Retirement
The Rev. Donald Hamilton will retire on March 31. His last working day as priest-in-charge of St. James, Moncton and chaplain in the Moncton hospitals is Feb. 19.

"We have our inheritance"
From T.S. Elliot's Ash Wednesday

CHRISTIAN AND ANGLICAN: Growing in Communion with Christ
DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON LENTEN STUDY 2010
A Nicodemus Project initiative
Available for download.
It is a study for Ash Wednesday and each subsequent week of Lent
Built upon the Gospels appointed for the coming Sunday
Prepared by Members of the Spiritual Development Team of Diocesan Council

Chaplains for Camp Medley

Camp Medley seeks clergyand lay professionals to serve as chaplains for a week this summer. Previous experience is not required. The chaplain's week involves planning and leading chapel sessions in the morning and the evening as well as participating in day-to-day activities as able. Spend a week and have an impact on lives for a lifetime. Contact Shawn Branch <shawnbranch at me.com>.

Parish Returns

2009 Parish Return and 2010 Officers and Contacts working forms have been posted to the Diocesan web site, available for download as a package or as separate files in PDF format. Please remember that Returns are due by 15 March 2010. Visit the Diocesan Information Managment System (DIMS) login page for those links.

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:

• Investment sub-committee (one member)

• Human Resources Committee (one lay position)
• Nominating Committee Member (one lay and one cleric)

See a current listing of Diocesan Roles, Elections and Appointments on the diocesan web site.

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RCL Lectionary (Year B)

Sunday, Feb. 14

Last Sunday after the Epiphany (Green) (Proper 6)
Proper prayers 418; Readings 397; Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12 — 4:2; Luke 9:28-36, (37-43); Preface of the Lord's Day.

OR

Propers 354; Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26; Preface of the Lord's Day.

Cycles of Prayer
Pray for the Church of the Province of Central Africa

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

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Teens Encounter Christ
Applications available now for

TEC 18, May 22-24.
Space is limited so register early
More info from the TEC registrar <4bents at nb.sympatico.ca>

Community Justice Camp
For adults 18 years and older
Live the change you want to see
Hosted by Diocese of Niagara, Hamilton, Ontario
May 9-14, 2010

Empty Vessels Enough for All
PWRDF Quiet Day
A day to replenish the soul
March 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
St. Peter's Church, Parish of Upham
Registration $20 (limited to 30 participants)
Bursaries available
Free will offering for Haiti Relief

Anglican House

Now is the time to order your Lenten devotional supplies as well as bulletin covers and candles for the Easter season.
Anglican House

116 Princess St.

Saint John

PHONE (506) 693-2295 FAX (506) 635-8927
angbk@nbnet.nb.ca

"We have our inheritance"
From T.S. Eliot's Ash Wednesday
CHRISTIAN AND ANGLICAN: Growing in Communion with Christ
DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON LENTEN STUDY 2010
A Nicodemus Project initiative
Available for download.
It is a study for Ash Wednesday and each subsequent week of Lent
Built upon the Gospels appointed for the coming Sunday
Prepared by Members of the Spiritual Development Team of Diocesan Council

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Feb. 13, 10 a.m. Interim NB Cursillo Secretariat meeting, Christ Church Cathedral Hall, Fredericton.

Feb. 13, 4-6 p.m. Parish of Bright Annual Pancake Supper, parish hall in Zealand — buckwheat pancakes, sausage, eggs, baked beans, brown bread, ginger bread with whipped cream and layer cakes. Freewill donations. ALL PROCEEDS TO HAITIAN RELIEF. This event is in partnership with the Stoneridge Pentecostal Church.

Feb. 13, 4 - 6 p.m. T Smorgasbord of delectable home cooked food at Saint Jude's, 310 Lancaster St., in West Saint John. $8 for adults, $3 each for children under 12.

Feb. 16, 4-6 p.m. Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at St. Luke's Church Hall in Hoyt, Parish of Fredericton Junction. Pancakes, sausage, homebaked beans, fresh rolls and brown bread and a variety of homemade layer cakes.

Feb. 16, 4 p.m.  AST Founders Meeting, Halifax.

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Empty Vessels Enough for All
PWRDF Quiet Day
A day to replenish the soul
March 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
St. Peter's Church, Parish of Upham
Registration $20 (limited to 30 participants)
Bursaries available
Free will offering for Haiti Relief

Visit the Diocesan PWRDF or PWRDF National

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Feb. 20, 4 p.m. Christ Church Parish Church, Fredericton Taize Service of prayer, music, contemplation and times of silence to center on our Heavenly Father.

Feb. 22, 6 - 9 p.m. Cursillo fun night at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 668 Manawagonish Rd., Saint John West. Bring grub, talent, friends and a sense of humour for pot-luck, short skits, songs, music, poems, jokes! Cursillestas and friends who just want to have some fun and see what Cursillo is all about are all welcome.

