Schedule

Wednesday, February 23rd – Appointments in office; Mission to Seafarers AGM (evening)

Thursday, February 24th – Appointments in office, Leadership Meeting; Parish Meeting (evening)

Friday, February 25th – Provincial House of Bishops Meeting;

Sunday, February 27th – Parish of Lantz visit and Dartmouth Regional Confirmation (evening)

Monday, February 28th – Day off

Tuesday, March 1st – Reading, writing, planning day in office.

Announcements

Bishop Sandra is pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Taunya Dawson as Rector (half-time) for the Parish of Hubbards effective May 1st, 2022.

The Reverend Wayne Short has resigned from the Parish of Cherry Valley effective May 1st, 2022.

Synod – February 19th, 2022

At the 150th Session of Synod, held February 19th, 2022, the following individuals were elected to serve as General Synod Delegates for our Diocese:

Clergy - The Reverend Gordon Bush (Parish of Port Hill), Archdeacon Katherine Bourbonniere (Parish of St. Andrew’s Cole Harbour) and The Reverend Dorothy Miller (Collieries Parish)

Lay - Jan Connors (Parish of St. George’s Halifax), Edith Marshall (Parish of Tangier) and Charles Shewfelt (Parish of Amherst)

Youth - Rebeccah Coholan, Parish of French Village

We thank each of our delegates for their willingness to serve the wider Church in this way.

As was noted at the opening of Synod, we learned late on February 18th that the General Synod planned for July, 2022, in Calgary has been postponed. A new date has not yet been determined.

Parish Openings

*Parish of Birch Cove, full-time Rector

For up-to-date Covid information please visit our Covid section here.

Thank you for sharing in this important work, loving our neighbours and keeping us all safe!

If you have questions or concerns, contact Rev’d Ann Turner, 902 420 0717 or at executivedirector@nspeidiocese.ca

Folks, thank you for continuing to record and send your parish’s monthly income for calculating wage subsidies.  Subsidies for organizations hard hit by the pandemic will continue at least through April 2022.  I expect the Diocese will continue to qualify, so please continue to send information to my attention at financialcontroller@nspeidiocese.ca.  For ease of processing revenue information, please use the attached form and return to me via email, and please title your email “CEWS.”  I drew-down subsidies from Canada Revenue this month.  Please expect to see them applied to January 2022 remittance advices in February 2022.  

Thanks much for your help, Chris.

Lent is an invitation to listen in prayer, learn and explore fresh ways to serve. Explore a variety of liturgies, devotions, studies and activities by visiting our Diocesan webpage resources.

WORSHIP, music, and more! (https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/programs/covid-19/pages/worship-resources)

DEVOTIONS & STUDIES - https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/programs/covid-19/pages/devotions-and-studies

WILDERNESS CALLING - Vital Church Maritimes 2021 Conference - Includes VIDEOS of The Primate, Archbishop Linda Nicholl's talks on discipleship, Bishop Sandra Fyfe's presentation on Asking Good Questions and Mi'kmaw storyteller, Gerald Gloade's talk on Indigenous Spirituality. Also resource documents, including 'wilderness' worship resources. 
https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/programs/creating-missional-communities-cmc-vsst/pages/vital-church-maritimes-2021

Say Yes to Kids 2022 

Say Yes! to Kids is a national peer-to-peer fundraising initiative of the Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) which is now in its second year of seeking to support programs for children and youth. The 2022 campaign will launch on Friday, April 1 and run until Thursday, June 30. 

Say Yes! to Kids 2021 is already making a huge difference in our diocese, and this year has the potential to do so much more. The Anglican Foundation is hosting webinars a few times a week to fill folks in on all the details, and in a few weeks we will have a session for just our Diocese that will build from there.

Find out more and sign up for a webinar here. 

Community Roots Day Camp - Parish Applications NOW OPEN!

The Community Roots Day Camp Program is a travelling camp program with a diocesan staff team who work with volunteers in parishes across the diocese to offer a week-long, tons-of-fun day camp. We're ready to get back at it after a two-year hiatus, and applications for parishes interested in participating are open now. You can find details about applying here. 

If you have any questions about the program, don't hesitate to get in touch with Allie at (902) 789 3481 or acolp@nspeidiocese.ca. 

We're Hiring for Community Roots! 

We need some Program Architects, Leaders, and an Administrator to help make this incredible summer full of day camp fun happen. If you or someone you know might be interested, you'll find all the details here. 

Congregations are opening their church doors once again. What will the future look like? What have we learned? Whatever we discover, courage is required to take our next faithful steps. 

From Ambrose University, Alberta, read the Flourishing Congregations blog post, Covid and the New Open-Door Policy, written by Dr. Mike Wood Daly.

We can, and do, encounter God in the everyday activities of our lives. Join us for a new 4-part "Pray As You Can" series where we'll explore how the ordinary actions of mending, walking, gardening and bread making can be a prayer.  Mondays, February 28, March 7, 14 & 21, 6:30 - 8 pm Atlantic. For the Zoom link or more information email prayasyoucan3@gmail.com 

It’s those moments when you sense there is an opportunity to share faith with someone, but you are uncertain about what to say or how to begin. How do we as Anglicans engage in conversations about Christian spirituality or offer a prayer without seeming pushy?  

