Dear Diocesan family,

It is with deep sorrow that I share this news with you, released today by the Anglican Church of Canada, about the Resignation and Relinquishment of the Exercise of Ordained Ministry of National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Mark MacDonald. This comes after the receipt of allegations of sexual misconduct.

https://www.anglican.ca/news/public-announcement-of-the-resignation-of-archbishop-mark-macdonald/30039033/

More will be shared in the coming days about the work we have been doing in our Diocese to revise our Sexual Misconduct Policy and to respond to calls for Trauma-Informed approaches and responses. However, at this time I ask your prayers for all who have been impacted by these events, especially the complainant in this matter and all victims of sexual misconduct and abuse in the Church. Please also pray for all our relations – for indigenous communities and leaders, and all others who have been served by the ministry of the National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop, as well as Mark MacDonald and his family. May God bring healing and hope and may we as the wounded body of Christ be renewed in our commitment to the safety, care and wellbeing of all, especially those who are most vulnerable. Lord, have mercy.

In sorrow and hope,

+Sandra

The Right Reverend Sandra Fyfe

Bishop

The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

Schedule

Wednesday, April 20th – Meetings outside the office.

Thursday, April 21st – Discernment and Formation Task Group Meeting; meetings outside the office

Friday, April 22nd – Provincial House of Bishops, appointments and staff position audit.

Sunday, April 24th – Parish Visits

Monday April 25th to Wednesday April 27th – Atlantic Ministry Area Retrea

Announcements

Upcoming Ordinations – Bishop Sandra is pleased to announce that Debra Fice, Dawn-Lea Greer, Jane Magrath and Benjamin von Bredow will be ordained as Transitional Deacons on Tuesday, May 24th at 7pm at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, and that Jerry Cavanaugh will be ordained as a Vocational Deacon on Friday, May 27th at St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Hubbards. We anticipate that the May 24th ordination will be open to all who wish to attend. The May 27th ordination may have restrictions on gathering due to the size of the church building. Further details will follow. Please pray for the ordinands and their families during this time of preparation and anticipation. 

Parish of Shelburne - Full time Rector

Allyship with BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Webinar

May 7 from 4-5:30 PM

Join with folks from the national Anglican and Lutheran churches to learn more about how to be allies for the BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in your community.

Find more details here: https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/events/allyship-with-bipoc-and-2slgbtqia-youth-webinar

Coming out the pandemic we know how valuable are our relationships. We long for community-building opportunities and yet, some are out of the habit of circulating, while others may be COVID cautious. Making (safe) space in which to gather people is going to be key. Read more in this article,  Relationships are Key in the Post-Covid Church, by Joy Skjegstad and Heidi Unruh, published on the Virginia Theological Seminary/Building Faith site. 

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

April 22nd is Earth Day What are you doing to celebrate our earth? What vows are you making to save it?

Join DEN this week on the eve of Earth Day for a Viewing and Conversation about the documentary "The Magnitude of All Things"  Thursday Apr 21, 2022 06:30 - 8:30 p.m. ADT

Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89700369421?pwd=UWluam5CUlcxaUNsbWFoeVcvbEEvZz09

Meeting ID: 897 0036 9421

Passcode: 134949

One tap mobile +19292056099,,89700369421#,,,,*134949# US (New York) +12532158782,,89700369421#,,,,*134949# US (Tacoma) 

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.”

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

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 16th to 22nd, 2022

Nova Scotia                         $1.2721 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $1.2514 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.

Sunday, April 24th, 1000 hrs  Holy Eucharist           BCP 

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

St. Timothy's Church - 2320 Prospect Rd

Take a break on Friday, April 29th from 4 to 6:00 pm and enjoy a delicious dinner with all the fixin's.

Adults $16, Children $10

Reserve your dinner at dawnapurcell@gmail.com or 902 580-6825

If you don't desire dinner but would like to support our new roof you can contribute to stdonate2020@gmail.com

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!