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HOME The Unmarked Parking LotBy Vicki ManfrediI'm reminded today that we walk an appointed way, a way well lighted and marked. It is not a broad path that leads to destruction that many will take, but strait is the gate, and narrow the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matt. 7:13-14. I drove into a CVS parking lot in my small town. The store had just been expanded and the lot not yet marked for parking. I have lived in the town many years and have been in that lot more times than I can count. But today was confusing, no lines or arrows marked the way, just an expanse of black tar and cars entering and leaving from many directions. I made my way in the direction I usually go ... but slowly ... because others, like me, were cautious since some were cutting across taking shortcuts. After all ...no directions to point the way. Those same residents probably drove in there a million times, but today without rules it was a free for all! It soon registered with me that if the lot is left unmarked it soon will become chaotic and dangerous. I tried to exit after my visit to the store in the direction I would have gone in before the renovation only to find the way blocked. There was no sign to tell me that. I wondered how in the world I would survive in this world without God's directions for my life and what kind of shortcuts I would take ... what dead ends I would come to? I understood today that God's rules bring me a sense of security and peace. Free to come and go as I could in the parking lot made me feel anxious and worried about which lane I was in, what others might be doing and how to cope with careless drivers making up their own rules. I embraced the day when my way was directed in that lot. Yet, my confession is this. Sometimes God's rules are difficult to follow and I think a minor infraction will hardly be noticed. I take liberties that have become far too common place under the guise that it's just a little offense! I saw the translation of that today. I'm reminded of scripture in St Luke of the servant that is faithful with little and much is bestowed on him. We can't fool God, duck in and out and around corners unnoticed. I have walked with the Lord far too long and the blueprint is ingrained in my heart and mind. But I guess I haven't grown up enough to walk and obey at the same time, all the time. I saw what the end result of that would be like. Father of The Ancient Path and Way, thank you for your permissive will and forgiveness that allows us to mature to a day when we cling to and abide in the Vine. Help us to be good bearers of fruit and prune us when we need to be. Whisper to us when we err and waken us to your voice saying, " This is the Way, walk in it. " This Way is to the cross and marked in blood, we know it well. Help us to yield, amen.In times of war and not before,God and the soldier we adore,But in times of peace and all things rightedGod is forgotten and the soldier slighted.Rudyard Kipling Lord help us to make prayer a part of our daily lives and not retreat to it in desperate times. Help us in our prayer watch even when we are tired and spent on the day's activities. Help us to remember those in uniform on the battlefields and those who wear spiritual armor on the high tower of prayer. I'm reminded that God is looking for a small remnant of faithful prayer warriors, even one person to stand in the gap for the sins of the people.Psalm 106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.Ezekiel 22:30And I sought a man among them, that should make up the hedge,and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none. I don't know about you, but the thoughts about me, Vickie, making up a hedge, standing in the gap or turning away God's wrath make me feel inadequate and small. In fact I might faint at the idea that He would take notice at all! After all, Moses was a chosen one. Yet, in my spirit there is a nudge, the undeniable drawing, the desire growing ... to venture up to that prayer wall and shout, " I'm here Lord, make me one of your warriors!" The Lord has not only enlarged us To Be but to Do! My trials in this life, my obstacles, my pain enlarged me because I'm here writing and declaring that God used it to strengthen me.What I did yesterday or ten years ago in ministry will not get me where God is directing me today. I tend to get stuck repeating, " Yesterday "! I don't want to be a " remember when" soldier. I want the vision for today. The deep calleth to the deep. Along with the vision I want the ability. God is enlarged already but do you