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  1. LONDON’S INTERFAITH LEADERS: MULTIFAITH LEADERS SPEAK AS ONE AGAINST HATE (PRESS-RELEASE) (STATEMENT with SIGNATORIES, including the Diocese of Huron)

  2. Deadlines for Grants and Loans applications this program year are as follows:
    January 4. 2024
    March 14, 2024

  3. PWRDF HURON: GAZA HOSPITAL APPEAL.
    Al-Ahli Anglican Episcopal Hospital is the oldest hospital in Gaza, founded in 1882 by the Church of England. It receives no funding whatsoever by Hamas (contrary to some reports).     PWRDF has transferred the initial $30,000 We have supported this hospital for years as a partner, and are actively accepting donations for Al-Ahli Arab Hospital through the PWRDF Gaza Hospital Appeal.
    How you can help: To support the al-Ahli Arab Hospital during this time of crisis, please donate online to our Gaza Hospital Emergency Appeal. You can also donate by phone at 416-822-9083 (or leave a message toll-free at 1-866-308-7973 and we will return your call) or by mail. Send your cheque to PWRDF, 80 Hayden Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4Y 3G2. Please indicate “Gaza Hospital” in the memo field.
  4. The Faculty of Theology at Huron University is pleased to welcome the Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil This year’s R. T. Orr Lecturer.
    The Hospitality of Receiving: Reimagining Mission After Colonialism
    Zoom Workshop for Clergy, Church Leaders, and Theological Students
    The Rev. Dr. John Thatamanil (with the Venerable Rosalyn Kantlaht'ant Elm)
    Friday, November 10, 2023 1:00–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
    Online via Zoom (register below for link)
    This workshop is co-sponsored by the Diocese of Huron
    For more information and to register: https://form.jotform.com/232906709952263 
    Dr. Thatamanil is Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary and author of Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity (Fordham University Press, 2020). Dr. Thatamanil is also Volunteer Priest Associate at the Anglican Church of St. John the Divine in Victoria, BC and Diocesan Theologian for the Diocese of Islands and Inlets (British Columbia).
  5. Online Workshop: A Habit of Learning. Saturday, Nov 18, 10am to 11am
    How can we foster a habit of learning in our congregations which is consistent, healthy, and intentional?  Whether you already have a busy learning program, a small but regular study group, occasional studies, or no learning programs at all, a habit of learning can develop and grow.
    All are welcome to attend, whether lay or ordained, especially if you have responsibility for learning initiatives in your parish.  Please register by emailing the     Rev Canon Dr Lisa Wang for the Zoom link.
  6. The Essex Deanery Lay Leadership Training Classes:  Lay leadership courses for 2023
    November 18 - How to write a sermon (4 pages of the Sermon plus other resources) 
    These classes will be held in person at Canterbury College.  We have partnered with Canterbury College for the Lay Readers courses and they are providing us with the technology support to also bring the classes by zoom.  Please join us for one or for all of the classes.  Please contact Rev. Elise Chambers if you would like to attend.
    elisechambers@diohuron.org.  If you have a class you would like to teach please contact Rev. Kimberly Myer - kimmyer@diohuron.org with your idea.
  7. THE SECOND SUPPER: AN INDIAN DINNER EXPERIENCE. NOVEMBER 10, AT ST. AIDAN’S SANCTUARY, LONDON. Cocktails: 5:30 pm. Dinner: 6:30 pm
    Presented by the Anglican churches in the London area in support of OUTREACH MINISTRIES.
    Join us for an evening of fine food, music, friendship and fellowship.
    Tickets: $60. For tickets email: justkevingeorge@gmail.com or call 226-377-2334
    For more info SEE THE POSTER
  8. Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Huron. Parish Rep Meeting. Tuesday, November 28th; 7pm. Zoom
    All Anglican Fellowship of Prayer (Huron) Prayer Reps are invited to attend an online Parish Rep evening to be held on Tuesday, November 28 from 7pm-8pm. If you are a Parish Rep and would like to connect with others serving in this role, OR you are wondering what it is to be Parish Rep, you are most welcome. Vestry season will be upon us before we know it where AFP Parish Reps are chosen for the year. Why not come and see what being a part of this fellowship is all about. If interested in attending, please reach out to maryfarmer@diohuron.org for the link. 
  9. TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the members of the CORPORATION OF CANTERBURY COLLEGE will be held  on Monday, November 27 at 6:00 pm.  
    We kindly ask that you email our Executive Director, Shelley Bolger, at bolgers@uwindsor.ca to confirm your attendance by Thursday, November 24, 2023.
PARISH EVENTS:
  1. Breath of God, Breath of Life - St. George's London. Monday evenings, beginning at 7:00pm, (October 16 - November 13)
    Have you ever thought deeply about breath? We are all creatures whose life begins with our first breath and ends with our last. Breathing, largely unconscious, fills our entire time on earth. Yet, do you often say to yourself, “Breathe! Just breathe!?” We are, it would seem, living in a breathless age.
    You are invited to a series of five evenings exploring what it means to be a living, breathing creature made in the image of God. The explorations will occur along two parallel tracks, theological and practical. They will delve into the activity of the Holy Spirit in our world and in our lives and they will offer us the chance to understand our own breathing through practical exercises and through an understanding of the basic science of breathing.
