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  1. EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY/SYRIA. HOW YOU CAN HELP - A MESSAGE FROM PWRDF HURON.
    Donations can be made to support PWRDF’s response ONLINE, or over the phone by calling 416-822-9083 (or leave a message toll-free at 1-866-308-7973 and we will return your call.) You can also donate by mail. Send your cheque to PWRDF, 80 Hayden Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4Y 3G2. Please indicate Syrian Earthquake in the memo field.
  2. GOOD NEWS FROM CAMP HURON!
    REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!  GO TO     www.camphuron.ca
    Earthrise is a very famous photo of a teeny tiny planet earth, floating in vast, dark outer space, taken by astronauts as Apollo 8, orbited the Moon. Watch a short video here.
    Imagine what it was like to see Earth our island home from so very, very far away. What a marvelous sight! Can seeing our blue planet this way inspire us and call to us to love and care for God’s wondrous creation? Let’s find out as we see Earth from afar and serve Earth up close.
    Bursary support and payment plans available.
    If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: gerryadam@diohuron.org 519-434-6893 ext 217
  3. A reminder from the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer (Huron). Appointments at Vestry R E M I N D E R 
    As we all are busy in our Vestry preparations, I am sending this brief note to ask that all parishes include in their vestry proceedings, the appointment of a Parish Representative to the AFP.
    For some, this appointment is already a regular part of the vestry agenda and for others it has been some time since such an appointment to the AFP was made. It is through representatives that AFP is able to support the development of prayer groups, retreats, quiet days and prayer conferences in your parish and in our diocese.  With support and training offered to AFP representatives in the form of literature on prayer, newsletters, and regularly connecting with others also involved in prayer in other parishes, prayer is encouraged in the life of the church, helping us all to develop in our life of prayer and in our relationship to God and to one another.
    The name and contact information for any appointed as AFP representatives may be entered on the year end documentation sent into the Church House, or it may be sent to Libi Clifford, AFP Executive member directly at: libicliff@gmail.com
  4. ANGLICAN FOUNDATION OF CANADA: Need funding? Register for an AFC webinar to learn more!
    With the move to a new quarterly grants cycle, and the introduction of new categories of grants and fundraising partnerships like Say Yes! to Kids, the Anglican Foundation of Canada (AFC) is making its funding programs more accessible than ever. Please sign up for one of these 30-minute webinars so that you can learn more about how AFC can help to fund transformational ministry. 
    REGISTER HERE: Grants Program Webinars - Anglican Foundation of Canada
  5. 2023 Synod Reports & Motions are due February 28.
    Synod dates: May 28-29, 2023
  6. Anglican Fellowship of Prayer presents The Bishop's Prayer Conference on Sat. May 6, 2023 at 10:00 am - 3 pm at Church of St. Jude's, London.  Cost $20.00
    The Intersection of Prayer and Music: Encountering these practices as Individuals and as Faith Communities with the Rev'd Andreas Thiel, Rector of St. Matthew's, Windsor and former professional musician.
    To register please contact: the Rev'd Ann Webber
    at annwebber@diohuron.org
    or by calling or texting info to 226-373-1391
    FOR MORE INFO CHECK THE POSTER
  7. The Essex Deanery Lay Leadership Training Classes:  Lay leadership courses for 2023
    ◦  March 18 – What Do Anglicans Believe with panel TBD – looking for volunteers
    ◦  May 13 – Administration with Rev. Lisa Poultney (note change 2nd Saturday)
    ◦  June 17 – History with Rev. Gordon Maitland
    .  October 21 and November 18 - How to write a sermon (4 pages of the Sermon plus other resources) 
    These classes will be held in person at Canterbury College.  We have partnered with Canterbury College for the Lay Readers courses and they are providing us with the technology support to also bring the classes by zoom.  Please join us for one or for all of the classes.  Please contact Rev. Elise Chambers if you would like to attend.
    elisechambers@diohuron.org.  If you have a class you would like to teach please contact Rev. Kimberly Myer - kimmyer@diohuron.org with your idea.
  8. Discover Theology at Huron University.
    Join us on March 1 to hear how our interfaith professional and graduate programs will equip you for innovative leadership and ministry, doctoral research, or personal enrichment.
    For more information and to register, follow the link or contact Michael Bodkin, Coordinator of Academic and Enrolment Services at michael.bodkin@huron.uwo.ca.
    CHECK THE POSTER
  9. Upcoming Courses in Huron LTh:
    Voices from the Wilderness: A Historical and Theological Dialogue about Black Faith and Culture in North America with Rev. Steve Greene, Irene Moore Davis and Guests Presenters
    Dates: April 25 through to May 30, 2023 (REVISED DATES!)
    Time: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CT) hosted via Zoom.  Cost: $325 for credit and $150 for auditing students.
    We are also hosting the Parish Admin and Leadership Certificate courses for training Wardens and Parish Administrators. $125 per course or $300 to sign up for all three courses. POSTER FOR ALL THREE COURSES
    Parish Administration 101 with Archdeacon Tanya Phibbs
    Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
    Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT) hosted via Zoom
    Congregational Growth and Evangelism with Dr. Grayhame Bowcott
    Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
    Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT) hosted via Zoom
    Spiritual Leadership with Dr. Dawn Davis
    Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023
    Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. CT) hosted via Zoom
    Students can register through our website at: https://huronatwestern.ca/programs/theology/life-long-learning/ or by emailing Dr. Bowcott at: grayhame.bowcott@huron.uwo.ca
  10. ANGLICAN CHURCH WOMEN - DIOCESE OF HURON: ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE.
    "Walk Humbly with God". St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ON, Saturday, April 29. Registration @9:00am. For more details SEE THE POSTER
  11. The next meeting of Grants & Loans Subcommittee will be Thursday, May 11.
    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: TUESDAY, MAY 2
  12. HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE with Bishop Terry Dance and Canon Vicars Hodge, from May 1-14, 2023.  You are invited to join the group for the spiritual adventure of a life time! More info: www.trinitytour.org. 
    SEE THE POSTER
PARISH EVENTS:
  1. Black History Month: Join us at Holy Trinity, Lucan (189 Main Street), February 24 at 7pm.
    Let us celebrate the faithful and incredible resolve with phenomenal preaching, critical storytelling and powerful music!     SEE THE POSTER 
  2. Lenten Mini Retreat: In the Wilderness with the Principalities and Powers. Saturday, February 25, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Renison University College, Waterloo.
    Episcopalian lawyer and social activist William Stringfellow, alongside famous theologian Karl Barth, developed intriguing notions about the "fallenness" of the world and our servitude to what St. Paul described as the "principalities and powers." This sounds mysterious, but Barth and Stringfellow took this to be referring to, quite simply, the institutions, ideologies, and images that are all around us, and make claims on our lives. Join Matthew Kieswetter for a half day of prayer, study, reflection, and conversation, as we explore how this lens can inform our Lent, and our lives as Christians in a fallen world.
    Register HERE or contact matthewkieswetter@diohuron.org for more details. 
  3. TRINITY CHURCH, SARNIA: 2023 Lent Study
    Silent Witnesses - The Thorns,  The Robe,  The Nail,  The Spear, The Shroud,  The Stone - If only these things could speak! What might they tell us about our Lord's Passion from their viewpoint?
    Sessions:  10:00 to 11:30 AM
    March 1: The Robe
    March 8: The Nail
    March 15: The Spear
    March 22: The Shroud
    March 29: The Stone
    All are welcome to join us at this Lenten Study!
  4. EVENTS AT ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH, ST. THOMAS, 20 Flora Street:
    Almighty Roast Beef Dinner Fundraiser, on the 4th Friday of each month from 5 to 6:30pm.  
    $20.00 each, Advance Ticket Sales now available from the office from 10am to 2pm (Tues. to Fri.).
    Upcoming Dinner Dates are:  Feb. 24th, March 24th, April 28th, May 26th & June 23rd.
    Come out and enjoy a heavenly meal! POSTER
  5. EVENTS AT TRIVITT MEMORIAL CHURCH, EXETER, 264 Main St.:
    Lenten Bible Study Wendell Berry and the Sabbath Poetry of Lent – beginning Wed., Feb. 22 - Wed. April 5  2:00 p.m. All are welcome! For more information please call Trivitt Memorial Church (519) 235-2565.
  6. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE. Tim Elliott, piano. Songs of the Spirit and Songs of our Lives. With a reading by Judy Maddren. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. St. James Church Stratford.
    Freewill donation at the door. A one-hour fundraising concert for the Community Food Ministries of St. James.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
  • Wycliffe College is a graduate school of Theology in the evangelical and Anglican tradition, working within the Toronto School of Theology and granting degrees conjointly with the University of Toronto. Wycliffe College is in the process of beginning searches for three positions:  
    Position: College Chaplain (full-time)
    Job Location: Toronto, ON
    For more information GO HERE
    Position:  Transitional Director of the Institute of Evangelism (part-time)
    Contract: Two-year
    Job Location: Toronto, ON
    For more information GO HERE
    Position: Transitional Director of the Master of Theological Studies in Development (MTSD) program (half-time)
    Contract: Two year
    Job Location: Toronto, ON
    For more information GO HERE
    Applicants for this position should be in agreement with Wycliffe College’s mission, vision, and moral commitments, and must be able to subscribe to the College’s Six Principles.
    Review of applications will begin 17 March 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.
     
  • St. Alban's, Delhi is seeking an organist for Sunday services at 11am, extra services at Easter and Christmas and occasional weddings and funerals.  The church has a Hammond B3 organ,
    Please send resume to:
    Bert Hooftman
    St. Alban's Church
    19 Talbot Rd
    Delhi ON N4B 1Z7
    or email:  hoof@execulink.com

  • St. John’s, Port Rowan is looking for an Organist (Part Time Employment Opportunity). Organist for Local Anglican Services - Our group enjoys singing a variety of styles of music. Organ is manual digital with full pedal. Send resume to enriquemartinez@diohuron.org
    Any questions: 519-586-3401
     
  • Brotherhood of Anglican Churchmen Huron is looking for a new BAC Diocesan Treasurer (NOT a paid position). BAC meets six times a year (including the annual meeting). Volume: approximately 25 cheques a year, monthly bank deposits and financial statements (total of less than two hours per month).