Dr Sentamu calls for ‘socially active Christians’: CEN p 5. November 2, 2007
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The Archbishop of York, Dr. John Sentamu has concluded his West Indian tour with a six day visit to Barbados, visiting seminarians at Codrington College and commemorating the 170th anniversary of one of the island’s colonial parishes.
Dr. Sentamu was greeted upon arrival in Bridgetown by Bishop Wilfred Wood, the retired Bishop of Croydon and the Bishop of Barbados, Dr. John Holder. The Church of England’s first non-white domestic bishop, Bishop Wood had ordained Dr. Sentamu to the priesthood and has been a friend of some 27 years.
Bishop Wood told a Barbadian newspaper the Archbishop of York’s visit held great emotional meaning for West Indians. “We thank God for this privilege of being allowed to touch this hem of the garment of history,” he said.
In an Oct 14 service at St. Thomas parish attended by clergy and lay leaders from across the diocese, Dr. Sentamu urged the church to pursue social activism as a mark of their Christian faith. “Worship has to do with what we give” he said, warning against being Christians with “deep pockets but short arms.”
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