Schedule

Thursday, April 14th – In and out of office meetings

Friday, April 15th – Good Friday

Saturday, April 16th – Cathedral Church of All Saints, The Great Vigil of Easter Renewal of Vows & Confirmation (8:00 pm)

Sunday, April 17th – St. Augustine’s Jollimore Parish Visit

Monday, April 18th – Easter Monday

Tuesday, April 19th – meetings outside the office

Announcements 

Bishop Sandra is pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Nichola Cumine as Rector for the Parish of St. John the Evangelist, Middle Sackville, effective July 1st, 2022.

Bishop Sandra has accepted the resignation of the Reverend Patrick Bright as Priest in Charge from the Parish of Yarmouth and Tusket effective May 1st, 2022

Bishop Sandra has accepted the transfer of the Reverend Kathryn Cook as Deacon to the Parish of Amherst effective March 17th, 2022.

Bishop Sandra is inviting all churches to join with the Canadian Council of Churches on April 24th , Prayer for Ukraine and for Peace for the World, and ring your church bells at 12:00 noon (or offer some other liturgical action appropriate in your community) as a sign and celebration of hope. For more information see below. 

In solidarity with the Ukrainian Bishops of Canada we invite you to join with The Canadian Council of Churches on April 24, which is Pascha (Easter Sunday on the Julian calendar), to proclaim together that Christ is Risen, that love overcomes fear, and that life overcomes death and destruction.

We invite all worshipping communities to pray for peace and to ring your church bells at 12 noon your time (or offer some other liturgical action appropriate in your community) as a sign and celebration of hope.

Three Prayers for Ukraine (available here) Churches are invited to choose one.

Printable bifold prayer cards (suitable for use in church bulletins) are available here. Also available in French and Ukrainian. 

And a poster here.

Seize the season! This year Resurrection Sunday and the Easter season that follows, feels very different from previous years. In a change of era, we sense the Spirit is leading us in fresh and unfamiliar pathways. Read Ann A. Michel's article, Resurrection as a Call to Action (published by Lewis Centre for Church Leadership), and consider how your congregation can embrace the new life that awaits. 

The Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is pleased to announce an extraordinary matching gift of $50,000 in support of Say Yes! to Kids 2022 fundraising teams.
 
“With the incredible generosity of our matching gift donors, the first 50 peer-to-peer (P2P) teams to raise $1,000 through their local efforts will immediately see their campaign total jump to $2,000, as AFC provides an additional $1,000 in the form of a matching gift,” says Dr. Scott Brubacher, AFC’s Executive Director. Currently, there are approximately 20 teams from across Canada readying their fundraising projects for the 2022 national campaign launch on April 19. Brubacher says, “We hope this matching gift will encourage other teams to join the Say Yes! to Kids movement.”

Join with friends in the Dioceses of Fredericton (New Brunswick) and Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island for a dynamic four-week book study with, ReJesus: Remaking the Church in Our Founder's Image.

ReJesus is a clarion call to recenter our lives on Christ so that we might become a people who look, act, think, and sound like Jesus. Now more than ever, our world needs a church remade in our Founder's image.

Authors are Michael Frost (writer of Surprise the World: The Five Habits of Highly Missional People, and Keep Christianity Weird, and Alan Hirsch (author of The Shaping of Things to Come and The Forgotten Ways, ). Both Frost and Hirsch are two of the top missiologists in the world today.

HOSTED ON ZOOM: Mondays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

It runs April 25, May 2, May 9 and May 16. (Times listed are Atlantic Standard Time)  

Facilitated by Shawn Branch and Lisa Vaughn.

No charge to join. Purchase of the book is required. (ORDER IT NOW!)

REGISTER HERE:   https://nb.anglican.ca/events/rejesus/2022-04-25?fbclid=IwAR2SuyyovWiHOJ2gln7kzzjnRu0LxDdx1t9jGv_-2HcHZX0r6OIUqvA6PP0

Godly Play Core Training

Godly Play is a children’s ministry program used by several parishes in our diocese. It’s focused on the stories of our faith, giving children opportunity to wonder about what those stories might mean. The training to be a Godly Play Storytelling is rich and holistic and covers everything that you need to know to make this ministry happen in your church. Training is coming up this May and June, in Halifax NS and Sackville NS. 

Visit: godlyplaymaritimes.com to register and to find more information.If you need funding support to make this happen, don’t hesitate to be in touch with Allie at acolp@nspeidiocese.ca to talk about possible options!

Re-Imagining Ministry with Children and Youth

May 7, 2022, 9:30 AM to 3 PM in Bridgewater NS

Register now for this workshop presented by Dr. David Csinos (professor at AST), focused on key issues around children’s and youth ministry and why they matter. 

Find out more here.

DEN is inviting everyone to join together to sing the Resolution Song.

Our excitment got ahead of the logistics....It's Lent. Earth Day is right after Easter. Choirs are busy lerning Easter repetoires. So......

we invite you to learn this song.....(trust us..it's easy and becomes an ear worm)

Record it being sung by your group.

Post it on your church Facebook page.

Post it on the DEN Facebook page.

A video of the song can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HW5Yqsrduw

For other versions, search #resolution Song

Here is the link to the score background and another video:

https://therealgroup.se/news/2019/12/13/resolution2020

 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.

