A Canadian Bishop who is part of a high-level advisory group to the worldwide Anglican Communion has been elected Bishop of Christchurch. The Rt Revd Victoria Matthews is currently bishop-in-residence at Wycliffe College in Toronto. She was Bishop of Edmonton for 10 years from 1997 to late last year, and Suffragan (Assistant) Bishop of Toronto from 1994-97.
17 March 2008
MU Australia (part of the Worldwide Mothers’ Union) is hosting a unique meeting in Toowoomba from 2nd – 7th March to be attended by members from all over the world.
26 February 2008
Concerns have been raised by some Melbourne Anglicans over a submission made to the Victorian Law Reform Commission on reform of the state's abortion laws.
07 February 2008
Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier, has called for Australian support for people affected by political unrest in Kenya this month.
Dr Freier cancelled a planned January visit to Anglican community development partners in Kenya after claims of election rigging by the country’s major opposition party sparked violent protests in one of Africa’s most stable countries.
15 January 2008
Some Christians are grateful for the feast of the Epiphany ('the manifestation/epiphaneia of Christ to the gentiles') on 6 January each year because it offers a second-bite at the greeting card cherry: any number of Christmas cards carry the familiar Three Kings as the artwork, and if not posted by December 25 th, they won't look at all out of place in early January. Indeed, it may even imply a certain textual and theological superiority on the part of the sender.
04 January 2008
Editor's Note: This message came to ACNS via the PNG Church Partnership in UK and Chris Luxton....A belated acknowledgement of the situation in Popondota Diocese. I received the news about the disaster which hit Popondota Diocese, during my Diocesan Synod, so we ended the Synod three days earlier to the actual closing day.
26 November 2007
The President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, said he is very happy with the sense of unity that the Synod has witnessed this week on a range of critical issues. The Church is finalising its General Synod in Canberra. The event is the Parliament of the Church which sits every three years.
30 October 2007
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, The Most Reverend Dr Phillip Aspinall has forecast a refocus on mission and church attendance as the Church begins its most important gathering of Anglicans in years.
22 October 2007
A statement from Bishop Brian Farran in response to the recent comments by Kevin Andrews about the Sudanese community and immigration policies.
11 October 2007
The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier, has welcomed the decision of the Appellate Tribunal – the Anglican Church’s highest court – that effectively paves the way for women clergy to be eligible for the office of Bishop.
04 October 2007