St. Andrew and St. John

Special Parish Meeting - with Regional Dean, Gloria McLure-Fraser

2011-12-01T15:04:00.001-04:00

Special meeting with Dean Gloria McLure Fraser on November 30th 2011 at St. John’s Hall

There were 40 in attendance and are as follows: Annie Budge, Kelvin Hussey, Dean Gloria, Rev. Warren, Michael and Adrianne Gorey, Selma Doucet, Barb Anderson, Clara Hardy Scott, Marilyn McKay, Donna Lynn MacLean, Lynn and Chris Gorey, Stella Hardy, Ewart Hardy, Dean and Mary Lefriend, Steve Coutts, Wilfred Lillington, Bunny McIssac, Heather McIssac, Dale Hussey, Jonathon Smith, Laura Rose, Winnie Seymour, Stewart Best, Keith Hussey, Lois Hardy, Darlene Williams, Helen Budge, Bernice Ingraham, Valerie and Sheldon MacKinnon, Jackie Organ, Kathy MacKinnon, Linda Symes, Katelynn March, Eleanor March, Rhadie Murphy, David Donovan.

Dean Gloria opened the meeting with a reading from Matthew.

Dean Gloria then asked those present why we were there.

Steve gave an explanation that finances are very low and expenses are up. Some valuable financial givers are no longer with St. Andrew’s and are not being replaced with new Church goers. The Lord’s Acre which is a voluntary $10 per week from each Anglican fisher is also down. The attendance at St. Andrew’s is from 20 to 30 which only represents a very small portion of the 120 family possibilities.

Linda Symes felt that there were not enough vestry members from St. Andrew’s as well.

Kelvin spoke that we follow the Canon 35 and it has been 38/62 sharing until our last meeting and on November 22nd a motion was put forward and agreed upon that the sharables be 50/50 with the understanding that they would once again be reviewed when the parochial returns were completed in the spring. St. John’s finances have not increase in fact are down a bit since this time last year so the feeling is that because we are paying an extra 12% we will be in the same financial situation that St. Andrew’s is by March or April. In order for the Parish to survive we need a solution.

There was some discussing about our Church cemetery funds being placed in the Consolidated Trust of the Diocese because both Churches have substantial amounts. Money in small amounts of not more then $2000 could be easily accessed within a few days when needed.

Dean Gloria then asked if St. Andrew’s had money.

Steve said there are 4 endowments: Lizzie Hawkins, Gallen Strickland, Martin Sweet and Feeney Crew, they total approximately $10.000, but they at present do not know the original wishes or how they were set up. Sheldon spoke that depleting these endowments would not solve the financial problem and Steve agreed but did suggest that access to these funds might be used to do much need repairs to the Church. Peter Fleming had been contacted by Steve and asked but he was not able to offer any assistance.

Another asset St. Andrew’s has is a few parcels of land. It was explained the Archdeacon Brenda has someone looking into what may or may not be permitted to do with these as well as a small parcel St. John’s has.

Valerie spoke about the fact the hall belonging to St. Andrew’s had been taken over by another group of 6 people and it has been wonderful. All the bills are being paid for the hall by the committee as well as the All Souls Chapel in the basement which is being heated by the committee and used by the Church after Christmas until spring therefore no heat or light bill would exist for St. Andrew’s for their Church during this time. The committee as well in return for the use of the hall pays the St. Andrew’s insurance on the Church and hall.

Dean Gloria suggested we list all bank accounts and institutions on our annual reports.

The 5/3 program is a program which is called “A Journey just begun”, where 5 questions are asked of the Parish and worked through by a facilitator one at a time. It may take more then one setting to do each question. Questions like, do all members know who they are and know what you have been called to do? Do we have the resources and leadership we need? What is our vision statement? What is it to be a Parish? Stewardship/Finances, stewardship not being just about money but time, talents, prayer and money.

Clergy should not be the facilitator perhaps someone from the Diocese would come out and that would be an expense. Clara asked if Dean Gloria would be willing and she said yes if that was our wish as she has the training. Clara was part of the “Freshstart” and feels that Dean Gloria would be most appropriate as a facilitator.

Kelvin asked if there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Will the Diocese help us out financially?

Both Dean Gloria and Selma suggested that Parish Relations should be contacted and they meet next Wednesday, the 7th of December and not again until two months. If a Parish is struggling with paying their allotment and for us to remember that allotment is not a tax it does far more we should contact Parish Relations. It was felt that a letter should be sent via email to the Parish Relations committee and the following: Bishop Ron Cutler, Peter Fleming and Gordon Redden. The letter should ask for forgiveness for a period of time because we are struggling. Mention that we have met several times as a Parish and that Dean Gloria was here and spoke with us as well about the Visioning Process.

Selma also suggested the “Growth for Ministry Fund”. They meet once a year and we may be able to access monies. They only meet once a year and she believed that to be in January.

Kelvin asked if someone from the Diocese would come here and talk to the Parish regarding the proper procedures for doing our finances and was reminded that Peter Fleming had travelled to the industrial part of Cape Breton last spring and noone from our Parish other then the minister had attended. Selma said yes, Peter Fleming will come and help us in anyway he can. Gloria was given a bit of a background about how finances are handled in our Parish. It all appears very confusing to most.

Sheldon said, “We need a solution.” He feels that we need to connect. Dean Gloria suggested that this comes from a personal invitation, not the Priest but the parishioners. There is a part in the visioning process that deals with visitation but it all takes people, time and energy.

Where are we at?
Steve and Kelvin will get together with Clara and Friday, Dec, 2nd to draft a letter to be sent to those mentioned. Dean Gloria will let us know when she hears from the Diocese about the Visioning process beginning.

David mentioned that everyone is here, this is it. Dean Gloria said then this is who we need to rejuvenate. She said it starts with us.

Dean Gloria asked if there were other questions and hearing none, Kelvin thanks the Dean for coming and we closed with the Doxology.

Parish Council July 5, 2010 draft

2010-07-06T20:14:00.001-03:00

Parish Council Meeting
Ingonish, July 5, 2010

Helen read the minutes from our last meeting in was moved by Kelvin and seconded by Keith that they be approved as read.

Clara read the minutes from the Feb. 22nd meeting as requested as she did not show for the previous meeting and did not send the book with the minutes included. These minutes where moved by Keith and seconded by Steve to be adopted as read.

