Members of Diocesan Council gathered Sept. 26 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Fredericton for the final meeting of the current council term. The meeting was chaired by Archbishop David Edwards and included a visit from the Most Rev. Shane Parker, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

A detailed summary of the business portion of the meeting will be available in the upcoming November issue of the New Brunswick Anglican, which can be found on our website.

But there’s another story worth telling.

Clergy Anniversaries

Oct. 26 - Terrance Doncaster - 50 years a priest
Oct. 26 - Alvin Westgate - 50 years a priest

Clergy anniversaries are recognized at 10 and 25 years, and subsequent five-year intervals.

Zoom link  |  Recordings Playlist (YouTube)

Synod staff members are pleased to offer the Synod Commons - a regular open forum online for clergy, parish lay officers and staff, and others who are interested.

Upcoming Topics:

• October 27 - Got questions about the upcoming Synod session, November 7.
• November 24 - TBA

Camp Brookwood Christian Camp will be hosting a Christmas Fundraiser Concert on Friday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m at St. Luke Anglican Church, 104 Church St, Woodstock, NB E7M 5Z7.

A free-will offering will be taken. 

More details coming soon!

About the event

Work, Home, and Society: Bringing Together the Worlds of Competition and Caregiving

The Atlantic Society for Biblical Equality (ASBE) is pleased to host Dr. Kristen Deede Johnson for this special presentation about navigating tensions between work and family responsibilities.

Canon Shawn Branch (ASBE board member) will be moderating the presentation. Please register to receive a Zoom link for this event.

Farraline Home is delighted to invite you to our Annual Farraline Home Gala Fundraiser—an evening of great food, wonderful company, and plenty of fun, all while helping us care for and improve the home our residents call home. Saturday, November 14th at the Fredericton Motor Inn. Doors and bar open at 5:00 PM with dinner being served at 6:00 PM.

Tickets: $100 per person
Includes a $50 charitable tax receipt

Thinking about Advent? Join the diocesan Advent book study.

This year, we’ll explore Eleanor Sanderson’s Walking with Angels: The Archbishop of York’s Advent Book 2026.

The Anglican Diocese of Fredericton invites you to an Advent Quiet Day, offering an opportunity to step away from the busyness of the season, rest, reflect, and prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ.

Throughout the day, the Ven. Maria Shepherdson will offer reflections to guide our time together, inviting us to slow down, listen for the quiet work of God, and make space for hope, peace, joy, and love.

As we enter this season of holy anticipation, we invite you to take this time for prayer, reflection, and renewal.

$30 registration fee (lunch included). Register at the link below.

For more information, please contact Kurt Schmidt, Missioner for Christian Formation.

Below is a list of parish events that might be of interest to other members of the diocesan family. To have an event added to this listing, please send details to us at communications@anglican.nb.ca

Saturday, Oct. 24,  Homemade baked bean takeout at Holy Trinity Hammond River. Proceeds to go to the Joshua Group building fund. Pick-up times from  11 a.m. - 1 p.m at 2 Hammond River Road. Meals include Boston baked beans, brown bread or roll and delicious apple crisp for dessert (with apples from the Kennebecasis Apple Orchard). Cost is $10. Call Mark & Kathy to order at 506-832-3759 or email markallaby@hotmail.com

Oct. 26-30  Trinity Anglican Church in the Parish of Sussex will hold its annual online auction this October.  Parish donations will be listed for bidding, and the community is always very generous with their bids. All funds raised go back to the community through various charities.
Find the event on Facebook, or search “Trinity Anglican Church Fall Online Auction.”

Beginning Saturday, Oct. 31 / 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Hammond River is hosting a 5-week Dementia Care Program for Care Partners with Angela King, MTS, ARCT. The program is designed to equip care partners and family members supporting older adults living with dementia or other forms of brain change. The program begins on Saturday, Oct. 31 (lunch included) and subsequent dates will be on Tuesdays (Nov. 3, 10, 17, and 24) from 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Meetings will be held at Holy Trinity Church, 2 Hammond River Rd, Quispamsis, NB. Pre-register by calling (506) 647-8170.

Saturday, Nov. 14 / 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Christ Church Parish Church in Fredericton will be hosting a Christmas Bazaar featuring Christmas cooking, crafts, clothing, books, new-to-you and Christmas cafe. The event will take place at 245 Westmorland Street, Fredericton, NB. Cash only.

Saturday, Jan. 23 / 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Stone Church will be hosting its Fourth Annual Fundraising Gala. Join us in preserving the building that helps us be God's hands and feet in supporting the under-housed and un-housed, seniors and youth in Saint John. Invite a friend and enjoy an evening of good food while making a difference in Saint John. For more details, visit our website or contact the church office at (506) 634-1474.

Save the dates for the upcoming events at St John's (Stone) Church, Saint John.

• Uptown Sparkles – Friday December 4, 2026
• Stone Gala – Saturday January 23, 2027
• Pancake Supper – Tuesday February 9, 2027
• Spring Tea and Art Sale – Saturday April 24, 2027