Category: CBAC News

In response to the escalating situation with Sipekne’katik First Nation and commercial fishing communities: We affirm that the present conflict stems from the fact that settlers (especially our governments) have broken and continue to break our region’s Peace and Friendship Treaties that call us to… Read More »

On August 17, 18 & 19, 2020, the CBAC’s Examining Council for Ordination met with eleven candidates seeking ordination. We are thrilled to present to you the ordinands for 2020 who have all successfully defended their statements of faith before the Examining Council for Ordination!… Read More »

“Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” Dr. Peter Reid, CBAC Executive Minister, shared this video message with our family of ministries today.

This reflection was written by Rev. Paul Carline, Former CBAC Director of Intercultural Ministries Happy Birthday, Canadians! A birthday is a unique celebration. How odd it is that we celebrate our existence but no one can say to us, “well done.” Perhaps it’s the people… Read More »

This weekend and next, we have new opportunities to recognize and affirm our neighbourly love for our land’s oldest and newest people, as well as our diversity. Your church can join in, too. Saturday, June 20th, is World Refugee Day, and Sunday, June 21st, is… Read More »

June 12th, 2020 Today, June 12th, we are giving official notice of a Special Meeting of Members planned for Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be to consider proposed Bylaw amendments. This notice is given under the one hundred eighty (180)… Read More »

Paul Carline, Director of Intercultural Ministries, wrote this piece to share his experience and response to the racial injustice and protests in the past weeks. “Certain conditions continue to exist in our society, which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots.  But in the… Read More »

When the earth and all its people quake, it is I who hold its pillars firm. – Psalm 75:3 Dear Friends, It seems redundant to say this, but the progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to change the situation for Atlantic Canadians each day. Meanwhile,… Read More »

Dear Friends, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been dominating the news and spreading globally and locally. Just yesterday (March 11th), the WHO declared it a pandemic. We’re sure that before long, the virus will affect people in CBAC churches and neighbourhoods. To downplay the concern would be… Read More »

To prepare for Advent and Christmas this year, I looked at the account in the Gospel of Luke of Mary’s encounter with the angel Gabriel. To be honest, I was moved by Mary’s reaction to the heavenly visitation. A careful reading of the New Testament—and… Read More »