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GOLDEN DAYS PARADE ~ Saturday, July 24th  &          
12th ANNUAL BOOYAH FEED & BAKE SALE ~ Sous Chefs Bruce, Steve, Tom, & Mike ~ THANK YOU to those who brought meat. The other ingredients should be brought to the parish hall by Thursday (22nd). See sign-up posters in the Parish Hall. Needed: Volunteers for Baked Goods Sale.  
            
 Gwich’in Gathering ~ Fort Yukon ~ July 18-24 ~ Tentative Agenda posted in parish hall.
            
 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ~ August 2-6 ~ 9 AM – Noon ~ KIDS GO WILD for KINGDOM of the SON ~ K – 6TH Grade ~ Volunteers are needed. Contact Dawn Jagow (488-9468) or email Wilbur2@gci.net.
    EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EFM) ~ Roxy Wright & Tom Marsh, mentors for the EFM program will be available JULY 18th between services to provide information and to enroll people interested in joining this year. EFM meets once a week from September through May. Contact phone: Roxy 455-9300.
         
Welcome Potlatch for Bishop-elect Mark Lattime & Family ~ August 22nd ~ Nenana ~ Church @ 11 am, etc. ~ see details posted in parish hall.
   
St. Matthew’s Health Ministry reminds us that
JULY is BOATING SAFETY Month
          Consecration of the Very Rev. Mark Lattime as Bishop is Saturday, Sept. 4th in Anchorage. Deadline for special rates at Sheraton Hotel 8/3. Deadline for Banquet tickets 8/19. Details posted in Parish Hall & website.
 
          Vestry Member Clarence Bolden has accepted the Lead on the Stewardship Committee. Anyone interested may contact him at resolution907@msn.com or 374-5623 or 347-5878.
        
          LAWN CARE ~ THANK YOU to Junior Warden Karen Kiss, Pauline & Robin Wilson for their continuing care of the church lawn on Thursday nights.  WHY NOT HELP THEM?
 
 
                PAYPAL NOTICE: If traveling this summer, don’t forget you can continue to help St. Matthew’s through PayPal donations on the St. Matthew’s website:  
 
Compline is prayed at Midnight, Sunday through Friday at St. Matthew's
 

The Very Rev. Mark Lattine was elected 8th Bishop of Alaska Saturday evening, April 10th at the Diocesan Convention. Details on Diocesan Website: http://episcopalak.org
 
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  • The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 4
    • On tuesday's agenda: the second part of the Unity, Faith and Order report; the report on the Bible in the Life of the Church project and theological education in the Anglican Communion; a report on Anglican Communion communications; a report on Continuing Indaba. more >>

  • The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 3
    • Building on the report to the Standing Committee, ACO staff Stuart Buchanan and Revd John Kafwanka presented on the ACC and Lambeth Conference-mandated project the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative (ECGI). more >>

  • The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 2
    • Saturday's agenda included reports from Chair Bp James Tengatenga and Secretary General Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon; the UN Anglican representatives' reports; reports on finance and administration; business matters; the ACC, the Primates' Meeting and the Standing Committee; and the Lambeth Conference Company. more >>

  • The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 1
    • Friday’s agenda included membership issues, recent developments in the Communion and reports from Chair Bp James Tengatenga and Secretary General Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon. more >>

  • Anglican relief, development and advocacy alliance a step closer to becoming reality
    • A working group from across the worldwide Anglican Communion met at Lambeth Palace between 12 and 14 July to plan how to turn the proposed Anglican Alliance on relief, development and advocacy into a reality. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's keynote address at Lutheran World Federation Assembly
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has delivered the keynote address at the 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation in Stuttgart, Germany. more >>

  • Bishops gather to launch the next phase of Continuing Indaba project
    • Bishops from dioceses as far apart as Hong Kong, Jamaica and Toronto gathered last week to discuss the next steps of the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba project. more >>

  • A new vision of what church can be
    • Canon 22 establishes self-determining national indigenous ministry In what was described as an “historic moment,” the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada on June 9 approved the introduction of a new canon (church) law that firmly establishes a self-determining national indigenous ministry within the church. more >>

  • England: Weddings made in cyberspace  innovative website for planning church weddings is an online
    • An innovative way of planning a church wedding by web has been a surprise hit with couples. What began life as a pilot less than two years ago with a change in the law initiated by the Church - the Marriage Measure - is now at the heart of one-third of Church of England weddings, statistics suggest. more >>

