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ACC: Anglicans Take Up Millennium Call

ACC: Anglicans Take Up Millennium Call

The Tenth Meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) will take place in Panama beginning October 10 and running through to October 20. The meeting theme is Witnessing as Anglicans in the Third Millennium.

01 October 1996

ACC: Archbishop of Canterbury to convene Anglican Leaders in Panama

ACC: Archbishop of Canterbury to convene Anglican Leaders in Panama

As President of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon George L Carey, will call together Anglicans from around the world, laity and clergy, people from all walks of life, to discuss the work, worship and witness of the Anglican Communion around the world. 

25 September 1996

England: Sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury to mark the 900th Anniversary of Norwich Cathedral

England: Sermon by the Archbishop  of Canterbury to mark the 900th Anniversary of Norwich Cathedral

May I begin by thanking all those who have made our visit here over the past few days such an enriching one. Travelling around the diocese has opened my eyes still further to the beauty of the Norfolk countryside, its towns, villages and churches - to say nothing of the warmth of its people. 

24 September 1996

ACO: Episcopal Appointments

ACO: Episcopal Appointments

Episcopal Appointments from around the Communion.

02 September 1996

Sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the 1996 Greenbelt Festival

Sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the 1996 Greenbelt Festival

May I begin by saying how delighted my wife and I are to be back here at Greenbelt. We were last here some twenty years ago when I led a number of seminars. One particular memory that remains with me from those times is that of wading through the mud to get to the loos.

30 August 1996

WCC Cutbacks

WCC Cutbacks

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is facing a "serious financial situation", and "drastic action" is needed to achieve a balanced budget for 1997, according to the organisation's General Secretary, Konrad Raiser. 

26 July 1996

Possibility of joint Old Catholic/Anglican Parishes

Possibility of joint Old Catholic/Anglican Parishes

The possibility of joint parishes shared by the Anglican and Old Catholic Churches in mainland Europe, was held out by the Bishop in Europe, the Rt Revd John Hind, when members of the two communions met in Oporto, Portugal in June.

02 July 1996

ACO: Episcopal Appointments

ACO: Episcopal Appointments

New Episcopal Appointements from around the Communion

02 July 1996

Sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Service of Farewell for Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Sermon by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Service of Farewell for Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Today, people have come from all over the world to mark a very significant moment in the life of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa. For some, if not all of us, it is inconceivable - Anglicanism in south Africa is almost synonymous with the name of Desmond Tutu. 

24 June 1996

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit His Holiness Pope John Paul II in Rome

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit His Holiness Pope John Paul II in Rome

The Archbishop of Canterbury will visit His Holiness Pope John Paul II from 3rd to 5th December 1996. The Archbishop will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs Eileen Carey, together with representatives of the Anglican Communion and members of his personal staff.

19 June 1996