Digest 2008-01-10 11 March 2008
Diocesan News
From the Bishop's Office
Readings and Intercessions
Resources
The Current Calendar
Camps Campaign Update
PWRDF
Advance Notice of Events
Employment Opportunities
News of the Wider Church
National Resources and Updates
On the Web
Stewardship Quotable
Heavenly Humour
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Task force seeks insight and input on struggling parish issue
By Ana Watts
Helpful ideas and opinions, gleaned from a series of archdeaconry consultation meetings organized by the Bishop’s Task Force on rural and/or struggling parishes, will influence the recommendations and proposals contained in its final report to Bishop Claude Miller in March of 2009.
In an effort to help New Brunswick Anglicans keep abreast of the on-going clarification and improvement of diocesan legislative documents, E News is pleased to offer:
DID YOU KNOW?
The Red Book A-7 outlines procedures related to the sale, purchase or renovation of parish property. It explains that parishes wanting to transfer deeds, make architectural changes or undertake other capital projects (excluding cosmetic maintenance) require the express permission of the Bishop of Fredericton. The first step toward compliance is to contact the territorial archdeacon who will assure that the proper connections are made with the diocesan property committee. (See Canon FIVE s.1)
Wanted!
Lifeguards, a cook and counselors for Camp Brookwood
Fill out the Camp Brookwood staff application form. Applications close April 5.
Brookwood will soon accept applications for counselors-in-training (CITs) too. Anyone who is 16 by June 30 is eligible. Use the Brookwood staff application form for this position too.
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The Lambeth Conference takes place at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, July 16 through August 4 this year. Please pray that God will grant the workers and delegates wisdom in preparation, openness to God’s inspiration, and blessing in activity.
The third Prayer for Lambeth 2008
Bishop's Itinerary
Bishop Miller is on sabbatical until May 15
PRISM (Prevention and Response Involving Sexual Misconduct)
Workshops added: Sept. 2, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
St. George's, Parish of Bathurst, led by the Ven. Walter Williams
St. Mark's, Parish of St. George, led by the Rev. Bonnie LeBlanc
Open incumbencies
Bright
Campobello
Fredericton Junction
Lakewood
McAdam
Musquash
Quispamsis (Aug. 1)
Saint John (Trinity Church, Aug. 1)
Salisbury and Havelock
Simonds
Information on diocesan Roles, Elections and Appointments is available on-line. Please direct inquiries or seek additional information as to terms of reference or other details to the Secretary of Synod.
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March 16 RCL Lectionary Year A
The Sunday of the Passion (Red)
Liturgy of the Palms:297; Matthew 21:1-11; at the Procession: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; At the Eucharist: 299: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14-26:66 or Matthew 27:11-54; Preface of Holy Week.
Pray for the Province de L'Eglise Anglicane Du Congo, the Most Rev. Dr. Dirokpa Balufuga Fidèle, Archbishop of Congo and Bishop of Kinshasa & Bukavu.
Provincial Prayer Care
Diocesan Intercessions
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Interpreting the Scriptures in Post-modern Times: The Ethical Challenge with
The Rev. Dr. Gerald Caron at the Atlantic School of Theology, 660 Francklyn Street, Halifax on Friday, April 25, 2008. To register contact Randy at <rdtownsend at ns.sympatico.ca>.
Copies of Legal Guide for Canadian Churches are available for $27 (cost) through the Synod Office. Contact Phyllis Cathcart <phyllis.cathcart at anglican.nb.ca>.
There is no one-size-fits-all worship experience for people young or old.
Join Canon George Porter, diocesan youth action director and campus minister, and Liz Harding, diocesan Christian Education and Camp Medley director, at Christ Church (Parish) Church on March 15, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. for Worship: Ancient and [Post]Modern. It is a day to consider and experience worship in a variety of forms and explore what worship with young people would/could/should look like. We believe this will be a helpful time for anyone involved with children, youth or young adults. Registration is $10, lunch is on your own. Contact Liz Harding <elizabeth.harding at anglican.nb.ca>.
Ten THousand Villages
Anglican House
Diocesan Resource Centre
116 Princess Street
Saint John, NB E2L 1K4
angbk at nbnet.nb.ca
Online Resource Center Listings
• Ten Thousand Villages: New items for March have arrived, including ceramic lambs and bunnies for Easter.
• Anglican House has a good selection of Bibles, place your order now for graduation. Message Bibles (paper) are just $12.95 each.
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March 11, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bishop's Counsel, Trinity Church, Saint John.
March 11, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Human Resources Committee, Synod Office board room.
March 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Diocesan Council, St. Luke's (Portland), Saint John.
March 12, 2 p.m. Clergy College planning.
