Schedule

Thursday June 5th to Friday June 7th – Canadian Mothers’ Union National Biennial Conference, Hope All Things, at Mount St. Vincent University.

Friday June 7th – Diocesan Council meeting (evening)

Saturday June 7th – Diocesan Council meeting (morning); Funeral for John Clarence Penwell (late husband of Rev’d Glora Penwell) St. Nicholas Westwood Hills

Sunday June 9th - Canadian Mothers’ Union National Biennial Conference, Hope All Things at Mount St. Vincent University.

Monday June 10th to Friday June 14th – Clergy Retreat, Our Lady of Hope Retreat Center, Prince Edward Island.

Announcements

Bishop Sandra is pleased to announce the appointment of the Rev’d Margaret Murray as Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of St. Alban’s Syndey effective June 1st, 2024, until August 31st, 2024.

STEPS TO ACTION
There are so many exciting and important ministries and tasks in our parishes. Sometimes it can be a challenge to discern which ones are priorities and how to move forward on them. Here are some basic principles to consider when you are planning initiatives. 

Read, 5 Keys to Creating a Make-it-Happen Culture at Your Church, written by Carey Nieuwhof, who blogs on organizational and cultural trends affecting congregations. 

We have a treasure, not made of gold.

Actually, we have some free, used hymnbooks, immediately available.

Do you need words-only copies of the 1971 Hymnbook (red hymnal, joint Anglican/United)? Or perhaps some additional words-only copies of the 1938 Book of Common Praise (small blue, Anglican)? Contact the Diocesan Offices as soon as possible to arrange pick-up. Email office@nspeidiocese.ca... First come, first served…the books can be yours

We are hiring!

The Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island seeks a qualified individual to manage the important work of guiding and encouraging the work of vocational discernment. Located at 1340 Cathedral Lane, Halifax, we are seeking a Full-time, Permanent Vocations Coordinator. This on-site position is primarily structured to creatively manage, direct, and disciple those identifying and pursing a call to ministry. Please review the attached Job Posting and, if appropriate, request a detailed Job Description (contact provided in the posting).

We continue to strive to work towards reconciliation with First Peoples in Canada. There are several opportunities for our congregations and small groups to be intentional in this relationship-building, advocacy, education and inclusive worship. 

June is National Indigenous History Month.

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

October 1 is Treaty Day, the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month (PEI & NS).

For a variety of resources, check out our webpage:

https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/worship-resources

We are reaching out to faith-based organizations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to gauge interest in installing electric vehicle charging stations as a collective. 

A group of faith-based organizations in the Martimes has been discussing opportunities to improve local sustainability efforts, engage more members of our community, and potentially add a small recurring revenue source for our organizations. There are incentives to cover up to 50% of the project costs, and other grants that may help to make these chargers affordable for all of our organizations.

Please take this 3-minute survey to help us understand the potential for electric vehicle charging projects in the region!

We feel faith-based groups can play a central role in expanding local electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Many of us have the necessary electrical infrastructure with under-utilized parking lots at our places of worship. By exploring electric vehicle charging together, we believe we can enhance our spaces and connect with more members of our community by offering this small amenity.   
Your participation is important for moving this initiative forward. If you have additional questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your time.

Cheerfully,

Hannah

Hannah Minzloff (she/her/elle)
Energy Efficiency Coordinator | Coordonnatrice de l'efficacité énergétique

Join us for a time of looking back on and celebrating all that happened in children's, youth, and family ministry in parishes and in the diocese over the past year!  Registration is required – sign up here!

We are gathering information about any and all summer PRIDE PARADES and events. If your congregation is organizing a float/group for the parade or another event, send details to netnews@nspeidiocese.ca

TRURO AREA: Pride Parade and Fun Day 2024 - Saturday, June 22nd.

HRM - Halifax Pride Parade is Saturday, July 20th at 12-noon. 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Charlottetown’s Pride Parade is Saturday, July 20 at 12-noon.

