Donna Beek is the new archbishop’s secretary, having begun work in early December. She follows Cheryl Jacobs, who was promoted to synod executive officer after Canon David Peer retired.

Donna lives in Oromocto, and has spent much of her career in administration and logistics, much of it with the Canadian Armed Forces.

Clergy Anniversaries

January 25 - Keith Howlett - 50 years a priest
January 25 - David Kierstead - 50 years a priest

*Clergy anniversaries are recognized at 10 and 25 years and subsequent 5-year intervals.

Jan. 22, 1-3 p.m.  Trinity Corner Community Café:  Seniors Drop-In at the Trinity Corner Community Café located in the Holy Trinity church hall, Quispamsis. The seniors drop-in café is open the first and third Thursdays of the month. It’s a great opportunity to meet over coffee and snacks for card games, puzzles, exploring the library or just sitting and chatting.

Monday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m. and onward  Senior men's circuit facilitated by Paulette Haines, personal trainer & fitness leader. Learn how to move through a Daily Activities for Living (DAL)-inspired circuit with stations designed to strengthen your core, upper and lower body strength, and improve balance. Paulette can modify or enhance any station to match your abilities, insuring you feel supported and challenged at the right level for you. 
This program begins Jan. 19 and runs until March 2 at Holy Trinity Church Hall, 2 Hammond River Rd, Quispamsis, NB. Cost: $50 for 10 weeks. Pre-Register by calling 506-647-8170.

Monday, Jan. 26, 2:15 p.m. and onward    Men's healthy aging workshop facilitated by Paulette Haines, personal trainer & fitness leader. The workshop will consist of six one-hour sessions. Each session will have education and coaching that will provide you with the tools for maintaining strength, mobility, balance and range of motion. Topics include nutrition, fall prevention, social engagement and mental health. We begin and end with a personal fitness check-in designed to highlight your achievements and keep you moving forward to healthy aging. This program runs Jan. 19 to March 2 at Holy Trinity Church Hall, 2 Hammond River Rd, Quispamsis, NB. Cost: $50 for 10 weeks. Pre-Register by calling 506-647-8170. 

Saturday, Jan. 24, 12 noon-3 p.m.   Soup & Socks at the Anglican Parish Hall, 3 Court House Road, Gagetown. Bring a cozy pair of socks to donate and enjoy our homemade soup and roll with tea or coffee.
Warm, dry socks are a must for shelters during the winter months. We’ll deliver your generous donations to shelters in the Fredericton and Saint John areas.

Saturday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m.   Snowflake Shindig Dance at St. John the Baptist Church in the Parish of Riverview. Come on out and enjoy live music for all the eras by the Gallant Family Band. All proceeds go towards church ministry. Non-perishable food items towards the Albert County Foodbank. Admission is $10. Call 506-381-6550 for more information.

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m.   Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, hosted by the ACWs of St. John’s in Salisbury and St. Andrew’s in Petitcodiac. Menu: beans, pancakes, sausages, selection of desserts, tea, coffee or juice. Price: $12 for adults; $6 for children under 10; $30 for a family. This event takes place at the Petitcodiac Legion.

Got a Shrove Tuesday supper coming up? Send in the details so they can be included in eNews. gmcknight@diofton.ca

Volunteers hold a chapel service at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton every Friday afternoon. 

They could use more volunteers to help with portering, as well as publicizing this ministry. The services are organized by Eva Morton with the support of the Rev. Debbie Edmondson, their chaplain.

Diocesan layreaders and musicians, mostly from St. John The Evangelist Church on the north side, take turns leading worship. The roster: Mary Lou Price, Dalton London, Debbie Edmondson, Eva Morton. Music: Judy Jones, Joan Pain, Pat Wilcox.  

Interested? Contact Eva:  eva.morton@gmail.com

Anglican Fellowship of Prayer

•    January 19th – Bishop John Watton: Diocese of Newfoundland
•    February 23rd – Bishop Alexander Pryor: Diocese of the Arctic
The 2025 – 2026 Zoom link

Please note that there is no Let us Pray session in March.  

Instead, please plan to attend the AFP Lenten Speaker Event with the Most Reverend & Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York on March 7; 2-4 p.m. AST. He will be speaking about the Lord's Prayer.

Plan to join us for an afternoon of reflection, learning, and spiritual renewal. 

The Rev. Debbie Edmondson is the diocesan representative for the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer.

Learn more about it here.  

We draw your attention to a public consultation launched by the Government of Canada to develop an Action Plan for Rural Communities. This presents an important opportunity for us to listen, reflect, and contribute as individuals and as faith communities deeply rooted in rural life.

You can learn more and participate here. 

Please consider taking a few moments to complete the survey yourselves, and feel free to share it widely with fellow parishioners and networks. The voices of those who live and serve in rural places — families, farmers, small business owners, community volunteers, and church members — should be heard in this conversation.

A World in Crisis

The world is in crisis, but it's a crisis and a worldview that many in the church don't understand, let alone recognize. Here's why: we're caught up in this crisis too. It's the very water we're swimming in.

Famed Canadian sociologist Charles Taylor calls this the Immanent Frame.

The world we live in is a world where faith is not assumed, where transcendence is optional, where the divine doesn't show up, and where religious claims must make sense within everyday experience.

Unless we (and unless our congregations) understand this shift, we risk speaking a language people no longer can hear, making the mission of the church - our embodiment and proclamation of the gospel - near impossible.

And so this year, the Conference's various speakers have been invited to share stories and engage us with practices that will help deepen our loving response to our neighbours in ways they might understand.

Participating presenters from our diocese include Archbishop David Edwards, the Revs Jasmine and Terence Chandra and Canon Shawn C. Branch.

Thinking about Lent? Join the diocesan Lenten book study.

We'll look at Fleming Rutledge's The Seven Last Words from the Cross.

About the book: Rutledge links the sayings from the cross with contemporary events and concerns, but also incorporates recent biblical scholarship and modern questions about the death of Christ. 

The series starts on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, and runs six sessions (until April 1, 2026) at 6:30PM for 60-90mins. Registration is required for the Zoom link. Participants will receive the reading schedule after they register.

Copies of the book can be purchased through your favourite book retailer.

• ISBN-10: ‎ 9780802827869
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0802827869

For more information on the study, contact Shawn C. Branch.

**Parishes and/or participants will need to purchase their own copies as the Synod Office does not have a bulk supply.

A special session of Diocesan Synod to discuss the future of Christ Church Cathedral, given the mounting costs of necessary repairs. 

Archdeaconry Greater Chapter meetings

Please note that these Greater Chapter meetings are open to all parish members in each archdeaconry

Chatham - March 24 @ 6:00 pm, St. Paul, Miramichi
Fredericton -
Kingston and the Kennebecasis -
Moncton - March 19 @ 7:00 pm, location tba
Saint John - March 12 @ 6:00 pm, location tba
St. Andrews -
Woodstock - March 10 @ 6:00 pm, St Luke, Woodstock

For more information, please refer to the synod session page.

Don’t forget, readers, you can always access the latest edition of the NB Anglican, plus years of back issues  at this link. 

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