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The Anglican Communion is headed “straight for the rocks” and if its member churches do not change course and adopt a concordat laying out the parameters of a common faith and order, Archbishop Drexel Gomez, Primate of the West Indies, told the Diocese of Central Florida on May 15. Meeting with the clergy and lay members of the diocesan board and standing committee at Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center in Oviedo, Archbishop Gomez offered a somber analysis of the tensions between The Episcopal Church and parts of the 38-member Anglican Communion while leading a day-long discussion of the proposed Anglican...

An Executive Council task force has prepared a study guide to assist Episcopalians interested in commenting on the proposed Anglican covenant. Comments must be sent to Council headquarters at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City no later than June 4. The six-page study guide, which is available on The Episcopal Church website or through diocesan offices, presents the proposed covenant line-by-line, along with a commentary on the proposed language. After the commentary one or more questions are offered. The publication of the study guide completes the work of that task force, which consisted of members of Executive Council’s...