There will be a strong ecumenical presence at the 2008 Lambeth Conference. The Archbishop of Canterbury will welcome more than 75 representatives from a wide variety of churches and Christian communities.
The Secretary of the Lambeth Conference, the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon has written a letter to the bishops attending the forthcoming Canterbury meeting outlining the form of discussion leading to “Reflections” that will mark the process of sharing what the Conference wishes to share with the wider church at its conclusion.
The Most Revd Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of the Anglican Province of Australia will act as principal spokesman for the Anglican Communion bishops attending the 14th Lambeth Conference which meets in Canterbury from 20 July to August 4.
The Archbishop of Canterbury today set out his hopes for this year’s Lambeth Conference in a video message addressed to Bishops and Dioceses across the worldwide communion...“What I would really most like to see in this years Lambeth Conference is the sense that this is essentially a spiritual encounter. A time when people are encountering God as they encounter one another, a time when people will feel that their life of prayer and witness is being deepened and their resources are being stretched.
The Lambeth Conference, will be held in Canterbury, England from 20 July to 4 August, 2008. The application form is now available for those seeking media accreditation. It is our understanding that there will be limited accommodation available through the University of Kent. There will be a professionally maintained press centre on the campus.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams today launched the official programme for Lambeth Conference 2008 Equipping Bishops for Mission at Lambeth Palace. Joining Dr Williams on the panel were Archbishop Ellison Pogo (Archbishop of Melanesia and Chairman of the Design Group) and Archbishop Ian Ernest (Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean). Mrs Jane Williams outlined the plans for the Spouses’ Conference which is being held alongside the bishops’ conference. Jane Williams was joined by Margaret Sentamu. 30 bishops from 17 provinces around the Anglican Communion also joined the press conference.
With less than one year to go to the Lambeth Conference 2008, the Conference Office is set to invite further contributions for its ongoing bursary programme. The bursaries enable bishops and bishops’ spouses to attend.....
One element of the Lambeth Conference that always generates a lot of interest is the Marketplace. The Marketplace provides a showcase for things going on around the Anglican Communion, a space for delegates to relax, meet friends and shop and will now give day visitors a flavour of the Anglican Communion.
In relation to the Times report of 29th June that 'Gene Robinson is to be invited to the Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Church next summer' it should be noted that there is no change to the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision not to invite the Bishop of New Hampshire to the conference as a participating bishop; it is still being explored whether Bishop Robinson might attend in another status, but no invitation has been issued
The first invitations for the 2008 Lambeth Conference, to be held in Canterbury next summer, are being sent out today by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams. The gathering, which is set to be the largest Lambeth Conference in the history of the Anglican Communion, brings together bishops from the Churches in the 38 Provinces of the Anglican Communion together with ecumenical and other invited guests.
The conference ‘Design Group’, appointed by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spent five days from April 16 to 20 working on the conference structures, purposes, issues and programme.
In coming months, a series of promotional Lambeth Conference posters and bookmarks will be distributed. These can be collected in copies of Anglican Episcopal World magazine or by contacting the Lambeth Conference office.....
At their most recent meeting, members of the Lambeth Conference Design Group decided what should be the main aims of this important Anglican event, in summer 2008. These aims all come under the overall heading "equipping bishops for their part in God's mission"....
At the invitation of Jane Williams, we met in a spirit of prayer and fellowship, to plan for the gathering of the spouses of the bishops of the Anglican Communion. We listened to each other, shared our stores, prayed and broke bread together.
At the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury and in the context of prayer and worship, we, the members of the St Augustine's Seminar gathered to prepare an agenda for consideration by the Design Group of the Lambeth Conference. We met in a spirit of openness where the views and opinions of each participant could be sympathetically heard.
The St Augustine’s Seminar, to be held next week in London, has as its task the fine-tuning of the programme of the Lambeth Conference 2008. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said, in a recent pastoral letter, ‘the St Augustine’s Seminar, in a new format, will be digesting what emerges from the process and working towards a full programme. The Lambeth Conference 2008 should reflect the discernment of the wider Communion, and it is essential that your agenda should be addressed, in a way that is fruitful for everyone.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has written a pastoral letter to the 38 Primates of the Anglican Communion and Moderators of the United Churches, setting out some thinking on the Lambeth Conference in 2008 and asking them to use Lent as a period of reflection about their own journeys and the challenges facing the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams has announced the appointment of the Bishop Halapua as Chaplain for the Lambeth Conference 2008. Bishop Halapua says, 'it is an honour to be asked by the Archbishop to undertake this task and I look forward to the challenge. It will be good to work together on this level.'
As Advent begins, we are all summoned to reflect on what it is that we hope from God our Saviour. As the Greeks say to Philip in St John's gospel. 'We want Jesus', and this is bound to be at the heart of our Advent hope. We want to see Jesus in our own lives, forgiving, challenging, liberating, transfiguring. We want to see Jesus in our Church, reconciling, renewing. We want to see Jesus in our world, healing, feeding, overcoming fear.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams has officially announced the Lambeth Conference dates in an Advent Letter to the 38 primates around the world. Archbishop Williams, at whose invitation the bishops come to the Conference, outlined his hopes for this global meeting of Anglican bishops. He spoke of the Conference as an opportunity for "individual Christian pastors to meet Jesus afresh, for our Church to be renewed in mission, for the world to hear good news."
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