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[ENS] Explanatory note: The Anglican Consultative Council


From "Matthew Davies" <mdavies@mail.epicom.org>
Date Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:56:16 -0500

Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

February 25, 2005 - Friday Forum

Explanatory note: The Anglican Consultative Council

[ACNS] In reference to the Primates Meeting communiqué, 24 February
2005:

There are four instruments of unity that serve the world wide family of
Anglican/Episcopal churches. They are: The Lambeth Conference (meets
every
10 years, for bishops); the Primates Meetings (regular meetings for the
senior archbishops and bishops of the 38 Provinces); the Anglican
Consultative Council (meeting every 3 years or so, includes laity,
bishops,
priests, deacons); and the Archbishop of Canterbury in his international
role as primus inter pares.

The communiqué issued 24 February mentions the Anglican Consultative
Council
(ACC) in particular and its meeting set for June 2005 in England. (The
meetings are held in different parts of the Anglican Communion, the last
meeting in 2002 was in Hong Kong.)

Among the ACC functions are:

1. Sharing information about developments in the provinces and to serve
as
an instrument of common action, often by resolutions or initiating
programs.

2. Advising on inter-Anglican relationships and formations of new
provinces.

3. Sharing resources of all kinds and support for the mission of the
global
church.

4. To engage in important ecumenical dialogues and interfaith work on an
international level.

5. Each province pays toward the inter Anglican budget for the ongoing
work
set forth by the ACC and the other instruments of unity as required.

The ACC membership includes from one to three persons from each
province.
Both the USA and Canada have three members each.

The ACC staff includes directors of finance and administration, mission
and
evangelism, ecumenical and theological studies and communication. The
Secretary General serves as the secretary of the ACC meetings and the
Archbishop of Canterbury is the president.

The current chairman of the ACC is the Rt Revd John Paterson, Bishop of
Auckland, New Zealand.

The Secretary General is the Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon.

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