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Time to plan for Back to Church Sunday
Deadline to order resources is June 15!

By Ana Watts
What do a Saturday morning market, urban business district on a weekday morning, and a movie line-up for a block-buster opening have in common? People. Lots and lots of people. And that makes them great places to distribute back to church invitations.  On Sept. 26 the Diocese of Fredericton will join the rest of the Anglican Church of Canada — plus many of our Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada friends — in hosting Back to Church Sunday. The members of the House of Bishops was so impressed by the first-time efforts and results in the Diocese of Toronto in 2009 they are encouraging all their parishes across the country to participate. Read the story.

Anglican Foundation Sunday
The Diocese of Fredericton will celebrate Anglican Foundation Sunday on May 2.
The participation of parishes in this celebration on May 2 (or other near and convenient Sunday) will appropriately enhance our expression of appreciation for the ministry of the Anglican Foundation and the more than $26 million in grants and loans it has made to an enormous variety of ministry projects across Canada.
Everything your parish needs to be a part of Anglican Foundation Sunday — as well as the opportunity to join the foundation — is available on-line.

Camp Medley Staff House/Administration Building Grand Opening
June 19 at Camp Medley, Gunter Hill Road, Upper Gagetown
Reception 6:30 p.m. Official Opening 7 o’clock
Barbecue to follow.
Everyone is welcome.
Free-will offering appreciated.

Anglican Family Dinner
Come to an Anglican family dinner in Celebration and Thanksgiving  for the appointment of Archbishop Claude W. Miller as Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. We will gather at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Queen Street in Fredericton on Friday evening, May 7 for a reception at 5:30, dinner at 6:30.  Guest speaker Bishop Bill Hockin's subject is "Simply Anglican," Dr. Willis Noble will coordinate the music which includes classical guitarist Stephen Peacock and soprano Sally Dibblee. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased by May 3. They are available at the Synod Office, 115 Church Street in Fredericton (506/459-1801) and from territorial archdeacons.

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Appointments
The Rev. Gregory McMullen's appointment as Regional Dean of Saint John is extended to Sept. 30, 2012.
Jack Walsworth is appointed chair of the Nominating Committee. Nominations for positions should be directed to him at <jwals at nbnet.nb.ca>.

Congregational Growth and Development Fund
(A working title)

In response to decisions of Diocesan Synod in 2009, the Parish Support and Development Team is working toward the initiation in a diocesan fund similar to the "Builders For Christ Fund" created by Bishop Edward Salmon in the Diocese of South Carolina. The fund is intended to encourage parishes, groups of parishes, deaneries or archdeaconries to undertake innovative, risk-taking projects that will lead to spiritual/numerical/financial growth for the making of disciples. The fund will be distributed as grants to groups with plans which meet this criteria. The planning team has identified sound systems, musical instruments, puppet ministry materials, youth pastors, vehicles, Christian education materials, lunch programs for seniors/children, seniors clubs and family events as likely candidates for support, but it wants further input. Are there projects which your parish or a group of parishes might seek to develop if funding were available? Grants will range from a few hundred dollars to several thousands depending upon the response in the diocese. If you have ideas you might wish to see funded in your area please contact Archdeacon David Edwards <david.edwards at anglican.nb.ca>.

Prayer for Clergy College 2010

Prayer for the Speakers of the Clergy College
God the giver of wisdom, we give you thanksgiving and praise for the gift of knowledge. Give us minds to accept wisdom and hearts to live in wisdom.
We pray for your traveling mercies as our speakers travel to Fredericton for our Clergy College. We pray that the teachings shared by Eric Beresford, Gary Thorne and Brian Walsh in the coming clergy college will bring profound and living wisdom to all of our minds and hearts.
We ask your blessing upon our speakers as they carry on their professions as sharers of wisdom. May the seeds they plant grow to maturity in ways they could never imagine.

Download the brochure. Apply to register online.

Legacy Gifts Initiative
In partnership with the Anglican Church of Canada, the Diocese of Fredericton will launch a Legacy Gifts Initiative in May. It is an opportunity for the diocese to enter into a deeper relationship with those donors who express an interest in planned giving. See the 22 March 2010 media release.

Appointments and Announcements
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)

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

To make a nomination or express interest in a position, contact committee chair chair Jack Walsworth <jwals at nbnet.nb.ca>.

