http://www.aco.org/acns/index.cfm ACNS News Digest en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:32:49 -0100 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:38:00 -0100 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss acns@anglicancommunion.org acns@anglicancommunion.org http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/18/New-Dean-of-Gibraltar-announced A Parish Priest with wide experience of ministry in the armed forces, in education and in parish ministry has been appointed as the next Dean of Gibraltar. 57 year old Dr John Paddock is currently Vicar of St Georges, Tuffley with St Margaret’s, Whaddon in Gloucestershire (UK) and hopes to take up his new post in mid December. England Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:38:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/18/New-Dean-of-Gibraltar-announced http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/13/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-praises-Lambeth-Palace-Librarys-BackaBook-scheme The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams has praised the generosity of contributors to the ‘Back-a-Book’ scheme, which encourages members of the public to sponsor the repair of books in Lambeth Palace Library, the principal library and record office for the history of the Church of England. Lambeth Palace Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:28:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/13/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-praises-Lambeth-Palace-Librarys-BackaBook-scheme http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/11/Lambeth-Conference-funding The Board of Governors of the Church Commissioners, and the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England have both met within the past few days to discuss an approach from the Lambeth Conference Company* for financial help. The Board met this morning (August 11th) and the Council on Thursday August 7th. England Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:11:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/11/Lambeth-Conference-funding http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/8/Finances-and-the-Lambeth-Conference-2008 From the Anglican Communion Office, London The 2008 Lambeth Conference involved the participation of some 680 bishops and 3000 participants overall. From Cathedral to parishes and volunteers all over the UK, support for 2008 meeting was indeed generous. ACO Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:49:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/8/Finances-and-the-Lambeth-Conference-2008 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/8/Leading-worldwide-Bishop-criticises-absent-friends The Bishop who leads the Anglican Communion’s Consultative Council (ACC) – the church’s major forum, says churchgoers worldwide do not want to hear Bishops talking about division and schism. ACC Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:44:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/8/8/Leading-worldwide-Bishop-criticises-absent-friends http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/6/ACNS4513 A series of 10 video journals featuring more than 30 bishops from around the world attending the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion are now available for viewing at Trinity Wall Street's website. LC2008 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:23:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/6/ACNS4513 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4513 ‘We are witnesses,’ says Peter in our reading from Acts, ‘of what Jesus did in Judea, Jerusalem and Galilee’ (10.39). We have a story to tell.  But to be ‘witnesses’ can, at first, sound almost as if it’s not strong enough or particular enough. Witnesses get called in law suits;  they’re bystanders very often, who can tell you what happened.  It could be almost anybody.  But the apostolic witness is something different. z2-news Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:03:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4513 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4512 Audio from Press Conference, Sunday August 3rd, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. z2-news Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:09:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4512 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4511 I began the second of these plenary addresses with a reminder of the question, ‘What is Lambeth ’08 going to say?’ And I suggested that we also needed to ask ‘Where are we going to speak from?’ I hope that in recent days there has been some growing clarity about both of these questions and how we answer them   z1-feature Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:05:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4511 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4510 The Reflections Group has  been privileged to serve the Lambeth Conference in their capacity as Listeners  in and for their indaba. Face to face conversations, often exchanging  conflicting and challenging points of view, have led to deeper understanding and  new insights. The task of the Listener  has been to capture the spirit of these encounters. z2-news Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:57:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4510 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4509 Whenever attendees of the 2008 Lambeth Conference hear the word “steward” they’ll probably conjure up an image of a green-ribboned, neon orange-clad young person trying valiantly to direct wandering bishops to the correct location or seat. In Saturday evening’s crowded plenary, steward Sarah Kerr reminded bishops and other leaders that they, too are stewards z2-news Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:14:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/3/ACNS4509 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Rt-Revd-Dr-Brian-Colin-Castle The Rt Revd Dr. Brian Colin Castle z6-soundbites Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:18:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Rt-Revd-Dr-Brian-Colin-Castle http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Rt-Revd-Stacy-Fred-Sauls The Rt Revd Stacy Fred Sauls z6-soundbites Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:16:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Rt-Revd-Stacy-Fred-Sauls