On May 12, the baking team of Holy Trinity Church Auburn, led by Gladys Kadiri, brought together over 30 kids from within and beyond the corner of our community for a fun and bake day! The kids were allowed to bake for fun and then decorate and eat all their goodies.
Read MoreThe Floodgate Cross began its pilgrimage on Saturday, April 27th with a prayer gathering at St. Timothy’s Church in Williston, Vermont, led by Rev. Micah Thompson. Rev Lyn Baker commented, “Mark Denison, a master woodworker has created a stunning cross made of wood from an old table. We marveled at the humble beginnings of this symbol of our faith. That old table is a beautiful reminder that God uses simple, ordinary people to do great and powerful things - like pray for the renewal of the northeast”
Read MoreHow do you internalize the truth that God loves you in Jesus? This was our mission on the ADNE Middle School 2024 Retreat: to help middle schoolers and their leaders internalize and believe that they are deeply loved by Jesus. We wanted them to come away with saving faith, which only the Spirit can give, that they are a beloved son and daughter of God. We wanted them to know the forgiving love of Jesus, that finds us at our most helpless, worst state, and brings us into his family, his love, and his healing. How do you come to believe that?
This is how the Lord did it on this retreat…
Read MoreBishop Andrew recently visited Trinity North Shore in South Hamilton, MA, to preach, celebrate the eucharist, and confirm new members.
Bishop Andrew reflected on the visit, saying, "It is always a great joy to be with Canon Tim and the good folk of Trinity North Shore. It was wonderful to see the whole family represented, as folk at every age of life confirmed their faith in Jesus Christ, and their commitment to Jesus' ongoing mission to the North Shore through the worshipping life of Trinity."
Read MoreHoly Week around New England - in photos!
Read MoreThe experience of Good Friday this year was deeply enriched by a new initiative at St. Timothy Anglican Church in Williston, VT. Our congregation spends the evening of Good Friday in worship with other churches in a collaborative effort, but this year we wanted to create a space for contemplation within our normal sanctuary space. We created a “Stations of the Cross” Art Open House to offer this space.
At the beginning of Lent, we invited any artists, of any level, from the congregation to choose one of the Scriptural Stations of the Cross…
Read MoreThe following is an excerpt of an article written by Ernie Didot from The Apostle Magazine, an official publication of the Anglican Church in North America
Katherine Lee Bates’ poem, “America The Beautiful,” is best known for being set to music and popularly performed at public sporting events in the United States. In it, she celebrates the grandeur of American geography and resources: “And crown thy good with brotherhood / From sea to shining sea.”
Two church parishes in the Anglican Church in North America, located in port cities on opposite coasts, richly blessed with the bounty of natural resources like salmon and lobster, have received unexpected blessings this past year in the form of church buildings and property…
Read MoreOn what was almost certainly, the last breath of a late summer, on a perfectly still day that reached 83 degrees – the sun shone through the golden fall foliage, surrounding All Saints Cathedral, and lit up a full church that had assembled to pray for and witness the diaconal ordination of Jeff Wojcicki and Jennifer Kiefer.
Read MoreIf I had to choose one word to describe Reawakening 2023 it would be generosity. There was a deep sense of generosity in every aspect of the weekend. This was felt almost instantly the moment the worship team began to play Goodness of God. The Spirit of the Lord was so generously present in that place…
Read MoreHoly Trinity Auburn celebrated their first birthday on the 3rd of September. The celebrations began with a legendary Kenyan BBQ where a dozen or more grills filled the field adjacent to the church and kept everyone well fed with excellent Kenyan dishes – of course including goat, prepared and grilled to perfection. Sack races and other fun activities kept everyone entertained. Such was the crowd, some members of the church family had to rush out for extra celebratory blue t-shirts so that every member of this growing congregation could be properly attired!
Read More“This year’s Missional Planning Summit felt like a mastermind session with church leaders from around the ADNE retreating for two days of dreaming and strategizing. The Lord knit the groups together in such a way that churches across the Diocese were able to dream, encourage, support, and equip one another. At the end of two days, each church left with a Spirit-filled plan that will make the transformative and empowering love of Jesus Christ known in their community.”
