The LambethDaily ISSUE No.11 MONDAY AUGUST 3 1998 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE 1998 LAMBETH CONFERENCE TODAY’S KEY EVENTS 7.15am Eucharist Mexico’s bishop thrives Pilgrimage to Two bishops awarded 9.30 - 11.00am Morning Prayer and Bible Studies 11.30 - 12.30pm Spouses’ regional meetings 11.30 - 1.00pm Section Preparation Time on big challenges Walsingham honorary doctorates 3.00 - 5.00pm Presentation 4: ‘Go into all the World’, Mission and Evangelism Today and Tomorrow Page 3 3.30 - 5.30pm Sections Page 3 Page 4 5.45pm Evening Prayer ‘Good‘Good shepherds’shepherds’ nourished nourished byby holinessholiness ofof JeanJean VanierVanier Resolutions in shape for Conference rests awhile plenaries beside spiritual oasis from staff reports fter final editing this weekend, Aresolution texts are now ready to come before the Lambeth bish- ops for debate and voting in this week’s plenary sessions. Bishops have scheduled time- slots today for reading of reports, as well as texts of both sectional and regional resolutions. Leadership and secretariat staff in each of the Conference’s four sections worked late into Friday night and Saturday evening to finalise texts for the bishops’ dis- cussion, debate and voting, sched- uled to start in tomorrow’s ple- nary session, set for 3.30-5.30pm. Additional plenary sessions are scheduled for 11.30am-1pm and 3.30-5.30pm on Wednesday, and 3.30-5.30pm on Thursday. Christian-Islamic relations and other interfaith-related resolu- tions from Section Four, “Called to Be One,”are expected for con- sideration tomorrow afternoon. Urban evangelisation will be he Lambeth Conference heeded tively ceased with the commencement he hoped Lambeth participants would meditation on the nature and power of among topics discussed on Tthe words of St Mark and came of the first service, and speech was kept “see this as a spiritual oasis in our pro- love by Jean Vanier, founder and direc- Wednesday morning. “then apart to rest awhile” in a vigil at a minimum. Simple meals were gramme to prepare us for the final tor of the L’Arche network of commu- Resolutions from Section One, which began at 3.30pm on Thursday served in the dining halls and some eight or nine days when we form our nities for people with learning disabili- “Called to Full Humanity”- and continued through the Friday Conference participants fasted during resolutions on a spiritual cushion of ties and other challenges. whose topics of consideration morning Eucharist. the period. prayer and meditation.” He was accompanied by members include the environment, Business of the Conference effec- The Archbishop of Canterbury said The opening liturgy included a Please see Vigil page 2 Please see Resolutions page 4 Cheerleaders step up the volume for ‘Youth Day’ Pentecostals ‘have much to teach us’ Listen to young by Nan Cobbey and Randall Lee apidly expanding Pentecostal voices, bishops told R“emerging churches” are at the centre of ecumenical discus- by Lisa Barrowclough ture was captured in an up-tempo sions at the Conference. video titled,“The Connected Gen- “I want to underline the signifi- ishops came face to face with eration.” Produced in the style of a cance of this,” said Bthe energy and enthusiasm of music video-clip, the tape took the Bishop Stephen the young on Friday in a string of bishops on a tour of international Sykes (Ely, Eng- events designed to highlight the youth culture. land), vice-chair of ways the Church embraces youth. Next, the Rev Dean Borgmann, the section on dia- Under the banner of a “Youthful a professor of youth ministry in the logue with other Spirit,”planners of the day organised United States, challenged the bish- churches. The Archbishop of Canterbury and other youth-ministry advocates join East London’s Ascension an energetic and fast-paced session ops to follow Jesus’ pattern of “For the very Eagles cheer squad before Friday’s plenary session. Photo: Anglican World/Jeff Sells Stephen Sykes aimed at encouraging bishops to lis- breaking into new subcultures. Jesus first time [the ten to the voices of the young. “not only entered human culture, (Horsham, England) and three Next, a dramatic presentation Lambeth Conference is] taking Highlights included an up-beat but was determined to reach the youth workers: Mr Yazeed Said of linked the stories of the feeding of seriously the vast quantity of Chris- performance by a London-based subcultures,” Dean Borgmann said. Palestine, Ms Rachel Beleo of the the five thousand to a circle of can- tian people who assemble in new troupe of cheerleaders, the Ascen- Participants then listened-in on Philippines, and Mr Pete Ward, dles arranged to mark the 1996 churches and independent Christ- sion Eagles. a ‘coffee table conversation’ youth adviser to the Archbishop of massacre at Dunblane (Scotland) ian groups,” Bishop Sykes told a The pace of modern youth cul- between Bishop Lindsay Urwin Canterbury. Please see Youth page 4 Please see Pentecostals page 4 2 The LambethDaily MONDAY AUGUST 3 1998 Vigil Continued from page 1 grim, the stranger.