March 1, 12:15 - 1 p.m. Seasons for the Soul, Lenten Talks 2010, with Bishop Bill Hockin and Dr. Barry Craig, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fredericton. Today's talk is Summer — When having Everything is Not Enough.

March 5-7, Work and Creativity Retreat led by retired Bishop Bill Hockin at Villa Madonna, Rothesay. Registration $168 single, $248 double, contact Canon John Cathcart <john.cathcart at anglican.nb.ca>. Bursaries are available (contact Canon Neville Cheeseman <neville.cheeseman at nb.sympatico.ca>.

March 8, 12:15 - 1 p.m. Seasons for the Soul, Lenten Talks 2010, with Bishop Bill Hockin and Dr. Barry Craig, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fredericton. Today's talk is Autumn — When We Let Go and Let God.

March 15, 12:15 - 1 p.m. Seasons for the Soul, Lenten Talks 2010, with Bishop Bill Hockin and Dr. Barry Craig, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fredericton. Today's talk is Winter — When Only God's Grace Can Grow.

March 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Empty Vessels Enough for All. A day to replenish the soul of special interest to PWRDF representatives and friends as well as anyone else committed to mission and justice. St. Peter's Church, Parish of Upham.

March 20, 10 a.m. Mothers' Union Diocesan Council, St. George's Church, Parish of Carleton, Saint John.

March 22, 12:15 - 1 p.m. Seasons for the Soul, Lenten Talks 2010, with Bishop Bill Hockin and Dr. Barry Craig, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fredericton. Today's talk is Spring — When Long Days of Loss Give Way to Hope.

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

May 15, 10 a.m. Mothers' Union Diocesan Rally, St. Mary & St. Bartholomew, Saint John.

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Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Bishop Sue Moxley, Diocese of Nova Scotia and PEI seeks a half-time rector for the Parish of Northumberland (formerly Pugwash & River John), N.S. The Parish Profile is on file with the Bishops’ Office and may be reviewed by any prospective applicant.  To be considered for this position, obtain the parish profile and application from Kelly Appleton at <bishopsoffice at nspeidiocese.ca> Application deadline March 5.

Rupert's Land
The Bishop of Rupert's Land seeks a full-time priest for the Parish of St. Bartholomew in Winnipeg. A complete parish profile and application information are available from <ssuppes at rupertsland.anglican.ca>. Deadline for applications is March 5.

Job listings for the Canadian church.

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Accuracy of briefing paper on ACNA challenged

by Pat Ashworth

Church Times

Feb. 5, 2010

A senior cleric of the Anglican Church of Canada has identified inaccuracies in Lorna Ashworth’s briefing paper for her private member’s motion, which will come before the General Synod next Wednesday. Similar concerns are coming from the Episcopal Church in the United States. Mrs. Ashworth’s motion will urge the Synod to “express the desire that the Church of England be in com­munion with the Anglican Church in North America [ACNA}” (News, 22 Janu­ary). Canon Alan Perry, a lecturer in ecclesiastical polity and former Prolocutor of the Province of Canada, rebuts allegations on clergy and property in her paper.  Read the story.

Church stands in solidarity with long-term Haitian partners
by Ali Symons
Anglican Church of Canada Web News
Feb. 05, 2010
Through prayers, giving, friendship and family, Canadian Anglicans are connected to Haiti, a country devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12. Already Canadian Anglicans have donated over $600,000 to the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), which is working with the ecumenical ACT Alliance to provide food, water, and shelter to Haiti's most vulnerable. Read the story.

Kenyan churches protest Islamic courts' clause in constitution
Anglican Journal
Feb. 4, 2010
Nairobi: Church leaders in Kenya are rallying their followers against a draft constitution they say favours Muslims and will tear the country apart. "Christians will not relent in holding out this position as it is our national duty," said the Rev. Peter Karanja, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya, on 1 February. Karanja spoke at a press conference in Nairobi in which the leaders released a statement warning that a clause in the proposed constitution amounts to a ploy to introduce Islamic Sharia law in Kenya. Read the story.

To Haiti, with love
by Debra Fieguth
The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund
Feb. 4, 2010
With a flood of donations coming in to help Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake, it’s clear Canadian Anglicans are moved by compassion and are digging deep. “I think it’s absolutely incredible – there’s no limit to the generosity,” says Jill Martin, finance and administration team leader for The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). Read the story.

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National Worship Conference

Why Names Matter

Praying with our Partners

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From 'A Reading from the Homilies of St. Gregory the Great on the Gospels" Book 2, Homily 36, 11

Therefore let temporal possessions be what you use, eternal things what you desire. Let temporal goods be for use on the way, eternal goods be for when you arrive at your goal. Whatever goes on in this world, let it be as it were glanced at from the side. Let the eyes of our mind gaze straight ahead of us, while they are focused intently on the goal to which we shall come."

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If God is your Co-pilot, swap seats! 

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