Bishop D. Bruce MacPherson – A Special Lambeth Message

The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana
From the Office of the Bishop
The Rt. Rev’d D. Bruce MacPherson, D.D.

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
July 13, 2008

A Special Lambeth Message

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

This is being written on the eve of my departure for Lambeth, and bears my petition for your prayers for me and the Lambeth Conference 2008. The meeting will begin on Wednesday, July 16 and continue through Monday, August 4, 2008. Bishops from throughout the Anglican Communion will assemble at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England for this important gathering which is held once every ten years.

In looking toward this time, I am most mindful that together we have shared much in the Diocese of Western Louisiana, The Episcopal Church, and worldwide across the Communion. In the midst of creative tension we have sought to be faithful to the mission of the Church and to the work God has called us to be about.

We are not alone in this as there are many in other Provinces of the Communion whom have endeavored to do likewise. The issues before us have been addressed in a variety of ways as we continued to seek a way forward, and waiting for the day on which the Lambeth Conference would address a myriad of issues within and before the ministry we share. A portion of this work is the Anglican Covenant, a document which we have known would be a part of the dialogue and labor of the meeting.