Schedule

Wednesday January 12th – Management/Leadership Team and Bishop’s Advisory Council (Archdeacons) - online

Thursday January 13th – Bishop’s Advisory Council (Archdeacons) online and monthly meeting with Youth and Family Ministry Coordinator.

Friday January 14th – Planning, reading & Writing Day; prep for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service

Sunday January 16th – Virtual Parish visits

Monday January 17th – Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service (virtual) – Cathedral Church of All Saints

Tuesday January 18th – Monthly meeting with Parish Vitality Coordinator

Parish Openings

*Parish of Three Harbours, part-time Rector.

*Parish of St. John the Evangelist, Lower Sackville, full-time Rector.

*Parish of Shelburne, full-time Rector.

Covid-19 update - January 12th: We will provide an update to clergy tomorrow morning regarding the suspension of in-person worship. A special edition of NetNews with this information will be sent to all subscribers tomorrow afternoon. If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to the Reverend Ann Turner, Executive Director, at executivedirector@nspeidiocese.ca

Please visit our Covid 19 page linked here  for the latest updates from the office.

Thank you for all you are doing to help keep our communities safe and, as always, please contact Rev’d Ann Turner at executivedirector@nspeidiocese.ca (or 902-420-0717, ext 1167) with any questions or concerns. 

For general concerns you may consult provincial guidelines:   Nova Scotia:   For up-to-date information please go to: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/  PEI: For up-to-date information, please go to: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/covid19  

Parochial return materials are forthcoming by the end of the month.

CEWS 

Please continue to send reporting in to Chris Veach, financialcontroller@nspeidiocese.ca  until we know that the program has ended.

New Year, New Training

As you are hopefully already aware, all leaders who work with children, youth, or vulnerable adults are required to take training annually. In addition to our own online training hub at www.sharenspei.ca, Ecclesiastical Insurance has created an online course specifically focused on protecting children, youth, and vulnerable adults. This will be rolled out widely in the new year, but if you'd like to be kept in the loop, email Allie at acolp@nspeidiocese.ca and she will make sure you get more information as soon as it is available.

Youth and Family Ministry Task Groups

Even in the midst of the ongoing uncertainty of this pandemic, we are getting things up and running for 2022, so please get in touch with Allie at acolp@nspeidiocese.ca or (902) 789-3481 if you are interested in getting involved with:

*Diocesan Youth Conference 2022

*Young Adult Ministry

*Welcoming Families in Church

*Connect: Training for Children's, Youth, and Family Ministry

*Youth Social Justice Conference 

The Diocese of Fredericton is graciously extending an invitation to join them in a Zoom book study looking at "how the Good News makes sense of discipleship, church, mission and everything else." Be inspired in new ways to grow deeper in your faith and more confident in missional ministry. 

Over 5 weeks, explore John Bowen's latest book, "The Unfolding Gospel". Many congregations and their leaders are discouraged about the future of the church. Bowen's conviction is that the solution is to be found not in new programs or strategies, but in a recovery of theological vision, that of Jesus and his gospel, which transforms every aspect of life. 

The series starts January 31 and runs until February 28 - Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free to join. Book purchase is required, through your favourite book retailer. 

REGISTER by e-mailing Shawn C. Branch - sbranch@diofton.ca

Then you will receive the reading schedule and Zoom link.    

ISBN-10: ‎1506471676 

ISBN-13: ‎978-1506471679 

From Amazon.ca

Gathering new people in small groups - whether online or in person - means finding ways to encourage people to get to know one another and share in discussion. This can be difficult when participants tend to be on the quiet side or feel intimidated to speak up. Ice Breakers are always a great idea, especially if they can lead to deeper conversations about faith.  

Read Dan Lentz's article, Icebreakers and Beyond: Jesus used simple, easy questions to lead into his deeper, soul-probing questions. 

Check out “From Advent to Epiphany" from the Diocese of BC.  

The video is available for your viewing pleasure at https://vimeo.com/657559466 

The new January/February publication Let's Keep in Touch can be found here.

ACW Anniversary Bursary

The Anglican Church Women Board’s Anniversary Bursary is a continuing education bursary. Any woman in our Diocese, who is 5 years or more away from high school completion, and is enrolled in any recognized credit or non-credit program, is eligible to apply.

An application form is here.

Want to contribute to the Anniversary Bursary?

Make a cheque payable to the Anglican Church Women Board, with Anniversary Bursary in the memo line, 

then mail to Anglican Church Women Board, c/o 204-111  Pebblecreek Dr.,  Dartmouth, NS B2W 0L1

 Welcome to our weekly Enews. The Diocesan Environment Network (DEN) of the Anglican Diocese of NS & PEI, was formed in response to the Fifth Mark of Mission and the latest addition to our Baptismal Covenant which has become our Mission Statement.

“To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.”

To do this we educate and encourage stewardship through social media and liturgies, connect with other environment groups, pray together, celebrate art with each other and grieve together. 

View the latest newsletter here for our weekley newsletter.

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 January 8th to January 14th, 2022

Nova Scotia                         $0.9581 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $0.9374 plus applicable taxes

January & February 2022

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