Updated again Friday evening The official reports on today’s business, with links to audio recordings, are here: Morning and Afternoon. Our own accounts of the two private members’ motions are in the preceding two items. Telegraph Synod rejects church’s gay…
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori conducted a live webcast this morning. You can view a recording of this at varying levels of video quality or in audio only, here. A transcript of the first part of the broadcast is here….
This afternoon Synod moved onto a debate about Civil Partnerships and passed this motion. That this Synod (a) acknowledge the diversity of views within the Church of England on whether Parliament might better have addressed the injustices affecting persons of…
General Synod discussed Lesbian and Gay Christians this morning and, on a show of hands, passed the following motion by a substantial majority. That this Synod (a) commend continuing efforts to prevent the diversity of opinion about human sexuality creating…
Telegraph Bishops raiding funds to spend on homes and Church could relax rules on wedding venues The Times Bishops raid funds to pay for palaces Guardian Church plans cuts to pay for bishops’ homes ekklesia Mission budgets may be cut…
Updated and republished Tuesday evening While the General Synod meets, Political Spaghetti continues to report on the progress of the legislation that is officially supported by the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). daily episcopalian reports the latest development affecting gay…
Welcome to the next article of IN PLENARY, a feature that we hope will help Anglicans to appreciate and understand the complex issues that will be before General Synod in June, and also allow you to comment on those issues and to converse with other Anglicans from across the country.
The following document was prepared by General Synod’s Communications and Information Resources Committee and endorsed at its meeting in February. The document is being forwarded to the Council of General Synod with a request that it also adopt the document as the basis for the communication practices and policy of General Synod and that it commend it to the church at all levels.
The Anglican Church of Canada has created a series of reflections available for download during Lent, February 21st through April 8th, 2007. These meditations give you a chance to consider questions you might otherwise not think about: Are you taking care of yourself? Are you being truly open and caring with your loved ones? What is important to you? Are you finding meaning in your day to day life?
What follows are two edited reports published by the Anglican Communion News Service.