“The desire of every always surprising us. He doesn’t like it paper slips, which were finally carried of the Canterbury community of Christian, male or female, old or when we fall into little habits.” outside and ignited. L’Arche, and said he felt humbled to be young, black or white, gay or straight, The ritual, he said, “was a gesture Mr Vanier, the Archbishop of Can- the voice of those who have no voice poor or rich, sick or well is... to find the of communion” but also a lesson. terbury and Mrs Carey then led the to the “good shepherds of the Anglican ‘God who is above all and through all “He’s teaching us how he wants us to first group of 12 participants in the Communion.” and in all.’So my brothers and I... have exercise authority. Jesus is saying we foot-washing ritual. “Jesus insists upon People “with mental handicaps, dis- opened our doors to that desire.” must be...servants of each other. Jesus the washing of the feet because our abilities, are amongst the most The brothers’“path to holiness” led came to transform the pyramid into a bodies are precious,” Mr Vanier said. oppressed people of our world,” Mr them into a ministry of advocacy with body.” He then encouraged the bishops to Vanier said.“I have visited institutions, poor children,most of them children of For bishops, but also for all people take part in the foot-washing as “a wit- asylums which are really places of colour, from some of Boston’s toughest because “each one of us exercises ness of our desire to follow the wound- death...places where these very special neighbourhoods. They started after- power in some way,” the ritual holds a ed Jesus, the humble Jesus.” people are crushed and hurt, broken, school mentoring programmes and a powerful message that “we are called to Kneeling before Archbishop Carey, with no voice. And yet, they are pre- summer camp. walk the downward path, we are called Jean Vanier washed both his feet in a cious people.” The vigil meditations were followed to be small.” basin, and bent his head as Archbishop Three bishops responded to his by a mime performance by members The solemnity created by Mr Carey embraced him in prayer. reflections. of the Canterbury L’Arche community. Vanier’s measured words, occasional Archbishop Carey washed his wife’s Bishop David Andres Alvarez- Brandishing swords, halberds and battle music of guitar, oboe and voice, and the feet, and the pattern continued, mir- Velazquez (Puerto Rico) outlined the pendants, two teams in red and blue t- soft lighting in the plenary halls set the rored at multiple stations throughout beginning of an AIDS ministry and said shirts engaged in an allegorical battle stage for two concluding ceremonies of the hall until hundreds of bishops, their the vision presented by Jean Vanier on the theme of reconciliation. commitment and discipleship. spouses, staff and guests had been speaks to “our particular ministries: A Service of Light liturgy, delivered First, members of the congregation joined in the communion of mutual holiness, the life and the ministry of a (SSJE), said how deeply he resonated to in French and English, concluded the were invited to come forward to write service. bishop, pastoral care, personal testimony Mr Vanier’s words about community service. As the lights dimmed, the two on slips of paper any hindrances to Katie Sherrod, Nan Cobbey,Susie Erdey, of conversion... The real world of the and holiness. halls were illuminated by thousands of their spiritual journeys.Many paused to Allan Reeder, David Skidmore, James Thrall North and the South needs holiness.” “If you had asked me all those years candles held by the congregation, who kneel in prayer after depositing their and Vincente Echerri contributed to this report. The Moderator of the United ago why I was entering a religious sang “The Light of Christ has come Church of Bangladesh, Bishop Barn- community... I would have told you I into the world.” abas Dwijen Mondal, said he asked wanted more time to pray... a more In a moving homily at the begin- himself where he is and what he stands intense form of community life and a ning of the second service, Jean Vanier for. Christians are a tiny minority in the much more simple life style,”said Bish- challenged the Conference to adopt Islamic land and face a “very difficult op Shaw, the former superior of the patterns of servant-leadership. spiritual and cultural identity crisis.” SSJE in the United States.