MINISTRY WITH PRIDE 

Local community PRIDE events take place in several towns and cities over the next few months. Some are hosted in June, while others in July and August. Our Anglican faith communities can play a role in celebrating PRIDE, educating and advocating for full inclusion. Here are some resources to help with planning and engaging parishioners and our neighbours.  

+ Church Participation in Pride Events: Why and How to Show Up, from Virgina Theological Seminary's Building Faith resources.  

+ Worship links on our Diocesan Webpage (SCROLL DOWN)

SOUL FOOD?

VCM Conference keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. Dawn Davis emphasized the importance of practicing spiritual disciplines in this swiftly changing season of Churchland. These devotions aid in listening to the Spirit and getting our faith (re)rooted. They may also be incorporated with Council and Committee meetings, as a way to help discern our next steps in missional ministry.

Are you curious about learning and experiencing some of these faith practices?  Let us know, we may host a series of Zoom sessions with special guests. Some examples are Anglican Prayer Beads, Wild Worship, Examen & Ignatian Spirituality, etc., etc. 

Email endionspei@gmail.com  to register your spot!

ANNUAL CLERGY RETREAT 2023

When: Monday, June 5 - Friday, June 9, 2023
Where:Our Lady of Hope Retreat Centre,
Stanley Bridge, PEI

THEME: “A Pilgrim’s Journey”
RETREAT LEADER: The Rev. Douglas Beck

Every year the Church of England kicks off a campaign of mission-edged prayer called, Thy Kingdom Come. It is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know and experience Christ. This 'global wave of prayer' starts May 18 and runs until May 28.

This is a great way to energize long-time parishioners to PRAY, LISTEN and DISCERN how God is at work in our local neighbourhoods. There are a variety of resources, especially for community engagement, private or small group devotion and Sunday worship times. INCLUDES a free downloadable Novena Devotional, and MORE! 

https://www.thykingdomcome.global/

 SPRING/SUMMER BOOK CLUB - "Why Gather?" Sit on your deck, put your feet up and share in discussion about a great missional book.  Join on Zoom and explore perspectives about flourishing ministry.

Our Spring & Summer Book Club is TUESDAYS, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.  Starts May 16 and runs until July 11.  Join in any time and as you are able to participate.  Open to anyone from any church or denomination.

Our book is:  Why Gather?: The Hope and Promise of the Church, by Martha Tatarnic, Rector of St. George’s Anglican Ch., St. Catharines, ON (published 2022).  

  REGISTER HERE: Summer Book Club Registration

PARISH OF NEW GLASGOW

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.  As an interim priest and transformational leader, St. George's is an exciting opportunity for you to join this community of faith as we take an intentional time to seek spiritual and organizational renewal, to rediscover our identity, and to revitalize our mission. 

The Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) is a 5-year, $70 million initiative ending on March 31, 2024. It was created as part of the Government of Canada's Food Policy for a healthier and more sustainable food system in Canada.

Program objectives
The program is aimed at community-based, not-for-profit organizations with a mission to reduce food insecurity by establishing and strengthening their local food system.

The program's primary goal is to help increase food security through investments in infrastructure needs.

This intake of LFIF mobilizes an additional $10 million announced in Budget 2023, to provide grants to help increase food security through investments in infrastructure needs. The impact of which must be targeted and immediate, and must be directly related to addressing food security and increasing the accessibility and distribution of healthy, nutritious and ideally local foods within community(ies). Learn more here. 

The Growth for Ministry Fund exists because of the financial stewardship of Anglican who have made planned gifts to the Diocese.  The purpose is to enable the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to respond faithfully to God's call to minister to a wide field of mission:

• to provide for development and/or expansion in new growth areas at the parish, regional or diocesan level;
• to provide seed monies for experimental and/or new forms of ministry;
• to provide funding for Outreach Ministry which touches the lives of those in need in society in general, and for the purpose of responding on short notice to situations in the community calling for concerned Christian response.

Come and explore Godly Play practices for supporting children’s spirituality and creating a Godly Play environment. Experience Godly Play stories, tell a story by heart, and receive feedback as part of a supportive learning community.

More information to follow. To explore information and past events, see Godly Play Maritime 

The Anglican Foundation of Canada invites you to Imagine More for your parish or organization. There are many new features to AFC's grant process to help you imagine more. The Diocese of NS & PEI also offers grants to support your imaginative ministry. Learn about these funding opportunities here!

In order to protect our Parishes (Insurance-wise) going forward; it will be a wise investment of time for each Parish to provide me with a list of Cemeteries in the Parish. When responding with particulars, please include Parish Name and #, Cemetery Name and Civic address. If you would kindly respond to office@nspeidiocese.ca with the subject line “Parish Cemeteries” -all assistance is much appreciated. 

Peter Flemming

Courses: 

Theological Foundations

Follow this link to register:  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/theological-foundations-tickets-554357627587 

Preaching Foundations - Weekdays July 17th to July 28th 9:15am - 12:15pm

Follow this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/preaching-foundations-tickets-554441227637

See all courses Here: AST Continuing Education Courses

Events:

See AST Events Calendar Here AST Events Calendar

Our parish is seeking to fill the position of:

PARISH CEMETERY SUPERINTENDENT.

Are you seeking an employment position where you can use your excellent organizational and communication skills operating a large cemetery while dealing with parish staff, the general public, grieving families, funeral home personnel, and contractors? Do you like to work outdoors as well as in an office? Do you have the abilities to manage a large cemetery including its regular maintenance, interments and committals, burial and committal rights sales, and other related duties? If you have an understanding of the dynamics of cemetery operations, grounds maintenance and equipment, ease of use with common desktop word processing and spreadsheet software, and the aptitude to adapt, learn and be proficient quickly, we would like to hear from you.

This is a salaried full-time seasonal (spring to fall ~ 32 weeks @ 40 hours per week) position combined with either a part-time employment or a personal contract position for the remainder of the year (~ 20 weeks @ average 16 hours per week).

For further information, please contact us and include your contact information or, to apply, please send your contact information with resume, cover letter, and salary expectations to administrator@stjohnshalifax.ca. 

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 May 20th to May 26th, 2023

Nova Scotia                    $0.8700

Prince Edward Island   $0.8671