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NEWS AND UPDATES FROM BERMUDA-NOVA SCOTIA REGIONAL COUNCIL
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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.
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Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council Committee Volunteer form.
Youth@Region 2026!
Calling all Youth, between grades 6-12!
Registration is now open for Youth@Region!
Y@R is a place of community and a place of faith where United Church youth, between grade 6 and grade 12, meet from across Bermuda-Nova Scotia Regional Council. It will take place during the Annual Meeting for Bermuda-Nova Scotia, held at Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, from May 28-31, 2026. The theme for this year’s event is Church 101.
The group creates an inclusive, diverse and safe community for youth in the name of Christ. We provide a place for youth to explore their faith and to learn more about the United Church of Canada while sharing in music, worship and fun in a spirit-filled community.
We hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, please email Catherine Stuart. Deadline to register is May 1, 2026.
Annual Meeting Registration is Open
Registration is open for the annual meeting, the deadline to register is May 1st. Please read the memo sent from the Executive Minister. Visit the annual meeting webpage regularly for the latest updates and information on the upcoming meeting. Reminder, if you require meals and/or accommodations, they must be registered for separately. To read the welcome letter from Acadia University, with meal/accommodations information, please click here.
Annual Meeting Draft Agenda
The updated draft agenda has been posted to the annual meeting webpage and can be found here.
Forms Related to Retirees and Jubilarians
Please click here for a memo from Faith March-MacCuish, Executive Minister, with information regarding forms related to Retirees and Jubilarians.
Executive Minutes
The draft Executive minutes from the March 19, 2026 Executive meeting are now available on the BNS website.
Camping Sunday is April 26, and your service is already written!
Whether you celebrate Camping Sunday on April 26 or another time this spring, here is everything you need for a service that celebrates the incredible ministries happening at our camps, and how they impact the lives of children, youth and families in Nova Scotia. Attached are 1) a full intergenerational liturgical resource, and 2) a 20 minute sermon-film, which brings the mission that camps are living out right into your sanctuary! Please read the instructions for downloading the film. It cannot be streamed, but we have provided full instructions (with pictures!) to explain how to download the video directly to your church’s computer.
Expressions of Interest – Supply Ministry 50% Musquodoboit Harbour PC
Musquodoboit Harbour Pastoral Charge is in search for Supply Ministry of 20 hours/wk while our current minister is on medical leave. This is a single point charge, located approximately 30 minutes east of Dartmouth, NS on the 107 Highway. For more information including a position description, please contact Mr. Jim Turner, Chair, Unified Board. Tel: 902-889-2403, Email.
Expressions of Interest – Short Term Supply Ministry 20 hours a week – Rivers of Grace Pastoral Charge
Grace United Church in Digby,NS is seeking to have Supply Ministry while we search for a full-time minister. For more information including a position description, please contact Beverly Cottreau, Chair – Official Board, via email.
Available Position – Congregational Minister (FSLDW)
Central Queens United Church is located in Hunter River in the central heart of beautiful Prince Edward Island. We are actively seeking an ordained minister to lead our congregation. Like most churches, we seek a minister who is perfect—FOR US! If you are welcoming, approachable, open-minded, a good communicator, inclusive, and flexible, we invite you to join us to live out our mission statement: “Central Queens United Church is a loving and living community called to support the life stages of all people, celebrating joy, and sharing in pain. Through faith and fellowship, we are united by God’s love to live and serve as Disciples of Christ.”
For more information, contact the Chair of the Search Committee, Pat Carver. Closing date for applications is May 8, 2026.
Growth Ideas 101: Blessing of Blessing
Please click here to read the Growth Ideas from Sharon Ballantyne, Growth Animator, for April 22, 2026.
Share your ideas with your growth animator at 506-306-0500 or by email at sballantyne@united-church.ca.
Stewardship
May is PAR month, have you thought how you interact with others?
April 26, Fourth Sunday of Easter
Stewards live God’s dream of a community of people who truly look after one another.
Casavant Freres Organ Available
Casavant Freres Organ for Sale.
Located in St Luke’s United Church Donkin, Cape Breton, N.S.
Price is open to offers.
The two-manual organ is in excellent condition. It was well maintained and checked annually by Maritime Organ.
It is perfect for another church, a practice room, recital hall or a chapel. Pictures are available upon request.
For further information please phone 902 737 2491 or email.
A Cabaret at Bethany
Wednesday, April 29,2026 at 7:00pm
Fellowship Hall – 2669 Joseph Howe Drive, Halifax, ns
Enjoy an evening of musical theatre. Come and listen to favourite songs from a variety of musicals featuring Bethany singers and friends.
Light refreshments.
Admission by donation (suggested amount -$20)
Parking in 7171 Clinton Avenue lot
Bethany United Church – Springtide Sale
Springtide Sale at Bethany United Church
2669 Joseph Howe Drive, Halifax
Saturday May 2, 2026 ; 10am-2pm
Admission $2.00 (children 12 & under free)
An eco-friendly & local shopping event with a BBQ too!
902-455-0521; Facebook link
Job Opportunity – Office Administrator (FSLDW)
Spring Park United Church (SPUC) is looking for an Office Administrator for our church office starting May 25, 2026. This is a 35 hour/week position, reduced to 27.5 hours/week during July and August. Interested candidates are asked to submit applications by May 1, 2026 either online with attached file(s) to spring.park@pei.aibn.com or in hardcopy to:
Chair of Search Committee
Spring Park United Church
65 Kirkwood Drive
Charlottetown, PE, C1A 2V1
For more information, the job description has been posted on the SPUC website.
Faithful Footprints Grant
The Faithful Footprints Grant supports United Church communities with funding for building retrofit projects that reduce carbon emissions, and strengthen the long-term sustainability of church buildings. The 2026 funding cycle is now open and accepting expressions of interest until April 30, 2026. Please click here for more information.
Transform Your Church by Transforming Your Conversations
Conversations Worth Having Workshop for Spiritual Leaders is a webinar for clergy and lay leaders (M&P members, Church Board leaders etc.) focused on building trust, improving meetings, and navigating difficult conversations with greater clarity and life-giving impact.
Dates: April 29 & May 1, 2026
Interested? For more information and to Register click here.
Facilitator: Todd McDonald (Rev. Dr.) is a former Pastoral Relations Minister in Shining Waters Regional Council. Todd’s work seeks to support the health, joy, and excellence of faith leaders – both clergy and lay leaders.