    For the practical portion, please wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing and bring a pillow and yoga mat, blanket or thick towel to lie on.
    The sessions will be facilitated by the Rev'd Canon Dr Timothy Connor, Parish Theologian, and Ms. Lori Holmes, Speech-Language Pathologist, Theatre Voice Coach and Brad Cliff Breathing Practitioner.  
  2. Upcoming events at St. John’s, Tillsonburg:
    Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, November 18, 10am-2pm
    POSTER
    An evening with Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol. Friday, December 8 at 7:30pm POSTER
  3. St Paul's Cathedral - Choral Evensong 
    This fall services of Choral Evensong will be held at 4:00pm on the following Sundays:
    - November 19
    Please also join us for Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 3 at 10:00 am.
    The service of Nine Lessons & Carols will be held on Sunday, December 17 at 4:00pm.
    All are welcome!
  4. St. George's London - Choral Evensong 
    Beginning in the fall, we will be having regular services of Choral Evensong on the fourth Sunday of every month at 4pm, as follows:  
    - November 26
    The service of Nine Lessons & Carols will be held on Sunday, December 17.
    Choral Evensong will continue on the fourth Sunday of the month in 2024 beginning with Sunday, January 28.
  5. Christ Church, Huntingford's ACW invites you to a presentation by Cody Groat Thursday, November 16 at 2 pm at the church.  Cody is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Indigenous Studies Program. He is Kanyen'kehaka (Mohawk) and a band member of Six Nations of the Grand River.  His presentation  will discuss the history of the Indian Residential School System with specific reference to the role of the Anglican Church in its operation of the Mohawk Institute Residential School and Shingwauk Indian Residential School. This will also consider the role of Frederick Fauquier, the former priest of Christ Church Huntingford, who was an early administrator of Shingwauk. 
  6. Upcoming events at Holy Trinity/St. Paul’s Chattam:
    Music at Holy Trinity/St. Paul’s:     See the     POSTER for more information
    Winter Wonderland Bazaar – first in person Bazaar since 2019: Saturday, November 18, 9:30am-1:30pm.     POSTER
    Holy Trinity St. Paul’s, 81 Selkirk Street (at Victoria), Chatham, Ontario 519-354-1072
  7. UPCOMING EVENTS AT ST.THOMAS ANGLICAN, ST. THOMAS, 20 Flora St.:
    Community Meal - FREE
    on the 3rd Friday of each month from 5 to 6pm, doors open @ 4:30pm.  All are welcome to come and enjoy a warm meal!
    Next date is:   Nov. 17.
    POSTER
    Almighty Roast Beef Dinner Fundraiser
    on the 4th Friday of each month from 5 to 6:30pm, $20 per meal, advance tickets are available from the office or purchased at the door.
    Take-Out also available.  Come out & enjoy a heavenly meal!
    Next date is:  Nov. 24.
    POSTER
  8. Diana Butler Bass Event. Siloam United Church, 1240 Fanshawe Park Road East, London. Saturday, November 11
    For more details GO HERE
  9. Sunday November 12, 4.00 pm Choral Evensong at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church, 489 Pinetree Drive, London.
  10. St. Peter's Anglican Church 4091 Catherine Street, Dorchester, annual SPAGHETTI DINNER fundraiser. Wednesday, November 22, 2023,  4:30-6:30pm. Free will offering. Proceeds to buy gifts for the Dorchester Angel Tree at Christmas. Take-out available, 
    SILENT AUCTION fundraiser will be held on Facebook from noon November 18-November 25 at noon. FOR MORE INFO SEE THE POSTER
  11. St. George's 20's and 30's Game and Puzzle Night. Please join us for our first game and puzzle night on Wednesday November 22 at 7pm in the Upper Parish Hall. This is a time to play games, do puzzles or simply to socialize with others. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. As always please feel free to invite others to this event! 227 Wharncliffe Road North
  12. EVENTS AT CANON DAVIS CHURCH, SARNIA
    November 15, 5-7 pm, Canon Davis Church, Sarnia    , at Russell and Maxwell St. welcome everyone to our Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner. Adults $20.00 Children $10.00. Call 519-344-9531 to place a take out order or book a seat.     POSTER
    Saturday, December 9, 6:30-8 at Canon Davis Memorial Church, we will be celebrating a Festival of Lights! Admission is a non-perishable food item. The church will be decorated in lights both inside and out, refreshments available. Come along and meet Reverend Jon Forbes and celebrate the Christmas season.
  13. HOLY TRINITY, LUCAN is proud to present:
    FAITH AND FILM: THE MARVELS
    December 1. The cost of the ticket and the time of the film will be confirmed by mid-November. For more info     CHECK HERE
  14. TRINITY SARNIA: The Trinity Guild Craft & Bake Sale. November 25, 9am-1pm. Come and get your Christmas shopping done! POSTER
    ALSO: FAMILY CHRISTMAS AT TRINITY ANGLICAN, SARNIA. A Drop-in Family Event. Sunday, December 3, 2-4:30pm. Free Event. POSTER
  15. STRATFORD CONCERT CHOIR sharing great choral music: SING-ALONG MESSIAH, December 9 at 7:30pm, Avondale United Church. POSTER
  16. St. Paul’s Church, in Port Dover are celebrating our annual Christmas Tree Lighting community event on Friday December 8 at 6:30 p.m.  The evening that will be at the front entrance of the church will not only be highlighting the turning on of the lights but also featuring a singalong of old-fashioned carols lead by our church musicians.  Everyone is invited to join in the festivities and enjoy our delicious hot chocolate and freshly baked homemade cookies.