  • As thousands flee murder, rape and destruction of their homes, DRC Anglican pleads for more prayer
    • Thousands of people have been displaced and are pouring into towns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an upsurge in violence in the Lubero and Beni territories takes its toll, writes Baliesima Kadukima Albert, Coordinator of Health and HIV/AIDS programmes for the Anglican Church of the Province of Congo. more >>

  • Chinese wisdom helps guide thinking about Anglican project to strengthen the Communion
    • Chinese proverbs offered a Hong Kong-based group some helpful insights into ways Anglicans might best talk and work through their differences. more >>

  • Celebration as first Bishop of Tarime is consecrated
    • Bwana asifiwe! Praise the Lord! Dr Mwita Akiri has been elected and consecrated as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Tarime, in northern Tanzania. more >>

  • Churches in drive to help prevent xenophobic attacks
    • The South African Council of Churches says it is taking measures in the country's nine provinces to assist possible victims of xenophobia following some attacks in the Western Cape province. more >>

  • Archbishop Orombi's Message to the Nation after the bomb blasts of July 11th
    • I learned, with great shock, of the bomb blasts that went off at Kyadondo Rugby Club and Ethiopian Restaurant in Kabalagala, killing and injuring many innocent people who had converged to watch the World Cup Final on Sunday night. more >>

  • Nerva Cot Aguilera, Latin America's first woman bishop, dies at 71
    • Retired Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Cuba Nerva Cot Aguilera died suddenly on July 10 after a brief battle with severe anemia. She was 71. more >>

  • Churches and schools protecting thousands of youngsters from human trafficking during World Cup
    • Thousands of children in South Africa have been protected from human traffickers during the Football World Cup thanks to holiday clubs set up by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. The Holiday Club programme, developed by HOPE Africa in co-operation with Scripture Union and The Ultimate Goal (TUG), has seen churches and schools using their facilities to provide children with a safe space to go and activities to keep them occupied. more >>

  • A Statement by the Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera Bishop of Colombo
    • Another Commission - another chance for post-war reconciliation. It is now a year since the civil war has ended in our beloved Sri Lanka and sadly national reconciliation continues to elude us. In these circumstances the CR de Silva Commission on “lessons learnt and reconciliation” is timely and welcome. It is yet another chance to learn from mistakes of the past and to humbly declare the truth that brings reconciliation. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on the retirement of His Eminence Walter Cardinal Kasper
    • Responding to the announcement of the retirement of His Eminence Walter Cardinal Kasper as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, said: more >>

  • Two new members to be welcomed onto the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion
    • The forthcoming Standing Committee meeting will welcome two new members from Asia and Africa: Bp Paul Sarker (Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh and Bishop of Dhaka) and Revd Canon Janet Trisk of South Africa (Rector of the Parish of St David, Prestbury in Pietermaritzburg, in the Diocese of Natal). more >>

  • Press Release from the Eglise Anglicane Du Burundi
    • This is to inform you that during the last House of Bishops, held in GITEGA on the 23 – 24 June, 2010 it was unanimously decided to extend the mandate of the Most Reverend Bernard NTAHOTURI as the Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of BURUNDI for another period of five years starting from July 17, 2010. more >>

  • Mexico adopts the Anglican Communion Covenant
    • Mexico has become the first Communion Province to adopt the Anglican Communion Covenant following its VI General Synod in Mexico City on 11 and 12 June. more >>

  • Solidarity Statement with the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe
    • ‘The custodians of the law are the ones denying us access, threatening to arrest us or use teargas, to force us out. There are church wardens who have been arrested and some who bear marks of beatings.’ – Bishop Chad Gandiya, Anglican Diocese of Harare, February 2010 more >>

  • The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea elects a new Archbishop
    • The decision making body of the Anglican Church of PNG (ACPNG), known as the Provincial Council has elected a new Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. The election took place at the Provincial Council Meeting which was held in Port Moresby on 11th June 2010 more >>

  • Archbishop Thabo: "Agreement about Jesus lets South African Anglicans see Christ in one another."
    • "Jesus Christ is the standard for discerning the path between authentic cultural expression and flawed syncretism, between ensuring we do not quench the Spirit and yet properly testing what we believe may be the Spirit's leading," said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town and Metropolitan of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. more >>

