June 26
Canadian Anglican Cursillo Triennial General Meeting
1 p.m to 4 p.m.
The Canadian Anglican Cursillo Secretariat (CACS) invites Cursillistas to attend the 2021 Triennial General Meeting on June 26, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. (The meeting is on Zoom, but it is hosted by Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.) A meeting link will be sent prior to the meeting. Only those confirmed will be admitted to the meeting. To register send an e-mail to [email protected]. Space in limited (by Zoom license). Register early to ensure a spot. anglicancursillo.com
200th Anniversary Celebration of the Ellacombe Chimes
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 pm (EDT)
Churches around the world are preparing to take part in special celebrations this summer to mark the 200th anniversary of a unique invention which allows just one person to ring all the bells in a tower. Trinity Church in Cornwall will be participating starting at 11:40am by the ringing the historic “Mountain Chime.” Hosted by St. Mary’s Church/Bitton Parish History Group, South Gloucestershire, England.
July 19 to 23
Summer Fruit for Souls
The Lay Readers Executive of the Diocese of Ontario will host virtually. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat and her topic will be “On Earth as it is in Heaven: the Coming of the Kingdom.” When we pray “Your kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven,” what exactly are we hoping for? Beginning with our calling to live as a community of God’s image bearers on earth, Dr. Keesmat will explore how the future hope for God’s kingdom on earth nourishes and sustains our calling in the present.”
Diocesan Altar Guild Meeting delayed
As there is still much uncertainty due to the COVID-19 situation, the Annual General Meeting of the Diocesan Altar Guild will not be held this fall (once again). We look forward to our meeting scheduled for the fall of 2022 at St. John the Evangelist, Smiths Falls.
July 6 – 7
Anglican Lutheran National Worship Conference
The theme of this year’s conference, which will be held online, is “Disruption and Grace: Learning Edges in Liminal Times.”
Keynote speakers Archdeacon Rosalyn Kantlah^nta’ Elm, Chaplain to Her Majesty’s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, Brantford, Ont.;
- Rev. Dr. James Farwell, professor of theology and liturgy, Virginia Theological Seminary;
- James K.A. Smith – author and cultural critic
Workshop leaders
- Elisabeth Cherland, choral conductor
- Elspeth McEwan, member of the Cathedral Labyrinth Guild, Diocese of Ottawa
- The Rev. Rhondda MacKay, retired priest of the Diocese of Ottawa
- The Rev. Maylanne Maybee, principal of the United Theological College within the Montreal School of Theology, and member of the Joint Anglican-Lutheran Commission.
- Todd Townshend is Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Huron
Conference musician Joshua Zentner-Barrett, minister of Music at Kanata United Church
Special guests
- The Rev. Susan Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
- The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada
- The Most Rev. Mark MacDonald, first National Indigenous Anglican Bishop for the Anglican Church of Canada
More information and registration: https://www.ationalworshipconference.org/
St. John, Antrim — Deanery of the Southwest