http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Most-Revd-Godfredo-Jucio-David The Most Revd Godfredo Jucio David z6-soundbites Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:14:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Most-Revd-Godfredo-Jucio-David http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Rt-Revd-Chester-L-Talton The Rt Revd Chester L Talton z6-soundbites Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:12:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/The-Rt-Revd-Chester-L-Talton http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4508 The iconic image of a floodlit Canterbury Cathedral would be a thing of the past if the Revd Ian James had his way. z2-news Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:11:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4508 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4507 As bishops spent a second day discussing Covenant proposals, Paul Kwong, Primate of Hong Kong; Phillip Aspinall, Bishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia; and Charles Jenkins, Bishop of Louisiana, reflected on the strengths and weaknesses of the Conference and of the Covenant process so far. z2-news Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:10:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4507 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4506 Audio from Press Conference, Friday August 2nd, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with The Most Revd Paul Kwong, The Rt Revd Charles Edward Jenkins and Mrs Margaret Sentamu. z2-news Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:08:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4506 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4505 The Archbishop of Canterbury came to the Spouses’ Venue to bless the Vine which the spouses have been making throughout the Conference. He said: ‘On behalf of “the other Conference” we want to thank you for being here and for all you have said and done. You have reminded us of things we could have forgotten and thank you for anchoring us z1-feature Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:06:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4505 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4504 God our Father, in whom is all quietness and concord: teach us to overcome all dissensions within your Church z5-prayer Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:05:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4504 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4503 Lives in war torn parts of Africa are being transformed thanks to the hard work of the Anglican Church, the Spouses Conference heard yesterday. z2-news Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:03:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/2/ACNS4503 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4502 “I believe firmly that the Anglican Communion is going to continue by God’s grace and divine providence, but we do have problems,” observed Archbishop Drexel Gomez, Primate of the West Indies and chair of the Covenant Design Group. z2-news Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:37:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4502 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4501 Audio from Press Conference, Friday August 1st, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with The Most Revd Drexel Wellington Gomez, The Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba and Mrs Alice Chung Po Chuen . z2-news Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:36:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4501 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Rt-Revd-Sospeter-Ndenza The Rt Revd Sospeter Ndenza z6-soundbites Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:35:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Rt-Revd-Sospeter-Ndenza http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Rt-Revd-Stephen-Geoffrey-Cottrell The Rt Revd Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell z6-soundbites Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:34:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Rt-Revd-Stephen-Geoffrey-Cottrell http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Rt-Revd-Filadelfo-Oliviera-Neto The Rt Revd Filadelfo Oliviera Neto z6-soundbites Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:32:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Rt-Revd-Filadelfo-Oliviera-Neto http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4500 The Lambeth Conference isn’t just a story of Bishops and the ‘great and good’. One of the largest groups of people around on the campus is the 300 volunteers from Canterbury Diocese – they are the ones with the yellow lanyards and/or sashes. z2-news Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:31:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4500 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Lords-Prayer-in-40-Languages The Lords Prayer in 40 languages. z3-people Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:28:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/The-Lords-Prayer-in-40-Languages http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4496 O Lord, who has set before us the great hope that your kingdom shall come on earth and have taught us to pray for its coming: z5-prayer Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:25:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4496 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4499 God did not forget Africa in the creation process, Dr Maria Akrofi told a meeting of African spouses today. z2-news Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:59:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4499 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4498 The Revd Jackie Cray, the newly ordained wife of the Bishop of Maidstone, Kent, England, introduced the spouses to the session by reflecting upon the journey that they had travelled together which had led them to this point in the programme.  