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Week of 24 February 2002

Australia
New South Wales: Gosford, Anglican Parish of Gosford (Newcastle)

Resources
Ministry Development Council of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, Australia: A site devoted to the Diocese of Adelaide's theological education, ministry formation, and parish development activities.

Biblical resources
Amos: Postmodern Bible commentary The submitter says: 'Literary and linguistic comment, background history and archaeology'.

Postmodern Bible Dictionary The submitter says: 'Hypertext and multimedia dictionary project (couple of hundred entries at February 2002)'.

Canada
Quebec: Pierrefonds, St Michael and All Angels (Montréal)

England
Nottingham, St George's in the Meadows (Southwell)
Quidenham Group of Parishes, Banham, Eccles, New Buckenham, Old Buckenham, Quidenham, and Wilby (Norwich)
Stoke Ash, All Saints (St Edmundsbury and Ipswich)

Resources
How the Crown Appointments Commission Votes, by UK-Europe editor Simon Sarmiento

Events
The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu spoke at the Cathedral Church of St Paul in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, 24 February. His address, 'Reconciliation in the Midst of Global Conflict', is available on the web archived audio broadcast. (Note: You'll need a version of RealAudio to listen to it.)

Exchanges
USA --> 'Somewhere exciting'
Rector of a small parish in Southwestern Virginia (Grace, Radford) is looking for an exchange in July or August 2003 somewhere exciting and new. With four small children (5, 4, 2, and 4 months), we need a situation that is conducive to little ones. Responsibilities would include two Sunday Eucharistic services in a beautiful church and a close proximity to rafting, fishing, and all of the outdoor adventure offered by the New River Valley. Please email FrKris@i-plus.net for more information.

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Lent resources
Our collection of online resources for the season.
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Liturgical Resources
Psalms of Life: 'New collection of poems written in the form of modern psalms for use in worship and private prayer. Author is a retired Church of England vicar who has for some years been writing "psalms" for use in meetings and with small groups of people'.

News Centre
Margaret's secret wish. Controversy over godless godslot. Massive churn over Australia's Governor-General. The feast of Eid al-Adha. Evensong at Chichester Cathedral. Abortion in Ireland. Godfrey Diekmann dead in Minnesota. Singing lessons for tone-deaf nuns. More on sex and gender. Hardly anything about the current or future Archbishop of Canterbury. Chester Cathedral brewing beer; other cathedrals brewing admission fees. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Special report: How the Crown Appointments Commission Votes, by UK-Europe editor Simon Sarmiento

Odds and Ends
Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals: The submitter says 'ASWA is the only organization I know of within our denomination that shows a concern for the treatment of all animals (not just endangered species). It also offers churches literature and liturgies for a variety of prayer services specifically on behalf of animals'. The Society is based in England, but offers resources that would serve throughout the Communion where English is the primary language.

Preaching resources
The Living Pulpit: 'An ecumenical conversation about the importance of preaching. Each issue of the journal focuses on an important issue and then explores that issue in depth utilizing the viewpoints of different voices for the sake of new understanding. It is our view that preachers have enough "how to" journals available on preaching but not too much available at the level of the "so what" of preaching. Our hope is to deepen and explore the question of the "so what"'.

Theological resources
The Institute of Early Christianity: 'Formed in 1998 with the forward-looking goal of shaping a global movement of individuals who share an interest in early Christian literature. The vision of this effort is to engage participants without regard for denominational affiliation or faith perspective, in the belief that discovering the early and divergent views of the first people of faith, is a worthy end in itself'. Offers a certificate programme and various courses, as well as an annual conference. The institute is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

USA
Kansas: Olathe, St Aidan (Kansas)
Maryland: Baltimore, St Bartholomew (Maryland)
Maryland: Stevensville, Christ Church Parish Kent Island (Easton)
Minnesota: Mankato, St John (Minnesota)
Texas: Fort Worth, St Stephen (Fort Worth)
Virginia: Berryville, Grace Church and St Mary's Church (Virginia)
Virginia: Heathsville, St Stephen (Virginia)

Worth Noting
The great slave scam: Declan Walsh writes in the Irish Times about the slave trade in Sudan.

Past history, future library: Richard Pankhurst writes in the Addis Tribune (Ethiopia) about the history of Christianity in that ancient country.

Week of 17 February 2002

Canada
British Columbia: New Aiyansh, Holy Trinity (Caledonia) 'Introduces the parishes in the Nisga section of Northern British Columbia, the distinctive mission to this remote area'.

