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January 2009 Quarter 1 Number 2
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Diocesan News | From the Bishop's Office | Readings and Intercession | Resources | Current
Calendar | PWRDF | Advance Notice of Events
Employment | Wider
Church News | General Synod
Resources | Stewardship Quotable
| Heavenly Humour
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New Bright lights for All Saints
Fitting lights for beautiful old church
by Ana Watts
Traditional hanging glass and filigree lanterns cast a golden glow on the wooden pews and kneelers All Saint’s in Keswick Ridge. This 1860s Medley Church on the bucolic Crock’s Point Road, just a stones-throw from the St. John River, is as idyllic as its surroundings. The lanterns look as if they have always hung from the vaulted beam ceiling, perhaps were even converted from gas to electricity there, but that is not the case. They are new. New to All Saints and the Parish of Bright anyway. Read
the full story.
Sharing Ministry Task Group
The September meeting of Diocesan Council identified the need for a co-ordination of diocesan initiatives from the 2007 Synod, delegating that task to the Executive Committee. At a December 2008 meeting, the Executive Committee established the Sharing Ministry Task Group. View the Roles and Responsibilities of the Group.
As Synod 2009 approaches, stay up to date on efforts toward planning and preparation by vsiting the Synod 2009 web page.
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View An up-to-date list of diocesan appointments
and announcements.
Temporal
Transactions
View an up-to-date list
of property
transactions within the diocese.
Open
incumbencies
| Parish |
Open |
Interim |
Status * |
| Andover |
Oct 2008 |
TBA |
E |
| Bright |
Dec 2007 |
J. Sharpe |
P |
| Denmark |
Jun 2008 |
TBA |
E |
| Fredericton Junction |
Jun 2006 |
G. Lemmon |
H |
| Musquash |
Sept 2007 |
R. Marsh |
H |
| Prince William, et al |
Jan 2009 |
TBA |
H |
| Quispamsis |
Jun 2008 |
S. Allan |
H |
| The Tobique |
Jun 2008 |
TBA |
A |
| Upper Kennebecasis |
May 2007 |
G. Akerley |
H |
| Victoria |
30 Sept 2009 |
TBA |
H |
* Appointment process status:
H - On hold
P - In parish profile preparation
E - Accepting expressions of interest
I - In the interview process
A - Awaiting appointment
Diocesan openings
The Nominating Committee currently invites nominations for the following diocesan positions:
See a current listing of Diocesan Roles, Elections and Appointments on the diocesan web site.
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| Readings
and Intercession |
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RCL Lectionary (Year B)
Sunday, Jan. 18
Second Sunday after the Epiphany (Green) (Proper 2)
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Propers 349; 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20); Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; 1 Corinthian 6:12-20; John 1:43-51; Third
Preface of the Lord's Day.
Cycles of Prayer
Lweru —(Tanzania) the Rt. Rev. Jackton Yermiah Lugumira
Suffragan Bishop of Los Angeles — (Province VIII, USA) The Rt. Rev.
Chester L. Talton.
Visit these links:
Anglican
Cycle of Prayer
Provincial
Prayer Care
Diocesan
Intercessions
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Free Online Office
Interested in free online office software? Store documents online, use the online applications, collaborate with others with whom you want to share access to the office account. For more information or to get a free account explore Zoho online.
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Jan. 15, 4 p.m. Council Youth Team, Synod Office board room.
Jan. 15, 4:30 p.m. Human Resources Committee, Synod Office board room.
Jan. 16, 1:30 Council Parish Support and Development Team, Synod Office board room.
Jan. 17, 10 a.m. Diocesan Council, Christ Church (Parish) Church.
Jan. 18, 4 p.m. Anglican Integrity Fredericton Eucharist and fellowship at the Uniterian Fellowship Centre, 874 York St., Fredericton. This event is held the third Sunday of each month.
Jan 20, 2 p.m. Synod Planning Team, Synod Office board room.
Jan. 20, 7 p.m. Camp Brookwood board meeting, St. James, Centreville.
Visit the Diocesan Web Calendar of Events
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| Primates
World Relief and Development Fund |
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Response to food crisis in Afghanistan
Huge displacement of farmers and the widespread destruction and lack of maintenance of rural infrastructure over more than two decades of war has created food crisis in the province of Zabul, Afghanistan. PWRDF and other members of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank have responded to this crisis in partnership with the Presbyterian World Service and Development who are taking a lead role for the project. The project aims at alleviating immediate food shortages through food-for-work projects, rehabilitating and developing basic infrastructure to tackle long-term food crisis, and improving livelihoods of community members through improvement in farming techniques. PWRDF contribution to this project is $20,000.
