A Canadian Time-Line

When will we know what is going to happen?

We sometimes forget that the current crisis is not purely local. The following time-line from our Canadian Anglican brothers and sisters will help in understanding the flow of events. The meeting this September in Rwanda will have a strong effect on the February 2007 primates meeting and subsequently on the Lambeth invitations to go out during 2007.

“For its part, Anglican Essentials Canada and the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) are holding meetings in Toronto this week, August 23 - 26, to prepare for next year's general synod -- the national meeting of the entire Anglican Church of Canada.

Cheryl Chang, executive director of the Anglican Network in Canada, said there could be some intriguing developments before then. The primates of the "global south", who generally support the conservative Anglicans in North America, are scheduled to meet in Rwanda in September 2006; and all of the Anglican primates will meet again in February 2007.

"We expect there will be some response [to ECUSA] from the global communion before the general synod in Canada, which may have an impact on what everybody does," said Chang.

She also noted that the next Lambeth Conference -- a gathering of Anglican bishops from all over the world that takes place every 10 years -- will occur in 2008, but the invitations to Lambeth will be sent out some time in 2007. "That is really the big date, because everybody wants to know who will be invited," she said.”

There is a strong possibility that the Lambeth invitations may not be extended to those who refuse to participate in a covenant relationship with the other members of the Anglican Communion. That will directly affect The Episcopal Church. I would anticipate that some bishops will be invited, and that others will not be.

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