Anglican Communion News Service - ACO

Seven days in Entebbe - A reflection on the All Africa Bishops Conference

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:50:00 GMT

I flew into Entebbe on Monday morning without map or compass; this was only the second gathering of bishops from across the continent of Africa. The first had been six years ago in Lagos, Nigeria, long before my time with the Anglican Communion Off... [More]

The ACC Constitution: An Interview with ACC's legal adviser Revd Canon John Rees

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:09:00 GMT

The Anglican Consultative Council has a new Constitution. How did this come about? What does this mean in reality? How will it affect the work of the Instruments of Communion? The Standing Committee? ACNS spoke to John Rees, legal adviser to find o... [More]

The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 4

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:29:00 GMT

On tuesday's agenda: the second part of the Unity, Faith and Order report; the report on the Bible in the Life of the Church project and theological education in the Anglican Communion; a report on Anglican Communion communications; a report on Con... [More]

The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 3

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:19:00 GMT

Building on the report to the Standing Committee, ACO staff Stuart Buchanan and Revd John Kafwanka presented on the ACC and Lambeth Conference-mandated project the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative (ECGI).

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The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 2

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:16:00 GMT

Saturday's agenda included reports from Chair Bp James Tengatenga and Secretary General Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon; the UN Anglican representatives' reports; reports on finance and administration; business matters; the ACC, the Primates' Meeting and... [More]

The Standing Committee Daily Bulletin - Day 1

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:53:00 GMT

Friday’s agenda included membership issues, recent developments in the Communion and reports from Chair Bp James Tengatenga and Secretary General Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon.

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Anglican relief, development and advocacy alliance a step closer to becoming reality

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:09:00 GMT

A working group from across the worldwide Anglican Communion met at Lambeth Palace between 12 and 14 July to plan how to turn the proposed Anglican Alliance on relief, development and advocacy into a reality.

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Two new members to be welcomed onto the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:39:00 GMT

The forthcoming Standing Committee meeting will welcome two new members from Asia and Africa: Bp Paul Sarker (Moderator of the Church of Bangladesh and Bishop of Dhaka) and Revd Canon Janet Trisk of South Africa (Rector of the Parish of St David, P... [More]

Secretary General lays out next steps following the Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost letter.

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:24:00 GMT

Most of you will have read the recent letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Anglican Communion on the subject of Pentecost. Part of that letter addresses the current and ongoing tensions in the Anglican Communion – these tensions... [More]

Anglican Communion launches online shop and Twitter account

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:48:00 GMT

The Anglican Communion Office (ACO) has today launched its online shop where visitors can buy books, CDs and other products that support and reflect the work of the Instruments of Communion.

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Anglican Peace and Justice Network Communique

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:23:00 GMT

We, the delegates to the triennial meeting of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network in Geneva, Switzerland, have spent the week of 14-20 March 2010, exploring issues of human rights and examining the role of the United Nations, the World Council o... [More]

Announcement from the Secretary General

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:23:00 GMT

Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Butter as the Communion’s new Director for Communications.

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Haiti - An Anglican Responsibility

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:48:00 GMT

The Anglican Communion needs to be actively involved in helping the rebuilding and healing of Haiti, working with the Église Épiscopale d’Haïti (the Anglican/Episcopal Diocese of Haiti) and its bishop the Rt Revd Zach&eacut... [More]

Message from the Secretary General

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:56:00 GMT

Christians throughout the world should be aware that the date of Easter as calculated by both Eastern and Western traditions in Christianity will fall on the same day in both 2010 and 2011.

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Consultation maps out future operations of Anglican Refugee and Migrant Network

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:52:00 GMT

Representatives of Anglican Churches in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States together with Anglican Church-backed non-governmental organisations conducted a fruitful discussion to design the plans and future operations of the Anglic... [More]