Boyles named to report reception group.The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the main leader of the Church of England and by convention is also recognised as head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The current archbishop is Rowan Williams. has appointed Archdeacon Jim Boyles, general secretary of the Anglican Church of Canada, to a six-member Reception Reference Group that will prepare "an accurate and insightful briefing" on the reactions worldwide to the Windsor Report for the primates of the Anglican Communion Anglican Communion, the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of). The communion is composed of regional churches, provinces, and separate dioceses bound together by mutual loyalty as scheduled to meet in February. The group, which will be chaired by Archbishop Peter Kwong, primate of Hong Kong, also includes Rev. Ishmael Noko, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation “LWF” redirects here. For the aircraft, see Light Weight Fighter. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. , Bishop John Gladstone of the Church of South India The Church of South India (C.S.I.) is a union of many Protestant Christian churches spread throughout South India. It is the largest Protestant Church in India and second largest denomination in terms of size (after the Catholic Church in India). , Bishop Kenneth Price of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America This article is about the Episcopal Church in the United States. For other uses, see Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. (ECUSA ECUSA Episcopal Church in the United States of America ), Bishop James Tengatenga of Southern Malawi and Bishop Tito Zavala of Chile. Consultations will be wideranging. Letters seeking reactions to the Windsor Report will be sent to all provincial secretaries, all chairs of Anglican Communion commissions and networks, all ecumenical partners, all theological education institutions and all mission partners. The group will also contact provincial structures and polling organizations and view Internet postings on the subject "to garner information on the ground level reaction to the proposals of the Windsor Report and recent developments," said the Archbishop of Canterbury in a statement announcing the formation of the group. Submissions will be gathered until January 2005, after which it will be analyzed, evaluated and summarized by the group in preparation for the primates' meeting in Northern Ireland scheduled to begin Feb. 19, 2005. |
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