They say too many cooks spoil the broth, but at Stone Church in Saint John, there were 10 cooks, and the broth turned out just fine.

The cooks, all in aprons and bandanas, were busy chopping vegetables, making biscuits, stirring the pot, prepping dishes for the dishwasher and setting the table on Dec. 13. The New Brunswick Anglican visited to see what a mission program called Foodie Fridays is all about.

The Bishop's recommendation for Lenten study book is  Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did by John Mark Comer.

Copies will be available from the Bishop's Office for approximately $20. The online Lenten study will focus on this book.
Learn more about the author and the book here.

Join us for the Diocesan Lenten Retreat, March 28-29, at the Villa Madonna Retreat House. As we prepare for Holy Week and the Easter celebration, join others in taking 24 hours for teaching, reflection, and prayer.

Disciplines for a Holy Lent

Kurt Schmidt, Diocesan Director of Young Adult Formation and Cathedral Director of Christian Formation, will lead our retreat and provide teaching to help prepare us for the week ahead. All are welcome, but pre-registration is required.

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 to support the John Howard Society and all their efforts to reduce homelessness and provide support to vulnerable persons.  Sponsor the team or a member here.

Let us know about your church or deanery based team.

Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a small, vibrant church located in Nasonworth, close to Fredericton and New Maryland. We are currently looking for a music director.

The primary role of the music director is to accompany the congregational singing and a small choir at the 10 a.m. Sunday services and at special festivals such as Easter and Christmas. There may also be opportunities to organize and lead special musical performances.

The music director should be happy to work with contemporary as well as traditional Christian music. He or she will be skilled at the keyboard and/or guitar. The person will also be willing to learn the Anglican liturgy form of worship.

We are seeking a joyful and committed Christian to help us refill this vacancy.   

The building has excellent acoustics and is equipped with a high-end digital piano and older organ.
 
The role will take around four hours per week, including preparation and practice.  The fee is $150 per service.  The music director works under the guidance of the Parish priest. 

Interested applicants can reach out to the parish via email at holytrinity@htacnm.ca by Feb. 28.

Richard Parks has an electric organ available for free. The organ is located in Estey's Bridge, N.B., and must be picked up.

Contact: beepparks@yahoo.com

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The children were all lined up for their first confession when Little Johnny's turn came. The priest asked him to confess his sins, and the boy promptly replied, "Father, I threw a stone at Jimmy."

"That was a very misguided thing to do, my son," said the priest, patiently.

"It wasn't misguided at all," said Little Johnny. "I hit him."