Please respect Holy Week

do not schedule meetings  March 28 through April 4.

Appointments

The Rev. Deacon Constance Whittaker-Soulikias was appointed Honorary Assistant in the Parish of Saint John under the rector, the Rev. Dr. Ranall Ingalls, on Jan. 28.
Elizabeth Harding returned to her position as Camp Medley Director on Feb. 25. Her one-year contract is renewable.

The Rev. Canon John Cathcart was appointed Regional Dean of York for a three year term on March 1.
The Rev. Canon Stuart Allen was appointed Honorary Assistant in the Parish of Quispamsis (St. Augustine's) under the rector, the Rev. Chris Hayes on March 1.

Congratulations

To the Rev. Dr. Barry Craig, honorary assistant at Christ Church Cathedral, on his appointment as vice-president (academic) of St. Thomas University in Fredericton.

Slideshow on-line

See the photos taken in our Companinon Diocese of Ho by members of the delegation who traveled there in November.

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, March 7

The Third Sunday in Lent (Violet)
Propers 290; Isaiah 55:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9; Preface of Lent.

Cycles of Prayer
Pray for Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Hong Long Island — (Hong Kong), the Most. Rev. Paul Kwong.

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

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Conflict Resolution and Assertive Communication workshops

Offered by Achieve Training Centre
Conflict Resolution: Sometimes stress, personality differences or other precipitating factors can lead to conflict between individuals or within an entire group. Many conflicts would not spiral out of control if people used conflict resolution techniques that are easy to learn and utilize. This workshop will teach participants to understand the dynamics of conflict and be able to respond confidently when faced with difficult situations. Presented in Dartmouth on April 12 and Moncton on April 14.
Assertive Communication: Understanding our communication style and how we interact with others is essential to positive and productive relations. Effective communication requires us not only to be aware of ourselves, but also to be responsive and aware of others. Being assertive in communication is the ability to express positive and negative ideas and feelings in a transparent, welcoming and direct way – to state clearly and without defensiveness what one needs. Participants of this workshop will build an awareness of their communication patterns and learn to deal confidently with people around them. This workshop is fun, practical and highly effective at improving communication awareness and skills. Presented in Dartmouth on April 13 and Moncton on April 15.

Fredericton Archdeaconry Website
The updated Fredericton Archdeaconry website offers details of the next Greater Chapter meeting (March 27), information on an upcoming PRISM workshop (April 24).

Diocesan Resource Centre
The Resource Centre at Anglican House in Saint John has applied again for a grant to employ a summer student and is now ordering materials for processing during the summer. If there are any items you think would be useful for the Resource Centre collection (DVDs, CDs, kits or printed material) please contact Archdeacon Pat Drummond <patd at nb.sympatico.ca> by March 7. 

The Anglican Pilgrimage June 11-25, 2010
Every summer Canterbury Cathedral invites ordinands and newly ordained clergy from around the Anglican Communion to share their lives together, praying, studying and exchanging experiences and ideas. Guided by an international faculty, students live in the International Study Centre at Canterbury. They join the Cathedral community’s daily life which is centred on daily worship. Details and an application form are available on-line.

Knit together in one communion: Anglican Identity and the Challenge of Diversity
Is the topic of discussion for
The 2010 Atlantic Theological Conference
to be held in Moncton
Sunday evening, May 30 through Wednesday noon, June 2
Details

Rest and Relaxation in Beautiful Gaspé
The congregation at Malbay in the Greater Parish of Gaspé welcomes clergy and lay professionals in the church (and other churches and faith groups) to enjoy their ministry of hospitality. For a recommended donation of $600 per week in July and August, $500 per week in the rest of the year, they offer their lovely, well-furnished and equipped rectory as a place of relaxation for the busy cleric and his or her family or friends. Contact Sandra Leggo <sleggo at globetrotter.net>.

The 2010 National Worship Conference
Taking Care of the Neighbourhood: Worship as Public Work for the Common Good

Jointly sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada.

July 4-7, Vancouver School of Theology, UBC campus.
Speakers include Distinguished Theologian in Residence Dr. Sallie McFague of VST, and award-winning religion columnist Douglas Todd. The event will also feature insightful workshops and inspiring worship. Deadline for early-bird registration is March 15. More information and registration procedures here.

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

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March 2, 4:30 p.m. Finance Committee, Synod Office boardroom, Fredericton.

March 5, 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross each Friday in Lent, St. Mary's, York, McEvoy Street, Fredericton.

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.

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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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March 12 , 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross each Friday in Lent, St. Mary's, York, McEvoy Street, Fredericton.

March 13, 10 a.m. Camp Brookwood annual meeting at St. Luke's, Woodstock. Pot-luck lunch follows.

