Schedule

Thursday June 27 – meetings in and out of office

Friday June 28 – day off

Saturday June 29 – Travel to Prince Edward Island

Sunday June 30 – St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Springbrook, PEI (They Arrived - 250th Anniversary/Founders Day service and activities)

Monday July 1 – Canada Day

Tuesday July 2 – Catch up day and Zoom meeting

Wednesday July 3 – meetings in office

The second Mark of Mission is to teach, baptize and nurture new believers. In other words, to make disciples. But how? What does that look like? 

For some clarity about disciple-making, read, The Great Omission, published by the Lewis Centre for Church Leadership. 

Notice is given that the 152^nd Session of Synod of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island will be held from Friday, May 23rd to Sunday May 25th, 2025, in the Main Arena at St. Francis Xavier University, Varsity Drive in Antigonish NS (please see attached with regards to the change of venue).

All motions and resolutions to come before Synod should be received by the Executive Secretary of

Synod no later than Thursday January 23^rd, 2025. Please send resolutions to the Synod Office, 1340 Cathedral Lane, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 221, or via email to: execsecsynod@nspeidiocese.ca

No resolutions will be accepted after the above deadline or from the floor of Synod.

For guidance, "Instructions for Writing Diocesan Synod Resolutions" will be sent out in September.

Information about SYNOD 2025 will be updated on our website starting in September of this year.

We look forward to continuing our planning for Synod 2025 and to welcoming you to the St. F.X. campus next May.

This notice is given by the Bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, The Right Reverend Sandra Fyfe.

Places of worship have a long tradition of helping those in need, and so it is no surprise that many provide shelter to homeless people every winter and throughout the year. Every shelter project is unique and there are many different service models. If your parish is doing the ministry of caring for people in place, whether that be shelters, Out of the Cold, heating or cooling sites, you will want to review this helpful document from Ecclesiastical, our Insurer.

We participated in the Walk with Refugees on June 23. The rain held off and the turnout was great. We had good representation from the Diocese, including people from the parishes of St. Timothy's Hatchett Lake, St. James Halifax, and the Cathedral Church. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

This spring's VCM conference included a deep dive on all things related to mission and church flourishing, including spiritual gifts and collaborative teams.  

Access all of the video recordings of the talks, resources and more, from our Diocesan webpage here:    https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/vital-church-martimes-2024-conference   

We have a treasure, not made of gold.

Actually, we have some free, used hymnbooks, immediately available.

Do you need words-only copies of the 1971 Hymnbook (red hymnal, joint Anglican/United)? Or perhaps some additional words-only copies of the 1938 Book of Common Praise (small blue, Anglican)? Contact the Diocesan Offices as soon as possible to arrange pick-up. Email office@nspeidiocese.ca... First come, first served…the books can be yours

We are hiring!

The Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island seeks a qualified individual to manage the important work of guiding and encouraging the work of vocational discernment. Located at 1340 Cathedral Lane, Halifax, we are seeking a Full-time, Permanent Vocations Coordinator. This on-site position is primarily structured to creatively manage, direct, and disciple those identifying and pursing a call to ministry. Please review the attached Job Posting and, if appropriate, request a detailed Job Description (contact provided in the posting).

We continue to strive to work towards reconciliation with First Peoples in Canada. There are several opportunities for our congregations and small groups to be intentional in this relationship-building, advocacy, education and inclusive worship. 

June is National Indigenous History Month.

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

October 1 is Treaty Day, the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month (PEI & NS).

For a variety of resources, check out our webpage:

https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/worship-resources

Seeking large print red hymn books, or Mission Praise?  We have both!

Contact St Timothy's Hatchet Lake at stspoffice@gmail.com

Click the links below to read details!

PARISH SECRETARY. 

CHURCH SEXTON

SOUP KITCHEN COORDINATOR.

For a more detailed job description, please contact rector@roundchurch.ca

We are reaching out to faith-based organizations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to gauge interest in installing electric vehicle charging stations as a collective. 

A group of faith-based organizations in the Martimes has been discussing opportunities to improve local sustainability efforts, engage more members of our community, and potentially add a small recurring revenue source for our organizations. There are incentives to cover up to 50% of the project costs, and other grants that may help to make these chargers affordable for all of our organizations.

