I am delighted to join you today for part of your Sacred Synod and to share some thoughts with you.
28 October 1999
"The Diocese of Sydney is greatly valued in the Communion, for its commitment to the mission of the Church, its commitment to evangelism is well known, and its social action is remarkable.
25 October 1999
The signing of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine Of Justificationbetween the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church is an event which encourages Christians of all traditions and is a cause of rejoicing for all who pray and work for the unity of Christ's Church.
25 October 1999
he International Commission of the Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in Salisbury at Sarum College 12-16th October 1999, as guests of the Anglican Communion.
16 October 1999
The ACC, in its final day of deliberations, heard multiple presentations that offered the international assembly a chance to focus on the challenges that face churches in the big cities of the world. Profiles of Mexico, Uganda, Hong Kong and USA were used to illustrate how the church can be an instrument of witness in communities that are clamouring for assistance and direction in coping with crime, unemployment and inadequate housing.
24 September 1999
"In our Church we are facing great difficulties but they are not insurmountable," the Most Rev Michael Peers, Primate of Canada, said. "We must ensure that the immediate does not so engage our minds and energies that we lower our eyes from the horizon.
21 September 1999
"The dialogue between Anglicans and Roman Catholics is only one stream in the wider river of ecumenical dialogue. The issue of authority comes up sooner or later, in one form or another, in every dialogue which addresses itself seriously to the questions of communion and unity," the Rt Rev Mark Santer, Bishop of Birmingham and previous Co-Chairman of ARCIC (the Anglican and Roman Catholic International Commission, said.
21 September 1999
In a unanimous vote, members of the Anglican Consultative Council, meeting in Dundee, Scotland, received Anglicans in Mission: A Transforming Journey, the report from MISSIO, the Mission Commission of the Anglican Communion.
20 September 1999
"Technology is not simply the practice of using tools, but rather a way of looking at the world, a way of framing questions and analysing problems," the Rev Eric Beresford, who occupies the ethics desk for the Anglican Church of Canada, said
20 September 1999
The splendour of a Solemn Eucharist in St Mary's Cathedral, a lunch with the First Minister of the Scottish Parliament, a private hearing on sexuality and a bus tour of the Royal Mile, were the ingredients of a day in Scotland's capital for the ACC.
19 September 1999