Schedule

Wednesday, April 28^th - reading and writing day

Thursday, April 29^th - meetings and appointments

Friday, April 30th - working from home

Sunday, May 2^nd - virtual parish visits

Monday, May 3rd to Friday, May 7^th - Virtual College of Bishops

Today is Administrative Professionals’ Day. We are grateful for the hard work and dedication of all of the administrative staff and volunteers across the Diocese, both in our Synod Office and in parishes throughout Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Thank you for all that you do!

Diocesan Centre/Synod Office staff during the lockdown While the Diocesan Centre remains open from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm daily (items can be left through the mail slot inside the front doors) staff have been encouraged to work from home as much as possible and attend the office only when necessary. In the office or at home we are still here for you, and we thank you for your patience. Email and phone messages are checked and responded to regularly.   Saying Goodbye to our Diocesan Controller As many of you are aware, the Diocesan Controller, Glen Greencorn, is retiring at the end of this month. Fortunately, we were able to hold a goodbye gathering for Glen last Thursday (appropriately distanced and wearing masks) just before the lockdown for the Central Zone was announced. We thank Glen for the many contributions he has made to our Diocesan life and his support to parishes across the Diocese in his time with us and we wish him a happy retirement. Glen’s email account: ggreencorn@nspeidiocese.ca will continue to be monitored and redirected to an appropriate staff member. Rest assured, that the finance functions of the Diocesan Office (including payroll) will continue uninterrupted until a new Controller is recruited. 

We now have a dedicated page for Career Postings, under our About section.

You may view the page by clicking on this link;

https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/433

Diocesan Heating Oil Program

The Diocese of NS and PEI Heating Oil Program with Irving Oil offers Churches of the Diocese and eligible Diocesan Clergy and Diocesan Staff a discounted rate based on non-profit status. This rate is not offered to individual Anglican parishioners. For more information, please contact: The Centralized Commercial Account Manager for the Diocesan Heating Oil Program, Ms. Jennifer Bishop by name at 1-888-310-1924 or by email at Jennifer.Bishop@IrvingOil.com

The Furnace Oil price for the period April 24-30, 2021,  for: 

Nova Scotia                     $0.7218 plus applicable taxes

Prince Edward Island        $0.7071 plus applicable taxes

Diocesan Council Highlights April 2021

Diocesan Council met on Friday night April 23 and Saturday April 24 via Zoom.  We were led in worship by the folks from the Prince Edward Island Region. 

On Friday night, the meeting began with a presentation by Susan Barthos, who is a change management consultant.  She was contracted to review the situation at the Diocesan Office following the retirements of Jan Connors, Gordon Redden, and the upcoming retirement of Glen Greencorn.  Susan affirmed that the diocese, and the diocesan office is a state of major transformational change.  The ongoing pandemic, coupled with a new bishop and the retirements of several people with large areas of work means that there is a lot that is shifting. 

Covid update – NS:

Below is information circulated to faith leaders today updating us on changes announced yesterday regarding enhanced lockdown measures throughout all of Nova Scotia. I recognize that for many of us, these measures will cause anxiety and concern. As I noted in an update to clergy last week, it has been a long year and these extended restrictions, while necessary, are nonetheless discouraging. This will be our reality for the next few weeks at least. Please do your part to keep yourself and others safe: stay home as much as possible, limit your social contacts as recommended, get tested for Covid-19 as part of your regular preventative strategy, and, as you’re able, get vaccinated. I know the recent number of positive cases of Covid-19 in our province is discouraging, but I also know that we have done well in responding to Public Health guidelines. Let’s do our best to take care of each other.

DARTMOUTH REGION

May 02

Holy Trinity Emmanuel, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The Archdeacon Katherine Bourbonniere, Priest-in-Charge, and Brian

Holy Spirit, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The Reverend Shirley Carras, Priest-in-Charge, and, Andy

St. Alban’s, Woodside, Nova Scotia

The Reverend Jane Clattenburg, Priest-in-Charge

St. Andrew’s, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

The Reverend Robert Richmond, Priest-in-Charge, and Narda Carmona

The Reverend Canon Ed Fiander, Honorary Assistant, and Carol

The Reverend Bert Chestnut, Associate Parish Priest [on leave]

Zoom worship? Recorded worship?

Do we need a Facebook page if we have a web site?