  17. Ascension, London - Christmas Carol Sing-Along
    The Simply Classic quartet will lead a Christmas Carol sing-along on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension, 2060 Dundas St., London. This is a free event, but everyone is asked to bring a plate of cookies to share with those who attend.

  18. Christmas Concert featuring Organist Dr. Wayne Caroll and Harpist Kathleen Gahagan. Sunday December 10 at 2pm at Trinity, Aylmer. Tickets are $20 at the door. Students and Children are free. Hot Cider and Christmas sweets will be available at intermission. See you on Sunday December 10th at 2pm at Trinity, Aylmer. POSTER
ADVENT/CHRISTMAS BAZAARS & MARKETS:
  • Cranberry Courtyard Market. Saturday, November 18  from 9:00-1:00
    St. Hilda’s-St. Luke’s Church     185 Elm Street, St Thomas (beside the hospital)
    Unique Christmas crafts and gift items, baking, home decor, quilts and two new vendors selling 1.chocolate treats and 2. specially jewelry items. POSTER
     
  • Christmas Market 2023: Saturday, November 18, 9am-12noon. St. James Church, Brantford (28 Dublin St.). POSTER
     
  • Church of the Ascension, 1385 University Ave. West, Windsor will be holding their annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday Nov. 18 from 9am to 2pm. There will be: morning coffee break with sweets, hot lunch, and many booths with lots of treasures. Hope to see you there. See POSTER attached.
     
  • Holy Trinity St. Stephen's Memorial Annual Evergreen Bazaar on Saturday November 18 from 9am to 1pm.  Come early for the best selections. Lots of Gifts to Go!  See attached POSTER with full details. 
     
  • Parish of the Holy Spirit, Seaforth: ANNUAL SILVER BELLS BAZAAR & TEA - Saturday, November 18 from 1-3 pm featuring Tea Tables, Deli, Our Famous Christmas Puddings, Fantastic Silent Auction, Festive Home Baking and Country Store Preserves.  NEW THIS YEAR. we welcome a Crafts, Baking and Silent Auction booth from Seaforth Manor Nursing Home Residents and Volunteers in support of their Resident's Council. Come out and get your Christmas shopping done early!
     
  • St. Andrew Memorial, London (55 Foxbar Rd.) ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. Saturday, November 18, 9am-1pm. POSTER
     
  • St. Paul's Cathedral and St. Peter's Basilica CWL are holding their Christmas Bazaars under one roof, on Saturday November 25 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at St. Paul's Cathedral, 472 Richmond St. London.  Entrance from Clarence St., free parking in Clarence St. Church lots.  Featuring Festive Baked Goods, Jewellery, Christmas Table, Treasures, Toonie Table, Muffins and Coffee, Jams and Preserves, And More.
     
