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THE SECOND SUNDAY after CHRISTMAS DAY
January 3, 2010

 10 am complete service with Fr. Fisher
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Laura Vines Playing Guitar and Organ

   

THE FIRST SUNDAY after CHRISTMAS DAY
December 27 2009
 11:15am complete service with Fr. Fisher
Laura Vines Playing Guitar and Organ
with the Wonderfull Saint Matthew's Quire

 

  

  THE Fourth SUNDAY of ADVENT
December 20, 2009
 11:15 am complete service with Fr. Fisher
Laura Vines
 And the Wonderfull Saint Matthew's Quire

Announcements 

Tuesday, March 9th

The last time we worked on a St. Matthew's Newsletter we were approaching Christmas. Now that we're approaching EASTER, and Daylight is gaining, and maybe (oooh please) it's the edge of Spring, we thought we might tear ourselves away from Facebook & basketball games & everything else &  start on another Newsletter. Do you have anything you'd like to share for an Easter/Spring Newsletter? If we receive it by next Tuesday (March 16th), then maybe we can get it online & in the mail by Palm Sunday, March 28th. Any news to share about upcoming events in April or May?

How have things been since Christmas? Any news to report? As winter sloooooooooooowly ends, how has Winter been where you are? Have any Epiphanies? What will you remember about this Winter?
It's Lent. How is that going?
The week after Easter the Diocese will be prayerfully choosing a new Bishop. What's one suggestion you might have for a new Bishop? What's one quality voting delegates should look for? What's one story you remember about previous Bishops that made a difference in your life?
EASTER is coming!!!!! What's one of your memories of your earliest Easters? of an Easter celebration that made a difference in your life? Where have you found Resurrection? When was a Time the Risen Christ spoke Hope & New Beginnings to you? What does Easter sound like, look like, taste like? If you could say ONE THING to a child about what Easter means to you, what would you say?
It's SPRING!!!! (well, maybe).What Sign do you look for that tells you "YES, Spring IS coming!" ? What does Spring sound like? It's Carnivals & dog races. Got any dog team stories?
These are just thoughts to get you started thinking. If you have anything to share, anonymously or otherwise, send it to us by Tuesday; and we'll see about an Easter Newsletter. Thank you.
- scott
        
Don’t forget next Sunday is daylight savings time. Spring forward! Set clocks ahead One hour!
 
 
Thank you to everyone who helped with Thursday night’s “Meet the candidates” covered dish. Further information on them all is available on the St. Matthew’s (www.stmatthewschurch.org) and Diocesan (www.alaskabishopsearch.org) websites. Have any thoughts? Speak to our Convention delegates 
         DELEGATES:   Shirley Gordon, Karen Parr, Deacon Bella Jean Savino, Linda Demientieff, Becky Snow
       ALTERNATES: Clarence Bolden, the Rev. Steve Matthew, Eliza Winfrey, Marty Thomas, Nancy Tarnai
 
          Thank you to Bernice Aragon for working in the Church Office this week while Hilary & Gene travel to Anchorage again for a long weekend.
 
Ø      Want to help at St. Matthew’s? Sign up in Parish Hall.
         
 
          There is information on the parish hall bulletin for Faith into Tomorrow Grant Applications ~ “Caring for Victims of Poverty and Abuse” and “Encouraging Spiritual Growth and Outreach.” Deadline for applications is June 1, 2010.
 
       
          Health Ministry Prayer Shawl Group offers “Winter Projects for Adoption” on a table in the parish hall. Please take one home today. 
With thanks to Irene Todd, and while no one was looking, and while she's in Hawaii, our Senior Warden is the lead story on the national Episcopal Church's website:
 
                
         
 
Candidates for the 8th Bishop of Alaska

Candidates for the 8th Bishop of Alaska

News and Updates   

Standing Committee Accepts Candidates

January, 2010

 

Dear Members of the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska,

 

It is with great joy that the Standing Committee present these four candidates for the VIII Bishop of Alaska

Read full update

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  • 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • The Anglican Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council - Communique
    • The Anglican-Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council (AOCICC) met in the International Study Centre, Canterbury, England, from 26 to 29 October 2009. The Council welcomed the Revd Carola von Wrangel from the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe as a new member. more >>

