Saturday, September 07, 2013
News from around the Anglican Communion
South Africa: Archbishop's Lament for the People of Syria and Prayer for Peace
The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd. Dr Thabo Makgoba, has issued the following ‘Lament for the People of Syria and Prayer for Peace’.... Keep reading
Nigeria: Rivers Police begin search for kidnapped Anglican Archbishop
The Police Command in Rivers said on Saturday that its detectives had commenced search for Bishop Ignatius Kattey, Archbishop of Niger Delta North of the Anglican Communion.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Angela Agabe, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that Mr. Kattey was abducted with his wife, Beatrice, on Friday. Keep reading
Congo: Goma Anglican church, school damaged in missile attacks
Several missiles exploded late afternoon on August 22 in central Goma causing significant damage to St Paul’s Anglican Church and destroying three classrooms in the adjacent school. Keep reading
Australia: Anglican Diocese of Grafton apologies to North Coast Children's Home victims
The Anglican Diocese of Grafton in northern New South Wales has apologised to victims who suffered abuse over decades at a church-run children's home. Keep reading
New Zealand: Auckland Anglicans say no to gay marriage
Auckland Anglicans have said no to gay marriage - despite church heads being in favour of it.
A motion to press the issue has failed at this weekend's conference, despite both Auckland bishops and a majority of clergy being in favour. Keep reading
New Zealand: First woman bishop for Waikato Anglicans
Waikato's Anglicans have selected their first woman bishop.
Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley has been elected as Waikato's seventh Anglican bishop, after her predecessor David Moxon left for Rome to act as the church's ambassador to the Vatican.
She was ordained as a priest in 2005 and began ministry, working in 12 rural parishes, near Oxford. Keep reading
Uganda: Anglican Priest Bans Funerals On Sundays
To bury or not to bury the dead on Sunday is the latest bone of contention in a little known Anglican church in Amolatar district.
Fed up with the constant interruption of his Sunday church routine by one funeral after another, Rev. Levi Okello of St. Luke's Church of Uganda, Chakwara in Awelo Archdeaconry in Lira Diocese has said he will no longer preside over funerals on Sunday. Keep reading
Communicators ask: "Could there be a digital Anglican province?"
An Anglican Communion communicator has raised the possibilty of forming a digital province where evangelism and faith formation would be a priority. Keep reading
Canada: Additional fraud charges for Anglican priest
An Anglican priest is facing five additional charges of theft after financial irregularities were uncovered at a church in Topsail.
Rev. John Dinn and his wife Catherine were charged in January with defrauding St. John The Evangelist Church in Conception Bay South. They're also accused of forging cheques from the church. Keep reading
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