The Primates have today released a letter to the Churches of the Anglican Communion as part of the last day of the Primates Meeting in Alexandria, together with the Report of the Windsor Continuation Group to the Archbishop of Canterbury, released at the same meeting.
At the press briefing the Archbishop of Canterbury said the spirit of the meeting had been very constructive and while people might not have changed their minds on key issues there had been a willingness to listen and to try to find accommodations for each other.
Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (Romans 12.12)
As Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Alexandria, Egypt on 4th February, 2009, we have been deeply concerned to hear of major obstacles to peace in the Sudan which threaten to undermine efforts to achieve lasting peace and development in the country.
We, the Primates and Moderators of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, are aware of the great tragedy and human suffering in this region, especially in Gaza at this time. We are distressed by the injury and loss of life in Gaza and southern Israel which has resulted from military actions undertaken both by the Israeli Defence Force and the forces of Hamas
The Primates of the Anglican Communion have supported efforts to improve the coordination and effectiveness of Anglican Relief and Development work. The Primates, meeting in Alexandria Egypt, were presented with a report on relief and development work.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has received a warm welcome from His Beatitude Theodoros II, the Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and Africa, during a visit to his residence in Alexandria.
The media briefing heard Archbishop Daniel Deng from Sudan speak of the dire situation in his country and from Archbishop David Moxon and the Rt Revd Paul Sarkar about the impact of global warming on the environment.
A group of around 20 young pilgrims from South Australia have had an experience they never counted on to end their journey, and one they’ll probably never forget.
The Primates of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, has called on President Robert Mugabe to respect the outcome of the elections of 2008 and to step down and endorsed a call for the implementation of the rule of law and the restoration of democratic processes.
The Primates of the Anglican Communion, meeting in Alexandria, Egypt on 3rd February, 2009, heard first hand reports of the situation in Zimbabwe, and note with horror the appalling difficulties of the people of this nation under the current regime.
The first full day of business at the Primates meeting in Alexandria, Egypt, has been held in a relaxed atmosphere with primates generally positive about the days ahead. The media spokesman for the primates meeting, Australia’s Primate, Archbishop Dr Phillip Aspinall, said day two of the meeting included a presentation by five Primates about the impact of the current situation on province mission priorities.
The first day of the Primates Meeting in Alexandria has ended with the dedication of St. Mark's pro-Cathedral and the installation of new dean, the Very Revd. Samy Fawzy Shehata. In an often moving service the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by dean Samy who translated the Sermon in Arabic, spoke of the importance of recognizing the God’s presence in the St Mark’s.
The Primates of the Churches of the Anglican Communion, gathered in Alexandria in Egypt, have asked me to convey our warm and fraternal greetings to you, our brother in Christ, on your election to the Patriarchate of Moscow and All Russia. This is an ancient and noble office, and one to which all the Christian world looks for an exemplary Christian witness.
Following a private meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic Pope, received the Primates of the Anglican Communion at the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Alexandria on Saturday evening, 31 January. The Primates are meeting in Alexandria in the latest of their series of regular meetings.
The Primates of the Anglican Communion will meet for the next of their regular meetings at the Helnan Palestine Hotel Alexandria Egypt, between 1st - 5th February. The meeting will be chaired by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams and hosted by the President Bishop of Jerusalem & the Middle East & Bishop in Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa, The Most Revd Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis. The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon will act as the meeting’s secretary.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has written to Anglican Communion Primates and members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) with a summary of their individual responses to the outcome of September House of Bishops meeting of the Episcopal Church (USA). He made it clear that he was not at this stage advancing his own interpretation of these responses.
20th February 2007
May I echo the thanks for your patience which Philip has already shared with you – we’re very appreciative of the fact that it is late and we’re all tired.
Also before I start, I went from one session just to check the BBC news and heard more details about he appalling bombing on the train in India and I know that all the Primates will want to put on record their grief and shock about this and their prayers for all involved and their families.
The Communiqué of the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam
19th February 2007
The Covenant Design Group, appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of the Primates of the Anglican Communion, held its first meeting in Nassau, the Bahamas, between Monday, 15th and Thursday, 18th January, 2007. The Archbishop of the West Indies, the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, chaired the group. The meeting discussed four major areas of work related to the development of an Anglican Covenant: its content, the process by which it would be received into the life of the Communion, the foundations on which a covenant might be built, and its own methods of working.
In mid-afternoon (16th February), the Archbishop of Canterbury made a courtesy call on President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and paid tribute to the progress the country has made in recent years. The Rev. Jonathan Jennings, Archbishop Williams' press officer, quoted him as saying that 'Tanzania has been a symbol of hope and stands for what can be achieved through democratic development.'
Given by Archbishop Philip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of Australia
(designated by the Primates as the official spokesperson for the Primates’ Meeting)
Accompanied by the Most Revd Drexel Gomez, Primate of the West Indies.
Archbishop Aspinall
It’s good to be with you again to give you a brief update on today’s proceedings; as I anticipated with you last evening, we spent the morning today considering further the Primates’ responses to The Episcopal Church’s reactions to the Windsor Report and the Dromantine requests from the Primate.
In the days running up to the meeting of the Primates of the Anglican Communion (15-19 February), the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and the Primates will meet in the White Sands Hotel for their regular annual meeting
The following photograph is from the Dromantine Conference Centre in Country Down, Newry, at the end of the five-day Anglican Communion Primates Meeting.
The following photographs were taken during the Primates Meeting at the Dromantine Conference Centre, County Down, Northern Ireland, between 21-25 February 2005.
There are four instruments of unity that serve the world wide family of Anglican/Episcopal churches. They are: The Lambeth Conference (meets every 10 years, for bishops); the Primates Meetings (regular meetings for the senior archbishops and bishops of the 38 Provinces); the Anglican Consultative Council (meeting every 3 years or so, includes laity, bishops, priests, deacons); and the Archbishop of Canterbury in his international role as primus inter pares
As Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches, we gathered at the Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre, Newry, in Northern Ireland, between 20th and 25th February, 2005
For accredited journalists, the press briefing for the Primates Meeting currently underway in Northern Ireland is to be held at 230pm on Friday 25 February at the Dromantine Centre, County Down, near Newry. The briefing will take place at the front of the main house - not the conference centre - and the entrance to the briefing rooms will be indicated by staff
Photographs from Armagh.
The Primates of the Anglican Communion attended Armagh Cathedral for Evensong on Tuesday 22 February after the day's meetings at the Dromantine Conference Centre in County Down, near Newry, Northern Ireland. The Primates Meeting lasts until Friday 25 February. This photograph shows the 35 Primates who are at the meeting at Dromantine
From our first reading this evening, 'you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation'. These words spoken to the people of Israel in the wilderness are spoken again to the church in the New Testament. And spoken to us today. But what is it to be called to be a kingdom of priests? In the understanding of those who wrote our Old Testament lesson, the priest was the focus of everything that God's people gave to God