Williams pays tribute to Bishop Henry Hill
The following is a letter received from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to mark the death of Bishop Henry Hill. Bishop Hill died in Toronto last Saturday. His funeral will be held on Friday.
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Statement from Archbishop Terry Buckle
Attached as a PDF file is a statement by Archbishop Terry Buckle, Metropolitan of British Columbia and Yukon, dealing with the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Panel of Reference report on the Diocese of New Westminster. The report was released about a week ago.
Primate welcomes Panel of Reference Report
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has received the report of the Panel of Reference for the Anglican Communion and sees it as an important contribution to the process of reconciliation in Canada. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams released the report earlier today.
Anglicans worldwide prepare strategies to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, met with national and international planning committee members last week to discuss an international Anglican conference to be held in Gauteng, South Africa from 7 – 14 March 2007. ‘Towards Effective Anglican Mission (TEAM): An international conference on Prophetic Witness, Social Development and HIV and AIDS’ will include 400 representatives from every province in the Anglican Communion. They will meet in a context of prayer and theology to share experiences on issues such as HIV and AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals. To date more than half the people invited have responded positively.
First Anglican women priests ordained in Church of Ceylon
The first women priests in Sri Lanka’s Anglican Church have said their ordination is a dream come true.
The Rev. Chandrika Mayurawathie, along with the Rev. Malini Devananda, whose husband is an Anglican priest, and the Rev. Glory Jeyaraj, were ordained on September 14 by Bishop Duleep de Chickera of Colombo in the presence of hundreds of church members at the cathedral in the capital.
Ugandan woman appointed Anglican Communion observer at the United Nations
Mrs Hellen Grace Wangusa, the United Nations Africa Co-ordinator of the Millennium Development Goals, has accepted the call to be the next Anglican UN Observer.
Filipino bishop Alberto Ramento found stabbed to death
Bishop Alberto Ramento of Tarlac in the Philippines, former Prime Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church, or Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), was found stabbed to death at his rectory on the morning of October 3.
Priorities group recommends redeployment of Anglican Book Centre resources
The working group appointed by the Council of General Synod to review priorities in light of declining revenues has released two documents that summarize the outcomes of its first meeting.
New venture announced as Zambian priest is appointed Anglican Communion Mission and Evangelism Officer
In a new co-operative venture with the Church Mission Society (CMS), the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Office (ACO) is delighted to announce the appointment of the Revd John Kaoma Kafwanka as Mission and Evangelism Desk Officer for the Anglican Communion. The position became available after the recent retirement of the Anglican Communion Office Director of Mission and Evangelism, Mrs Marjorie Murphy.
Muslim and Christian honoured at joint dinner
In the midst of escalating accusations and misunderstandings between Christians and Muslims it was a pleasure to attend an event with a different focus. The National Muslim-Christian Liaison Committee (NMCLC) held its awards dinner on Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 to honour two people who have contributed to Muslim-Christian dialogue and mutual understanding. Over 70 people attended the dinner hosted at the Ameer Restaurant in Toronto, representing the Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Jewish faiths. Each place at the table was marked with a napkin ring inscribed alternately with a crescent or a cross as an encouragement to sit among one another. The tide of conversations filled the room as questions of each other were exchanged and new understandings grew. Bishop Michael Bedford-Jones and Bishop George Elliott were two of the Anglicans participating in the dinner.
Primate urges involvement in battle against AIDS
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison challenges Canadian Anglicans to find ways to get involved in the battle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic in a new webcast posted to the church’s national website today.
National Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Sector in Developing Countries
I speak on behalf of the Anglican Church of Canada. First, I express our appreciation to the Government of Canada for these hearings across the land, in search of an actionable strategy that will affirm that Canadian values are upheld by Canadian companies operating in the extractive sector anywhere in the world.
Archbishop of Canterbury and Chief Rabbis sign historic agreement
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and the Chief Rabbis of Israel, Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger today signed a joint Declaration which sets out a framework for continuing dialogue between them. Dr Williams described the agreement as historic:
Anglican.ca to get a new look
The face of anglican.ca is about to change into a new, cleaner and more streamlined form designed to help you get where you want to go with less effort.
Compass Rose Society grant supplies theological colleges with Anglican Way books
As the result of the generosity of a number of members of the Compass Rose Society, TEAC (the Anglican Communion Theological Education Working Party) is supplying theological colleges in Asia and Africa with key books in the field of Anglican Studies. The purpose of these book grants is to enable students training for Anglican ministry in theological colleges with limited library resources to have greater access to books which will provide an overview of Anglican history, liturgy and spirituality.