http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/ Latest news from the Church of England en-gb Tue, 13 May 2008 15:35:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss cofecomms@c-of-e.org.uk webmaster@c-of-e.org.uk The Archbishops' Council, Church of England - see http://www.cofe.anglican.org/copydisc.html for full terms and conditions 60 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/ http://www.cofe.anglican.org/rsslogo.gif 80 24 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4508.html Now summer is on the horizon and the temperature is soaring, the Church of England’s Environmental Adviser, David Shreeve, is calling for households to switch off their energy-hungry tumble dryers, and, instead, dry their clothes on good, old-fashioned clothes lines. Mon, 12 May 2008 10:12:45 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4508.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4408.html Projections and comparisons published by Christian Research in its Religious Trends publication are flawed and dangerously misleading, the Church of England said today. “These statistics are incomplete and represent only a partial picture of religious trends in the UK today. In recent years, church life has significantly diversified so these traditional statistics are less and less meaningful in isolation,” said the Rev Lynda Barley, Head of Research and Statistics for the Archbishops’ Council. Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4408.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4308.html Results released today by the Church Commissioners show that they have outperformed 98 per cent of similar investment funds over the past 10 years. Tue, 06 May 2008 06:39:33 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4308.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4108.html The Church of England has warmly welcomed the Competition Commission’s decision to seek undertakings from grocery retailers to establish a Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) Ombudsman, as set out in the report The supply of groceries in the UK market investigation. Thu, 01 May 2008 10:33:01 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4108.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4208.html People in churches all over Britain, and for the first time, in other parts of the world, will be backing Back to Church Sunday this September 28th and inviting a friend back to church with them. Thu, 01 May 2008 09:36:18 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4208.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3708.html The House of Bishops is to discuss the report of the Legislative Drafting Group considering proposals to allow for women bishops at its next meeting in May. The report of the group, chaired by the Rt Revd Nigel McCulloch, Bishop of Manchester, has been published today and will be debated by General Synod in July. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3708.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3908.html The Church Commissioners today announce the appointment of Joseph Cannon MRICS as their new Chief Surveyor.  Joseph will head the Commissioners’ Property Investment Department, responsible for the management of a portfolio of agricultural, commercial and residential investment properties valued at nearly £1.7 billion at 31 December 2007. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3908.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4008.html The Archbishops’ Council has appointed Janet Gough as Director of Cathedrals and Church Buildings. She will take up the post in September. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:30:00 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr4008.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3808lpdebt.html The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has today called on the government to do more to protect the poorest and most vulnerable from the likely consequences of an economic downturn. Speaking in the House of Lords, the Archbishop highlighted the fact that government targets on alleviating poverty, particularly child poverty, risked not being met and warned that in a period of economic decline the poorest in society, who carry a higher proportion of personal debt, were most at risk. In the debate, called by the Archbishop, he suggested ways in which government might help low income families avoid entering into cycles of unsustainable debt - by improving financial education in schools, enforcing tighter controls on doorstep credit agencies and by helping to foster responsible alternatives to doorstep lending, such as those offered by Credit Unions. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:59:26 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3808lpdebt.html http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3708zim.html The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued a joint statement this morning concerning the deteriorating situation of ordinary people in Zimbabwe calling for “a civil society movement that gives voice to those who demand an end to the mayhem that grows out of injustice, poverty, exclusion and violence”. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:45:00 +0000 http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr3708zim.html