The Cranmer Conference: The Conference

The 2010 Conference

The Cranmer Conference will return to Dunnville, Ontario on 25 to 27 June 2010. The main sessions, led by Fr Gordon Maitland, will explore the meaning of Christian orthodoxy through the Lambeth Quadrilateral. Cost is $50, all-inclusive, payable at the door by cheque or cash. We would ask that you pre-register online before 20 June, so that we know how many people to expect. Let us know if you have any questions unanswered by the website!

Heirs Through Hope: Anglican Identity and the Lambeth Quadrilateral

Fr Gordon Maitland will lead a discussion on the Lambeth Quadrilateral, adopted by the Lambeth Conference of bishops in 1888, which sets out the basic principles of Christian faith and order as recognized by the Anglican Communion. Its four points were identified as constituting the essential foundation upon which ecumenical discussions with a view to possible future reunification with other Christian bodies were to be grounded. The four points are:

the holy Scriptures, as containing all things necessary for salvation;
the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds as the sufficient statement of Christian faith;
the sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion;
the historical episcopate, as adapted to local circumstances.

The Lambeth Quadrilateral has gained fresh prominence in the proposed Anglican Covenant, where it forms a key part of the section outlining the Anglican inheritance of faith. Thus, it is a timely subject for study.

But we’re not finished yet!

Dr William Renwick, of McMaster University and the Gregorian Institute of Canada, will also lead a workshop on the music of the pre-Reformation Sarum Rite. Fr Robert Mitchell, of St Thomas’s Church in Toronto, is the conference chaplain.

The Agenda

Friday, June 25

6:00 p.m.: Informal dinner
7:00 p.m.: Opening Choral Evensong with “Canticum Novum”
8:00 p.m.: Lecture #1 on the conference theme
9:00 p.m.: Wine and cheese reception
10:00 p.m.: Compline by candlelight

Saturday, June 26

8:00 a.m.: Breakfast
9:00 a.m.: Sung Mattins
9:30 a.m.: Lecture #2 on the conference theme
10:30 a.m.: Coffee break and discussion
11:00 a.m.: Address by Dr William Renwick on the music of the pre-Reformation Sarum Rite
12:00 p.m.: Midday prayers and lunch
1:00 p.m.: Lecture #3 on the conference theme
2:00 p.m.: Riverside excursion with optional swimming
5:00 p.m.: Lecture #4 on the conference theme
6:00 p.m.: Sung Evensong
6:30 p.m.: Pre-dinner drinks and discussion
7:00 p.m.: Banquet
9:00 p.m.: Compline by candlelight

Sunday, June 27

8:30 a.m.: Holy Communion
9:00 a.m.: Breakfast
10:00 a.m.: Choral Mattins with the congregation of St Paul’s
12:00 p.m.: Lunch and depart

The Cranmer Conference