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FOR THE REAWAKENING OF NEW ENGLAND

 
 
 
 
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We are a passionate and entrepreneurial family of churches, united in Word, Spirit, Sacrament, and Mission, committed to the reAWAKENING of New England.

 

Becoming Whole Conference: March 27-29, 2025

A conference for all who seek to know the transforming love and power of Jesus in their lives and relationships

Dear friends,
I wanted to take the opportunity to remind you of the Isaiah Forty: Becoming Whole Conference that is being led by Bishop Alex Cameron and his wife Tamara at All Saints Cathedral, specifically for the ADNE (beginning on the evening of March 27 through Saturday March 29th ending 4.30pm). This is a remarkable opportunity for us as a diocese. A large number of the experienced Isaiah 40 prayer ministry team will be joining Bishop Alex and Tamara for the conference to serve us and pray for us. The ministry of healing and wholeness is at the heart of making disciples and this conference will be taking a deep dive into how Jesus changes everything - not just our relationship with sin, but above all, our relationship with Him, our understanding of ourselves and our relationships with other people.

This conference has been prayerfully created in order for you and members of your congregations to meet with the Lord and know His healing and empowering presence in your life. This time together will be a confidential and Spirit-covered opportunity where you as a leader can quietly receive. Ministry is a privilege but it is also challenging. Jesus knows this and He knows all of us all so intimately.  At the same time, as we are blessed, healed and ministered to as leaders, we become a greater blessing and means of His healing to others back in the Parish.

I wholeheartedly recommend this conference to you and members of your congregation.

In His great love,
+ Drew

 

Teen Spring Retreat: May 16-18, 2025

Teen students and their leaders are invited to join us for a retreat at Pilgrim Pines Camp and Retreat Center (Swanzey, NH)! More information on the retreat theme will be released soon!

The ADNE Teen Spring Retreat is open to 6th-12th grade students who want to have a blast in nature while experiencing the love of Jesus. Small groups will be organized based on the group you arrive with and by grade, with cabins divided by gender. Hosted by the Anglican Diocese in New England, all students must attend with an adult youth leader (1 leader per 8 students). If bringing both male and female students, churches must provide both male and female leaders. If your church doesn’t have a youth program, you’re still welcome! A parent or mentor can serve as your leader, or we can help connect you with another group.

Where: Pilgrim Pines Camp, Swanzey, NH
Cost: $150 per person (Scholarships available!)
When: May 16-18, 2025 (Friday 7 PM - Sunday 10:30 AM)

Before registering, please check with your church leaders to confirm they will be accompanying your student. Registration deadline: May 11, 2025. An additional form for Pilgrim Pines is required—please select Anglican Diocese of New England (ADNE) as your group name.


Questions? Contact The Rev. Kate Norris at kate@dandelionministries.org.

 

2024: A Year of Incredible Fruitfulness

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit..." (John 15:16).

In this encouraging video Bishop Drew Williams testifies to the work the Lord has done in and through the Anglican Diocese in New England in 2024, particularly in our four core diocesan priorities:

  • Children & Youth

  • Leadership Development

  • Global Mission

  • Reawakening (this includes local mission, prayer initiatives, the arts, church planting, and all kinds of ways we are cultivating room for the Holy Spirit to move, speak, and teach.)

We give glory to God for his goodness in 2024, and we are so excited to see what he does in 2025 among us in the Northeast and beyond!

AWAKE: An 2024 Anthem for the Reawakening of New England, from the Anglican Diocese in New England

The Floodgate Cross: Our 2024 Diocesan Pilgrimage of Prayer, covering 3000 miles to inspire prayer for the Northeast.

 
 
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