Unlike many church events these days, the participants at Diocesan Choir School were not exclusively a sea of grey heads.

The directors were a university student and a senior citizen. The music leaders were both younger and older. The choristers’ ages ranged from 15 to people in their 90s.

The common thread at Diocesan Choir School is a love of singing, and that is not limited by age. 

Parish life is often busy and vibrant. A summer campfire service, a fellowship meal, faces at the door — these moments are worth sharing. Dioceses, parishes and individuals are invited to submit photos for the 2028 Canadian Church Calendar, including a brief description and photographer credit.

Find more information here. 

Godly Play is pleased to offer three consecutive days for training rather than spreading it over two weekends, at the request of participants.  

There are a limited number of bursaries available to send a second person from a congregation or parish. The value of the bursary is the full cost of registration.  

Please contact Canon Cathy Laskey (reverendcathy@gmail.com) to request the bursary or if you would like to learn more about Godly Play.

For further information, visit https://www.godlyplay.ca/

Services at Kings Landing Historical Settlement take place at the Prince William School near the main entrance this summer.

Evening Prayer services will be held there each Sunday at 2 p.m. because of infrastructure upgrades that have closed the other side of the village, including St. Mark’s Chapel of Ease. Construction is supposed to be complete by September, so services will return to St. Mark's.

Visitors and officiating clergy should come in the main entrance. As always, there is no admission fee to attend the service. Any questions should be sent to Canon Walter Williams at goodolpadre@hotmail.ca.  

For those wanting to lead a service, consult the sign-up sheet here.  

There are still openings for September.  

Directions: take Route 2 (Trans-Canada Highway) to exit 253 and follow the signs. Or for a scenic drive, take Route 102 along the beautiful St. John River and follow the signs. Kings Landing is about 20 minutes up river from Fredericton. 

The next eNews is Aug. 11.

The New Brunswick Christian Ashram is pleased to welcome Archbishop David Edwards as their main speaker (evangelist) this summer.

The NBCA is an annual non-denominational all-ages retreat, and part of the international ministry of United Christian Ashrams. Ashram is a Sanskrit word meaning “retreat from work.”  The theme for a Christian Ashram is always: Jesus is Lord!

The NBCA takes place at Beulah Camp and Conference Centre, on the banks of the Wolastoq (Saint John River) at Browns Flat. It begins late afternoon on Thursday, August 6 and ends after lunch on Sunday, August 9. There are a variety of accommodation options.

For more information, please see the NBCA webpage.

St. Michael’s is an annual conference in the Anglican tradition for youth aged 13–19. Together we pray, study, and play. Since 1987, St Michael’s has formed a vibrant community within the Anglican Church in the Maritimes. Our conference participants—or Michaelites!—don’t do things by half measures. When we worship, we worship God reverently in spirit and truth. When we study, we challenge ourselves to learn deeply. When we kick back for games and activities, we make sure that we have a blast.

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Wednesdays in July, 12:10 p.m.  Christ Church Parish Church summer concert series. Admission is a free-will donation. Concerts last about 45 minutes. CCPC is located at 245 Westmorland St., Fredericton.

July 29 – Love Songs for Voice and Guitar

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Fridays this summer
The annual Summer Music Series at Christ Church Cathedral is back! All are welcome to attend these concerts, designed to fit perfectly within the lunch hour.
Fridays from 12:10-12:50 p.m., 03 July - 28 August, 150 Church Street, Fredericton.
Join us inside historic Christ Church Cathedral as we present a series of concerts featuring vocalists and instruments such as piano, fiddle, guitar, cello, viola, and organ.
Free admission, donations encouraged. Performers will receive an honorarium and proceeds will support the Organ Renovation Fund.

July 31 (revised)
Issac Gould, voice
Thomas Gonder, piano

August 7
Natalia Delacroix, viola
Thomas Gonder, organ

August 14
Christian Vanicek, organ

August 21
Conor Britt, cello
Thomas Gonder, piano

August 28
Shane Scott, voice
Thomas Gonder, piano