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RCL Lectionary (Year B)

Sunday, May 2

Fifth Sunday of Easter (White)
Propers 340; Acts 11:1-18; Psalm 148; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35; Preface of Easter.

Cycles of Prayer
Pray for the Anglican Church of Kenya, the Most. Rev. Eliud Wabukala, Archbishop of Kenya and Bishop of All Saints Cathedral Diocese.

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

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Seeking small cassocks and surplices
The Parish of Quispamsis needs some small cassocks and surplices for seven-12-year-old crucifers, acolytes and servers. If your church has some it is not using, please consider donating them to St. Augustine's.  Thanks for giving this some thought! Contact me at <chris.hayes at anglican.nb.ca>.

Advance notice of the annual Clergy Conference
Rothesay Netherwood School
August 30, 31 and September 1
Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Gary Nicolosi, Diocesan Congregational Development Facilitator, AnglicanDiocese of British Columbia.
Please reserve these dates, this is a conference well worth attending.

Health Care Encounter: A Place of Moral Meaning
With Dr. Nuala P. Kenny at Fredericton Inn, June 1, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. This workshop, sponsored by the Spiritual and Religious Care Department of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, will focus on understanding the notion of spirituality in health care, and the challenges to palliative end of life care and assisted death. General registration $30 by May 21 ($40 after); spiritual and religious care department member registration $25 before May 21, $35 after; student registration, $10. Information available from <spiritual.religiouscare at horizonnb.ca>.

Diversity and Equity Leadership
Integrating Anti-Racism with Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Transformation

at Tatamagouche Centre, May 9-12.

Clergy College
10th Annual Clergy College featuring Eric Beresford, Brian Walsh and Gary Thorne

June 13-10, Hugh John Flemming Forestry Complex, Fredericton. Brochure.   On-line registion.

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April 28, 9:30 a.m. Clergy Day at Christ Church (Parish) Church, Fredericton. Holy Eucharist at 12:15 p.m., lunch at 1 p.m.

May 1, 2 p.m. AST Convocation, Halifax.

April 28-May 2 Spring Rains Renewal Mission 2010 at the Parish of Chatham, Miramichi with the Rev. Canon Gene Packwood. Theme is "Press on for Times of Refreshing."

May 1, 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon at St. Luke's Church Hall, corner of Metcalf and Lansdowne, Saint John — a yard sale and bake sale in support of parish ministries.

May 1, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. St Mary & St Bartholomew’s Church 3rd Annual Coffee Party & Quilt Show with home baking and crafts. Tickets, $6 for adults and $2 for children, are available from members of ACW, chancel guild, choir, Mothers' Union, at the church office 646 Westmorland Rd., Saint John, and at the door.

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 3, 4 p.m. Companioned Spiritual Formation, Synod Office, Fredericton.

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

May 4, 4:30 p.m. Finance Committee meeting, Synod Office board room.

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Response to Refugee Reform
April 25, 2010
A key piece of work which Canadian Anglicans undertake in partnership with PWRDF is that of supporting refugees. This support occurs around the world through work in refugee camps, assisting returning refugees, and addressing the root causes of refugeeism. It also occurs here in Canada through advocacy work, and as parishes and dioceses work together to sponsor refugee families to settle in Canada. The 50 Refugee Family Sponsorships program is a shining example of this work. Read the story.

Visit the Diocesan PWRDF or PWRDF National

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May 6-9  Growing in Kingdom Service, a School of Spiritual Healing sponsored by the Order of St. Luke and the Parish of St. Margaret's at St. Margaret's Church, 775 Forest Hill Road, Fredericton, with the Rev. Dr. Jack Sheffield and Anne Marie Sheffield of Deep River Ministries, San Antonio, Texas. Registration $50. Contact Elizabeth (Betty) Gayley <egaley at nb.sympatico.ca>

May 7, 5:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner in thanksgiving and celebration of the appointment of Archbishop Claude Miller as Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada. Tickets $50, available from Synod Office, 115 Church St., Fredericton and from territorial archdeacons.

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 8, 10 a.m. NB Cursillo Secretariat meeting at Christ Church (Parish) Church, Fredericton.

