The Church in Oxfordshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire tells of open churches and warm welcomes for flood victims.
25 July 2007
Members of the Church of England General Synod have carried a motion to 'engage positively' with the Anglican Communion Covenant process. The motion was 'clearly carried', according to Archdeacon Clive Mansell, who estimated that the vote in favour of the motion was as high as two to one.
13 July 2007
On 5th.July The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebrated its fortieth anniversary at a reception at Lambeth Palace. Bishop Christopher Hill welcomed the Society on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who is on sabbatical.
13 July 2007
On 12th July a packed Sheffield Cathedral saw seven women and three men admitted to the Office of Evangelist by the Most Rev Rt Hon John Sentamu the Archbishop of York.
13 July 2007
The Rt. Hon. and Most Revd. Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, today joined HRH the Prince of Wales in supporting an appeal fund for farmers hit by recent floods.
13 July 2007
Wales’ first solar panelled church, St Joseph's Church in Cwmaman, Aberdare, will be officially opened by Dr Barry Morgan on Monday. It was fitted with 30 solar panels as part of £750,000 grant-funded refurbishment programme late last year and they have proved so efficient the church is planning to sell its excess electricity to the national grid.
05 July 2007
The Most Revd Dr Idris Jones, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway today endorsed the following statement issued by the Scottish Inter Faith Council:
05 July 2007
The Most Revd and Rt. Hon. Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, has welcomed the announcement by the Prime Minister regarding changes to the process by which diocesan bishops are appointed.
04 July 2007
The Mission and Public Affairs Council of the Church of England has given cautious acceptance to the proposal to produce cytoplasmic hybrid embryos for research into the alleviation of serious diseases.
26 June 2007
Support for the Wrexham Rough Sleepers Project and for Inter-faith dialogue were high on the agenda of the St. Asaph Diocesan Conference on Sunday 24 June. Around 300 church members from parts of Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwyneth, Powys and Wrexham came together for their annual meeting in St. Asaph Cathedral.
26 June 2007