A Message from the Bishop - Meet Our New Canon for Church Planting
And now it is my great joy to announce to you that we have called the Rev. Tuck Bartholomew as our new Canon for Church Planting.
Meager Meal Outreach Tradition Continues
Holy Spirit Anglican (Lewes, DE) uses the Meager Meal weekly Lenten event as an introduction, not only to Jesus or some aspect of the Christian faith, but as an opportunity to invite people outside the church to grow in their faith.
New edition of Macalla - The literary and arts journal of St Brendan’s in the City
Publication of Macalla paused in the Spring of 2016. Fall 2020 brought a new invitation - the need now existed for people to process their pandemic experiences and reflections.
Hosting the Alpha Course during COVID
In this so-aptly-named “Covidtide” season, meeting new people is difficult. It seems to predominantly occur through neighborhood friendships or online discovery, which is difficult to target geographically. All the third spaces (e.g. pubs, coffee shops, etc.) just aren’t there in the way they were a year ago,…
Support Texas through the Anglican Relief and Development Fund
Anglican Church in North America churches in Texas are reaching out to those left hungry, thirsty, and homeless due to the ice, extreme cold, and the widespread power outages affecting the region.
Meet the New Canon for Church Planting
It is with great joy that the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic invites you to meet the Rev. Dr. Tuck Bartholomew.
Five Questions to ask re: Growth as a New Church Plant
There are no recipes or formulas for healthy church growth. Giving each of these five questions your attention will not necessarily lead to new people visiting and joining, but they will help you do your part in preparing to respond to God’s work.
A Message from the Bishop - This Season of Lent...
This season of Lent is a time of self-examination and repentance. It is not 40 days for feeling guilty, as if we can’t be forgiven until Easter.
Summer Internships: Start Planning Now
The next few months are when college students begin thinking about summer jobs. Likewise, we are beginning to think about another summer intern cohort at the diocesan level. We have resources available on our website to help you get started, and you can learn more about last summer’s intern cohort here. Lastly, the Great Commission Committee has grant money available to churches for summer intern programs.
Ordinations in the Diocese
We thank God for the ordinations of Steve Brooks and Jamie Brown.
Day of Outreach: Born out of the Challenges of COVID
Every Wednesday, New Creation partners with the people of the Presbyterian Church of Hagerstown, serving at their weekly Soup Kitchen.
Anglicans Advocate “Life-affirming Nonviolent Revolution”
Anglicans are seeking to mobilize churches to take part in “a counter-cultural, life-affirming nonviolent revolution,” Anglicans for Life (AFL) Director Deacon Georgette Forney stated at Summit 2021: Mobilizing the Church for Life which took place across three days January 16, 23 and 29.
Joyful Noise Club
The Joyful Noise Club at Messiah Anglican is an awesome place where young people with and without disabilities come to have fun and learn about Jesus!
Seeing and Being Seen: The Necessity of Relational Discipleship
[Scripture] teaches us the truth: we want those we disciple to know: God sees. His seeing is essential to his relationship with his creation. In the first few pages of Genesis, God sees the work of his hands—the heavens, the creeping things, the birds of the air, man and woman—and glories in it; he sees Adam and Eve in the shame of their sin and is moved to clothe them; he sees the blood of Abel which cries out to him from the ground and he confronts Cain; he sees the wickedness of Noah’s day and is grieved to destruction. And this is just the very beginning.
Teaming Up: Epiphany’s Marriage Ministry
Fourteen couples from Church of the Epiphany in Chantilly spent time together on Saturday, February 6, on Zoom to swap stories from their weddings and try their mettle in a romantically-themed trivia contest.
View the Pre-March for Life Morning Prayer Service
The recording of the prayer service on January 29, officiated by Bishop John A. M. Guernsey, is available online.
Pre-March for Life Morning Prayer
Thank you to the Falls Church Anglican for hosting and providing the worship and a/v support. Bishop John Guernsey led morning prayer and Bishop Julian Dobbs offered the sermon.