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Sundays, 9
AM: Holy Eucharist, with children's Sunday School
Wednesday, 2 PM: Holy Eucharist at a location in Falmouth - please
call or email for details and directions
Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7PM: We're reading and discussing the
gospel of John at a home in Sandwich - please email for directions
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NEWS!
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SYNOD AFFIRMS ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA
Today, the General Synod, the national assembly of the Church of
England, meeting in London February 8-12, affirmed the Anglican Church
in North America's desire "to remain within the Anglican family."
The Most Rev. Robert Duncan, archbishop of the Anglican Church in North
America, thanked Mrs. Lorna Ashworth of Chichester for bringing the
church to the attention of the General Synod. "We are very grateful to
Mrs. Ashworth and the scores of other friends in the Synod of the Church
of England for all they did to give us this opportunity to tell our
story to the mother church of the Anglican Communion. It is very
encouraging that the synod recognizes and affirms our desire to remain
within the Anglican family." said Archbishop Duncan.
A private member's motion, put forward by Mrs. Ashworth, and
subsequently amended by the Synod, states that "this synod�recognize and
affirm the desire of those who have formed the Anglican Church in North
America to remain within the Anglican family." The motion passed by a
resounding 309 - 69 margin (with seven abstentions).
The motion was amended by the Right Reverend Michael Hill, the Bishop of
Bristol. His purpose, in his own words, was "(1) to encourage those who
are part of the Anglican Church in North America; (2) to commend the
process of recognition afforded by the Instruments of the Anglican
Communion; and (3) to ask the Archbishop of Canterbury to report
progress back to Synod in a year's time."
The discussion at Synod presented an important opportunity for members
of the Anglican Church in North America, joined by many friends in the
United Kingdom, to share the vision and mission of the church with
fellow Anglicans. "We are deeply thankful that we were given the
opportunity to tell the Synod about our church, and our vision for
reaching North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ. This
chance to speak directly to our Anglican family was very rewarding. We
look forward to working with the friends we made and reaching out to
others in the years ahead," said Bishop Donald Harvey, who, with Mrs.
Cynthia Brust, Dr. Michael Howell, and the Rev. Dr. Tory Baucum,
represented the Anglican Church in North America in preparation for the
Synod vote.
The Anglican Church in North America, founded in June of 2009 with 703
congregations, today unites 800 Anglican congregations across North
America. The church's mission is to reach North America with the
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