Join in this Zoom session Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. and discover gentle, respectful approaches to sharing our faith. Alice Galpin Nicholson, St. James’ Armdale/Halifax, and Betty Armstrong, Halifax, share their practical tips and personal experiences in talking with people about Christ. The session features small group discussion of real-life scenarios.    

This session is 1 hour and open to anyone.  

Hosted by the Diocese's Creating Missional Communities Team (VSST).  

REGISTER: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SaySomething10Tips

What to expect with Virtual Lenten Reflections 2022

March 19, 2022; 2:00 – 3:30

  Welcome & Introductions

  Worship Service & Reflection #1 – Community: Care . . . Courage . . .    Compassion

  Introduction of Presenter #2

  Reflection #2 -Transformation - Now!

  Brief Break 

  Introduction of Presenter #3

  Reflection #3 -Transformation - Now!

  Wrap-up 

 Zoom Link  Meeting ID: 832 0030 9438 Passcode: 262734 

The World Day of Prayer 2022 is Friday, March 4 with the theme I Know the Plans I Have for You (Jer. 29:11). 

Join women and men worldwide in prayer. 

Women’s Ministry Sunday was initiated by the Anglican Church Women Board to recognize and promote the many ways that women live out God’s mission in the church and community. It has evolved from: honouring the women and the ministry of their organized groups within the parish, to recognizing their ministry beyond the parish, including within their professional and community volunteer activities, to their collaboration with men where they work together for a common purpose, achieving a shared goal. To quote the Anglican Church Women hymn: The Love of Jesus Calls Us
# 434 Common Praise verse 4…..

The love of Jesus calls us in swiftly changing days,
to be God's co-creators in new and wondrous ways;
that God with men and women may so transform the earth,
that love and peace and justice may give God's kingdom birth.
Text: Herbert O'Driscoll

 International Women’s Day (IWD) is Tues. March 8 with the 2022 theme: Break the Bias. Imagine and pray for a gender equal world, a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 

Greetings!
 
As PWRDF’s Creation Care: Climate Action education focus moves into its second year, now centering on gender, we have invited three women who participated in COP26 to enter into a Lenten conversation.

Our resource begins on the first Sunday in Lent, March 6, 2022 and goes until Easter Eve, April 16, as follows:
Sundays & Mondays – The Rev. Alecia Greenfield (Church of the Holy Cross, Vancouver)
Tuesdays & Wednesdays – Stephanie (Taddy) Stringer (PWRDF Montreal)
Thursdays & Fridays – Karri Munn-Venn (Senior Policy Analyst with Citizens for Public Justice, Ottawa)
Saturdays – Take a Sabbath Rest with a PWRDF story
 
Each day our writers invite you to read their selected scripture, reflect and pray with them. Subscribe below to receive the daily reflections in your inbox and deepen your connection with PWRDF. Learn more about the resource at pwrdf.org/Lent2022

WOW! Did we ever have a great gathering online last Thursday of passionate people sharing their ideas and dreams of where we go from here.

With great thanks, Louisa Horne led us in a fast paced, spirited discussion on Strategic Doing beginning with the statement “DEN has become known as the most irresistible, missional environment network in the country”. That was the first part of our “Strategic Doing” followed by an awesome sharing of ideas on what that might look like and and what we did to make that happen. In other words, WHAT COULD WE DO. The next step is WHAT SHOULD WE DO. Stay tuned for more ways to be inspired by this dream and to become involved in the next step.

Want to share your ideas before that next gathering? Please send them!!!

endiospei@gmail.com

DEN wants to hear from you.

 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. 

SURVEY SAYS! - View the latest newsletter here for our weekley newsletter.

Please see attached picture for all the information. 

For any further questions/information or to register please contact marriagesuccess@outlook.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 February 19th to 25th, 2022

Nova Scotia                         $1.1082 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $1.0875 plus applicable taxes

January & February 2022

Thank you.

Please see image for more information or email smoshalifax@outlook.com

A TAKEOUT FISH CHOWDER WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2022.

PREORDER BY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2022.

CALL SUE AT 902-435-6769 TO BOOK.

LEAVE NAME, PHONE NUMBER, NUMBER OF CHOWDERS REQUESTED, AND PICKUP TIME.( 11:30, 11:45, NOON)

$10 PER ADULT INCLUDES CHOWDER, 2 BISCUITS AND CARROT CAKE.

PAYMENT WILL BE TAKEN UPON PICKUP.  EXACT CHANGE IS REQUIRED OR CHEQUE.

(Masks and proof of vaccination required.)

St. Paul's Church in The Grand Parade, 1749 Argyle St., Halifax has the following items to 'gift-away', hoping that another parish will be able to use them:  

1. Over 80 'Living Praise' song books (words edition);      

2. Over 150, 1938 Blue Hymn books;    

3. 1 Contemporary altar: (4 ft, ½ in by 20 in. Ht = 39 in.) oak plywood with an Alpha and Omega on front.  

Please contact their office (office@stpaulshalifax.org or 902-429-2241) to arrange a time for your pickup (sorry, no delivery).

The following are the Services for the month of February 2022, 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.

21st February 2022     1000 hrs.         Holy Eucharist            BCP

28th February 2022     1000 hrs.         Holy Eucharist            BAS

 Deadline for Net News submissions is 5:00 pm each Tuesday.  Thank you!