Pre-conference session for the Lambeth Conference

Everyone,
Kathy and I will be leaving the first week of July to attend the pre-conference session for the Lambeth Conference which takes place July 16 - August 5.

I wish to share with you the most recent Lambeth press release which is an invitation to all of you to be with us in spirit by studying St. John's Gospel using the "Signs on the Way" Bible Study materials now available on the Lambeth website.

Clergy and lay leaders, please make this information known in your church bulletins and newsletters. Only a small portion of the members of our Diocese receive information electronically and it is important that everyone know about these materials. I do hope you and others in your church will participate in either group Bible Study or simply individually during the Lambeth Conference over the next few weeks.

I will be sending email updates during my time away.

In the name of Christ, I am
Faithfully Yours,
Bishop Duncan



From the Anglican News Service The faithful around the Communion have a unique opportunity for Bible Study with their Bishops during the Lambeth Conference as the series 'Signs on the Way' makes its debut on the Lambeth Conference website. This special series - focusing on St John's Gospel - complements the Bible studies in which the bishops and their spouses will take part during the Lambeth Conference 2008. We hope that people throughout the Anglican Communion will use this series as a way of being present in spirit at the Lambeth Conference, supporting their bishops before, during and after this important gathering.

The studies are structured so that they can be used either by groups or by individuals. They can form the basis of personal devotions, a church study group or perhaps a diocesan meeting. We have made the study guides as accessible as possible, using a series of questions in each case as the basis of the study.

From the Introduction:
The Bible studies we offer to you are produced by the
same international team of people who were also
responsible for the Bible studies at the Lambeth
Conference. In the Bible studies written for the
bishops and their spouses the focus is on the 'I am'
sayings in the Gospel of John. These present studies,
however, focus on the 'signs' carried out by Jesus in
the Gospel of John. The signs take us to the heart of
Jesus' ministry and mission - indeed John 20:30-31
suggests that it is through such signs that we come to
discover that 'Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God,
and that through believing have life in his name.'

The files, in two formats can be found here:
http://www.lambethconference.org/lc2008/resources/index.cfm

Please share the news of these studies in your diocese and parish. You are also encouraged to subscribe to ACNS and Anglican World News and Notes at www.anglicancommunion.org, especially during the important weeks ahead. [End]