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As the Anglican women delegates to the 2007 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) conclude their work this week in New York City, they are pledging to take their commitment “to remaining always in ‘communion’ with and for one another” to the wider Anglican Communion, and especially the 38 Primates, as a model for reconciliation.
Welcome to the next article of IN PLENARY, a feature that we hope will help Anglicans to appreciate and understand the complex issues that will be before General Synod in June, and also allow you to comment on those issues and to converse with other Anglicans from across the country.
The following document was prepared by General Synod’s Communications and Information Resources Committee and endorsed at its meeting in February. The document is being forwarded to the Council of General Synod with a request that it also adopt the document as the basis for the communication practices and policy of General Synod and that it commend it to the church at all levels.
What follows are two edited reports published by the Anglican Communion News Service.
The first features Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams making a statement and then responding to questions after the release of the communiqué prepared by the Primates.
The second document is a short interview with TEC Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori conducted by Matthew Davies of Episcopal News Service.
The Anglican Church of Canada has created a series of reflections available for download during Lent, February 21st through April 8th, 2007. These meditations give you a chance to consider questions you might otherwise not think about: Are you taking care of yourself? Are you being truly open and caring with your loved ones? What is important to you? Are you finding meaning in your day to day life?
The final day of the Primates’ Meeting became a long day’s journey into night as the final session began at 10:00 pm. The day has been occupied with trying to reach consensus on some of the outstanding issues remaining on the agenda.
The Covenant Design Group, appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of the Primates of the Anglican Communion, held its first meeting in Nassau, the Bahamas, between Monday, 15th and Thursday, 18th January, 2007. The Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, chaired the group.
1. We, the Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion, gathered for mutual consultation and prayer at Dar es Salaam between 15th and 19th February 2007 at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and as guests of the Primate of Tanzania, Archbishop Donald Leo Mtetemela. The meeting convened in an atmosphere of mutual graciousness as the Primates sought together to seek the will of God for the future life of the Communion. We are grateful for the warm hospitality and generosity of Archbishop Donald and his Church members, many of whom have worked hard to ensure that our visit has been pleasant and comfortable, including our travel to Zanzibar on the Sunday.
The way that the Primates’ Meetings had been proceeding took a turn on Saturday. Archbishop Phillip Aspinall of Australia the spokesperson for the Primates was unable to attend the media briefing. He is part of the team producing the final statement and was needed for the meeting that had begun to work on the statement.
“It was day of very intensive listening, characterised by graciousness, patience and care.”
These were the opening words of Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Primate of Australia and the designated spokesperson for the Primates as they began their meeting in Tanzania.
On the eve of the start of the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, a briefing was held setting out the agenda and some of the priorities the primates will be dealing with over the next few days. Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Primate of Australia, has been designated spokesperson for the primates.
General Synod’s Communications and Information Resources Committee has unanimously endorsed negotiations with Augsburg Fortress Canada that would see the continuation of a bookstore at the site presently occupied by the Anglican Book Centre.
An East African welcome met the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, upon his arrival February 13 in Tanzania, as two young members of Dar es Salaam’s St. Mary’s Church, Naomi and Frank, were waiting at the airport to present him with an ebony crucifix and a garland made from local flowers.
Welcome to the next article of IN PLENARY, a feature that we hope will help Anglicans to appreciate and understand the complex issues that will be before General Synod in June, and also allow you to comment on those issues and to converse with other Anglicans from across the country.
Members of a Cuban diocesan synod burst into applause and shouts of joy on Sunday when Archbishop Andrew Hutchison announced the appointment of Rev. Canon Nerva Cot Aguilera as one of two new suffragan bishops for the Cuban Anglican Church.