Archbishop’s presidential address to ACC-16
Archbishop Justin Welby gave a presidential address to members of the Anglican Consultative Council yesterday following evensong at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka, Zambia, during the gathering for ACC-16.
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Thank you very much. And thank you to the choir as well for that amazing wonderful treat. . . It’s quite an interesting feeling being in this Cathedral which was built at almost the exactly the same time as Coventry was, where I was a Canon for five years, and is very, very similar. And so when I sit here listening to choral evensong, it reminds me of years and years of sitting listening to the choir at Coventry five days a week and enjoying, again, the same music and delight in choral evensong. It was a real treat, so thank you.
I want this evening, rather than looking inwards, to look outwards and forwards; because, in the end, we are here not for ourselves, not for making the Anglicans better, but for seeking to serve the work and mission of God in the world.
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