Our two wardens, one other member and I traveled to a retreat center on Sunday afternoon to participate in the first synod meeting of the Anglican District of the Northeast (ADN). The ADN is a district within the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). There were about 40 representatives from twelve churches present. The ADN includes parishes from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Maine. We ratified a constitution for our district and put together a Synod Council.
We have added two parishes in the Northeast in the past year and CANA has grown from 85 parishes to 90 since this summer. Many of our parishes have come out of pecusa, but we have also planted a number of other congregations. For example, Falls Church in Virginia has a vision of planting one new church a year and thus far they have exceeded their goal.
It is exciting to be part of a vibrant and growing portion of Anglicanism. Our parish, St. Andrew's Church in Vestal, is thankful to be a part of CANA and we continue to praise God for what He is doing in our midst, in CANA, and in the new province of the Anglican Communion, the Anglican Church in North America.
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