Those in Attendance:
Rhadie, Linda, Valerie, Helen, Steve, Kelvin, Dean, Mary, Clara, Bernice, Lenora, Keith, Rose and Rev Warren

Business arising from the minutes:
• There will be no cabbage roll supper
• Dean provided a copy of the letter that Kelvin had sent to Bishop Sue. Dean and Kelvin will be working on a new one together.
• Rev. Warren introduced the prayer beads and it was motioned by Rhadie and seconded by Helen that we sell the beads for $15. For the wooden ones and $20 for the glass. Rev. Warren determined that each Church will be billed according to what they sell. Linda asked Dean to include this in the newsletter.
• Rev. Warren reported that visitation is going well and are a result of the lists that folks are providing him with.
• July 12th will be the date of the Eucharistic workshop which will be held in St. Andrew’s Church
• July 26th will be the date of the Lay readers workshop which will be held in St. John’s Church
• 300th anniversary history book was on hand for those wanting a peak. If the Parish sells 20, they will cost $30 each.

• Dean mentioned the lack of information that he is receiving for the newsletters from the Ingonish wardens and Neil’s Harbour in general. He feels folks may feel that Neil’s Harbour may be feeling left out that is not his intention. Helen passed along information for Dean at the meeting to include in the next letter.
• Steve still has not heard anything on the letter that he sent out in regards to monies the Diocese feels our Parish owes for arrears payroll.
• Bible study had gone well the first night but no one has been in attendance since. It was suggested and agreed upon that we postpone the bible study until the fall.
• Compline service has been enjoyable and a summary of the services will be provided in the fall by Warren.
• Every Thursday during the summer the ecumenical family of reverends North of Smokey have been providing services in the unique Churches and this will continue.
• The Diocese has put a hold on its Non Stipendiary ministry program as it was felt by council to be loosing site of its intended cause. This is currently being looked at by their council.
• Warren asked how to ship the communion set to Quebec and it was suggested by Dean to use Star. Rev. Warren will inquire.
• Warren suggested that our Advent devotion perhaps might be to establish a Parish Vision Statement,

Correspondence:

• Insurance letters that we received are wrong, the state that our deductable is $50000.00 and should read $5000, Helen will check with Bev on this matter.
• Ken Jante of Wander voyage pilgrim group sent a letter of thanks to St. Andrew’s and they will be returning on July 11th, 2010
• Home communion sets still have not been paid for $277.45; Helen will mention this to Bev.

• PWRDF envelopes have sent a card reminding if we are going to purchase from them the time is now.
• Anglican foundations monies are due. Keith motioned that we once again send the $50 and this was seconded by Steve. Warren will try and find the statement and send it to Bev to be paid.
• Peter Fleming has heard our request for financial training and has been in contact with Brenda Drake we will know more when things are finalized.

New Business:

• September 26th is Back to Church Sunday. Mary Lefriend and Warren are going organize this event. It will be held separately in each Church.
• Our Registered Charity form is complete.
• The main entrance door and floor at the Rectory needs to be fixed as it is rotting. Steve to contact Billy Hogan and Derek Smith to ask them to fix this. All materials to be ordered through the Home Hardware. This was motioned by Keith and seconded by Bernice.
• Helen asked Dean why St. John’s vestry minutes where not on line and Dean felt that they should be there although he had included in the newsletters that it would only be Parish Council minutes. This to be done by St. John’s after their next meeting.

Treasurer’s Report:

• Both St. John’s and St. Andrew’s reports where read: St. Andrew’s with a balance of $5317.59 in their general account and St. John’s with a total of $2609.48 in theirs.

• A motion to approve both financial reports was made by Keith and seconded by Helen.

Next meeting: September 27th 6:30pm, St. Andrew’s

Kelvin moved that this meeting by adjourned.

Parish Council May 24, 2010

2010-05-27T08:33:00.001-03:00

DRAFT MINUTES

Parish Council Meeting, May 24th., 2010

Rev. Warren opened our meeting with prayer. 14 members in attendance.
Valerie sent her regrets as she was out of town & couldn’t attend.
The minutes of our last meeting wasn’t available & will be read at our next meeting.

Kelvin read the letter Rev. Fred sent after meeting with Rev. Warren & the Wardens. He suggested we read Cannon 35 & this will provide the information we require. We must improve our communications. He suggested Rev. Warren & the 4 Wardens meet before our Council meetings & go over the agenda & set times for discussion. Communications will improve over time. Moved by David, seconded by Reid. M/C..
Moved by David, seconded by Kelvin we add our Chair to these meetings. This was done in Dean’s absence.
Rev. Fred spoke on Pastoral Care in his letter. He thought we needed more. He suggested the wardens provide names to him for visitation. A book has been provided at the church’s entrance for the congregation to provide names. Rev. Warren said he is ½ through the names on the visitation list. He visits on Mon., Thurs. & Sat. & asked if anyone would like to go along with him. He is a little behind on his administration work.
He will be showing the Anglican Rosary to some residents at the Manor & teach them how to use it. Parish Council members were also interested in having one. He will order 24 of them at $10.00 each. Rev. Warren will speak to both congregations re the rosaries.
Rev. Fred suggested we have another meeting with the Archdeacon in 6 mths..
We welcomed Rose Donovan to our Council. She is our Fresh start rep..
We will continue our Fresh Start programs in Sept..
Rev. Warren will provide education around Eucharistic Ministry. He will explain the how & why & ask for volunteers from both Churches. Also, ask for volunteers to give home communion to those who can’t make it to church.

Church schedules: Our church services will alternate between 9am & 11am.. On a trial basis he will also provide a Compline Service at 7pm in the church that has the 9am service.
Children’s service will stop for July & August.
Rev. Warren will be in Halifax on June 6th. To attend the 300th anniversary Service. Lay Readers will provide the service at St. Andrews & St. Johns. Rev. warren will help them with or provide the service.
Bible study, and/or a Theology book &/or studying the next week’s readings was discussed. Rev. Warren is interested in leading a study of some kind. Helen suggested a paper be placed at the back of the church for names of those interested in attending.

It was suggested we put birthdays, anniversaries, etc. in our bulletin. Names be given to our Wardens to send to Dean.