z2-news Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:58:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4498 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4497 Our meditation this morning is the first in the month of August, for our Lambeth gathering being the first one in the first decade of the new millennium. As we begin let us remind ourselves of John’s message to continue strengthening the faith of our people that Jesus is God–man and is the sustainer of this creation. z2-news Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:56:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/ACNS4497 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/Video-Journal-10 Fostering Our Common Life: The Bishop, the Covenant, and the Windsor Process Trevor Mwamba, Bishop of Botswana. Gabriel Shoji Igarashi, Bishop of Kyushu, Japan John Neill, Archbishop of Dublin. Orlando Oliveira de Santos, Bishop of Southern Brazil. Profile: Lambeth Stewards and Anglican Youth z10-video Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:40:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/8/1/Video-Journal-10 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/Double-Issue--The-Bishops-and-Self-Select-Groups LC-Daily Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:27:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/Double-Issue--The-Bishops-and-Self-Select-Groups http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/ACNS4495 Audio from Press Conference, Thursday July 31st, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with The Most Revd Gerald James (Ian) Ernest, The Rt Revd Colin Robert Johnson and the Revd Jackie Cray. z2-news Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:13:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/ACNS4495 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/The-Rt-Revd-Sebastian-Bakare The Rt Revd Sebastian Bakare z6-soundbites Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:07:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/The-Rt-Revd-Sebastian-Bakare http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/The-Rt-Revd-George-Elliott The Rt Revd George Elliott z6-soundbites Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:06:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/The-Rt-Revd-George-Elliott http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/The-Rt-Revd-Allan-Migi The Rt Revd Allan Migi z6-soundbites Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:03:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/The-Rt-Revd-Allan-Migi http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/Thought-for-the-Day-from-Thomas-Charles-Bair z4-thought Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:01:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/Thought-for-the-Day-from-Thomas-Charles-Bair http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/A-Biblical-Reflection A Biblical Reflection given by The Most Reverend Bernard Ntahoturi Archbishop of Burundi The Anglican Church of Burundi. z2-news Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/A-Biblical-Reflection http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/ACNS4493 O God, you wonderfully created and yet more wonderfully restored  the dignity of our human nature; z5-prayer Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:59:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/ACNS4493 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/ACNS4494 This is why we need the Anglican Communion,” sighed Bishop Hilary Luate Adeba of the diocese of Yei, Sudan, after an hour-long discussion of the enormous challenges of rural mission during a Bishops’ Self Select Session on Wednesday. z2-news Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:58:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/ACNS4494 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/Video-Journal-9 Listening to God and Each Other: The Bishop and Human Sexuality Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Profile: Thomas Shaw, Bishop of Massachusetts and Philip Baji, Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania. z10-video Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:36:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/31/Video-Journal-9 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/Video-Journal-8 Living Under Scripture: The Bishop and The Bible in Mission Susan Moxley, Bishop of Nova Scotia, Canada. Martin de Jesus Barahona, Archbishop of Central America. Filadelfo Oliveira Neto, Suffragan Bishop of Rio de Janeiro. Profile: Spouses' 'I am the Vine' Project Bible Study Team. z10-video Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:31:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/Video-Journal-8 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/Thought-for-the-day-from-Rt-Revd-Sean-W-Rowe z4-thought Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/Thought-for-the-day-from-Rt-Revd-Sean-W-Rowe http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4488 Much has been written about the immense faith of Martha and Mary, both of whom truly believed that her brother would not have passed away had our Lord been present with them, and of our Lord’s declaration to Martha that “I am the resurrection and the live; he who believes in my, though he die, yet shall he live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.” z2-news Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4488 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4489 Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them z5-prayer Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4489 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4492 The Spouses took the lead on Tuesday with a joint plenary with the bishops on the abuse of power. The session, called ‘Equal in God’s Sight: When power is abused’, was convened on behalf of the Spouses Conference by the Conference Bible Study team and led by Dr Jenny Te Paa, the Principal of St John’s Theological College, New Zealand. z1-feature Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4492 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4491 Organisers of a recent conference in Woking, Creating a Safer Church, hope to establish an international network within the Anglican Communion to deal with issues around the abuse of power. z2-news Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4491 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/The-Most-Revd-Paul-Kwong The Most Revd Paul Kwong z6-soundbites Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/The-Most-Revd-Paul-Kwong http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/The-Rt-Revd-Justin-Badi-Arama The Rt Revd Justin Badi Arama z6-soundbites Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/The-Rt-Revd-Justin-Badi-Arama http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/The-Rt-Revd-Andre-Soares The Rt Revd Andre Soares z6-soundbites Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/The-Rt-Revd-Andre-Soares http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4490 Audio from Press Conference, Wednesday July 30th, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with Archbishop David Moxon and Prof. Gerald West. z2-news Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/30/ACNS4490 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4487 ‘What is Lambeth ’08 going to say?’ is the question looming larger all the time as this final week unfolds. But before trying out any thoughts on that, I want to touch on the prior question, a question that could be expressed as ‘Where is Lambeth ’08 going to speak from?’