  • A statement by the Church of Pakistan
    • The recent tragedy of Gojra, where nine Pakistani Christians were burnt to death by a frenzied mob, has raised yet again the whole issue of the status and security of the religious minorities in an overwhelmingly Islamic country like Pakistan. This incident has highlighted in a very painful and tragic way, the experiences of Pakistani Christians, who so often are victimized under the false pretext of either having desecrated the Holy Quran or insulting the holy Prophet of Islam. more >>

  • New Issue of the Christian-Muslim digest is now available online
    • The November 2009 issue of the Digest of Christian-Muslim relations, which is produced by the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns in fulfilment of the mandate given to it by the 1998 Lambeth Conference, is now available on this website at: http://nifcon.anglicancommunion.org/digest/docs/digest10.cfm This issue looks at news from Pakistan and the misuse of the Blasphemy Laws; reports of Interfaith meetings in Accra, Geneva and Washington; the Pew Forum report Mapping the Muslim Global Population; an update on the situation in Jos, Nigeria; Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa celebrates fifty years of Interfaith work; resource on Muslims in Europe and, in depth, at the situation in Malaysia. For further information or to request a copy of the digest by email (or for exceptional reasons in print form) please contact: suminder.duggal@aco.org more >>

  • Faith leaders - tackling climate change is a "moral imperative"
    •  The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted a meeting of faith leaders and faith-based and community organisations at Lambeth Palace to discuss the response of faith communities to the environmental crisis. With 40 days to go before the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit the participants have pledged to work together to raise awareness about the effects of ‘catastrophic climate change’ on the world’s poor. more >>

  • St. George's Anglican Church damaged in deadly bomb attack
    • Two major suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad on Sunday, Oct 25, caused serious damage to St. George's Anglican Church and left at least 150 dead and more than 600 injured on the streets outside. When the coordinated car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad at 10:30 a.m. the church was empty. "If the bomb had been just a few hours later, the glass from the windows would have ripped through the congregation causing terrible human damage," said the Revd Canon Andrew White, vicar of St. George's, the only Anglican church in Iraq. The explosions damaged the church's clinic, bookshop, school rooms and the Mothers' Union buildings. more >>

  • Province of Sudan elects seven new bishops
    • The Province of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan elected seven new bishops in All Saints’ Cathedral, Juba on Saturday 24th October 2009. Five of the seven are to be the first bishops of newly created dioceses, whilst two are replacing bishops who have retired this year from existing dioceses. The new dioceses that have gained their first bishops-elect are Terekeka, Pacong, Akot, Twic East and Nzara. more >>

  • Joint Statement by The Archbishop of Westminster and The Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Today's announcement of the Apostolic Constitution is a response by Pope Benedict XVI to a number of requests over the past few years to the Holy See from groups of Anglicans who wish to enter into full visible communion with the Roman Catholic Church, and are willing to declare that they share a common Catholic faith and accept the Petrine ministry as willed by Christ for his Church. more >>

  • The Archbishop of York attends the Porvoo Communion in Finland
    • Climate change, diaspora congregations and the understanding of communion amidst the current economic crisis were among the topics discussed as the primates and presiding bishops in the met in Porvoo, Finland on October 12th– 13th 2009. The primates and presiding bishops of the Porvoo Communion meet every other year to discuss matters of common interest. This year the meeting was held in the historic city of Porvoo, which gives its name to this communion of Anglican and Lutheran churches in several European Countries. more >>

  • Anglican Health Network - Micro Health Insurance Pilot
    • People on very low incomes in the developing world may soon be able to access health insurance thanks to the Anglican Health Network (AHN). Based in Geneva, AHN announced 6 October that it will establish a new pilot project to test the concept of providing a ‘micro health insurance plan’ in an African setting. more >>

  • Act local as well as national urges Archbishop of Canterbury
    • In a lecture today at Southwark Cathedral (sponsored by the Christian environmental group Operation Noah) Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, sets out a Christian vision of how people can respond to the looming environmental crisis. Beginning with the story of Noah and the Flood, Dr Williams highlights the “burden of responsibility for what confronts us here and now as a serious crisis and challenge”. more >>

