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Your Weekly Update
We are interested in what is happening in your parish and would love to highlight those events and news in our newsfeed. We look forward to your contributions - feel free to forward your event announcements, your parish news, your stories. Send in your details and pictures to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca. |
Diocesan Announcements
Appointments: Archbishop Greg Kerr-Wilson is pleased to appoint The Rev. Matthew Perreault as Curate at All Saints, Cochrane, effective August 11. Archbishop Greg is pleased to appoint The Rev. Anthony (Tony) Grainger as Interim Priest-in-Charge at St. James, Calgary as of September 1, and The Rev. Jagdutt Singh as Interim Priest-in-Charge at St. Peter, Calgary. Archbishop Greg is pleased to appoint The Rev. Jerrod McCormack as Honorary Assistant at St. Barnabas, Calgary, and The Right Rev. Derek Hoskin as Honorary Assistant at St. George, Calgary, effective September 1. Please pray for all of these clergy as they begin these new ministries.
Deconsecration: The last service for the parish of St. Columba, Delburne and the deconsecration of the church building will be held on Sunday, August 18 at 4:00 pm. |
Archbishop Greg's Activities and Events
A look at Archbishop Greg's activities over the next few weeks: August 2 - 6 - Holidays August 11 - Service at the Double N Ranch, Sundre August 18 - Deconsecration Service, St. Columba, Delburne, 4:00 pm |
Audited Financial Statements are now available
The Audited Financial Statements for 2018 are now available on the Website, under Resources/Documents/Financial Information. |
Education for Ministry2019/2020 Registration is Ongoing Education for Miinistry is a program of theological education for lay people. There are four years of study, but participants commit for one year at a time, meeting in small groups with a trained mentor. The program combines academic study with components to help participants take what they learn about Scripture, church history, theology and ethics into their own lives and hearts, supporting them to live out a vibrant baptismal ministry in the church and in the world. A second daytime class has been added, to begin in September. Registration is still open for this class. For more information, please contact ctubman@shaw.ca
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Save the Date: Companions of the Bishop DinnerOctober 7, 2019 Planning has begun for our next “Companions of the Bishop” Dinner. This year's Dinner will be held at the Ranchmen’s Club in Calgary on October 7, at 7:00 pm. We are pleased to have Dr. Gordon T. Smith, President of Ambrose University, as our Guest Speaker. Please mark your calendars for this event. |
Diocesan Archivist Michael HoskinMission Trip to Angola Michael Hoskin, currently Archivist for the Diocese of Calgary, is also an associate missionary with SIM Canada. Michael's God-given gifts are in the library sciences, and a seminary library in the African nation of Angola has need of Michael's expertise. He intends to serve a one-year term in Angola, improving the quality of the library, particularly to see what can be done with electronic resources. He has been studying Portuguese for the last year in preparation (Angola is a Portuguese nation). Donations to Michael's ministry can be made by clicking here. |
Parish Events
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, Calgary: Section Lead Positions for the Cathedral Choir: Applications are now open for Section Lead vocal positions at the Cathedral (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass) for the 2019/2020 season. Full details are available here. The initial review of applications has begun. Applications will be considered until all positions are filled. For further information, please contact the Director of Music, Dr. Neil Cockburn.
St. Edmund, Calgary: Summer services and events: A reminder that St. Edmund's, Bowness is once again changing our service times for August to an evening service at 7:00 pm. (There will be no morning services.) If you are out camping on the weekend, travelling, or have company in town this summer and find it difficult to make it back on Sunday morning for a regular service, feel free to pop in for one of our evening services. We will have a variety of Eucharist services, evening prayers and Celtic evening prayers throughout the summer. Everyone is welcome. For information, email us here or call (403) 288-6331. Sunday, August 25: 1st Annual Corn Roast. 5:00 pm followed by our 7:00 pm evening service. Tickets are free: please email us here or call (403) 288-6331.