March 14-15 Living in Community, a UNBSJ Christian Fellowship Group retreat at the Forest Hills Baptist Church, Saint John. All college/university students and young adults welcome. Registration is $10. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. on Mar. 14 and ends with supper (provided) on Saturday evening. Information at <unbcf at hotmail.com>.
March 15, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Worship: Ancient and [Post]Modern, at Christ Church (Parish) Church, Fredericton. (Lunch is on your own.) There is no one-size-fits-all worship experience for adults or young people. Consider and experience worship in a variety of forms and spend some quality time exploring what worship with children, youth or young adults would/could/should look like. Registration $10, contact Liz Harding <elizabeth.harding at anglican.nb.ca>.
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Here's the good news!
The Faith for a Lifetime Campaign total as Of Dec. 31, 2007 was $619,597.34. This total does not include the $100,000 loan we received from the Anglican Foundation. In 2007 the campaign raised more than $143,172.05 in donations and approximately $3,800 in renewed pledges. Our monthly average increase in the campaign total over the 35 months of the campaign is still $17,702.78.
To date the campaign has provided more than $642,025.21 in new cash for the camps building projects: $414,703.84 in donations, $127,321.37 in payments on pledges and a cheque from the Anglican Foundation for $100,000 in the form of a 20 year loan. New cash for 2007 totaled $284,830.58. The average monthly cash inflow to the diocese over the 35 months of the campaign was $15,486.43.
In faith, hope and gratitude from
Peter Irish
Campaign Chair
Help needed to respond to flooding in Mozambique
PWRDF partner Action by Churches Together (ACT) International is responding to the worst flooding in Mozambique in nearly a decade. Continued and massive displacements of people, as well as outbreaks of cholera and other diseases, are among the problems facing the southern African country.
The Mozambique government has estimated that 258,000 people affected by flooding and heavy rains require food aid, water and sanitation assistance. Emergency assistance will be required for several months, given the extent of damage to homes, other property, crops and national and regional infrastructure.
Find inspiring PWRDF stories here.
PWRDF is the Anglican Church of Canada's agency for international development, relief, refugees and justice issues.
Thank you for giving to the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund.
****************************************March 31, 7 p. m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, Christ Church, Pennfield for Archdeaconry of St. Andrews.
April 2, 10 a.m. Annual Meeting of the Church of England Institute (Anglican House) at 116 Princess St. in Saint John. Voting memberships are $5 annually and may be paid at the meeting.
April 2, 7 p.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Andrew's Church, Newcastle for Archdeaconry of Chatham.
April 9, 7 p.m Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Mary’s Church, Dalhousie for Archdeaconry of Chatham.
April 10, 7:30 p.m Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, Trinity Church, Sussex for Archdeaconry of Kingston and the Kennebecasis.
April 10, 7 p.m Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Peter's Church, Springhill for Archdeaconry of Fredericton and York.
April 12 10 a.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. John's Church, Edmundston for Archdeaconry of Woodstock (lunch provided).
April 15-17, Clergy Spouses' Retreat, Villa Madonna Retreat House. Margaret Harding will speak on God’s Tapestry. Natalie Noseworthy will also speak. Contact Carol Anningson <evangel at nbnet.nb.ca>.
April 19, 9:30 a.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Mary and St. Bartholomew (come at 8:30 for breakfast), for Archdeaconry of Saint John.
April 19, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. PRISM (Prevention and Response Involving Sexual Misconduct) workshops, St. Luke's, Woodstock and Trinity Church, Sussex. Register on-line.
April 20, 7 p.m. Choir School choral Evensong at St. Luke's, Saint John.
April 22, 7 p.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Petitcodiac for Archdeaconry of Moncton.
April 25, Interpreting the Scriptures in Post-modern Times: The Ethical Challenge with
The Rev. Dr. Gerald Caron at the Atlantic School of Theology, 660 Francklyn Street, Halifax. To register contact Randy at <rdtownsend at ns.sympatico.ca>.
April 26, 10 a.m. Consultation on Rural & Struggling Parishes, St. Clement's Church, Prince William for Archdeaconry of Woodstock (lunch provided).
April 30 - May 1 AST Nicholson Lectures, Halifax featuring The Rev. Dr. Luke A. Powery, Perry and Georgia Engle Assistant Professor of Homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. Theme: Preaching and the Presence of the Spirit.
April 30 7:30 p.m.
Too Deep for Words? Preaching and Discernment of the Spirit
May 1, 2 p.m.
Preaching in the Language of the Spirit: Lament
May 1, 7:30 p.m.
Preaching in the Language of the Spirit: Celebration
May 6-7 ACW Annual Diocesan Meeting, hosted by the Parish of the Nerepis and St. John at St. George's Church in Saint John West. Tickets for the dinner are $15 and available from Donna Middleton, 2913 Route 845, Carter's Point, Kings County E5S 1T6.
