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Good News from Camp Huron
We are looking forward to our return to our overnight programs for children and youth!
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: www.camphuron.ca
In the coming weeks there will be more details about the summer. In the meantime, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact gerryadam@diohuron.org -
St. Paul's Cathedral is hosting a LENTEN SPEAKERS SERIES again this year--the theme is "Lent In Our Time: The View From My Pulpit".
Speakers include: The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, The Most Rev. Mark MacDonald, The Most Rev. Fred Hiltz…
Please SEE THE POSTER. Here is the link to the Facebook Event:
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THE ANGLICAN FOUNDATION OF CANADA: The deadline to apply for AFC’s spring grant cycle is April 1, 2022. Visit www.anglicanfoundation.org/apply for more information or email foundation@anglicanfoundation.org.
Education for Ministry Supporting a Learning Church in Lent 2022
Love Books? You’ll Want to Read This!
Education for Ministry – Book Swap and Clear Out
Your Next Great Book Is Waiting For You
For several years before the arrival of COVID, Education for Ministry hosted a Book Swap table at Synod. Some donated books… others took them away! Sharing resources, recycling, meeting new friends at the table, it was perfect.
Unable to do this in 2022, we have collect a variety of books, that can be yours for the asking. Please go to https://diohuron.org/ministries/education-for-ministry-efm/pages/lenten-book-swap
To find different books on: Parish Nursing, Youth, Indigenous Issues, Teamwork, Teaching, Leadership & Church Growth, Preaching, Clergy, Other
Please reach out to EfM Coordinator Libi Clifford at EfMbookswap@gmail.com at any time in March to have your book put aside for you.
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Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Parish Reps: Virtual Evening Gatherings
Please plan on joining fellow Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Parish Reps on Tuesday, March 29 at 7pm
This will be a time to check in with one another, hear what is working and where more resources might be helpful. As well, we will be sharing what prayer events are planned for the months ahead and what future topics you would like to be considered. We are hoping this will be the first of many meetings to come.
Parish Reps will be sent a reminder and a Zoom link to this meeting approximately one week ahead of time. You will be invited to submit agenda items that you would like to be discussed. -
Essex Deanery is offering the following Lay Leadership courses this year:
Mar 19 - Readers and Intercessors:How do we bring life to the message?
May 14 - Pastoral Care:How do we care for each other?
June 18 - Homiletics: How do we write a 5 min sermon?
Nov 19 - Biblical Studies: Who wrote the Bible?
They will all be held on the 3rd Saturday of the month and will be on zoom until further notice. For more information and to register, please contact Rev'd Elise Chambers elisechambers@diohuron.org -
Huron’s Licentiate in Theology Program is pleased to present:
THE NEW CERTIFICATE IN PARISH ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP consisting of THREE COURSES
Parish Administration 101 with Archdeacon Tanya Phibbs, Saturday, March 5
Congregational Growth and Evangelism with Rev. Dr. Grayhame Bowcott, Saturday, April 2
Spiritual Formation and Leadership with Rev. Canon Dr. Dawn Davis, Saturday, May 7
COURSES RUN FROM 10:00AM to 3:30PM
Cost to register: $100 for a single course or $225 for all three courses. Recipients completing all three courses will receive a Certificate of Parish Administration and Leadership which is endorsed as a training program for Church Wardens in the Anglican Diocese of Huron.
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HURON AT WESTERN. Huron’s Licentiate in Theology Program presents:
The Practice of Pastoral Care: Equipping Congregational Leaders,
with Rev. Matt Koovisk (organized with the Diocese of Brandon), Tuesdays from 8-10pm (ET), starting March 8 (hosted via Zoom) Learn more HERE
“SAYING GRACE”: Preaching and Proclamation in Worship, with Rt. Rev. Dr. Todd Townshend, Tuesdays from 8-10pm (ET), starting April 19 (hosted via Zoom). Learn more HERE
Our Anglican Family Tree: The Anglican Communion and Ecumenical Relationship, with Most Rev. Dr. Linda Nicholls, Thursdays from 8-10pm (ET), starting May 26 (hosted via Zoom). Learn more HERE
Cost to register for each course: $325 for full credit, $150 to audit. To register contact: Grayhame.bowcott@huron.uwo.ca or 519.438.7224 ext. 832 -
St. Andrew's Movie Discussion Series: Difficult Ethical Decisions
Fri, Mar 11, 7:00 PM: Eye in the Sky
Sat, Mar 19, 3:00 PM: Sophie's Choice
Sat, Apr 2, 3:00 PM: 12 Angry Men
Fri, Apr 22, 7:00 PM: Time Lapse
Simply watch the movie ahead of time (remember that in addition to streaming options, they are often available at libraries, The Beat Goes On, and other used movie stores), and enjoy an insightful conversation with fellow movie fans as we use our heads and our lens of faith to consider these thought-provoking flicks during the Lent and Easter seasons. Contact matthewkieswetter@diohuron.org to receive the Zoom coordinates. -
Lenten Book Study (for people who want something a little different): Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for fiction (and yes, an Oprah's Book Club pick), Cormac McCarthy's The Road is a stark and sometimes disturbing tale about a dystopian future through which wander a father and son, sustained only by love, "each the other’s world entire." Well-known Christian author Timothy Radcliffe, OP shares with us that McCarthy "writes beautifully and it is indeed an excellent Lenten book... The Christian references are few, very discreet, tiny nudges, but all the more powerful for that."
