Archive | March, 2012
Statement from the Archbishop of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, The Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu
14 March, 2011 On the 11th of March at 2:46pm, the biggest earthquake ever to hit Japan struck just off the coast of the Tohoku region. This caused a tsunami and fires that brought massive devastation to a very wide area. This unimaginably strong earthquake triggered an explosion at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear reactor. The people...
Continue reading...Installation of Central Africa Primate announced
14. March 2011
Following the election of Bishop Albert Chama of Northern Zambia as the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Central Africa on 17 February 2011 in Harare, Zimbabwe, the installation service will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Lusaka in Zambia on Sunday 20 March 2011. This will be a joyous occasion after four years...
Continue reading...Jamaica Church Missionary Society to celebrate 150 years of service
14. March 2011
Two Anglican theologians will visit Jamaica to participate in an ecumenical symposium next Monday, to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Jamaica Church Missionary Society (JCMS). They are the Reverend Drexel Gomez, retired Anglican Archbishop of the West Indies, and the Reverend Canon Paul Avis, general secretary of the Church of...
Continue reading...Dublin Post-Mortem - ACI
07. February 2011
Much has already been written about the Primates’ Meeting that concluded last Sunday. From our perspective, the most important evaluation of this gathering is one that assesses its place in the ecclesiology of the Anglican Communion that has been developed with considerable effort, thought and consensus over the last century. That...
Continue reading...Updates from Egypt - 3rd February
07. February 2011
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 My Dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! First, I would like to thank you so much for your prayers, phone calls, and messages...
Continue reading...Dublin Primates Meeting Updates
31. January 2011
The Primates Meeting 25-31 January 2011. There are some detailed daily briefings over at ACNS site. Go here to read them.
Continue reading...Actions and consequences: Reflections on the state of the Anglican Communion - Andrew Goddard
26. January 2011
Summary: Reflecting on Fulcrum’s call not to invite the Presiding Bishop to the Primates’ Meeting in Ireland, the consequences of inviting her are highlighted: the widespread principled absence of many Global South primates. As it is still unclear why the Presiding Bishop was invited after the breach of the moratorium and...
Continue reading...On the Dublin Meeting: GSA Editorial
21. January 2011
21st January 2011 There have been various interests and concerns expressed about the absence of some Global South Primates at the forthcoming Dublin Primates’ Meeting. Where these Primates are concerned, arriving at such decision was not a sudden or knee-jerk reaction. Both before, and more so after, The Episcopal Church has...
Continue reading...Sudan independence referendum ‘free and fair’
20. January 2011
Southern Sudan’s week long independence referendum was free and fair, independent poll monitors have reported and turn out heavy. The results of the referendum on independence for the Southern African, Christian half of Sudan from the Northern Muslim, Arab governing in Khartoum are being tallied this week, but preliminary returns...
Continue reading...Statement on Bombings & Diocesan Newsletter (December 2010) - Archbishop Mouneer Anis
13. January 2011
Dear Friends, Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! Thank you for your words of condolences and encouragement after the bombings in Alexandria, Egypt on 1 January 2011. I cannot tell you how much these have meat to me and to the church in Egypt. I conveyed your condolences and assurances of support to Pope...
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16. March 2011
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