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Week of 20 January 2002

Anglican Communion
The Inter-Anglican Theological and Doctrinal Commission has invited the perspectives of Anglicans worldwide on four key questions that are critical to the communion.  

• When we speak of the Anglican Communion, what do we mean by the word “communion”?
• What is it that makes some disputes so crucial that failure to resolve them threatens a break in communion?
• In what ways are Christian teachings about moral behaviour integral to the maintenance of communion?
• In answering these questions we shall be asking how far does the Virginia Report meet the relevant situations that have arisen in the Anglican Communion since its publication?

The commission are soliciting opinions until 31 May 2002. Alas, it appears that your contribution must be by paper mail to London. You can find more information here.

England
Eastbourne, Saint Saviour and Saint Peter (Chichester)
Middlesbrough, St John the Evangelist. South Bank (York)

Cathedrals
Diocese of Liverpool, Liverpool Cathedral

Resources
UK Christian Bookshops Directory: 'Includes alphabetical listings by shop name and town or city, brief descriptions, contact information and opening times for registered shops, web links where available, a customised search engine and an opportunity for visitor feedback or bookshop reviews. More than 350 shops are currently listed across more than 250 UK towns and cities'.

Events
England: Lincoln: 7 February 2002: Planning for Change
A day seminar run by members of the Living Stones Consultancy at Edward King House. Of interest to all church members who are keen to engage more effectively with the local community, and particularly, where major changes to the buildings are being considered. Cost (including lunch & refreshments) £30 per person. For further information, contact Pam Nicholls on +020 7976 6347 or e-mail info@living-stones.org.uk. Closing date 22 January 2002.

England: 5-18 July 2002: Anglican Architectural Roots
A Study Tour to England illustrating the medieval Catholic Church, the impact of the Reformation, Puritanism and the Development of nonconformity and the nineteenth Century Gothic Revival. Dates: July 5-18, 2002. Led from New York by Professors Deirdre Good and Bill Doubleday and in England by Deirdre's brother Michael Good the creator of Pevsner's CD ROM database for the series "Buildings of England." Registration deadline: 30 January 2002. Registrations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis. For more information contact groups@wtsraptim.com or good@gts.edu

Canada: Ontario, Brockville, 11-14 August 2002: Royal School of Church Music Summer School
The Royal School of Church Music, Eastern Ontario Branch (Canada), is holding a 3 1/2 day Summer School in Brockville (City of The Thousand Islands), Eastern Ontario, Canada. The course is ecumenical and is designed for musicians in small city and country churches, with workshops in Organ, Choral, Piano/Keyboard and Guitar. Also included are all lunches, dinners, coffee breaks, receptions, concerts, boat cruise and field trips. Come and make your holiday a "noteworthy" experience! For an information package please contact: The Royal School of Church Music, C/O Fraser Carr, Box 1515, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0, Canada, Telephone +613 925-4930 or E-mail fraser.carr@recorder.ca

Liturgical Resources
A downloadable liturgical calendar for MS Outlook, Lotus Organiser and other PDAs featuring saints, readings and collects for each day. Keyed to the Church of England, it 'features the readings for each day, all Common Worship collects and a host of other essential lectionary information for daily use'.

News Centre
Everything you ever wanted to know about the contest to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury. And more. Dean Furlong not entirely pushed out of the news. Various 'Bishop News' from here and here. Ugandan bishop wins Guinness award. Carey welcomes interfaith scholars. Freemasons in Australia. Profiles of various interesting people. Cardinal and bishop preach to Queen. Legal challenge to US bishop. Canadian call for mediator. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Positions Vacant
Anglican Church of Australia: Dean of Sydney. (Rather sparse, that advert.)

USA
Colorado: Castle Rock, Christ (Colorado)
Virginia: Alexandria, St Aidan (Virginia)

Cathedrals
Diocese of Florida: St John's Cathedral, Orlando

World
Autonomous church
Iglesia Anglicana de la Región Central de América — centralamerica.anglican.org

Worth Noting
A Bishop's unusual path to the pulpit: A profile of the Bishop of Los Angeles, the Right Reverend Jon Bruno, in the New York Times.

The Windsors' crown of thorns: 'Could it be that now, more than ever, we need a monarchy which is primarily spiritual in its role and dimension? Next month is the 50th anniversary of the Queen's accession, but, progressively shorn of much of its political and constitutional significance, the institution has been left with four broad directions in which to develop'. Ian Bradley tackles the thorny question in The Guardian.

