http://www.aco.org/acns/index.cfm ACNS News Digest en-us Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:12:11 0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:17:00 0000 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss acns@anglicancommunion.org acns@anglicancommunion.org http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/1/8/ACNS4556 Jerusalem, January 7th, 2009 - At a time when great tragedy is occurring in the Holy Land in Gaza, I want to share some insight into what we are experiencing on a moment to moment basis. Our Diocese has one of 11 hospitals serving a population of 1.5 million residents in the Gaza Strip. The Al Ahli Arab (Anglican) Hospital has been in operation for over 100 years and has a very dedicated medical staff of doctors, nurses, technicians and general services personnel. Middle East Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:17:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/1/8/ACNS4556 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2009/1/8/Statement-from-the-Anglican-Archbishop-of-Cape-Town Storms and flooding in KwaZulu Natal and Mozambique Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has sent messages of support to areas of KwaZulu Natal and Mozambique where storms and flooding have caused death and destruction. The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, whose area of responsibility includes several of South Africa's neighbouring countries, assures the Bishops and people of the Church's prayerful support, while calling for greater political commitment and practical action in overcoming global warming. South Africa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:07:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2009/1/8/Statement-from-the-Anglican-Archbishop-of-Cape-Town http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2009/1/8/New-prayers-for-those-affected-by-redundancy-published-on-CofE-website The Church of England has published two new prayers to comfort people made redundant, and those remaining in the workplace following a round of redundancies, at the beginning of a year in which the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has predicted that at least 600,000 people could lose their jobs. The ‘Prayer on being made redundant’ helps to put into words the anxieties of those who are losing - or who have already lost - their job in the wave of recent redundancies. It includes the verse: “Hear me as I cry out in confusion, help me to think clearly, and calm my soul.”  England Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:04:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2009/1/8/New-prayers-for-those-affected-by-redundancy-published-on-CofE-website http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2009/1/7/Church-of-Ireland-Bishops-Appeal-Donates-25000-to-Al-Ahli-Hospital-Gaza-City The Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem operates the Al Ahli Hospital in the heart of Gaza City. It is providing essential frontline medical and emergency humanitarian services to those coming or being brought directly to it. Additionally, it is receiving patients transferred by UNRWA from the Government Hospital Al Shiffa for emergency inpatient and surgical treatment of the wounded and injured. As a non-partisan well established hospital, it is receiving patients from all directions. The number of casualties arriving at the hospital in the present tragic situation is straining its resources and ability to cope almost beyond breaking point. Ireland Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:38:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2009/1/7/Church-of-Ireland-Bishops-Appeal-Donates-25000-to-Al-Ahli-Hospital-Gaza-City http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/1/7/ACNS4555 The Revd Canon Gregory Cameron, 49, who is Deputy Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, was chosen by members of the Electoral College of the Church in Wales meeting on Jan 5th at St Asaph Cathedral to succeed Bishop John Davies as Bishop of St Asaph.The announcement was made by the Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, at the west door of the cathedral on the first day of the meeting. ACO Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:29:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/1/7/ACNS4555 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/1/1/ACNS4554 It’s always a relief to have a bit of space after the busyness of Christmas to relax at home and mull over the past 12 months and the hopes and possibilities of the year ahead. The prospect of this coming year, though, is one that produces a lot of anxiety and insecurity for countless people. There are fears about disappearing savings, lost jobs, house repossessions and worse. While the headlines are often about the big figures, it’s the human cost that makes it real for us. Lambeth Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:11:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/1/1/ACNS4554 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/30/Statements-from-around-the-Communion-on-the-Situation-in-Gaza 'Watching the news, I could not help but join in the tears of Jesus, who wept over the land of his birth, and prayed for peace to reign' the Archbishop of Cape Town said.  ACO Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:03:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/30/Statements-from-around-the-Communion-on-the-Situation-in-Gaza http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/30/ACNS4553 Jerusalem - During recent weeks, the three Abrahamic Faiths have observed their Holy Seasons with a sense of peace and goodwill. Therefore, we are greatly grieved by the severity of the ongoing military operations in Gaza that are occurring in heavily populated areas and impacting the civilian population. Middle East Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:41:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/30/ACNS4553 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/25/ACNS4552 In his Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, the Archbishop of Canterbury says that one of the lessons of the coming of Christ is that people shouldn't waste time waiting for larger-than-life heroes to bring comprehensive and total solutions to the ills of the world. ACO Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:46:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/25/ACNS4552 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/25/ACNS4551 It was Christmas Eve and they kept coming, a steady flow, mostly young and obviously many were from far away places. There was no room for me, well, not in the inn, but rather, no room in the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, known lovingly as Westminster Abbey. They were standing everywhere. It was a stupendous vision of humanity - incarnation!  ACO Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:11:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/25/ACNS4551 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/25/Christmas-Messages-from-around-the-Communion Christmas messages from around the Anglican Communion ACO Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:06:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/25/Christmas-Messages-from-around-the-Communion http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/23/Christmas-messages-2008 Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message 2008 Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following message for Christmas 2008 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it (John 1:5).  