by Mary Roe, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship Chair and
Donna Hicks, EPF
From Mary Roe: The difficulties encountered by those arranging the Lambeth conference are indications that we are called to be peacemakers in all walks of life, between quarrelsome neighbors, and political and religious factions as well as nations. This conference needs our prayers.
Here is the schedule as of early March, with more details in the May issue of The Anglican Peacemaker (read the February issue at http://www.cloud-ten.co.uk/apf2/newsletters/TAPFEB08.pdf). Please confirm schedule closer to the events.
APF at and around Lambeth: July 2008
Tuesday 22nd: 11.00AM service in the Dick Sheppard Chapel at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, with the pilgrimage starting from there.
Tuesday 22nd – Thursday 24th: Walking portions of the Pilgrims’ Way, arriving at The Friars, Aylesford, mid afternoon Thursday. Transport provided for baggage and between walking points, accommodation with churches along the way.
Thursday 24th – Sunday 27th: APF annual conference at The Friars, Aylesford
Saturday 26th: Travel by coach to Canterbury to meet others there, returning in the evening. Walk from the Old Leper Hospital of St. Nicholas on the outskirts of Canterbury to the Cathedral. There will be a service in the Eastern Crypt at noon, a short witness at the Martyrdom, and a visit to the grave of Dick Sheppard in the cloisters, followed by a lunch at the Greyfriars House gardens.
Sunday 27th: Final day of the conference including Eucharist, closing after lunch.
Monday 28th, 2.30-4.30PM: APF fringe meeting ‘The Church’s response in areas of military conflict’ at the University of Canterbury.
Tuesday 29th, 4.30PM-8.15PM: APF musical fringe event ‘Caught in the crossfire: sounds for peace and justice’ at the University of Canterbury.
Week beginning Monday 28th: APF will have a stall ‘Peace is the Church’s business’ in the Lambeth Conference “marketplace” at the University of Canterbury, open from 10.00AM to 6.00PM.
Cost of the annual conference, including room and board, at The Friars is estimated at $260-$300. Additional expenses would include accommodation in London and Canterbury, and pilgrimage expenses.
For more information and to sign on to be a part of the pilgrimage, contact Donna Hicks at 919.688.3419 or djhicks2790@earthlink.net.
A note from Donna Hicks: Seasoned APFers say that the only thing on which they agree is NO WAR. In this time of division, fear, anger, and mistrust, this says to me that APF can model for the Anglican Communion a way to acknowledge common ground, stand on it, and work together in spite of other differences to reach a common goal. I invite you all to come to stand with me and others at Lambeth this year.