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 April 9th to April 15th, 2022

Nova Scotia                         $1.4406 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $1.4199 plus applicable taxes

March, April & May 2022

Thank you.

Take out lunch from 11:30 to 1:00 pm

Luncheon includes:
Lasagne, Caesar, Garlic Bread & Dessert - $15.00

Thank you for your Support !

Please Order By April 14th by phoning 902 422-7790 or hglenn@missiontoseafarershalifax.ca

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.

Thursday, April 14th, 7 PM    Holy Eucharist           BCP

Friday, April 15th, 1000 hrs    Solemn Liturgy          BCP

Sunday, April 17th, 1000 hrs  Holy Eucharist           BCP

Sunday, April 24th, 1000 hrs  Holy Eucharist           BCP 

HOLY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
10:00 am – Holy Communion (said)
7:00 pm – Tenebrae. The choir offers a haunting, penitential, contemplative service as we consider Christ’s betrayal.

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 14
7:00 pm – Foot-washing, Choral Holy Communion and stripping of the altar, followed by an all-night vigil in the church 

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 15
7:30 am – Morning Prayer, Litany & Mass of the Presanctified
10:00 am – Stations of the Cross (especially for children and families)
12 noon – Three Hour Service. The Parish Choir & Father Hatt will lead us in a series of meditations on Christ’s Seven Last Words from the Cross.

HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 16
10:00 am – Morning Prayer and Ante-Communion
10:30am – Easter Egg decorating (especially for children and families) in the parish hall
10:30pm – Easter Vigil and the First Mass of Easter

EASTER DAY, APRIL 17
8:00 am – Holy Communion (said)
10:30 am – Choral Holy Communion

EASTER MONDAY, APRIL 18
10:30 am – Holy Communion (said) at the Little Dutch Church. This annual service commemorates the consecration of the Little Dutch Church on Easter Monday 1761, which was the first church building used for worship by our parish.

EASTER TUESDAY, APRIL 19
5:45 pm – Holy Communion (said)

For a full description of these services, see https://www.roundchurch.ca/holy-week-2022 and click on the button for the Holy Week Booklet.

Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 3:00 pm

Christ Church Dartmouth

In the darkest time of the Christian year, before the sunrise of Easter Sunday, we gather together to share some light in the form of music. Christ Church’s musical faculty are presenting a short concert with a diverse list of selections. We will be treated to a wonderful show with a mix of Allistair Maksym's powerful organ playing, Joey Dowell's expressive piano, Tessa Short’s soaring voice, and Gail Teixeira's deft violin playing. We hope to see you there.

The doors will open at 2:30 pm, and the concert will begin at 3:00 pm.

We will take donations to Christ Church’s musical ministry at the door. 

Featuring Musicians:

Tessa Short

Joseph Dowell

Gail Teixeira

Allistair Maksym

Meal includes: our famous Seafood* Chowder or Chili, Upsized for supper, freshly made tea biscuit and dessert. (*haddock only, no shellfish),                           

Cost is Adult $15, Child (5-12) $7

NEW:  This month you may add to your order, a package of 6 frozen homemade tea biscuits, for an additional $4.00.   

When picking up meals, please drive up the hill, around the church, and stop at the hall door.  A runner will come and take your payment and bring your meal(s) to your car.

(Please order before Monday, April 18th, 2022)   To order, please call Ellen @ 902-817-8457. (She will give you a pick-up time between 4:30-6:00 pm)                                            

We appreciate your support! 

 www.stfrancisbythelakes.ca    

Saturday, April 30th at 7:00 pm

The Cathedral Church of All Saints

An evening of nostalgic and romantic jazz standards from "The Great American Songbook" and beyond.

To reserve tickets ($20) visit; https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/all-about-love-tickets-305854638457

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Standard time Jazz Ensemble

These seasoned musicians bring a wealth of experience to their music and, singly, they have played all over the globe under the jazz, big band, musical theatre, country, folk, world music and classical umbrellas.

The band was formed in 2016 and has played many concerts in the Halifax region, the Annapolis Valley and along the South Shore.  Their shows have included a steady run at The Halifax Distilling Company and concerts for Musique Royale, The Company House, The Spatz Theatre, The Halifax Public Gardens Summer Concert Series, the Paul O’Regan Theatre, The Carleton and at many churches in the Halifax /Dartmouth area.  

This jazz ensemble has garnered a loyal following, much of which is due to the fact that they have focused on giving back and raising money for local and National charities.  Standard Time raised almost $10 000 for charity between the years 2016-2019.

The ensemble offers some of the best in nostalgic and romantic jazz standards from The Great American Songbook peppered with the lyrical fusion of samba and jazz (bossa nova). Their CD “High Time” released in March 2021, has garnered rave reviews from some of the greatest luminaries in the music business.

Listen:  https://standardtimequartet.bandcamp.com/releases

9 am – 12 pm

Lots of treasures to be found!

Bake Table and lots more!

Admission: 16 and older $2.00

Masks are required!

9 Veterans Avenue Dartmouth

902-434-7678

Masks are required

Please No Earlybirds

Come Rain or Shine

Visit us at twocoves.ca and on  Facebook.

*Bring your own reusable bag*

Lots of great Yard Sale treasures to be found!

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