  • Anglican co-founder of cutting-edge Christmas campaign invites Communion to "take it global"
    • The co-founder of a leading UK Christian advertising group have launched a campaign to remind the British public that Christmas is about Jesus Christ. In a country considered to be increasingly secular, the group ChurchAds.net have spent the past decade designing thought-provoking campaigns to keep Christ at the centre of Christmas. more >>

  • Communique from the Anglican Jewish Commission
    • The fourth meeting of the Anglican Jewish Commission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel took place at Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury on 24th and 25th May 2010/ 11th and 12th Sivan 5770. more >>

  • Scottish Episcopal Church General Synod 10-12 June in Edinburgh
    • Representatives from Episcopal Churches across Scotland will gather in Edinburgh from 10-12 June for the annual meeting of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Throughout the three day gathering, matters ranging from social issues to church policy will be debated.  more >>

  • The Anglican Church in Jos, Nigeria- working in a difficult communal situation
    • In April, John Chesworth, (editor of Christian-Muslim News Digest, produced by the Network for Interfaith Concerns of the Anglican Communion (NIFCON)), spent three weeks in Jos. Whilst there he met with the Anglican Archbishop of Jos, the Most Reverend Ben Kwashi, to assure him of the support and prayers of NIFCON and to learn from him about the situation in Jos. more >>

  • World Mission Conference a joy, but colonial mindset still lingers
    • The head of the Anglican Communion delegation at the Edinburgh 2010 World Mission Conference said today that a “wonderful” conference had been let down by an inability to completely let go of the north-south paradigm. more >>

  • Secretary General lays out next steps following the Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost letter.
    • Most of you will have read the recent letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Anglican Communion on the subject of Pentecost. Part of that letter addresses the current and ongoing tensions in the Anglican Communion – these tensions cluster around the three moratoria referred to in the Windsor Report. more >>

  • Anglican Communion delegates believe Edinburgh 2010 will 'carry the worldwide church to a new level'
    • Three new videos from the Edinburgh 2010 world missionary conference are available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm. Anglicans attending the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh say it is set to be a crucial moment for global Christianity. more >>

  • Anglicans express hopes for global Christianity as missionary conference opens in Edinburgh
    • Anglicans attending the World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh say that the June 2-6 gathering promises to be a pivotal moment for the global Christian community in discerning its future and exploring how different denominations can work together in partnership. more >>

  • International Anglican Bible project aims to discover the church's role in battling climate change
    • Members of the worldwide Anglican Communion are working together on a project to discover what the Bible tells the church about saving the planet from environmental damage. The Bible in the Life of the Church project manager, Stephen Lyon, said that World Environment Day was the perfect moment to reveal that the first issue under discussion would be the Environment.   more >>

  • Anglican Communion launches online shop and Twitter account
    • The Anglican Communion Office (ACO) has today launched its online shop where visitors can buy books, CDs and other products that support and reflect the work of the Instruments of Communion.   more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion
    • In his Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury encourages Anglicans to pray for renewal in the Spirit and focus on the priority of mission, so that 'we may indeed do what God asks of us and let all people know that new and forgiven life in Christ is possible'. more >>

  • Statement from the Anglican Bishops in Southern African
    • We, the Bishops of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa call upon the Government of South Africa to seek the release of Stephen Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who were recently sentenced in Malawi to 14 years imprisonment with hard labour, after they shared in a traditional ceremony of engagement.    more >>

  • Archbishop of Cape Town proposes prayer for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
    • ‘Let us all pray that God will bless the World Cup!’ said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Monday as he launched a special prayer for the tournament. more >>

  • Winston Halapua becomes third Archbishop
    • At 10.45am on the 12th May Archbishop Brown Turei declared that Bishop Winston Halapua had been elected as the new Bishop of Polynesia – and therefore, as one of the three Archbishops of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. more >>

  • Canadian Anglicans meet for national meeting in Halifax, June 3-11
    • The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada is meeting in Halifax, June 3-11 under the theme Feeling the Winds of God - Charting a New Course. more >>

  • Continuing Indaba: web pages now available
    • The arrival of Continuing Indaba on the Internet as part of the Anglican Communion web site makes visible the preparatory work already in hand for the series of pilot conversations between dioceses from different parts of the Communion to take place during 2010 and 2011. more >>

  • Bishop of Durham to retire
    • The Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright, has announced that he will be retiring from the See of Durham on August 31. more >>

