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15-May - ACO - Ecumenical - The Anglican Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council - Communique

The Anglican - Old Catholic International Co-ordinating Council (AOCICC) met in Schloss Beuggen, Germany, from 14 to 18 April 2008. The Council welcomed the new Old Catholic Co-chair, the Rt Revd Joachim Vobbe (who also served as the Co-chair from 1998 to 2003), and the new Old Catholic member, the Revd Henriette Crüwell, both appointed by the Old Catholic International Bishops’ Conference (IBC).

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13-May - Lambeth - Archbishop of Canterbury's Pentecost Letter to the Bishops of the Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent an open letter to the bishops of the Anglican Communion, in advance of the Lambeth Conference. The Feast of Pentecost is a time when we give thanks that God, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, makes us able to speak to each other and to the whole world of the wonderful things done in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

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13-May - England - The Diocese of Lichfield has issued an Emergency Appeal for Myanmar

The four bishops in the Diocese of Lichfield have issued an emergency appeal for prayers and money in response to the disaster in Myanmar (Burma). They say: Like us, you are no doubt watching the pictures from Myanmar (Burma) with a feeling of helplessness and asking 'What can I do to help?' 

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07-May - Lambeth - Archbishop of Canterbury - Prayers for Burma

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has written to the Anglican church in Burma following the devastation of Cyclone Nargis in the area of the Irrawaddy River Delta. In the letter to Archbishop Stephen Than Myint Oo, Dr Williams assures the church of the prayers of the Anglican Communion and commends the rescue operation now underway

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