Delegation to Ho

Archbishop Claude Miller and his wife Sharon, Heather Miller (chair of the Companion Diocese Committee), and Jasmine Chandra will visit Bishop Matthias and the Diocese of Ho in Ghana from Nov. 11 through 24.

Administration of Holy Communion
The Sept. 25 version of Directive 3.4 Administration of Holy Communion includes a link to additional information on "Eucharist in Two Kinds and the Common Cup".

September 2009 Diocesan Council News

The 10 Marks of a Healthy Parish (in a one-page format).

Stewardship Conference
Diocesan Stewardship Conference with Bishop Edward Salmon Oct. 16-17
Parish clergy and two lay representatives (one of whom should be a warden) from each parish are urged to attend. Register on-line.

The Bishop's 2009 Deanery Visitation Schedule
October:

Saint John
Miramichi/Chaleur

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

* 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 positions:

Diocesan / Synod Nominating Committee Chair

• Human Resources Committee (two lay positions
• Investment sub-committee (one member)
  

RCL Lectionary (Year B)

Sunday, Oct. 11

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Green) (Proper 29)
Propers 386; Job 38:1-7, (34-41); Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b, ; Hebrews 5:1-10); Mark 10:35-45; Preface of the Lord's Day.

Cycles of Prayer
The Gulf — (Pakistan) The Rt. Rev. Azad Marshall

Visit these links:
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Provincial Prayer Care
Diocesan Intercessions

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ANGLICAN HOUSE
Church calendars in stock now
This year the Canadian Church Calendar features only Anglican churches

The St. Peters calendar is also available.
Buy 1-9 copies of either calendar for $5.50 each, plus HST

Buy 10 or more copies for $4.25 each, plus HST.
Anglican House

116 Princess St.
Saint John E2L 1K4

Order by mail, phone 506-693-2295 or e-mail <angbk at nbnet.nb.ca>.

Campus chaplain's office
George Porter, the UNB (Fredericton)/STU Anglican chaplain, works out of The Campus Ministry Office, #2 Harrison House on the UNB campus. (Go out the north side of the UNB Student Union building and cross the parking lot.) George is on campus most Tuesdays from 9 a.m. on. Alternatively, he can be reached at 458-7009 (non-secure message service) or 459-1801 ext 4 (secure message service) or <george.porter at anglican.nb.ca>.

Advent workshop
Atlantic School of Theology (AST) and its Alumni Association present NO MINOR PROPHETS!, a cutting edge, ecumenical education workshop to help prepare for Advent, on Nov. 19 & 20 at Church of St. Andrew and St. David, 164 Germain St., Saint John.

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Oct. 13, 7 p.m. Greg Paul, pastor and author of "The 20 Piece Shuffle," will speak at St. Luke's in Saint John (corner of Main and Lansdowne, parking on Metcalf).

Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m. Human Resources Committee meeting, Synod Office board room.

Oct. 16-17, Stewardship Conference with Bishop Edward Salmon, Trinity Church, Sussex. Register on-line.

Oct. 16-18 Stand Up to Poverty. If your church is interested in joining this world-wide effort to raise awareness of the devastating issues of poverty and to pressure governments to hold their promises to the Millennium Development Goals, get the details and notify Rebeka Frazer-Chiasson at St. Thomas University <gzqrt at stu.ca> of your participation.

Oct. 17, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. St. Luke's Day workshop on spirituality and mental health at St. Paul's Church, Rothesay. Brochure.

Oct. 17 Guild of St. Joseph annual meeting at St. Mary's, York (Fredericton North). This is an ideal opportunity to meet members from other guilds and share information on projects and programs.

Oct. 17, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. First Annual Atlantic Regional Prison Ministry Volunteer Conference, Sackville United Church, 112 Main St., Sackville.

Oct. 17, 4 p.m. Christ Church (Parish) Church, Fredericton, Taize Service of prayer, contemplation and times of silence allowing us to center on our Heavenly Father.

Oct. 18, 9 & 10:30 a.m. Bishop Salmon preaches at St. Mary's (York) in Fredericton.

Oct. 18 St. Luke's Day at St. Paul's, Rothesay, focusing on spirituality and mental health.

Oct. 20, 3 p.m. Budget committee and team chairs meeting, Synod Office board room.

Oct. 20, 7 p.m. Camp Brookwood committee meeting, Trinity Church, Andover.

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West Sumatra: Volunteers working round the clock
PWRDF.org
October 9, 2009

By Rainer Lang

Since the earthquake hit the coast of Sumatra, Santi Laia has been working round the clock. She sleeps only three or four hours a day. The 20-year-old is one out of two dozen volunteers with the regional council of churches. The student is helping with the distribution of food and tents. The emergency of the churches is implemented by Action Churches Together (ACT )International member YTBI. Other ACT members are supporting the actual appeal for the Indonesian earthquake which has just been issued. Read the full story.

More PWRDF links:

PWRDF New Brunswick Blog
justgeneration.ca.

Diocesan PWRDF

PWRDF National

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Oct. 23, 4 - 6:30 p.m. Ham, beans and scallop supper with gingerbread for dessert at St. James, Lakwewood, 2000 Loch Lomond Rd. in Saint John. Adults $8, children $4, takeouts available. Contact Carol Stuart, 506/696-5737.

Oct. 24, 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon Yard and bake sale at St. Luke's, corner of Main and Lansdowne (parking on Metcalf) in Saint John. Proceeds to support the ministry of Kara and Nelson Mejias in Honduras.

Oct. 24, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Christian Education and Youth Leader Conference, St. George's, Moncton. Elective workshops, a presentation on building relationships with young people.

Oct. 29, 6 p.m. Faith Forward, Round 4: The Holy Spirit in the Church, St. Mary's, York, Fredericton North. A weekly study session beginning with a light supper followed by teaching and discussion and ending with Compline, guaranteed to finish by 8 p.m.