ACO Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:58:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/23/Christmas-messages-2008 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/19/ACNS4550 The peaceful images evoked by the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" have not always reflected the current reality in the birthplace of Jesus but this year there are reasons for hope. Middle East Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:18:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/19/ACNS4550 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/17/ACNS4549 The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations (IASCER) held its last meeting in Kyoto, Japan, under the chairmanship of the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, Primate of the Church in the Province of the West Indies. The Commission is charged with reviewing current international ecumenical dialogues involving Anglicans, and provincial and regional initiatives towards unity with other Christians. ACO - Ecumenical Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:06:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/17/ACNS4549 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/17/Delegation-to-the-DR-Congo-and-Rwanda The Archbishop of Burundi, the Most Revd Bernard Ntahoturi, recently led a 5-strong ecumenical delegation of church leaders from Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo that met with the presidents of the D.R. Congo and Rwanda in order to convey to them a strong message advocating for peace. "People are tired and want an end to the war," they said, "and dialogue costs much less than armed confrontation". Central Africa Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:55:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/17/Delegation-to-the-DR-Congo-and-Rwanda http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/15/ACNS4548 Human beings, left to themselves, have imagined God in all sorts of shapes; but - although there were one or two instances, in Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt, of gods being pictured as boys - it took Christianity to introduce the world to the idea of God in the form of a baby: in the form of complete dependence and fragility, without power or control.  Lambeth Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:47:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/15/ACNS4548 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/11/Lambeth-Conference-Bible-Studies-Booklet-now-available 'I am' ....Journeying with the Gospel of John through Lambeth, the set of Bible Studies written by an international team of biblical scholars for the use of the bishops and spouses at the Lambeth Conference are now available in PDF format on the Lambeth Conference website http://www.lambethconference.org/lc2008/resources/pdf/I_am_Lambeth_booklet.pdf ACO Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:14:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/11/Lambeth-Conference-Bible-Studies-Booklet-now-available http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/10/Anglican-Centre-in-Rome-Course-InformationGrowing-Together-in-Unity-and-Mission Bishop Christopher Epting, Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations Program Officer for The Episcopal Church and Mary Reath, Governor of the Anglican Centre, will lead a guided exploration of Growing Together in Unity and Mission, the agreed statement of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission. Europe Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:46:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/10/Anglican-Centre-in-Rome-Course-InformationGrowing-Together-in-Unity-and-Mission http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/8/Statement-by-the-Most-Revd-Thabo-Makgoba-Archbishop-of-Cape-Town I am deeply pained by the terrible deterioration, disease and despair we are seeing in Zimbabwe. I welcome signs that the South African government is alive to the implications of the total collapse of governance in Zimbabwe, of which we see new evidence daily. But the silence of SADC leaders in general is disgraceful. Why throughout this crisis have we seen no evidence of public leadership from King Mswati III, chairperson of SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation? South Africa Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:55:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/8/Statement-by-the-Most-Revd-Thabo-Makgoba-Archbishop-of-Cape-Town http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/8/Archbishop-expresses-sadness-at-the-death-of-Patriarch-Aleksii-II-of-Moscow The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has expressed his sadness on being informed of the death of Patriarch Aleksii II of Moscow. Lambeth Palace Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:54:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/8/Archbishop-expresses-sadness-at-the-death-of-Patriarch-Aleksii-II-of-Moscow http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/4/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-shares-with-CRS-members-a-review-of-the-Communions-work-and-Lambeth-2008 Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams told the annual meeting of the Compass Rose Society (CRS) in November that the tensions and ruptures within our Communion are not going to be resolved in a hurry. "Deep wounds heal slowly," the Archbishop said. The Archbishop spoke at length about the Lambeth Conference 2008 and viewed a "photo cinema" presentation of Lambeth images from the Communications department. The Most Reverend Clive Handford and the Right Reverend Victoria Matthews also gave CRS members an update of the work of the Windsor Continuation Group and matters of the Anglican Covenant. ACO Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:38:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/4/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-shares-with-CRS-members-a-review-of-the-Communions-work-and-Lambeth-2008 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/4/ACNS4547 The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from Al Azhar Al Sharif held its seventh annual meeting in Cairo on 18-19 November 2008 corresponding to 20-21 Dhu Al-Qa'da 1429. This was held in accord with the agreement signed at Lambeth Palace on 30 January 2002 by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar. ACO - NIFCON Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:22:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/4/ACNS4547 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/3/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-response-to-the-DRC-catastrophe The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, Commissioner Betty Matear of the Salvation Army and Bishop Nathan Hovhanissian of the Armenian Church, have released a statement in response to the humanitarian catastrophe in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lambeth Palace Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:27:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/3/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-response-to-the-DRC-catastrophe http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/2/ACNS4546 The world's largest Gothic cathedral St. John