Digest 2008-01-08 26 February 2008
Diocesan News
From the Bishop's Office
Readings and Intercessions
Resources
The Current Calendar
Camps Campaign Update
PWRDF
Advance Notice of Events
Employment Opportunities
News of the Wider Church
National Resources and Updates
On the Web
Stewardship Quotable
Heavenly Humour
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Bathurst tragedy recalled
by Patricia Drummond
The bilingual ecumenical funeral service for the seven Bathurst basketball players killed in a car accident in January was the most amazing demonstration of a community coming together to support and do their very best for one another that I have ever witnessed. Some 6,000 attended, filling the arena and spilling over into the French high school (Ecole Secondaire Nepisiquit) across the street. Everything –– from the city's provision of red and black carpeting, hangings and other things for the rink to reflect the team's colours, to the community choir, to the work of the funeral home, to the provisions made for the comfort of the families and the clergy –– was amazing.
Archdeaconry/Deanery meetings
to discuss the challenges of
Rural and Struggling Parishes
March 31, 7 p. m. St. Andrews, Christ Church Pennfield
April 2, 7 p.m. Chatham, St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle
April 9, 7 p.m Chatham, St Mary’s Church, Dalhousie
April 10, 7:30 p.m Kingston and the Kennebecasis, Trinity Church, Sussex
April 10, 7 p.m, Fredericton and York, St. Peter's Church, Springhill
April 12 10 a.m. Woodstock, St. John's Church, Edmundston (lunch provided)
April 19, 9:30 a.m. Saint John, St. Mary and St. Bartholomew (come at 8:30 for breakfast)
April 22, 7 p.m. Moncton, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Petitcodiac
April 26, 10 a.m. Woodstock, St. Clement's Church, Prince William (lunch provided)
Church of England Institute Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Church of England Institute (Anglican House) will be held on Wednesday, April 2 at 10 a.m. at Anglican House, 116 Princess St. in Saint John. All interested persons are encouraged to attend. Voting memberships are $5 annually and dues may be paid at the Annual Meeting.
Bursary Available
Applications for the 20th anniversary, 2008 Mabel C. Dean Memorial Bursary for the children of diocesan clergy (active or retired) must be received at the Synod Office by March 31.
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Mr. Julian A. G. Dickson, Q.C., of Fredericton was appointed vice chancellor to the Diocese of Fredericton on Feb. 1. He replaces Clyde Spinney, who became chancellor upon the recent retirement of Charles Ferris. A service of installation for both Mr. Spinney and Mr. Dickson will be held at Christ Church Cathedral at a later date.
The Lambeth Conference takes place at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, July 16 through August 4 this year. Please pray that God will grant the workers and delegates wisdom in preparation, openness to God’s inspiration, and blessing in activity.
The third Prayer for Lambeth 2008
Bishop's Itinerary
Bishop Miller is on sabbatical until May 15
PRISM (Prevention and Response Involving Sexual Misconduct) Workshops will be held 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at St. Luke's, Woodstock and Trinity Church, Sussex on Saturday, April 19. Register on-line.
Open incumbencies
Bright
Campobello
Fredericton Junction
Lakewood
McAdam
Musquash
Salisbury and Havelock
Simonds
Information on diocesan Roles, Elections and Appointments is available on-line. Please direct inquiries or seek additional information as to terms of reference or other details to the Secretary of Synod.
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March 2 RCL Lectionary Year A
Fourth Sunday in Lent (Purple) Mothering Sunday
Proper prayers 291; 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41; Preface of Lent.
Pray for Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America, the Most. Rev. Martin de Jesus Barahona, Primate of IARCA & Bishop of El Salvador.
Provincial Prayer Care
Diocesan Intercessions
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Copies of Legal Guide for Canadian Churches are available for $27 (cost) through the Synod Office. Contact Phyllis Cathcart <phyllis.cathcart at anglican.nb.ca>.
There is no one-size-fits-all worship experience for people young or old.
