Our dinner was a great success, we thank all of those who joined us!

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Please join us on Friday October 4th, 2019 for our Men’s Group Ham and Scalloped Potato Dinner

Call St John’s Church at 705-472-6070    Or     Call Irv Dyck at 705-472-7732

Friday, Oct 4th, 2019

All You Can Eat – Served from 5pm to 7pm

Serving: Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Coleslaw, Dessert & Drink

Adults $12.00, Students $10.00, Children 6-12 $5.00, under 6 No Charge
Gluten Free Option Available

Linda Nicholls, bishop of the diocese of Huron, was elected fourteenth primate of the Anglican Church of
Canada on July 13, becoming the first woman in the history of the church to hold the position.
“You have bestowed on me an honour that I can hardly imagine, and it is terrifying. But it is also a gift, to
be able to walk with the whole of the Anglican Church of Canada from coast to coast to coast,” Nicholls
said in a brief impromptu speech on her arrival, after the vote at Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver,
where the election was held.
Nicholls will be installed on the final day of General Synod—Tuesday, July 16—succeeding Archbishop
Fred Hiltz, who has served the church as primate since 2007.
She was elected on the fourth ballot, with 64.2% of lay votes and 71.1% of votes among the clergy. Jane
Alexander, bishop of the diocese of Edmonton, was the only nominee remaining on the fourth ballot.
Alexander received 35.8% of laity votes and 28.9% of the votes of the clergy.
The election began with a slate of five nominees: Alexander; Archbishop Ron Cutler, metropolitan of the
ecclesiastical province of Canada and bishop of the diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island;
Archbishop Gregory Kerr-Wilson, metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Rupert’s Land and bishop
of the diocese of Calgary; Nicholls; and Michael Oulton, bishop of the diocese of Ontario. After the
second ballot, Cutler and Oulton dropped from the list, because each had received less than 10% of the
votes of both houses.
In the third ballot, Kerr-Wilson received the fewest votes in both houses—15.5% of lay and 22.6% of
clergy votes—and so, per rules governing the third ballot of primatial elections, was also removed from
the list.
Electing a new primate was the first item on the agenda of General Synod on Saturday; the process, with
opening worship service, began in the morning and stretched into the early afternoon, with a break for
lunch. In accordance with the church laws governing elections for primate in the church, only lay and
clergy members voted. Bishops remained at the hotel and convention centre, where most of General
Synod’s other business is being conducted, while the election proceeded in the cathedral.
Once Nicholls had been declared elected, the bishops were notified, and walked the short distance to
the cathedral. As they approached, the church’s bells pealed, and the assembled members of synod
sang “Lift High the Cross.” The bishops entered the church, with Nicholls, accompanied by Hiltz, at their
head—to claps and cheers.
Nicholls told the members of General Synod she believed the church was capable of the task that now
faces it, of overcoming its divisions.
“We have reconciliation to do. And we have deep healing to work at. And I know that this church can do
it,” she said. “I have seen this church rise to the challenge of its diversity; I’ve seen this church act in
remarkable ways that the rest of the world does watch. And even though we at times can cause each
other deep hurt and pain, I’ve also seen us rise to the challenge of that healing work of coming together
around God’s table where our first calling is in Christ.”
An early order of business for Nicholls, in terms of reconciliation, will likely involve repercussions from
the evening before her election. On July 12, the required second reading of a resolution to allow samesex marriages failed to get its required two-thirds majority in all three houses. The vote, which came
after a years-long divisive debate, left many members of synod in tears.
In a voice quavering with emotion, Nicholls asked for prayers for the diocese of Huron, which she has
served as bishop since 2016, and which, she said, made her feel very welcome. She asked that members
of General Synod pray for her as she prayed for them.
“Pray for us as a church, pray for us as a General Synod and pray that at the heart of everything we do is
to seek the glory of God, the proclamation of the Good News, the care of God’s creation and loving one
another as Christ has loved us,” she added.
Nicholls, who has described herself as a “cradle Anglican,” grew up in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto.
She earned bachelor’s degrees in both music and education at the University of Toronto, where she was
active in the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada. She then taught music and math at the
Woodstock International Christian School in northern India from 1977 to 1982—an experience she has
said has deeply shaped her spirituality.
Ordained a priest in 1986, she served a number of parishes in southern Ontario, and completed a doctor
of ministry degree at the University of Toronto’s Wycliffe College in 2002. Nicholls was elected suffragan
(assistant) bishop in the diocese of Toronto in 2007, becoming the Anglican Church of Canada’s fourth
female bishop. She was elected coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Huron in February 2016, succeeding
diocesan bishop Robert Bennett when he retired in November of that year.
Nicholls has sat on numerous church bodies, including the Commission on the Marriage Canon and the
Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee. She has also served as co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic
Dialogue of Canada. Following the first reading, in 2016, of the resolution on changing the marriage
canon to allow same-sex marriages, Nicholls, then still coadjutor bishop of the diocese of Huron, and
then-diocesan bishop Bennett announced they would allow the marriage of same-sex couples in the
diocese as a pastoral measure—one of a number of dioceses in the Anglican Church of Canada to do so.

North Bay’s Anglican Churches are once again offering a day camp in partnership with Crosstalk Ministries. This year’s theme is Luke Street – based on the Gospel of Luke! We’d love to have you join us!

Call for Volunteers 

Please contact spiritofjoyfulness@gmail.com if you wish to volunteer

To register for camp please use this form

Anyone who will be 13-24 years of age on June 30 is encouraged to register by June 19. This year’s theme picks up on the Lutheran and Anglican national youth project focusing on homelessness, as well as our own diocesan youth concern with teens and mental health. Of course, there will be all the fun, friendship, and faith-filled activities that make youth synod such a highlight in Algoma.

Registration form can be found at this link

***PLEASE NOTE the address on the poster is inaccurately listed.  The correct address for Christ Church is 312 Greenwood Ave, North Bay, we apologize for any inconvenience***

There will be a PD Day Play Date at Christ Church on Friday June 7th, 2019

You can register for the event here

Please join us!