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Circulated Statement by the Primate, Archbishop Keith Rayner

Circulated Statement by the Primate, Archbishop Keith Rayner

Replies to questions about the resignation of the Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn from Archbishop Keith Rayner, Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia

06 October 1999

The Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, the Right Reverend George Browning, resigns

The Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, the Right Reverend George Browning, resigns

In a pastoral letter read out today in the churches of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn the Right Reverend George Browning announced his intention to resign as Bishop of that Diocese

26 September 1999

Will lay administration of the Lord’s Supper be a circuit breaker in the long running debate over women’s ministry?

Will lay administration of the Lord’s Supper be a circuit breaker in the long running debate over women’s ministry?

Lay administration of the Lord’s Supper has generated more heat than any other issue in Southern Cross recently. If passed, new laws will allow lay people and those ministers ordained as deacons to lead or ‘administer’ the Holy Communion service.

23 September 1999

Women Bishops Report Backs Unity

Women Bishops Report Backs Unity

It is only a matter of time before women become bishops in Australia, according to Dr Muriel Porter, chair of the General Synod Working Group on Women Bishops.

23 September 1999

Sydney Anglican Property Severely Damaged in Ferocious Rain Storm

Sydney Anglican Property Severely Damaged in Ferocious Rain Storm

A little over $1 million worth of damage happened to Anglican churches and other church properties in the fierce hail storm that occurred, mainly in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, on Wednesday 14 April last, though other parts of Sydney were affected.

21 April 1999

Lambeth Conference takes day trip to London

Lambeth Conference takes day trip to London

The bishops and spouses of Lambeth Conference took a day off from business, Tuesday, to have lunch at Lambeth Palace, tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and a boat ride down the Thames River past the Tower of London and the Millennium Dome.

29 July 1998

Papua New Guinea bishop calls for prayers following tidal wave disaster

Papua New Guinea bishop calls for prayers following tidal wave disaster

Head of the Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea shocked by tidal wave disaster that devastated five villages overnight.

18 July 1998

Australia: Torres Strait Anglicans Form New Church

Australia: Torres Strait Anglicans Form New Church

The Anglican Church of Australia in the Torres Strait Islands has lost many of its clergy and lay membership and all 20 students at its Torres Strait theological college in a dispute over the consecration of a bishop some locals say they do not want.

22 May 1998

Australia: Week of Prayer for Reconciliation

Australia: Week of Prayer for Reconciliation

Bishop Arthur Malcolm, the Chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council (NATSIAC) has called on Church members to take an active part in the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation, from May 27th to 3rd June.

11 May 1998

Synod contemplates women bishops

Synod contemplates women bishops

(CT) The Australian General Synod has begun moves to open the episcopate to women. It will also look at alternative forms of episcopal oversight for those who would not accept women on the bench.

10 March 1998