Amherst: June 15th at 2:00pm

PRIDE Parades are lots of fun and a powerful witness of Anglican inclusiveness in N.S. and P.E.I. 

For liturgies and other resources, visit our website:  https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/worship-resource

This January, our primate Archbishop Linda Nicholls, issued an invitation to dioceses and parishes across the country to mark a Refugee Sunday at some point in the lead up to World Refugee Day (June 20) or at some other time in the year. 

Many parishes in our Diocese are currently participating in refugee sponsorship or have in the past. 

We invite all parishes to consider marking Refugee Sunday sometime in the coming weeks. You can choose a Sunday that works best for you.

PWRDF has put together a list of resources that can help get you started https://pwrdf.org/raise-awareness-and-support-for-refugees/

We look forward to seeing how parishes throughout Nova Scotia and PEI mark this important day!

After last year’s absence, Halifax Pride is back! And people from our Diocese are marching in the Parade, beginning at noon on the 20th of July.

More information will be coming your way in the next Net News; for now, please mark your calendars, so that you can join Proud Anglicans as we celebrate our Diocese’s commitment to diversity.

As religion is being weaponized against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, in various places around the globe and within our own country, it is so important that we affirm, publicly, that ALL are created in the image of God! Contact person: the Rev’d Dr. Jane Magrath  jane.magrath@gmail.com

We’d like to invite you to a space of nurture for those in rural congregations and for the communities in which they live. Rural Routes is a gathering with time for both structured and informal conversations, worship, education, play, prayer, and table fellowship. We’d like to share our stories and to hear yours; what is working well and what you lament or long for, what brings you joy and who is your neighbour. We’d like to imagine together ways in which members of small, rural congregations might remain grounded in and able to share the Gospel despite sometimes challenging circumstances.  These resources may also help

When: Thursday, June 13th at 10:00 to Saturday, June 15th at 2:00

Where: Orchard Valley United Church, New Minas, NS

Theme: Beautiful to Behold: Broken Open Church

Theme Presenter:  Rev. Dr. Catherine Smith

Follow the link below to register

Created for families with elementary-aged children, this summer children’s magazine explores the theme of diversity! Exploring scripture through stories, mini-devotionals, crafts and prayer activities, this magazine emphasizes how we are ALL made in God’s image! This was created by a United Church minister in New Brunswick, and is definitely worth checking out: https://www.jesusglueandglitter.ca/product/discover-diversity/

Click the link below to check out the weekly DEN Enews! 

Project purpose, target community, and primary locations

Led by the Diocesan Environment Network, Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the project's objective is to establish community monitoring of coastal ecosystems and climate change events, with the goal of facilitating and strengthening local leadership in parishes on the Eastern Shoreline, while gathering standardized information on coastal parameters related to climate-related threats.

The approach is based on the theory and techniques of citizen science, in which local communities equipped with basic training support the gathering and organizing of scientific data. In addition to engaging local groups as citizen scientists, the project includes implementing scientific techniques for monitoring coastal parameters such as the beach's profile, vegetation, and oceanic dynamics. The coastal monitoring led by local teams will provide relevant information for decision-making at local and provincial levels while improving safeguarding of ecosystem integrity and preparedness of local communities for extreme climate-related events (hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, etc.).

Alan Roxburgh, author, teacher, and pastor, is the guest speaker at the upcoming Aitken Lectures, which take place as follows:

Aitken Lectures 2024

June 11 & 12, 2024 at 7 pm

AST St. Columba Chapel, 634 Francklyn Street, Halifax, NS

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, downtown in The Grand Parade is looking to hire a Parish Sexton to service both the church building (1749 Argyle St.) and the Parish House (1706 Argyle St.) across the street, (both interior and exterior).

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  June 01, 2024 - June 07, 2024

Nova Scotia                    $0.9837

Prince Edward Island   $0.9837

Deadline for submissions is Tuesdays by 5:00 pm. Please Email Trisha at office@nspeidiocese.ca with your requests. 

Thank you.