. I believe if we can answer that adequately, we shall have laid some firm foundations for whatever content there will be. z1-feature Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:05:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4487 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4486 Some in the Anglican Communion may have found themselves a little irritated by the amount of rhetoric that has issued from the Vatican in recent weeks on the divisions facing the church. The Anglican Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Holy See, the Very Revd David Richardson, says that instead, the concerns of the Roman Catholic Church should be taken as a very positive reminder that the unity of the church is God’s will. z2-news Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:03:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4486 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4485 Mrs Chitra Kovoor talks to us about the very well attended sessions she’s been leading in the Spouses’ Conference on management skills. z2-news Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:02:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4485 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4483 Western culture often exacerbates the difficulties Christians face in societies where they are in a minority, the Moderator of the Church of Pakistan said yesterday. z2-news Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:59:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4483 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4484 Friends -- this is for me a profoundly moving moment.  You we have invited me, a Jew, to join your deliberations, and I thank you for that, and for all it implies.  There is a lot of history between our faiths, and for me to stand here, counting as I do the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York as beloved colleagues, is a signal of hope for our children and the world they will inherit. z2-news Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:57:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4484 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4481 Almighty God, from whom all thoughts of truth and peace proceed: kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your pure and peaceable wisdom... z5-prayer Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:55:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4481 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4482 Audio from Press Conference, Tuesday July 29th, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with Dr Jane Williams, Dr Jenny Te Paa and Dr Maria Akrofi. z2-news Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:52:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/ACNS4482 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/The-Rt-Revd-Carlos-and-Mrs-Ana-LopezLozano The Rt Revd Carlos and Mrs Ana Lopez-Lozano z6-soundbites Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/The-Rt-Revd-Carlos-and-Mrs-Ana-LopezLozano http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/The-Rt-Revd-Saddiq-and-Mrs-Nasreen-Daniel The Rt Revd Saddiq and Mrs Nasreen Daniel z6-soundbites Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/The-Rt-Revd-Saddiq-and-Mrs-Nasreen-Daniel http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/The-Rt-Revd-Leopold-and-Mrs-Diana-Frade The Rt Revd Leopold and Mrs Diana Frade z6-soundbites Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:45:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/The-Rt-Revd-Leopold-and-Mrs-Diana-Frade http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/Video-Journal-7 Equal in God's Sight: When Power is Abused Jane Williams, Diocese of Canterbury. Profile: Joan Devashayam, Diocese of Chennai. z10-video Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:25:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/29/Video-Journal-7 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/The-Rt-Revd-Robert-L-Fitzpatrick The Rt Revd Robert L Fitzpatrick LC-Daily Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:03:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/The-Rt-Revd-Robert-L-Fitzpatrick http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/The-Rt-Revd-Joel-A-Pachao The Rt Revd Joel A Pachao LC-Daily Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/The-Rt-Revd-Joel-A-Pachao http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Audio-From-Press-Conference Audio from the two Press Conferences, Monday July 28th. LC-Daily Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Audio-From-Press-Conference http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/A-Biblical-Reflection The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep but the hired servant, the mercenary runs for his life and abandons the sheep when he sees the wolf attacking the flock because the sheep do not belong to him. It is not always easy to be a good shepherd. It can be a strenuous, draining ministry and the only way we can be faithful shepherds is by sitting at the feet of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. LC-Daily Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:59:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/A-Biblical-Reflection http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/The-Rt-Revd-Brian-Charles-Germond The Rt Revd Brian Charles Germond z6-soundbites Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:58:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/The-Rt-Revd-Brian-Charles-Germond http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4479 The bishops of Sudan have