May 10, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. A One-Day Christian Ashram hosted by the Parish of Chatham. Evangelist is the Rev. Gordon Thompson and the Bible Study Leader is the Rev. Allen Tapley. Nursery and youth activities will be provided. For more information contact Larry Adams <rachel24 at nbnet.nb.ca>.
May 17-19 Teens Encounter Christ weekend, St. Mark's, St. George.
Details and candidate application
June 25-28 The National Worship Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada
Aug. 3, 10 a.m., Cemetery Memorial Service, The Church of Ascension, Apohaqui, Kings County (Parish of Upper Kennebecasis). Descendants, relatives, friends and all other interested people are invited to attend and bring along photos, genealogy and stories to share following the church service. Contact: Beverley Floyd (Church of Ascension ACW) <floydb at nbnet.nb.ca>.
Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. PRISM (Prevention and Response Involving Sexual Misconduct) workshops, St. George's, Parish of Bathurst; St. Mark's, Parish of St. George.
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The Bishop of British Columbia, along with the Comox-Nanaimo Presbytery of the United
Church of Canada, seeks to appoint a half-time incumbent (rectory available) to St. Peter & St. Paul’s Ecumenical Church, Gold River, B.C. The church building is shared with the Roman Catholic congregation. This is a re-advertisement for the position. For a parish profile and further information contact <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>. Application deadline March 31.
The Bishop of British Columbia seeks to appoint:
• a part-time rector to the Parish of Pender and Saturna Islands, in the Southern Gulf Islands adjacent to Vancouver Island. For a parish profile and further information contact <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>. Application deadline March 31.
• a rector to the Parish of Holy Trinity, North Saanich, just north of Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island, adjacent to the Victoria International Airport. A parish profile will be available soon. Application deadline will be set this spring. For information contact <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>.
• a rector to the Parish of St. Peter (Quamichan), Duncan, about one hour north of Victoria, B.C. on Vancouver Island. A parish profile will be available soon. Application deadline will be set this spring. For information contact <isecker at bc.anglican.ca>.
Job listings for the Canadian church.
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Women confront funding challenges
Anglican Journal
March 11
The Anglican Church of Canada sent its largest delegation – 13 women from various dioceses across the country – as delegates to the 52nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women scheduled at the UN headquarters in New York from Feb. 25 to March 7.
Edmonton elects its dean as bishop
Anglican Journal
March 8
Jane Alexander, rector of All Saints Cathedral and dean of Edmonton, was elected on March 8 bishop of the diocese. Chosen on the third ballot, she received 52 clergy votes and 89 lay votes.
Survivor finds sincerity, churches call for action in Vancouver
by Ali Symons
General Synod Web
March 7
"Remembering the Children" has been a sombre tour: stories of abuse in residential schools, apologies from churches, and a commitment to a long and difficult walk of healing. But when the Aboriginal and Church leaders made their second stop in Vancouver March 5, there was evidence of real hope.
Same-sex dispute hovers over bishop vote
Edmonton Anglicans choose new leader Saturday
by Don Retson
edmontonjournal.com
March 7
EDMONTON - Allison Kydd is concerned delegates who will elect the 10th Anglican Bishop of Edmonton on Saturday don't know where the nominees stand on same-sex blessings.
Truth commission will help heal residential schools legacy, church and native leaders say
by Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal
Mach 6
Vancouver: In a soaring glass hall at the Museum of Anthropology, under the watchful eyes of a dozen huge totem poles, church, native and government leaders on March 5 pledged that the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission will lead to healing as it hears the painful stories of Indian residential schools in Canada.
Planting churches? Get messy, says priest
by Stuart Mann
Toronto Anglican
March 5
If you want to plant a new church, you’ve got to be prepared to get messy. In fact, you’ve got to embrace messiness. That’s the advice of the Rev. Sam Rose, an Anglican priest who is bringing the gospel to young families in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He’s taken messiness to a new level – he’s made a church out of it.
Keep up with the Remembering the Children Tour
by Ali Symons
General Synod Web
March 4
On March 2, church and Aboriginal leaders kicked off the Remembering the Children Tour to promote the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools. More than 450 people gathered at the Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Que. for an emotional evening of cultural presentations and speeches.
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Updated: Pension Office Corporation page
Multiple updates to Remembering the Children tour website
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"As Christians, we are people of the story … It is my belief that, through storytelling , we can do some practical, concrete things to help nurture a culture of stewardship in the parish. This will in turn help individual parishioners understand their personal stewardship as a vital component of their faith journey."(In the book Mr. Ponting goes on to tell how his mother's move from the family home to a condominium brought home the admonition not to store up treasures on earth and eventually led him to seek ordination.)
David M. Ponting
From Scarcity to Abundance (p28-29)
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Don't wait for the hearse to take you to church.
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