England
Chester, St Michael (Chester)

Resources
Lambeth Palace Library—Church Plans Online: 'In conjunction with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the Library will digitise all the plans in the archive of the Incorporated Church Building Society.  Some 11,800 plans and drawings will be made freely available over the internet during 2002-3 and onwards'. A FAQ covers general issues and an e-mail list lets interested people receive updates on the status of the project.

Episcopal elections
Australia: Diocese of North Queensland
Diocese of North Queensland elected John Noble as their next diocesan. He was Northern Regional Bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane for six years and then was appointed Director of Ministries Development and Theological Education in 1999. More information here.

ECUSA: Diocese of Massachusetts
The Diocese of Massachusetts has announced its candidates for Suffragan Bishop, to succeed the Rt Revd Barbara Harris: The Revd Alan G. Dennis, Rector of St. John's Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut; The Revd Gayle Elizabeth Harris, Rector of St Luke and St Simon Cyrene Church in Rochester, New York; The Revd Paula M. Jackson, Rector, Church of Our Saviour, Mt. Auburn in Cincinnati, Ohio; The Revd Gale Davis Morris, Rector, Church of the Good Shepherd in Acton, Massachusetts; The Revd P. Allister Rawlins, Rector of St George's Church in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. More information here.

Exchanges
Long Island, New York --> UK
'Looking to do a month in the United Kingdom at anytime from June through September. Live in suburban Long Island, 35 minutes by train to the heart of Manhattan. A vibrant, warm and welcoming parish, using 1979 BCP; Rite 2 [contemporary language] in the summer, moderately Catholic. Sunday duty only, with one or two Eucharists. Newly-installed 21-rank pipe organ. The town is beautiful and filled with cultural opportunities--over 70 restaurants alone, plus cinemas, jazz cabarets, and a short drive to the largest [and most beautiful] beach on the eastern seaboard. The rectory is a very large, 5-bedroom house with spacious grounds, central air conditioning/glassed-in porch and state-of-the-art kitchen. Automobile at your disposal. If interested, please contact me at jpd_t@hotmail.com

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Lent resources Our collection of online resources for the season.
    
New
40 Ideas for Lent, from Ship of Fools: 'Sick of giving up chockies or cookies for Lent? Looking for some new ways to do things differently this year? Check here over the next 40 days and 40 nights for creative ideas to take you from Ash Wednesday to Easter Saturday'.

Lenten reflections from Christ Church, Alexandria, Virginia (ECUSA)
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News Centre
More on candidates and campaigns for ABC. Life imitates art: closing a theological college in East Anglia. Talking about cremation. Talking about Australia's Governor-General, about whom some use the word 'beleaguered'. Visit to a Coptic Orthodox church. Talking and thinking about Lent. Toilets in churches. Royal funerals. Arson in the cathedral. Female chaplain in the British Army. Church and state in Uganda, Kenya, and Britain. Scrubbing St Paul's. The Act of Succession. Taking grudges to the grave. Do-it-yourself churches in Tasmania. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Odds and Ends
Architecture
Lambeth Palace Library—Church Plans Online: 'In conjunction with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, the Library will digitise all the plans in the archive of the Incorporated Church Building Society.  Some 11,800 plans and drawings will be made freely available over the internet during 2002-3 and onwards'. A FAQ covers general issues and an e-mail list lets interested people receive updates on the status of the project.

USA
Maryland: Baltimore, St Bartholomew (Maryland)
Maryland: Elkridge, Trinity (Maryland)
New Jersey: Pennington, St Matthew (New Jersey)
New Jersey: Rumson, St George's-by-the-River (New Jersey)
New York: Delhi, St James (Albany)
South Carolina: Greer, The Church of the Good Shepherd (Upper South Carolina)

Resources
The Episcopal Portal: An ECUSA-related site featuring articles, links, recommended books, and more.

Worth Noting

The case for King Charles The Reverend J. Robert Wright, noted scholar and historiographer of the Episcopal Church, makes a case for putting Carolus I on the calendar of the Episcopal Church in the USA.

Christians who hate the Jews: Melanie Phillips writes in The Spectator about anti-Semitism rooted deep in Christian theology. You may want to read the context of the article before the article itself. You can find the larger context here.

150 years on: memories of slavery re-echoed in Breadfruit: The Nigerian newspaper 'This Day' has published the story of the contribution of St Paul's Church, Breadfruit, in ending slavery in that country. This is one of the oldest Anglican churches in Nigeria.