suppose that our doing is part of our own enlargement? As we do, we grow? Faith without works is dead? I want my prayer life enlarged ... to pray with vision and strategy and a timing that is synchronized with His timing. I will go alone but I want to know who is making the climb because I need your support on the slippery slopes. I tend to get confused, I need your counsel and discernment and I will give you the best of what I have until we are perfected by perseverance and faith. It will be hard for Satan to pick us off if we are together and if we move as one force with a singleness of mind. Oh, he will come but find no door open for his lies. He dares not to cross over that blood line we form! I pay honor to the soldiers of my country and ask the Lord to be their defender in battle, their protector and the supplier of their needs. I ask for a right spirit under the armor that protects the body from bullets and explosions. I pay honor to the spiritual warriors who take their turns on watch, who look out over the distance and call down warfare from heaven sparing not their own comfort and denying themselves sleep. They are calling for reinforcements, do you hear? I am going with you when you report in. Funny, isn't it, that the Army slogan is ... Be All That You Can Be! It only takes a few good men. Make your watch count whether it be in a US military uniform or the spiritual uniform of prayer warriors. Some soldiers wear both. .... and most of all .... let the redeemed say so and act so .... Pray on! ... And He shall reign for ever and ever!A Christmas meditation by Vicki ManfrediJust a few days ago I received an email with an attachment. When I opened it and to my surprise it was a video taken in Ontario, near Niagara Falls. The scene was a food court in a mall. People were simply enjoying their lunch break, families, friends and shoppers ... a typical scene in any mall at this time of year. This is circulating quickly, perhaps you've seen it, too. Suddenly, a woman stood up and with a penetrating soprano voice began singing the Hallelujah Chorus. Another voice joined her and soon a whole choir of voices was in full harmony as those who had come to sing popped up from all areas of the food court, some standing on chairs, one dressed in maintenance clothing holding up a " wet floor " sign , another with cell phone in hand as if calling ... all planted there in preparation for the surprise. People who were there just eating and visiting were indeed taken by surprise. Heads began turning, some with forks raised to eat, children looked to see and hear, a few people continued on by not noticing or simply on their shopping missions. Music extraordinaire filled that food court at noon on November 13th. I watched the video three times and felt the delight of the surprise myself, wishing I had been there and wondering what I would have done in the moment. Advent is not a surprise to us, we plan for it, wait for it and understand its meaning, don't we? Yet, sitting in my chair at my computer I was excited and engaged in this moment of suddenness. I recalled how the Angel Gabriel's sudden appearance and salutation to Mary caused her to wonder and have question in her heart. His words to her gave explanation and spoke of favor but not without consequence. I thought to myself, Mary's Hallelujah Moment as she responded, " Behold the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done unto me according to thy word." Luke 1:38 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane ... not at the beginning of His life but the end of it ... withdrawing to pray from his disciples defines His Hallelujah moment when He says, " Father, if thou be willing remove this cup from me: never-the-less not my will, but Thine, be done" Luke 22:42. I tossed and turned the night, thinking these through and fretting a bit. Then, in that voice you know uniquely to be His, I heard Him ask me a question! He asked me this, " Will you be ready for your Hallelujah moment?" Will I be in a food court eating or lost in shopping, will it be in one of my highs or lows, will I be sick or well, frightened or happy, ready or not? I have decided that it will indeed be a suddenly and I can only pray that I will rise to my feet singing and drop what I am doing and declare that it be done to me according to His Will, the perfected plan for my life! God grant me courage! Born crucified, born glorified, Lord make us ready to both yield and rejoice. King of Kings and Lord of Lords ..... Amen.Webmaster's note: The video Vicki is referring can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE

