New Baby Info

If you've not already heard, God has blessed us with a little girl. Anne gave birth to Murielle Elisabeth Dunn Kennedy last night (10/27/09) at 10:01am. She is 6lbs and 10oz and 18 inches long. Both Anne and Murielle are very healthy. Murielle is very hungry and began nursing right off the bat. Thank you all for your prayers--its been a long 24 hours for Anne who has been in labor for quite some time, far longer than expected for a 5th baby, so she is very tired. 
 

Glory to God and peace...

Dear Good Shepherd,

It's been a long time coming, but we have received some very GOOD NEWS...glory be to God:

Thank you for your prayers. God is faithful.

In Christ
Matt

Very Good News

Worship this week will be held at the former St. Andrew's Catholic Church on Conklin Avenue. Msgr. Meaghar called to offer the facilities last Saturday and I spoke to him yesterday to confirm. Thanks be to God who has been so gracious to us in every way and many thanks to Msgr Meaghar

Here is the map to St. Andrew's

We are also so very grateful for the generosity of Conklin Avenue Baptist Church and Pastor Hollinger who offered their gym for services last Sunday.

New Anglican Minister Ordained in Central New York

Here's an Article from the Syracuse Post Standard on an Anglican Ordination today in Syracuse that I wish I could have attended. Blessings and prayers for Fr. Jeff Altman.

Jeffrey Altman will be ordained an Anglican priest today in a ceremony that reflects Central New York's role in the nationwide growth of a separate Anglican church in the United States.

Altman will lead Sunday services at Westside Anglican Fellowship, a Geddes congregation of about 25 people who began worshipping together after their former congregation, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Syracuse, split from the local Episcopal Diocese. They meet at Syracuse Vineyard Church.

It is one of dozens of breakaway congregations that have started Anglican communities in the five years since the U.S. Episcopal Church consecrated an openly gay bishop. FourÕ7AltmanÕ groups from three churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York have split from the 2.2 million-member national Episcopal Church.

The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the 80 million-member worldwide Anglican Communion.

The breakaway groups have aligned themselves with orthodox Anglican branches, most of them in Africa.

Earlier this month, the Diocese of Pittsburgh left the Episcopal Church. The Diocese of San Joaquin, Calif., has also done so, and at least two more dioceses expect to vote to leave the denomination....more