From The Church Times-CHURCH HOUSE published a special prayer on Wednesday as the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) met to decide whom to ask the Crown to nominate as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Commission's 19 members (three non-voting) were scheduled to meet at a secret location on Wednesday and Thursday to decide on two names - a preferred candidate and a back-up one - to recommend to the Prime Minister to succeed Dr Williams after he steps down at the end of the year (News, 16 March).
Since 2007, the convention has been that the Prime Minister passes on the name preferred by the Commission to the Queen. An announcement is expected soon.
Church House created a Twitter hashtag, #prayforthecnc, to be used in messages on the social-media site during the meeting. Church House also published a prayer, which asked God to keep the CNC's members "steadfast in faith and united in love".
The director of communications at Church House, the Revd Arun Arora, said: "Over the next two days, the CNC will need the gifts of guidance and wisdom as they together come to a decision. Just as we pray for those we love and those in need, so we also pray for those who shoulder responsibility, that God will guide and support them."
More here-
http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2012/28-september/news/uk/prayers-asked-as-commission-meets-to-choose-archbishop
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