March 14, 2 p.m. New Brunswick Youth Orchestra in concert at the Playhouse in Fredericton. Tickets at the Playhouse.

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 19, 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross each Friday in Lent, St. Mary's, York, McEvoy Street, Fredericton.

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.

March 26, 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross each Friday in Lent, St. Mary's, York, McEvoy Street, Fredericton.

March 27, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  Fredericton Archdeaconry Greater Chapter meeting, St. Mary's, York.

March 29, 7 - 9 p.m. Inaugural meeting of the Atlantic Theological Society (ATS) at King's College Chapel in Halifax. Everyone is welcome. The ATS mission is to study orthodox Christian thought through the lens of living a Christ-inspired life in the 21st century. Its aim is to facilitate theological inquiry and reflection. Keynote speaker Dr. David Deane, Associate Professor of Theology at the Atlantic School of Theology, will address the topic, “Why Orthodoxy, Why Now?”

April 2, 7 p.m. Stations of the Cross, St. Mary's, York, McEvoy Street, Fredericton.

April 11, 2:30 p.m. Christian and inspirational music by Tracy Friars and Steve Bell at the Imperial Theatre, Saint John. Tickets on sale March 8.

April 20-22, 2010, Clergy Spouse's Conference, Villa Madonna in Rothesay. Tuesday evening: Diocese of Ho presentation by Heather Miller and the Rev. Jasmine Chandra; Wednesday, counselor Judith Davids; Thursday, Archbishop Claude Miller. (If clergy spouse mailing address has changed in the past year, please notify Carol Anningson <evangel at nbnet.nb.ca>.

April 24, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Prevention and Response Involving Sexual Misconduct (PRISM) Compliance Training, Cathedral Memorial Hall, Fredericton.

April 24, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Layreaders' Retreat Day with Archbishop Claude Miller, St.Mary's Church, Parish of Chatham. Details.

April 24, L'Arche Saint John's McKim House will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a fundraising dinner at the Wesleyan Church, 399 Boars Head Road in Saint John. Guest speaker is the New Brunswick Lieutenant-Governor, the Hon. Graydon Nicholas. For information contact  Jocelyn Worster, 672-6504.

May 1, 11 a.m. Atlantic School of Theology Convocation at The Cathedral Church of All Saints, 1340 Tower Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Renowned Canadian writer David Adams Richards of Fredericton will deliver the convocation address.

May 4 & 5 ACW annual meeting, All Saint's Church, St. Andrews.

May 8, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Deacons Retreat, St. Luke's Church, Woodstock. The first of what will be an annual, community-building retreat. Two new aspirants, Barbara Haire and Agnes Scott, will be welcomed and congratulated.

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

May 20 — June 2  2010 Atlantic Theological Conference, Moncton, will focus on "Knit together in one communion: Anglican Identity and the Challenge of Diversity."

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Tatamagouche Centre
The Tatamagouche Centre in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, seeks part-time Faith and Spirituality Program Development Coordinator. A leading-edge approach is invited from someone who feels called toward building relationships, doing collaborative work with multi-faith constituencies, and expressing the mission of Tatamagouche Centre through programming. Details and from Katja at <tatacent at tatacentre.ca>. Interviews begin March 22.

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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Interim director appointed to PWRDF
Anglican Journal
Feb. 26, 2010
A writer and spiritual director in the diocese of Toronto has been appointed interim executive director of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF). Adele Finney is no stranger to PWRDF. Since 1997, she has worked with the organization's parish and diocesan partnership program, as fundraising and promotions co-ordinator, and as communications co-ordinator. From 2006 to 2007, she also worked as interim executive director while Cheryl Curtis, whose resignation is effective at the end of February, was on maternity leave.  Read the story.

New gift guide supports Church's charitable work
Anglican Journal
Feb. 26, 2010

Looking for a meaningful gift for someone? Now, a new gift guide from the Anglican Church of Canada provides unique ideas that also help others. By browsing the pages of Acts of Faith: A Guide to Supporting the Ministries of the Anglican Church of Canada, you could, for instance, give a gift that helps build typhoon shelters in the Philippines or pays for health care workers in Sri Lankan refugee camps ($100). Or you could make a purchase that contributes to the training of youth leaders ($25), to the upkeep of a heritage church ($75), or to suicide prevention ($100). Read the story.

Anglican chaplains bring 'spiritual breath' to Haiti
by Ali Symons
Anglican Church of Canada
Feb. 26, 2010
When Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) arrived in Jacmel, Haiti, two days after the earthquake, the staff included medics, engineers, and a chaplain, Anglican Padre Shaun Turner. Today, eight chaplains — two of them Anglicans — provide spiritual and ethical support to the Canadian Forces in their humanitarian mission to Haiti, devastated by a Jan. 12 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and displaced another million. Read the story.

