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Bishop's Office
Schedule Thursday, November 24th - Clergy Quiet Morning, meetings in office Friday, November 25th - Ordination of The Reverend Benjamin von Bredow, 7:00 pm, Parish of Shelburne Saturday, November 26th – day off Sunday, November 27th - Deconsecration of St. Augustine's, Jollimore 10:00 am Monday, November 28th - Growth for Ministry Fund Administrators Meeting (am); afternoon off Tuesday, November 29th - Audit Subcommittee, Compass Rose Society Meeting, online meetings and ADCC Annual Meeting Wednesday November 30th - Retired Clergy Luncheon ANNOUNCEMENTS Permission to Re-introduce the Common Cup Earlier this month, I notified the clergy of the diocese that parishes now have permission to re-introduce the Common Cup, following a period of consultation and after thorough communication within their respective parishes. The letter sent to clergy can be found by clicking here. Due to staffing shortages, we have not yet had an opportunity to update the Covid-19 guidelines on the diocesan website as indicated in the letter, but that will happen within the next week. In the meantime, I wanted you to be aware of this update to our Covid-19 protocols. When feasible, I would encourage you to begin consultation and conversation in your parishes about re-introducing the Common Cup. While I do not anticipate that all parishes will choose to do so, it is nonetheless important to have these conversations. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to our office. Thank you. – Bishop Sandra RIP, Mrs. Paula Likely We regret to inform you that Mrs. Paula Likely (wife of the Reverend Frank Likely) died on Tuesday, November 22nd in Amherst, N.S. A Funeral Liturgy is being planned. Please join me in praying for Frank and the immediate and extended family in the days and weeks ahead. May Paula rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Ordination Announcements
Bishop Sandra is pleased to announce that the following transitional deacon will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests in this week:
All ordinations will be open to all who wish to attend (notwithstanding changes in Covid protocols). Please pray for the ordinands and their families during this time of preparation and anticipation. For more infomation visit: |
Financial ControllerDiocesan Synod Office Are you a mid-level accounting professional with a Canadian accounting designation and experience leading a finance team? Are you an excellent communicator, process-driven and results oriented, with exposure to CRA requirements for charities and Great Plains accounting software? Do you enjoy working in a busy environment with colleagues who are driven to serve and care about their work? As our Financial Controller, you will provide leadership, direction, management, and vision to our financial reporting systems and ensure our financial strength by safeguarding assets and maintaining financial stability. You possess excellent inter-personal skills and a non-anxious presence. You excel at working collaboratively with individuals, task groups, and committees. You build trusting relationships. Our Diocese is on the cusp of change. We are being called to greater diversity of membership, wider participation in ministry and leadership, better stewardship of the environment, and a stronger resolve in challenging attitudes and structures that cause injustice. We are reimagining ways to use all the gifts and assets we have, to make a visible difference in people's lives. We know this will take time and patience. For more infomation visit:
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Parish Openings
1. Parish of Tangier, Rector, 1/2 time The Anglican Parish of Holy Trinity Tangier is seeking a half-time rector to join our parish family. Our parish is located on the scenic Marine Drive (Highway 7) on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Our Parish serves the communities from East Ship Harbour in the west, to Sheet Harbour in the East, to Beaver Dam, and Mooseland in the North. We are a parish with six congregations, St. Peter’s (Murphy Cove), Holy Trinity (Tangier), St. Thomas (Mooseland), St. Andrew’s (Spry Harbour), St. James (Spry Bay), and St. Paul’s (Mushaboom). 2.Parish of Seaforth - All Apostles by the Sea, Rector, full-time All Apostles by the Sea is seeking a full-time minister to join our community. We are excited to embark upon a creative relationship with our new Rector. We are blessed with the natural brightness of the design of All Apostles by the Sea; which is uplifting and has the same effect on one as that of a bright sunny day. Combining that with liturgy and music creates an environment of family, fellowship, and enjoyment. 3. Parishes of Holy Trinity Emmanuel and St. Alban's Dartmouth, Rector, full-time Holy Trinity Emmanuel and St. Alban’s are two small parishes hoping to share one rector. We have been doing this very successfully for over a year with the support of the congregations, wardens, lay readers, lay leaders and our priest. 4. St. George's Anglican Church, New Glasgow, Rector, full-time Interim The Parish of St George’s in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, is seeking an experienced full-time Interim Rector with strong management, people, and pastoral skills for a two-year contract position. We are now seeking an Interim Rector who will work with our congregation to reach out to the community to help us make St George’s presence more visible and inviting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO APPLY - To receive the profile and an application form for any of positions please contact Jana Gauthier, Diocesan Executive Administrator at bishopsoffice@nspeidiocese.ca or (902)420-0717. Please note: A Police Records Check report, Vulnerable Sector Check report must be submitted before assuming this position. Anglican Clergy from outside the Diocese of Nova Scotia and P.E.I., must present confirmation that they are an ordained minister in good standing and have their Bishop’s permission to seek employment opportunities outside their own diocese. For more infomation visit:
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Executive Secretary of Synod
Expressions of interest for this part-time position are encouraged. A position description is available upon request. Please email Jana Gauthier at bishopsoffice@nspeidiocese.ca for more information. For more infomation visit: |
Diocesan Groups requesting 2022 Grants to be disbursed by the Diocese on behalf of their VSST’s, Committees, Groups.
