Eurobishop

AOCICC members leaving St Canice Cathedral, Kilkenny The world of inter-church relations is known for its "alphabet soup" of acronyms and not many members of the Diocese in Europe will have AOCICC at the tip of their tongue. AOCICC stands for the "Anglican-Old Catholic International Coordinating Council. It is a body which supports and nurtures the relationship of communion between the Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht and the Anglican Communion. Since Europe is the one region of the world where Old Catholic and Anglican Churches live closely together, the work of AOCICC has a particular significance for us. Besides myself there is another person from the Diocese in Europe who is a member of this Council, Jennifer Knudsen, who is a member of our parish in Bonn and Cologne. This session of meetings is being held in Kilkenny, Ireland, at the invitation of the Anglican Co-Chairman of the Council, the Rt Revd Michael Burrows, the Bishop of Cashel and Ossory. Th

The Churches of Hungary honoured the Hungarian patron saint, King Stephen, in an ecumenical prayer service on the vigil of his festival day, 19 August.  The Revd Dr Frank Hegedűs, Chaplain of Saint Margaret's Anglican Church in Budapest, participated as representative of the parish and the Anglican Communion. The Church of England is one of the officially recognised Churches of Hungary.  Father Frank (seen in the above photo in surplice) also gave one of the blessings at the conclusion of the service.  20 August is a national holiday in Hungary.

I will be taking some leave from 1 to 20 August. Do not expect too many blog updates during this time! My chaplain Deacon Frances Hiller (+44 (0) 20 7898 1161), or the staff at the diocesan office (+44 (0) 020 7898 1155) are able to get messages to me in case of urgent need. ¡Hasta luego!