  • A Statement from the Anglican Communion Environmental Network
    • In preparation for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference Of Parties (COP) Meetings to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark in December, the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN) has issued a statement to Anglicans Worldwide, to COP Delegates, Faith Community Representatives, Observer Organizations, and Friends of Creation. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterburys sermon to mark the end of military operations in Iraq
    • The sermon given today by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a service of commemoration to mark the end of military operations in Iraq, held at St Paul’s Cathedral London: Readings: Ecclesiastes 3: 1—8; Ephesians 6.10—17 ‘There is a time for every matter under heaven’. Today is a time for reflecting on the human cost of seeking for justice; on the generosity of so many people, young and not so young, in facing and meeting that cost; and on the countless mysterious ways in which such people have been equipped to meet the cost, through their relationships, through the quiet support and inspiration of those who love them and have shaped who they are. A time to reflect on the unexpected qualities of people like ourselves who, caught up in the confusions of a great international upheaval, simply got on with the task they were given because they believed that order and justice mattered. more >>

  • Archbishop of York Speaks Out On Hope Not Hate Campaign
    • The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu called for people to unite behind the Hope Not Hate anti-racism campaign. Speaking at the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of Diocesan Church House in Deansgate, Manchester, the Archbishop of York said: "I hope that the whole of this community in Manchester will unite behind the Hope Not Hate pledge. It is an important campaign that what matters in this life is turning enemies into friends – not friends into enemies. more >>

  • Tsunami tears heart of Pasefika
    • In terms of numbers, the Anglican Church isn’t a very big player in Samoa. But the scale of the tsunami disaster is such that no-one with any Pacific connections has been left untouched by it – including some leading figures in the Diocese of Polynesia. Take Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Leota, for example. Archdeacon Tai, as she’s known to hundreds in this church is a Samoan living in Auckland. She has served as the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, on the Anglican Consultative Council, as a Diocese of Polynesia representative to the General Synod, and earlier this year she was priested. more >>

  • Anglican AIDS and Healthcare Trust
    • Archbishop Thabo Makgoba - Siyakha Programme Workshop The Archbishop of Cape Town has thanked the British Government and its tax-payers for their support of his church’s work with those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Speaking in Johannesburg on Monday evening, 28 September, at a workshop run by the Anglican AIDS and Healthcare Trust (in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Development), Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said ‘You have helped us achieve the purposes for which this Trust was created.’ more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury backs efforts for a world free of nuclear arms
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, currently visiting the Anglican Church in Japan, today took part in an Act of Remembrance at the epicentre of the atomic bomb blast in Nagasaki. During the Act of Remembrance, Dr Williams laid flowers at the memorial and spoke about the pressing importance of working for a world free from nuclear weapons. more >>

  • Statement from the Church of the Province of Central Africa
    • At a lawfully constituted Elective Assembly of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) in August 2009, at which the majority of electors present were from the Diocese of Lake Malawi, over two thirds of the voters were in favour of the Revd Francis Kaulanda being appointed bishop of that Diocese. more >>

  • Communique from the International Commission of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue
    • The International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in Chania, Crete, from Tuesday, 15th September to Sunday 20th September 2009, as guests of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the Metropolis of Kydonia and Apokoronos. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon celebrating 150th Anniversary of the Anglican Church in Japan
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today preached at a service attended by over 2000 people, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Anglican Church in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai). The Eucharist took place at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Mary in Tokyo. Presiding at the Eucharist was the Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, Primate of NSKK and Bishop of Hokkaido, along with other bishops from NSKK. more >>

  • African Leadership Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Related MDGs
    • We, former African Heads of State, religious leaders and non-governmental organisations engaged in combating HIV and AIDS, convening in Nairobi, Kenya, under the auspices of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), have engaged in a consultative dialogue on HIV and AIDS in Africa in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury: Education based only on reason is incomplete
    • As part of his week-long visit to Japan for the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Anglican Church in Japan, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams gave on Monday 21st a lecture to students and academics at Rikkyo Gaukin University, an Anglican university in Tokyo. more >>

