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Week of 27 May 2001

Australia
Parishes
Canberra: Charnwood ACT, The Anglican Parish of St Barnabas: St Barnabas, Charnwood, and St Michael and All Angels, Hall (Canberra and Goulburn)
Sydney: Rozelle Lilyfield Anglican Church (Sydney)

Resources
Anglican Interim Ministry Network: 'Clergy who are, or are interested in being intentional interim ministry specialists and consultants are invited to become members of the network'.

Anglican Youthworks: Part of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. A comprehensive site that provides 'ready-to-use Religious Education lesson plans, Bible and ministry resources, training workshops and courses and camps and conferences developed by our team of trained Advisers'.

Brotherhood of St Laurence: 'A welfare agency in Melbourne, Australia tackling the causes and effects of poverty by providing practical services and advocating through independent research, policy development and social action'.

England
Cathedrals
Lincoln: Lincoln Cathedral, Diocese of Lincoln

Parishes
Castleford, All Saints, with Whitwood and Glass Houghton (York)
Dines Green, St Michael (Worcester)
Liverpool (Mossley Hill), St Barnabas Penny Lane (Liverpool)
London (Clerkenwell): Holy Redeemer (London)
Shrewton, St Mary (Salisbury)

Resources
Labarum, The Liturgical Site of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department: Formatted downloadable files for printing, in a variety of page sizes and configurations. Naturally the site is focussed on liturgies and services in the Church of England.

Episcopal Elections
The Diocese of Honduras has released the names of the candidates for its next bishop: The Very Reverend Lloyd Allen, the Reverend Gerardo Martin Galeano, and the Reverend Leonel Ortez.

The Diocese of Washington (ECUSA) has uploaded a complete section on the search process for its next diocesan.

Events
USA: Michigan, 24-30 June, 2001
Saint Michael's Conference, Midwest: a conference for youth in the Anglican tradition.

Ireland
Magheralin, Magheralin Parish (Down and Dromore)

News Centre
Easter holidays under threat. Claudia Schiffer to star as Eve in Old Testament. Winchester Cathedral built the wrong statue. Archbishop Gitari rows with government officials. Ugandan government criticises Ugandan bishops. 57 bishops support Jane Dixon. Zimbabwe press freedom discussed in Zimbabwe press. English Archbishops tell faithful that voting in general elections is important. Archbishop Carnley in news again over blessing of gays and over ministry to Jews. Religion on the Internet is a growth business. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Official sources
Diocese of British Columbia, Diocesan Post, the newspaper of the diocese, published jointly with the Anglican Journal ten times a year (monthly except July and August).

Odds and Ends
Architecture
The New Jersey Churchscape: The authoritative source on early churches in New Jersey: This looks like a well-conceived and well-written new site, devoted to ecclesiastical architecture in New Jersey. They note: 'We've created a database and photographic inventory on more than half the 18th & 19th century churches in the state and add to it each month. We welcome and solicit all contributions and suggestions from our visitors'.

USA
California: Los Angeles (Silver Lake), Trinity (Los Angeles) (Note: Web site in Spanish and English.)
California: San Francisco, Trinity (California)
Kentucky: Fulton, Trinity (Kentucky)
New Jersey: Kinnelon, St David (Newark)
North Carolina: Wilmington, St Andrew's-on-the-Sound (East Carolina) (Note: The parish is looking for a rector.)
North Carolina: Wilmington, St John (East Carolina)
Pennsylvania: Southampton, Church of the Redemption (Pennsylvania)
Wisconsin: Platteville, Trinity (Milwaukee)

Vestments
Watts and Company: The old-line purveyor of ecclesiastical vestments and liturgical appointments. An interesting but strangely odd site that makes heavy use of Flash. Under the 'Tailoring' link, for example, watch as cappa nigras shimmer into readers' vestments, which then teasingly transmogrify into the traditional English bishop's magpie vestments.

Wales
Churches in Swansea and Brecon: An interesting site with goals slightly different than most parish or diocesan site, amongst them: 'Provide a "church" presence when one of our communities is searched for on the Internet' and 'To encourage tourists to go to the churches. It is then up to the individual congregations what they do with those who attend'. The webmaster asks: 'Considering its extent and depth of information it is unique in Wales and probably the UK. Is it unique in the world?'

World
Bahamas: Long Island, St John (Nassau and the Bahamas)
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro-Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Capela de Santo Agostinho de Cantuaria (Brazil)

Resources
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Centro Anglicano de Estudos Teològicos (The Anglican Centre of Theological Studies)

Worth Noting

'The Beginnings of Gothic Revival in New Jersey: Two fascinating churches were built in 1845, both Episcopal. One marks the end of a tradition, the other a beginning; neither church is well known, except to architectural historians, but both deserve to be'.

