Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council Weekly Announcements – December 11, 2024

NEWS AND UPDATES FROM BERMUDA-NOVA SCOTIA REGIONAL COUNCIL

To view upcoming programs at the Tatamagouche Centre please click here.
To view upcoming events at the Atlantic School of Theology please click here.
To view Continuing Education opportunities at the Atlantic School of Theology please click here.
To view upcoming events at the the Centre for Christian Studies please click here.

Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council Committee Volunteer form.

***Advent Message from the President of* *Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council***

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Book Launch in memory of Alison Etter

You Are Loved — the children’s book in Alison’s memory — will be launched on Tuesday, December 17, at 12:15 p.m at the Cape Breton University Beaton Institute. There will be lunch and a reading. Illustrator Tammy Krasniqi will be present also. Everyone is welcome.

We will also be doing a lunch/reading on the South Shore at the Voglers Cove Community Hall on Friday, December 20, at 12:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

All of the royalties from the book will go to the Rev. Alison Etter Memorial Fund at AST to support alumni with in-community projects or continuing education that carry on Alison’s spirit, work, and values.

What’s all the fuss about Basic Income/Guarantee Liveable Income? Find out more!

The Guarantee Liveable Income working group in the 3 Atlantic Regions is looking for 3-5 congregations/pastoral charges who (in 2025) will join our first dozen pioneer learning churches. We can offer you an excellent package of learning materials for your use, including worship resources, sermons, info sheets, and more. Your task is simply to offer a learning event of any kind: a Sunday morning service, an after-worship something, an evening or afternoon gathering…to focus on learning more about Basic Income/GLI. That’s it! No further obligation, and no costs.

If you have any interest in being one of our learning churches in 2025, or have any questions, please contact Rob Fennell at rob.fennell@astheology.ns.ca

Full Time Ministry Personnel Position

The Collaborative Ministry of St Andrew’s Wesley United Pastoral Charge and River Philip Pastoral Charge are seeking ministry personnel for their full time position. Is there someone out there seeking a lovely rural ministry? Deadline for applicants is March 1,2025 .Check us out on the church hub….we would love to hear from you.

Ecumenical Clergy Gathering

Clergy in and near Halifax are invited to the Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica glebe house at 11am on Thursday 19 December for fireside coffee and conversation. Please share this invitation with others who may be interested.

Drive in at 5221Spring Garden Road and park between the church and the red brick house. Come to the door under the canopy.

Let me know if you wish to be added to my email list.

PAX
Father Brian MacMillan
Ecumenical Officer for the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth

Stewardship Update – December 2024

Please click here to read the Stewardship update for December.

Webinar – Coffee with Jim Simpson & Sarah Charters

Mark your calendars for “Coffee with Jim Simpson & Sarah Charters” on December 12, 2024, at 12 PM EST!
Join us for a special year-end edition of our “Coffee With” webinar series, as we reflect on the past year and look ahead to what’s in store for the United Church of Canada Foundation in 2025. This half-hour session will feature Jim Simpson, Foundation Board Chair, and Sarah Charters, Foundation President, who will share insights on the Foundation’s progress and future plans.

Greetings Growth Seekers from Growth Animator Sharon

You are a library of knowledge, skills and wisdom ready to be shared! What are the skills people have in your community of faith that you can share with others, even if you can’t personally do them as easily as you once did, you can still mentor others? Using a sewing machine, knitting, crocheting, quilting, simple mending, painting, drawing, flower arranging, wood working, carpentry, using power tools, simple house repairs, pie making, cooking, baking, canning and preserving, navigating social media, using apps on a cell phone, creating blogs, using spreadsheets, creating PowerPoint, gardening wisdom, how to play various card or board games, are just a few ideas to imagine what you can help others learn. Team up with local high school or big sisters/big brothers, or Scouts or 4H groups, local youth groups or other agencies in your neighbourhood to ensure legacies of learning move forward. One clergy told me this week “every time an elder dies, we lose a library.” Share some of your library of wisdom to keep a living legacy of lifelong learning. You can reach me by email at sballantyne@united-church.ca or by phone 705 875-8837. Let’s grow together with deep spirituality, bold discipleship and daring justice.