  • Death of former Primate of Sudan
    • On the evening of Friday 18th September 2009, former Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan and Bishop of Juba, Dr. Joseph Marona, passed away at a relative's home in Khartoum, Sudan. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterburys Eid message for 2009
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent his greetings to Muslim communities for the festival of Eid ul Fitr, marking the end of Ramadhan. The Archbishop’s greeting celebrates the many positive examples of Christian Muslim encounter and engagement with the wider common good in the past year. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury sends greetings for the start of the Jewish New Year
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent his greetings to the Jewish Communities at the start of the festival of Rosh Hashanah. In his message Dr Williams recalls his visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau with the Chief Rabbi and Rabbi Tony Bayfield, and looks ahead to the presence of the Chief Rabbi in the House of Lords, as well as his meeting with the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. more >>

  • Blasphemy law in Pakistan: petition presented to Pakistan High Commission
    • The online petition to change the blasphemy legislation in Pakistan, of which NIFCON (the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns) was one of the sponsors, was presented to the Pakistan High Commissioner in London on Tuesday 8 September more >>

  • New Primate elected for the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
    • The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has elected Nicholas Orogodo Okoh as its fourth Primate in succession to the Most Revd Peter Akinola. The announcement was made on 15 September. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury to visit Japan
    • As part the150th anniversary celebrations of the Anglican Church in Japan, the Archbishop of Canterbury will be making a week-long visit to Japan during which he will visit Anglican churches, universities and schools, as well as the city of Nagasaki. Dr Williams will preach at the service to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Anglican Church in Japan (known as Nippon Sei Ko Kai) and will be joined by other bishops and Primates from around the Anglican Communion. more >>

  • International Anglican Liturgical Consultation 2009
    • The International Anglican Liturgical Consultation met August 3-8 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Auckland, in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia. We are grateful to the Local Arrangements Committee, the Right Reverend Winston Halapua and the Right Reverend Kito Pikaahu, the Right Reverend George Connor, Mrs. Heather Skilling and the Very Reverend Ross Bay who shaped the conference and tended to our travel and practical needs with care. more >>

  • New resource on church ministry with HIV/AIDS available
    • A short film showing the work of Anglican churches in Swaziland, Malawi and Uruguay in combating the effects of HIV/AIDS has just been produced by the British based world mission agency USPG: Anglicans in World Mission. more >>

  • Appeal from the Episcopal Church of the Sudan
    • On Saturday 29th August 2009 I received reports from Wernyol, Twic East County, Jonglei State, that there had been another attack on the peoples of the area in which over forty people – men, women and children – were killed. Amongst the dead were Ven. Joseph Mabior Garang, Archdeacon of Wernyol and Archbishop’s Commissary in the new Diocese of Twic East... more >>

  • Letter from the Church of the Province of Central Africa
    • The Church of the Province of Central Africa has asked that the following letter from the Dean of the Province be circulated by ACNS. more >>

  • Primate pledges support for indigenous Anglican ministry
    • The primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, has pledged his commitment to help turn the vision of a self-determining indigenous Anglican ministry in Canada into reality. In his homily at the closing Eucharist of the 6th Indigenous Sacred Circle, Archbishop Hiltz promised that “we will make sure that substantial amounts of time” will be given at the 2010 General Synod to discussions around the necessary steps to realize a national indigenous ministry. more >>

  • Lambeth Conference Bible Studies published
    • The Bible Studies used at the 2008 Lambeth Conference of bishops and spouses, which explored the ‘I am’ sayings of the Gospel of John, have now been published by SPCK. The book of Bible Studies, given the title In the Beginning was the Word, also includes a set of seven Studies on the ‘Signs’ in the Gospel. more >>

  • Advocacy for Christians in Pakistan
    • Having listened to the concerns of Christian partners and correspondents in Pakistan, NIFCON (the Network of Inter Faith Concerns for the Anglican Communion) is one of the main sponsors of a petition being drawn up asking the government of Pakistan to repeal the law against blasphemy. more >>

