Anglican leader Dr. Luís César Pereira to be honoured by civic and ecumenical officials
Aos Órgãos de Comunicação Social
Bishop Pierre Whalon of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe hosted a January 20 discussion on France Culture radio about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the plight of Iraqi Christians.
By Bishop John Flack - Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome 2003 – 2008
In the summer of 2000 I had a telephone call from the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey. I was shelling peas at the time, so the call came as something of a shock. "Do you speak Italian?" he asked. "Well" I replied, "I can order a cappuchino in Pizza Express". "I’m sending you a cheque" he said "to go and get some Italian lessons". The line went dead and I was left standing puzzled in the kitchen of my house in the small medieval city of Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Under gray skies and a cold rain, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged people to stand firm in their hope that God will hear their prayers for justice and peace.
Arriving to celebrate Mass Oct. 21 in Naples' historic Piazza del Plebiscito, Pope Benedict stopped to embrace Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury and other leaders of Christian churches.
The former Archbishop of York, the Right Reverend & Right Honourable Lord Hope, has accepted an invitation to become an Honorary Assistant Bishop in the Diocese in Europe. He will join a number of other bishops who assist the Diocesan and his Suffragan in their pastoral care of more than 270 congregations scattered over 45 countries in and around Europe.
I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of His Beatitude, Teoctist, Patriarch of Romania since 1986, the spiritual father of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Throughout his long life he served the Orthodox Church and the people of Romania, witnessing to the deep-rooted Christian culture of the Romanian people.
Anglicans from the Costa Blanca and Costa Azahar (from the South and North of Valencia) have been involved in an Act of Worship in five languages to mark the start of the America’s Cup yacht races from the Spanish city.
The service in Spanish, English, Italian, French and German also included music ‘a capella’ by the Valencian choir ‘Studium Vocale’ and included Bible readings from Job (‘from the heart of the tempest’), Philippians and the Gospel of John focusing on facing challenges in unity.
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 chairperson of the governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome, Bishop Stephen Platten, has invited the Roman Catholic Church to use its authority in a more collegial way, and to allow more freedom of expression in theological dialogue.
'Catholics says Anglicans do not have a clear enough structure on authority, and I agree that there are areas it ought to be better. But I also believe the Catholic Church should exercise its authority in a much more collegial way,' Platten, the Anglican bishop of Wakefield in England, told Ecumenical News International on October 21. "Many Anglicans would be pleased to have a central figure - just like the Pope -- in the church, but they want its role to be more collegial also.'
On the 15th of October the St Vincent's Church of England congregation in the central region of the Algarve resumed its normal worshipping life in the Church of Nossa Senhora de Fatima, near Almancil. For the past 13 weeks this congregation was unable to worship in this Church which had been their regular place of worship for 16 years. The Roman Catholic hosts were under the impression that there had been a change of name of the congregation to 'All Saints Anglican Church' and that the oversight of Anglican work in the Algarve had switched from the Church of England to a bishop from Brazil.
Dear Archbishop Janis Vanags
As Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe, within the Church of England's Diocese in Europe, I have just returned from the Deanery Synod of Nordic and Baltic Countries held this year in Oslo. The Synod is comprised of the Clergy Chapter and of elected Lay Representatives from our chaplaincies and congregations.
Dear All,
It is odd to think that this is already the fifth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center - odd that time has gone by so quickly, and odd that anniversaries in multiples of five seem more significant than others.
We all have memories of that day, what we were doing, where we were, just as older people remember where they were and what they were engaged in when they heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot.
I write to you out of concern at events surrounding a service for the Feast of St Mary Magdalene held at St Saviour's church in Riga on Saturday 22nd July.
As you will know, that day was the date originally intended for a Gay Pride march through the city. There were, therefore, members of the gay and lesbian community present at the service, along with a wide number of visitors, members of St Saviour's Council and ecumenical guests. The police had been informed that the service would be taking place. Moreover, violence that took place around St Saviour's last year on the day of the Gay Pride march would surely have also caused police vigilance this year.
The College of Anglican Bishops in Continental Europe (COABICE) met in Oporto, Portugal, July 3-5, at the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, to discuss developing a covenant among the four Anglican jurisdictions in Europe -- the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe, the Iglesia Espa?ola Reformada Episcopal, the Igreja Lusitana Catolica Apostolica Evangelica, and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe.
The bishops produced a draft document which will be circulated for comment among the authorities of the four jurisdictions, Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, and Williams. The meeting was characterized by the bishops as very productive, in an atmosphere of prayer, openness, and warm congeniality.
They thanked Bishop Fernando da Luz Soares of the Igreja Lusitana Catolica Apostolica Evangelica for his welcome and the superb hospitality of his Church, and the Rev. Dr. Manuel Sumares, Priest-in-charge of St. James, Oporto, for his help as recording secretary.
The other bishops participating in the meeting were el Reverendissimo Carlos Lopez-Lozano of Iglesia Espa?ola Reformada Episcopal, Bishop Geoffrey Rowell of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe, and Bishop Pierre W. Whalon of the Convocation of American Churches in Europe -- one of the Episcopal Church's 11 not-domestic dioceses.
Article from: ENS
Despite Fire Damage, Its Ecumenical Force Will Remain Intact
Helsinki, Finland/Geneva, 2 June 2006 (LWI) - Bishop Dr Eero Huovinen, vice-president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Nordic region, says the medieval Porvoo Cathedral, partially destroyed in a recent fire, is a significant historical marker. Its importance is not only in relation to local congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) and the country but also to global ecumenism.
Dear Brother in Christ,
The bishops, clergy and people of the Church of England diocese in Europe send our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the members of the Taiz? Community on the death of Brother Roger. We, like so many around the world, are in shock that a place of pilgrimage, prayer and peace has been shaken by the violent nature of his death.
The Rt Revd Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop in Europe, has designated the weekend of October 29-30 as the weekend when the Diocese in Europe should celebrate the 25th anniversary of its unification. In view of the impossibility of the entire diocese coming together at that time, the Bishop emphasised that "the important thing is that we celebrate our shared life and mission in Christ over the same weekend, if not in the same place."
The Revd Dr R William Franklin, former Professor of Church History at St John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota and General Seminary, New York, former Dean of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University, and current Associate Rector for Education at Trinity Church, Boston has been appointed as Associate Priest and Visiting Fellow of the Anglican Centre in Rome from September 2005. His appointment significantly strengthens the staffing of the Anglican Centre alongside the Director, the Rt Revd John Flack and Fr Jonathan Boardman, the Senior Tutor.
The Revd Dr R William Franklin will also be Associate Priest at the Episcopal Church of St Paul-Within-the-Walls and the English Church of All Saints Rome and Associate Director for External Affairs at the American Academy in Rome.
Stephen Platten, the Bishop of Wakefield and Chairman of Governors of the Anglican Centre said, "We are delighted that Professor Franklin is joining the staff of the Centre. This is a clear signal of our commitment to the Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue at this time of a new pontificate."
Convocation of American Churches in Europe
May 15, 2005
His Beatitude, Emmanuel III Delly, Patriarch of Babylon and head of the Chaldean Church in Iraq, made a Pentecost visit to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris, France, where the Solemn Evensong was sung in his honor. The Patriarch's visit to the Cathedral is part of his ongoing visit to France, where an estimated 16,000 Chaldeans make their home. The Right Reverend Pierre Whalon, who is among those facilitating the Patriarch's visit to France, noted that the purpose of the trip was both religious and diplomatic.
Statement on the death of His Holiness John Paul II By The Rt Revd Pierre W Whalon, DD. Bishop-in-charge Convocation of American Churches In Europe
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