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Report by the Secretary General to ACC-11 in Dundee, Scotland

Report by the Secretary General to ACC-11 in Dundee, Scotland

It is again with a sense of great privilege and rejoicing that I stand before you as the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion to share with you, the members of the Anglican Consultative Council, where we are at this moment as a world-wide Communion of churches as scenes of our global family pass in front of your eyes.

16 September 1999

Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address

Archbishop of Canterbury's Presidential Address

As President, I welcome you all to this 11th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council. On your behalf, I would like to thank the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Bishop Richard Holloway; Bishop Neville Chamberlain, all those in the local Church and the national Church who have been involved in the preparations

15 September 1999

Scottish Primus Challenges the Church

Scottish Primus Challenges the Church

"The Church has the impossible task of being an organisation, with an unavoidable power structure, that exists to preserve the memory of one whose mission was to oppose the processes and sacrifices of power, because they are almost always exercised at the cost of the individual," the Most Rev Richard Holloway, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, said

15 September 1999

"Anglicans do not live by the principle 'Anything goes.'"

"Anglicans do not live by the principle 'Anything goes.'"

In an address that gave a challenge to the prevailing views of many Anglicans, the Most Rev George Carey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, indicated that 'diversity' and 'comprehensiveness' are not, in his view, the defining characteristics of Anglicanism.

15 September 1999

Church of South India Contributes to Anglican Communion

Church of South India Contributes to Anglican Communion

The Rt Revd William Moses, Moderator of the Church of South India believes that Indian Christians have much to give to the Anglican Communion, especially in terms of ecumenical and mission leadership.

14 September 1999

ACC-11 Opening Service

ACC-11 Opening Service

At the midnight service on Christmas Eve a couple of years ago I began my sermon in the cathedral in Edinburgh by pointing out that an ancient manuscript had recently been discovered, dated by scholars to about 7OAD.

13 September 1999

Global ACC members discover Dundee

Global ACC members discover Dundee

The members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting in Dundee will take a break in their busy schedule to meet people and visit historic sites in Scotland.

13 September 1999

USA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold welcomed as new Anglican Co-Chairman at Canada Meeting

USA Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold welcomed as new Anglican Co-Chairman at Canada Meeting

The following communique was issued at the recent ARCIC meeting in Canada

13 September 1999

World Anglicans to worship in historic Aberdeen Cathedral as Council begins its work

World Anglicans to worship in historic Aberdeen Cathedral as Council begins its work

The 11th Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) 1999 will begin with a Festival Procession and Eucharist in historic St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland.

10 September 1999

Anglicans Meet in Scotland

Anglicans Meet in Scotland

The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) will meet in Dundee, Scotland from 14 - 25 September at the University of Dundee. The following information will be in effect from 11 September 1999.

09 September 1999