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November 21ADNE Synod

This year's Synod is upon us. On Saturday, November 21, 2015 at All Saints'Pro-Cathedral in Amesbury, MA, delegates and guests from thecongregations in our diocese will come together for worship, prayer,fellowship, and council. We will worship together at our annual Eucharistservice with an address from Bishop William Murdoch outlining the futureof our diocese, along with speakers updating us on what God has beendoing throughout this past year in New England, in the lives of our clergy,and in the lives of our lay brothers and sisters. Here is our Synod 2015agenda:

8:45 Registration and Coffee9:30 Procession of ADNE clergy & Morning Eucharist11:00 Break11:30 Greetings:

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PRAYERCORNER

Continue to pray for theADNE and the resourceswe need to do the workGod has given us to do. Pray for Bishop Bill, forprotection and wisdom inall his work, that the Lordwould fill him with the Spiritof God, and that he wouldfind God's rest in thecoming season of Advent. Pray for the Council ofCanons: Alex Cameron,Ross Kimball, AndreaMueller, and Susan Skillen.

Pray for Synod: for theadministrative team asthey work to set up theday's events; for theworship service; and forthe work that clergy anddelegates will partake in.

Pray for the ReformedEpiscopal Church, theDiocese of the Northeastand Mid-Atlantic, and Bp.David Hicks, that he wouldhave the Lord's favor andprotection on his travels tovisit us during Synod.

Continue to pray for St.Timothy's AnglicanMission (Burlington, VT)and Church of the GoodShepherd (Forestdale,MA) as they search for

Mission Highlights from 2015Missions to Children and Youth

Young LifeCatechesis of the Good ShepherdThe Outreach

Remarks from St. Paul's KenyanSOMA Fellowship of the NineMission Event in Franklin

12:30 Lunch1:00 ARDF Mission Report, The Rev. Malcolm Reid1:15 Shared Mission with the ACNA

Greetings and Remarks from The Rt. Rev. David Hicks, Diocese ofthe Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Reformed Episcopal Church

2:00 Business meeting 4:00 Dismissal

In addition to our brothers and sisters in the ADNE, we are very excited towelcome Bishop David Hicks of the Reformed Episcopal Church to ourSynod. It is an honor to share this time with him as he shares his heart withus both for his diocese and the Anglican Communion. The ReformedEpiscopal Church has been a partner with us in the Anglican Church inNorth America since the founding of our province, and we are thankful forthe opportunity to share this time together.

About Bp. David Hicks:

David Hicks was born in Salem County, New Jersey,in 1963. He was raised in a Christian family, and fromthe time that he could read, he evidenced a deep loveof the Scriptures. After graduating from high school,he attended Valley Forge University, where hededicated himself to studying the Scriptures in theoriginal languages.

Desiring to pursue a teaching career at a bible collegeor seminary, he attended Westminster Theological

Seminary, Philadelphia. He earned a master's degree in 1986. It wasduring this time he also sensed a specific call to pastoral ministry in theEpiscopal Diocese of New Jersey. That call was later realized through theReformed Episcopal Church.

In God's providence, David's life took an unexpected path when hebecame a legislative aide to New Jersey State Assemblyman Jack Collins,and he spent ten years working in New Jersey politics. At the time, itseemed that this was a departure from what God had called him to do;however, in retrospect it is evident that God used that time andexperience to strengthen him in administrative and personnel skills,which were to be of tremendous use to him at a later point in life.

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RectorSt. Timothy AnglicanChurchBurlington, VTMore Information

Music Ministry LeaderChurch of the RedeemerFranklin, MAMore Information

VicarChurch of the GoodShepherdForestdale, MAMore Information

Administration andCommunicationCoordinatorAll Saints' Pro-CathedralAmesbury, MA

At the end of this time, he sensed a fresh calling to serve in parochialministry and was ordained in the Reformed Episcopal Church. For twoyears he was involved in a church planting effort in New Jersey, andthen he answered the call to serve as rector of St. Paul's ReformedEpiscopal Church, Oreland, Pennsylvania, in 1995.

Many things happened during that time. David met his wonderful wifeLisa, who is an oncology nurse at Fox Chase Cancer Center,Philadelphia. He also began using his teaching skills at ReformedEpiscopal Seminary, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, teaching Biblical Greek, atfirst and additional New Testament courses over the years. He alsoearned a Master of Sacred Theology degree at the Lutheran TheologicalSeminary, Philadelphia, and enrolled in a PhD program at WestminsterSeminary. He is currently finishing his dissertation.

In 2005, the Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic elected himbishop co-adjutor of the diocese, and then he assumed the office ofbishop ordinary in 2008, a position he continues to hold. By virtue of hisoffice as bishop, he is the Chancellor of Reformed Episcopal Seminary.

When the Reformed Episcopal Church became a founding jurisdiction ofthe Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in 2009, Bishop Hickswas received into the ACNA College of Bishops. He has served as amember of the Prayer Book and Common Liturgy Task Force andcurrently serves as the chair of the Holy Orders Task Force.

David and Lisa reside in Oreland, Pennsylvania and have three grownchildren.

Along with our scheduled speakers and voting delegates from eachcongregation, guests are more than welcome to attend, and we hope thatyou'll join us. If you'd like to attend, please register below by Friday,November 20!

