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Diocesan ACW supports Buy-A-Net, Save-A-Life

By Ana Watts

Buy-A-Net, Save-A-Life — that’s Debra Lefebvre’s rallying cry, and it is the message she brought to the Diocesan ACW annual meeting in St. Andrews in early May. A nurse, mother and now executive director of the Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group, Canada’s first campaign aimed at malaria prevention, Debra is inspired by the women and children of Africa. “The struggle of one must be the struggle of all,” she told the full house at All Saint’s. Read the story.

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Retirement
The Rev. Keith Howlett, rector of the Parish of Oromocto and the Parish of Maugerville, will retire Sept. 1.

Prayer for Clergy College 2010

Prayer for Availability and ability to attend Diocesan Clergy College
O Lord Jesu Christ, who in thy boundless compassion for all humanity felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd; And dost set thy pastors to tend, feed and care for thy flock and to seek out the lost; as thou didst withdraw to quiet places to commune with thy Father and to pray with and teach thy holy Apostles; grant to the pastors of thy Church in this Diocese respite from their daily burden, the care of the churches, and a hearty desire to come apart, to be refreshed and grow in the knowledge and love of thee our Saviour and one another; who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. AMEN.

Download the brochure. Apply to register online.

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 23

Day of Pentecost (Red)
Propers 345; Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:25-35, 37b; Romans 8:14 - 17 or Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17, (25-27); Preface of Pentecost.

Cycles of Prayer
Prayer unavailable

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

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Choir School
Reminder: Choir School planning team will not mail printed registration forms to junior choristers for the 2010 Choir School session. Junior choristers are encouraged to download the forms. It would also be helpful if parishes could include this notice in their bulletins until Sunday, June 6:
Registration forms (four pages) for the 53rd Annual Diocesan Choir School — July 4-11 at Rothesay Netherwood School are available for download now! <www.choirschoolsite.com>. Junior choristers please print, fill in, and send all four pages to the registrar. Adult choristers need only complete page one, and add page two if appropriate.
It would also be kind of parishes to print a supply of forms to have available to interested choristers who lack Internet access.

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, Anglican Diocese 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>.

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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May 18, 2 p.m.  Episcopal Team, Synod Office boardroom.

May 19, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.  Diocesan Council, Parish of Douglas and Nashwaaksis, Fredericton.

May 20, 3:30 p.m.  Human Resources Committee,  Synod Office boardroom.

May 21-23 ACPO-Canada, Halifax.

May 22, 3:30 - 6 p.m. Lobster supper at St. Clement's, 6865 Route 102, Dunfries. Get a fresh lobster (1 1/2 - 2 lb), potato salad, coleslaw, $25.

May 23, 4 & 5:30 p.m. Annual Salmon & Fiddlehead Supper, St. Thomas Anglican Church Hall, 74 Main Street, Stanley. Please call Maxine at 367-2099 or Susan at 367-2017 to reserve your place for 4 or 5:30 p.m. Adults $12, children 6-12, $8. Roast Beef available for non-fish lovers. Take-outs also available, call the Church Hall at 367-3007 after 4:30 p.m. for pick up after 5 p.m.

May 25, 10 a.m.  Bishop's Counsel, Bay du Vin.

May 25, 4:45 p.m. Investment Committee, Synod Office boardroom.

May 25, 7 p.m. Fredericton Ladies Choir Spring Songfest, Tom Morrison Theatre, Fredericton High School.  Tickets available at the Playhouse.
 

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PWRDF Seeks to Access Matching Funds from CIDA for Relief Work in Haiti
PWRDF is grateful to the tens of thousands of Anglicans across Canada who have responded through prayer, action, and giving funds to allow us to respond to the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12 of this year. To date, PWRDF has received $2,144,332 of which $1,990,141 is eligible for matching by the government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). PWRDF is working to access the CIDA matching funds through a coalition called Canadian Churches in Action (CCA). CCA is a coalition of 9 denominational relief and development agencies which work together to respond to humanitarian disasters. Read the story.