  • Enabling to Speak: British and Irish theologians to help shape the Continuing Indaba project
    • “It came as a surprise to find myself in a room with people gifted in all areas,” said Stuart Burns, Head of the School for Ministry in the Leicester Diocese, on the first meeting of the UK and Ireland Resource Hub for the Continuing Indaba Project. more >>

  • Rio Grande diocese elects Michael Louis Vono as ninth bishop
    • The Rev. Dr. Michael Louis Vono was elected April 24 as ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande. more >>

  • Scottish Churches prepare for World Mission Conference
    • From 2-6 June, a broad partnership of Scottish churches is welcoming 300 delegates from over 60 countries for the Edinburgh 2010 conference. more >>

  • Bishop of Haiti to speak at annual general meeting of the Compass Rose Society
    • Compass Rose Society President Bishop Philip Poole has announced that the Right Reverend Jean Zaché Duracin, Bishop of Haiti, will address the Society's 2010 Annual General Meeting. more >>

  • Global South's final statement calls for greater holiness, purpose and discipline
    • The "Fourth Trumpet" statement from the Global South to South Encounter has called called for greater holiness, purpose and discipline after acknowledging two decades of conflict and controversy has affected their ability to fulfil the Great Commission. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury: Video Address to the Global South Gathering
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his video address to the Fourth Global South to South Encounter meeting in Singapore to emphasise that it is the work of God’s Spirit that can heal the tensions within the Anglican family. more >>

  • Anglican-Lutheran communion meeting proceeds despite air travel ban
    • "Volcanic eruption won’t stop us working to bring Lutherans and Anglicans closer to full communion," says Commission co-secretary. more >>

  • Fourth Anglican Global South to South Encounter begins in Singapore
    • Most of the 130 primates, bishops, clergy, senior lay leaders, associates and observers have now arrived for the five-day Encounter which starts today, Monday 19th April. more >>

  • New Bishop in Auckland
    • Representatives from throughout the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia will gather this Saturday for the ordination and installation of the Very Rev Ross Bay as the 11th Bishop of Auckland. The service begins at 1pm in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Parnell, Auckland. more >>

  • New Primate and Bishops for Church Of Nigeria
    • In a four hour-long service in Abuja’s Cathedral Church of the Advent, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh was recently installed as the fourth Primate of the Church of Nigeria. The ceremony also commemorated the completion of Archbishop Akinola's period in office. more >>

  • New Bishop elected for the Diocese of Tarime
    • The General Secretary of the Anglican Church of Tanzania Dr Mwita Akiri (50) has been elected to be the first Bishop of the Diocese of Tarime (east of Lake Victoria and west of Serengeti National Park) within the Anglican Church of Tanzania. more >>

  • Archbishop of York Rededicates Crypt
    • A shelter for the homeless has been rededicated by the Archbishop of York after a £1.3m redevelopment. more >>

  • Armed militia storm Bukavu bishop's home at night
    • A group of unidentified gunmen forced their way into the home of Congolese Bishop Sylvestre Bali-Busane Bahati of the Diocese of Bukavu during the early hours of April 9, looting the property and leaving with money, clothes and electronic equipment. more >>

  • SAMS Goes Global: Announces New Name and Vision
    • On April 11, 2010 The South American Missionary Society (USA) announced a new name and vision this week. A thousand Episcopalians and other Anglicans gathered for the New Wineskins for Global Mission Conference and the parallel RE:MIX Young Adult Conference, which inspired individuals and equipped churches to fulfill the Lord’s Great Commission. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury - Cross is a challenge to the world
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has used his Easter sermon to urge Christians to keep a proper sense of proportion when they feel they are experiencing opposition to their faith and remember both the physical suffering of Christian minorities in other countries and call to mind what exactly the Cross stands for in their faith. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury - Christians need to "witness boldly and clearly"
    • In his ecumenical Easter Letter to fellow church leaders, the Archbishop of Canterbury urges those living in politically secure environments to offer practical support as well as prayers for suffering Christians around the world, particularly in Zimbabwe, Mosul, Egypt and Nigeria: more >>

  • Anglican Peace and Justice Network Communique
    • We, the delegates to the triennial meeting of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network in Geneva, Switzerland, have spent the week of 14-20 March 2010, exploring issues of human rights and examining the role of the United Nations, the World Council of Churches (WCC), and other faith-based and humanitarian organisations in upholding the rights of individuals and communities throughout the world. more >>

