- Exciting news for the summer: The diocese is hiring seven students from King’s College to participate in several summer initiatives, as noted below.
- Cameron Lowe, who was here last year, will head up and coordinate a VBS team of three students: Miss Sydney (Syd) Hohlweg, Joseph Weatherly and Coagn Aiken. Their headquarters will be in the Birch Hills rectory. The sessions will cover the Apostles’ Creed. There will be seven weeks of VBS, and if you are interested, contact the Synod office.
- There will also be three ministry interns: Jonah Folkman, who graduates this year; Gabriel Hopkins, who was also here last year and is in his third year; and Anil Pinto Gfoerer, who already graduated last year. She was on the VBS team with Gabriel and Cam last year. It is hoped they can reside in another empty rectory in the diocese. They are young people who are discerning a possible call to ordained ministry and will be visiting parishes throughout the diocese this summer.
- If you would like to provide financial support, you can “Say Yes to Kids” through the Anglican Foundation, which supports national youth ministry projects. About 80 per cent of the money raised goes to the diocese, with the other 20 per cent earmarked for youth ministry. Our diocese received $9,000 last year.
- The diocese will also apply for Canada Summer Job grants, while some host VBS parishes contributed to their VBS programs.
- With so many youths coming, they will need household items such as kitchen items like pots, dishes, cutlery, tools, glasses, dishcloths and tea towels. They also need bedding like pillows, blankets, sheets, comforters, face/hand/bath towels, etc., and furniture plus dry goods such as sugar, tea, etc., and cleaning supplies. These items can be dropped off at the Synod Office.
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