Visit the Diocesan PWRDF or PWRDF National

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May 29, 7th annual Fiddlehead and salmon barbecue at All Saints Keswick Ridge, 150 Crock's Point Rd. Salmon, baked potatoes, fiddleheads, baby carrots, dessert, coffee & tea, with roast beef for those who don't love salmon. $14 adults, half-portions for children under 12, $7. Sittings at 4, 5:15, 6:30. Reservations required, call Lois Poore, 363-4229 or Eugene Price, 363-4463.  There will also be a bake table.

May 30, 2 - 4 p.m. Saint John and area Ultreya, Church of the Good Shepherd, 688 Manawagonish Rd.

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.

May 31, 7 p.m. Rothesay-Kings Rotary Girls Choir anniversary concert, “Celebrating 20 Years of Song,” Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Gondola Point Road, Rothesay. Tickets $10, children (12 and under) $6 at the dooror in advance through <rkrgc at yahoo.ca>. Concert guests Sea Belles, Fourth Avenue, Jillian Bonner and Lauren Estey, as well as former members of the Rothesay-Kings Rotary Girls Choir.

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 5, 6 p.m. Barbecue chicken dinner & silent auction at St. Luke's Church Hall, corner of Metcalf St. and Lansdowne Ave., Saint John. Special guests: Kara and Nelson Mejia. Dinner provided and prepared by Saint John Y's Men. Tickets $20 each - phone 693-4152 or email <stlukesportland at rogers.com>. All funds raised will support the Mejias ministry in Honduras.

June 6, 7 p.m. U2 - Horizons, a church service using the creative work of the rock band U2 in worship at St. Augustine's in Quispamsis. Details.

June 12, 10:30 a.m. NB Cursillo Secretariat meeting, small hall, Church of the Good Shepherd, 668 Manawagonish Rd. Saint John.

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.

June 19, 6:30 p.m. Camp Medley Staff House/Administration Building Grand Opening at the camp on Gunter Hill Road, Upper Gagetown. A barbecue will follow the opening. Everyone is welcome. Free will offering for the barbecue appreciated.

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, Anglican Diocese of British Columbia.

Sept. 25 & 26 Diocesan Mothers' Union overnight meeting at Camp Medley.
 

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Diocese of Central Newfoundland
The Bishop of the Diocese of Central Newfoundland seeks a full-time rector for the parish of Harbour Breton and a half-time rector for the Parish of Trinity. Start dates are negotiable. For more information contact the diocesan executive officer the Rev. Perry Cooper <executive at nfld.net>

 
Job listings for the Canadian church.

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U.S. Episcopal Church consecrates second gay, partnered bishop
by Pat McCaughan with files from Marites N. Sison
Episcopal News Service
May 17, 2010
Two historic ministries were welcomed in a huge and joyous celebration May 15 as thousands witnessed Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary Douglas Glasspool being consecrated bishops suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. During the three-hour service at the Long Beach Arena, themed 'Rejoice!' Bruce and Glasspool were ordained and consecrated the 16th and 17th women bishops in the Episcopal Church. Bruce is the first woman to be elected a bishop in the Los Angeles diocese. Glasspool, elected Dec. 5, a day after Bruce, is the diocese's first—and the Episcopal Church's second—gay, partnered bishop. Read the story.

Ecumenical celebration welcomes Living Letters team in Nigeria
World Council of Churches
May 17, 2010
A Living Letters http://www.overcomingviolence.org/en/iepc/living-letters-visits.htmlteam travelling on behalf of the World Council of Churches (WCC)was welcomed to Abuja by Nigerian church and ecumenical leaders during an ecumenical celebration organized by the Christian Council of Nigeria, (CCN) on Sunday 16 May. The team arrived in the Nigerian capital city Abuja last Saturday. It was the first stop on their four-day solidarity visit to Africa's most populous nation. The CCN is an umbrella organization of all Protestant churches in Nigeria. Read the story.