We are requesting that any cheque requisitions for the above items be forwarded to the Diocesan Office by December 6th, 2022 in order for the recipients to received the Grants in 2022. Cheque requests submitted later, cannot be processed for 2022 distribution. Your usual assistance is very much appreciated. Peter Flemming , Acting Controller |
Youth & Family Ministry
Mental Wellness Workshop for Youth and Leaders We planned to have two workshops in November, but have shifted gears and are doing ONE workshop for youth + leaders together. The workshop content plan is the same though - we'll learn some skills and strategies to cope with the winter months and encourage mental wellness! Find more info and sign up here: https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/events/coping-with-the-fall-winter-months Diocesan Youth Christmas Party We had so much fun at our party last year last year that we decided to have another one this year! We'll be hanging out for blacklight minigolf, snacks, and games at Putting Edge in Bayers Lake on December 10 from 12:40 to 2:40, and hope to see lots of you who are in grades 7 to 12 there! Find more info and sign up here: https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/events/diocesan-youth-christmas-party--515 For more infomation visit: |
THE HOLIDAYS: ARE YOU READY?
Advent, Christmas and Epiphany seasons. Are you searching for something new and engaging for your congregation members and guests? Explore some ideas for beautiful traditions and creative options for devotions, activities and festive liturgy. Visit our Diocesan webpage, SEASONAL RESOURCES: Worship, Studies & Activities. https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/advent-christmas-epiphany For more infomation visit: |
Please join us for a ... Gender Based Violence Awareness Walk Help us give a voice to the voiceless!
The International 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence runs from Nov 25 - Dec 10 every year. Gender Based Violence is not limited to physical abuse but includes words, actions, or attempts to degrade, control, humiliate, intimidate, coerce, deprive, threaten or harm another person. Approximately every 6 days a woman in Canada is killed by her spouse or intimate partner. DATE: Saturday November 26 TIME: 12:30 pm PLACE: Bike n Bean, 5401 St Margaret’s Bay Road, Upper Tantallon CONTACT: muprescan@gmail.com 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. For more infomation visit: |
DECEMBER DISCIPLESHIP DROP-IN
Join the discipleship discussion in our Diocese. Informal, inspiring conversations are hosted the first Wednesday of the month on the Zoom platform. THIS MONTH - Dec. 7. The sessions, hosted by the Creating Missional Communities Team (VSST), include participants' sharing of plans and ideas for next steps in individual and congregational discipleship journeys. It’s also an opportunity to identify particular needs that would help grow discipleship. Enjoy the networking and support of lay and clergy voices across the Diocese. Discipleship Drop-ins run 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join or leave the session at any time. Come one month but not the next. Whatever suits your schedule. Check in with others, pray together, share ideas and tips, encourage and be encouraged! For information and to request the Zoom link, contact Tanya Moxley: tkmoxley74@gmail.com For more infomation visit: |
BEAT THE BLACK FRIDAY BLUES! GIVING TUESDAYSix-Minute-Study #320
The Tuesday following the shopping showdown, Black Friday, is growing as a wonderful opportunity to consider how to make a difference this holiday season. Giving Tuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering. It's become known as the, “Opening day of the giving season.” Our congregations are engaged in plenty of ministries that changes lives - serving meals, knitting mittens, Missions to Seafarers Shoeboxes, prison phone ministry, advocating for justice issues like Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ2+ inclusion, and care for the environment (to name a few). How can you tell those stories and encourage people in your neighbourhoods to get involved too? It's not too late! https://www.givingtuesday.ca/resources
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ACW Let's Keep in TouchNovember / December 2022 Edition 'Tis the season...for giving!! Click HERE for the latest edition of Let's Keep in Touch. For more infomation visit:
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The Cathedral Church of All Saints Choir, Halifax.
