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Week of 9 April 2000

Associations
The Anglican Society, 'which in the United States of America was established in the year 1932, has as its purpose to promote and maintain the Catholic doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Episcopal Church in accordance with the principles and contents of the Book of Common Prayer and in the context of an on-going exploration and affirmation of Anglican identity and self-understanding.' -- http://www.anglicansociety.org/

Australia
Tasmania, East Devonport: St Paul -- http://www.devonport.tco.asn.au/stpauls/

England
Worting: St Thomas of Canterbury (Winchester) -- http://www.internet-today.co.uk/myweb/alan/st-thomas/

Theological Colleges
Sarum College, an ecumenical theological college in the Close of Salisbury Cathedral -- http://www.sarum.ac.uk/

Resources
Praxis, formed in 1990 as an initiative in liturgical formation for the Church of England sponsored by the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England, the Alcuin Club, and the Group for the Renewal of Worship. -- http://www.sarum.ac.uk/praxis/

Essays
Jeanie and Bill Wylie-Kellermann have been on a remarkable journey since September 1998, when Jeanie was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. Jeanie's reflections on life, illness, love, God, disease, laughter, death are astonishing reading. Jeanie is a co-editor of The Witness magazine and Bill contributes frequently to that monthly magazine. -- http://anglicansonline.org/essays/jeanie/

Events
12 April, 8pm: Webcast by Episcopal Catheral Teleconferencing Network: 'Eight (ECUSA) Bishops Ponder the Millennium'
'Following upon the successful webcast of "God at 2000", ECTN will be streaming audio and video of "The Church at the Millennium: Eight Bishops Respond" on www.ectn.org. PC users with modems of 56K and higher (or access to DSL or T1 lines) are encouraged to log on and watch the broadcast'. Eight bishops of the US church will reflect on their vision for their dioceses: Richard Chang, Bishop of Hawaii; Christopher Epting, Bishop of Iowa; Robert Ihloff, Bishop of Maryland; Peter Lee, Bishop of Virginia; John Lipscomb, Bishop of Southwest Florida; Calude Payne, Bishop of Texas; William Swing, Bishop of California; and Catherine Waynick, Bishop of Indianapolis. -- http://www.ectn.org

Lenten Resources
Passover Dinner for Christian Congregations. A guide to online and offline resources to help Christians understand and celebrate Seder. -- http://www.christianseder.com/

News Centre
ABC predicts disestablishment. English parish may move to Rwanda. Archbishop of York says that the internet has a potential for evil. The Tablet has 2 articles about the Anglican Communion. Nelson Mandela praises Trevor Huddleston. Dedication of the Mission to Seafarers. Squabble about Churchwardens. Empty churches: bad entertainment? Hell exists, and it's filling up. ECUSA bishops meet and smile a lot. Sydney archbishop heads in his own direction. A handsome new bishop in Barbados. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Scotland
Buckie: All Saints (Aberdeen and Orkney) -- http://www.saintsbuckie.fsnet.co.uk
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Anglican Chaplaincy -- http://www.crosswinds.net/~euac
Portsoy: St John (Aberdeen and Orkney) -- http://www.saintsbuckie.fsnet.co.uk/stjohns.htm

USA
Indiana: Whiteland, St Thomas (Indianapolis) -- http://st-thomas.tripod.com/
Rhode Island: Providence, All Saints (Rhode Island) -- http://home.att.net/~asmcri/
Texas: Dallas, Trinity Church (Dallas) -- http://www.trinity-dallas.org/

Resources
The Church Publishing Company has put the text of the "Blue Book" online at http://www.churchpublishing.org/gc2k/. These are the documents for ECUSA's General Convention. You will need the very latest version of Adobe Acrobat to read them; instructions for installing it are on the Church Publishing site.

Week of 2 April 2000

Australia
New South Wales: Sydney, St Luke's Kenmore (Sydney) -- http://www.users.bigpond.com/stlukeenmore.htm
South Australia: Coromandel Valley, Blackwood, Eden Hills -- http://www.chariot.net.au/~stephen1/coromandel

Canada
Parishes
Ontario: St Catharines (the place), St Barnabas (the parish) (Niagara) -- http://www.barnabas.on.ca

Counseling and related resources
Saint James Center for Spiritual Formation: 'An ecumenical center for nurturing ongoing faith development and ministry within God's family'. -- http://members.home.net/jocraddock/csf/index.htm

England
London: Harringay Parish Church, St Paul's (London) -- http://www.st.paul.btinternet.co.uk/
Margate, St. James, Westgate and Garlinge (Canterbury) -- http://www.callnetuk.com/home/stjames
Merrow, St. John the Evangelist (Guildford) -- http://www.merrowchurch.freeserve.co.uk

Essays
'The True Measure of a Successful Parish', by the Reverend Pierre Whalon. Fr Whalon looks at the problems that arrive when you just count 'bodies in pews' or 'bums in seats'.

