WHERE WERE YOU WHEN ...? LADY DAY ADOPTING SCHOOLS Pg 3 Pg 7 Pg 11 THETHE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ IOCESAN TIMES DIOTIMES D MARCH 2021 A SECTION OF THE ANGLICAN JOURNAL SServingerving tthehe AAnglicannglican CChurchhurch iinn NNovaova SScotiacotia aandnd PPrincerince EEdwarddward IIslandsland This parish is making a real difference by Joseph Quesnel the end, a cheque was sent out for $1360.10 and $300 parish in eastern in cheques had already been Nova Scotia has made out to PWRDF prior to A raised almost twice that. its original goal for its For this PWRDF Sunday, PWRDF Sunday service, the work centred on the defying expectations and work PWRDF is doing on increasing congregational COVID-19 relief. With awareness of the work of the constant presence of the Primate’s World Relief masks and social distancing and Development Fund, measures, the parish felt in particular its work on that many could take for COVID-19 relief in the granted access to personal developing world. protective equipment (PPE) The Parish of Three as well as health information Harbours – a small rural to prevent COVID parish comprising the town transmission. of Antigonish, Bayfield, For this past PWRDF and Country Harbour – had Sunday service, the format recently held its PWRDF was different as the service Sunday on November 22nd, included PWRDF partner hoping to raise at least $850 story readings in place of in donations. However, in Photo: Parishioners holding photos to raise awareness of women affected by COVID in Africa. regular lectionary readings. successful four-year initiative all concerned about the One story focused on the with partners in Rwanda, way COVID has affected Village Health Works project Mozambique, Tanzania and our community, it was a in Burundi and the other Burundi. The $20- million wonderful way to make us focused on PWRDF’s efforts program was the largest grant remember that there are so against the coronavirus in given to PWRDF to date many who are far worse off parts of Iraq. and was supported with a 6:1 than us. We saw the faces of The PWRDF Sunday match from the Government real need and were able to also included something of Canada. give from our hearts,” said different – a “Mask-her-aid” The PWRDF announced Pauline Liengme, parish WOW! Word on Wednesdays event where members of the a few months ago that the warden, when asked about congregation created original government has awarded the service. Grab some gospel and go! masks that were then sold at them an almost $2-million- “We celebrate The Reign of the church. All the proceeds dollar grant to extend Christ Sunday by dedicating A Lenten lunch-time opportunity to explore were donated to PWRDF. the work of these AMCC it to PWRDF. At St. Paul’s For the service, pictures of partners from now until –the largest congregation in a scripture passage about Jesus in a relaxed average women from Africa March 2021. The funds will the parish – we have music Zoom gathering. were placed on sticks to raise continue to support these and decorations to enhance visibility of these people vulnerable communities the PWRDF partner stories. TIME: 12:10 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. affected. In these countries, through the COVID-19 crisis It’s always fun and joyful. COVID-19 has been and the government will All the churches hear stories DATES: Wednesdays Feb. 17 to March 31. hitting women and children continue to match donations from PWRDF’s partners, WHO: Anglicans from New Brunswick, Nova particularly hard. at 6:1. This is the program which vividly reveal the that the parish is supporting. blessings of “kingdom Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The parish council for the Parish of Three Harbours The funds will support living”. Our parishioners are Each week join Lisa Vaughn (Nova Scotia & PEI) dedicated its fundraising EHALE in Mozambique, amazingly generous too. The efforts to the PWRDF’s Partners In Health Rwanda, World of Gifts catalogue and Shawn Branch (Fredericton) as they lead a All Mothers and Count Village Health Works in inspires us to raise enough ‘gospel-based discipleship’ conversation. Learn Program. The planning Burundi and the Diocese of to make a real difference in lives of people whom God how to put the gospel stories at the centre of team for the PWRDF Sunday Masasi in Tanzania as they was Nanch MacDonald, work to ensure physical has asked us to love,” said our lives. Invite a friend! Pauline Liengme, PWRDF distancing, access to clean Rev. Sue Channen, the parish rector, referring to REGISTER for FREE! Representative Joseph water, soap and disinfectant, Quesnel, and Rev. Sue acquisition of PPE and past efforts by the parish to https://nb.anglican.ca/events/word-on- Channen. dissemination of reliable support PWRDF. wednesdays/2021-02-17 This past March, this health information. program wrapped up a “At a time when we are PAGE 2 MARCH 2021 - THE DIOCESAN TIMES COLUMNIST Lent and ashes on brows Here we are at the beginning ‘gone on before’. Jason planned a of the season of Lent in the But enough of these gloomy midafternoon service on VOLUME 76 NUMBER 3 year 2021. So, what else thoughts. They say the Ash Wednesday with Holy is new? I feel like we have vaccine is coming and we shall Communion and ashes for PAUL SHERWOOD been in Lent for almost a full be free once again to live life those who wanted to have Editor year. The isolation and the to the fullest. them . Jason came up with aloneness seem to cry out Lent a plan and a long pair of Also on the web: to me! And it has been going Life did take on a fullness kitchen tongs and cotton balls www.nspeidiocese.ca on for so long! Who would a few weeks ago. Jason was covered with ashes .In great have dreamed that we would determined to see Ash solemnity he came around Letters & News Items: Wednesday have its rightful Paul Sherwood, Editor be here in the same place to us in our pews and with PO Box 8882, when we first heard would be place in the church year. We the tongs and the cotton ball Halifax, NS B3K 5M5 closed! My family were saying have been receiving the ashes and the ashes he managed to [email protected] things like ‘see you in the on our foreheads for several put recognizable crosses on 902.477.3040 summer’ or ‘we’ll all be home years. It is a practice that Rev. the brows of any who wanted Billie brought to St. Bart`s. It Advertising: for the Cranberry harvest’. But them. We heard the words Angela Rush ST. B ART’S BY THE BOG summer came and went, the was met with downright anger “Remember you are dust, and [email protected] cranberries ripened and were by a few old parishioners who to dust you shall return.” My 905.630.0390 picked by a few locals and we Sarah Neish said they had never heard tell Orin could be heard muttering (Burlington, ON) stayed alone and home and did of such nonsense. Most of us “no dust in our house, the our part to limit the spread of accepted it as something new Missus has nothing to do but Published monthly except in July the pandemic. Oh, how I long to feel my (although Billie was quick to dust!” . and August by The Diocesan Times point out that it was a very old Publishing Company. Thank goodness for modern kids’ arms wrapped around And on that note, I shall sign me once more. My Orin has tradition) . She also tried to Online editions available via the technology with its ‘Face off, with prayers for a safe Lent diocesan website: never been a ‘hugger’ as such introduce the washing of feet time’ and messenger. And for on Ash Wednesday but that and a blessed Easter. www.nspeidiocese.ca cell phones in the hands or but even he is finding reasons to cuddle, reasons to touch was not accepted at all and pockets of all our children. was only tried one or two years I’ll keep you posted, Speed dial and we had them at and hold. I realize that we Aunt Madge as a couple are so lucky to when Billie could persuade Printed by and mailed from: hand! her husband to remove his Webnews Printing Inc., have each other. 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