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In the News (Sat 25 May 13)

  
  Welcome to the Anglican Catholic Church
The Anglican Catholic Church is part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, faithfully continuing the Anglican tradition.
Archbishop Stephen Reber of the United Episcopal Church and Archbishop James E. Provence of the Anglican Province of Christ the King have both endorsed Archbishop Haverland's statement.
The Church of India (Anglican) is the Second Province of the Anglican Catholic Church.
www.anglicancatholic.org   (237 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Factfile: Anglican Church around the world
Anglican leaders have threatened to expel the American Episcopal Church unless they agree to appoint a separate leader for members opposed to gay clergy by 30 September.
History: The Church of the Province of West Africa divided to form the Province of Nigeria and the Province of West Africa in 1979.
History: The Anglican Church arrived in the West Indies with the original English settlers in the early part of the 17th Century, the clergy for the most part being state chaplains to the English officials and planters.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/in_depth/3226753.stm   (821 words)

  
  Ecclesiastical Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a temporal province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion.
The Archdiocese of Washington constitutes the bulk of a province separate from that of the fairly nearby Archdiocese of Baltimore.
These member churches are known as "provinces of the Anglican Communion," and are headed by a primate, who may also be referred to as a primus, presiding bishop, or moderator.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Province_(Anglican)   (1284 words)

  
 Anglican Province of Christ the King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Anglican Province of Christ the King is a continuing Anglican church with traditional forms both of doctrine and liturgy.
At the founding of the Continuing Anglican Movement in 1977 at the Congress of St. Louis, a proposed constitution for the new Anglican Church in North America was put before the four existing dioceses for ratification.
The name, Province of Christ the King, was adopted as the church exanded to become a nationwide jurisdiction spanning the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anglican_Province_of_Christ_the_King   (251 words)

  
 Resurrection Anglican Fellowship - FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) is a vibrant and creative missionary outreach of the Province of the Episcopal Church of Rwanda, which is a full and active member of the Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Mission is a direct outreach of the Anglican Province of Rwanda which is a full and active member of the global network of churches known as the Anglican Communion.
The Anglican Mission bishops are seated in the Rwandan House of Bishops, and their consecrations have been conducted according to the Constitution and Canons of the Province of Rwanda, with AMiA clergy received and ordained under its authority.
www.rezanglican.org /rez/faq   (1136 words)

  
 Celebrations greet first woman to lead Anglican province | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
The first woman to lead a province in worldwide Anglicanism's near 500-year history was elected at the weekend during a noisy and colourful ceremony in the cavernous mock-gothic depths of Washington's National Cathedral.
She was formally elected by other US bishops in a run-off with five men at the church's convention in Ohio in June, amid rumours that some conservatives had voted for her in order to hasten schism in the church.
Her investiture was nevertheless welcomed by Rowan Williams, who as Archbishop of Canterbury heads world Anglicanism, though he stayed away from the investiture and sent John Saxbee, the Bishop of Lincoln, to represent him instead.
www.guardian.co.uk /religion/Story/0,,1940472,00.html   (717 words)

  
 Some frequently asked questions about a New Province answered   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
If such a Province were to be part of the Church of England, in the same way that the non-territorial jurisdictions sometimes cited are part of their respective churches, then its bishops would need to be in communion with the other bishops of the Church of England.
The New Province would operate under the Canon Law of the Church of England from the date of its inception, and would be subject to all Statute Law affecting the Church of England which was not specifically varied in the Act of its promulgation.
A New Province would be ‘porous’, in the sense that parishes would be able to enter or leave it by the passing of resolutions for the purpose set out in the Schedules of the Measure by which it was brought into being.
www.forwardinfaith.com /artman/publish/printer_84.shtml   (1566 words)

  
 The Anglican Catholic Church, a brochure, Contents
Some 37 national and regional Anglican Churches were established in various parts of the world, which together became known as the Anglican Communion.
In 1977 an international congress of nearly 2,000 Anglican bishops, clergy and lay people met in St. Louis, Missouri, to take the actions necessary to establish an orthodox jurisdiction in which traditional Anglicanism would be maintained, by returning to the fullness of the Faith of the undivided CATHOLIC CHURCH.
This brochure is published by The Anglican Catholic Church, Original Province, as an informational guide for anyone interested in the history, faith and practice of The Anglican Catholic Church.
www.anglicancatholic.org /main/brochure/index.php?page=4   (397 words)

  
 After Kanuga: A Scenario for Unity
By means of its carefully crafted constitution and canon law, the new province would have the means of discipline when someone or some constituent unit of the Church appeared to depart from the common doctrine, discipline, and worship, to be administered according to the principles of justice and due process of the law.
In the new province, people, parishes, and dioceses would be free (subject only to the simplest rules of good order) to attach themselves to the sorts of associations or constituent jurisdictions within the wider province that they found most edifying and conducive to their souls’ health.
Parents could raise their children in the churches of the province, confident that when their children went off to college or began families of their own that the other churches of the province would provide them with a welcoming and wholesome spiritual home.
www.episcopalian.org /pbs1928/Kanunga_unity_Lou_03_15_2001.htm   (4116 words)