The Cathedral Choir assists in worship leadership at the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Halifax. The choir comprises an ensemble of professional singers, choral scholars, and volunteer singers, all known as Lay Clerks, from the city of Halifax and surrounding area. The choir sings at the 11:00 AM Choral Eucharist most Sundays, from September through to early June, and offers services of Evensong, Lessons & Carols and Readings & Music, as well as concerts. The Choir’s wide-ranging performing activities are rooted in centuries-old musical traditions and its repertoire ranges from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to contemporary masterpieces. The Choir has also sung services in a myriad of genres including the “Missa Gaia/Earth Mass” for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, and a “Jazz Easter”. (the “Resurrection Mass”). In addition to assisting in worship, the Cathedral Choir has played a role in many provincial occasions which have taken place in the Cathedral. Directed by organist/composer and 5-time Grammy Award winner, Paul Halley, and Assistant Director, Nick Halley, the group is always pleased to hear from singers interested in auditioning for the choir. To learn more about Paul and Nick Halley please visit the Cathedral Church Music Staff section found under Our Team on the Cathedral Church of All Saints website. Click here to enjoy the exquisite blend of the Cathedral Choir. For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/news/the-cathedral-church-of-all-saints-choir-halifax |
Holy Trinity Emmanuel Anglican Church30 Alfred Street - Friday, November 25, 2022 Soup choices are: Chicken with Rice, Chili, or Corn Chowder served with a Roll and cookies $7.00 Sandwiches: Egg Salad choice of white or whole wheat bread, Ham & Cheese on Rye, white or whole wheat bread served with cookies $5.00 Takeout Only Preorder or Questions 902 464-5697 For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/super-soup-or-sandwich-friday/2022-11-25 |
Service of DeconsecrationSunday, November 27th at 10:00 am The Parish of Saint Augustine's invites you to the Service of Deconsecration on Sunday, November 27 at 10:00 a.m. All former clergy are invited to robe. The Right Reverend Sandra Fyfe is the presider and preacher. All welcome to join us in giving thanks to God for parish life at Saint Augustine's. For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/service-of-deconsecration/2022-11-27 |
Saturday, November 26, 2022 TIME:10:00am-1:00pm
1215 Main St. (Corner of Lake Major Rd. & #7 Highway) MASKS ARE MANDATORY For more infomation visit: |
St. Luke's Hubbards Christmas SaleSaturday, December 3, 2022 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Bake Table, Re-gift table, Book sale - Christmas Trash to Treasurers & Canteen Please bring your own reusable bag - Cash Only. (please note that there will be no luncheon this year) For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/st-lukes-hubbards-christmas-sale/2022-12-03 |
Capella Regalis Girls Choir Debut EvensongSunday, November 27, 2022 at 4:00 pm The Capella Regalis Girls Choir, formed this past September, comprises 24 eager young singers, ages 7-13. Under the direction of Vanessa Halley, they have been preparing for their inaugural Evensong, which will feature music for Advent I by by Warlock, Dyson, Dupré, and others. All are welcome to attend this free service of music and prayer on the First Sunday in Advent. (1330 Cathedral Lane, Cathedral Church of All Saints) For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/capella-regalis-girls-choir-debut-evensong/2022-11-27 |
Christ Church Climate CafeThursday, December 15, 2022 The first Christ Church Climate Cafe was held in April of this year. In that Cafe, and in the following Cafes, participants have come from Christ Church and also the community at large. Participants are from a range of backgrounds, experiences and ages. What we all have in common is our need for a safe and supportive place to talk about our feelings about climate change. It is natural to think that talking about these feelings is depressing; what we find is exactly the opposite. Talking about our feelings, and listening to others in this setting, is heartening. Nancy Blair is a Climate Psychotherapist in Dartmouth and a parishioner at Christ Church. She started the Climate Cafe as a project of the Diocesan Environment Network (DEN). She was trained through the Climate Psychology Alliance (CPA). We now have a second trained leader, David Paterson, who is the early stages of his teaching career. The Climate Cafe meets at 7:00 PM the third Thursday of the month in the Christ Church Hall. Everyone is welcome. For information, contact Nancy Blair. nancyblaircounselling@gmail.com 902-223-3151 For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/christ-church-climate-cafe/2022-12-15 |