Events
12 April, 8pm: Webcast by Episcopal Catheral Teleconferencing Network: 'Eight (ECUSA) Bishops Ponder the Millennium'
'Following upon the successful webcast of "God at 2000", ECTN will be streaming audio and video of "The Church at the Millennium: Eight Bishops Respond" on www.ectn.org. PC users with modems of 56K and higher (or access to DSL or T1 lines) are encouraged to log on and watch the broadcast'. Eight bishops of the US church will reflect on their vision for their dioceses: Richard Chang, Bishop of Hawaii; Christopher Epting, Bishop of Iowa; Robert Ihloff, Bishop of Maryland; Peter Lee, Bishop of Virginia; John Lipscomb, Bishop of Southwest Florida; Calude Payne, Bishop of Texas; William Swing, Bishop of California; and Catherine Waynick, Bishop of Indianapolis. -- http://www.ectn.org

Internet
The Diocese of New Westminster intranet system: Other dioceses might be interested in the way that New Westminster has set up its internal communication. (You can login as a guest and look round.) -- http://www.nwnet.org

Lenten Resources
Our page of links and resources for the season.
New 'Quem Quaeritis Trope': A drama based upon a 10th-century dramatization of the Introit for use as an Easter entrance rite. -- http://www.worship.on.ca/docs/l_quem.html

Music
'Christian Music Consultancy with Keynote Trust': Andrew Maries, a free-lance church music consultant, 'works to encourage and stimulate the quality and spirituality of music and worship at every level'. He has led a number of conferences and workshops in the UK and is one of the regular BBC TV "Songs of Praise" conductors'. -- http://www.keynotetrust.freeserve.co.uk

News Centre
Anglican Primates meet in Oporto and do a good mugwump imitation. Tax problems for enterprising English priests. It's Mothering Sunday in Britain. The ABC wants Charles and Camilla to get married, and other news stories from the mother country. Lambeth Palace open to the public; Prince Charles gets off a zinger to Abp Carey on a tour there. Pastoral letter on 'Stolen Children' in Australia. Canadian Archbishop speaks out about the church lawsuits there. A top English theologian revises his stance on what the Bible means. ECUSA leaders cheer settlement in hotel discrimination lawsuit. A Dean of Durham Cathedral dies. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Odds and Ends
The Times (London) Online Style Guide - Churches and Clergy: The ins and outs of addressing archdeacons and the befuddling issue of whether 'churchgoer' is churchgoer, church-goer, or church goer. Delivered in crisp, no-nonsense prose, e.g. 'Never ever write the Rev Brown or (even worse) Rev Brown. This would be among the worst solecisms for The Times* to commit. The correct style is the Rev Joseph Brown, thereafter Mr Brown'. -- http://www.the-times.co.uk/styleguide/styleguidechurches.html

*and all of us

Positions open: General
Domestic Chaplain, Archbishop of Canterbury
General Secretary, Anglican Communion

USA
Parishes
Georgia: Marietta, St James (Atlanta) -- http://www.mindspring.com/~kpevans/stjames
Illinois: Geneva, St Mark (Chicago) -- http://www.stmarks-geneva.org/
Louisiana: Baton Rouge, St James (Louisiana) -- http://www.stjamesbr.org/
North Carolina: Goldsboro, St Stephen (East Carolina) -- http://www.ststephenschurch.com
North Carolina: Rocky Mount, Good Shepherd (North Carolina) -- http://goodshepherdrmt.org
Texas: Plano, Christ (Dallas) -- http://www.christchurchplano.org

Resources
Diocese of Albany Cursillo page -- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/7224/cursillo.html

Other
The Diocese of Massachusetts has begun the process of electing a new suffragan bishop. -- http://massachusetts.anglican.org/Suffragan.htm

Wales
Brigend, Vale of Glamorgan, St Brides Major (Llandaff) -- http://www.komor.freeserve.co.uk/bridget/index.html

World
The Diocese of Bermuda -- http://bermuda.anglican.org

Youth
Positions open
• USA: Gardiner, Maine: Christ Church
Lay Youth Director for junior and senior high school teens. A high-energy episcopal lay leader with some theological/biblical training needed to start junio-senior high program. Local High school, 700 teens. Our Sunday attendance, 150 average; 25 elementary children. Responsibilites: meet and develop relationships with teen and parents, confirmation class, Sunday school, youth group, high adventure program. Oldest Episocopal church in Maine, low church evangelical, with youth office and studio downtown, all redone, first class. Compensation competitive, start Sept. 1, 2000.
  Christ Church
  2 Dresden Avenue
  Gardiner, Maine 04345
  USA
  Phone: + 1 207 582 3345
  Email: cchurch@ctel.netÊÊ

• USA: Pennsylvania, St Christopher
A small parish outside Philadelphia, is seeking a Coordinator of Youth Ministries and Programming. It is a part-time position, about 20 hours a week. A description of the position is available by email. If interested, email kmelikian@lucent.com, a member of the search committee. Ê

• USA: Dallas, Texas, Church of the Incarnation
A large (150+), established youth organization with a history of local, national and international mission and a passion for fun and religious inquiry needs full-time youth director to organize weekly meetings, schedule summer programs including day-camp and mission trips abroad, coordinate Bible studies, develop and implement community service projects and function as a staff member of the Church. Very competitive salary and benefits. Rush resume and references (specify if confidentiality required) to:
  Mrs. Lee Schaufele, Youth Director Search Committee
  3530 Caruth Blvd
  Dallas, TX 75225
  USA
  Phone: +1 214 692-8503, Fax: +1 214 692-0485