Anglican Mainstream

View here  to see live the synod of the Anglican Network in Canada November 11-13, culminating in the consecration of Stephen Leung, Charlie Masters and Trevor Walters as bishops on Friday November 13 at 6 p.m.GMT.

Read Daily Blog note of presentations and information here

The Mission Statement of ANiC: 

Building biblically-faithful, gospel sharing, Anglican churches. 

The Vision Statement:

Every region, enduring churches, excellence in leadership and equipped members.

View the schedule here ( GMT – 5 hours)

Extract from Moderator Bishop Don Harvey's charge:  thanks to Archbishop Greg Venables and distress at "invitation" from the Vatican

Archbishop Greg Venables’ bold willingness to accept our Network into the jurisdiction of the Southern Cone on a pastoral, emergency, temporary basis, despite international opposition from very high sources, made what we are doing here today possible, and without that action, not just us, but several other dioceses and their bishops would have been backed into an impossible corner.

The Constitution, Canons and By-Laws will become a major project for the coming year.

Two years ago when we launched our movement with two bishops, two deacons, two priests and two parishes, we now have six bishops, 33 bishops and plants, over 80 clergy and with an average Sunday attendance approaching 4000.

We have made the conscious decision that we want to remain part of the Anglican Communion, even though there are many other options open to us.  Despite the ravages Anglicanism is enduring at home and abroad, it is still a valid expression of Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

I was distressed by the recent pronouncement from the Vatican offering refuge to disenchanted Anglicans. Apart from being an intrusion at the very highest levels of one major church into the internal affairs of another ( under the thin disguise of being ecumenical) this invitation offers very little of any real substance that is new.  Indeed, I find the words in the official communiqué referring to the “Catholic Church and the Anglican Tradition” offensive in the extreme and reporters who suggested that this may be a “solution” to the Network’s needs are really not aware of what we truly profess. Over and again, while explaining why we departed from the Anglican Church of Canada, we have stated that we want to remain faithful and remain part of the worldwide Anglican Family.  To accept this “invitation” would immediately deny both of these precepts. Nor am I prepared to say that for the last 45 years I have been ministering under Holy Orders that are defective in any way, much less are they “null and void”.  This is not the way to foster good ecumenical dialogue.
 

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