National & International News
[All items from ENS; see our "Diocesan News" for a statement from Bishop Henderson]
Presiding Bishop discusses current issues in Web cast
Listening, Lent and reflection on the recent Anglican Primates' Meeting were among themes addressed as Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori facilitated a 45-minute live Web cast conversation with Episcopalians churchwide on Wednesday, February 28. The program remains online for on-demand viewing.
Design Group releases text of draft Anglican Covenant
Presiding Bishop elected to Primates'
Standing Committee
The text of a proposed Anglican Covenant, intended to affirm the cooperative principles that bind the Anglican Communion, was released February 19 toward the end of the Primates' five-day meeting. It is linked to the ENS story found here.
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Primates of USA and Ireland in Zanzibar. Photo ACNS Parks. |
In other business at the meeting, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected February 19 to represent the Americas on the Primates' Standing Committee. Each region elects its own representative to the Standing Committee, which operates as the governing board of the Primates. Read the complete story.
The Communiqué of the Primates’ Meeting in Dar es Salaam, 19th February 2007 is available here, via epiScope, the Episcopal Church news blog. The "Key Recommendations of the Primates" appear at the end of the document.
Audio interview: Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers some reflections following the February 15-19 meeting of Anglican Primates near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Listen here.
"A Season of Fasting: Reflections on the Primates Meeting": Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers reflections following the February 15-19 meeting of Anglican Primates near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Click here.
Episcopal groups react to Primates' communiqué: Organizations representing part of the spectrum of Episcopal and Anglican opinion have made statements about the communiqué that was issued late February 19 following the meeting of Anglican Primates in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Read the ENS summary.
Complete rundown of Primates news here.
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