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AECA Pilgrimage to Greece
The annual AECA pilgrimage will take place in June 2016, jointly led by Bishop
Jonathan Goodall (Anglican) and Fr Anastasios Salapatas (Orthodox), and will
visit the holy sites of Greece. More details can be found in the advert at the
back of this edition of Koinonia, and a full itinerary is available on request.
Visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid a visit to Lambeth
Palace 2nd to 4th November 2015. This followed a visit by Archbishop Justin to
the Ecumenical Patriarch last year. The Patriarch delivered number of
addresses at Lambeth Palace, St Mary’s University, Twickenham and the Oxford
Union, particularly focusing on environmental and ecological themes. A
highlight of the visit was Choral Evensong at Westminster Abbey where the
Archbishop and Patriarch prayed together at the Shrine of St Edward
Confessor, and jointly blessed the congregation. During the service the
Co-Chairs of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Dialogue
presented the Archbishop and Patriarch with a copy of the most recent Agreed
Statement, entitled, ‘In the Image and Likeness of God: A hope-filled
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