Ecumenism is beacon of hope for the churches
World Council of Churches
May 17, 2010
Hope and tenacity are essential for the ecumenical movement stated the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at the Second Ecumenical Kirchentag which took place in Munich, Germany, from 12-16 May. "Despite all the paradoxes and contradictions that we experience with them, the ecumenical movement and the World Council of Churches are bearers of hope for many churches and people in minority situations, for churches involved in struggles for liberation, for churches who are in disagreement with one another," said Tveit at a panel discussion "Ecumenism: provocative and hope-inspiring" on Friday 14 May. Read the story.

Interfaith Bible study focuses on God's compassion
World Council of Churches
May 16, 2010
Muslims, Christians and people of other faiths should witness together to God's compassion in a world where too many suffer destitution and injustice, a Muslim scholar and a Christian leader agreed during an interfaith Bible study held at a 12-16 May German church convention (Kirchentag) in Munich. Ultimately, it is “no advantage for Jews to be Jews, Christians to be Christians, and Muslims to be Muslims”, said Muslim scholar Dr Ataullah Siddiqui. What really matters, Siddiqui argued, is the “human concern” for “the poor and the needy”. For the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, “God is compassionate” and therefore asks people “to be compassionate”. All human beings have a common calling “to live according to God's will in this land.” Read the story.

Anglican Journal wins 10 Canadian Church Press awards
Anglican Journal
May 15, 2010
The Anglican Journal received 10 awards from judges for the annual Canadian Church Press awards at a ceremony in Toronto last night. Editor Kristin Jenkins’ editorial “Sharing the Experience of God,” was awarded second place in the newspaper editorial category. “A very solid grasp of the many issues facing churches as they seek relevancy,” the judge commented. Jenkins also received a first place award for the September and October 2009 editions of “Letters to the Editor.” Read the story.

Head of Anglican Foundation of Canada to retire
by Leigh Anne Williams
Anglican Journal
May 13, 2010
The man who currently holds the position of executive director of the Anglican Foundation of Canada will retire August 31, 2010. This is the second time Dean John vanNostrand Wright will retire. Read the story.

Anglicans meet for national meeting in Halifax, June 3-11
Anglican Church of Canada

The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is meeting in Halifax, June 3-11 under the theme Feeling the Winds of God - Charting a New Course. Substantial amounts of time are allocated for reports on work mandated by the General Synod of 2007 including:
* On-going deliberations over issues of human sexuality
* VISION 2019 (A strategic plan for the Church)
* A review of the Primacy  Read the story.

World religious leaders to speak with ‘one voice’
by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal
May 11, 2010
Religious leaders from around the world are gathering in Winnipeg next month to urge the richest nations to boost their efforts to address poverty, climate change and conflict. “Our hope is that we can speak with one voice…that we both encourage and challenge world leaders to really give serious attention to commitments they made since 2000,” said Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Read the story.

First national TRC event an opportunity for all Anglicans
by Ali Symons
Anglican Church of Canada
May 11, 2010
"Opportunity is at our doorstep," said the Rev. Canon Murray Still, speaking on the phone from Winnipeg, where he has been juggling emails, phone calls and meetings in preparation for the first public Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) event, set for June 16 to 19 at the Forks, Winnipeg. Read the story.

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Primary worship texts now available for free download

The Anglican Communion Covenant—time for study

Follow updates on Anglican reconciliation work

General Synod Agenda

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Psalm 41:1

Happy are they who consider the poor and needy!
The Lord will deliver them in the time of trouble.

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

Department of Philanthropy, Anglican Church of Canada

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An eight-year-old's prayer:

"Dear God: I am saying my prayers for me and my brother, Billy, because Billy is only six-months-old and he can't do anything but sleep and wet his diapers."

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