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Week of 14 July 2002

Australia
New South Wales; Sydney, Cremorne, St Peter (Sydney)

Resources
Dioceses in the Province of New South Wales: 'This site, part of the Anglican Media Website, provides a gateway to Diocesan news sites for the Province of New South Wales. News from Provincial Synod will be posted here'.

Canada
British Columbia: Saanichton, St Stephen (British Columbia)

England
London, Kingston Hill, St Paul (Southwark)

Educational resources
University College Chichester, Theology Department (Bishop Otter College for Theology and Ministry): 'Offers BA, MA, and Research degrees in Christian Theology. Also offers a wide variety of courses, including biblical and theological studies, resourcing multi-media worship, theology and culture, youth culture, and training for youth workers'.

Resources
GATS—Gift Aid Tax Software: Software for churches and charities to recover tax under Gift Aid with the minimum of work. (Please note: This is not free software.)

Episcopal Elections or Appointments
Church of England
The Diocese of Bradford has announced the selection of the Right Reverend David James, Suffragan Bishop of Pontefract as the next Bishop of Bradford. Details here on the Bradford web site.

Europe
France: Nice, Holy Trinity (Europe)

New Zealand
Dunedin, St Matthew (Dunedin)

News Centre
England survives a synod. Discussion of Pax Christi. 26 bishops sign an angry petition (we are quite certain you are going to be wrong if you try to guess what petition they have signed). Much wringing of hands over predicted 'gay clergy row'. Great wringing of hands in Kenya because a retired bishop cremated his deceased wife instead of following tradition and the Bible and burying her. All this, and hardly a whit more, in the News Centre.

Preaching Resources
Lectionary Central: Anglican sermon resources for the traditional lectionary. Includes sermons, patristic commentary, music, poetry, anecdotes, humour, images, and more. 

Religious Orders
Community of the Holy Name: 'This community was founded in 1865 in response to the need for evangelism and care in London - especially the parish of St Peter's Vauxhall. Twenty years later the need for more space and silence so that the sisters prayer life could grow encouraged the community to move the Convent to Malvern. The sisters continued to work in parishes from both the Convent and branch houses, while some sisters were engaged in social work. This combination of a life of prayer and worship with ministry to those in need is still the hallmark of the Community. Today Sisters are engaged in evangelistic and pastoral work in a variety of settings.'

Society of St John the Evangelist (UK): An Anglican order of monks founded in 1866 at Cowley in Oxford.

USA
Cathedrals
Oregon: Portland, Trinity Cathedral (Diocese of Oregon)

Parishes
Michigan: Beulah, St Philip (Western Michigan)
Missouri: St Louis, Church of the Good Shepherd (Missouri)
North Carolina: Concord, All Saints (North Carolina)
Oregon: Lake Oswego, Christ Church (Oregon)
Pennsylvania: Rosemont, Church of the Good Shepherd (Pennsylvania)
Texas: Frisco, St Philip (Dallas)

Vacancies Centre
Have a post to fill in your parish? A vacancy on your diocesan staff? Advertise beyond your own national church. List your opening for one full month at AO for only US $80 (your currency here). Looking for a position? Check out vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

Worth Noting
High pressure, long hours and low pay—the life of a vicar is no longer a tea party: The Telegraph's Cassandra Jardine finds out what it takes to be a vicar in the 21st century.

Youth
Episcopalian on Fire—An Anglican/Episcopalian youth resource site: A wonderful resource for Anglican youth. The 19-year-old webmaster says: 'It contains info about the Scriptures, Sacraments, Anglican Heritage, etc. It also discusses "issues-at-large". Each page has a "suggested external link" on the bottom, and selected bibliographies will be placed on the site soon. The site is all finished, except for the "issues-at-large" section, which will be finished very soon. (I mean, possibly tomorrow.)' If we had any money, we'd hire this man as an Anglicans Online staff writer.

Week of 7 July 2002

Biblical resources
Let the reader understand... 'A statement of interpretive principles by which we understand the Holy Scriptures, developed at the request of the Bishop of New York in response to actions of the Lambeth Conference 1998'.

Canada

Resources
Diocese of Ottawa Screening in Faith: A comprehensive web site devoted to 'a process designed to identify and evaluate the suitability of a person, volunteer or paid, who will be involved in a particular ministry. It is a process designed to create and maintain a safe environment for all participants and co-workers, and to protect the applicant as well'.

England
Eccleshill, St Luke (Bradford)
Luton, St Anne (St Albans)

Episcopal elections

Nominees announced
ECUSA, Diocese of Easton: The Revd Warren C. Murphy, the Revd James C. Ransom, the Revd James J. Shand, the Revd Canon Rosemari G. Sullivan. Details here.

News Centre
High tide. ABC speaks on the fuss over New Westminster. Rowan Williams creates a fuss by agreeing to speak about (presumably) New Westminster. Bishop of Jerusalem comes down hard on Israel. Bishop of Rochester notes that the influence of the church is waning. Separation of Church and State (or lack of it) discussed in England. Obituary of a retired bishop. Two Nigerian bishops speak out. All this, and not a lot more, in the News Centre.

USA
Alabama: Troy, St Mark (Central Gulf Coast)

Vacancies Centre
Have a post to fill in your parish? A vacancy on your diocesan staff? Advertise beyond your own national church. List your opening for one full month at AO for only US $80 (your currency here). Looking for a position? Check out vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

World
Sri Lanka: Thimbirigasyaya, Church of the Good Shepherd (Colombo)

Worth Noting
Face to Faith—Street creedibility In The Guardian, Nick Jowett writes: 'I know someone who says they can sing the Christian creeds, but not say them, because saying them throws up too many intellectual roadblocks in affirming these time-bound documents. "Born of the Virgin Mary ... descended into hell ... the resurrection of the body ..." and so on. So why aren't the creeds regularly updated, like the rest of the liturgy, to reflect current theological understanding and emphasis?'

The Weekly Trust (Kaduna, Nigeria) interviews the Rt Revd Joseph Idowu Fearon, Bishop of Kaduna, on the subject of sex education in Nigeria.

Youth
Diocese of Algoma (Canada) Youth Ministries: 'A good resource for those who are getting started in the diocesan level of youth ministries, has sample documents such as a pastoral plan for youth ministries in the diocese, roles of persons in a diocesan youth gathering. Information about the diocesan youth events, and what happens at events'.