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Westminster Abbey hosts celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Westminster Abbey hosts celebration of 50th Anniversary of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II

To mark the 50th Anniversary of that ceremony a service was held at 11:30am on 2 June 2003.

02 June 2003

Faithworks and Spring Harvest offer award for best UK churches' community project

Faithworks and Spring Harvest offer award for best UK churches' community project

Faithworks and Spring Harvest in the UK are to award £10,000 to a project that is inspired by Christian faith and is demonstrating best practice in community development.

23 May 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury speaks at St Alban's Conference on Christian Unity

Archbishop of Canterbury speaks at St Alban's Conference on Christian Unity

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, delivered a keynote address today at St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, as part of a major conference on Christian Unity.

17 May 2003

Archbishop of Canterbury to speak at St Albans conference on Christian unity

Archbishop of Canterbury to speak at St Albans conference on Christian unity

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, will give a keynote address at a major conference on Christian Unity, being held at St Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, on Saturday 17 May.

08 May 2003

Message from the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem

Message from the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem

By now, most of you probably have heard about the "Road Map" that proposes to create a Palestinian state by 2005. As you can well imagine, this is an issue that lies very near to our hearts, as the people here have suffered more than 50 years under Israeli occupation.

08 May 2003

New Archbishop of Wales elected

The Church in Wales' electoral college, which met on 28 April 2003 at Holy Trinity Church, Llandrindod, has elected the Rt Revd Dr Barry Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff, as the next Archbishop of Wales.

01 May 2003

Sarum College Lectures 2003

Sarum College Lectures 2003

The fifth series of Sarum Theological Lectures, entitled The Quest for the Historical Church, are to be given by the Most Revd Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in May 2003.

30 April 2003

Bishop Clive Handford and Bishop Mouneer Anis visit The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

Bishop Clive Handford and Bishop Mouneer Anis visit The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

They had a very constructive discussion about the situation in the Middle East and stressed the importance of rebuilding Iraq as soon as possible through combined efforts with the UN involvement as well as the Arab countries.

24 April 2003

A Complete Celtic Worship Resource

A Complete Celtic Worship Resource

A new book, A Celtic Primer, has just been launched by Brendan O'Malley, Dean of Chapel at the University of Wales, Lampeter.

23 April 2003

Easter message from the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

Easter message from the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

In an announcement today, the Most Revd Bruce Cameron, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, said, "This year, it is not possible to observe the central celebration of the Christian calendar - Easter - without it being overshadowed by the war in Iraq.

16 April 2003