Read MoreWhen Reverend Dan Wolf and his family first moved to Portland in July 2020, they sensed that Isaiah 61:3-4 was going to be a significant Scripture for them and the church they were called to plant. Dan recalls, “God was calling us to plant a church with roots deep in the Lord and in the heart of the city of Portland. But we had no idea how God would accomplish this, especially in the challenging post-Christian context in the middle of a pandemic. We set out on mission to build relationships with neighbors and co-workers and slowly built a team who wanted to learn how to follow Jesus on mission. As the newly minted “Rise Church”, we stepped out in faith and sought to make disciples, trusting that God would build his church...
Read MoreOn Sunday, June 4 Bishop Andrew Williams traveled to the southeastern shore of New England to formally install the Rev. Ben Guiffrida as rector of Church of the Apostles in Coventry, RI. Church of the Apostles is a parish that we’ve only just recently welcomed into the ADNE. Bishop Andrew spoke to the church’s journey as an experience of homecoming, saying, “This has been such a sovereignly ordained moment. The Lord has led the Church of the Apostles to take the place that He has prepared for them in the Anglican Diocese in New England. And as we have come together it really has been a wonderful family reunion. It has felt a little bit like discovering that you have a long-lost brother or sister that you were unaware of but rejoice to be reunited with. And in this glorious moment of restoration, we recognize all our shared family resemblances and heritage in Jesus.”
Read MoreThe Boston Fellows finished the year with our final Spiritual Formation Weekend in the woods at Gordon College. Studying God’s Word on aging and death, the age to come, the New Jerusalem with the Lamb as the light; sleeping in tents or on the ground or in a hammock; eating, laughing and enjoying conversation around picnic tables; toasting marshmallows over the grill, under a tent, in the pouring rain; and taking on the challenge of the high ropes course at the LaVida outdoor center. We truly ended on a high note, with people climbing telephone poles, navigating wires, or working together to climb up an obstacle course….
Read MoreOn April 30th, Bishop Andrew visited Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity in Auburn, led by Rev. Eliud and his wife Leah. During the service, five ladies were admitted into the Mother’s Union and sixteen men were admitted into the Men’s fellowship. Bishop Andrew remarked, “This is a wonderful and effective piece of leadership development bringing many people into the mission and values of the church and the ADNE.”
Read MoreBishop Trevor Walters led an outstanding one-day seminar on conflict resolution for ADNE Clergy, Wardens, and Vestries on Saturday, May 5th. Bishop Trevor is passionate about bringing peace to the Church through conflict mediation, and the engaging seminar covered a broad range of topics including early response strategies, conflict investigation, and multiple practical strategies for conflict resolution.
Read MoreRev. Art Peters, priest in charge at The Church of the Holy Spirit, in Granville, NY, will be leading a trip to Israel from February 12-22, 2024, to share with fellow believers this marvelous and beautiful country.
Read MoreDuring his visit to St Timothy’s, Bishop Andrew enjoyed the exceptional hospitality of the 7th Seed Retreat Center, a learning and farming community in the heart of the Green Mountains of Vermont led by St. Timothy congregants, Sten and Amy Bowen. Launched in 2021, 7th Seed not only provides a perfect setting to retreat, restore and rejuvenate but is putting their faith into action through outreach to youth and those facing food-insecurity.
Read MoreOn April 1st, following the spring meetings of the Diocesan Discernment Committee, Bishop Andrew ordained Scott Purswell and Molly Holleran as vocational deacons at All Saints Cathedral... Deacon Scott will serve at All Saints Cathedral, where he has been a leader for 18 years. Deacon Molly will continue to serve at Brownsville Community Church in Brownsville VT, where she has been an active leader since 2020.
Read MoreSunday March 12th witnessed an extraordinary service of celebration, thanksgiving and an outpouring of love and unity as Venerable Michael Kafeero was installed as Archdeacon of ADNE’s thriving Ugandan Archdeaconry. St. Paul’s Waltham overflowed with worshippers as members of the ADNE East African community came together to celebrate this historic moment. (Still image taken from Jamo Productions)
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