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Items to Give Away
The Anglican Parish of St. Mark & St. Philip has two solid oak 12-foot pews with kneelers (taken apart), one Baptismal font and five oak kneelers that need a home. For information and to view photos, please contact office@parishofstmstp.com. |
Positions in the Diocese
Church of the Ascension, Coaldale: .3 position available For more information on this position, please contact: pgateman@calgary.anglican.ca.
Please pray for the parish of St. Luke, Calgary as they discern a new Incumbent. |
Wisdom Centre Events
Save the Date: Brian McLaren, November 1-3. Brian is an author, speaker, activist and public theologian. He is a leader in The Convergence Network, where he is developing an innovative mentoring program for pastors, church planters and lay leaders. Tickets are now on sale for this event. Save the Date: Matthew Fox, January 17-19. Matthew is a spiritual theologian, an Episcopal/Anglican priest and an activist for gender justice and eco-justice. Author of 37 books, he is one of the most important theologians of our time, and it is a real coup that we have persuaded him to come to Calgary. More info on Matthew can be found here. For information on tickets for Brian McLaren, Matthew Fox and other Wisdom Centre events, click here. |
All Saints Retreat Centre, Cochrane
The All Saints Family Centre Society is a registered non-profit society connected to All Saints Anglican Church in Cochrane, providing community outreach. We offer a variety of courses, workshops and retreats, as well as space for rent for courses, speakers and retreat days. For more information or a tour of the facility, please contact Elizabeth Short at (403) 660-5636, or email Karen and Elizabeth at allsaintsretreatcentre@outlook.com. Grief Support for Loss of a Loved One: Elizabeth Short, Director of En-Courage, will be offering another six-week course. Please contact her at elizabeth@en-courage.ca or call (403) 660-5636 to indicate dates/times you would prefer. When a group is put together, dates/times for the next session will be confirmed. Suggested price of $120 for 6 sessions. |
New Wineskins Missionary ConferenceThursday, September 26 to Sunday, September 29, 2019 Serious about Mission work? Come meet Anglicans from Canada and the USA to experience an eye-opening weekend shared by folks who have followed God to the ends of the earth to spread the good news of His salvation. Join with bishops, pastors and many lay folks who work for Jesus through a number of Mission agencies all over this planet. Plenary speakers share incredible testimonies and workshops allow you to spend time to hear, learn and ask questions of many missionaries. Meet the speakers personally and find out more about their work and how you may become a part of it. Plus the worship is phenomenal, the sharing incredible and you will come away with a clear understanding of what Mission work is. Tim and Peti Webster have been to several of these conferences and highly recommend making the trip. Click here to register. For more details, please contact websterpt@yahoo.com |
Beyond the Diocese
Accomodation available in Edmonton for students: Christ Church Anglican Church in Edmonton has recently taken the old rectory and turned it into affordable Christian housing for university students. Rooms will be available in September. To apply or for more information, please click here.
Sorrento Centre: Two full-time positions: Winter Youth Leadership Development program co-ordinator: click here for details. Sorrento Centre farm manager: click here for details. September 13-15, we are delighted to welcome Len Desroches to Sorrento for a three-day retreat called Sister Water and the Sultan: an exploration of the lessons from Francis of Assisi for the 21st century. Click here for details.
Camp Kuriakos: September 13-15: Retreat of our Own: Dr. Faith Nostbakken presents A Tapestry of Sacred Stories: Yours, Mine, God's. To register, click here. |
Prayer Requests
Please remember in your prayers: - those who are sick or suffering, especially Leanne, and Dana and family. - those who have died and those who mourn - the victims of the violence and natural disasters - our Companion Diocese of the Windward Islands, and their Bishop Leopold Friday Request a prayer: Send prayer requests to ctubman@calgary.anglican.ca to let us know how we can pray for you. We will only use first names which will be removed after two or three weeks. We will also pray for you during our regular Chapel services each week. Please ensure that you have permission from those whose names you are submitting for prayer, and that they understand their name will be made public to all who subscribe to the Newsletter.
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