the Divine staged a coming-out celebration November 30 after a $41 million restoration revealed a gigantic space full of light and colour. USA Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:23:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/2/ACNS4546 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/1/Presiding-Bishop-Katharine-Jefferts-Schori-has-issued-the-following-letter-on-World-AIDS-Day Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The first day of December is marked as World AIDS Day, and has been observed since 1988. Episcopalians join billions of people around the world to remember the devastation caused by the AIDS pandemic over the past generation, and to recommit to ensuring a future without AIDS for generations still to come. As our church year begins, it is especially appropriate to remember, pray, and work together to alleviate the suffering inflicted by this disease and its consequences. USA Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:02:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/12/1/Presiding-Bishop-Katharine-Jefferts-Schori-has-issued-the-following-letter-on-World-AIDS-Day http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/1/ACNS4545 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has recorded a video message to mark the 20th annual World AIDS day on December 1st 2008. The video sees the Archbishop talk about the Church’s worldwide involvement in care and education surrounding HIV and AIDS, and calls for faith leaders to ‘encourage and support’ what is being done by listening to those who work on the front lines Lambeth Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:42:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/12/1/ACNS4545 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/27/ACNS4544 The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has today written to the High Commissioner of India, Mr Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, expressing his shock and outrage at the appalling atrocities in Mumbai and offering on behalf of the whole Anglican Communion prayers for those who have lost loved ones... Lambeth Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:39:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/27/ACNS4544 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/27/Twenty-years-of-World-AIDS-Day-is-time-for-faiths-to-take-stock-says-Ndungane Faith leaders "should shout from the rooftops that AIDS is not a punishment from God but a medical condition which is preventable," Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, former primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, has told the World Aids Campaign. ACO Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:49:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/27/Twenty-years-of-World-AIDS-Day-is-time-for-faiths-to-take-stock-says-Ndungane http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/27/Anglican-bishops-oppose-death-penalty-Jamaica Fourteen bishops of the Anglican Church in the Province of the West Indies, meeting in the House of Bishops and Provincial Standing Committee in Nassau, Bahamas, November 11-14, under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Rev Drexel Gomez, have registered their opposition to the death penalty, while calling for intervention by government and cooperation of the Church as part of civil society, to deal with the situation which facilitates the upsurge of crime and violence in the Caribbean region. West Indies Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:12:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/27/Anglican-bishops-oppose-death-penalty-Jamaica http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/26/Christmas-with-a-twist-Bishop-calls-for-go-slow-this-Advent-to-savour-the-season With just 28 praying days to Christmas, a Church of England bishop has penned a book which aims to be just the tonic for the frenetic activity of Advent – even suggesting cutting up the credit card, making friends a simple homemade gift, and pruning the Christmas card list to those you really care about. England Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:03:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/26/Christmas-with-a-twist-Bishop-calls-for-go-slow-this-Advent-to-savour-the-season http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/26/Peace-on-Earth “World focus on the current economic situation threatens to overshadow the response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in DR Congo and elsewhere at a time when the message ‘Peace on Earth’ begins to take centre stage in our thoughts,” declares the Most Rev Dr Idris Jones, Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Scotland Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:45:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/26/Peace-on-Earth http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/25/ACNS4543 Primates, bishops, lay people from the various regions of the Anglican Communion are meeting this week at the Anglican Communion Office and Lambeth Palace in London. The group meets on a regular basis between official gatherings of their larger meetings. ACC Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:56:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/25/ACNS4543 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/21/Diocese-of-Colombo-of-the-Church-of-Ceylon-Calls-an-Immediate-Halt-to-the-Sri-Lankan-War The Rt Rev Duleep de Chickera the Bishop of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon led the Diocesan Councillors in a Peace Meditation calling an immediate halt to the 30 year long ethnic war. The meditation was performed on the front lawn of the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour just adjoining the Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall, the premier convention centre of the island.  Ceylon Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:12:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/21/Diocese-of-Colombo-of-the-Church-of-Ceylon-Calls-an-Immediate-Halt-to-the-Sri-Lankan-War http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/21/Archbishop-Desmond-Tutu-receives-Fulbright-Prize Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri and the Fulbright Association co-hosted a ceremony honouring Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu today, November 21, 2008 in the Dean Acheson Auditorium of the U.S. Department of State. The 2008 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding will be awarded to Archbishop Tutu for his work for peace in South Africa and elsewhere. The prize carries a $50,000 award provided by The Coca-Cola Foundation. USA Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:32:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/21/Archbishop-Desmond-Tutu-receives-Fulbright-Prize http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/18/Bishops-join-together-for-second-bilateral-meeting Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Church of England House of Bishops join together for second bi-lateral meeting The Church of England House of Bishops and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales are joining together for a second bi-lateral meeting, this time at Lambeth Palace, today, Monday, November 17. In 2006, they met together in Leeds for study and worship. England Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:24:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/18/Bishops-join-together-for-second-bilateral-meeting