The Anglican Communion has gone from a concept to a reality thanks to a two-week course for new clergy and seminarians run by Canterbury Cathedral.<\/p>\n
The course is one part of the Canterbury Scholars\u2019 programme which \u201cprovides opportunities for Anglican\/Episcopalian Christians from around the Anglican Communion to pray, study and live together.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s group comprises 29 men and women from countries including Sri Lanka, Ghana, Hong Kong, the USA, India and England
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\nThe two-week programme at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge included sessions on such topics as \u201d\u02dcWhat is Anglicanism?\u2019, \u201d\u02dcVocation, called and accepted\u2019, \u201d\u02dcPreaching the Word\u2019, \u201d\u02dcBeing formed in the likeness of Christ\u2019, and the \u201d\u02dcMinistry of Reconciliation\u2019.
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\nThere was also a trip to London to visit the Anglican Communion Office (ACO), the Secretariat for the Instruments of Communion.<\/p>\n
The international visitors were welcomed by the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Canon Kenneth Kearon. They heard about how Anglican Communion Office staff members support the Communion and work to promote the bonds of affection between Anglicans and Episcopalians around the globe.<\/p>\n
During their time with ACO staff, the visitors identified a host of things to celebrate as common to all Anglicans\/Episcopalians. These included a “supple approach to tradition”…..<\/p>\n