Steve sent an email to Christene Newcomb in reply to the bill we received from the Diocese for monies they “missed “charging us from 2001 to 2008 stating we do not believe we owe this money. Our accountant read the letter/figures sent & didn’t see where we owe money. It was a very good letter! The email was sent 6 weeks ago & he hasn’t received another bill or reply.

Finances. St. John’s has $3,398 in their general fund. No report given for Memorial & other funds. St. Andrew’s report wasn’t received. Bev asked St. Johns to categorize their bills in the format of the parochial report. Rev Warren said he will get together with Ing. after the Annual meeting & help with this.
The insurance bills are out.
Bev sent the new percentages based on the 2009 PAROCHIAL REPORT.
St. Andrew’s = 59%, St. John’s = 41%.

Kelvin submitted a copy of the letter he sent to Bishop Sue requesting monies for the rectory improvements we did before Rev. Warren arrived. He will inform us when he receives a response.

On Father’s Day, June 20th., we will have a cabbage roll supper at St. John’s hall. There is a golf tournament on that day at Highland Links & it was suggested we sell tickets on 2 doz. Lobsters at one of the holes on the Links also. We talked about meeting to prepare the cabbage rolls & Reid suggested we buy the cabbage rolls. He can get them for us from Sisco & will get back to Steve re price. They come in a foil roaster & cost aprox. $1.00 each, but he will check to make sure of this. The cost of the supper will be determined.
Helen asked if we should be having fund raisers on Sundays as this is opposite to what the Commandment teaches us re the Sabbath. We’ve done it over the years but aren’t we disobeying this commandment. Rev. Warren said we should think about this. He talked about this & most thought we should have fund raisers on Sunday.

Clericis will meet in Neil’s Harbour on June 24th..

Helen moved for adjournment.

Meeting closed with prayer.

H. Budge

In attendance: Rev. Warren, Steve, Lenora, Darlene, Keith, Eleanor, Rhadie, Kelvin, Rose, Reid, Dale, Johnathon, Linda, Helen, David

St. Andrew's Vestry Draft Minutes - Apr 22, 2010

2010-04-30T09:15:00.001-03:00

St. Andrew’s Vestry Meeting, Apr. 22 nd., 2010

Rev. Warren opened our meeting with reading the 23rd. Psalm. Discussion followed. 7 members in attendance.
March 22nd’s minutes were read & approved. Moved by Linda, seconded by Bernice.
BUISS. ARRISING FROM THE MINUTES: Rev. Warren said visitation is going well. He visited with 8 people this week. A list of people to visit was given to him by the Warden’s. Steve will get a list of civic #’s for him. Linda & Helen will try to complete the list of phone #’s & addresses.
We will find out if we get a summer grant on May 15th..
Fresh Start was cancelled this week as Rev. Gloria was ill. We will discuss a new date for this at our Parish Council Meeting.
Linda has a receipt book to issue receipts for rent of the little bldg..
April’s rent hasn’t been paid yet.
Norwegian chalice: Some clergy suggested we send the broken chalice to D. Robataille in Montreal for an estimate on the repair.
There’s a Family Folk & Fun Fair in Syd. Mines at Trinty Church, on May 16th.. Each Parish to provide 2 games & prizes for children. We were asked to have some youth partake in the concert.
We were asked to take a couple of older interesting items from our church to Nth. Syd. For a special service to help celebrate 2010. We are taking the Norwegian chalice. Maggie Mac Kinnon did a presentation of this last yr. & still has the material. We will ask her if she would like to do this presentation again. We have a nice picture of Simon Gibbons which we will take with any information we can gather about him.
Sheldon Lambert will be a church auditor this year.
The Rector/Warden’s meeting with Rev. Fred went well, more info at the Parish Council meeting in N. Hbr. On April 27th. At 6:30 pm..
We will meet at the church on Apr. 28th. At 1pm. To fill out the insurance papers & take pictures or a video. We will also list the items not being used & bring it to our next Vestry meeting where we will decide whether we keep them or pass them on.
We talked re the letter to the community re our church finances. Nothing finalized.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Total current assets: $21,066.22. Our checking account is minus $227.37. Moved by Linda, seconded by Valerie. M/C Rector’s report: 2010 Celebration Service in Halifax on June 6th..Celebrations will be going on all year in our Parishes. Lay Readers who attend will robe & have special seating. Clergy suggested we have a service of celebration in the Parish of Neil’s Harbour sometime during the year.
The Regional Banner is here for a month. Rev. Warren will explain the meaning of the banners to the congregation.
Warden’s Report: Senior’s Dinner. Linda informed us we failed to send receipts in from the last Senior’s dinner but will do so. Valerie has info & will work with Linda to get this done.
Church Porch windows & doors. Steve said he contacted Carmichael’s Custom Building in Baddeck & he came to see what needed to be done. We must take the stained window out, put in an energy efficient window & put the stained glass window back in & the reworking of the doors after replacing the window. The new window & other work is quoted as Window & materials $ 1099 plus tax & labour $1750 plus tax. We expect there may be a bit of rot, etc. & we agrees to spend $4000.00 of our Concert Series monies on this. Moved by Valerie seconded by Reid. M/C.
We must write a letter to the diocese for approval. Rev. Warren will write this letter.
Our next meeting will be May 17th..
Rev. Warren will be away on May 11th through 14th.. He will be in Halifax for continuing education, attending an ordination & 2 days of personal business. Rev. Carl & Rev. Gloria will be on call.
If we need the grass mowed before we receive a grant we will take care of it as required.
Valerie asked if there will be Lay Reader training before they start serving the wine. Rev. Warren said there will be classes. Rev. Warren makes the whole wheat communion bread. He suggests if you want the Host hold out one hand, for the whole wheat hold out 2 hands.
Reid moved for adjournment.
We closed with a prayer.

Chair:

Sect.

