Lisa Vaughn

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Rev. Canon Lisa G. Vaughn is the Diocesan Parish Vitality Coordinator. For additional articles, inspiration and insights on congregational vitality and mission see the Facebook page “Parish Vitality Coordinator – Diocese of NS & PEI”, and the Anglican Net News, “Six-Minute Study”.

ARTICLES

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It’s A New Day! The gift of newcomers

  INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS & POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION  Holland Collage, Charlottetown (several locations), PE  Nova Scotia Community Colleges, (several locations), NS Acadia University, Wolfville. NS   University

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Stewarding property

Lord, all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. – 1 Chronicles 29:14b NRSV Our buildings and property are a

It’s A New Day! Fall in love again

“Anglicans in the diocese are hungry for spiritual renewal.” The first sentence of a recent report from the Diocese of Toronto. Our faithful parishioners in

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Spring & Summer book club  

“A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counselor, a multitude of counselors,” said French poet,

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It’s A New Day! Blossoming and bearing fruit

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22) Buds and blossoms are everywhere in our

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Turn on the ‘TAP’ 

  By Rev. Canon Lisa G. Vaughn All around us are generous people who are willing to give to support a worthy cause. As we

the words 'reconnect & reframe' are large with a graphic of a church on the left and a graphic of a tree with silhouettes of people from the shoulders up as leaves. Below text reads: 'a series of conversations on our future sponsored by the diocese of Fredricton & Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island'

 reconnect & reframe for the future

Faithfully living out God’s missional call today requires us to see ministry and congregational life in fresh ways. Join in a series of online conversations

The Connectors Five

Come alive in FIVE! Participants in The Connectors are inspired and equipped to explore missional possibilities in the local community. Our Diocese’s fifth leadership learning

Photo: Our third diocesan missional leadership learning cohort, The Connectors THREE, is excited and engaged in missional ministry, despite the challenges of pandemic protocols. Back left: Janice Robar, Janice Jackson, Paula Evans Bragg, Annie MacQueen, Jacqueline Keddy, Betty Mansfield, Janet Vieth Forbes, Deborah Beck; Front left, Kent Gregory, Jerry Cavanagh

The Connectors: COVID can’t keep them down

The year 2021. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Our diocesan missional leadership cohort, The Connectors THREE started their year-long journey of discerning, discovering and

oto: Families with young children receive regular, relevant and supportive communication from parish leaders at St. John’s, Middle Sackville.

MISSION (is) POSSIBLE – February 2022

Diocesan stories of people responding to God’s call Friendly family focus Mission takes effort, but it’s not complicated. The move to intentional missional ministry in

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Do you hear what I hear?

‘Tis the season for our congregations to host first-time and returning guests to our festive worship and yuletide activities. As new and occasional visitors are

MISSION (is) POSSIBLE – November 2021

Diocesan stories of people responding to God’s call Seeking the sacred “Our hearts are restless, until they can find rest in you (God),” wrote Saint

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Drilling down on discipleship in Canada

Precious research on discipleship is being discovered in churches across Canada. Canadian researchers are striking discipleship gold as they drill down on congregational vitality and spiritual growth. A recent report published

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