May 8, 7:30 p.m. Country Gospel Show in support of Canon Paul Jeffries, Bishop McAllister College in Uganda, at Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton. Hosted by Classic Country. Admission $7.50 at the door.

May 9, 7:30 p.m. Debut Atlantic presents Wendy Nielson and Peter Tiefenbach in concert with the Saint John Chorale, Cantabile Women’s Ensemble and the Saint John Men’s Chorus. Trinity Church, Saint John. Advance tickets $15 from choir members and the Trinity Church office (693-8558). Tickets $20 at the door.

May 12, 4 - 6 p.m. Friendship Guild of Christ Church Cathedral 60th Anniversary Celebration, Cathedral Memorial Hall, Fredericton. RSVP Donna Wallace, 459-2114 or Lois Baker, 455-6064.

May 14-15 North western New Brunswick Shared Ministry Vestry Retreat with the Ven. David Edwards at Lakeside Lodge and Resort, 596 Gillespie Settlement Road. Take Exit 88 from the Trans Canada (Route 2) near Grand Falls.

May 15, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Powerful Prayer, the Mothers' Union Spring Rally at St. Mary's and St. Bartholomews Church, 646 Westmorland Road, Saint John. Registration $10 through Deanna Morrison <dbmm at nbnet.nb.ca> by May 7.

May 30-June 2 The Atlantic Theological Conference for 2010 — Knit together in one communion: Anglican Identity and the Challenge of Diversity, St. George’s and St. Philip's Churches, Moncton.

June 1, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Health Care Encounter: A Place of Moral Meaning with Dr. Nuala P. Kenny at Fredericton Inn. Sponsored by the Spiritual and Religious Care Department of the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, the workshop will focus on understanding the notion of spirituality in health care, and the challenges to palliative end of life care and assisted death. General registration $30 by May 21 ($40 after); spiritual and religious care department member registration $25 before May 21 ($35 after); student registration, $10. Information available from <spiritual.religious care at horizonnb.ca>.

June 1, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Transformational Leadership for Mission and Ministry, a conversation with George Kovoor, principal of Trinity College, Bristol, UK. Registration $15 (includes lunch) through <info at taylorcollege.ca>. Presented by Anglican Communion Alliance (formerly the Anglican Essentials Federation) & Taylor College.

June 13, 1- 5 p.m. Camp Medley open house to see the new facilities, talk to management and some staff, swap Medley memories and enjoy the free-will offering barbecue.

June 18-20, Weekend Spring Retreat at Villa Madonna, Rothesay, and led by the Rev. Philip Chircop, an internationally known retreat master, public speaker and artist. The theme is Sacred Presents: Simple Gifts for Living with passion, Purpose and Grace. Registration $190 single, includes meals and accommodation; $115 for commuters (meals only). Non-refundable deposit of $75 required by May 15. Register on-line.

July 4-11 Choir School 2010, at Rothesay Netherwood School. Watch this page for registration and job application forms.

Aug. 30- Sept. 1  Clergy College at Rothesay Netherwood School featuring the Rev Dr. Gary Nicolosi, Diocesan Congregational Development Facilitator, AnglicanDiocese of British Columbia.
 

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Parish as a Family Programme Coordinator
The Anglican Parish of Shediac seeks a full time coordinator for this new programme.
The Applicant will have
• an articulate Christian faith
• college or university training
• administrative skills
• the ability to work with individuals and groups
• and an imaginative vision for community building.
Program and job descriptions are available on request.
<anglican.shediac@nb.aibn.com> or 506 532-6960

Rector
The Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island seeks a rector for the parishes of Petite Riviere and New Dublin, N.S. Parish profile and application available from Kelly Appleton at <bishopsoffice at nspeidiocese.ca>. Deadline for applications for both positions is May 14, 2010.
 


Job listings for the Canadian church.

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Filipino pastors' family soap industry helps uplift poor parishioners
by Maurice Malanes
Ecumenical News International
April 26, 2010
La Trinidad, Philippines
A Filipino couple who are both pastors have become accidental entrepreneurs after their daughter's search for body care products for her allergy-sensitive skin led to the creation of a home-based industry, which the family sees as its ministry. "With this evolving business, poor parishioners can earn extra income, which can sustain their local churches," Pastor Robinson Ayupan told Ecumenical News International. "With more income, parishioners can give tithes, support their pastor, and sustain their ministries." Read the story.

