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Anglican Covenant Working Group - Names announced

Posted On : May 28, 2009 4:01 PM | Posted By : Webmaster
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The text of the Ridley Cambridge Draft of the Covenant received strong
support at the recent ACC meeting in Jamaica, however, concern was
expressed that Section 4 had not received the same degree of Provincial
consideration that Sections 1-3 had. ACC-14 proposed that Provinces be
given time to consider Section 4, that a small Working Group be set up
to consider adjustment to Section 4 of the text in the light of
Provincial responses, and to ask that Group to report to the Standing
Committee before the end of the year.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Secretary General have now
announced the names of the Working Group. They are:

The Most Revd Dr John Neill, Archbishop of Dublin (Chair);
The Most Revd Dr John Chew, Primate of South East Asia;
Dr Eileen Scully, Anglican Church of Canada;
The Rt Revd Dr Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph in the Church in
Wales and former Deputy Secretary General of the Anglican Communion.

All have been involved in the Covenant Process to date. Staff support
will be provided by Neil Vigers (Anglican Communion Office) and the Revd
Canon Joanna Udal (Archbishop of Canterbury's Secretary for Anglican
Communion Affairs).

Meanwhile the Ridley Cambridge Draft text of the Covenant has been sent
to Provinces seeking their comments on Section 4 of the Covenant.
Responses are requested by 13th November this year. The Working Group
will meet on 20 - 21 November in London and report to the Standing
Committee meeting of 15 - 18 December.

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