  • North Indian experiences in addressing diverse conflicts to add to resources for Continuing Indaba
    • "People came with lots of fear, apprehension and pessimism about the usefulness and outcomes of an Indaba consultation," said Bishop Pradeep Kumar Samantaroy of Amritsar, convenor of a meeting in Delhi in March 2010 in preparation for the Continuing Indaba project. more >>

  • West Indian consultation agrees resources on conflict for use in Continuing Indaba
    • Codrington College, Barbados, which is the oldest dedicated Anglican theological College in the Western Hemisphere and serves the Province of the West Indies, hosted a Theological Hub meeting for the Continuing Indaba project from the 23rd to the 25th March 2010. more >>

  • Communication from the Anglican Church of Egypt
    • Dear Friends, The Assyrian International News Agency (www.aina.org) has published an article about the demolishing of an Anglican Church in Luxor, Egypt by the Egyptian State Security. This news is not correct as we do not have a church in Luxor. more >>

  • Bishop of the Anglican Church of El Salvador victim of an assassination attempt
    • The Episcopal Church of El Salvador denounces before the general public and the international community the murder attempt that Bishop Barahona and two of his closest collaborators suffered. This past Wednesday night (17th), Bishop Barahona, along two of his closest working partners, was victim of the violence that has held this country imprisoned more >>

  • Announcement from the Secretary General
    • Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Butter as the Communion’s new Director for Communications. more >>

  • Chile bishop says diocese is reaching out to isolated communities after quake
    • The Anglican Diocese of Chile is developing a plan for short- and long-term relief to serve isolated communities most affected by the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that shook the central part of Chile on Feb. 27, leaving almost 400 people dead and damaging some 1.5 million homes. more >>

  • Haiti - An Anglican Responsibility
    • The Anglican Communion needs to be actively involved in helping the rebuilding and healing of Haiti, working with the Église Épiscopale d’Haïti (the Anglican/Episcopal Diocese of Haiti) and its bishop the Rt Revd Zaché Duracin. This was the message that Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa wanted to share with the wider Communion after a visit to Haiti 4-7 March 2010. more >>

  • First Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Newsletter
    • Following the first meeting of the 'Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative' Core Group, from 11 to 15 January 2010, the first edition of the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative Newsletter has been produced. To receive this quarterly publication in future, please complete the registration form or email stuart.buchanan@anglicancommunion.org The Newsletter can be found here: http://www.aco.org/ministry/mission/ecgi/newsletters/index.cfm   more >>

  • Anglicans to meet in Geneva to promote peace and justice
    • Some 35 members of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN) will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, from 13 - 20 March, 2010. Representing over 20 countries and all the world’s continents, participants will learn more about making their voices heard within the UN system in Geneva. In parallel, they will be introduced to UN policies and programmes to inform their own work on peace and justice worldwide. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury receives Russian Order of Friendship
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was yesterday presented with the Russian Order of Friendship, for his “outstanding contribution to the cooperation and friendly relations between Russia and the UK”. more >>

  • Anglican Communion Theological Education group (TEAC 2)
    • Meeting in Canterbury at the beginning of Lent 2010, the first meeting of the Steering Group of TEAC2, established by ACC 14 in Jamaica in May 2009, has been nourished and undergirded by the Scripture-soaked worship of this Cathedral in which we have been privileged to share. more >>

  • Communique from the second meeting of AMICUM
    • The second meeting of the Anglican-Methodist International Commission for Unity in Mission (AMICUM) has taken place near Bath, England, 19-26 February 2010, hosted by the World Methodist Council, at the Ammerdown Centre. The Commission benefited greatly from the opportunity to visit and celebrate Holy Communion in the New Room in Bristol, and to see some of the historical memorabilia held in Wesley College, Bristol. more >>

  • Anglican women gather in New York for 54th annual UNCSW
    • Thousands of women from around the world, including more than 90 representing the Anglican Communion, will gather in New York March 1-12 for the 54th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women to undertake a 15-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury in Jerusalem
    • On 22 February, the third day of his visit to the Holy Land, the Archbishop of Canterbury was received in a series of meetings by the three most senior heads of churches in Jerusalem: His Beatitude Theophilus III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and members of the Holy Synod, His Beatitude Torkom II, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. more >>

  • Archbishop Jabez Bryce Bishop of the Diocese of Polynesia has died in Suva
    • Archbishop Bryce, who was 75, had led the Diocese of Polynesia for almost 35 years – and he was, at time of his death, the longest-serving bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. In 2006 he was also chosen as one of the three leaders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia more >>

  • Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative
    • Following the resolution passed at ACC-14 to promote 'Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative' a Core Group of Animators has been appointed to take the work forward under the auspices of the Mission Department of the Anglican Communion. Its first meeting took place at St Columba’s, Woking, UK, from 11 to 15 January 2010. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address to the Church of England General Synod
    • In a wide-ranging address to the General Synod in London, the Archbishop of Canterbury discusses the nature of human freedom and the value of listening and learning from one another, in both national and international debates, as well as those occurring during Synod this week. more >>

  • Message from the Secretary General
    • Christians throughout the world should be aware that the date of Easter as calculated by both Eastern and Western traditions in Christianity will fall on the same day in both 2010 and 2011. more >>

  • Consultation maps out future operations of Anglican Refugee and Migrant Network
    • Representatives of Anglican Churches in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States together with Anglican Church-backed non-governmental organisations conducted a fruitful discussion to design the plans and future operations of the Anglican Refugee and Migrant Network (ARMN) at the Consultation on ARMN held from 11 to 14 January 2010 at St. John’s Cathedral in Hong Kong. more >>

  • The Anglican Church of Southern Africa
    • Statement from the Synod of Bishops, 8-11 February 2010 The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) gathered with the Diocese of Swaziland in the blessing of their new Conference Suite at Thokoza (Joy), the Anglican Conference Centre in Swaziland. We then continued our meeting in that tranquil setting, giving thanks for the spirit of joy and fraternal charity that undergirded all our proceedings and which enabled us to conduct our work in an atmosphere of prayer. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on Bishop Mouneer's resignation from SCAC
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today expressed his regret at the decision of the Most Revd Dr Mouneer Anis, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, and President Bishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, to resign from the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion: more >>

  • Portuguese version of the Anglican Communion Covenant
    • The Portuguese version of the Anglican Communion Covenant is now available online here  The final text of the Covenant was sent to the Provinces of the Communion for their consideration at the end of December 2009, and it is being translated into some of the other languages spoken most widely across the Communion. Spanish and French translations are being prepared, and will be released soon. more >>

  • Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Endorses the "Africa for Haiti" Campaign
    • The Most Revd Dr Thabo Makgoba, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has lent his endorsement to the widely supported "Africa for Haiti" campaign, launched at a press conference on 22 January by Mrs Graça Machel. more >>

  • "We are desperate but strong in faith"
    • These are the words of Bishop Jean Zache Duracin of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti two weeks after the earthquake which has become known simply as 'La Catastrophe'. In his reflections posted on the website of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti Bishop Duracin describes the devastation and present living conditions, and his own diocese's outreach to thousands of people who have been made homeless, including childran and disabled people, and many who are wounded.. more >>

  • 'The Bible in the Life of the Church' project launched by the Anglican Communion
    • ‘The Bible in the Life of the Church’ is a major project being undertaken over three years by the Anglican Communion, mandated by the Anglican Consultative Council at its Jamaica meeting in May 2009. It is seeking to discover how Anglican Christians read the Bible, recognising the very diverse contexts we inevitably bring to this reading. With the support of the Anglican Communion Department of Theological Studies, the work of this Bible project will largely take place in a number of Regional Groups based around theological education institutions in Kenya, Southern Africa, South East Asia, Oceania, North America and Britain. more >>

  • Aftershock rocks Haiti: Diocese expands its recovery role
    • As a major aftershock rocked the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and Léogâne, more news emerged Jan. 20 about the growing role of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti in the country's short-term relief efforts and long-term recovery. The news included reports of babies being born and the loss of more people served by the diocese. more >>

  • Leaders call for an 'immediate and generous' response
    • From spare pocket change to thousands of dollars and additional pledges of ongoing assistance, Anglicans and Episcopalians around the globe rallied Jan. 14 to aid their sister Diocese of Haiti in the aftermath of the worst earthquake in the island nation's history. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's message of support for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury has given a message of support to the people of Haiti affected by the devastation caused by Tuesday's earthquake..."I am profoundly shocked and concerned to hear about the devastating earthquake in Haiti. As the news comes through, we are learning more about the tragic loss of life, injury suffered and terrible damage to the country. more >>

