Anglican Communion News Service

Our telling of the Christmas story is diminished because we focus almost entirely on those characters in the unfolding drama who seem to respond with devotion and obedience: an obedient Mary, an acquiescent Joseph, unruly, but nonetheless responsive herdsmen, perceptive philosophers who enter on bended knee.

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A crying newborn child is at the centre of the Christian meaning of Christmas. Born in a stable ‘because there was no room in the Inn’ to parents who went unnoticed in a crowded city, surrounded by dirt and deprivation far removed from a regal atmosphere the Prince of Peace, the son of God, came into this world as a symbol of poverty.

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Christians, business leaders and sixth-formers from the Isle of Wight are to find out how they can help save our planet.

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The decision of the Episcopal Church of the United States to endorse the appointment of Canon Gene Robinson as bishop of the diocese of New Hampshire has provoked a crisis for the Anglican Communion.

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The Diocese of Sourozh of the Russian Orthodox Church has announced with sadness the death of its beloved founder and archpastor, His Eminence, Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, who died peacefully on Monday, 4th August, 2003, at the age of 89.

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The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Dr Robin Eames, and the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd John Neill, have urged the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Iraq.

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The Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, tonight called for a new world order where compassion compels prosperous nations to strive for higher standards of living for those denied the basics of life.

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Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and The Muslim Council of Britain yesterday issued this joint statement:

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As military action in Iraq commences we remember in our prayers all those whose lives are in danger throughout the Middle East.

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In a joint statement the Archbishop of Armagh, Dr Robin Eames, and the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Neill, today urged the United Nations Security Council to uphold the principles of the UN Charter in working to resolve the Iraq crisis.

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The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, the Rt Revd Ken Good, said that violent incidents such as the recent attack on The Deanery in Londonderry have no place in a future where neighbour respects neighbour.

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The new 13-member Legislation & Politics Committee (NI) commenced its work in January 2003. Its task is to monitor and assess Northern Ireland legislative and political matters as they affect the people of Northern Ireland and their sense of a just, fair and inclusive community.

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Technical aids and new technologies are no substitute for lives of active Christian service in a world of evil, need and want, Archbishop Robin Eames said today.

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The Primate of All Ireland, Archbishop Robin Eames, has expressed his concerns about the human cost of a possible conflict in Iraq. In a letter to the Times newspaper, Archbishop Eames said, "Current debate on a possible conflict in Iraq raises serious issues for those who have accepted the traditional definition of 'a just war'.

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The Most Reverend Dr Robin Eames, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All-Ireland

The Christian message of Christmas speaks of joy, hope, peace and confidence.

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2 December 2002

The Bishops of the Church of Ireland, Episcopal Church of Scotland and the Church in Wales, meeting in conference at Llandudno, released a strong message of support for Archbishop Rowan, as he prepares to leave his present ministry as Archbishop of Wales and take up a new ministry as Archbishop of Canterbury. The statement in full says:

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The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) has recently launched its special Learn to Live fundraising health appeal. The appeal focuses on how children and adults suffering from disability or incurable disease in the developing world can be given the chance to live a full and active life through education, information and the effective provision of resources.

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Bishops' Appeal has sent €20,000 to relieve the hunger currently afflicting Southern Africa. Six countries in the region - Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe - are suffering food shortages as a result of the worst drought in a decade. The World Food Programme estimates that 12.5 million people will need help until the harvest in April next year. Bishops' Appeal will continue to monitor the need through its partners, Christian Aid and Tearfund, each of whom has received €10,000.

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The Ministry for Europe Trust, based in Holywood, County Down, has just completed the printing and publishing of the first Bible into the Bosnian language.

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Last month, at HM Prison, Maghaberry, Ireland a new Braille words edition of the new Church Hymnal was officially launched.

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The Church of Ireland Primate, who is the senior Primate of the Anglican Communion, has paid a warm tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, who announced his retirement today.

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Here in Northern Ireland we all know what terrorism does to people. For years we have lived with the consequences of violence. But the 11th September last was something different.

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The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) met from 27 August to 3 September at the Church of Ireland College of Education in Dublin.

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The strenuous efforts just embarked upon to secure the fifteen hundred year old musical tradition of Ireland's Premier Church received further encouragement today with the announcement that the Dean of Windsor, Bishop David Conner, has accepted an invitation to become Patron of the Appeal.

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Christian Message: The Christian message of Easter is one of hope, fresh beginnings and new dimensions to life. The Resurrection of Christ lies at the center of the Christian experience. But it is at the personal and individual level that that message finds its real meaning.

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Two former loyalist prisoners, a former Republican prisoner and the father of a young man murdered by terrorists are to take part in the Three Hour Good Friday Devotion in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on 13 April 2001 from 12 noon to 3pm.

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The death on Friday 12th January 2001 of the Very Revd Jack Shearer, Dean of St Ann's Cathedral, Belfast, has been announced. The Dean, who was 74, was taken ill on New Year's Eve with a heart attack. He had been Dean of the Anglican Cathedral in Belfast since 1985, and had been due to retire in May.

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The Bishop of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh in the Church of Ireland has recently been elected to the See of Limerick of Killaloe by an Electoral College meeting in Dublin.

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The House of Bishops of the Church of Ireland, meeting in Dublin, in considering the publication of the Declaration of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Dominus Iesus on the "unicity and salvific universality of Jesus Christ and the Church" has issued the following preliminary response

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A new inter-faith quiet room has been opened at Belfast International Airport for the use of travellers of all faiths and none. The room has been provided in co-operation with the airport management by the Northern Ireland Inter-Faith Forum with the support of the Community Relations Council.

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