http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/18/ACNS4542 As you know, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to fester. Much is still underreported. In addition to the crisis in the Goma region, there are two areas of rebel activity in Congo which have not hit the news Europe Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:58:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/18/ACNS4542 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/17/ACNS4541 The Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal has now reached the £9 million mark. The Appeal, established to fund an extensive £50 million conservation and development programme, has made good progress during the two years since its launch enabling critical conservation work to be carried out. England Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:55:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/17/ACNS4541 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/17/Job-Vacancy-Archbishop-of-Canterburys-Secretary-for-International-Development Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for International Development. Lambeth Palace Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:45:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/17/Job-Vacancy-Archbishop-of-Canterburys-Secretary-for-International-Development http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/14/Bishop-Harold-Daniel-returns-to-lead-Church-Army-International The Bishop of Mandeville in the Diocese of Jamaica, the Rt. Revd Harold Daniel, and who is himself a former Church Army Evangelist, has been appointed Chairman of the Council of Church Army International. He takes over from Mr Roy Totten from Northern Ireland. England Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:57:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/14/Bishop-Harold-Daniel-returns-to-lead-Church-Army-International http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/14/ACNS4540 A gathering of East Asian Anglican theological educators has taken place at Trinity Theological College, Singapore, 11-13 November 2008. Co-sponsored by TEAC (Theological Education in the Anglican Communion) and CSCA (the Centre for the Study of Christianity in Asia) ACO - Theological Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:29:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/14/ACNS4540 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/13/ACNS4539 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams with the Chief Rabbi, Sir Jonathan Sacks, invited representatives from all the religious communities to join the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz Project tomorrow on their one day visit to the former Nazi camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Lambeth Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:40:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/11/13/ACNS4539 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/13/Archbishop-of-Armagh-Speaks-of-Power-and-Significance-of-Sacred-Space The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, last night (12/11/08) gave a notable talk entitled, 'The Power and Significance of Sacred Space' at the Armagh Club, Upper English Street, Armagh, organised by the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society. In his wide-ranging paper, which discussed sacred buildings, sites and structures in a ritual landscape and the importance of burial grounds, he expressed his belief that sacred spaces offer an opportunity to experience 'otherness' and called for 'a more reverent and less utilitarian approach to our estimation and evaluation' for burials. Ireland Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:27:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/13/Archbishop-of-Armagh-Speaks-of-Power-and-Significance-of-Sacred-Space http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/12/Cross-of-St-Augustine-awarded-to-members-of-the-2008-Lambeth-Conference-Design-Group The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has awarded the Cross of St Augustine to members of the 2008 Lambeth Conference Design Group at a ceremony at Lambeth Palace. ACO Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:18:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/12/Cross-of-St-Augustine-awarded-to-members-of-the-2008-Lambeth-Conference-Design-Group http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/11/100year-construction-completed-on-Brisbane-cathedral The last stage in the 100 year-plus construction of St John’s Anglican Cathedral has been completed with the lowering of a 13 metre tall copper-clad spire onto its final resting place, the Central Tower. Australia Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:49:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/11/100year-construction-completed-on-Brisbane-cathedral http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/11/Job-Vacancy-Archbishops-Secretary-for-Anglican-Communion-Affairs Archbishop's Secretary for Anglican Communion Affairs Lambeth Palace Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:32:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/11/Job-Vacancy-Archbishops-Secretary-for-Anglican-Communion-Affairs http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/11/Urdu-translation-of-Growing-Together-in-Unity-and-Mission An Urdu translation of 'Growing Together in Unity and Mission', the 2007 Agreed Statement of the International Anglican - Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission, was formally launched at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday 24 October. ACO-Ecumenical Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:20:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/11/Urdu-translation-of-Growing-Together-in-Unity-and-Mission http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/10/Article-from-the-Episcopal-Church-of-Sudan The Episcopal Church of the Sudan reburies its first Archbishop in Juba, sixteen years after his death and burial in exile in Khartoum. Sudan Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:09:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/10/Article-from-the-Episcopal-Church-of-Sudan http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/4/Christian-aid-groups-fear-catastrophe-in-North-Kivu-province Christian emergency response organizations have expressed alarm at a deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province and about brutalities innocent civilians are facing in a potential humanitarian catastrophe. Central Africa Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:28:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/4/Christian-aid-groups-fear-catastrophe-in-North-Kivu-province http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/4/Episcopal-Peace-Fellowship-Sends-Delegate-Nonviolence-Literature-to-Aid-the-Church-in-Haiti The Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF) announced it would send the Rev. Nicole Janelle to Haiti to deliver nonviolence literature for the Diocese of Haiti Tutu Center. EPF's gift includes copies of De la Violence a la Plenitude, a French-language translation of the nonviolence training curriculum From Violence to Wholeness. Janelle's trip, scheduled for November 12-14, builds on EPF's August 2008 nonviolence training sessions in