The Rev. Adolphus Carty grew up in a large, happy family in Saint John, singing in the choir in the Parish of St. Mary’s on Waterloo Street.

He felt called to the ministry, and in the late 1940s, he graduated from Wycliffe College in Toronto.
He returned to his home diocese to seek his first pastoral posting, but he was never successful in that endeavour.

By every account, he was well-liked, a Second World War veteran, musical and talented. Despite the fact that the Carty family was held in very high regard at St. Mary's, he was unable to find a parish in New Brunswick willing to take a Black priest. It’s difficult not to blame racism, says Peter Little.

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We live in a time of unprecedented change in our church communities - a change that often takes place in the midst of personal life-transitions. Join Christine MacMillan and Aileen Van Ginkel in exploring personal and communal discernment practices that will help you gain:
· Assurance that God is leading through hard times
· Unity within the Body of Christ
· Clarity in steps for the future
· Focus on following Jesus into our neighbourhoods

Christine MacMillan is Senior Advisor, Social Justice with the World Evangelical Alliance; Aileen Van Ginkel is outgoing Vice-President, Ministry Services with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada and newly appointed Executive Director of Christian Higher Education Canada.

**The series will be recorded and a link sent out to all registered participants for those unable to be present during the live session.

With New Brunswick having returned to Orange status, some parishes will not conduct worship in person. Please check with your parish to see whether there are in-person meetings during this time.

Know someone in your congregation with a passion for photography? Ask if they have any photos of your church buildings! All are invited to submit photos for consideration in the 2022 Canadian Church Calendar.

Photo submissions are being accepted until the end of March. Winter scenes are gorgeous, but don't forget about photos from other seasons which may also be on your devices. Click here for the link.

For over 50 years, I have been offering church and community-based program focused on Advent and Christmas. I currently have five envelope boxes of material I’d like to see get into someone’s hands that will be able to make use of the material in the Advent/Christmas seasons that will be celebrated long after I am gone.

The boxes contain not only projects that can be done, but inspirational and spiritual reading matter. In addition, there are two boxes of general crafting ideas.

If interested, contact me at gosswalk@nbnet.nb.ca, or by telephone at (506) 672- 8601, so arrangements can be made for shipment, or for delivery if that is possible on one my forays about the province collecting stories or offering programming.

With Abp. David's concurrence, the Council Spiritual Development Team is recommending the book Hide This In Your Heart (Memorizing Scripture for Kingdom Impact) as our diocesan Lenten study book for 2021.

The book, by Michael Frost and Graham Joseph Hill, includes five chapters which present a rationale for how memorizing key Scripture verses empowers discipleship and mission, and presents a system for memorizing 40 kingdom theme verses over a 20-week period. The book is a good follow-up to Michael Frost's Surprise the World.

We are able to purchase this book in bulk for $12 (including tax). If you are interested in using this for Lent, please call Cheryl Jacobs (506-459-1801, ext 1001) with an approximate number of books you'll need. Please order by early January to enable distribution in time for Lent.

What do you buy for the person who has everything? How about giving a gift in their name? There is no better cause this Christmas that the Diocese of Ho mobile medical clinic. People, parishes and groups are also encouraged to consider a Christmas gift to this worthy cause. Thank you for your generosity!

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