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The Anglican District of the Northeast is a group of churches from the Northeast part of the United States. Most of the congregations are members of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). We are also therefore members of the

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PEOPLE

The Rt. Rev. David J. Bena, Suffragan Bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America and Contact Bishop for the Anglican District of the Northeast, retired from his position as Suffragan Bishop of the Diocese of Albany in 2007. After serving as a parish priest and armed forces chaplain for 27 years, he was consecrated a bishop for Albany in 2000, where he assisted Bishop Dan Herzog in helping to make the Albany Diocese one of the largest and most active dioceses in the nation.

Bishop Bena stated recently, "I have sensed Gods call to minister to disenfranchised Anglicans around America who are in need of Episcopal oversight. I feel extremely privileged to have been asked to take on this ministry."

He and his wife Mary Ellen have been married for 42 years. They have three grown children and are the proud grandparents of four grandchildren.

Members of the Synod Council

Three year term:

Fr. Tony Seel- St. Andrews, Vestal NY (elected 10/09)

Bill Ritter-St. Andrews Vestal, NY (elected 10/09)

Torrey Morse-Christ Church, East Haven, CT (elected 10/09)

Two Year Term:

Fr. Emeka Nwigwe-Pentecost Church, Manhattan, NY

(elected 10/09)

Bill Ennis-Good Shepherd Anglican, Harrisburg, PA

(elected 10/09)

Clement Okika-Pentecost, Manhattan, NY (elected 10/09)

One Year Term

Fr. Don Helmandollar-Holy Trinity, Bristol, CT (elected 10/09)

Ron Stanton-Anglican Community Church, Batavia, NY (elected 10/09)

Wayne Stretch-Holy Trinity, Bristol, CT (elected 10/09)

Vicar General

Fr. Ron Gauss (appointed October 2009)

Chancellor

Raymond J. Dague, Esq. (appointed October 2009)

Secretary

Patricia L. Dague (elected October 2009)

CONGREGATIONS

Bishop Seabury Church in Groton, Conn - www.bishopseaburychurch.org

Christ Anglican Church in Branford, Conn - www.ctcca.net

Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Bristol, Conn - www.holytrinityanglican.net

St. Georges Anglican Church in Helmetta, N.J. - www.stgeorgeshelmetta.org

St. Andrews Church in Vestal, N.Y. - www.standrewsvestal.net

Holy Trinity Church in Syracuse, N.Y. - www.holytrinitysyracuse.org

Anglican Community Church in Batavia, N.Y. - www.anglicancommunitychurch.com

Anglican Church of the Pentecost International, New York City - http://www.kcellis.net/anglican/index.php

Good Shepherd Anglican, Harrisburg, PA - http://goodshepherdanglican.net

Associate Parish: Head of the Harbor Church in Tremont, ME

CONTACT

CONTACT US

Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Julian M. Dobbs

Convocation of Anglicans in North America

3301 Hidden Meadow Drive

Herndon, VA 20171

Phone +1 (888) 460-5556

bishop.dobbs_CANAconvocation.org

Vicar General

Fr. Ron Gauss

256 North Road

Groton, CT 06340

860-445-9423 phone

FRGAUSS_aol.com

Webmaster

Deacon Greg Ventura

106 John E. Busch Ave.

Somerset, NJ 08873

gwventura_gmail.com

Chancellor

Raymond J. Dague, Esq.

620 Empire Building

472 South Salina Street

Syracuse, New York 13202

Phone (315) 422-2052

Raymond_DagueLaw.com

NEWS

News

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Bishop Seabury's day in court, click here!