  • The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message
    • Friday 01 January 2010 In his BBC New Year Message the Archbishop of Canterbury sets out that in this global society we now inhabit "risk and suffering are everybody's problem, the needs of our neighbours are the needs of the whole human family." more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral
    • This morning’s reading from the Letter to the Hebrews begins with the boldest and most unambiguous statement possible of what’s new and different about Christmas. God has always been communicating with humanity, in any number of ways; but what we need from God is more than just information. The climax of the story is the sending of a Son: when all has been said and done on the level of information what still needs to be made clear to us is that the point of it all is relationship.  more >>

  • From the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion
    • The following resolution was passed by the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion meeting in London on 15-18 December, and approved for public distribution.   more >>

  • Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity Faith and Order Communiqué
    • Grateful for the gracious guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order held its first meeting in Canterbury, England from 1 to 8 December 2009. The Commission has been established by the Lambeth Conference, the Primates’ Meeting, and the Anglican Consultative Council. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement on Los Angeles Episcopal Elections
    • The election of Mary Glasspool by the Diocese of Los Angeles as suffragan bishop elect raises very serious questions not just for the Episcopal Church and its place in the Anglican Communion, but for the Communion as a whole. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's World AIDS Day Message 'A space for hope'
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has released his 2009 World Aids Day video, in which he speaks with the Revd Patricia Sawo, a church leader and mother from Kenya, about her experiences of living with HIV. The video highlights the plight of expectant mothers who are HIV positive and the support they need to prevent the transmission of HIV to their babies.  more >>

  • Statement from the Episcopal Church of Sudan
    • The peace process in Sudan has reached a critical point. With less than five months before National Elections and just over one year to the referendum on southern self-determination, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is on the brink of collapse due to contentions over the referendum law, the demarcation of the 1st January 1956 borders, and violence recently perpetrated by other armed groups... more >>

  • Southern African theologians Welcome Indaba Continuation
    • Transfiguration and inspiration The College of the Transfiguration, Grahamstown, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, has been a centre of study and support for the Anglican Church for nearly eighty years, and it was here that seventeen theologians and church leaders met in November 2009 to work on resources for the first formal conversations of the Continuing Indaba project. more >>

  • Advertisment announced for Director for Communications
    • A recent review of communications in the Anglican Communion emphasised the need for effective mechanisms to enable the current life of the Anglican Communion to be communicated internally within the Communion, to the wider Christian Community and to society in general. This includes engagement with communicators in the Provinces of the Anglican Communion as well as collaboration with colleagues at the Anglican Communion Office and elsewhere. The Secretary General intends to appoint a Director for Communications to implement this vision. more >>

  • Bible in the Life of the Church project
    • Following the resolution passed at ACC-14 (14.05) 'The Bible in the Life of the Church' a Steering Group has been appointed to take the work forward. It meets for the first time with the Chair, Archbishop David Moxon, Bishop of Waikato, New Zealand at the Anglican Communion Office from November 30th to December 3rd, 2009. The work of the project will be undertaken in six regional groups hosted, in the main, by theological colleges within the Communion and a number of 'user groups' who will test out the work of the regional groups. more >>

  • Anglican - Roman Catholic Relations: A statement from the Informal Talks
    • Following the meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, at the Vatican on 21 November 2009, at which they reaffirmed their desire to strengthen ecumenical relations between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, a preparatory committee met on 23 November 2009 to prepare the third phase of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC). more >>

  • Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo violence
    • From Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of Congo and Bishop of Winchester The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of the Anglican Province of Congo and the Bishop of Winchester today voiced their concerns over the continuing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today marks the centenary of the Great Congo Demonstration led by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Randall Davidson, to protest against violence and oppression in the Congo Free State. Speaking at the Royal Albert Hall on 19 November 1909, Archbishop Davidson condemned the “great wrong” perpetrated against the people of Congo, claiming, “we are ourselves in part responsible for the past, and, if that wrong be allowed to continue, by whomsoever carried out, we shall be answerable to God and man for its continuance.” more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's address at a Willebrands Symposium in Rome
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury today gave an address in Rome, as the guest of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The address is part of a symposium being held at the Gregorian University, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Cardinal Willebrands, the first president of the Council. more >>

  • New Perspectives on Faith and Development
    • In a lecture on12th November, the RSA, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, set out the principles by which development agencies and faith communities can engage in dialogue to build trust and mutual understanding of their distinctive motivations in order to collaborate more effectively in tackling issues of justice and global poverty. more >>

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