From our first reading this evening, 'you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation'. These words spoken to the people of Israel in the wilderness are spoken again to the church in the New Testament. And spoken to us today.
22 February 2005
The following prayer was written for the 2005 Primates Meeting by the chaplain to the meeting, the Revd Shane Forster, on the staff of the Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland
21 February 2005
The Primates of the Anglican Communion today met in Dromantine Retreat and Conference Centre near Newry for a five-day conference.
21 February 2005
The Province of the Episcopal Church of Burundi extends its deepest sympathy to Archbishop Samuel Ndayisenga and his wife, Joy, following the death of their daughter, Fredence, on 6th February 2005.
15 February 2005
Eighty-one Anglican women gather in New York City beginning February 24 for two weeks of meetings and lobbying in support of the Anglican Observer to the United Nations during the 49th session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)
15 February 2005
A revised version of Section D of the Windsor Report in Spanish is now available
14 February 2005
God's creation delivers unsettling news. Earth's climate is warming to dangerous levels; 90 percent of the world's fisheries have been depleted; coastal development and pollution are causing a sharp decline in ocean health;
14 February 2005
The Primates of the Anglican Communion are to hold their regular meeting at the Dromantine Conference Centre near Newry, Northern Ireland, between 21-25 February 2005. The meeting of the 38 provincial Primates of the Anglican Communion will be centred on Bible study, Eucharist and retreat led by the Archbishop of Canterbury
08 February 2005
The forthcoming document on Mary, produced by the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC), gives us a chance to look at images of Mary in art and devotion in the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Communion Office is willing to use images, prayers, sermons, and other items from around the Communion within this publication
31 January 2005
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, issued a statement to mark National Holocaust Day on 27 January.
28 January 2005