‘We have to bite the bullet and move forward,’ says B.C. dean
by Leigh Anne Williams
Anglican Journal
Feb. 25, 2010
St. Saviour's Church is one of 10 Anglican churches in Greater Victoria being recommended for closure in a report released by the diocese of British Columbia. “My first reaction was just a real sense of wanting it all to be over and crawling in a hole and pulling the covers over my head,” says Peter Gibb, the People’s Warden at St. Saviour's Anglican Church in Victoria. That was his feeling when a report from the diocesan transformation team recommended St. Saviour's as one of 13 churches in the diocese of British Columbia to be dis-established and its building sold or leased. The news was not unexpected. In response to dwindling numbers of people in churches, the diocese has been discussing the necessity of such changes for a number of years. Read the story.

Restructuring can be good news, says archdeacon
by Leigh Anne Williams
Anglican Journal
Feb. 25, 2010

When the diocese of British Columbia released its long-awaited transformation plan for the diocese, Bishop James Cowan emphasized that the plan was not merely about responding to declining numbers of people attending church by closing churches and restructuring. The aim is also to focus resources and the energy of Anglicans into new ministries and evangelism. Read the story.

Anglican Church of Canada Launches new Gift Guide
Anglican Church of Canada
Feb. 25, 2010
The Anglican Church of Canada is pleased to announce the launch of Acts of Faith; A Guide to Supporting the Ministries of the Anglican Church of Canada. The gift guide is a joint initiative of the Departments of Philanthropy and Communications and Information Resources, and represents an unprecedented collaboration amongst all of the partners and charitable entities within the national church; bringing them together in one fundraising vehicle for the first time.  Read the story.

Indian women's self-sufficiency promoter wins Niwano Peace Prize
by Peter Kenny
Ecumenical News International
Feb. 24, 2010

The Niwano Peace Foundation has announced it will award its 2010 peace prize to Ela Ramesh Bhatt, an Indian Hindu who is a follower of the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, and who applies them to enable women to become self-sufficient. In a Feb. 24 statement announcing the winner of the Niwano Peace Prize, the foundation said Bhatt is "known as the 'gentle revolutionary'," It added, "She has dedicated her life to improving the lives of India's poorest and most oppressed women workers."  Read the story.

Join the big conversation before the big meeting
Anglican Church of Canada
Feb. 23, 2010
General Synod, the national meeting of the Anglican Church of Canada, is a big deal. It happens only once every three years. Over 300 delegates attend. Major decisions are made about the future of the church. General Synod 2010 is set to happen in Halifax, N.S. from June 3 to 11, 2010, and already Canadian Anglicans are kicking off the conversations online. Read the story.

African churches use mobile phone to ring up growth in members
by Fredrick Nzwili
Ecumenical News International
Feb. 22, 2010

Nairobi: A mobile phone suspended on a belt round the waist or from the neck is a common sight among members of church congregations in Africa. Now, church leaders are heaping praise on mobile phones, sometimes called cell phones, because they say the instruments help congregations grow. Mobile phone use increased rapidly in Africa about 10 years ago. At that time, however, some Christians on the continent criticised the phones for being "marks of materialism." Now, that has changed.  Read the story.

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Primate asks prayers for Chile

Governance Working Group Report to COGS, Nov. 2009 [PDF]

Prayers for Lent on-line

Prayers for General Synod

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Father, enliven the Church for its mission
that we may be salt of the earth and light to the world.

A New Zealand Prayer Book  

From the Ven. John M. Robertson, National Gift Planning Officer,

Department of Philanthropy, Anglican Church of Canada

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Three bi-vocational clergy were having lunch one day. One was an obstetrician, another a farmer and the third a lawyer. The topic came around to which of their secular occupations was best integrated into their vocations.

“Well,” said the obstetrician-priest, “healing is a ministry practiced by Christ himself.” And the two others agreed that yes, indeed, the doctor/minister combination worked very well. “And besides, in Eden, Adam would certainly have assisted at the birth of his children.”

“Of course,” smiled the farmer-clergy, “you remember that God specifically put Adam into the garden to keep it. Tilling the earth is therefore the primary labor of humanity commanded by God.”

“My beloved friends,” said the lawyer. “I think your professions are excellent ‘tent-making ministries.’ But you must agree that my profession, as a lawyer, is most dear to the heart of God. Before Jesus healed – before Eve delivered – before there was a Garden of Eden, God created the world out of chaos. And who creates chaos today? Well, lawyers, of course!”

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