German churches condemn right-wing party wanting minaret ban
by Anli Serfontein
Ecumenical News International
April 26, 2010

Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in Germany have condemned a far-right party campaigning for a ban on minarets in forthcoming elections in the country's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia. The Pro North Rhine-Westphalia Party is campaigning on an anti-Islam platform, and is calling for the banning of all minarets in Europe. Its symbol is a mosque with a red line crossed through it. Read the story.

‘Deep hunger for hope’ on climate change action
by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal
April 22, 2010
About 50 Canadian leaders from various faith traditions as well as environmental and international development NGOs recently held a two-day retreat in Toronto to examine ethical and justice issues around climate change and to explore common ground for action. “We have to work together in communities of congruence…. We must be prepared to speak the truth even in the midst of denial and even in the midst of ridicule,” said Mardi Tindal, moderator of the United Church of Canada. Read the story.

'There are no quick solutions,' Canterbury says in video message to Global South meeting
by Matthew Davies
Episcopal News Service
April 22, 2010
Saying "there are no quick solutions for the wounds of the body of Christ," Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has sent a video greeting to the participants attending the Fourth Anglican Global South to South Encounter, meeting April 19-23 in Singapore. Williams uses his video message "to emphasize that it is the work of God's Spirit that can heal the tensions within the Anglican family," a report from the Anglican Communion News Service says. "Williams was speaking specifically to two items on the meeting's agenda: challenges for the church's mission and the Anglican Communion covenant, which he described as a new way of 'grounding our mission.'" Read the story.

Canadian Anglicans ‘changing lives’ for African schoolchildren
by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal
April 21, 2010
The bishop of the Tanzanian diocese of Central Tanganyika, Godfrey Mdimi Mhogolo, said efforts by Canadian Anglicans to support the education of orphans “is changing lives.” Bishop Mhogolo recently visited the parish of St. Philip’s on-the-Hill in Unionville, Ont. This parish has partnered with the parish of Lugala to ensure that about 100 orphans who go to school in Dodoma are receiving food, clothing and school supplies. Read the story.

Survey finds Africa is most religious part of world
by Chika Oduah
Ecumenical News International
April 21, 2010
Researchers say they've found the most religious place on Earth - between the southern border of the Sahara Desert and the tip of South Africa. Religion is "very important" to more than three-quarters of the population in 17 of 19 sub-Saharan nations, according to a new survey, Religion News Service reports. In contrast, in the United States, the world's most religious industrialised nation, 57 percent of people say religion is very important. Read the story.

Amazing Grace video wins international award
by Ali Symons
Anglican Church of Canada
April 21, 2010
Amazing Together, a compilation video of Canadian Anglicans singing "Amazing Grace," has been honoured with a special jury award at WorldFest Houston, an international film festival. The 10-minute documentary includes clips from 500 unique videos submitted after Amazing Grace Sunday in fall 2008. Thousands of Canadian Anglicans filmed themselves singing the hymn on beaches, in parking lots, in cathedrals and even from Kandahar. Read the story.

Anglican chief governing body to meet in Halifax
Anglican Church of Canada
April 20, 2010
From June 3 to 11, more than 500 people will gather in Halifax, N.S. for the national triennial meeting of the Anglican Church of Canada (ACC). Uniting under the nautical theme "Feeling the Winds of God—Charting a New Course," General Synod members will make decisions about the national church in the context of worship and prayer. Read the story.

Anglican Church of Canada launches corporate sponsorship program
Anglican Church of Canada
April 16, 2010
The Anglican Church of Canada is pleased to announce that for the first time in its 117 year history, General Synod is offering religious based organizations and affiliates the opportunity to support its triennial national convention through a variety of unique sponsorship initiatives. "We hope that inviting the support of corporate sponsors for General Synod will have a positive impact on the Church's ability to ensure the sustainability of this gathering for years to come" explains Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. "It also presents a new avenue for Canadian Anglicans, particularly those who own their own businesses, to support this event." Read the story.

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General Synod Convening Circular

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Your checkbook is a theological document - it says what you believe and who you are.

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

Department of Philanthropy, Anglican Church of Canada

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The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close. 

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