  • Episcopal Elections in the Church of the Province of Central Africa
    • The Electoral College which sat at St Peter’s, Lilongwe, Malawi on Saturday 1st August 2009 elected the Revd Canon Fr Leslie Richard Mtekateka as the Bishop of Northern Malawi. The See fell vacant after Bishop Christopher Boyle resigned to take up a new post of Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Leicester in the UK. more >>

  • Job Vacancy: Lambeth Palace - Inter Religious Affairs Research Assistant
    • Lambeth Palace - Inter Religious Affairs Research Assistant more >>

  • Appointment of new Director for Unity, Faith and Order announced
    • The Secretary General, Canon Kenneth Kearon, has announced the appointment of Canon Dr Alyson Barnett-Cowan as Director for Unity, Faith and Order at the Anglican Communion Office. The post is a new one in the Communion, and arose after some restructuring following the election of Canon Gregory Cameron, formally Director of Ecumenical Affairs and Deputy Secretary General, as Bishop of St Asaph in the Church in Wales. more >>

  • Christians in Pakistan: recent attacks and the challenge for the future
    • Anglicans around the world are expressing concern for, and solidarity with, fellow-Christians in Pakistan, particularly in view of the recent violence in the area of the Diocese of Faisalbad. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, issued a statement on August 4 2009. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury condemns atrocities in Pakistan
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today made the following statement regarding the violence in Pakistan: The recent atrocities against Christians in Pakistan will sear the imaginations of countless people of all faiths throughout the world. As the minister of law in the Punjab has already said, such actions are not the work of true Muslims. more >>

  • WCC calls on Pakistan to protect Christian minority under attack
    • The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia appealed to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari to "ensure the safety and security" of Christians in the Punjab province, where three attacks against Christian communities were carried by militant Islamic groups in the last two months. more >>

  • New Issue of the Christian-Muslim digest is now available online
    • The July 2009 issue of the Digest of Christian-Muslim relations, which is produced by the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns in fulfilment of the mandate given to it by the 1998 Lambeth Conference, is now available on this website at: http://nifcon.anglicancommunion.org/digest/docs/digest09.cfm  more >>

  • Chad Gandiya is consecrated Bishop of Harare
    • In an extraordinary double ceremony, former USPG staff member Chad Gandiya was first consecrated bishop and then enthroned as the Bishop of the Diocese of Harare, part of the Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA). In the cold of a Zimbabwe winter morning, more than 5,000 people packed into one of Harare’s sports arenas for a jubilant four-hour eucharist. The service was presided over by the dean of the province, Bishop Albert Chama, from Zambia. more >>

  • Cross-country ride raises awareness in the fight against malaria
    • Eight cyclists riding from sea to shining sea to raise money and awareness for Episcopal Relief and Development's fight against malaria completed their 12-day, 4,000-mile, 13-state journey July 28 when they arrived at the Episcopal Church Center in New York On July 17, the last day of the 76th General Convention, the team, led by Bishop Mark Hollingsworth of the Diocese of Ohio, departed Anaheim, California, riding in relay format around the clock. more >>

  • Kicking off a team effort to grow churches
    • Training launched to extend warm welcome to people intrigued by church Two church growth consultants are encouraging churches across the country to set up 'Welcome Teams' as part of a drive to make Church more 'sticky' for those who drop in to special events or feel the urge to try out a Sunday morning service. Everybody Welcome, published by Church House Publishing, is designed for use by small groups or Parochial Church Councils as a way of focusing on making their church’s welcome extra special and encouraging those who try church out to come back again and again. more >>

  • Communion, Covenant and our Anglican Future
    • Reflections on the Episcopal Church's 2009 General Convention from the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful of the Anglican Communion. more >>

  • Swine Flu: Archbishops' advice on sharing of Communion
    • The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have written to Bishops in the Church of England recommending the suspension of the sharing of the chalice at communion. The Archbishops’ letter follows advice from the Department of Health not to share “common vessels” for food or drink. For those who wish still to offer both bread and wine, the Archbishops have recommended use of “personal intinction by the presiding minister” more >>