  
 What is the Anglican Province of America?
Provinces are formed by geographically contiguous dioceses, which are groupings of local parishes.
This Province is an Anglican province, which seeks to be faithful to the ideals and faith of the first Episcopalians and their descendants.
Anglicans believe in the freedom of individual dioceses and provinces to respond to the needs of the particular people they serve.
www.anglicanprovince.org /wisapa.html   (750 words)

  
 Anglicans Online | Churches not 'in the Communion'
A constituent member of the world-wide Orthodox Anglican Communion, the Episcopal Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America (the Episcopal Orthodox Church) was established in 1963 as a Western-rite Orthodox Province of the Holy Catholic Church.
This organization, which also calls itself the Anglican Mission in Italy and Missione Anglicana in Italia, 'is a canonical Foundation of the Diocese of Ruvuma in the Anglican Church of Tanzania within the Anglican Communion [...] under the direct authority and jurisdiction of the Rt.
We are Anglican in nature, in that we uphold the traditions of Anglicanism by means of liturgy and practice.
anglicansonline.org /communion/nic.html   (5577 words)

  
 What is the Anglican Province of America?
Provinces are formed by geographically contiguous dioceses, which are groupings of local parishes.
This Province is an Anglican province, which seeks to be faithful to the ideals and faith of the first Episcopalians and their descendants.
Anglicans believe in the freedom of individual dioceses and provinces to respond to the needs of the particular people they serve.
anglicanprovince.org /wisapa.html   (750 words)

  
 Anglican - Episcopal Links
The Anglican Communion is the umbrella organization of 39 autonomuous churches that have a common history and theology.
Homepage of the Anglican province in Japan, the Nippon Sei Ko Kai.
The Anglican Theological Review is an international quarterly journal which publishes articles of interest and importance to the Churches of the Anglican Communion throughout the world and to all those concerned with theological studies.
www.suite101.com /links.cfm/anglican_episcopal   (1753 words)

  
 Atlanta - Anglican - A Welcome Message From the Archbishop - Anglican Communion Network
We are Anglicans because we fell in love with the beauty of the Anglican Church and have come from a variety of backgrounds to embrace the Prayer Book, the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, and The Lambeth Quadrilateral.
Although we are not in official communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury, we consider ourselves to be in communion with any Anglican who adheres to the same precious distinctives, but most of all with those Anglicans who uphold the authority of the Bible as God's Word for all time, for all people, in all circumstances.
We are in communion with those Anglicans who believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a life-transforming Gospel that calls a sinner to repentance and faith and then changes a person from one degree of glory to another until the day he or she stands before the Lord at the Throne of Heaven.
goodshepherdanglican.org /abpmark.html   (513 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Zambia: Eastern Province Anglican Church Fights Malaria (Page 1 of 2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Eastern Province health director, Fabian Kabulubulu, also shared the same sentiments that malaria remains one of the major public problems in the province responsible for most hospital outpatients' visits, admissions and deaths.
It is good to note that the Anglican Church in Zambia has also recognised that malaria is a public health problem that required concerted efforts from Government and the civil society at large.
Anglican Diocese of Eastern Zambia Bishop, William Muchombo, said at the launch that the Church thought of assisting the Government in combating the killer disease - malaria to show that the problem should not be left to the Government alone.
allafrica.com /stories/200611250093.html   (802 words)

  
 Episcopal News Service
The procedure for forming a new province within the Anglican Communion is centered in the Anglican Consultative Council, made up of 100-plus lay and clergy members drawn from the present 38 provinces.
As a large province, the Episcopal Church is entitled to three members-a bishop, a priest and a lay person-who are elected by the Executive Council.
Establishing a new province is "not done at the snap of a finger," he said, "and it's just not going to be resolved one way or the other at the Primates' Meeting.
www.episcopalchurch.org /3577_19952_ENG_HTM.htm   (2061 words)

  
 History of the Province, Anglican Province of Christ the King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Province of Christ the King is a body of Anglican churches which was formed in 1977 to ensure the continuation of historic Anglican Christianity in America.
The need for the new Province arose because of changes in the fundamental faith and practices of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA).
This radical restructuring of the Episcopal Church was completed at the 1976 Episcopal Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.anglicanpck.org /about/history.html   (300 words)

  
 Anglican Communion:L'Eglise Episcopal au Rwanda
In just over 26,340 square Kilometres are 1,000,000, Anglicans, out of a quickly growing population of 8.7million.
To note, the Episcopal church of Rwanda was formerly under the auspices of the Province of Rwanda, Burundi and BogaZaire in 1976.
Then in 1992 the real Province of the Episcopal church of Rwanda (PEER) was formed consisting of four dioceses, Kigali, Butare, Shyira and Byumba with the first Archbishop the Most Revd Augustin Nshamihigo.
www.anglicancommunion.org /tour/province.cfm?ID=R   (211 words)