called for continuing international pressure on the Government of Sudan and other armed groups to bring an end to violence in Darfur. z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:42:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4479 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4480 Documents: Windsor Continuation Group - Preliminary Observations to the Lambeth Conference (Parts 1, 2 and 3) z1-feature Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:39:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4480 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4478 We, the Sudanese Bishops gathering at the Lambeth Conference, would like, on behalf of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS) and the whole Sudanese people, to acknowledge and appreciate your prayers and support during the 21 years of war in Southern Sudan and in reaching the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/ Army (SPLM/A) on 9th January 2005. z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:37:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4478 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4482 What parent would not want to give their child an opportunity for a better life? As a migrant farm worker, 7-year-old Nagesh’s father could not afford to feed his family, so when a man offered Nagesh a part-time job in the tourist industry, the father quickly agreed... z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:32:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4482 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4481 Linda Baines had been asked to come up with an art activity that the Spouses could do together. In order to help her thinking she had been looking at the ‘I ams’ from John’s Gospel which were to be the basis of the Bible studies.  z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:30:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4481 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Bishops-in-full-voice Bishops' break into song during the group photograph. z3-people Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:53:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Bishops-in-full-voice http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Music-from-the-Solomon-Islands Music and Dance from the Melanesian Brothers. z3-people Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:51:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Music-from-the-Solomon-Islands http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Video-Journal-6 Engaging with a Multi-Faith World: The Bishop, Christian Witness and Other Faiths Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Archbishop of Sudan. John Chew, Archbishop of South East Asia P.K. Samantaroy, Bishop of Amritsar, North India. Profile: Photos of Buckingham Palace and the Bishops Group Photo z10-video Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:17:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/Video-Journal-6 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4477 All three of our Bible readings this morning show us people who suddenly find themselves helpless and threatened. Jesus’ friends on board ship are at risk of drowning as an unexpected storm hits them. The woman dragged before Jesus is not only at risk of being lynched, her shame and guilt are exposed in front of everyone - and this in a society like many that still exist today where ‘social death’ is almost as frightening as literal death for women who lose their honour. z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:34:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4477 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4476 St Dunstans Church, Canterbury, not only welcomed Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, but also several other bishops, for the Sunday Broadcast service on BBC Radio 4 today. z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:33:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4476 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4475 Good is stronger than evil, Light is stronger than darkness, Love is stronger than hate, Life is stronger than death, Victory will be ours because Jesus loves us! This prayer, from Desmond Tutu, began and ended the session in the Spouses Conference on ‘Charged to be God’s peacemakers: situations of conflict’. z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:31:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4475 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4474 Following Sunday’s Celebration of Holy Eucharist in the Cathedral and picnic reception held on the grounds, about forty pilgrims boarded a coach anticipating afternoon tea with the High Sheriff of Kent, Richard Oldfield and his wife Amicia, at their home, Doddington Place. z2-news Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4474 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4473 Almighty God, you call witnesses from every nation and reveal your glory in their lives: make us thankful for their example, z5-prayer Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:24:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/28/ACNS4473 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/The-Rt-Revd-David-Robert-Chillingworth The Rt Revd David Robert Chillingworth z6-soundbites Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:14:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/The-Rt-Revd-David-Robert-Chillingworth http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/Archbishop-Joris-Vercammens Archbishop Joris Vercammens LC-Daily Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:12:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/Archbishop-Joris-Vercammens http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/The-Most-Revd-Philip-Leslie-Freier The Most Revd Philip Leslie Freier z6-soundbites Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:09:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/The-Most-Revd-Philip-Leslie-Freier http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4472 The church will have to provide the necessary moral argument on tackling climate change, where the arguments of politics and economics have failed, the chair of the Anglican Communion Environment Network (ACEN) said today. At a press conference today Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra Goulburn George Browning said that bishops have “no