New Bishops announced for the Diocese of Wollongong - Australia, South West Florida - USA and the Diocese of Oxford - England.
20 November saw the beginning of the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of the Anglican Centre in Rome. Celebratory events include the re-launching of the library on 20 November following its recent expansion (1,000 new volumes added, taking the total to 14,000). The evening will also see the presentation of two new books on Anglicanism: 'Anglicans in Rome' by Fr Fred Bliss, former professor of ecumenism at the Angelicum University in Rome; and 'La riforma anglicana: storia ed evoluzione della Chiesa d'Inghilterra e della Comunione anglicana' by Gino Patriarchi (in Italian).
The Archbishop of Canterbury's PANEL OF REFERENCE (POR) for the Anglican Communion report on the Diocese of New Westminster is now available at the following link on the Anglican Communion Website:
Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane - Statement on the Global South Communique
24 September 2006
I thank God for the fellowship I enjoyed with my brother Primates of CAPA and the Global South, in Kigali last week, as we shared concerns about the Anglican Communion and other matters of common interest.
I wish to offer this clarification of the position of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, in light of the potentially misleading impression that our Province has endorsed the Communique issued at the end of the meeting. Whereas Canon Livingstone Ngewu and I were present in Kigali, neither of us were made aware even of the possibility of a communiqué in the name of the Primates of the Global South, prior to its release.
The Anglican Communion Office has now updated the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (ACP) web site with material for the fourth quarter (October - December 2006).
The ACP is available for download in three formats at www.aco.org/acp/downloads.cfm.
The main calendar page can be found here
'Grace and Necessity: Reflections on Art and Love' from Morehouse Publishing, by Rowan Williams, 172 pages, hardcover, $19.95.
In his first major new work of original theology for some years, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, explores the borderlands between theology, art and literature in order to pioneer a new theological expression of grace and human creativity.
Profoundly influenced by some of the most original and creative minds in the recent Catholic tradition - Jacques Maritain, the artist Eric Gill and the poet and painter David Jones - he explores a new aesthetic and the concept of an artwork as a structure in itself and not as a 'reproduction.' The sign or symbol, whether verbal or material, is a necessary vehicle of meaning and not an illustration of it, calling not for reduction or explanation but response.
In Archbishop Williams' development of his theme he discusses modern philosophy (Wittgenstein's aesthetics) but also examines modern art, the work of the American writer Flannery O'Connor and the writings of the poet and artist David Jones on art and sacrament and the underlying theology of artistic production.
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Source: Morehouse Publishing
The Anglican Communion Office has now updated the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (ACP) web site with material for the third quarter (July - September 2006). The ACP is available for download in three formats at www.aco.org/acp/downloads.cfm
The main calendar page can be found here
Readers and Colleagues
ACNS is complying a story on Holy Week and Easter services. Already we have had notice of high attendance figures and many services here in the UK. If you can to add to that report with facts and figures and photos, please contact us asap.
Easter blessings,
The editor,
Easter Tuesday 2006
Send to jim.rosenthal@aco.org
The Anglican Communion Office has now updated the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (ACP) web site with material for the second quarter (April-June 2006).
The ACP is available for download in three formats at www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/downloads.cfm.
The main calendar page can be found here
Prayer for Transformation
The 'Message' of the 9th Assembly is an invitation to prayer. In proposing the document for adoption, message committee moderator Wendy Evans explained that the message is neither a report nor an exhaustive listing of concerns, but that 'the message reflects the heart of the Assembly.'
Porto Alegre, Brazil - 19 February, 2006
Challenging the gathered churches with a new vision for Christian identity in the light of religious plurality, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, visited the World Council of Churches 9th General Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 17 February and was the keynote speaker at the day's plenary session.
Assembly Elects New Presidents, Central Committee
A new body to lead the World Council of Churches (WCC) into the next decade was elected in Porto Alegre on Wednesday. Delegates at the WCC's 9th Assembly also endorsed measures designed to strengthen youth participation in the organization's decision-making.
The Assembly elected a 150-member central committee, which serves as the main decision-making body of the Council between assemblies. The Assembly also appointed presidents for each of the world regions and for the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches.
The first Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in the 21st century opens in Porto Alegre, Brazil, today, 14 February, under the theme 'God, in your grace, transform the world.'
The Assembly, which meets every seven years, is the highest governing body of the WCC, the world's broadest global gathering of churches and Christian organizations.
The diverse and dynamic event manifests the churches' commitment to seeking unity, common witness and service to the world.
The 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will be held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from 14-23 February 2006. Its theme is a prayer: 'God, in your grace, transform the world.'
The first WCC assembly of the 21st century, it will gather up to 3,000 church leaders and ecumenical representatives from nearly every Christian tradition around the world. As such, it will be one of the broadest global gatherings of its kind.
Request for information
ACNS and Anglican Episcopal World would like to know how the Week of Christian Unity is being celebrated around the Anglican Communion. Please send information to suminder.duggal@aco.org as soon as possible. Also your chance to share thoughts on ecumenical work and ministry.
Thanks,
The Editor
'Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them' from Matt. 18:20 is the theme of the 2006 edition of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It was chosen by an ecumenical group in Ireland.
The Anglican Communion Office is the permanent secretariat for the Lambeth Conference, the Primates Meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and supports the world-wide work of the Anglican Church. Applications are invited for the part-time post of Communications Assistant. It is envisaged that the appointee will work 21 hours a week, over 3, 4, or 5 days as he/she prefers, providing there is a degree of flexibility when necessary.
The Anglican Communion Office has now updated the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (ACP) web site with material for 2006 - 2007. The first quarter (January - March 2006) is available for download in three formats at
www.aco.org/acp/downloads.cfm. The main calendar page can be found here
The Anglican Communion Office has now updated the Anglican Cycle of Prayer (ACP) web site with material for the fourth quarter (October-December 2005). The ACP is available for download in three formats at www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/downloads.cfm. The main calendar page can be found here
Anglican Cycle of Prayer has been available from the Anglican Communion web site since January of last year.
Communique for the Anglican/al-Azhar dialogue committee
The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, held its fourth annual meeting in Al-Azhar at Lambeth Palace, London on 15 September 2005 which corresponds to 11 Shaban 1426. This was held in accord with the agreement signed at Lambeth Palace on 30 January 2002 by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar.