'Resisting the Invitation': Over at Killing the Buddha Sarah Stockton reflects on spiritual direction. Okay, you've asked Christ into your heart … What if he has other plans?

'Trend-spotter says cultural changes are clues to people's needs': The Daily Tennessean reports on just what the Reverend Richard Kew sees in ECUSA's future. Is it spot on?

Youth
The Diocese of Kentucky is seeking a 'Director of Youth and Young Adults'.
The Diocese of Upper South Carolina is looking for a 'Missioner for Youth Ministry'. [first posted 20 May 2001]

Week of 20 May 2001

Australia
Victoria: Melbourne, St Paul-Southern Cross Ministries (Melbourne)

Canada
Dioceses
Diocese of Athabasca—http://athabasca.anglican.org

Parishes
Manitoba: Crescentwood, St George (Rupert's Land)

Christian Education
Religious Education on the Web Directed to the UK, this site is comprehensive and includes a 'searchable index of over 300 RE Resources drawn from all over the Web, arranged by faith and Key Stage'. (Cross listed under Christian Education.)

England
Arkley, St Peter (St Albans)
Barnet, St Stephen, Bells Hill (St Albans)
Barnet Vale, St Mark (St Albans)
Chipping Barnet, St John the Baptist (St Albans)
East Barnet, St Mary (St Albans)
Frodsham, St Laurence (Chester)
Camberley, St Mary (Guildford)
Lyonsdown, Holy Trinity (St Albans)
Nunthorpe-in-Cleveland, St Mary the Virgin (York)
Potters Bar, King Charles the Martyr (St Albans)
Tavistock, St Eustachius Parish Church (Exeter)
York, St Paul (York)

Resources
Church Pastoral Aid Society: Home mission society within the C of E. (The site is being redesigned and the links are spotty at present. But if you're interested in Ventures—programmes for children—that section of the site is complete.)

The Churches Conservation Trust: A Thousand Years of English Churches: A wonderful site dedicated to the redundant churches cared for by the trust. You can find churches by a gazetteer or just browse. They also feature a 'Church of the Month'.

Religious Education on the Web Comprehensive; includes a 'searchable index of over 300 RE Resources drawn from all over the Web, arranged by faith and Key Stage'. (Cross listed under Christian Education.)

Episcopal Elections
Australia
Diocese of Sydney: Final nominees announced for archbishop.
Diocese of Gippsland: Begins the process of searching for a new bishop to succeed the present Diocesan, the Right Reverend Dr. Arthur Jones, 'who will lay up his pastoral staff at 4.00 p.m. on Trinity Sunday, 10th June, 2001. On Saturday the Synod elected a twelve-person [six clerics, six lay people] Board of Electors to select our new Bishop. The Chairman of this Board is the Venerable Clem Watts, Rector of Traralgon Parish'. For more information, contact the Registrar (registrargipps@al.com.au) or see http://www.gippsland.anglican.org.

Events
USA: Florida, 16 June, 2001: Annual Mass and Meeting of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament
Fort Myers, Florida: Saint Luke's Church. A Solemn Pontifical Mass at 10.30am followed by meeting and luncheon. Ring for luncheon reservations: +1 941 334-2479.

New Zealand
Gore, Holy Trinity (Dunedin)

News Centre
A nation in religious decline, another that may never have been there. Sydney archbishop race gets interesting. Christian Resources Exhibition in an apparently horrid location. Inclusive language. +Arctic on residential schools. News from the Church of Ireland Synod. An archbishop calls for peace in the Middle East; imagine that. More news about English churches and money; imagine that. Christians no less prone to domestic violence. Church of Ireland snubs Irish PM's girlfriend. English bishop expresses distaste for meetings. Revisiting the Cockney Bible. Divorce perhaps due to bad documentation. Lottery dilemma in Southern Africa. New Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe. ACNS retracts a story. More about bankrupt English bell tower. Lady Godiva in stained glass. +Harare offends many with praise of Mugabe. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Scotland
Pittenweem, St John (St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane)

USA
New York: Afton, St Ann (Central New York)
Delaware: Wilmington, Saints Andrew and Matthew (Delaware)
Mississippi: Ocean Springs, St John (Mississippi)
Texas: Austin, Holy Trinity (Texas)

Resources
Church Pension Group: One of the very first pension funds in the States (1919) has launched its ambitious web site. Be sure to check the section 'eServices' and try the parish finder. Super!

World
Dioceses
West Indies: Jamaica, Diocese of Jamaica — http://jamaica.anglican.org

Worth Noting
Crime does pay: Simon Hattenstone writes in The Guardian about crime novelist Patricia Cornwell and the 'lovely, shabby church of St Sepulchre in London'.