Join Canon George Porter, diocesan youth action director and campus minister, and Liz Harding, diocesan Christian Education and Camp Medley director at Christ Church (Parish) Church on March 15, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. for Worship: Ancient and [Post]Modern. It is a day to consider and experience worship in a variety of forms and explore what worship with young people would/could/should look like. We believe this will be a helpful time for anyone involved with children, youth or young adults. Registration is $10, lunch is on your own. Contact Liz Harding <elizabeth.harding at anglican.nb.ca>.
The Student Christian Movement of Canada’s national conference
May 4-11 in Nova Scotia
Leading the Church Through Change (in a Changing Environment)
2nd Annual Atlantic Canada Spring Training Institute for Church Leaders
May 6-8, Mount St. Vincent University in Halifax.
Please note: Deadline for early registration reduced tuition is April 7.
Hymns, Psalms and Spiritual Songs: Theology, Worship and the Renewal of the Parish
Wycliffe College 4th annual continuing education conference for clergy, lay people and students, May 13-16. Keynote speakers Graham Kendrick and Marva Dawn.
Generations 2008 National Anglican Youth Ministry Forum
Sponsorship of some delegates ensures every diocese in the Anglican Church of Canada is able to send delegates to this exciting event to be held at Huron University College in London, Ontario June 10-15. If you would like to be one of these delegates, please submit a letter of application to George Porter at the Synod Office, 115 Church Street, Fredericton, NB E3B 4C8 by Feb. 29. Please describe your past and current involvement with youth in the parish/diocese, and how you see your participation in this event will benefit your parish, region or the diocese.
Ten THousand Villages
Anglican House
Diocesan Resource Centre
116 Princess Street
Saint John, NB E2L 1K4
angbk at nbnet.nb.ca
Online Resource Center Listings
• Ten Thousand Villages has a sale table with selected merchandise.
• Anglican House –– save 25 per cent on boxed cards until March 3, Message Bibles (paper) $12.95 each.
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Feb. 27, 2 p.m. Episcopal Team meeting, St. Margaret's Church, Fredericton.
March 3, 12:15 p.m. A Question of Doubt, Lenten talks with Bishop Bill Hockin at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Lord Beaverbrook), Queen Street, Fredericton. Today's topic: How could "any" God love me?
March 3, 4 p.m. Companioned Spiritual Formation, Synod Office board room.
March 3, 7 p.m. Camp Brookwood annual meeting, St. James, Centreville.
March 3, 6 p.m. Faith Forward: God, Revelation and Creation, St. Mary's (York) Fredericton.
March 4, 2 p.m. Synod Planning, Synod Office board room.
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Here's the good news!
The Faith for a Lifetime Campaign total as Of Dec. 31, 2007 was $619,597.34. This total does not include the $100,000 loan we received from the Anglican Foundation. In 2007 the campaign raised more than $143,172.05 in donations and approximately $3,800 in renewed pledges. Our monthly average increase in the campaign total over the 35 months of the campaign is still $17,702.78.
To date the campaign has provided more than $642,025.21 in new cash for the camps building projects: $414,703.84 in donations, $127,321.37 in payments on pledges and a cheque from the Anglican Foundation for $100,000 in the form of a 20 year loan. New cash for 2007 totaled $284,830.58. The average monthly cash inflow to the diocese over the 35 months of the campaign was $15,486.43.
In faith, hope and gratitude from
Peter Irish
Campaign Chair
Displacement due to conflict
Geneva, February 26, 2008
Communities in Juba County in southern Sudan have abandoned their homes and converged on the villages of Wonduruba and Katigiri following looting by armed groups in early February 2008. PWRDF partner Action by Churches Together, the ACT Juba Forum, reports that an estimated 7,500 people (1,300 households) are now displaced to Wonduruba and a similar number of people are estimated to be in Katigiri. Some 450 people from Katigiri are now displaced in the town of Juba.
Armed groups are reported to have looted food, seed, clothing and other household goods. In addition, at least five health clinics were looted and damaged. Reports have been received from the County Health Officer that people in Katigiri are without spare clothing or blankets for the temperature drops at night, and that food supplies are anticipated to run out in the next two days.
