The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd George Carey, told ACNS today that he hoped the clergy and people of the Anglican Communion would give serious attention to the Nine Days of Prayer called for by the recent Primates Meeting.
01 May 2001
Churches in Lincolnshire are spearheading the drive to encourage visitors to return to the country. "Treasures of Lincolnshire" is a new A5 booklet distributed free by the Church Tourism Network in the Diocese of Lincoln. The Diocese reaches from the Humber to the Wash and is one of the most rural dioceses in the country.
26 April 2001
The Bishop in Jerusalem, the Rt Revd Riah Abu El Assal, has asked the Anglican Communion News Service to encourage its readers to read and sign the current petition being circulated by the Palestinian people on the internet.
25 April 2001
Hello, my name is Nico. What a night! It is hard to believe I always get the most difficult jobs. Little did I know that serving table in the upper room tonight would lead to so much chaos and such sadness.
24 April 2001
Christian Message: The Christian message of Easter is one of hope, fresh beginnings and new dimensions to life. The Resurrection of Christ lies at the center of the Christian experience. But it is at the personal and individual level that that message finds its real meaning.
11 April 2001
Two former loyalist prisoners, a former Republican prisoner and the father of a young man murdered by terrorists are to take part in the Three Hour Good Friday Devotion in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on 13 April 2001 from 12 noon to 3pm.
11 April 2001
The Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, The Rt Revd Riah Abu-El-Assal, called for religious tolerance and understanding in his homeland. While in London for a meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Jerusalem 2000 Committee, a fund-raising and awareness-raising project of the Anglican Communion, Bishop Riah spoke with emotion about the situation of Anglican Christians and indeed all Christians face in the Holy Land.
11 April 2001
The Revd John Irvine, 51, an Alpha course founder, has been appointed the next Dean of Coventry Cathedral. The announcement of his appointment was made last month.
11 April 2001
A member of the Royal family once visited the town where I lived as a boy. I can vividly remember the occasion. Among the details, I recall that the town Council built a screen to hide some rather ugly public buildings from view along the route that the great personage would take.
11 April 2001
We, in the Diocese of Jerusalem, extend our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for your prayers, solidarity and support during these difficult times in our Land. Our people continue to suffer and still expect a more effective role from the Church in the world, as well as from the Church in the Land.
09 April 2001