Visit Diocesan PWRDF or PWRDF National
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Jan. 25, 2-4 p.m. Saint John area Cursillo
Ultreya, St. George's Church, 100 Watson Street, West Saint
John. An afternoon of music, sharing, inspiration and encouragement —
take a friend.
Feb. 4, 10 a.m. Preaching workshop with
Bishop Bill Hockin at St. Margaret's Church Fredericton. He
will focus on three Lenten readings following the Revised Common
Lectionary. Lunch is provided. Register through the Rev. Canon Albert
Snelgrove <albertsn at nb.sympatico.ca>.
March 6-8 The Companioned Spiritual Formation
Team annual retreat at Villa Madonna, Rothesay. The theme is
Living in Step with the Spirit: Are we so busy making a living, we
forget to make a life? Facilitator Bishop George Lemmon. Registration
and information available through the Rev.Canon John Cathcart
<john.cathcart at anglican.nb.ca>.
Visit the Diocesan Web Calendar of Events
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Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Bishop Sue Moxley of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island seeks a rector for the Parish of Christ Church, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The parish profile and application form are available from <bishopsoffice at nspeidiocese.ca>. Applications accepted until Feb. 6.
Diocese of British Columbia
The Bishop of the Diocese of British Columbia
seeks to appoint a rector (part-time) to the Parish of St. Martin
of Tours, Gabriola Island, located in the Strait of Georgia adjacent to
the city of Nanaimo,
Vancouver Island. Information from <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>.
Deadline for applications Feb. 16.
Camp Brookwood
Camp
Brookwood is accepting applications for position of assistant
director until Feb. 1. Contact Mary Lee Phillips <mlphilip at
mccain.ca>.
Job
listings for the Canadian church.
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‘Israeli missile’ hits church-backed hospital in Gaza, says humanitarian alliance
by Judith Sudilovsky
Ecumenical News International
Jan. 12, 2009
Jerusalem
ACT International, a global humanitarian alliance of churches and agencies, says a hospital it supports in the densely-populated Shijaiya part of Gaza was reduced to rubble when the building was hit by an Israeli missile. Read the story.
Churches reiterate call for ceasefire in Gaza
by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal
Jan. 9, 2009
Churches in Canada and abroad have reiterated their call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, where hundreds of civilians have been killed and thousands wounded since the conflict erupted Dec. 27. Read the story.
2009 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity inspired by Ezekiel
General Synod Web
Jan. 9, 2008
Korean Christians were inspired by the prophet Ezekiel as they wrote material for the 2009 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme "One in your hand" was drawn from Ezekiel's prayer that his divided nation be united in God. Read the story.
Many injured in Gaza can't be reached, says hospital director
Ecumenical News International
Jan. 7, 2009
Gaza CityCivilians injured by bombings in Gaza are stuck in their homes without food and water, unable to seek medical attention, says the director of an Anglican hospital in Gaza City. Nurses working at the hospital are unable to reach their own injured children at home. Read the story.
Evangelical Lutherans visit Middle East for planned conference
Anglican Journal
Jan. 6, 2009
Despite the continuing violence in the Gaza Strip, bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) proceeded with their plans to travel to the Middle East from Jan. 6 to 13. The delegation was scheduled to travel to Jerusalem Tuesday, Jan. 6. Read the story.
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Continuing the St. Christopher's Case Study
"One program that was particularly successful in the early years of the parish's growth spurt was a program called 'Pledge to Yourself.' All membrs of the parish were asked to fill out a pledge card and to send it to the rector in a sealed envelope. They were promised that the envelope would remain sealed and not be opened by anyone. The following October, all households were mailed their un-opened pledge card and invited, in a letter with a statement of year-to-date givings, to open it and see how they were doing against the promise they had made to themselves. This was a highly sccessful and particularly useful way to intriduce pledging in a parish that did not have a culture of pledging.'"
by David Ponting
From Scarcity to Abundance: A complete Guide to Parish Stewardship
p 113.
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If God meant us to touch our toes, he would have put them further up our body.
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