UN agencies are launching a rapid assessment as soon as security clearance is given, which will be joined by members of the Juba ACT Forum.
Find inspiring PWRDF stories here.
PWRDF is the Anglican Church of Canada's agency for international development, relief, refugees and justice issues.
Thank you for giving to the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund.
****************************************March 7-8 Girls Weekend at Stone Church Jessie Joyce, Hilary Ladd and Erin Tracy-Stevenson, senior students at Taylor College, invite girls 12-14 are invited to join the fun beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday and continuing until 4 p.m. on Friday. $10/girl or $15 per family. Details from<erintracy at hotmail.com>and on Face Book.
March 7-9 Companion Spiritual Formation weekend with Sister Caroline Dawson. Layreaders are especially invited to attend.
March 10 12:15 p.m. A Question of Doubt, Lenten talks with Bishop Bill Hockin at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly the Lord Beaverbrook), Queen Street, Fredericton. Today's topic: Where am I –– the day after I die?
March 10, 6 p.m. Faith Forward: God, Revelation and Creation, St. Mary's (York) Fredericton.
March 14-15 Living in Community, a UNBSJ Christian Fellowship Group retreat at the Forest Hills Baptist Church, Saint John. All college/university students and young adults welcome. Registration is $10. The event beginis at 7:30 p.m. on Mar. 14 and ends with supper (provided) on Saturday evening. Information at <unbcf at hotmail.com>.
March 15, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Worship: Ancient and [Post]Modern, at Christ Church (Parish) Church, Fredericton. (Lunch is on your own.) There is no one-size-fits-all worship experience for adults or young people. Consider and experience worship in a variety of forms and spend some quality time exploring what worship with children, youth or young adults would/could/should look like. Registration $10, contact Liz Harding <elizabeth.harding at anglican.nb.ca>.
March 31, 7 p. m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, Christ Church, Pennfield for Archdeaconry of St. Andrews.
April 2, 10 a.m. Annual Meeting of the Church of England Institute (Anglican House) at 116 Princess St. in Saint John. Voting memberships are $5 annually and may be paid at the meeting.
April 2, 7 p.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle for Archdeaconry of Chatham.
April 9, 7 p.m Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Mary’s Church, Dalhousie for Archdeaconry of Chatham.
April 10, 7:30 p.m Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, Trinity Church, Sussex for Archdeaconry of Kingston and the Kennebecasis.
April 10, 7 p.m Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Peter's Church, Springhill for Archdeaconry of Fredericton and York.
April 12 10 a.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. John's Church, Edmundston for Archdeaconry of Woodstock (lunch provided).
April 15-17, Clergy Spouses' Retreat, Villa Madonna Retreat House. Margaret Harding will speak on God’s Tapestry. Natalie Noseworthy will also speak. Contact Carol Anningson <evangel at nbnet.nb.ca>.
April 19, 9:30 a.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Mary and St. Bartholomew (come at 8:30 for breakfast), for Archdeaconry of Saint John.
April 22, 7 p.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Petitcodiac for Archdeaconry of Moncton.
April 26, 10 a.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Clement's Church, Prince William for Archdeaconry of Woodstock (lunch provided).
April 30 - May 1 AST Nicholson Lectures, Halifax featuring The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, Perry and Georgia Engle Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. Theme: Preaching and the Presence of the Spirit.
April 30 7:30 p.m.
Too Deep for Words? Preaching and Discernment of the Spirit
May 1, 2 p.m.
Preaching in the Language of the Spirit: Lament
May 1, 7:30 p.m.
Preaching in the Language of the Spirit: Celebration
May 6-7 ACW Annual Diocesan Meeting, hosted by the Parish of the Nerepis and St. John at St. George's Church in Saint John West. Tickets for the dinner are $15 and available from Donna Middleton, 2913 Route 845, Carter's Point, Kings County E5S 1T6.
May 17-19 Teens Encounter Christ weekend, St. Mark's, St. George.