In attendance: Rev. Warren, Steve, Linda, Reid, Bernice, Valerie & Helen

Parish Council October 6, 2009

2009-12-07T11:28:00.000-04:00

PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES, OCT. 6TH., 2009, ST. JOHN’S HALLRev. Warren opened our meeting with a Bible reading, Matthew, ch. 6, verses 24-34.Each person had a turn to say what it meant to us. Minutes of May 11th.’s meeting were read & approved. Moved by Kelvin seconded by Steve.BUISS. ARRISING FR. MINUTES: Kelvin, Wayne & Sheldon spoke with Bishop Sue re repairs/upgrading made to the rectory this summer. Kelvin will contact Rev. Carl to see if work must be inspected before applying for monies. Clara will fax info to Kelvin & he will prepare a list of expense incurred & cost of work still to be completed - maybe a generator..CORRESPONDANCE: nilFINANCIAL REPORT: St. John’s: $37,149.98St. Andrews: #34,627.13Lenora didn’t get list of sharable from Bev. since March.Kelvin moved, Bernice seconded the financial report be accepted as read. M/CWARDEN’S REPORT: Neil’s harbour: We must get the basement at the rectory cleaned out & move the bureaus & area rugs Rev. Warren didn’t need down to the basement at the hall. Steve repaired the drain that was causing trouble in St. Andrew’s cemetery. We discussed our policy on Burial plots & after much discussion we decided we would revisit the pamphlets on Funeral Policies & Marriage Policies at our next meeting.Rev. Warren ordered a resource book which lists the daily readings, where to find them, the collect & the hymns to use.Helen to email Bev & ask if she has the insurance policy.Clara sent an email to the diocese to see how the moving expense is split & it will be St8%, St. Andrew’s 62%.The Annual Clergy Conference in Halifax will cost $300.00. The bishop requires Rev. Warren to attend. Kelvin moved to pay this, seconded by Dean. M/C Linda has the letter from Bishop Sue, Helen to forward it to Bev.We will have a joint service in Dec. It will be a service of New Ministry at 3pm.. The Covenant will be read at this service.Rev. Warren spoke about refugee families & how our region could be a sponsor. We would probably be a funded sponsorship & help a special needs family. The government would pay & the church sets up school enrolment, a tutor, a doctor, someone to help with language, ESL necessary & supporting their set up in the community. Regional Council asked all clergy to approach their parish Councils. Rev. Warren feels we could be a host & it would be a wonderful thing for our communities. For a 3 or 4 person family it would cost us between 1 to 3 thousand dollars per yr. & we would have to commit to helping the family /students until their language improves. At the end of 2 yrs. they would be on their own & would be free to live where they wanted. It was moved by Keith, seconded by Darlene that Rev. Warren approach the other denominations Nth. Of Smokey to see if they’re willing to make it a community event. Moving expense: $11,201.28. Clara has the moving expense policy. If Rev. warren moves before serving 3 yrs. He has to repay this expense. Helen to send a copy of the bill to Bev.. Kelvin will speak to Rev. Carl to see if out Celtic Concert monies can be used to pay this.Our new service schedule will be one 9am service, two 11am services & one 7pm service starting in Nov..Covenant: Clara explained how it was set up. She read it & it was accepted & will be signed at our Joint service. Kelvin complemented Rev. Warren, Rev. Fred & the parochial committee on the preparation of the covenant.Neil’s Harbour will have it’s All Soul’s Remembrance Service on Nov. 1st. At 7pm.. Rev. Warren will announce it in church on the Sunday’s leading up to the service. Kelvin asked St. Andrew’s if we had our Advent folders. Helen to contact Laura.It was moved by Kelvin, seconded by Keith we contact Peter Fleming or Rev. Brenda Drake re finance training/info. Rev. Warren said we are required to have a parish treasurer who is accountable to the church. Neil’s harbour must get a treasurer & Bev. Will bring the two churches finances together. Lots of discussion on this!!!We talked about the memorial Fund which goes into the General Fund unless those donating specify where they want it to go. We will discuss this with Peter Fleming or Rev. Brenda when they come. Bev will also attend this session. We will discuss what programs we would like to do, how much money we need to budget, etc.. The Warden’s & the treasurer must feel comfortable signing checks Dean said St. John’s was quite satisfied with Lenora’s work.Dean suggested the minutes should be put on a blog.Next Parish Council meeting will be on Dec. 1st. At Neil’s Harbour. Meeting closed with the Blessing.　　　　In attendance: Rev. Warren, Dean, Linda, Keith, Rhadie, Lenora, Nancy, Mary, Bernice, Jolene, Valerie, Steve, Ivy, Darlene, Helen, Kelvin