Haiti. USA Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:24:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/11/4/Episcopal-Peace-Fellowship-Sends-Delegate-Nonviolence-Literature-to-Aid-the-Church-in-Haiti http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/31/ACNS4538 Bishop Bakare from Zimbabwe was named winner of a Swedish human rights prize for "having given voice to the fight against oppression." Bishop Sebastian Bakare was also cited for his work to promote "freedom of speech and of opinion in a difficult political situation." ACO Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:11:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/31/ACNS4538 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/31/Anglican-Bishop-says-war-has-ended-despite-flare-ups Anglican Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng of Northern Uganda has told a delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to the region that a rebel war with the government is finally over despite some recent reports of flare ups. Uganda Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:02:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/31/Anglican-Bishop-says-war-has-ended-despite-flare-ups http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/29/Presiding-Bishop-Issues-All-Saints-Message The following is the message from Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori for All Saints Day. A message for All Saints 2008 The Most Revd Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate What saints will you remember this year on their feast? It's an occasion to remember all the faithful, whether we know their names or not. The Good Shepherd knows them by name, even if we don't. This year I'd invite you to celebrate the ones whose names you know and the ones whose names you haven't yet learned. USA Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:40:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/29/Presiding-Bishop-Issues-All-Saints-Message http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/28/Archbishop-of-Canterburys-Diwali-message The Archbishop of Canterbury today sent his annual message to Hindu communities for the festival of Diwali. In his message he expresses his hope for ’reconciliation where there has been division and hurt’, for ‘peace and the rejection of all resort to violence’ and the appreciation and enjoyment of each other’s festivals ‘as a common sign to the world of our commitment to mutual goodwill and faith in each other. Lambeth Palace Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:24:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/28/Archbishop-of-Canterburys-Diwali-message http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/22/ACNS4537 Trinity Church Wall Street has ministered to the people of New York City in joy and sorrow, terror and triumph since its founding by charter of King William III of England in 1697, which specified an annual rent of one peppercorn payable to the Crown. USA Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:29:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/22/ACNS4537 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/22/Church-Army-Online-now-live From Mark Russell Chief Executive, Church Army I want to tell you about our new website Church Army ONLINE where you can get more of a feel for the amazing work Church Army Evangelists are doing right across the UK and Ireland to bring the good news of the gospel to those with little or no contact with church. The new site launched this week and is focussed on telling stories through film and I would like to encourage you to watch them and download them for your own use. See how husband and wife evangelists Mark and Heather Dadds are serving the community in Marylebone London; Val Thom at work with young people and families in east Belfast; Alan Park and the homeless bus project in Chesterfield and Jonathan Wiggam working with the night time street pastor team in Aldershot. England Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:26:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/22/Church-Army-Online-now-live http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/22/Storytelling-transforms-Europes-Episcopalians--new-convention-model-hailed-a-success Presiding Bishop joins convocation delegates in Waterloo, Belgium Sharing powerful accounts of their churches' histories, turning points and hopes for the future, Episcopalians from the Convocation of American Churches in Europe explored a new model for their annual convention this year and left feeling renewed, energized and inspired by one another's stories. Europe Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:22:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/22/Storytelling-transforms-Europes-Episcopalians--new-convention-model-hailed-a-success http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/22/Bishop-Herbert-A-Donovan-named-to-new-post Deputy to the Presiding Bishop for Anglican Communion Relations Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced on October 20 the appointment of the Rt. Rev. Herbert A. Donovan, Jr. as Deputy to the Presiding Bishop for Anglican Communion Relations.  In this newly-developed position, Bishop Donovan will serve as the liaison for the Episcopal Church to the other 37 Provinces in the Anglican Communion, as well as to international groups, organizations and partners. USA Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:17:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/22/Bishop-Herbert-A-Donovan-named-to-new-post http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/22/ACNS4536 The Covenant Design Group publish today the Lambeth Commentary, which sets out the responses of the bishops at the Lambeth Conference in their discussions of the St Andrew's Draft for an Anglican Covenant.  The Commentary was complied by the Covenant Design Group at their recent meeting in Singapore and also sets out some of the initial thinking of the CDG in response to the comments of the bishops. ACO Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:44:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/22/ACNS4536 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/17/ACNS4535 The Anglican Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf, whose diocese includes Iraq, has expressed his strong solidarity with all Christians there at a time when they in particular are suffering a spate of violence. The bishop recently visited Baghdad, where he met religious and political leaders, including major Shi'a and Sunni figures, as well as diplomats. Middle East Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:13:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/17/ACNS4535 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/17/Archbishop-of-Canterbury--awards-Cross-of-St-Augustine The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today awarded the Cross of St Augustine to thirteen recipients at a ceremony in the Chapel at Lambeth Palace. Lambeth Palace Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:44:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/17/Archbishop-of-Canterbury--awards-Cross-of-St-Augustine http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/15/ACNS4534 At a press conference today, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and His Excellency Dr Ali Gomaa, presented the communiqué from ‘A Common Word’ conference, a meeting of leading Muslim and Christian clerics and scholars. Lambeth Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:50:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/15/ACNS4534 