  • Canon Davis Memorial Church, Sarnia, located on the east corner of Russel and Maxwell, is having a Christmas Market. Everyone is welcome November 25  9:00am- 12:00pm. We will have food items, such as pies, deli items, preserves, baking and much more. Check out the trinkets and treasures, all in the parish hall, come see us, we would love to see you!  POSTER
     
  • The Church of St. Jude Christmas Bazaar. November 25, 2023 9:00am to 1:00pm
    1537 Adelaide St N London ON.
    There will be a bake table, crafts, preserves, a silent auction and a beautiful quilt draw. POSTER attached.
     
  • St. John’s, Arva is holding their Annual Country Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 25 from 10 to 2. Featuring the favourites: Bake Table, Attic Treasures, Jewellery, Party Foods, Crafts, Preserves, Silent Auction and returning this year is the Tea Room. Free admission, plenty of free parking. Located at the corner of Richmond Street and Medway Road in Arva. POSTER
     
  • Trinity Simcoe: Christmas Bazaar
    Saturday 25th November 10:00am - 2:00pm           POSTER
     
  • Upcoming Events at St. John the Evangelist, Strathroy 34 Head Street North:
    Yuletide Marketplace     on Saturday, December 2 from 10 am to 2 pm, featuring hand crafted gifts and items from local artisans, bake table, café.  A great opportunity to get that special gift for that special someone!
     
  • Mistletoe Market and Yuletide Snack Bar. Sunday, November 26, from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. St. John the Evangelist Church, 280 St. James Street, London. Baked goods, Christmas décor and gift items, jams and preserves, raffle, silent auction, and more.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
  • The Church of the Holy Saviour in Waterloo, Ontario seeks a person with experience or familiarity with traditional Anglican choral and keyboard music leadership.
    The congregation is vibrant and growing. The sanctuary has a well-maintained 1987 Casavant Pipe Organ (2 manuals, 18 stops). The Chancel Choir (singing weekly) has 22 SATB voices. With one rehearsal midweek, one before the service, and one main Sunday service (alternating Book of Alternative Services and Book of Common Prayer), monthly evensong, special services, in addition to overseeing the Choral Scholar program, see to the maintenance of the organ and piano, and weekly meetings with clergy leadership, it is estimated that this part-time position will demand 15-17 hours a week.
    The appointee will be expected to meet annually with the rector to evaluate past achievements and explore a vision for the future. Vacation is provided, and a benefits package is optional. Remuneration will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as described in the RCCO Salary Guidelines. Applications (which will be treated in strictest confidence) are now being received.
    Please direct inquiries or applications to greg@holy-saviour.on.ca. Our congregation’s profile is available at www.holy-saviour.on.ca

  • Trinity Anglican Church in Cottam, is searching for a friendly, reliable and motivated Children/Youth coordinator.
    In this position, you will be responsible for a range of duties including developing lesson plans, assigning homework, responding to issues, and addressing children/youth needs.
    Employment requirements:
    - High school diploma or equivalent qualifications.
    - A minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role (if possible).
    - Proven experience as an educator is advantageous (if possible).
    - Becoming an active Church member.
    - Good understanding of planning and developing lesson plans.
    - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
    - Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other social media.
    If interested, please call the church office at 519-839-5303

  • St. Alban's, Delhi is seeking an organist for Sunday services at 11am, extra services at Easter and Christmas and occasional weddings and funerals.  The church has a Hammond B3 organ,
    Please send resume to:
    Bert Hooftman
    St. Alban's Church
    19 Talbot Rd
    Delhi ON N4B 1Z7or email:  hoof@execulink.com

  • Principal, Canterbury College 
    Canterbury College invites applications for the position of Principal (part-time, approx. 15 hours per week), beginning May 1, 2024. For job description go to:  https://www.uwindsor.ca/canterbury. To apply, send resume and names and contact information of three references to: the Venerable Jane Humphreys, Canterbury College, 2500 University Ave. W, Windsor ON N9B 3Y1, or via email to canter@uwindsor.ca.
     
  • St. John’s, Port Rowan is looking for an Organist (Part Time Employment Opportunity). Organist for Local Anglican Services - Our group enjoys singing a variety of styles of music. Organ is manual digital with full pedal. Send resume to enriquemartinez@diohuron.org
    Any questions: 519-586-3401