Just to complicate Christmas preparations a bit more this year, I'll be off to Bethlehem on Wednesday with some of my colleagues. We're planning to be there for a few days just before Christmas, and with luck - we'll be back in time for Christmas Eve.
19 December 2006
In response to a number of queries, and following consultation with The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has issued the following statement
15 December 2006
Church leaders in England are asking parish churches and congregations throughout the country to pray for 'the little town of Bethlehem' as they approach the final week of Advent - the Church's season of preparation for the celebration of the birth of the Christ child.
14 December 2006
New Bishops announced for the Diocese of Wollongong - Australia, South West Florida - USA and the Diocese of Oxford - England.
13 December 2006
The Ask & Imagine youth programs and youth initiatives of the Anglican Church of Canada got an early Christmas present this year.
07 December 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has undergone a minor surgical procedure today to have a small cyst removed from his left arm.
05 December 2006
'He comes the prisoners to release, In Satan's bondage held.' These are words from one of my favourite Advent hymns, 'Hark the glad sound!' And they draw our minds towards an aspect of Christmas that is often neglected because we prefer some of the 'softer' elements in the story
05 December 2006
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has given a cautious welcome to proposals outlined by the Episcopal Church in the United States to offer alternative forms of oversight to dissenting parishes and dioceses. Dr Williams said that the proposals would contribute to the process of determining future relationships.
01 December 2006
As Christians we pray this day in the light of a global disaster the momentum of which has built for 25 years. Since the first appearance of the pandemic an estimated 65 million people have been infected with HIV, of whom 25 million have died.
01 December 2006
The theme for World AIDS Day 2006 is accountability. Local and national campaigns are encouraged to develop campaigns and activities that are meaningful in their own contexts under the overall theme of accountability and using the slogan, 'Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise'
30 November 2006