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/14/South-Africa-Facing-a-Human-Emergency An Article by Archbishop Njongo Ndungane The State of the Nation is not just how the economy is doing, or how strong the Rand is. The State of the Nation is about how well the people of South Africa are doing. Are they able to live with dignity, able to feed their children, able to meet their basic needs, able to access employment, education, health care? According to the views expressed during the poverty hearings, the State of the Nation is dire. Communities are crippled by poverty. It is a state of emergency. South Africa Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:39:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/14/South-Africa-Facing-a-Human-Emergency http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/14/A-Time-to-Gather-Not-to-Scatter The Diocese of Egypt together with PROCMURA convened the African Interfaith Conference from 8th-13th October 2008. Danmission also partnered in this conference. The objective of the conference was to affirm and promote the global values of Dialogue, especially in Africa which is in need of stability, security, and development.  Middle East Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:26:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/14/A-Time-to-Gather-Not-to-Scatter http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/9/Threat-of-rebel-attacks-leaves-Congolese-Anglicans-stranded-following-synod-meeting A recent uprising of rebel activity in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused Bishop Henri Isingoma and 150 delegates of the Province de L'Eglise Anglicane du Congo to be stranded in Boga following their September 30-October 5 diocesan synod. Congo Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:44:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/9/Threat-of-rebel-attacks-leaves-Congolese-Anglicans-stranded-following-synod-meeting http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/9/Pastoral-Letter-from-the-Bishop-of-Harare Theme: God Our Refuge Dear Sisters and Brothers I am still under shock as I write this Pastoral letter. A young mother and her son about 10 years old appeared at the doorstep of our flat recently asking for food. After more than 40 years as a priest I know the difference between a professional street beggar and a hungry person genuinely asking for food. She was no street beggar at all. Going by her appearance she had not seen water to bathe for a long time. This young mother represents many others in our community today in Zimbabwe. Central Africa Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:27:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/9/Pastoral-Letter-from-the-Bishop-of-Harare http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/9/ACNS4533 Web users looking for support during the current financial situation have boosted traffic to a Church of England website section focusing on debt advice by over 70 per cent, and increased visitor numbers to the Church’s online prayer page by more than a quarter. England Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:10:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/9/ACNS4533 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/People-with-disabilities-have-so-much-to-offer IT involves much more than just providing a wheelchair ramp into your church. Our attitude towards people who have disabilities has changed over the past few decades - but there is still some way to go. That’s the view of the Diocese of Portsmouth’s disability working group. England Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:23:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/People-with-disabilities-have-so-much-to-offer http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Former-Secretary-General-of-the-Anglican-Communion-remembers-Bishop-Beetge Canon John L Peterson, Washington Cathedral The Rt Revd David Beetge When we received word last Friday in Jerusalem that Bishop David Beetge had died, there was total disbelief. Kirsten and I had spent a wonderful evening with Carol and David at the Lambeth Conference and although David was under treatment for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, he looked great and was "vintage" David. It was a night of lots of laughter and recollection of the "good old days." ACO Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:22:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Former-Secretary-General-of-the-Anglican-Communion-remembers-Bishop-Beetge http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Face-to-face-with-each-other-and-the-world-in-the-week-of-Prayer-for-Christian-Unity Churches around the world mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity traditionally from 18-25 January between the feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul. Each year, a different country is invited to write the initial worship material, which can be adapted for local use. In 2009, the Churches of Korea have written the material and the CTBI Writers Group has adapted it. England Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:18:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Face-to-face-with-each-other-and-the-world-in-the-week-of-Prayer-for-Christian-Unity http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Pittsburgh-votes-to-leave-Episcopal-Church-align-with-Southern-Cone Proponents, opponents move immediately towards reorganization Deputies to the 143rd diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh October 4 voted 240-102 to leave the Episcopal Church. Minutes later, in voice votes on three resolutions (Resolutions One, Two, and Three here) the deputies realigned the diocese with the Argentine-based Anglican Province of the Southern Cone and set up some initial procedures for accomplishing that maneuver. The vote was the culmination of the diocese's continuing theological disputes with the Episcopal Church and many diocesan leaders later said the decision put the diocese in what they called "the Anglican mainstream." USA Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:17:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Pittsburgh-votes-to-leave-Episcopal-Church-align-with-Southern-Cone http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Community-of-the-Transfiguration The Journey of a New Monastic Community by Paul R. Dekar For over a millennium, if Christians wanted to read theology, practice Christian spirituality, or study the Bible, they went to the monastery to do so. There, people who inhabited the tradition and prayed the prayers of the church, copied manuscripts and offered fresh reflections about living the gospel in a new era. Two thousand years after the birth of the church, a new monastic movement is stirring. Australia Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:13:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/7/Community-of-the-Transfiguration http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/6/Nation-celebrates-Gandhis-life-as-attacks-on-Christians-continue Christians and secular groups in India have commemorated the October 2 anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, but attacks against Christians continued on a day that marks the Indian independence campaigner's message of non-violence. More than 100 Christian houses were torched in the troubled city of Kandhamal and