Week of 13 January 2002

Canada
Ontario: Cambridge, Trinity (Huron)

Discussion Groups
St Bede's Anglican Mailing List: 'We are members of the worldwide Anglican Communion, friends of Anglicanism and seekers. We respect the diversity of Anglicans throughout the world and we seek to share our growth in Christ. We take the following Scripture as guiding us on this path: And now faith, hope and love [caritas] abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)'

England
Bourne, St Mary Bourne (Winchester) A stunningly good website.
Southport, St Francis of Assisi (Kew) (Liverpool)

Resources
Cumbria Christianity: a resource index of churches and other Christian activity in the Lake District and the Borders.

Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England: an online archive at Her Majesty's Stationery Office.

Christian Bookshops directory: an online database of Christian bookshops in the UK.

disestablish.co.uk: a web-based movement committed to ending the establishment of the Church of England, sooner rather than later.

Events
England: Lincoln: 7 February 2002: Planning for Change
A day seminar run by members of the Living Stones Consultancy at Edward King House. Of interest to all church members who are keen to engage more effectively with the local community, and particularly, where major changes to the buildings are being considered. Cost (including lunch & refreshments) £30 per person. For further information, contact Pam Nicholls on +020 7976 6347 or e-mail info@living-stones.org.uk. Closing date 22 January 2002.

England: 5-18 July 2002: Anglican Architectural Roots
A Study Tour to England illustrating the medieval Catholic Church, the impact of the Reformation, Puritanism and the Development of nonconformity and the nineteenth Century Gothic Revival. Dates: July 5-18, 2002. Led from New York by Professors Deirdre Good and Bill Doubleday and in England by Deirdre's brother Michael Good the creator of Pevsner's CD ROM database for the series "Buildings of England." Registration deadline: Jan 30, 2002. Registrations received after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis. For more information contact groups@wtsraptim.com or good@gts.edu

Canada: Ontario, Brockville, 11-14 August 2002: Royal School of Church Music Summer School
The Royal School of Church Music, Eastern Ontario Branch (Canada), is holding a 3 1/2 day Summer School in Brockville (City of The Thousand Islands), Eastern Ontario, Canada. The course is ecumenical and is designed for musicians in small city and country churches, with workshops in Organ, Choral, Piano/Keyboard and Guitar. Also included are all lunches, dinners, coffee breaks, receptions, concerts, boat cruise and field trips. Come and make your holiday a "noteworthy" experience! For an information package please contact: The Royal School of Church Music, C/O Fraser Carr, Box 1515, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0, Canada, Telephone +613 925-4930 or E-mail fraser.carr@recorder.ca

Exchanges
Church of Ireland country parish in the centre of Northern Ireland. Area has lots of Celtic/ St Patrick/ St Columba history. Within easy reach of all of Ireland for touring. Beautiful peaceful countryside. 4 Bedroom modern rectory and car available. Morning prayer on Sundays. Friendly congregation. Available for an exchange in July or August 2002, preferably on the East Coast of the USA or Canada, but anywhere considered. See the parish web page or e-mail David Johnston at sixmilecross@armagh.anglican.org.

Liturgical Resources
The Parish of the Holy Spirit, Southsea, England, has produced an electronic edition of the Church of England Liturgical Calendar, suitable for downloading into various devices.

News Centre
ABC announces his retirement, which lets loose the dogs of (political) war. Such a mess. More on the deposed dean in Ireland. Cardinal visits the Queen, will spend the night. Canonisation of don Diego. Church and state in Burma. Freemasons not welcome in Sydney. More on the Diocese of Cariboo. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Scotland
Inverness, St John the Evangelist (Moray Ross & Caithness)

Social Justice
Global Episcopal Mission Network: an association of dioceses of the Episcopal Church together with partner dioceses in the Anglican Communion committed to the engagement of the people and leadership of dioceses in global mission.

USA
Wisconsin: Brown Deer, St Martin (Milwaukee)

World
Malaysia: Ipoh, St Peter (West Malaysia)

Resources
Bristol Uganda Link: a new web site for an organisation that brings people from Bristol to help in Uganda.

Worth Noting
Each week we try to find something interesting that we recommend as 'Worth Noting'. This week we think perhaps everyone is paralysed by the ugly infighting surrounding the choice of the next Archbishop of Canterbury. If you enjoy train wrecks, you ought to go read all about it in the News Centre and recall that we told you it was Worth Noting. Or you could add an 'h'. We'll see if we can't find some cute human-interest story with an Anglican spin to list here, so that this section isn't utterly empty.

Wait: here's something real. An excellent article from The Tablet: God in the gallery: Laura Gascoigne writes in The Tablet about the tremendous popularity of religious exhibits in museums.