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Washington National Episcopal Cathedral

Washington National Episcopal Cathedral
The great "House of Prayer for All People" in the US capital, the Episcopal Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, Mount St Alban, Washington, DC, will welcome world leaders for the funeral of Ronald Wilson Reagan. The service will follow much of the rite from the Book of Common Prayer 1979. The order of service can be found at:http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/worship/reaganservice.shtml

11 June 2004

Tutu to preach at Scott Memorial Service

Tutu to preach at Scott Memorial Service

Retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu will preach at a July 13 service that will commemorate Archbishop Ted Scott, the 10th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, who was killed in a car accident last month.

07 June 2004

Official Press Statement from General Synod 2004 of the Anglican Church of Canada

Official Press Statement from General Synod 2004 of the Anglican Church of Canada

The Anglican Church of Canada has deferred a decision on the blessing of same-sex unions for another three years to allow a review by the Primate's Theological Commission

03 June 2004

Canadian Synod defers decision on blessings

Canadian Synod defers decision on blessings

Deeply divided over liberalizing church attitudes toward homosexuals, Canadian Anglicans meeting at their triennial governing convention here voted to defer a decision on whether gay relationships should be blessed in church

03 June 2004

Northern Argentina holds election for new bishop

Northern Argentina holds election for new bishop

The Diocese of Northern Argentina of the Province of the Southern Cone is to elect a new bishop after the retirement of the current incumbent after 30 years of service.

02 June 2004

Archbishop of Montreal elected new Primate of Canada

Archbishop of Montreal elected new Primate of Canada

Canadian Anglicans have elected their 12th Primate. On the fourth ballot, more than 300 members of General Synod, the church's chief governing and legislative body, elected the Most Revd Andrew Hutchison, the Archbishop of Montreal

01 June 2004

Victoria Matthews withdraws as primatial candidate

Victoria Matthews withdraws as primatial candidate

Toronto - the Rt Revd Victoria Matthews of the diocese of Edmonton has announced that she will withdraw her name from the list of candidates for election to the office of Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

21 May 2004

Hispanic woman elected episcopal bishop

Hispanic woman elected episcopal bishop

Seattle - The Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in western Washington, today elected the Revd Bavi Edna "Nedi" Rivera as its bishop suffragan making her the first Hispanic woman bishop and only the 12th woman bishop in the history of the denomination. 

17 May 2004

College for Bishops announces training programme

College for Bishops announces training programme

The Episcopal Church of the USA's College for Bishops has announced a formational coaching programme developed for new bishops during the early years of their new ministry. 

10 May 2004

UN Envoy to address Canada Synod

UN Envoy to address Canada Synod

Stephen Lewis, Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa for the Secretary-General of the United Nations will address more than 300 members of the Anglican Church of Canada's chief governing and legislative body when they meet later this month in St. Catharines, Ontario

06 May 2004