Alive in Christ - Three Churches, One Community

St. John's
1105 Church St.
Port Williams

 

St Michael’s

9741 Main St.

Canning

 

St Thomas’

10778 Main St.

Kingsport

 

 

Churches are exciting places. Full of history and atmosphere, they draw you in to marvel at the colour of glass and vestment, the sound of music and silence in quiet corner and peaceful chapel. The Churches of the Parish of Cornwallis are no exception. It has been a Parish for two and a half centuries since the arrival of the New England planters. In worship, first at Fox Hill, then, for the last two hundred years, in the light and beautiful building at the corner of the Grand Dyke Road (Highway 358) and Church Street and in the churches in Canning and Kingsport, built in the first decade of the twentieth century, worshippers have met the Risen Christ, received the grace of word and sacrament and fellowship and offered thanks and praise to God, and reached out to serve in the world around.  All of the churches in this parish are vehicles of grace and signs of God’s presence in space and time, here and now. Places of pilgrimage for those seeking something different, something more, something holy.

Why not come yourself, and find yourself inspired and renewed to face the challenges of life? To say a quiet prayer for someone for whom you're concerned? Come, and receive hospitality to feed body, mind and soul, and a blessing to send you on your way.

All services of public worship in the Parish are conducted according to the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) or the Book of Alternative Services (BAS)

250 Years Young !
1760 - 2010

The Parish of Cornwallis celebrated two milestones in 2010 - the 250th anniversary of Parish worship, and the 200th anniversary of the erection of the new and second St. John's Church.

Services have been held at St. John's Cornwallis continuously for 200 years and the Parish of Cornwallis has sent Delegates to the Diocesan Synod every year since 1855.

A new and expanded history, "On the Shoulders of Giants", is now available


From the Bulletin

Service Times

Calendar

Upcoming events

NOTICES BELOW - FROM THE BULLETIN (check out the calendar link above also for additional details and events for the weeks coming)

Quilting resumes this month (Jan): Mondays at the Parish Hall!

THE WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Jan 15 -Jan 22

Pulpit exchange: On Jan 15. at 11:00 a.m. service St. John's welcomes Sharon Doyle from L'Arche Homefires, Wolfville. The Rector will preach at Wolfville Baptist Church.

Sunday Worship: January 15th Epiphany II - 8:30 a.m. Mattins, St. Thomas'; 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, St. Michael's; 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (BAS) St. John's.

Sunday Worship: Jan. 22, Epiphany III - 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist (BAS) St. Thomas'; 11:00 a.m. Mattins, St. John's; 7:00 p.m. Evensong, St. Michael's

Also on Jan 22, at 4:00 p.m. worship at St. John's Parish Hall in Wolfville, hosted by L'Arche Homefires.

Confirmation?! Bishop Cutler will visit the Parish, Sunday May 6th 2012. Anyone interested in preparing for confirmation please contact the Rector.

Habitat for Humanity - The Wolfville project is in the home stretch! YOu can help complete the duplex which will provide homes for two single mothers, each with a six year old son. Individuals or groups are invited to deliver a simple lunch to the NSCC students working at the site every Tuesday for the next month.  Thank you to our quilters for providing 4 quilts.

Lunch and Learn - provides  a nutritious lunch to individuals who live with mental illness. The parish helps on the 3rd Wed. of the month. Please give towards this cost ($35)

Valley Hospice - To establish a residential hospice in the Valley for those living with, or dying from, a life limiting illness and to serve those who care for them” YOur help is needed to build the facility. Please give to the Valley Hospice Foundation - d.sanford@valleyhospice.ca



MUSIC

Music is an important part of the worship life of the parish.

The congregation is encouraged to take part in the singing of the canticles and hyms. Services involving other choirs from other community churches of all denominations are important yearly events in the life of the parish. An essential part of the program are both St. John’s Choir and St. Michael’s Choir led by the Director of Music, Eric Jackson. Nick Jackson and Mary Anthony direct the music at St. Thomas’. The choirs welcome new members.