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IN CASE YOUMISSED IT

The Anglican FamilySymposium

While there was muchdiversity of ministry andprofessional roles amongthe participants, there wasalso unity in our purpose.The energy and passion inthe room were tangible onOctober 15-17, 2015, inPlano TX, as more than 80participants gathered atChrist Church Plano for theAnglican FamilySymposium.

While there was muchdiversity of ministry andprofessional roles amongthe participants, there wasalso unity in our purpose-toexplore the role and revivalof the domestic church andfamily catechesis incontemporary society . . . <<Continue Reading>>

Last week, Bishop Bill attended the 135th Council of the Reformed EpiscopalChurch's Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic (NEMA). The meetingtook place at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Oreland, PA on November5th and 6th and included worship, teaching, and business meetings for thediocese.

NEMA's bishop, The Rt. Rev. David Hicks, gave a warm welcome to theADNE's bishop as both dioceses celebrated our continuing unity in Christand our mutual work as founding members of the ACNA.

The event provided multiple opportunities for Bp. Bill to fellowship with Bp.David and his clergy. On Wednesday night, both bishops were able to sharea meal together and catch up. Thursday was the council's main day, whichbegan with Eucharist and ended with a clergy banquet. During the mainsession, Bp. Bill was able to address the clergy and delegates, encouragingthem to continue in our common faith and mission; during the banquet headdressed the clergy and their wives.

Sharing these diocesan events are significant moments of unity within theAnglican Communion and the full body of Christ. The ADNE continues inthat spirit by having the honor of receiving Bp. David Hicks intotheir fellowship during their annual synod, November 21, 2015, where hewill be the guest speaker.

EPISCOPAL VISITATIONS

Abp. Duncan to Retire

Today the Diocese ofPittsburgh announcedArchbishop RobertDuncan's retirement fromdiocesan leadership. Theannouncement was madeat the annual diocesanconvention, held at St.Stephen's Church inSewickley, Pennsylvannia.

Archbishop Duncan said,"It has seemed to me likethe work I was called to dois as complete as it can be.I believe that this is a verygood moment for me to letgo and to pass the chiefpastor's crozier to another. . . <<<ContinueReading>>>

Kneeling in Prayer

There used to be a time-and it wasn't too long ago!-when pews or sittingfurniture of any kind werecompletely absent from thesanctuary.

Let's be honest, we're a bitremoved from the ancienttraditions of the Churchwhen it comes to furnitureand prayer. We now live inan age when pews are

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015 - This past weekend, Bishop Billvisited Christ the Redeemer, Danvers. On Saturday afternoon he met withclergy to review the ordination process and the requirements currently inplace for aspirants, postulants, and candidates, after which he attended theCTR Fall Festival, where he was able to share in storytelling at the campfiremeeting for the youth group, and all the youth shared their stories ofchanged lives in Christ and their ongoing spiritual journey.

On Sunday, Bp. Bill preached at all three CTR services and celebratedEucharist during the last service; he also taught at the 10 o'clock adultsunday school. His sermon for that day focused on the text fromHebrews declaring that Christ died "once for all" as a sacrifice through whichhe entered Heaven. It was through this act of sacrifice, as both high priestand victim, that Christ definitively brought us to God and brought God tous, doing away with the need for future sacrifices. Therefore, Jesus remainsthe only high priest of the people of God, and the priesthood of the Church,rather than adding to that one act, shares in the task of pointing to andcelebrating that act and the one who performed it.

After the service, Bp. Bill was also able to spend time with the ordinands atCTR to discuss steps in their discernment process, and he challenged them inregards to their spiritual life, particularly the need for the power of the Spiritto be bound up with both their mission and ministry as members of theclergy.

being exchanged forcomfortable chairs,kneelers have gone by thewayside, and comfort ismore important thananything else. But be itthe triclinium of the earlychurch or the empty navesof the ecclesia and greatbasilicas, the fact is thatour tradition of prayer andworship is almostexclusively based onstanding and kneeling . . .<<<Continue Reading>>>

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - Bishop Bill and his wife, Sally, were able tovisit Christ the King this past Sunday in Biddeford. They met for an hourand a half with Mthr. Cinnamon Creeden and their core group, who wereable to share with Bill, Sally, and Cinnamon their shared experience of beinga church plant. Their sharing demonstrated the skill, commitment, andcapacity of The Rev. Cinnamon Creeden to create a ministry that has resultedin a deeply committed core of people who have experienced thetransforming love of Christ.

Mthr. Cinnamon shared in leading worship during the Sunday service, andBp. Bill was celebrant and preacher. He preached on St. Hilda of Whitby,whose feast day is on November 17, a founding abbess of a monastery inWhitby, England and an important leader in the conversion of Anglo-SaxonEngland to Christianity. He also taught on the Communion of Saints,focusing on the power of relationship and story to transform people in everyculture, time, and nation.

Christ the King, Biddeford has also begun praying for a larger site, becausethey are outgrowing the worship space where they currently meet. Pleasejoin them in praying for this need, as well as the growing mission in Mainethrough Mthr. Cinnamon's vision and the work of her church-planting team.