Please take this 3-minute survey to help us understand the potential for electric vehicle charging projects in the region!

We feel faith-based groups can play a central role in expanding local electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Many of us have the necessary electrical infrastructure with under-utilized parking lots at our places of worship. By exploring electric vehicle charging together, we believe we can enhance our spaces and connect with more members of our community by offering this small amenity.   
Your participation is important for moving this initiative forward. If you have additional questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your time.

Cheerfully,

Hannah

Hannah Minzloff (she/her/elle)
Energy Efficiency Coordinator | Coordonnatrice de l'efficacité énergétique

This year, we have 6 incredible teams in our diocese raising funds and support for children’s, youth, and family ministries. Find out about those teams here!

This Pride Month, we encourage everyone to take our online course designed to equip leaders in our parishes and communities to better care for 2SLGBTQ+ young people. You can find this free, on-demand course here.

We are gathering information about any and all summer PRIDE PARADES and events. If your congregation is organizing a float/group for the parade or another event, send details to netnews@nspeidiocese.ca

TRURO AREA: Pride Parade and Fun Day 2024 - Saturday, June 22nd.

HRM - Halifax Pride Parade is Saturday, July 20th at 12-noon. 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Charlottetown’s Pride Parade is Saturday, July 20 at 12-noon.

Amherst: June 15th at 2:00pm

Kentville: June 29th

PRIDE Parades are lots of fun and a powerful witness of Anglican inclusiveness in N.S. and P.E.I. 

For liturgies and other resources, visit our website:  https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/worship-resource

This January, our primate Archbishop Linda Nicholls, issued an invitation to dioceses and parishes across the country to mark a Refugee Sunday at some point in the lead up to World Refugee Day (June 20) or at some other time in the year. 

Many parishes in our Diocese are currently participating in refugee sponsorship or have in the past. 

We invite all parishes to consider marking Refugee Sunday sometime in the coming weeks. You can choose a Sunday that works best for you.

PWRDF has put together a list of resources that can help get you started https://pwrdf.org/raise-awareness-and-support-for-refugees/

We look forward to seeing how parishes throughout Nova Scotia and PEI mark this important day!

Did you know that building resilience is one of the key desired outcomes of the Community Roots Day Camp. Children from within and beyond the parish community benefit from all that the day camp offers them. APP understands that what helps build resilience is when we feel a sense of belonging, a fundamental human need at any age and a key support for physical and mental health. Our diocese's Community Roots Day Camp helps participants feel loved by their community, that they belong. 

Many thanks to those who have already contributed! But it is not too late - here's how you can Say Yes! to our diocese's Community Roots Day Camp: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-anglican-foundation-of-canada/p2p/sytk2024/team/anglicans-powering-potential-say-yes-to-community-roots-day-camp

However, if you are more comfortable giving by cheque, here’s how: A cheque is payable to the Anglican Foundation of Canada, with SYTK Community Roots Day Camp in the memo line; mailed to the Anglican Foundation of Canada, 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, ON   M4Y 3G2.

After last year’s absence, Halifax Pride is back! And people from our Diocese are marching in the Parade, beginning at noon on the 20th of July.

More information will be coming your way in the next Net News; for now, please mark your calendars, so that you can join Proud Anglicans as we celebrate our Diocese’s commitment to diversity.

As religion is being weaponized against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, in various places around the globe and within our own country, it is so important that we affirm, publicly, that ALL are created in the image of God! Contact person: the Rev’d Dr. Jane Magrath  jane.magrath@gmail.com

Click the link below to check out the weekly DEN Enews! 

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, downtown in The Grand Parade is looking to hire a Parish Sexton to service both the church building (1749 Argyle St.) and the Parish House (1706 Argyle St.) across the street, (both interior and exterior).

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  June 22, 2024 - June 28, 2024

Nova Scotia                    $1.0560

Prince Edward Island   $1.0560

Deadline for submissions is Tuesdays by 5:00 pm. Please Email Trisha at office@nspeidiocese.ca with your requests. 

Thank you.