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Canterbury Cathedral Choir has highly successful tour to North America

Canterbury Cathedral Choir has highly successful tour to North America

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Cathedral Organist and Master of the Choristers David Flood, returned to North America for the first time in five years in April to make a highly successful fifteen-day tour of the US and Canada.

24 May 1999

"The Gift of Authority", 12 May 1999, Westminster Abbey, London

"The Gift of Authority", 12 May 1999, Westminster Abbey, London

Statement from the Most Reverend Frank T Griswold, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, newly appointed (1999) Co-Chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission.

12 May 1999

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Sermon 1999

The Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter Sermon 1999

One of the greatest works of literature in my opinion is Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables'. Whether you have merely seen the stage play, or the film or, better still, read the book you will recall immediately the scene when Valjean, the convict on parole, goes to the bishop's house in exhaustion and desperation seeking help and shelter.

04 April 1999

Millenium Matters

Millenium Matters

In a way, I am amazed at how little the Millennium seems to be impacting upon the majority of Christians. The political wranglings and questions of appropriateness stirred up by the national Millennium Dome project in Greenwich seem to have found most people's 'off' switch, as if that were the beginning and the end of the matter.

29 March 1999

Invitation for the Crucifixion on Victoria Street

Invitation for the Crucifixion on Victoria Street

Crowds of people from across London will throng to Victoria Street on 2nd April to join together and show the real meaning of Good Friday by taking part in a traditional procession on the streets of London with meditations by Church leaders.

26 March 1999

The Village Of Rusper Needs You

The Village Of Rusper Needs You

Deep in the heart of rural England is the village of Rusper. With its old church, Elizabethan pubs, general store, and many fine houses, it is the quintessential English village. Unfortunately, the village church, dating from the 13th century, is in urgent need of repair. As a registered charity the church is desperately trying to raise funds for these repairs.

18 March 1999

Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury

Statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury

The report of the Macpherson inquiry addresses painful and disturbing issues. At its heart lies the tragic death of a young man whose killers have never been brought to justice.

25 February 1999

One of the World's Preeminent Choral ensembles to tour U.S and Canada

One of the World's Preeminent Choral ensembles to tour U.S and Canada

One of the world's preeminent choral ensembles will tour the U.S. and Canada in 1999, performing in some of the most distinguished venues in major cities and offering a rich, diverse program of choral masterworks spanning the centuries.

01 December 1998

New Province for Anglicans in Hong Kong

New Province for Anglicans in Hong Kong

The newest official Province of the world-wide Anglican Communion, the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, the Hong Kong Anglican Church, will be inaugurated in a colourful liturgy on 25 October 1998.

17 October 1998

Britain's Millennium Resolution never intended to be a Christian prayer

Britain's Millennium Resolution never intended to be a Christian prayer

The Millennium Resolution calls on the British public to make a new start in the year 2000, but it does not mention God because it is not a prayer, its ecumenical authors declare.

03 August 1998