option” but to take up the cause of the environment, “Not because of what the world says, but because it is inherent in our faith”. z2-news Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:05:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4472 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/A-Biblical-Reflection In the dialogue following the healing of the man born blind, the Pharisees confront the man saying they are followers of Moses, but he is a follower of this man – Jesus, whom they claim has no pedigree. LC-Daily Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:03:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/A-Biblical-Reflection http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4471 “Water colour is like a cat, it wants to go its own way.” Ruth Councell offered this bit of whimsical, yet incisive insight while finishing off a lovely record of the country gardens surrounding her. Friday, one coach driver, one coordinator and two assistants, Lizzie and John Hopthrow, their country home and it’s heart, a small but diaconal team of servers clad in green polo shirts, Self selected Bishop’s Spouses, one interpreter, and a scribe with camera, collected as community to simply be still together. z2-news Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:39:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4471 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4470 Kay Goldsworthy, Assistant Bishop of Perth, chaired a session in which both the science and the implications for moral leadership at a time when our very existence is under threat was considered. The principal speaker, Professor Chris Rapley OBE, currently Director of the Science Museum and well known expert on climate change, outlined some of the indisputable evidence: z1-feature Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:36:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4470 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4469 God of unchangeable power, when you fashioned the world the morning stars sang together and the host of heaven shouted for joy z5-prayer Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:31:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/ACNS4469 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/Video-Journal-5 Safeguarding Creation: The Bishop and the Environment Ellison Pogo, Archbishop of Melanesia. Winston Halapua, Suffragan Bishop of Polynesia in New Zealand. John Chartres, Bishop of London, UK. Mark McDonald, National Indigenous Bishop, Canada. Profile: Lambeth Chaplaincy Program z10-video Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:08:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/26/Video-Journal-5 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/Stewards z9-cartoon Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:28:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/Stewards http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/ACNS4464 Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: help us to proclaim the good news of your love z5-prayer Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:53:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/ACNS4464 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/ACNS4468 Let me say first of all that I am privileged and I am humbled to be at a conference of so many men and women fro whom I have got the utmost respect, the greatest admiration, and the highest affection. LC-Daily Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:51:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/ACNS4468 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/A-Biblical-Reflection We are meeting here as disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has entrusted to us the responsibility to carry on his Mission: the Mission which was God’s Plan and Purpose of establishing His Kingdom here on earth. It is a Kingdom where Love, Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Justice, Peace and Salvation are received, experienced and lived-out. z2-news Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:50:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/A-Biblical-Reflection http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/ACNS4465 The bishops of the Anglican Communion yesterday brought streets in central London to a standstill as they marched en masse in a Walk of Witness, accompanied by their spouses from Whitehall to Lambeth Palace. Up to 1,500 people walked, and many carried placards urging governments to keep their promise to meet the Millennium Development Goals. z1-feature Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:46:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/ACNS4465 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/4467 The inclusion of Ecumenical partners in the full participation of the Lambeth Conference marks a high point in Ecumenical relationships between the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church, according to Maronite Archbishop Paul Sayah of Haifa and the Holy Land. z2-news Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:34:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/4467 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/7/25/Walk-of-Witness-Press-Coverage Newspaper press coverage from the Lambeth Conference 'Walk of Witness' ACO-UN Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:59:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/7/25/Walk-of-Witness-Press-Coverage http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/Audio-from-Press-Conference Audio from Press Conference, Friday July 25th, chaired by Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams and Paul Sayah, Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land, Exarch (Patriarchal Vicar) in Jerusalem, Jordan and the Palestinian Territory. LC-Daily Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:28:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/Audio-from-Press-Conference http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/Video-Journal-4 Serving Together: The Bishop and Other Churches James Tengatenga, Bishop of Southern Malawi. Charles Jenkins, Louisiana. Metropolitan Kellistos of Diokleia, Patriarchate of Constantinople. Profile: Walk of Witness (in support of the MDGs), London z10-video Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:01:00 -0100 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/7/25/Video-Journal-4