May 6, 2009 Anglican Communion can no longer afford ‘ad-hoc’ response to crises, says official

The Windsor Continuation Group’s (WCG) rationale for recommending “relational consequences” for Anglican provinces who do not heed the request for moratoria on decisions related to sexuality was the fact that responses to them have been “ad-hoc” and “unco-ordinated,” said Bishop Gregory Cameron, outgoing deputy secretary general of the Anglican Communion.

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May 5, 2009 Delegates weigh ‘tighter time frame’ for covenant approval process

Bishop Gregory Cameron, former deputy secretary general of the Anglican Communion and secretary to the Covenant Design Group said he detects that many delegates to the 14th Anglican Consultative Council meeting here would like a “tighter time frame” for the approval process of the proposed Anglican Covenant rather than the recommended 2014 deadline.

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May 5, 2009 Anglican Networks gain prominence at ACC

Kingston, JamaicaThe 14th Anglican Consultative Council meeting today approved resolutions ranging from the establishment of a new Anglican Health Network to a call for the Government of Sudan to implement the Comprehensive Peace...

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May 5, 2009 Anglican body considers 'relational consequences' proposal for breaches of moratoria

The 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) has been asked to endorse a recommendation that not only reiterates the request for moratoria on issues related to sexuality, including the blessing of same-sex unions, but also calls for an exploration of “what relational consequences” there should be for those who don’t abide by them.

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May 4, 2009 Non-approval of proposed covenant could 'make or break' Anglican Communion, warns design group chair

Draft document gives churches ‘autonomy … with strong glue’

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May 3, 2009 ‘Worship: Jamaica-style’ reflects celebration and message of hope

Delegates of the 14th Anglican Consultative Council Sunday joined thousands of Jamaican Anglicans in a service that showcased this island nation’s prodigious musical gifts and liturgical expressions, including pulsating reggae music made popular worldwide by its most famous son, Bob Marley.

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May 2, 2009 Plenary ACC meeting opens

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has expressed the hope that the 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting will move through “some of the difficult business” involving the Anglican Communion’s structures and issues “towards a proper focus on theology and on mission.”

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May 2, 2009 ACC to decide whether draft covenant can now be sent to Anglican member churches for approval

Delegates to the 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) will make the momentous decision at their meeting here on whether to recommend the third (Ridley-Cambridge) draft of the proposed Anglican Covenant for consideration by member churches of the Anglican Communion.

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May 2, 2009 Canadian Anglicans express high hopes for ACC meeting

Laity, clergy and bishops representing Anglicans worldwide began arriving here May 1 for the 14th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting, where discussions over a proposed covenant that is intended to help promote closer ties and heal divisions over difficult issues such as sexuality is a major piece of the agenda.

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April 28, 2009 Anglican Network in Canada to be diocese in the Anglican Church in North America

The Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) has been approved as one of 28 dioceses and dioceses-in-formation in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), which is comprised of 12 church organizations that have broken with the Anglican Church of Canada and The Episcopal Church over theological differences on issues such as human sexuality.

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