Details and candidate application
June 25-28 The National Worship Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada
Aug. 3, 10 a.m., Cemetery Memorial Service, The Church of Ascension, Apohaqui, Kings County (Parish of Upper Kennebecasis). Descendants, relatives, friends and all other interested people are invited to attend and bring along photos, genealogy and stories to share following the church service. Contact: Beverley Floyd (Church of Ascension ACW) <floydb at nbnet.nb.ca>.
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The Bishop of British Columbia, along with the Comox-Nanaimo Presbytery of the United
Church of Canada, seeks to appoint a half-time incumbent (rectory available) to St. Peter & St. Paul’s Ecumenical Church, Gold River, BC. The church building is shared with the Roman Catholic
congregation. This is a re-advertisement for the position. For a parish profile and further information contact <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>. Application deadline March 31.
The Bishop of British Columbia seeks to appoint a part-time rector to the Parish of Pender and Saturna Islands, in the Southern Gulf Islands adjacent to Vancouver Island. For a parish profile and further information contact <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>. Application deadline March 31.
The Parish of Rothesay seeks a director of Child and Youth Programs. Preferred qualifications include experience in similar work in pastoral setting, first-aid and CPR certification. Salary based on qualifications. Hours and start date negotiable. Contact the rector, Canon Albert Snelgrove <albertsn at nb.sympatico.ca>.
The Church of St. John the Evangelist on Elgin Street in the Diocese of Ottawa seeks an incumbent. (PROFILE) Interested applicants contact Ann Day in the bishop's office <ann-day at ottawa.anglican.ca>. Deadline for applications is March 11.
Job listings for the Canadian church.
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Three more churches vote to leave Canadian church
by Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal
Feb. 25
Three more Anglican congregations voted on Feb. 24 to leave the Anglican Church of Canada over theological disagreements, including homosexuality, and request oversight from a South American Anglican church.
Woman tipped as city bishop
The Press.co.nz
Feb. 25
Christchurch's new Anglican bishop is set to be a controversial figure -- a Canadian woman who has signalled support for blessing gay marriages but will not break with tradition.
New Zealand diocese chooses Matthews as bishop
Vote must still be approved in three-step process
by Solange de Santis
Anglican Journal
Feb. 25
Canadian bishop Victoria Matthews has reportedly been chosen bishop of the diocese of Christchurch in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, according to church sources and published report.
Journal sees second best appeal ever
Anglican Journal
Feb. 21,
The Anglican Journal’s annual fundraising appeal raised its second-highest total in 2007, $565,929, said Larry Gee, the Journal’s business manager.
Aboriginal and Church leaders prepare for Truth and Reconciliation
General Synod Web News
Feb. 21
Canada will soon mark a pivotal moment in its history. That is why in early March the spiritual leaders of the Anglican, Presbyterian and United Churches, along with representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, will be participating in a multi-city tour to promote the work of the upcoming Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
More Canadian churches align with South American province
by Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal
Feb. 19
Six churches in five dioceses, voting at their general meetings on the weekend of Feb. 16-17, decided to leave the Anglican Church of Canada due to disputes over theological issues, including homosexuality, and join a South American Anglican church.
Canadians in Cuba
General Synod Web News
Feb. 19
Canadian Primate Archbishop Fred Hiltz chaired his first meeting of the Cuban Episcopal Church's Metropolitan Council during a visit to that country by a Canadian delegation Feb. 4 to 11.
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New General Synod handbook available online
Article: Order and Chaos: Worship Conference 2008
Website launched for "Remembering the Children" tour
Pressure continues to Stop the Killings in the Philippines
FAQ: Number of Canadian Anglicans, Parishes and Congregations
Mothering Sunday is celebrated on March 2, this year. Many parishes, especially those with a Mothers' Union branch, serve simnel cake.
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"… People want to make generous acts of Thaksgiving to God. They have a deep spiritual need to do this. The biblical record overflows with joy in the hearts of ordinary people finding creative ways to give thanks to God for God's many blessings in their lives."
David M. Ponting
From Scarcity to Abundance (p23)
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Missionaries do Emmanuel labor.
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