Parish Council December 1, 2009

2009-12-06T22:22:00.000-04:00

Parish Council, Neil’s harbour, Dec. 1st., 2009
Rev. Warren opened our meeting with a reading from Luke.
Oct. 6th.’s minutes were read & approved. Moved by Reid, seconded by Marion. M/C
BUIS. ARRIS. FR. MINUTES: Kelvin read the letter he sent to Bishop Sue on Nov. 30th. re financial help for repairs to rectory & with the cost of repairs at St. Johns. (Letter on file.) Hall basement: Cleaned & bureaus, etc. from rectory are in use or stored.
Funeral Policy: A committee was formed to meet & discuss changes. Rev. Warren, Kelvin & Valerie are on this committee with Steve & Dean to be asked to join. They will try to make the Policy easier to understand & present.
Clergy Conference, Truro: Rev. Warren said it was his first chance to meet fellow Priests, he attended workshops & brought back info.
New Ministry service will be at 2pm on Sat., Dec. 5th. At Ingonish. St. John’s will provide sandwiches & St. Andrew’s will provide sweets & buy the cake. This will be a service where Rev. Warren will be presented with the keys to the churches, etc. . Valerie will contact Clara & they will get people to do the presentations. Rev. Warren was ordained on Thurs. in Halifax.
Kelvin will speak to Rev. Carl to ask if St. Andrew’s can use their Celtic Concert money towards the moving bill.
All Souls memorial Service at St. Andrews went great!
We are still waiting to hear from Peter Flemming as to when he can come from Halifax to speak/teach church financing.
St. Andrew’s pizza night didn’t go well - nobody showed up. This was due to several basketball games at Cabot. We will try again.
The minutes were sent to Rev. Warren but didn’t make it to the blog.
Refugee program scrapped for now.
CORRESPONDANCE: We has a letter saying we must put hand sanitizer in our churches. Is shaking hands healthy? Left to one’s discretion. Bishop Sue says we cannot dip the wafer in the wine during Communion. If we do not wish to use the chalice we should cross our hands over our chest. Much discussion followed. If 1/3 of people are missing Rev. Warren can decide to cancel church, etc..
TREASURERS REPORT: St. John’s $25,424.04 as of the middle of Nov., St. Andrew’s as of the end of Oct., 29,246.86. Moved by Mary, seconded by Linda.
WARDEN’S REPORTS: Kelvin attended a Fresh Start program which was presented in Ingonish by Rev. Gloria Fraser & Rev. Peter Rafuse. They had many topics, such as adopting to new clergy, parishes in transmission, etc. which could be presented at a day course which they will travel to our Parish to present one day a month. ( List on file) Kelvin passed out the list of topics & gave us some info. The programs are open to anyone but except church leaders to attend. It’s paid for by the Diocese & we provide a place to hold it & provide lunch. We’re thinking of starting in the new year, maybe the last Thurs. in January. Bishop Sue expects the Vestry to partake in these sessions. Kelvin will speak at both churches re these sessions & it will be in our next newsletter.
NEW BUISNESS: We were given papers to fill out & return to church by Dec. 31st... It was a survey by the Diocese re allotment. What do we seek? Should we continue to cut allotment?
We are too late in St. Andrew’s to do our usual buying selected gifts for the children who have requested it from Community Service. We will contact Faye to ask her to put us on the list for next year & this year we will do the white paper giving.
Rev. Warren said he will earn 10 days vacation by Jan. 1st.. He can take his vacation at any time providing he clears it with the Wardens. He will take days off during Christmas week.
When asked about visitation Rev. Warren replied he has no set schedule yet.
We stressed visitation is very important to us. Rev. Warren said he is an introvert. Linda volunteered to accompany him on his first visits & they will start on Thursday.
It was brought to our attention that sometimes the speaker the readers use isn’t turned on or not working. We will check it before services.
Reid moved for adjournment.
Rev. Warren closed with prayers.
　
　
　
In attendance: Rev. Warren, Kelvin, Steve, Linda, Reid, Marion, Mary, Valerie, Ivy, Lois, Rhadie, Donna Lynn, Helen

Newsletter October 2009

2009-09-30T14:21:00.004-03:00

Schedule October 2009

2009-09-30T14:09:00.003-03:00

Letter of Resignation

2008-09-13T10:09:00.003-03:00

To the Wardens and Congregations of the Parish of Neil’s Harbour with Ingonish
From the Reverend M. Elliott Siteman, Rector
Regarding Canon 25
14 September 2008, Holy Cross Day

Dear brothers & sisters in Christ,

After a great deal of prayer, conversation, discernment and some prodding by our Bishop I have submitted, and the Bishop has accepted my resignation as rector of this parish.

This resignation will take effect on the 29th of November 2008 so that I may accept the Bishop’s appointment as Rector of the Parish of St. George’s, New Glasgow on the First Sunday in Advent, the 30th of November 2008.

I know this may seem too soon; indeed I had not anticipated a move for a few more years yet but what we must keep before us is that God’s plans and our plans do not always match.

I want you all to know that this was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life – next to getting married and becoming a parent. God called me to this place to be amongst you for a time. Now God calls me onward. I have done faithful service here and in order to continue to be faithful I must follow God’s call in my life. I perceive God’s call in my own prayer and contemplation, in the voices of other people, and in the voice of my Bishop. That call is what drew me to this place and that call is what is drawing me to New Glasgow.

We will have a few weeks to say our good byes and I will be putting in place some things to ensure that ministry will continue in this place. The Lay Readers and I will be doing some education together around scheduling, services & home communions. Also Kelvin & Wayne will continue in their Education For Ministry Program, which will only be beneficial to this parish.

Finally, you will not be abandoned. Bishop Sue will be appointing a Priest-in-Charge and, along with the Archdeacon, you will form a Parochial Committee to seek out a new Rector to come amongst you for a time. I pray that in due time you will be sent another faithful servant, one who will walk with you as you continue your journey in faith.

As this announcement is being made on the festival of the Holy Cross it is important to note that it is the cross of Jesus that leads us into the future and as long as we keep that cross in sight we will be walking the path of discipleship.

God bless you all.

Yours truly,
The Reverend M. Elliott Siteman
Rector

Welcome!

2008-07-05T10:36:00.002-03:00

This week in the life of our Parish we welcome Shona Boardman. She is a theological student and postulant for our diocese and will be with us for the month of July. We are blessed to have a student amongst us. Come out and support her as she continues her training here in this place.

Celtic Concert Series

2008-04-17T22:44:00.002-03:00

This summer we will be holding a series or concerts as a fund raisers for the parish.

For more information or to reserve tickets please check out the website we have created for these events.

Concert Series Website

It should be a grand time!

Holy Week Schedule

2008-03-12T09:12:00.003-03:00

Services for Holy Week leading up to the celebration of Easter are scheduled for:

Palm Sunday 16 March 2008
9am Holy Eucharist with Palms, St. John's
11am Holy Eucharist with Palms, St. Andrew's

Monday of Holy Week 17 March
10am Holy Eucharist, St. John's

Tuesday of Holy Week 18 March
10am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's

Wednesday of Holy Week 19 March
7pm Holy Eucharist, St. John's

Maundy Thursday 20 March
7pm Institution of the Lord's Supper with Foot Washing, St. Andrew's

Good Friday 21 March
1pm Ecumenical Service, St. Andrew's

Holy Saturday 22 March
8:30pm The Easter Vigil, St. John's

Easter Day 23 March
9am Holy Eucharist & Baptism, St. Andrew's
11am Holy Eucharist & Baptism, St. John's

All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome - come and worship

Lenten Study Group 2008 - Session One

2008-02-14T14:22:00.002-04:00

With Lent comes our annual program of study. This year we are looking at the Sacraments of the church and we begin with Baptism & Confirmation.

Click HERE to look at the opening presentation for this session. Please feel free to make comments and/or to come and join us. The schedule for our sessions is as such:

Session One - 14 February 2008, 6:30pm, St. John's Church - Baptism & Confirmation
Session Two - 21 February 2008, 6:30pm, All Souls' Chapel - Eucharist
Session Three - 28 February 2008, 6:30pm, St. John's Church - Holy Orders
Session Four: 6 March 2008, 6:30pm, All Souls’ Chapel – Reconciliation & Unction
Session Five: 13 March 2008, 6:30pm, St. John’s Church – Marriage

An Explaination

2008-01-26T15:12:00.001-04:00

My friends I would like to share with you the details about a decision that was made for the congregation of St. Andrew's.

