The Anglican Consultative Council is to consider the third draft of the proposed Anglican Communion Covenant when it meets in Kingston, Jamaica, this month (May).
The Covenant Design Group met under the chairmanship of the former Primate of the West Indies, Archbishop Drexel Gomez, from 29 March to 2 April at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, to prepare a third draft of the covenant.
This draft follows a 12-month consultation requested by the joint standing committee of the ACC and the Primates since the production of the second, Saint Andrew’s, draft in February last year. The group worked with about 20 provincial responses to the St Andrew’s draft and also received many responses from individuals, diocesan synods and other institutions, including ecumenical partners.
The 14th meeting of the ACC will also consider reception of the final report of the Windsor Continuation Process. Both of these documents are regarded as critical to discerning a way forward for the Anglican Communion in light of recent stresses caused by differences over matters of human sexuality.
In a letter sent to all ACC members, Anglican Communion secretary-general Kenneth Kearon said: “Our 11 days together will provide an opportunity for us to engage with the Mission of the Anglican Communion through the work of its commissions, networks and working groups as well as experience something of the life and vitality of the local Anglican Church.”
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