Anglican Church Women Board, Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
1340 Cathedral Lane B3H 2Z1 Halifax, NS, Canada

Here is the recorded ACW (Virtual) Faith & Fellowship Gathering that was held on Saturday, February 6th at St. John's Anglican Church on Larry Uteck Blvd., Bedford, NS

Here is the link to watch the live stream of the Anglican Church Women Board’s Virtual Faith & Fellowship Gathering for tomorrow Saturday, February 6th 2021 at 10:30 am. The event is taking place at St. John's Anglican Church, Larry Uteck Blvd., Bedford Here is a brief overview of how this live-streamed event will unfold: 10:30 am, welcome & appreciation given by Connie English & Cynthia Pilichos, Co-coordinators, Anglican Church Women Board, Diocese of NS & PEI, Eucharist w...ith celebrant the Rev’d Randy Townsend, guest speaker via Zoom, Kathleen Snow, Canadian President of the Mothers’ Union, Cynthia will speak briefly, Debbie will introduce our guest speaker, an appeal and support for the boards 2020-2021 project, Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter, brief presentation from Mary Stone, Diocesan Mother’s Union President, Commissioning for Ministry, led by Connie and closing hymn. Please note that our organ accompaniment is by the Organist at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bridgewater, Cynthia Craft that was pre-recorded by Connie. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyuAcbkJhnMeYgGu5vn2ZBQ

An invitation to a Virtual Faith & Fellowship gathering on Saturday, February 6th 2021. See poster for further details.

Happy New Year from the ACW Board. We wish you all many blessings in the coming year. Here is the Anglican Church Women Board, January/ February edition of the "LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH" 2021 Newsletter. If you would like to receive an electronic copy of this newsletter and a copy of our magazine, KEEPING IN TOUCH, please send your contact information to the ACW Board Office at [email protected]

An invitation from the Diocese of NS and PEI to a scheduled Zoom meeting for the DEN Art Show, Friday, November 6, 2020 at 5:30 PM Halifax. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/9024068991... Meeting ID: 902 406 8991... Passcode: 093985 One tap mobile +16473744685,,9024068991#,,,,,,0#,,093985# Canada +16475580588,,9024068991#,,,,,,0#,,093985# Canada See more

Livestream information will be available on our Hope & Inspiration Facebook page and the DEN webpage Nov 1. FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373394600384260/ Webpage: https://www.nspeidiocese.ca/pages/hope-inspiration

Just a reminder that our Anglican diocese is putting on an event on Saturday morning, Sept. 26th . I hope that you have been able to register and look forward ...to seeing as many of you as possible. We may not be able to host real meetings but perhaps, but as those who care about the environment, this new zooming may be the way to reach more people. Please send this out to those in your congregation that might be interested; there is still space to register at the moment. https://niagaraanglican.ca/events/niagara-in-action Thank you if you are already joining us look forward to seeing you in your little squares that morning. If you find you can’t register please let me know so I can add your name to the list and be sure you get details of the link closer to the date. Hope that your churches are starting to open during this Season of Creation and life feels more normal. We are just finalising details for our next event on Wednesday, October 14th with Dr. Dianne Saxe. 7 p.m. I will be sending you this poster soon. Save the date. Green Blessings Sue Carson, chair of Climate Justice Niagara.

Congratulations, Rev. Sandra Fyfe.

Anglican Church Women Board, September/ October edition of the "LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH" Newsletter. If you would like to receive an electronic copy of this newsletter and a copy of our magazine, KEEPING IN TOUCH, please send your contact information to the ACW Board Office at [email protected]

JULY NEWSLETTER: Attached are jpeg pictures of the Anglican Church Women Board,"LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH" July newsletter. If you would like to receive an electronic copy of this newsletter or a copy of our magazine, KEEPING IN TOUCH, please send your contact information to the ACW Board Office at [email protected]

The Anglican Church Women Board is looking at new ways of keeping touch. Three times a year we publish a magazine called Keeping in Touch. One way we thought we could keep in touch on a more regular basis would be through social media. So welcome to our first electronic newsletter. Attached are jpeg pictures of our inaugural issue of LET’S KEEP IN TOUCH. If you would like to receive electronically a copy of this newsletter or a copy of our magazine, KEEPING IN TOUCH, please send your contact information to the ACW Board Office at [email protected]

On Thursday, June 11th 2020, the Anglican Church Women Board, Diocese of NS & PEI, on behalf of all Anglicans in our diocese, were pleased and excited to present a cheque in the sum of $17,000.00 to the King’s Kikima Grannies. This presentation brought to a successful conclusion our 2019-2020 project, Education a life changing gift! Funds raised from this project will go to support Grannies in Kikima, Kenya by providing funds for 5 Kikima grandchildren to attend universit...y or other institutes of technology to further their education. Due to the present restrictions in place for group gatherings, our group of 10 consisted of the following: ACW NS Board members, Cynthia Pilichos, Coordinator, Connie English, Coordinator & Publicity, Marjorie Davies, Treasurer, Ethel Nelson, Education and Sheila Hulford, Valley Regional Rep. Also present for the Kings Kikima Grannies were Betsy Baillie, Nancy Henry, Wendy Elliot, Shelley Moore Dunsfield and Sharon Stiebel. The success of our annual projects are made possible by the generosity and support of our ACW groups, the parishes in our diocese and by individual donations. On behalf of the Anglican Church Women and all who supported this international project, we extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to one and all. Thank you for your ongoing support of our annual projects and we look forward to your support of our 2020-2021 project, Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter. For this national project, the Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board are partnering with the Canadian Mothers’ Union to raise funds for the Mothers’ Union Supporting Parents Facilitator Training Course in the Council of the North. Here are a few pictures that were taken on Thursday, June 11th 2020. The pictures include the cheque and certificate presentation, a picture of the certificate, a letter from the grandmothers of Kings County, NS and Kikima, Kenya that will be included in our summer newsletter, Keeping in Touch, and a picture of the 5 students who will benefit from your generosity. The Kings Kikima Grannies always like to end their presentations with the following quote from Margaret Mead: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Thank you once again and may God extend to each one of you the blessings he has already begun and continues to do in your lives. God Bless!