Recently we have been worshipping in All Souls' Chapel instead of in St. Andrew's Church. The vestry made this decision based upon the financial realities that we must live with in this part of our parish. Last year (2007) we spent over $4000 on electricity for St. Andrew's the bulk of that money needed to heat the church. Last year (2007) the congregation of St. Andrew's lived beyond its means - we had to spend much more than was offered - and so we fell into a deficit situation.

As I stated in my sermon for Epiphany the Vestry, Wardens and I have been very worried about this situation and we have been trying to think of ways to help ourselves out of this hole. Using All Souls' Chapel is a good use of our resources. The 46 people who came on the 13th of January and the 26 people who came on the 20th of January were well housed in the chapel. Most of those who came thought that the worship had an intimate feel about it.

We are called to be good stewards of that which God has blessed us with and using our Chapel for regular Sunday worship lives up to that stewardship.

I would like to make one thing very clear:

WE ARE NOT IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING St. ANDREW'S CHURCH.

Please do not think this for one moment! For the winter months when we do not have a special service we will be using the Chapel. When the warmer weather returns or for our Joint Services or for our Family Eucharists we will be using St. Andrew's.

If you have any questions about how this decision was reached please do not hesitate to contact me, I will be all too happy to answer your questions.

Blessings,
Elliott+

Thanksgiving Time

2007-10-05T14:32:00.000-03:00

My dear Sisters and Brothers,

It is hard for me to believe that this is my fourth Thanksgiving celebration amongst the people of this parish. Time is something that we all have to be thankful for, as once it is spent it can never be retrieved again. Time is the only gift that, once given, can never be retrieved again.

I have much to be thankful for this year. As I watch Magdalene grow, develop and mature I see everyday that I have been blessed greatly by our God. The love I feel for her is unlike any love I have felt before in my life and the more I feel it the more I come to understand the love that God has for each of us as his children.

I learn many things from my daughter that teach me about thankfulness and God’s grace here in this world. I am thankful that she is healthy, happy and secure in who she is. I am grateful that Wendy Faye has the freedom to be at home to provide the primary care that Magdalene needs. I thank God that He provides for my needs in all that He gives me and in all that He does for me.

Our Parish Family has much to be thankful for this year as well. Our revitalized fundraising efforts have proven to be tremendous successes. Both St. John’s and St. Andrew’s have engaged in a great deal of planning and work to bring people out in support of our Parish. The Vestry at St. John’s and the Fundraising Committee at St. Andrew’s have shown great leadership in providing the kind of fun and delicious events to help us raise funds for the glory of God and the good of His church here on earth.

I want to personally thank everyone who supported the 130th Anniversary events at St. Andrew’s. If you made food, served food, ate food, attended the historical presentation and the celebration Eucharist and/or helped out in any way you have my sincerest gratitude. Events like this give us a sense of our history and show us where we have been so that we can point ourselves toward the future certain of our past.

All these efforts are valuable for more than just the funds that they generate for the glory of God and the good of His church. These events also bring us together as a community for fellowship. There are four major anchors that hold the church together: Worship, Work, Fellowship, and Education. When we can properly balance all of these things in our own personal lives then the church will grow and thrive in this part of the world.

At a recent meeting of our Parish Council we discussed the things that we do well here in this place as a community of faith. Overwhelmingly we agreed that the worship and preaching that we offer and hear in this place are valuable, life giving, and engaging. I urge you all to consider how it is that you organize your time and consider how much time you spend in corporate worship. Services filled with people are joyful come and see what our Parish Council is so excited about. For a faithful Christian cannot live the vows of Baptism in isolation. A truly faithful Christian needs to come to the community as much as the community needs the faithful Christian.

In today’s culture I know that the hope of the Gospel is not something that is of use to many people – or at least that is what many people think. But nothing is further from the truth. Our lives are filled with hardship, heartache, grief and trouble – all of which the church community can help you with. The message that the Gospel shows us all is that God loves us and desires a relationship with each of us and how better to further that relationship than by coming to worship each week to give thanks to God for all the blessings of our lives.

I am thankful to those of you who are extremely faithful attendees of our services. Your faith gives me hope for the future of our Parish. Your job is to spread the word about the kind of uplifting worship you feel when you come and encourage others to join us. Coming to worship should not be seen as a duty but as a joy. Coming to worship should not be seen as an ordeal but as an experience worth sharing. Coming to worship should not be seen as something to be taken for granted but as something to be anticipated and looked forward to. Those who are responsible for leadership in these services work hard to ensure that this will be the case.

The hard work that so few people do to plan, organize and present our parish events and worship is something that we all have to be thankful for. We are in need of more people to offer themselves as Vestry members, Parish Council members, ACW members, Altar Guild members, Readers, Servers, and much more besides. If God has blessed you with a skill, ability or talent please consider offering it back to God by serving Him and His church.

Wendy Faye and Magdalene join with me in wishing you all a happy and blessed Thanksgiving. May it be a time for you to consider that which God has blessed you with and how it is that you can offer a portion of that back to God in thanksgiving.

Yours faithfully,
The Reverend M. Elliott Siteman
Rector

Rectory Repair Day

2007-09-27T12:53:00.000-03:00

A group of very hard working men came to the Parish Rectory on the 22nd of September to shingle the roof.

A pictorial record of the event can be found by clicking HERE.

Thanks to all who worked so hard to keep the rain out!

Vacation Time

2007-08-18T09:38:00.000-03:00

Fr. Elliott will be on vacation from 20 August to 3 September. If you have an emergency that requires the services of a priest then please call one of the Parish Wardens and they will contact the Priest-on-Call.

Sorry it's been a while...

2007-05-26T14:19:00.001-03:00

This blog has taken a bit of neglect of late. If you are looking for our service times please follow this link:

Parish Calendar

And if you are looking for some ongoing events keep checking back here from time to time.