We will thus be approaching the novel as a desert story (a traditional Lenten motif) in which our engagement with the discomfiting story will, we pray, help us grow in our understanding of the desert experience in which the individual (or community) learns to rely on God's grace alone. Suggested reflection questions will be sent by email, and two Zoom-based discussions will occur on Monday, March 21 at 7:00 PM and Friday, April 8 at 7:00 PM. A suggested pace of 8 pages per day will ensure that you finish in time for Holy Week.
Sign up by filling in the online form HERE.
Facilitated by The Rev'd Matthew Kieswetter, and presented by St. Andrew's Memorial Anglican Church. All are welcome.
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The Huron Hispanic & Migrant Farmworkers Outreach Ministry is a new initiative in the diocese of Huron commencing in spring 2022.
As we prepare to launch the first phase of this new diocesan ministry in Norfolk County, we are seeking support from parishes across the diocese. We are seeking donations of men’s clothing. Items should be in the small to large size category, clean and in good condition.
Financial donations are also warmly welcomed and cheques should be made payable to: St. John’s Port Rowan Anglican Church and mark as Huron Hispanic & Migrant Farmworkers Outreach Ministry.
For further information, please contact the Norfolk H.H.M.F.O.M coordinator Fr. Enrique Martinez at enriquemartinez@diohuron.org or 519-868-5614. -
TRANSWELLNESS ONTARIO has launched a new series of Educational Programs to support individuals, organizations, schools, agencies, churches, corporations, and wider communities to be allies towards the trans and queer community. This includes Allyship Seminars, Community Workshops, Diversity Training, Build-A-Program, a Speakers Bureau, and Consultation Services.
More information about each of these opportunities HERE. Visit https://www.transwellness.ca/
All programs can be held virtually through Zoom, so there are no geographical bounds to booking a program! We will also be offering some in-person programming once COVID restrictions permit us to do so for those located in the Windsor and neighbouring areas.
If you would like to book any of these programs, please submit a request here: Build-A-Program Request Form; Educational Programming Request Form; Speakers Bureau Request Form
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Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen – Annual Meeting by Zoom on April 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.
As last year, we are having to hold our Annual Meeting virtually and will not be able to have a conference. All members are encouraged to join the executive for this meeting. Please email Sheldon Parsons, Zoom co-ordinator, at sheldon@kent.net to get the link. A new BACTalk issue has been posted on the BAC website - https://bac.diohuron.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BACTalk-2022-01.pdf. Check it for current information. Check the BAC website for more information. Our commitment is to help all the men in the diocese as they assist in their parishes.
Francis Richardson, BAC Diocesan Secretary & Communications Officer – 519-379-5998 or frichardson@outlook.com -
The Annual Meeting of the ACW will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022, on Zoom.
Please watch for further information on the meeting, and on registration. Recognizing that not everyone is comfortable with video-conferencing, or equipped to sign in, we encourage those who are able to do so to host appropriate gatherings (i.e., meeting whatever protocols are in place at the time) in their parishes or homes, so that as many women as possible can join in. We ask all those in leadership positions to pass this message along to the women of their parish, and to facilitate participation wherever possible. -
Holy Land Pilgrimage. Canon Vicars Hodge and Bishop Terry Dance are leading a pilgrimage tour, May 21 – June 1, 2022. You’re invited to join the group for the spiritual adventure of a lifetime. St. Jerome called the Holy Land “The 5th Gospel” because those who visit rarely leave the same as they arrive. To walk where Jesus walked and meet the people of the land brings the Bible stories to life. (This tour has been postponed from 2020 and 2021.).
Canon Vicars Hodge is looking for a half dozen (or more) pilgrims to fill out the May 2022 Holy Land group.
There will be a much larger group going in 2023, but there are advantages to going this year: smaller group, fewer tourists, less time standing in line, time to linger at sites, reduced travel restrictions. Israel is open for tourists, so consider a trip this May. You must act quickly though. Deadlines for hotel bookings are fast approaching. All details: www.trinitytour.org
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - Treasurer & Director of Finance
The Diocese of Huron is seeking a full-time Treasurer and Director of Finance who will be responsible for providing strategic financial leadership and oversight of financial and accounting functions. The complete job posting including responsibilities and qualification criteria can be found on our website: HERE
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PWRDF is currently seeking to fill the post of Planned Giving and Major Gifts Senior Advisor. We would like to inquire whether your Diocese would be able to post a link to this contract position in whatever news or communication source that you may have as a Diocese in reaching out to your clergy, churches, and parishioners. Please see the link below, which is also accessible on our website. There is much more information about PWRDF here as well.
Employment Opportunities - The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (pwrdf.org)
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The Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario – The Anglican Church of Canada
POSITION POSTING: EXECUTIVE OFFICER. This is a permanent half-time position. Salary: Starting at $30,000
The Executive Officer for the Province of Ontario is a position that provides administrative oversight to the province, offers assistance to the Metropolitan in the Metropolitan's capacity as President of the Provincial Synod and maintains records of provincial happenings. The Executive Officer exercises general oversight of the work of Provincial Synod, its commissions, committees and Executive Council. They ensure that arrangements for meetings are coordinated, and records of these meetings are maintained. They also confirm that all records are kept and any official deeds such as the consecration of bishops or changes in canons are recorded. The Executive Officer will perform other duties as are defined by the Constitution, Canons and resolutions of the Provincial Synod or the Executive Council.
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St. John’s, Port Rowan is looking for an Organist (Part Time Employment Opportunity). Organist for Local Anglican Services - Our group enjoys singing a variety of styles of music. Organ is manual digital with full pedal. Send resume to enriquemartinez@diohuron.org
Any questions: 519-586-3401