REGARDED AS ONE: Why the movement from maintenance to mission is not enough Mark Harris, a priest in the Episcopal Church in the USA, considers the problems of adapting evangelism to geography.

We need have no fear of interference with nature: The Guardian has published an excerpt of a lecture on genetic modification given by Mary Warnock, a member of the House of Lords, at Gresham College.

Worship on the web: Religion sets its sites along information superhighway: Helen T Gray writes in the Kansas City Star about online worship.

Youth
The Diocese of Upper South Carolina is looking for a 'Missioner for Youth Ministry'.

Week of 13 May 2001

Australia
Resources
Anglican Church of Australia Defence Force Chaplaincy (Navy, Army and Air Force): 'We are soon (28 June) to have a new ADF Bishop, the Reverend Dr Tom Frame, 38 years old, ordained seven years following 14 years service as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy, the youngest bishop in the Australian Church for 40 years'.

'Breakthrough': Prepared by Australian Anglican priest Brian McGowan this is a study-resource, updated weekly, particularly for use by small groups. It begins with the lections from the RCL (as used in the Anglican Church of Australia) and the life experience of the participants rather than academic resources'. (Cross-listed under Liturgical Resources.)

Canada
Ontario: Ottawa, St Martin (Ottawa)
Ontario: Thornhill, Holy Trinity (Toronto)

England
Huntingdon, Huntingdon Team Ministry (Ely)
St Helens, Merseyside, Church of St James the Great Haydock (Liverpool)

Ireland
Cathedrals
Dromore: Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer (Down and Dromore)

Events
The Church of Ireland General Synod 2001 will take place in the O'Reilly Hall on the campus of University College, Dublin from 15 to 17 May 2001.

Liturgical Resources
'Breakthrough': Prepared by Australian Anglican priest Brian McGowan this is a study-resource, updated weekly, particularly for use by small groups. It begins with the lections from the RCL (as used in the Anglican Church of Australia) and the life experience of the participants rather than academic resources'. (Cross-listed under Anglican Church in Australia Resources.)

News Centre
Episcopal Power and Light dimmed by energy crisis. Trouble in Sydney between Anglican and Roman Catholic worlds. English rural churches codify bitterness. Church of Ireland statement on Drumcree. Ruth Gledhill attends an RC ordination and her editor scrambles photographs. Search for the title 'Conservative Party at prayer'. Updates on Australian governor-general story, Pope's pilgrimage story, and English bishop finances. Vatican drops inclusive language. C of E proposes radical new bishop selection process. The Prayer of Jabez. Apologies. Obituaries. AIDS in Africa. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

USA
Arizona: Northeast Regional Parish (Arizona), one of six regional divisions in the Diocese of Arizona.
California: Pacific Palisades, St Matthew (Los Angeles)
California: San Mateo, St Matthew (California)
Louisiana: Metairie, St Martin (Louisiana)
Massachusetts: Westfield, Church of the Atonement (Western Massachusetts)
Michigan: Battle Creek, St Thomas (Western Michigan)
New York: Oyster Bay, Christ Church (Long Island)
New York: New York, St James (New York)
Texas: Arlington, St Peter and St Paul (Fort Worth)
Texas: Austin, Holy Trinity (Texas)
Virginia: Alexandria, Emmanuel (Virginia)

Resources
The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church in the USA are now updated (2000). Alas, they are only available in PDF format, a 2.6 MB download. -- http://www.churchpublishing.org/GC2K/

Theological Resources
The Thirty-Nine Articles in English and Latin

World
Cathedrals
Cuba: Havana, Iglesia Catedral Episcopal de la Santísima Trinidad, Diocese of Cuba

Dioceses
Puerto Rico: Diocese of Puerto Rico -- http://puertorico.anglican.org
Singapore: Diocese of Singapore -- http://singapore.anglican.org

Worth Noting
New century, new ethics: Peter Tatchell reviews for The Times the new book Moralities: Sex, Money, and Power in the Twenty-first Century, by Joan Smith.

Once upon a times in the West: Iain Sinclair's latest book Landor's Tower is reviewed by Barry Forshaw, for The Times.

He well knew natural selection's painful price: Steven Rose reviews Annie's Box: Charles Darwin, his Daughter, and Human Evolution by Randal Keynes for (wait for it) The Times.

The last word in Good Books: Alex Beam of the Boston Globe writes about Bible snobbery.

First library offers rare tomes and the odd ghost: Mark Keenan of the Sunday Times (London) writes about the first public library in Ireland, opened by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh in 1701.