“THE COMPLETE MAN” Diocesan Men’s Retreat 2026!

The 2026 Mid-Atlantic Diocese Men’s Retreat was a great time full of spiritual teachings and godly fellowship. Drawing together the men from churches all over the diocese to learn about becoming the complete man in Christ. The intent of the retreat was to encourage the men to walk a life that’s complete in the Holy Spirit’s guiding power. Led by many of our younger clergy and laymen from the Cathedral Church of Reconciliation.

Some of the teachings were about How to shun living the double life, The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and God’s Love. A couple of the men testified that they surrendered fully to Christ! At the end one of the men suggested we pray over our shepherd, Bishop Rob for strength and wisdom in his position of head over the diocese. Praise God for this special time to come together under Bishop Rob and help sharpen each other and find healing and truth!

 

Ordination

On February 7th, 2026 Deacon Caleb Northwood and Eddie Sluka were ordained! Deacon Caleb Northwood was ordained to the priesthood and Eddie Sluka was ordained to the diaconate! God is doing big things!

Three Streams United – A New Website To Connect Us! (Please Read)

Brothers,

As we enter this next chapter of communicating the life of our communion, we are launching Three Streams United — a unified effort to amplify the story, worship, and witness of the Charismatic Episcopal Church across modern platforms. Our mission is simple: to share with clarity, beauty, and Spirit the works of God happening in our parishes throughout the nation. This ministry depends entirely on participation from our churches. We cannot tell the story of the CEC without the voices, sermons, testimonies, photos, and written reflections of our people. We are asking you, our clergy, to serve as the first filter and encouragers of this effort. Please review the forms below and share them with those in your parish who can help generate meaningful content.

 

Why Your Participation Matters

From the earliest days of our movement, the CEC has carried a prophetic call to bear witness to the fullness of Christian worship — the convergence of the evangelical, charismatic, and sacramental streams. In past decades this message spread through books, cassette ministries, conferences, and worship albums. Today, that same message must be carried through YouTube, Instagram, podcasts, and written digital publications. Every submission — whether or not it is published — helps us see how God is moving in our communion. Not every piece can be selected for publication, but every piece informs the editorial teams and strengthens the collective picture of life in the CEC. Our goal is not volume, but faithful representation of what God is doing in our churches.

 

Submission Forms

Below are the three forms that will allow your parish to contribute to the YouTube channel, the Sermon of the Week, Instagram/Facebook highlights, and the Substack publishing arm of 3SU.

1. Sermon of the Week / Video Submissions (YouTube & Podcast)

Submit weekly sermons for consideration for the Sermon of the Week and long-form video/podcast content.

Link: https://forms.gle/auRpBaFmA2MHFULSA

 

2. Photos, Parish Spotlights, Testimonies, Events, Social Media Content (Instagram/Facebook)

Submit parish photos, short videos, testimonies, event highlights, feast-day moments, and anything visually capturing the life of your church.

Link: https://forms.gle/Hz6rzVNznPXzFucG7

 

3. Written Articles, Testimonials, Event Write-Ups, Prophetic Words (Three Streams Publishing / Substack)

Submit written content for review by our editorial team, including teaching articles, devotionals, testimonies, event journalism, or reflections.

(Please see the attached submission guide referenced in the form.)

Link: https://forms.gle/6AjJzMY8z3tKeqKu6

A Final Word

The CEC is experiencing a fresh stirring of the Spirit. We have seen it in our churches, in our young adults, and in gatherings like Three Streams Ignited. God is pouring out on our churches and part of stewarding that outpouring is making the works of God visible across our communion. We are deeply grateful for your partnership. Please encourage your parish leaders, worship teams, writers, photographers, and storytellers to participate. Your leadership will make all the difference as we “write the vision and make it plain” for all our people.

If you have any questions, or if you’d like help discerning what to submit, please reach out at 3su@cec-na.org.

In Christ,

Three Streams United

Healing Service at Transfiguration Church!

Last Tuesday the 6th of January, 2026 Bishop Rob Northwood, Father Jim Ball, Deacon Mark Carico, and Uriah Northwood went down to Williamsburg to our new church building for Transfiguration church to partake in its first healing service! The church was beautiful, thriving and God was moving! Glory to God!

Update on Our Mission Church, Christ The Redeemer in Pigtown Baltimore, MD

Robotics Team

Christ the Redeemer Ministries has been serving our community by
coaching a First Lego League Challenge team, Shark Frenzy!, for the
past 5 years. This year’s team is made up of 5 elementary and middle
schoolers from around Baltimore City. Musa, Tahrir, Aarya, Nathan, and
Vincent competed against 16 teams at the Anne Arundel Community
College qualifier in December. They took home 4th place overall as
well as a trophy for their Innovation Project! Shark Frenzy is now
able to move on to the state qualifier at University of Maryland
Baltimore County on February 21st. Come out and support our team!


