The Church of England is holding their regular annual General Synod this week; Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby used his presidential address to make remarks
Some have asked whether Archbishop Beach voted to approve the final Communique or the new members of the Standing Committee. Neither he nor a majority of the GAFCON Primates were present for these discussions on Friday. – ACNA press release.
THE Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, the Rt Revd Michael Curry, has emphasised the autonomy of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), in the wake of the Primates’ decision to censure his Church.
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has joined his voice to the ongoing tide of reflections on the just concluded gathering of Primates by posting his reflections on Facebook. You can read the whole thing here.
The Community of St Anselm have temporarily relocated to Canterbury and are spending this week praying in Canterbury Cathedral for the Primates as they continue their meeting.
Over 100 Senior Anglicans, including the Dean of St Paul’s, have signed an open letter to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York calling on the Church of England to repent of its ‘second class citizen’ treatment of Christians over issues of sexuality. The letter, signed by a range of senior church figures including Cathedral Deans, retired bishops and well-known lay figures (including leading parliamentary figures and university academics), has been sent to the Archbishops ahead of a pivotal meeting of worldwide Anglican Leaders which begins in Canterbury on Monday.
“In his 2016 New Year message, Archbishop Justin Welby says Jesus’s example shows us why we must love and welcome refugees and strangers.”
– Episcopal News Service
The Most Revd Justin Welby was the preacher at the Christmas Day service at Canterbury Cathedral yesterday morning.
In a recent essay published by the progressive church website Modern Church, The Very Rev’d Prof Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, has offered a broad critique of the Church of England and the leadership of current the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will preach the sermon at the Consecration of the Immanuel Chapel at VTS, on Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. VTS