Offering some sort of grief support has always been on Chris Ketch’s mind. 

But as is often the case, the incumbent in the Parish of Kent found many other needs took precedence.

“Grief support was a need I identified fairly early on in my time here,” said Chris. “But other things were a priority.”

Then in 2020, the COVID pandemic hit, and people were introduced to a much different way of grieving — with fewer family members, tiny gatherings, and perhaps no visitation or funeral at all.

June 6 - John Cooper - 40 years a priest
June 6 - David Dean - 40 years a deacon
June 6 - Albert Snelgrove - 40 years a deacon
June 7 - Bruce Glencross - 40 years a priest
June 8 - Keith Osborne - 30 years a priest
June 8 - Eric Phinney - 30 years a priest

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

Archbishop David's pilgrimage blog and detail pages 

Sunday and special services/events:

• Sunday, May 22, 10:00 am, Holy Communion at St. Mark's, Tracy 
• Sunday, May 22, 7:00 pm, Evening Prayer at Holy Trinity, Nasonworth 
• Tuesday, May 24, mid-afternoon, prayers in Edwin Jacob Chapel, UNB
• Thursday, May 26, 2:00 pm, Funeral of Bishop George Lemmon, Christ Church Cathedral
• Ascension, Thurday, May 26, 7:00 pm, Celebration of the Ascension of the Lord, Good Shepherd, Cambridge-Narrows
• Sunday, May 29, 10:00 am, Holy Communion at St. John's, Gagetown
• Sunday, May 29, 7:00 pm (tentative), Evening Prayer at St. Michael and All Angels, Minto
• Saturday, June 4, 10:30 am, PWRDF fundraiser walk with Christ Church (Parish) Church at Killarny Lake Park
• Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 10:00 am, Holy Communion at All Saints, Fredericton (Marysville)
• Pentecost Sunday, June 5, noon, Opening/blessing of the Food Forest at St. Mary's, Fredericton
• Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 2:00 pm, Celebration of Pentecost and the completion of the pilgrimages, Christ Church Cathedral. All are invited to celebrate this 7-year journey. Hotdog lunch at the Cathedral from noon - 2:00 pm.

Transform, Revive and Heal Society

Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement which the Archbishop of Canterbury invited people around the world to join. The wave of prayer runs for 11 days between the Christian festivals of Ascension and Pentecost. During this time, people are asked to pray in whatever way they want and with whoever they want for others to come to know Jesus Christ. 

Activities in the Diocese of Fredericton

• 24-7 prayer vigil (pray where you are) - sign up here. 
• Archbishop David's pilgrimage will use the Thy Kingdom Come prayer booklet for prayer offices
• Christ Church Cathedral will meet weekday evenings on the Novena. See also the Cathedral's brochure resource.
• The Parish of Hammond River is looking at the Novena together along with other special activities.
• The Parish of Richmond has activities planned.  

Please let us know what your parish is doing.

Resources

• Thy Kingdom Come prayer booklet (or use this reformatted version)
• Thy Kingdom Come 2022 prayer journal and novena, by the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • limited hard copies are available from the Bishop's Office
• Bright prayer ideas for your church
• Commissioning service liturgy 
• We Seek Your Kingdom lyrics

CHANGE OF DATE  If you love to read and are interested in history, mark your calendars. On Thursday, June 2 at 2 p.m., we will be hosting an Authors Coffee House. Dr. Ross Hebb will read from his book "A Canadian Nurse In the Great War" and answer questions. 

This is a book made for readers, well laid-out with lots of photos and Ruth Loggie's diary entries during 1915 and 1916. Hope to see you there!

We are looking forward to training new future counsellors again this year as CITs (counsellors in training). 
At Camp Brookwood we help CITs develop their skills and practices as young counsellors. As a CIT, you get to attend a couple days of training here at the camp along with the other staff and will be asked to come and work one of the weeks of camp this summer. 

You’ll have the opportunity to work with the counsellors and gain hands-on counsellor experience with campers! 

If you are interested in becoming a CIT at Camp Brookwood this summer, please express your interest by messaging the Camp Brookwood Facebook page. 

Thanks and God bless!

Accommodations needed by a postulant with the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, while enrolled in a Clinical Pastoral Education unit from mid-June to late August.

She is happy to board with someone or house sit, and pay towards rent.

Please respond to Cheryl Jacobs < cjacobs@diofton.ca > if this is something you can help with.

Sunday, June 5   St. Paul's Church on the Rothesay Common will celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a Choral Evensong at 3 p.m., featuring some of the music composed for her Coronation in 1953.  

Then at 4 p.m. there will be an English Tea in the Parish Hall, with music by an instrumental trio.  No ticket is needed for the service, but admission to the tea is $20, with proceeds going to PWRDF to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Our guests for the service and tea will include Her Honour Brenda Murphy, NB Lieutenant Governor and Her Worship Dr. Nancy Grant, Mayor of Rothesay.

Thursday, July 21   Annual strawberry festival at St. Luke's Parish Hall, 12 Quispamsis Road, Quispamsis. Drive-thru take-out only, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Menu: roast turkey, baked potato, cranberries, sour cream, veggies & roll, strawberry shortcake with whipped cream. Tickets: $17.50, must be paid for and picked up before the dinner. For tickets, call Susan at 847-7609. Call Early. 

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A father had had a beard for many years, but one day decided to shave it off. He came into the room where his 5-year-old daughter was and asked her, "Notice anything different?"

"No," she said, with a puzzled look on her face.

"My beard's gone," said her dad.

The puzzled look quickly disappeared and the innocent eyes appeared when she said, "I didn't take it!"