nearby district of Boudh in the Orissa district as the nation prepared to celebrate the 139th anniversary of Gandhi's birth. India Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:49:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/6/Nation-celebrates-Gandhis-life-as-attacks-on-Christians-continue http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/1/ACNS4532 Archbishop of York, U2’s Bono, Queen Rania of Jordan and Prime Minister Gordon Brown, join the “Class of 2015” during special session of the UN ACO - UN Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:59:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/1/ACNS4532 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/1/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-Eid-message-for-2008 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent his greetings to Muslim communities for the festival of Eid ul Fitr, marking the end of Ramadhan. The Archbishop’s greeting celebrates the many positive examples of Christian Muslim encounter and engagement with the wider common good in the past year. He looks forward in the year ahead to further opportunities for ”opening doors into a renewed future which is the constant task for all people of faith". Lambeth Palace Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:52:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/1/Archbishop-of-Canterbury-Eid-message-for-2008 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/1/Tend-to-flock-Presiding-Bishop-states-in-Hobart-lecture "Bless the ideas that get floated in your congregation" Weaving themes of shepherding, tending to flocks and the critical nature of the ecosystem, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori addressed the importance of pastoral responsibility at the September 30 Hobart lecture. USA Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:50:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/1/Tend-to-flock-Presiding-Bishop-states-in-Hobart-lecture http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/1/Hopes-and-Prayers-at-the-Start-of-the-Jewish-New-Year The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, sent a greeting to Jewish leaders and communities for the festival of Rosh Hashanah, marking the start of the Jewish New Year. In his greeting the Archbishop spoke of the "mutual and public support for the Millennium Development Goals" at the Lambeth Conference, and also paid tribute to "the way in which all the religions and their leaders can act together for the common good of humanity".  Lambeth Palace Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:49:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/10/1/Hopes-and-Prayers-at-the-Start-of-the-Jewish-New-Year http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/1/ACNS4531 Tributes have come in from many Anglican leaders. ACNS shares statements from Dr Rowan Williams and others.  ACO Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:38:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/10/1/ACNS4531 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/29/ACNS4530 Bishop Stylo was installed as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Hpa-An in the Church of the Province of Myanmar at a simple but meaningful ceremony at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Hpa-An on 21 September 2008 at 3.00pm. Myanmar Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:47:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/29/ACNS4530 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/29/ACNS4529 In September 2008 a celebration was held in Bujumbura by the Province of the Anglican Church of Burundi to mark 8 years of the Mothers’ Union Literacy and Development Programme. Burundi Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:46:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/29/ACNS4529 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/29/Death-of-Bishop-David-Beetge-Diocese-of-the-Highveld-and-Dean-of-the-Province It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bishop David Beetge, Bishop of the diocese of the Highveld and Dean of the Province. Bishop David died on Saturday 27th September 2008. Our love and prayers go to his wife Carol and family, and the family of the Diocese of the Highveld. South Africa Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:48:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/29/Death-of-Bishop-David-Beetge-Diocese-of-the-Highveld-and-Dean-of-the-Province http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/26/ACNS4528 The Archbishop of York launched the "Education For All" initiative during a session of the UN's emergency summit on Millennium Development Goals yesterday. ACO - UN Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:51:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/26/ACNS4528 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/25/Prayer-for-Today Statement by Bishop of London For the last 10 days, many of us – of all religions - have been praying for a breakthrough at the meeting of government heads today at the UN High Level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs set out to halve global poverty by 2015. The UN Secretary General has warned that, on present performance, the goals will not be met by the majority of countries who signed up to them. It is up to those meeting in New York to live up to their promises to the world's poorest people, whose lives will be directly affected by the outcome. We are praying for all the leaders, including our own Prime Minister,that they will find the courage and unity needed to get achievement of the MDGs back on track. We encourage Gordon Brown in his work at the UN today, and assure him of our support. England Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:44:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/25/Prayer-for-Today http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/25/ACNS4527 The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, joined some 600 Anglicans for a pilgrimage at world-renowned shrine of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in the south of France. The five day visit was sponsored by the Society of Mary and the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham ACO Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:15:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/25/ACNS4527 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/24/Archbishop-of-Canterburys-sermon-for-the-International-Mass-at-Lourdes The Archbishop of Canterbury’s sermon at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes at the International Mass of 24 September 2008 (the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham). The sermon text in full: ‘The babe in my womb leaped for joy.’ (Luke 1.44) Lambeth Palace Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:58:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/24/Archbishop-of-Canterburys-sermon-for-the-International-Mass-at-Lourdes http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/24/ACNS4526 On the eve of the United Nations General Assembly meeting on Millennium Development Goals in New York, the Archbishop of Canterbury has underlined the commitment of the Anglican Church to continue to work for the eradication of poverty. Lambeth Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:46:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/24/ACNS4526 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/23/ACNS4525 Date of Event: September 25, 2008. St John the Divine Cathedral, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York USA. Anglican Act of Witness in support of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals ACO - UN Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:34:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/23/ACNS4525 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/23/An-Interfaith-Service-of-Recommitment-and-Witness-to-Achievements-of-the-MDGs Thursday, September 25, 6 p.m. Press: Media welcome. Free, no advance reservations Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Dr Hellen Wangusa, Anglican Observer at the United Nations, cordially invite you to attend An Interfaith Service of Recommitment and Witness to the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. ACO-UN Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:17:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/23/An-Interfaith-Service-of-Recommitment-and-Witness-to-Achievements-of-the-MDGs http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/23/Prayer-Reminder September 25th - A Day for Recommitment and Witness to the Achievement of the MDGs "The Provinces of the Communion call for a day of prayer and fasting and witness on 25th September 2008 when there is a special session of the United Nations to discuss the Millennium Development Goals." (2008 Lambeth Conference Reflections Document) ACO-UN Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:16:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/23/Prayer-Reminder http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/23/Bishop-of-London-calls-for-fast-ahead-of-UN-Summit-on-world-poverty The Bishop of London used the ‘Time for God’s Creation’ service in St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday 14 September to launch Think:Fast, a ten day period of prayer and fasting aimed at raising awareness around the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the fight against global poverty. England Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:51:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/23/Bishop-of-London-calls-for-fast-ahead-of-UN-Summit-on-world-poverty http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/22/ACNS4524 The recent murder in Orissa of Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati, a leader of Bajrang Dal (a radical section of the Hindu nationalist organisation RSS, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) has led to very serious attacks on Christians India Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:42:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/22/ACNS4524 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/22/ACNS4523 The Archbishop of the Sudan, the Most Revd Dr. Daniel Deng Bul, on the weekend was in Yambio on a tour of the Western Equatoria State ECS dioceses. On Sunday 14th September the Archbishop visited Ibba Sudan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:25:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/22/ACNS4523 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/19/ACNS4522 A regular meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in Gauteng this week reviewed the ongoing mission, ministry and witness of the Church and some of the challenges of the context in which we live. South Africa Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:54:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/19/ACNS4522 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/17/Anglican-Communion-to-Pray-for-the-MDGs-on-September-25 Deadline for Prayer Submissions for Lifting Women’s Voices Extended to October 15. On September 25, the world-wide Anglican Communion will observe a day of “prayer, fasting and witness” as the United Nations meets to discuss progress towards the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Anglicans will be praying with special intention for the world’s extreme poor and for a renewed commitment, from national governments to every individual, to achieving the MDGs by 2015. USA Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:38:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/17/Anglican-Communion-to-Pray-for-the-MDGs-on-September-25 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/17/ACNS4521 The Bishop of Middleton, the Rt Revd Mark Davies, is launching the first ever poll to find the UK’s ‘most heroic job’ according to the nation’s children. The online survey, at www.HeroVote.org, was launched at a school in Manchester today. England Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:15:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/17/ACNS4521 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/15/ACNS4520 The Archbishop of York has given a cautious welcome to the news of the power sharing deal formally announced today in Zimbabwe between ZANU PF and the Movement for Democratic Change. England Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:31:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/15/ACNS4520 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/15/Death-of-Bishop-Wilson-Sitshebo From USPG: It is with sadness that I inform you of the death of Bishop Wilson Sitshebo of Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. England Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:18:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/15/Death-of-Bishop-Wilson-Sitshebo http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/12/ACNS4519 The Canadian house of bishops will discuss next month how best to respond to renewed proposals for a moratoria on the blessing of same-sex unions, the ordination of openly gay persons to the episcopate, and cross-border interventions. Canada Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:15:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/12/ACNS4519 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/12/ACNS4518 The Episcopal Diocese of Haiti is trying to evaluate the needs of Haitians in the wake of four storms that have battered Hispaniola in less than a month. "What has happened is very hard to us," Bishop Jean Zache Duracin wrote September 10 in response to an email inquiry from ENS. USA Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:03:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/9/12/ACNS4518 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/12/Nottingham-priest-launches-worlds-first-range-of-Fair-Trade-clerical-shirts Nottingham-based clergyman, Simon Butler is launching his very own brand of fairly traded clergy shirts - after spotting a gap in the market. Curate at St Giles Church, West Bridgford, the Revd Simon Butler believes his new company, Butler & Butler, set up in partnership with his father Richard will be the first business to offer Fair Trade clerical shirts. England Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:53:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/12/Nottingham-priest-launches-worlds-first-range-of-Fair-Trade-clerical-shirts http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/12/World-Leaders-to-boost-action-to-end-extreme-poverty At United Nations high-level event, 25 September Business, Foundation and Activist Leaders to Announce Initiatives as Part of Mobilization to Reach Millennium Development Goals ACO-UN Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:49:00 0000 http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2008/9/12/World-Leaders-to-boost-action-to-end-extreme-poverty