This year celebrates the 80th anniversary of the “Bonn Agreement” between the Church of England and Old Catholics (Union of Utrecht): Each Communion recognises the catholicity and independence of the other and maintains its own. Each Communion agrees to admit members of the other Communion to participate in the Sacraments. Full Communion does not require… Continue Reading
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Anglican Communion Crisis
Symmetry in the sanctuary I have tended to take care not to focus excessively on the Anglican Communion Crisis. It has clearly become important, however, that this pre-eminent liturgy blog outlines the issues and informs readers about what has been highlighted by Fr. Montgomery as being what is primarily wrong with the Anglican Communion today:… Continue Reading
General Synod wish list
I understand that the General Synod of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia meets this year from 10 to 14 May in Gisborne. I understand this – because I asked a General Synod member. Good luck to anyone trying to find this information online. It certainly isn’t mentioned on the General Synod… Continue Reading
African Bible Study
I have regularly used a form of group lectio divina in catechumenate groups. It is regularly called the “African method”. This method was introduced by the African Delegation to the Lambeth Conference. Hence, it is known by both names: “Lambeth” and “African.”
Lambeth and Second Life
The Anglican Cathedral in Second Life was presented at a “fringe event” at Lambeth.
Lambeth “Buddhist chant” smear spreads
ishop Richard Elena (Nelson, New Zealand) emailed his diocesan clergy that he decided he was unable to receive communion at the Lambeth opening service because of the, to him, unacceptable sermon.
Lambeth Conference – the Colbert Report
The Colbert Report highlighted the delicious irony of Anglicanism being a denomination that rejected central authority now having groups of people in it that want a stricter central authority to put their foot down!