Blessings

Holy Week is Approaching

2007-03-24T10:10:00.000-03:00

The worship services that we are offering for Holy Week are as follows:

Palm Sunday 1 April 2007
8:45am Liturgy of the Palms and Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
11am Liturgy of the Palms and Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
(Both of these services will begin at the respective Church Halls)

Monday in Holy Week 2 April 2007
10am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's

Tuesday in Holy Week 3 April 2007
10am Holy Eucharist, St. John's

Wednesday in Holy Week 4 April 2007
7pm Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's

Maundy Thursday 5 April 2007
7pm Institution of the Lord's Supper with Foot Washing and Ritual Stripping of the Altar, St. John's

Good Friday 6 April 2007
11am Celebration of the Lord's Passion, St. Andrew's
1pm Celebration of the Lord's Passion, St. John's
3pm Ecumenical Service for Good Friday, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, Ingonish Beach

Holy Saturday 7 April 2007
8:30pm Easter Vigil, St. Andrew's

Easter Day 8 April 2007
9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's
11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's

All are welcome to come and participate in this great week leading up the the joyous celebration of Easter.

Annual General Meeting Time

2007-02-10T14:50:00.000-04:00

Our AGMs are scheduled for:

St. Andrew's: 18 February 2007, following the 11am Eucharist
St. John's: 25 February 2007, following the 11am Eucharist

Both meetings will take place in the respective Church Halls. All are welcome to come and attend these meetings of the congregations and discuss those things that are of importance for the work of the Church in this part of the world.

Our Rector's report can be accessed by clicking

HERE

28 January 2007 - the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

2007-01-27T09:39:00.000-04:00

Services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come and worship, come and worship!

14 January 2007 - the Second Sunday after Epiphany

2007-01-10T14:20:00.000-04:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish (using the Liturgy from our Companion Diocese of Manicaland in Zimbabwe)
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

All are welcome at our services of worship.

Epiphany & The Baptism of our Lord

2007-01-03T11:28:00.000-04:00

Services this week are scheduled for:

5 January 2007 - Eve of The Epiphany

7pm Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come and complete your Christmas celebrations.

7 January 2007 - The Baptism of our Lord

11am Holy Eucharist and Baptism, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour (using the Liturgy from our Companion Diocese of Manicaland in Zimbabwe)
7pm Evening Prayer, St. John's, Ingonish

All are welcome at our services of worship.

31 December 2006 - The First Sunday after Christmas

2006-12-27T09:13:00.000-04:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

9am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's
11am Holy Eucaharist, St. John's

The new calendar year is soon upon us!

24 December 2006 - the Fourth Sunday in Advent and Christmas Eve

2006-12-19T11:51:00.000-04:00

Services this week are scheduled for:

Fourth Sunday in Advent
10am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
Come and complete your journey through Advent.

Christmas Eve, the Birth of our Lord Jesus
6pm Sung Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
9pm Sung Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

All are welcome to come and celebrate!

17 December 2006 - the Third Sunday in Advent

2006-12-15T09:43:00.000-04:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Advent Lessons and Carols, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come in expectation!

Albert Harvey

2006-12-10T16:07:00.000-04:00

This morning at 7am Mr. Albert Harvey died. All the people who knew him and loved him will miss him. There will be a visitation at the Fillmore-Whitman Funeral Home, Ingonish on 12 December from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. A Eucharistic Funeral Service will take place on 13 December, 2pm at St. John's Church, Ingonish.

Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord.
And may light perpetual shine upon him.

10 December 2006 - the Second Sunday in Advent

2006-12-06T11:25:00.000-04:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
7pm Evening Prayer, St. John's, Ingonish

Come continue your journey with us through Advent and expectation of the coming of our Lord Jesus.

3 December 2006 - the First Sunday in Advent

2006-11-30T19:33:00.000-04:00

This week begins a whole new Christian Year so... Happy New Year!

Our services, this week, are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come, let us begin anticipating the coming of our Lord together.

26 November 2006 - Christ the King

2006-11-23T15:51:00.000-04:00

This week we have a joint service of the whole parish with a special focus on children, young people, and families. The service will be held at 11am at St. Andrew's Church, Neil's Harbour. The preachers for this service will be Maggie MacKinnon and Keriann Dowling who will be sharing with us their experiences around this year's Diocesan Youth Conference. All are welcome to attend and help worship Jesus, our Lord and our King.

12 November 2006 - the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost

2006-11-08T09:23:00.000-04:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
7pm Evening Prayer, St. John's, Ingonish

Come and worship for all are welcome in the house of the Lord.

Remembrance Day

2006-11-08T09:18:00.000-04:00

This week we mark Remembrace Day. A day to honour and remember all those who fought, and are fighting, for freedom from oppression. The services to comemorate this day are scheduled for:

9 November 2006, 2pm at Highland Manor, Neil's Harbour
11 November 2006, 10am at St. John's, Ingonish

Lest we forget... lest we forget.

5 November 2006 - the Solemnity of All Saints

2006-10-31T09:30:00.000-04:00

Our services, this week, are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come and worship our God, holding before Him so great a cloud of witnesses!

29 October 2006 - the 21st Sunday after Pentecost

2006-10-22T20:56:00.000-03:00

Our services, this week, are scheduled for:

11am Morning Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
7pm Evening Prayer, St. John's, Ingonish

Fr. Elliott will be away at the Diocesan Youth Conference so the services will be lead by our capable lay leaders. Come and worship and support them.

22 October 2006 - the 20th Sunday after Pentecost

2006-10-18T11:38:00.000-03:00

Services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come! Let us worship together!

15 October 2006 - Leap for Faith Sunday

2006-10-11T15:34:00.000-03:00

This week we will be hearing from Bishop Fred Hiltz via DVD in regards to the Diocese Capital Campaign, "Leap for Faith." Last year we heard from Bishop Fred and this year he wants to keep us updated as to the progress and effectiveness of the campaign.

Our services this week where we will hear from our bishop are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
7pm Evening Prayer, St. John's, Ingonish

Come and worship, for all are welcome!

