By Gail MacGillivray

When a 2020 summer storm struck and felled a large basswood on the east end of the Cathedral Green, Christ Church Cathedral congregation member Eric Hadley volunteered to step in and help with cleanup.

Unlike many large trees felled by wind storms, Eric, a retired forester, saw that the roots of this tree had remained firmly planted while the tree trunk itself had snapped.

Closer examination revealed considerable rot within the tree. This outwardly strong looking basswood was a bit of a disaster waiting to happen. And along came Mother Nature and her winds providing just that disaster!

Jan 25 - Keith Howlett - 45 years a priest
Jan 25 - David Kierstead - 45 years a priest

NOTE:  Clergy anniversaries are recognized at 10 and 25 years and subsequent 5-year intervals.

Dr Nancy Nason-Clark will present personal reflections on 25 years of Research and Activism on Intimate Partner Violence in Families of Faith.

About Nancy Nason-Clark
Nancy Nason-Clark is a recently retired professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick and the PI of the RAVE Project, a research initiative that was funded by the Lilly Endowment. She received her PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science in England. She is the author or editor of 15 books, including Religion and Intimate Partner Violence (with Fisher-Townsend, Holtmann and McMullin; Oxford University Press, 2017), and Men Who Batter (with Fisher-Townsend; Oxford University Press, 2015).
She has served as President of three professional organizations—the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Association for the Sociology of Religion, and the Religious Research Association—and two terms as editor of Sociology of Religion: A Quarterly Review. She has been the recipient of numerous honours and awards including induction as a member of the Royal Society of Canada. Her speaking engagements have taken her across Canada and the US, the Caribbean, Asia, Eastern Europe and the UK.

This webinar is co-sponsored by the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton and the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research (MMFC).

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins January 18, the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter, continuing through to January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul.

Please see the Canadian Council of Churches site for resources.

This year, the Anglican Church of Canada, led by our Primate and joined by the Sisters of the Church, the Order of the Holy Cross, and the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine, will create a special five-part video service for the week.  For more information see the national website.

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 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.

Walk, volunteer or support a walker to help the homeless and hurting in New Brunswick.  Check out this national fundraiser and/or the location nearest you at https://cnoy.org/

A Synod office team - Anglican Energy - is walking in Fredericton.  Sponsor the team or a member here.

Launching Out – February edition - is looking for ACW news. Deanery presidents, please get your news, photos and articles in by Jan. 22. gmcknight@diofton.ca

If you are from another country, but live and worship in the Diocese of Fredericton, perhaps you'd like to be featured in the series called My Journey Here.

Contact Gisele McKnight for information:  gmcknight@diofton.ca or 506-459-1801, ext 1009.

Atlantic School of Theology presents: Ministry Innovations in the Midst of a Pandemic — A Virtual Lunch and Learn Series.

All sessions will be on Thursdays from 1 - 2 p.m.

Topics and registration can be found at: http://www.astheology.ns.ca/con-ed/2021.html

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There is no better cause than the Diocese of Ho mobile medical clinic. People, parishes and groups are encouraged to consider a  gift to this worthy cause. Thank you for your generosity!

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Joan: Herb, if you don't stop snoring, I'm going to toss you out on your ear!

Herb: Does it really upset you that much?

Joan: Not just me — the entire congregation!