NEW THEOLOGICAL CHARTER WILL FORM BASIS FOR DISSENTING EPISCOPALIANS

By Dr. Chris Seitz

As President of the Anglican Communion Institute, I am pleased to announce the appearance of a new document drawn up for the orthodox Anglican presence within the United States and Canada. It is titled The Theological Charter for Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes of ECUSA and the Anglican Church of Canada. It follows in the same line as other ACI documents, including Claiming Our Anglican Identity and Steps of Discipline but is meant to serve as the theological mission statement for Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes in North America. It has been adopted as such by the Bishop’s who form the leadership for this network, whose Moderator is the Rt Revd Robert Duncan.

The Theological Charter will be a topic of discussion at the ACI January Conference in Charleston, SC on The Future of the Anglican Communion (St Philips Church, 8-9 January). The Archbishop of the West Indies, The Most Reverend Drexel Wellington Gomez, will be the keynote speaker at that event. Please join us for a lively discussion of important issues now facing Anglicans in the United States and in the wider Communion.

This site has on it the Theological Charter for our times. Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes is the umbrella organization in communion with the wider Anglican Communion, with oversight by an international coalition of Primates, Bishops, Clergy and Laity, and exists for all those in their various situations who want the Episcopal Church to more than a mere reflection of the culture, but to be again a real witness to the joy a lives dedicated to obedience and discipleship.

Here is offered a place where Dioceses, individual parishes or congregation, Bishops, Priests, Deacons and Laity can register their opposition to the current leadership and error of the national church, but more importantly express their hope and plans for the future, for rebuilding the Anglican presence in the United States.

The central document that undergirds the work of this coalition is available at VIRTUOSITY'S website www.virtuosityonline.org.

For more details see anglicancommunioninstitute.org, or contact The Revd Donald Armstrong at GraceRector@aol.com.

http://www.AnglicanCommunionDioceses.org/

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