Thanksgiving Letter

2006-10-07T14:34:00.000-03:00

My dear Sisters and Brothers,

As I sit to write this letter my mind is drawn to think of all that I have to thank God for. This past year has been a year of many blessings, challenges and opportunities for me both personally and professionally. Primarily I must offer up to God my heartfelt thanksgivings for the healthy birth and beginning of Magdalene’s life. Wendy Faye and I have taken much delight to watch our daughter begin to develop into her own person. Magdalene is the joy of our lives and the apple of my eye. I now know what it is that God must have felt when he looked upon His Son and said, “This is my Son, the beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”

The support that this parish has shown us as we begin our lives as parents has been joyous to say the least. To you all who have sent cards, letters, gifts, food, etc. you have our gratitude and appreciation. God has blessed us with a community that rallies around our children and that is truly a great gift to give.

Professionally, I must give thanks for the new space that I am able to use for an office which has been graciously donated to us by the Buchanan Memorial Hospital. As I said in my letter of announcement I am thankful to the Facility Manager for making this opportunity possible. Many people have already made use of this opportunity and I look forward to many more such visits in the future. Also, this space has been of great value to me as a place for me to do the work that a priest must do. Writing sermons, reading and studying scripture, reading for on-going education, counselling people, prayer and meditation, preparation for Sunday services, administration and a host of other duties are what I get up to while I am in the office. Not to mention that it is good to have a more permanent spiritual presence in our little hospital. Please feel free to drop by during my posted office hours for a chat, you are all welcome. All of these things are blessings to be thankful for.

The challenges that have been before me – and that I thank God for – have been many and varied. The large number of funerals over that last few months have been very emotional times for our parish. The loss of a loved one is not always seen as a time of thanksgiving but for us who believe in the resurrection we can give thanks that their souls are living in the nearer presence of God where all is light and joy.

I have also been challenged, by our bishops, to be more involved in the wider church. I have let slide my obligations to our diocese and I must set aside more time to share. As a priest of the church I am called and obligated, and have vowed, to “take my place in the councils of the church” and am required by our bishop to offer myself upon at least one diocesan committee. While I am currently a member of the Youth Ministry Sub-Committee I have not attended a meeting in well over a year and this is not acceptable. I will be organizing my time in such a way that a bimonthly trip to those meetings will be a priority.

Thus I have many things to be thankful for and I do my best to express my thanks to God in what ways I can. Primarily I have come to see the blessings in offering back to God a portion of what He has blessed me with through my offering of money, to our parish and to our diocese. Giving back to God through a proportional amount of what has been given to me has been a source of great satisfaction and fulfillment in my life. I have found that the sacrifice of tithing has been worth the money.

As your priest, I would be quite remiss if I did not urge you all to give some serious thought to how it is that you give back to God in thanksgiving. Do you give back merely as an after thought or do you offer a true sacrifice to God in thanks for all that He has provided you? For the lobster, the crab, the cod and all of the other lucrative fishing stocks were not sown in the oceans by human hands they are placed there by the grace of God and we profit from those gifts. Thus it is only natural, and every Christians’ duty, that we should offer back a considered percentage of what it is that God has given us.

Our parish could be a shining light in our diocese if we are all prepared to make a sacrifice to God and offer a true proportion of what it is that He has given us. We often feel very isolated here in this part of the world but we need to feel that way if we are willing to make the effort. The very fact that our Diocesan Youth Ministry Coordinator chose our parish to make his first official visit shows us that we are a vital part of the Diocese. The funds that some of you have contributed to the Leap for Faith Capitol Campaign are being put to good use and are currently at work for your benefit and for the benefit of our parish.

Always remember, Abel gave his very best back to God in a sacrifice of thanksgiving and he was blessed. Cain gave back to God the thoughtless scraps of his table and he was accursed. So too can we all be blessed when we make a sacrifice and give our very best in the faith that God will bless us further.

As you all consider how it is that you give I urge you to keep before you to whom we owe all that we have, all that we are, and all that we shall be. As a way of motivation I have attached a chart that you should all pay close attention to. This chart is meant to be a tool to help you prayerfully, thankfully and faithfully decided on how it is that you give. I urge you all to be prayerful, thankful, faithful witnesses of the God from whom all good things flow.

Wendy Faye and Magdalene join with me in wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving. May it be filled with plenteousness, joy and the blessings of our God.

With God’s blessings, I am,
Faithfully yours,
The Reverend M. Elliott Siteman
Rector

8 October 2006 - Harvest Thanksgiving

2006-10-05T16:55:00.000-03:00

Our services for this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come and give thanks to the Lord for his many gifts freely bestowed upon us all!

1 October 2006 - the 17th Sunday after Pentecost

2006-09-26T20:19:00.000-03:00

Services this week are scheduled for:

11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

All are welcome in the house of the Lord

Services for the next few weeks

2006-09-06T15:33:00.000-03:00

9 September 2006 - Seniors' Supper Celebration
4pm Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's Church Hall

10 September 2006 - the 14th Sunday after Pentecost
11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's

17 September 2006 the 15th Sunday after Pentecost
11am Morning Prayer, St. Andrew's
7pm Evening Prayer, St. John's

24 September 2006 the 16th Sunday after Pentecost
11am Morning Prayer, St. John's
7pm Evening Prayer, St. Andrew's

3 September 2006 - 13th Sunday after Pentecost

2006-09-01T13:12:00.000-03:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

All are welcome!

27 August 2006 - the 12th Sunday after Pentecost

2006-08-23T15:50:00.000-03:00

Services this week are scheduled for:

9am Baptism and Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour
11am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish

Come and worship, come and worship, come and worship our King!

20 August 2006 - the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

2006-08-15T19:16:00.000-03:00

This week our services are scheduled for:

9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
11am Baptism & Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come join with us as we welcome Fiona Kate Lambert into the Household of Faith!

All are welcome at our services of worship

13 August 2006 - the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

2006-08-08T20:42:00.000-03:00

Our services this week are scheduled for:

9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

All are welcome to come and worship at the altar of our Lord.

6 August 2006 - Festival of the Transfiguration

2006-07-31T20:34:00.000-03:00

The services in our Parish this week are scheduled for:

9am Holy Eucharist, St. John's, Ingonish
11am Holy Eucharist, St. Andrew's, Neil's Harbour

Come, let us worship together.

Welcome

2006-07-31T18:27:00.000-03:00

Recently we have been posting our times and schedule on our Rector's blog. Now we have our own space to do this. This blog will have service times, announcements and news from our Parish. We hope you will check back here regularly.