Tag: Anglican Communion

The Anglican Journal of Canada reports on the meeting and plans of the breakaway Anglican Network of Canada. According to the article by Solange de

The first I learned of it was through a press release. We Anglicans who minister here have been left out in the cold. I am deeply troubled that this meeting will import inter-Anglican conflict into our diocese, which seeks to be a place of welcome for all Anglicans.
The Rt Revd Suheil Dawani
Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem

Some of the stories from late 2007 that you may want to catch up on if you’ve been away.

More news is emerging about the backers of the Global Anglican Future meeting planned to be held prior to Lambeth 2008. As reported by The Lead December 29, Dr. Michael Poon, a respected voice of the Global Anglican South leadership, publicly questioned the organization, communication and purposes of the meeting. Now he has responded to a letter from a “leading primate” which rebuked Dr. Poon for asking the questions publicly.

Dr. Michael Poon has posted some hard questions for the organizers of the Global Anglican Future Conference at the Global South Anglican web site. He

Another announcement that broke over the holiday was that of conservative Anglicans organizing their own global event, as reported in a press release, “Orthodox Primates with other leading bishops from across the globe are to invite fellow Bishops, senior clergy and laity from every province of the Anglican Communion to a unique eight-day event, to be known as the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) 2008.”

…the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. He was selected by more than 100 synod members in the Church of England, beating out the Archbishop of Canterbury and former Cape Town Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who placed second and third respectively.

According to the Living Church: Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has appointed three bishops to “consult” with the Archbishop of Canterbury about extending an invitation