Nov. 4, 7:15 In the dust of the Rabbi – Becoming a Disciple, a five-week study at Christ Church (Parish) Church. The evening begins with Holy Communion in the church each Wednesday at 7:15. Study follows in the hall. Series continues until Dec. 2.

Nov. 6, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Parish of Prince William St. John's and Saint Luke's ACW annual Christmas coffee party and bazaar at St. John's Church, McNair Drive in Nackawic. The nave of the church will be decorated in A Holly and Ivy Christmas on the Bend theme. Home baking, preserves, hand crafts and "white elephants" for sale. Muffins, biscuits, jams, jellies and coffee cakes served at the coffee party.

Nov. 7, 11:30 a.m. St.Peter's ACW Christmas Bazaar and Chicken Casserole Luncheon at St. Peter's Hall, 2385 Woodstock Rd., Fredericton. Bazaar features crafts, sewing, knitting, baking, preserves and candy. Luncheon is $8, tickets at the door.           

Nov. 16, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Natural Church Development seminar — Transformational Health and Growth with author Christian A. Schwartz. Highfield Baptist Church, Moncton.

Nov. 19-20 Advent workshop at the Church of St. Andrew and St. David, 164 Germain St., Saint John. Sponsored by AST and its Alumni Association, NO MINOR PROPHETS! is a cutting edge, ecumenical education workshop to help prepare for Advent.

Nov. 28, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Layreaders' Retreat Day at the Ducks' Unlimted Museum and Meeting House, 752 Union St. (Next to Carleton Park), Fredericton. A presentation and workshop on "The Beauty of Worship" will be presented by the Rev. Canon John Cathcart. All Layreaders in the Deaneries of Fredericton & York are cordially invited to attend. Details from <jc8 at nbnet.nb.ca>.

April 20-22, 2010, Clergy Spouse's Conference, Villa Madonna in Rothesay. Please reserve these dates.

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The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island seeks:
A rector for the Parish of New Germany, N.S.
and
A rector for the  Parishes of Petite Riviere and New Dublin, N.S.
Deadline for applications is Nov. 6, 2009
The parish profiles and application forms are available from the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island office through <bishopsoffice at ndpeidiocese.ca>

Job listings for the Canadian church.

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Anglicans asked to imagine hunger at Thanksgiving...then act to help the poor
by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal
Oct. 9, 2009As Canadians gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, Bishop Colin Johnson of the diocese of Toronto is asking them to reflect on the 300,000 people in Ontario who must rely on food banks to survive.  “..pause and imagine looking down at a half-empty plate of plain food, [at] a meal that will leave you hungry…,” Bishop Johnson writes in an advertisement that appeared in the Toronto Star on Oct. 8, a few days before Canada’s Thanksgiving holiday.  Read the story.

Camp Columbia operations suspended
by Leigh Anne Williams
Anglican Journal
Oc.t 9, 2009

The diocesan council of the diocese of British Columbia voted on Sept. 24 to suspend operations of Camp Columbia on Thetis Island, a small island east of Vancouver Island. The camp had an accumulated deficit of more than $500,000, and the council decided that the diocese could not afford the financial drain on resources any longer. The council said it could not ask parishes, many of which are also facing financial challenges, to pay more to cover the camp’s operational shortfall each year. Read the story.

From the shadow towards the light
Conference on marginalization shakes up assumptions about relating to God and to one another
by Mary Louise Meadow
Anglican Journal
Oc.t 9, 2009
On a bright September Friday in Victoria, B.C., Sara Miles and Paul Fromberg, our sister and brother in Christ from St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, messed up the comfortable order in which many of us relate to God and to one another. Invited by Rev. David Opheim, rector of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church and the parish’s Rainbow Kitchen, they led a social justice awareness conference called Marginalization: From the Shadow Towards the Light.  Read the story.

Gathering to tackle national expectations for theological education
by Ali Symons
Anglican Church of Canada
Oct. 9, 2009

If two women—one in Yellowknife, one in Regina—hear the call to be priests in the Anglican Church of Canada, the steps they will take to become ordained are quite different. Although both will wear collars and be "the Rev." in the end, their assessment and education will depend on their diocese's unique program, which could range from an informal mentoring relationship to specific course requirements.  Read the story.

Churches need to help wage war on drugs
by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal
Oc.t 8, 2009
Churches should play a major role in getting the “moral message” out about the human toll exacted by the war on drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border. More funds need to be allocated for measures that reduce the demand for drugs, and churches can lend a hand here too, a specialist in border issues has said.  Read the story.

Study finds nearly a quarter of world's population is Muslim
By Chris Herlinger
Ecumenical News International
Oct. 8, 2009

A new demographic study has determined that Muslims represent nearly a quarter of the world's current population with nearly two-thirds of them living in Asia, and that Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity. The study, released Oct.7, and conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life, found that 1.57 billion people are Muslims out of an estimated total world population of 6.8 billion.  Read the story.

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Ministry Matters: Thanks to small churches

What is partnership in mission?
Trialogue: “Mission and Power: Memory, Journey, Vision”

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Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded: Take from among you an offering to the Lord; let whoever is of a generous heart bring the Lord’s offering...

Exodus 35:4-5

Courtesy of the Ven. John M. Robertson
National Gift Planning Officer
Department of Philanthropy
Anglican Church of Canada

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Church dictionary definitions:

amen: The part of a prayer that everyone knows.

bulletin: An air conditioner
choir: A group of people who sing while others lip-sync.

hymn: A song of praise, usually sung in a key three octaves above the congregation's range.

Jonah: The original "Jaws" story.

magi: The most famous trio ever to attend a baby shower.

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