2nd All African Bishops Conference - August 29, 2010 - CAPA Primates Communiqué. In a spirit of unity and trust, and in an atmosphere of love, the Primates of the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA), as well as Archbishop John Chew, the Chairman of the Global South, which represents the majority of the active orthodox membership in the entire Anglican Communion, met during the 2nd All Africa Bishops Conference in Entebbe, Uganda. We enjoyed the fellowship and the sense of unity as we heard the Word of God and gathered around the Lords Table.2. We gave thanks to God for the leadership of The Most Rev. Ian Ernest, Archbishop of the Indian Ocean and Chairman of CAPA and for the abundant hospitality provided by The Most Rev. Henry Orombi, Archbishop of Uganda, and the entire Church of Uganda.3. We were honoured by the presence of His Excellency General Yoweri K. Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, for his official welcome to Uganda and for hosting an official state reception for the AABCII. We are very grateful to him for his support of the work of the Anglican Church in Uganda and for his call to stand against alien intrusions and cultural arrogance which undermines the moral fiber of our societies. We recall his admonishment to live out the words and deeds of the Good Samaritan. We are also grateful to the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister of Uganda for his presence and words of encouragement to us.4. We were very happy and appreciated that the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. & Rt. Hon. Dr. Rowan Williams, accepted our invitation to attend the 2nd All Africa Bishops Conference. We were encouraged by his word to us. We also appreciated the opportunity to engage face-to-face with him in an atmosphere of love and respect. We shared our hearts openly and with transparency, and we have come to understand the difficulties and the pressures he is facing. He also came to understand our position and how our mission is threatened by actions which have continued in certain provinces in the Communion. We therefore commit ourselves to continuously support and pray for him and for the future of our beloved Communion.5. We were very saddened with the recent actions of The Episcopal Church in America who went ahead and consecrated Mary Glasspool last May 2010, in spite of the call for moratorium (1) and all the warnings from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion and the 4th Encounter of the Global South. This was a clear departure from the standard teaching of the Anglican Communion as stated in Lambeth Resolution 1.10. We are also concerned about similar progressive developments in Canada and in the UK. 6. Being aware of the reluctance of some of those Instruments of Communion to follow through the recommendations of the Windsor Report (2) and taken by the Primates Meetings in Dromantine (3) and Dar es Salaam (4) we see the way ahead as follows:A. In order to keep the ethos and tradition of the Anglican Communion in a credible way, it is obligatory of all Provinces to observe the agreed decisions and recommendations of the Windsor Report and the various communiqués of the past three Primates Meetings, especially Dar es Salaam in 2007. We as Primates of CAPA and the Global South are committed to honour such recommendations.B. We are committed to meet more regularly as Global South Primates and take our responsibilities in regard to issues of Faith and Order. (5)C. We will give special attention to sound theological education as we want to ensure that the future generations stand firm on the Word of God and faithfully follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.D. We are committed to network with orthodox Anglicans around the world, including Communion Partners in USA and the Anglican Church in North America, in holistic mission and evangelism. Our aim is to advance the Kingdom of God, especially in the unreached areas. E. We are committed to work for unity with our ecumenical partners and to promote interfaith dialogue with other faiths in order to promote a peaceful co-existence and to resolve conflicts.F. We are committed to work for the welfare of our countries. This will involve alleviating poverty, achieving financial and economic empowerment, fighting diseases, and promoting education.7. Finally, we are very aware of our own inadequacy and weaknesses hence we depend fully on the grace of God to achieve his purpose in the life of his church and our beloved Anglican Communion.This document was agreed upon by the Primates and the representatives of Primates who were not able to attend, of the following provinces:Burundi, Central Africa, Congo, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa and the Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa. Footnotes(1) The Windsor Report Section 134.1the Episcopal Church (USA) be invited to express its regret that the proper constraints of the bonds of affection were breached in the events surrounding the election and consecration of a bishop for the See of New Hampshire, and for the consequences which followed, and that such an expression of regret would represent the desire of the Episcopal Church (USA) to remain within the Communion (2) the Episcopal Church (USA) be invited to effect a moratorium on the election and consent to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate who is living in a same gender union until some new consensus in the Anglican Communion emerges.The Windsor Report Section 144.3we call for a moratorium on all such public Rites, and recommend that bishops who have authorised such rites in the United States and Canada be invited to express regret that the proper constraints of the bonds of affection were breached by such authorisation.(2) Windor Report, Section D.157There remains a very real danger that we will not choose to walk together. Should the call to halt and find ways of continuing in our present communion not be heeded, then we shall have to begin to learn to walk apart.(3) The Communique of the Primates Meeting in Dromantine (2005) Section 14.Within the ambit of the issues discussed in the Windsor Report and in order to recognise the integrity of all parties, we request that the Episcopal Church (USA) and the Anglican Church of Canada voluntarily withdraw their members from the Anglican Consultative Council for the period leading up to the next Lambeth Conference.(4) The Communique of the Primate Meeting in Dar es Salaam in 2007If the reassurances requested of the House of Bishops cannot in good conscience be given, the relationship between The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion as a whole remains damaged at best, and this has consequences for the full participation of the Church in the life of the Communion.(5) Lambeth 1988 Resolution 18.2(a) Urges that encouragement be given to a developing collegial role for the Primates Meeting under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, so that the Primates Meeting is able to exercise an enhanced responsibility in offering guidance on doctrinal, moral and pastoral matters.Lambeth 1998 Resolution III.6(a) reaffirms Resolution 18.2(a) of Lambeth 1988 which "urges that encouragement be given to a developing collegial role for the Primates' Meeting under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury, so that the Primates' Meeting is able to exercise an enhanced responsibility in offering guidance on doctrinal, moral and pastoral matters";

The Manhattan Declaration - http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/

