The Rt Revd Dehqani Tafti Hassan Barnaba, Bishop in Iran 1961-1990 and Confessor of the Faith, on 29th April 2008 died peacefully at home in Oakham - England, surrounded by his loving wife and daughters.
The latest issue of AWNN is now online. The theme of the current edition digests the recent Joint Standing Committee Meeting of the Primates and the Anglican Consultative Council (JSC), held at the Anglican Communion Office (ACO) in London
[ACNS Special Report] Anglicans/Episcopalians around the world will join with other Christians in observing the most solemn time in the church’s calendar, Holy Week, beginning Sunday, 16 March. The week marks the last days in the life of Christ and celebrates his glorious resurrection in the Easter Triduum (Three Days).
On Friday, 29 February, in the presence of members of the Primates and Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) Joint Standing Committee, Saint Andrew’s Chapel at the Anglican Communion Secretariat, Westbourne Park, London, will be designated a “Cross of Nails Centre” by the Dean of Coventry.
The Archbishop of Canterbury announced the formation of the Windsor Continuation Group (WCG), as proposed in his Advent Letter. The WCG will address outstanding questions arising from the Windsor Report and the various formal responses from provinces and instruments of the Anglican Communion.
The Covenant Design Group (CDG) held its second meeting at the Anglican Communion Offices, St. Andrew’s House, London, UK, between Monday, 28th January, and Saturday, 2nd February, 2008, under the chairmanship of the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, Archbishop of the West Indies.
The season of Lent begins (February 6) and Anglicans and Christians of many traditions will gather for worship to mark the most solemn season of the church year, looking toward the Passion of Our Lord, Holy Week and culminating in Easter. Easter comes extraordinarily early this year, 23 March.
(ACNS) A new occasional newsletter, easy to download, is now on the Anglican Communion website. Anglican World News and Notes will focus on particular themes and events within the Anglican Communion and the work of the secretariat in London
The Anglican Covenant Design Group, chaired by the Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, is currently meeting at the Anglican Communion Office in London. Provinces represented on the Covenant Design Group are: Ireland, Wales, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, USA, Canada, West Africa, West Indies as well as Anglican Communion and Lambeth Palace staff.
The situation with respect to the Anglican Church in Harare is a matter of grave concern to all in the Anglican Communion. Bishop Kunonga’s close ties with President Robert Mugabe is of deep concern to many and the resort to violent disruption has been widely deplored. His unilateral actions with respect to the Diocese of Harare and his own status within the Province of Central Africa are
Community groups, even governments, are increasingly turning to Mothers’ Union worldwide to provide grassroots HIV/AIDS awareness, education, home-care, anti-stigma campaigns and HIV status-related poverty issues.
Arising from the heart of the Korean people, and in response to a resolution of the 13th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), a "Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference" entitled Towards Peace in Korea (TOPIK), was held November 14-20 in Paju. Hosted by the Anglican Church of Korea, we came from all parts of the globe including: Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Aotearoa New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Palestine, Cyprus, Myanmar/Burma, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.
The international Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN), has issued a communiqué from its recently concluded triennial meeting in Kigali, Rwanda and Bujumbura, Burundi. Participants included representatives from 17 provinces (list below) of the Anglican Communion. The meeting focused on conflict transformation and exploring the role of violence in societies throughout the world.
Anglicans from the USA, Canada, Europe and Hong Kong have gathered in St Andrew's House, London for the annual meeting of the Compass Rose Society. Members of the group give significant financial support to the work of the Anglican Communion, the Secretariat and ministries of the Anglican Consultative Council
The Joint Standing Committee of the Primates and the Anglican Consultative Council accompanied the Archbishop of Canterbury to the meeting of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church which has been meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, between Wednesday 19 September and Tuesday 25 September. We gathered at the invitation of presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and of the House of Bishops in order to converse with them about the current tensions encountered in the life of the communion.
The Joint Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and the Primates of the Anglican Communion (JSC) - Meeting set for 19-25 September 2007 New Orleans, USA.
Applications are invited for the post of Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Governors of the Anglican Centre in Rome wish to appoint a new Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Centre in Rome to succeed the Rt Revd John Flack who is retiring on 28 February 2008 after nearly five years in the post.
With less than one year to go to the Lambeth Conference 2008, the Conference Office is set to invite further contributions for its ongoing bursary programme. The bursaries enable bishops and bishops’ spouses to attend the Lambeth Conference, as well as helping fund those attending who will help ensure the smooth running of both the Lambeth Conference and the Spouses Conference when it meets in Canterbury next July.
One element of the Lambeth Conference that always generates a lot of interest is the Marketplace. The Marketplace provides a showcase for things going on around the Anglican Communion, a space for delegates to relax, meet friends and shop and will now give day visitors a flavour of the Anglican Communion.
The Provincial Secretaries of the Anglican Communion met in Hong Kong from 23 to 30 August 2007 for the sixth in a series of informal meetings started in the 1980s. Provincial Secretaries are key administrators for each province and the conference programme was designed to further their professional development, encourage them in their faith and ministry, increase knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing other Provinces and to strengthen bonds within the Communion.
The editor of the official quarterly magazine of the Anglican Communion has announced a special advertising rate as preparations are in full swing for the every ten year meeting in Canterbury.
The competition for the annual Anglican Communion Christmas Card 2007 has been announced today. The competition poster Anglican Artists – can be found here.
Please show the Anglican Artists poster in your Congregation and please note the request to send a copy, rather than the original artwork. The deadline for this competition is 7th July 2007.
At the invitation of Archbishop Fidele Dirokpa, Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, attended the Provincial Synod meeting of L'Eglise Anglicane du Congo held in Bunia last week. The synod meeting was held immediately after a round table discussion with overseas partners, the first time that such a meeting had been held. The Synod meeting began with an opening eucharist
A weekend of emotion, praise, prayer and promises, marked the visit to Angola of the Most Revd Rowan Williams and his delegation. A sports stadium in the capital city of Luanda was overflowing with people coming to join in a special Eucharist to mark the first ever visit of an Archbishop of Canterbury to Angola, on Sunday, 11 March, 2007. However, the praise was mixed with sadness for the "reality" of the situation, while local Christians cheered and applauded as their guest made his way into the stadium styled "cathedral".
The Spanish and French translation of the Communiqué and the Draft Covenant are being created now and will be available soon from the following links:
Primates Meeting 2007 Communiqué.
http://www.aco.org/primates/downloads/index.cfm
Anglican Draft Covenant.
http://www.aco.org/commission/d_covenant/downloads.cfm
20th February 2007
May I echo the thanks for your patience which Philip has already shared with you – we’re very appreciative of the fact that it is late and we’re all tired.
Also before I start, I went from one session just to check the BBC news and heard more details about he appalling bombing on the train in India and I know that all the Primates will want to put on record their grief and shock about this and their prayers for all involved and their families.
The following is the report given to the Anglican Communion Joint Standing Committee of the Primates meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council.
In response to a number of queries, and following consultation with The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has issued the following statement: The Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA) is, to my knowledge, a 'mission' of the Church of Nigeria. It is not a branch of the Anglican Communion as such but an organsation which relates to a single province of the Anglican Communion
Christian leaders have called for prayers throughout Advent for Christians in the Holy Land as they prepare for a pilgrimage to the birth place of Jesus Christ. The four heads of Churches will undertake the pilgrimage in solidarity with Christians living in the Holy Land in the week leading up to Christmas. The pilgrimage is in response to invitations from Christian Churches in the Holy Land. The call for prayer in the Advent season is for the pilgrims, but especially the Christians
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