  • News from the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
    • Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Leota opened a new chapter in her colourful life on Sunday afternoon. Archdeacon Tai – as she’s known to hundreds of church folk – was ordained to the priesthood at Auckland’s Holy Trinity Cathedral. Ordained, moreover, by Bishop Winston Halapua, the man who had brought her into the embrace of the Anglican Church in the first place, and by Bishops John Paterson and Kito Pikaahu. more >>

  • Visit of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the Anglican Centre of Rome
    • In Italy for a round of engagements including addressing the G8 Meeting, Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, seized the opportunity to visit the Anglican Centre in Rome. The Centre exists to promote understanding and unity within the Christian household, particularly between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, two of the world’s most global and far-reaching bodies, and to encourage cooperation between all peoples. more >>

  • Inter-Anglican Standing Commission for Unity, Faith and Order - IASCUFO
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion have announced the membership of an important new commission, following extensive consultation with the Provinces of the Communion around the world. The Chair is the Most Revd Bernard Ntahoturi, Primate of the Anglican Church of Burundi.   more >>

  • The Diocese of Peshawar establishes a Relief Camp
    • For Internally Displaced Christian Families - Vocational Training Centre (CVTC), Mardan. The number of IDPs at the Camp is gradually increasing, but by the Grace of God, Peshawar Diocese is managing to take good care of these unfortunate families. Initially, there were 46 families at the Camp; now 20 more Christian families have arrived. The IDPs are providing shelter, food, clothes, medical aid and other necessity for daily life. Sports and leisure facilities have also been provided by the Diocesan Development and Relief Staff. A medical team from Mission Hospital Peshawar is looking after their health needs. Two serious patients suffering from paralysis have been brought to the Mission Hospital, Peshawar for proper treatment. more >>

  • The Archbishop of Armagh Welcomes Act of Loyalist Decommissioning
    • From the Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland: I very much look forward to full confirmation of the complete decommissioning of all armaments held by loyalist paramilitaries. It will represent a further and extremely welcome step towards confidence building and the normalisation of society in Northern Ireland. I recognise that on the part of the leadership of the paramilitary groups full decommissioning has been a challenging outcome to deliver; therefore, I commend those within loyalism who have argued consistently for decommissioning over a considerable period. Now full energy and commitment can be devoted to community development and the enhancement of the lives of people in loyalist areas free from the dark shadow of the gun. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury calls for commitment to sustainable peace in Sudan
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has issued a statement in support of today’s ‘Sudan Day of Action’ which calls for a renewed commitment to sustainable peace in Sudan. The Sudan Day of Action, organised by Baroness Cox and the Sudan Action Group, aims to raise awareness for the desperate plight of the people of Sudan.  more >>

  • New Primus for the Scottish Episcopal Church
    • The Rt Rev David Chillingworth was elected Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church at an Episcopal Synod held during the annual meeting of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Bishop David was the single nomination and his election was supported by all other six bishops. Bishop David has been Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane since 2005 and succeeds the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway who stepped down as Primus. more >>

  • The Anxieties of the People of Jaffna
    • A statement by the Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera, Bishop of Colombo An opportunity for national growth and harmony I recently returned from one of my regular pastoral visits to our congregations (churches) and schools in Jaffna. Such visits are always educative and humbling. What was immediately noticeable was the preoccupation with routine in the lives of the people; simply because there seems to be little else to look forward to. more >>

  • Appeal for Crisis Aid for Sri Lankan Refugee Casualties
    • Received via email from the Bishop of Kurungala…I have just returned to the island after the 14th Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council in Kingston. Jamaica. I have had to return to a very disturbing situation, which we will try to explain below. I am sure that you have already heard about the worsening situation of the innocent casualties of the civilian population, due to the conflict in the North East of the Country. more >>

  • Major Anglican Ecumenical Report 'The Vision Before Us' is now Published
    • The Vision Before Us, subtitled ‘The Kyoto Report of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations 2000-2008’, records the Commission’s work of maintaining an overview of the Anglican Communion’s engagement with Christians of other traditions, and of giving encouragement and advice to the ecumenical activities of the Communion and the Provinces. more >>

  • Anglican Covenant Working Group - Names announced
    • The text of the Ridley Cambridge Draft of the Covenant received strong support at the recent ACC meeting in Jamaica. However concern was expressed that Section 4 had not received the same degree of Provincial consideration that Sections 1-3 had. ACC-14 proposed that Provinces be given time to consider Section 4, that a small Working Group be set up to consider adjustment to Section 4... more >>