St. Andrew’s 10th AnnualChildren and Youth Christmas Shopping Day - Saturday, December 10, 2022 Most Gifts $1.00 to $5.00 (All merchandise is new) **Includes a selection of gift baskets A great opportunity for Children/ Youth to Shop for their Family and Friends For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/st-andrew-s-10th-annual/2022-12-10 |
Launch of Books by HeartCould books save lives? - Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Join cardiologist and King's MFA alumna Dr. Gabrielle Horne, in conversation with co-investigator and philosopher, King’s own Dr. Daniel Brandes, as they explore the potential benefit that a literary solution could offer to a spiritual problem in acute patient care. The common prejudice that literary study is impractical and that the humanities do not bear on ‘real world problems’ will be directly challenged. Questions from the audience will be welcome. To register click here. For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/events/launch-of-books-by-heart/2022-11-23 |
Annual Festival of CarolsRCCO Halifax Centre All Saints Cathedral • Monday, Nov. 28 @ 7:30pm Begin your Christmas season with the Royal Canadian College of Organists annual Festival of Carols. With The Aeolian Singers as guest choir (John Scott, director) and guest reader Katy Jean (Columnist, The Saltwire Network), this will be a beautiful way to begin the Christmas season. Freewill donations will be accepted. Organ Preludes begin at 7:00pm. All singers are welcome to join the massed choir for a rehearsal at 5:45pm. Singers can register to join the choir here: https://forms.gle/Z8qjV6JMcg1o2GxAA
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St. Luke’s Dartmouth Christmas BazaarSaturday, November 26, 2022 11:00 am - 1:00 pm FREE ADMISSION NEW TO YOU – BAKED GOODS – PRESERVES – HAND CRAFTS - KNITTING JEWELERY – CD’S & BOOKS – CHRISTMAS ITEMS, ETC! TAKE –OUT MENU … Chili or Vegetable Barley Soup with roll & Carrot Cake Adults - $10.00 12 years and under $5.00 Raffle Tickets available for: Christmas Basket ($125 value) - Clearwater Gift Card ($100 value) - Preserve & Jam Basket ($75 value) Wheelchair accessible - St. Luke’s Church Hall – 9 Veterans Avenue
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St. Frances by the Lakes, Sackville - Christmas Craft and Bake SaleSaturday, December 3, 2022 New Christmas crafts, knit & crocheted gift ideas, baked goods & new-to-you items. 192 First Lake Drive, Sackville.
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Memorial Carol Sing at St. Paul’s CharlottetownSunday, December 4, 2022 Most of us have a Christmastime carol which has special significance — perhaps a favourite of our mother or father, or one associated with a close friend. There’s a way of expressing this — of paying tribute to the memory of your parent or friend whom you’d like to think warm thoughts about.
It’s the annual Memorial Carol Sing. It’s December 4th, Sunday afternoon, 2:00 o’clock. It’s an hour and a half of Advent and Christmastime music — whether in the church itself or at home with an online connection. It will be an emotional, meaningful occasion. There are three dates to have in mind: The money is for the St. Paul’s Organ Fund -- for maintaining our wonderful 1936 Cassavant organ. Donations cover repairs — such as this year’s overhaul of the pedalboard which cost $15,000. But the money is not what’s most important. This is a wonderful way to get into the Advent season and prepare for a thoughtful Christmastime. So we hope that you can be part of it. For more infomation visit:
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Twas the Opening Night before ChristmasA Christmas Play & Cabaret A joint production between The St. Nicholas Players and the St. Luke's Community Players, this event is both a play and a Christmas Cabaret, with opening act The Treblemakers showcasing some inspirational favourites. Tea, Coffee, and Dessert included. Show times: Dec 17 at 7PM and Dec 18 at 2 PM. Hope to see you at 5374 St Margaret's Bay Rd for a great event!
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Diocesan Heating Oil ProgramFurnace Oil price this week.... 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 Nov. 19th Nov. 25th, 2022 Nova Scotia $1.4811 Prince Edward Island $1.4579 For more infomation visit: http://nspeidiocese.ca/news/diocesan-heating-oil-program--497 |