The board felt that Mother’s Day would be a good day to kick off the 2020-2021 project Supporting Parents: Stories That Matter. The Anglican Church Women Board project for 20/21, will have a National focus and the Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board, will be partnering with the Canadian Mothers’ Union to raise funds for the Mothers’ Union Supporting Parents Facilitator Training Course in the Council of the North. We extend our thanks and appreciation to all the women’s group...s, parishes, and individuals who continue to contribute and support these annual projects. Please see the attached poster for further details. PLEASE NOTE: that we will give an update in June on the 2019-2020 project, Education a life changing gift! The funds raised from this project will go to support the post-secondary education of 5 youth in Kikima, Kenya, where orphaned children and youth are being raised by their grandmothers, with the support of the King’s Co. Grannies.

Anglican Church Women Board, Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island, 2020 2021 theme Do Justice, Love Kindness. Walk Humbly with your God

PASTORAL LETTER WITH REGARDS TO COVID 19 General Health Care Directions/Liturgical Considerations Etc. The Most Rev'd Ron Cutler, March 12, 2020... https://www.nspeidiocese.ca//pastoral-letter-with-regards-

Here is the link to the ACW Winter Newsletter 2020 - Keeping In Touch https://www.nspeidiocese.ca//ACW%20Newsletter%20-%20Winter

LENTEN QUIET DAY This years Lenten spiritual journey is being hosted at St. James, Shubenacadie. See poster for registration and further details. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Watch Archbishop Linda Nicholls as she issues a powerful call to faith leaders to action during these #16Days and beyond. #Anglican #Anglicans #16Days #OrangeTheWorld #AnglicansEndGBV #GenerationEquality #StandUp

A fundraising concert to be held at Dalhousie University on December 1 at 7:00 pm. See the attached poster for further details.

The Annual Project for 2019-2020, Education a life changing gift! will support the post-secondary education of a number of orphaned children in Kikima, Kenya, who are being raised by their grandmothers again, because of the loss of their parents from HIV/AIDS. While our Annual Projects cycle through from local, to national, to international, the Annual Project for 2019/20, Education a life changing gift!, with its international focus, has a local connection, as do all o...ur projects, regardless of where the funds are directed. We are partnering with Grannies in King’s Co., NS in this Grannies to Grannies project, and showing again that there continues to be MORE to our story, because we know that Mission is Possible: Empowered by God. Don't miss out - be part of the next great Annual Project! While sponsored by the Anglican Church Women Diocesan Board, Annual Projects such as Education - a life changing gift! are for the whole parish to support - they are an "equal opportunity' initiative that makes a huge difference in the lives of those who benefit. We welcome the same level of great support for the Annual Project 2019/20, Education - a life-changing gift! that we have received for past projects. Thank you in advance for your anticipated support of this Project and huge thanks for all past support we couldn’t be successful with these Projects without you.

Anglican Church Woman Board, Diocese of NS & PEI and guests were welcomed today by the staff and residents for tea and a tour of their facilities. The funds raised for this project will be used towards the living space in their future home for people living with disabilities as they age. Through the generosity and support of ACW groups, parishes in our diocese and individual donations the grand total raised for the 2018-2019 project Bonny Lea Farm: A Home Forever was $ 20,000. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to all who supported this local project!

SEEKING PRAYERS for the 148th Session of Synod of the Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island being held May 23 to May 25 at Dalhousie University, Halifax.... For safe travels for delegates, for fruitful discussions, growing friendships and collaborative networking, as well as faithful decisions about missional ministry in our communities. See more

The Mothers’ Union and Anglican Church Women Board for the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island invite you to a Panel Presentation and Discussion on The Faces of Human Trafficking on Saturday, May 4, Hidden in Plain Sight Modern Slavery. See the attached poster for registration details.

Anglican Church Women Board, Diocese of NS & PEI held their annual Lenten Quiet Day on Saturday, April 6th at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bridgewater (Parish of Bridgewater & the Conqueralls). The board would like to thank the Rector, Rev. Simon Davies and Congregation of Holy Trinity, Bridgewater, for hosting the Lenten Quiet Day 2019, Mission is Possible: Empowered by God. Our thanks to the Anglican AST students (Benjamin Lee, Lorraine Street and Jordan Draper) and their Formation Director at the Atlantic School of Theology for their contribution to the Lenten Quiet Day.

The Annual Gathering for Anglican Women in the Chebucto and Fort Sackville Regions was held on October 13th. Bishop Sue Moxley welcomed the ladies to St. John the Evangelist, Middle Sackville. Members got to meet and know one another by using the Faith Sharing Cards provided to parishes at Synod 2017. Ms. Liz Finney, from Bonny Lea Farm, was the program speaker. The 2018/19 Project for Anglican Women in our Diocese is Bonny Lea Farm: A Home Forever, and Liz’s presentat...ion really touched the hearts of a lot of people. Rev. Lori Ramsey, ACW Board Chaplain, was the celebrant and preacher. The theme for Anglican Women in our Diocese until April 2019 will be Mission is Possible: Empowered by God. Pictured in the photo from left to right, Jean Stutt, St. John the Evangelist; Liz Finney, Fund Development Director, Bonny Lea Farm; and Rev. Lori Ramsey, Chaplain, ACW Board. See more