Proposed Covenant - Draft

07/11-16/2011, CANA Council, pre-Council events Mon.-Wed. (11-13), Council on Thurs.-Sat. (14-16)
Page 8 09/234/2010Pray on ye saints of God by Vickie ManfrediI return again and again to the place where my soul just rests and is expectant before God ... for God. I pull my car up as close as I can get to the rocks by the water and wait. There are so many places in the sky above and the water that stretches out to watch for Him and though my eyes don't always know what I'm seeing ... my spirit does. Today was no exception. Of late, I have been tampering with God's grace in my life, withdrawing from my connection with my family in Christ,withdrawing from my prayer time and Scripture reading and paying token visits to church. I have been trying to help God out by directing my own days, seeking my own happiness and sure that God has told me to do this. Falling prey to this kind of behavior is by steps, small ones driven by discontentment, anxiety, worry and you can add on to that. The first wrong step is always disobedience. But today, I returned to listen and not direct the Lord. He was waiting knowing I would be there, ready to see and hear and turn around, yes, I mean repent. Today is rather an overcast day at the water's edge. Off to my right appeared three rays of light breaking through to the ground in three different places. They were distinct rays of light. My thought was that God is able and willing to make this breakthrough into our lives, it gave me comfort. But ... quickly came a check to my spirit and that voice of enlightenment, revelation God so uniquely speaks to your heart through. Quickly then I knew that those rays were not coming down( though He is able always to choose that) they were going up and breaking through to Him. The words of a song were in my head, " His favorite song of all is the call of the redeemed." Why those beams of light going up and breaking through to Him are the calls of His redeemed, those in intercession calling out from watch posts and their shifts of unceasing prayer. I understood I had left my watch post, helping myself to my own life. Someone else filled the gap for me, thank you! I stared at the beams clapping and shouting, pray on, pray on!!!! Suddenly the beams disappeared, faded from sight. Before I could object the sun broke out in front of me. I knew that God's response was big, bigger than we can hope for or imagine. I know that the prayers of the righteous availeth much ... so much more than we can comprehend! Those rays of prayers going up and breaking through move God's heart to respond to us, He answers us, moves on our behalf and He performs His Word concerning our lives, intercedes in our world and continues to redeem His church. My prayers today were small, beginning again, gathering strength to climb that wall of intercession and sweep away the cob webs in my space. I reclaimed my place, let my voice go up and felt whole again. Nothing had changed in my daily struggles, I would return home to face the same challenges ... but my LIFE was restored, my faith renewed and my direction was upward, not inward. Pray on ye saints of God, pray on ... thank you for filling in my gaps when I am AWOL, today I will find your hand again, make intercession for you and with you, watch for the breakthrough as we knock on the very gates of heaven and rejoice with you as they open to us. I am reminded to stand as a soldier with the vision of a general! Amen06/23/2010No Stone Thowing by Vicki ManfrediToday I took my coffee to a local dock in town, a place where I can be still ... know that He is God! I was needing a word, a sign, you know how it goes, you seek Him out in the last place you thought you heard Him. Others were in their cars and I wondered for a few seconds if we were all waiting. The water was calm, some ripples here and there and gulls trying to spot breakfast. A few locals talking boat stuff. A man paddled by standing on what looked like a board. He was standing on it by some amazing feat and I smiled thinking about how Jesus just walked....I looked out, adjusted my sunglasses and visor, waited. I read a passage from Proverbs about wisdom and pursuing it and confessed that I hadn't really done that. Hot tears rolled down my face that seemed to come from a moment of profound grief and sorrow. Then flowed into my conscious thoughts of all those things the Holy Spirit wanted to bring forth in the tears. I knew why I was there. I beat myself up better than Sylvester Stallone could have done. I thought I'd feel better, but I didn't. Wiping off my glasses for another go around, I saw a sign right in front of me. Heck, I could read it without my glasses. It said, "No Stone Throwing Permitted." The local kids chuck stones into the harbor so a sign stands here to tell them not to. I began to laugh and then cry. Well, it was a step up from just crying I guess. Then, a peace fell over this sorry heart of mine. A deep peace penetrated my angry hand that was throwing stones at myself. I picked up the Word of God instead and read from:John 8:7: But when they continued asking Him, he lifted himself up and said unto them, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." Well scripture says and they went out one by one.....No one was on this dock today, no angry people waiting to hurl at me, just me trying to throw stones at myself. I realized that inflicting my own punishment took away from the grace that was flooding my senses, my own effort drowning out God's presence to heal and forgive. I put my stones down, the radio was playing a song, and the words were, "Behold the lamb, God Himself ... the Lamb. I knew I was being visited, my advocate was beside me, actually He was kneeling down in the sand right in front of me and He was writing something in it. I could actually make out the writing, No stone throwing permitted, Love, Jesus.I wanted to shout out, "Hey everybody put your stones down, embrace the grace!" Maybe today is your day of grace so amazing that it is......
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