SPRING & SUMMER BOOK CLUB 

Be inspired, learn practical approaches and share ideas with others to create mission-shaped churches. Our Diocesan Book Clubs resume again this year in a relaxed, low-key small group discussion weekly in Zoom sessions. Join with friends (lay and clergy) as a popular resource is explored, chapter by chapter.  

There is no charge to join. However, you do need to purchase the book (or acquire through public library loan). 

This series runs May, June and July. Depending on the interest, we hope to run a morning session and/or an evening session on weekdays. Each session is 60 minutes.  

A Lenten activity from the Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y3vI91ieqQfZ21DeEkUu-Vmtxu5Sxeqr/view?usp=sharing

The Winter 2021 issue of Keeping in Touch, the Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board Magazine.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wE0XDV_hkmQSwdaRn_a46geR0BIL5uWU/view?usp=sharing

The following are the Services for the month of May  2021, all which will be held at St. Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, 1650 Highway No 1, Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, all are most welcome to attend bearing in mind the Church is being fully sanitized/Social distancing is being respected….

Sunday          02nd May 2021           1000 hrs                Holy Eucharist          BCP
Sunday           09th May 2021           1000 hrs                Holy Eucharist          BAS
Sunday           16th May 2021           1000 hrs                Holy Eucharist          BCP
Sunday           23rd May 2021           1000 hrs                Holy Eucharist          BCP
Sunday           30th May 2021           1000 hrs                Holy Eucharist          BCP

We will soon have a piece for Sea Sunday which we would also like to share with our church partners to assist in creating awareness as well as participation by way of sermons and prayer.  We appreciate participation on any level on July 11th. 

“Sea Sunday 11th, July 2021"

The second Sunday in July, is when we come together across the globe to celebrate the role seafarers play in our daily lives. To thank them for the hardships they face and the sacrifices they have been forced to endure due to the Covid lockdowns.

Climate change is more than a science issue, it's a spiritual and moral issue too.  Our churches have an important role to play. Join this discussion group to learn more about how to lead or support your community of faith in engaging to make a difference for future generations.  To get a taste of the type of information and hope that you will encounter in the book, take a listen to Jim Antal interviewed by Laura Hunter, Minister for Justice and Mission at the United Church of Canada on her podcast “Making Hope Visible” .

The book study will take place via Zoom on Wednesdays April 7 to May 19, from 11:30 to 1:00pm.  Feel free to bring your lunch.  This initiative is Sponsored by the Anglican Diocesan Environment Network (DEN) of the Diocese of NS and PEI and St. Mary’s Anglican Church in Fredericton, NB.  All are welcome (this is not an Anglicans-only gathering).  To register Email: endionspei@gmail.com

The Rev. Marian Lucas-Jefferies
8282 Rte. 102 Public Landing NB E5K 4L1

Mobile - 902-483-6866
marian.lucas.jefferies@gmail.com
 

Roast Beef Dinner:

Emmanuel, Spryfield, will have a Roast Beef Dinner (take out) on Saturday, May 29, with pick up in the church hall parking lot (322 Herring Cove Rd.) between 4:30 and 6:00. Dinner includes roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, gravy and Lemon Delight dessert. Cost $15.

Call Liz for tickets (you need a ticket) or more info, 902-477-7992. 

Because of the upsurge in Covid-19 infections in Nova Scotia, and the resulting restrictions on travelling and gathering, my book launch has pivoted to a virtual event.

Here is the new invitation:

Please join Nimbus Publishing and me (Monica Graham) on Sunday, May 2 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM for the virtual launch of Senior Moment: Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Mom.

Click this link to join, or copy it into your browser:

https://www.facebook.com/nimbuspub/

CONTACT INFORMATION:

The Reverend Katie Taylor Flynn

St. James Anglican Church

2668 Joseph Howe Dr.  Halifax, NS  B3L 4E4

Office: (902) 477 6770
Cell: (902) 483 2055

https://www.stjamesanglicanhalifax.com/

Does any church have a surplus of the dramatised passion booklets from the ACC?

I'm looking for Matthew and Luke as we have none of these.

Please contact Rev. Michelle Bull if you have about 50 you could spare. michellebull81@gmail.com or 902-809-9371. Thanks.

For information on this month's activities at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, click the EVENTS tab on the website: www.cathedralchurchofallsaints.com