Anglican Communion News Service - ACC

Archbishop of Canterbury's statement on Bishop Mouneer's resignation from SCAC

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:57:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today expressed his regret at the decision of the Most Revd Dr Mouneer Anis, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, and President Bishop of the Province of ... [More]

Festive Service Closes ACC-14

Tue, 12 May 2009 21:03:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury was the celebrant at a closing Eucharist for the Anglican Consultative Meeting (ACC-14) in Kingston Jamaica. The Eucharist was held at The Cathedral of St. James in Spanish Town- the oldest Cathedral in the British Cari... [More]

Resolutions of ACC-14

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:46:00 GMT

Final Resolutions of ACC-14

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ACC-14 Press Briefing 12th May 2009

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:13:00 GMT

On this last day of the Anglican Consultative Meeting (ACC-14) the delegates focused on final resolutions and the messages they will take back to their provinces. After a discussion in their discernment groups a closing plenary session was held wit... [More]

ACC-14 Election of Vice Chair and Joint Standing Committee

Tue, 12 May 2009 12:10:00 GMT

During the meeting of ACC 14 in Kingston, Jamaica a new Vice Chair and four new members for the Joint Standing Committee were elected. They will join new Chair Bishop James Tengatenga (Central Africa), Mrs Philippa Amable (West Africa), Bishop Kuma... [More]

The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 9

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:43:00 GMT

If you look on the Anglican Communion Office staff list you will see the name The Revd Terrie Robinson not once, not twice but three times. She is the women’s desk officer, the translation co-ordinator and the Anglican Communion Networks Co-o... [More]

The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 8

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:10:00 GMT

Sometimes concerns arise in the life of the Church and we tend to think that it is a brand new issue for the Anglican Communion. Questions around the integrity of the environment may feel relatively new but in fact it was the sixth meeting of the A... [More]

ACC-14 Presidential Address by the Archbishop of Canterbury

Mon, 11 May 2009 22:48:00 GMT

On the eve of the closing of the Anglican Consultative Council 14 meeting in Kingston, Jamaica the Archbishop Of Canterbury delivered his presidential address. The Council has a chair and the Archbishop functions as the president. The address came ... [More]

ACC-14 Press Briefing 11th May 2009

Mon, 11 May 2009 17:28:00 GMT

The Anglican Consultative Council is moving into its last few days of meetings. On Sunday all of the delegates were sent in teams of three or four to every parish on the island of Jamaica- in some cases to celebrate and preach and in all cases to e... [More]

The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 7

Mon, 11 May 2009 17:18:00 GMT

The word family evokes a wide range of emotions. For some it is a very loving and supportive word that is the centre of their being. For others it is a place of distance anxiety and frustration with people who are closely related failing to talk or... [More]

The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 6

Mon, 11 May 2009 16:48:00 GMT

If you type the letters CUAC into a computer search engine you will discover that it can mean Credit Union Acceptance Corporation or the Cambridge Union Athletic Club. As important as those fine organizations might be for Anglican CUAC has a very s... [More]

ACC-14 Press Briefing 9th May 2009

Sat, 09 May 2009 19:30:00 GMT

An important part of the Anglican Consultative meetings being held in Kingston Jamaica is the opportunity for Ecumenical conversations. In times past our ecumenical partners came as guests and often kept silent during the meetings and offered a ref... [More]

The Networks of the Anglican Communion Podcast 5

Sat, 09 May 2009 19:25:00 GMT

“We fear most what we do not know”. That statement appears on the website of NIFCON, The Network for Inter Faith Concerns of the Anglican Communion. Interfaith issues first appeared in a limited way at the 1988 Lambeth Conference. Five ... [More]

Resolutions of ACC-14 from 9th May

Sat, 09 May 2009 16:20:00 GMT

Resolutions were passed on ‘The Bible in the Life of the Church’, Network on Inter-Faith Concerns and from the APJN (Anglican Peace and Justice Network on the Middle East.

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ACC-14 Press Briefing 8th May 2009 with the Secretary General

Fri, 08 May 2009 20:07:00 GMT

At the ACC-14 meeting in Kingston Jamaica the concept of An Anglican Covenant was a central theme on this, the 6th day of the meetings. Over the past few days the delegates had a number of sessions in Discernment Groups discussing the Covenant and ... [More]