Over the years, the team has looked different. We started as a team of
2, made up of 2 families from Pigtown. In recent years, we have had
more interest from families all around Baltimore. We have been able to
serve a total of 6 families over the last 5 years, but keep our roots
in Pigtown. Christ the Redeemer continues to host the only First Lego
League team in Baltimore City that is not school-based, but open to
the community. We meet every Saturday at the church to practice
programming, research, and teamwork. Christ the Redeemer has been able
to serve these families in a wide range of ways over the years,
providing spiritual guidance, Christmas presents, canoe trips, and
recovery options to families in need. We continue to see blessings
flow as we serve Baltimore families using our combined gifts of
teaching and engineering under the leadership of Fr. Terry.

Bikes for Christmas

Fr. Terry worked with John and Julia Flagg, a couple who restore used
bikes, to provide two local families with bikes for Christmas. One
family attends Christ the Redeemer church services and was gifted 3
bikes. Another family is a part of the First Lego League team that
meets on Saturdays. They were also gifted 3 bikes. John and Julia
Flagg restored some bikes and donated others to help the church
provide for the families this Christmas.

Confirmation Sunday!

Yesterday, 1/11/26 at the Cathedral Church of Reconciliation, we had confirmation! Welcome to all of our wonderful confirmands! Kurtis, Sarah, Yurri, and Olivia!

                                                

Freedom Conference 2025 In Review!

 

The Freedom curriculum starts out with a reintroduction to our Lord; it helps us to see Him as our beloved, faithful Pursuer and to stop viewing Him as an angry God looking for a reason to damn us. The 12 week course teaches us to live a transparent, repentant, relationship fueled lifestyle; a lifestyle Freedom describes as living in “the Tree of Life.” Every week, my wife, Amber and I have had the pleasure of teaching, using the format of fellowship, prayer, worship, discussion, and Holy Spirit inspired, intentional individual prayer. 

We were able to bring a group to the Freedom Conference in Midlothian, VA. To use a coffee metaphor, the curriculum is like good old fashioned drip coffee, picking up strength over time. The conference was like a few shots of espresso—strong and concentrated in a small amount of time. It was so powerful. The format was similar to the curriculum; praise, a teaching, a group agreement with truth and disagreement with lies, and individual prayer.

This curriculum alongside the conference was so powerful! The testimonies were abundant. Our group has unburied and repented of old weights and hindrances, forgiven wrongs, and had our eyes open to the promises of scripture. This is how God designed us to live. Freedom.

The Freedom Conference 2025 was a powerful weekend of growth, rediscovery, and healing. Sixteen members of the Cathedral Church of Reconciliation joined together at a church near Richmond, VA for nine deeply focused sessions aimed at uncovering the past and present burdens that can keep believers from fully experiencing the abundant life promised in Jesus Christ. Teams of believers—each of whom had previously walked their own journey of healing through past Freedom Conferences—devoted their time, prayers, and gifts to serve. They covered the event in intercession and led the room in heartfelt praise and worship. From the very beginning, the atmosphere was filled with expectation and reverence. 

Throughout the weekend, participants were invited to lay down emotional baggage and trust that Christ—through His Word, united with faith and prayer—can truly transform anything. Many were profoundly touched and left feeling lighter, freer, and renewed. Praise God for the freedom found only in the Holy Name of Jesus!

Introducing Transfiguration Church!

Transfiguration 

Church in Williamsburg, Virginia 

TCW.Life

We are very excited here in Williamsburg with a new facility and a new name! We also have embraced a New Song as our experiences with the Lord expand. 

Transfiguration a feast celebrated on August 6th is a revelation of the glory of God the Son. It records Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah in preparation for His passion. Then a voice from Heaven pronounces the Father’s  pleasure with the Son and stresses the importance of obeying Him. A great revelation of His Deity. 

It is very interesting on how this name change came about. Bishop Robert Northwood and I were discussing the possibility of a name change. We discussed some possibilities and agreed to spend some time in prayer about them. Upon visiting a shut-in from our congregation a couple of weeks later (a long time member named Sandy Sullivan), I was proceeding with prayer prior to serving her holy communion. She put up her hand to signal me to stop and said—“He wants the name changed.” I slapped my thigh in amazement—because she had no way of knowing about the discussion that I had had with the Bishop. I looked at Eddie Sluka who had accompanied me on this visit and we both smiled! 

Our new facility is beautiful and is still in progress as to its readiness for all ages. We are working very hard and we covet your prayers for our expansion and outreach. I have many new programs planned for the new year—so that many different people can find a way into our community. Prayer meetings not being the least. We conducted a “Grief Share” program recently which was very well attended. We intend to continue to reach out to this grieving community. We do however have one need that has been persistent over the years and that is for a Worship Leader. Please pray with us to that end. We have spoken to several people over the years—but with not much fruitfulness.

We are taking a more assertive approach with the help of the Diocese—because we realize without this expression we cannot convey the three streams which converge into the one river effectively. Please pray for us for this victory. Thank you.

 

Father Michael Pacella III, PhD