  
 The Anglican Communion Official Website
The Most Revd Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the Anglican Archbishop of the Province of Kaduna and Bishop of Kaduna diocese, was installed as a Six Preacher yesterday during Evensong by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, and the Very Revd Robert Willis, the Dean of Canterbury.
The Mothers' Union of the Anglican Diocese of Gahini has provided clothing and other basic items to hundreds of Rwandan refugees who returned to the country recently from Tanzania.
Anglican Telecommunication Ministry is supported by the Parish of Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, USA.
www.anglicancommunion.org   (559 words)

  
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Anglican Church of Hong Kong and Macao [Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui]
Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Anglican Rite Synod in the Americas of the PICC
www.kentaurus.com /domine/Anglican.HTM   (337 words)

  
 Anglican leader refuses to recognize bishops
Rodgers was consecrated Jan. 29 as a bishop of the Anglican Province of Southeast Asia, and Murphy as a bishop of the Anglican Province of Rwanda.
In 1998, Anglican bishops declared 526-70 that homosexual relationships were "incompatible with Scripture." But they also said it was inappropriate for one Anglican bishop to enter the diocese of a bishop he considered heretical without that bishop's permission.
In an earlier interview, Rodgers said the consecrations took place in January because the pastoral need was great, because the archbishop of Singapore was due to retire prior to the primates' meeting, and because they hoped their action would help the primates sense the urgency felt by conservative Episcopalians.
www.post-gazette.com /headlines/20000219bishops3.asp   (935 words)

  
 Welcome to The American Anglican Church - The Province of The Good Shepherd
The American Anglican Church and The Anglican Province of The Good Shepherd are part of the historic Holy Catholic Church, tracing its teaching and ministry to the early Apostolic Church.
It is a part of the worldwide Anglican Movement.
We of The American Anglican Church and The Anglican Province of The Good Shepherd rejoice that you have honored us with your presence; you are cordially invited to make this your home church.
www.anglicanprovinceofthegoodshepherd.org /welcome/index.html   (217 words)

  
 Bishop Election Upsets Episcopal Diocese, Episcopalians Elect Female Bishop to Lead Anglican Province; Diocese Appeals ...
Only two of the 37 other Anglican provinces _ New Zealand and Canada _ have female bishops, although some allow women to serve in the post.
On Monday, delegates were scheduled to take up an Anglican demand for a promise from the American church not to install any more gay bishops, at least for now.
The proposal being sent to the floor, however, stops short of a moratorium and instead urges dioceses to "refrain from" choosing bishops "whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church." Delegates can revise or reject the measure.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/06/19/ap/national/mainD8IBDBCG0.shtml   (722 words)

  
 Thinking Anglicans: Recife: a clarification
SOME CLARIFICATION CONCERNING THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF Open Letter from the Diocesan Standing Committee of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, 19th Province of the Anglican Communion, to the brothers and sisters of the Anglican Communion and other Christian churches.
The Anglican Diocese of Recife is going through a sensitive and difficult process of reconstruction and rebirth, after the trauma that it has experienced.
3.The Anglican Diocese of Recife, part of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil, 19th Province of the Anglican Communion, is also alive and active despite the allegations to the contrary by the Mr R Cavalcanti.
www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk /archives/001346.html   (5167 words)

  
 Anglican Province of America
FACA (Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas)
A STATEMENT OF A Joint Affirmation of the Reformed Episcopal Church and the Anglican Province of America
Intercommunion Prayer Cycle A.D. Anglican Province of America and
www.anglicanprovince.org   (89 words)

  
 St. Luke's Anglican Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It was united for 15 centuries with the Roman Catholic Church until the English reformation of the 16th century, when it became a separate Church.
Luke's is a member of the Anglican Province of America,The Most Rev. Walter H. Grundorf, is the Presiding Bishop.
However traditional Epsicopalians are Anglicans who have maintained traditional and conservative Biblical teaching concerning matters of faith and morals.
www.webspawner.com /users/stlukesangch   (811 words)

  
 Message from +John Rodgers, AMiA, to the Anglican Primates
I am aware that we are at a unique point in Anglican history and that we have an opportunity to set things right in a way that we have not had since the 16th Century Reformation.
Many of the Western Provinces are in a process of radical departure from the Faith in various doctrinal and moral areas.
With regard to the wider Anglican family in the USA, all clergy and congregations so desiring, including the separated Anglican congregations, should be invited to affiliate with this Province if they are willing to subscribe to the doctrine and to the commitment to mission of the Province.
philippians-1-20.us /amia.htm   (1327 words)

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