.7382 plus applicable taxes |
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FROM AROUND THE DIOCESE |
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CYCLE OF PRAYER
St. James’, Bridgetown St. Mary’s, Bellisle
Clements, Nova Scotia The Reverend Ken Vaughan, Priest-In-Charge, and Barbara St. Edward’s, Clementsport St. John’s, Bear River Birch Chapel, Smith’s Cove
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Services for St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, ClementsportSt. 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
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