Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | Anglican Diocese in Halifax, NS

SCHEDULE

Thursday December 1st – Vacation Day

Friday December 2nd – Discernment and Formation Meeting, Monthly Meeting with Youth and Family Ministry Coordinator and Diocesan Council

Saturday December 3rd – Diocesan Council

Sunday December 4th – Virtual Parish Visit

Monday December 5th – Day Off

Tuesday December 6th – Vacation Day

Wednesday December 7th – Leadership Team Meeting, Mission to Seafarers Annual Luncheon

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bishop Sandra is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Edith Marshall as Interim Executive Director (half-time), effective December 1, 2022. Edith will be working in the diocesan office in-person for two days per week on alternate weeks and will otherwise work remotely while our Executive Director, the Reverend Ann Turner, is on medical leave. She will monitor the executivedirector@nspeidiocese.ca email account, and respond or redirect inquiries as appropriate; serve as staff liaison to the Human Resources and Financial Management and Development Vision Strategy and Support Teams (VSSTs); serve as contact person for correspondence and inquiries relating to Parish or Church cemeteries, the sale of Parish properties, or governance matters; assist with staffing and the overall administration of the diocesan office, and attend meetings of Diocesan Council. Edith brings considerable diocesan experience and knowledge to this role, having served as Executive Secretary of Synod and as a member of various diocesan committees or Vision Strategy and Support Teams over the years. We are happy to welcome Edith to this role and look forward to working with her as together we seek to serve the parishes, clergy and people of the diocese and God’s mission in this place. Edith can be contacted at the above email address or by calling 782-641-1795.

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.

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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.

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.

You get to listen to — and for the most part sing — the music of the Christmas season. And here’s the ‘memorial’ part … you can make it more special in one or both of two ways:
1) a 10-dollar (or more) donation lets you inscribe the name of a person you want to remember on a star which gets placed on the Memorial Tree, and that also puts the name of the remembered person in the keepsake printed program
2) a 50-dollar donation lets you actually choose a carol for the line-up of music -- presumably one that carries an emotional connection between you and the person who is being remembered.

There are three dates to have in mind:
• the first deadline - to choose a carol - November 16th
• the deadline for putting a memorial-name into the program - November 29th.
• and the Carol Event itself, which is Sunday afternoon, December 4th.

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.

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