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Archbishop of Canterbury to step down.
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Archbishop Rowan Williams has today announced his acceptance of the position of Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge with effect from January 2013. He will therefore be stepping down from the office of Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of December 2012. Dr Williams’ intentions have been conveyed to The Queen, who is Supreme Governor of the Church of England and who formally appoints the Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr Williams was appointed the one hundred and fourth Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002.
He said today: It has been an immense privilege to serve as Archbishop of Canterbury over the past decade, and moving on has not been an easy decision. During the time remaining there is much to do, and I ask your prayers and support in this period and beyond. I am abidingly grateful to all those friends and colleagues who have so generously supported Jane and myself in these years, and all the many diverse parishes and communities in the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion that have brought vision, hope and excitement to my own ministry. I look forward, with that same support and inspiration, to continuing to serve the Church’s mission and witness as best I can in the years ahead.
Dr Williams will continue to carry out all the duties and responsibilities of the Archbishop of Canterbury, both for the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, until the end of the year.
Fresh Expressions tour to be signed
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The Church of England and the Methodist Church have made a commitment to develop fresh expressions of church alongside traditional congregations. There are now hundreds of new communities and mission initiatives in every part of the country
Fresh Expressions is holding a series of one day conferences around hard questions of mission and ecclesiology. Our aim is to draw out debate and resource thinking and reflection in these key areas of faith and life.
It is planned that all venues will have the option of being be interpreted to BSL I have had confirmation that the Birmingham conference will be interpreted by Tessa Slaughter and Mark Smith and the London conference by Theresa McWhirter and Gloria Bradford. The Bristol conference will also be interpreted but I have not have the names of the interpreters confirmed (now confirmed as Gill Behenna & Rosemary Macro). More information on other venues as it comes available. (but see Gill's comment at bottom of full article before booking for Durham or Leeds)
For more information and the program click the link below. This series of events is not is not separately listed in deafchurch.co.uk events pages