  • Anglican - Lutheran International Commission: Communiqué
    • The third Anglican – Lutheran International Commission (ALIC) held its fourth meeting in Lilleskog, Sweden, between 20 and 27 May 2009, under the leadership of the Most Revd Fred Hiltz, Primate of Canada, and of Reverend Dr. Cameron Harder, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, Canada, acting as Lutheran co-chair in the absence of Bishop Dr. Thomas Nyiwé, Cameroon, who was unable to attend. more >>

  • News from the Diocese of Durgapur
    • A cyclone named "Aila" hit west Bengal, flooding villages and forcing people to leave their homes. It was about 131 Km (80 Miles) south of Sagar Island, the world biggest riverine delta and has now hit Kolkata, Burdwan and Midnapore District. Situation is grave and countless people have lost their lives. more >>

  • Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Receives US Honorary Degree
    • ‘This is for all South Africans who were denied access to education’ The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town yesterday said that the honorary degree he has been awarded by an American seminary ‘is for all South Africans who were denied access to education’. more >>

  • Archbishop of Canterbury welcomes new Archbishop of Westminster
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today given a greeting to Archbishop Vincent Nichols at his Installation Mass as the new Archbishop of Westminster. more >>

  • Festive Service Closes ACC-14
    • The Archbishop of Canterbury was the celebrant at a closing Eucharist for the Anglican Consultative Meeting (ACC-14) in Kingston Jamaica. The Eucharist was held at The Cathedral of St. James in Spanish Town- the oldest Cathedral in the British Caribbean. more >>

  • Resolutions of ACC-14
    • Final Resolutions of ACC-14 more >>

  • ACC-14 Press Briefing 12th May 2009
    • On this last day of the Anglican Consultative Meeting (ACC-14) the delegates focused on final resolutions and the messages they will take back to their provinces. After a discussion in their discernment groups a closing plenary session was held with the members presenting positive and challenging insights from the meetings. more >>

  • ACC-14 Election of Vice Chair and Joint Standing Committee
    • During the meeting of ACC 14 in Kingston, Jamaica a new Vice Chair and four new members for the Joint Standing Committee were elected. They will join new Chair Bishop James Tengatenga (Central Africa), Mrs Philippa Amable (West Africa), Bishop Kumara Illangasinghe (Ceylon) and Ms Nomfundo Walaza (South Africa). more >>

  • The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 9
    • If you look on the Anglican Communion Office staff list you will see the name The Revd Terrie Robinson not once, not twice but three times. She is the women’s desk officer, the translation co-ordinator and the Anglican Communion Networks Co-ordinator. more >>

  • The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 8
    • Sometimes concerns arise in the life of the Church and we tend to think that it is a brand new issue for the Anglican Communion. Questions around the integrity of the environment may feel relatively new but in fact it was the sixth meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council meeting twenty – five years ago in Badagry Nigeria (1984) Anglican concern led to the formation of The Anglican Communion Environmental Network. more >>

  • ACC-14 Presidential Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury
    • On the eve of the closing of the Anglican Consultative Council 14 meeting in Kingston, Jamaica the Archbishop Of Canterbury delivered his presidential address. The Council has a chair and the Archbishop functions as the president. The address came after the evening worship and was followed by an opportunity to express thanks to Bishop John Paterson who retires as the chair at the end of this meeting, more >>

  • ACC-14 Press Briefing 11th May 2009
    • The Anglican Consultative Council is moving into its last few days of meetings. On Sunday all of the delegates were sent in teams of three or four to every parish on the island of Jamaica- in some cases to celebrate and preach and in all cases to engage in conversations about mission and the opportunities to share the gospel. more >>

  • The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 7
    • The word family evokes a wide range of emotions. For some it is a very loving and supportive word that is the centre of their being. For others it is a place of distance anxiety and frustration with people who are closely related failing to talk or listen to one another. We use the term in many ways, thinking of the Church as a family and even the Anglican Communion as one family under our Lord and Saviour.   more >>

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