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Week of 15 September 2002

Africa
Resources
Bishop Masereka Christian Foundation: A ministry serving HIV/AIDS patients and orphaned children of the Kasese district of western Uganda. Currently, the foundation is caring for over 100 HIV/AIDS patients. There are still many more who are in need of help. There are also 200 desperately needy orphaned children currently being helped with schooling. And over 600 new applications waiting.The submitter comments: 'Bishop Masereka of the Church of Uganda has made numerous trips to the US where he spends time in various Dioceses and Parishes of the Episcopal Church bringing his own wonderful brand of evangelism and ministry. His love and caring for those in his Diocese in Uganda suffering the ravages of HIV/AIDS is obvious upon meeting him. His dedication and commitment to them is never ending'.

Canada
Ontario: Osgoode, St Paul (Ottawa)

Church history
The Broad Church: 'Biographical and bibliographical information relevant to the Anglican Church in the 19th Century'.

England
Congleton, St James the Great (Chester)
Keighley, St Andrew (Bradford)
Middlewich, St Michael and All Angels (Chester)

Episcopal Elections or announcements
Church of Ireland
Diocese of Dublin: The Rt Revd John Neill, Bishop of Cashel and Ossory, was elected (by electoral college) Archbishop of Dublin on 29 August 2002, to succeed the Most Revd Walton Empey who retired in July. Further information on www.dublin.anglican.org.

ECUSA
The Diocese of Iowa has announced candidates for its next bishop.
The Diocese of New Hampshire invites nominations, until 1 October, for its next bishop.

Europe
France: Gironde, St Martin de Bordeaux Cadillac (American Convocation)
France: Vendee, Vendee Anglican Fellowship (Diocese in Europe)

Events
USA: Wisconsin, 22 September
The 150th anniversary of the DeKoven Center at Racine, Wisconsin, will be celebrated by an interpretive concert, Hagia Sophia, with internationally known cellist Michael Fitzpatrick, winner of the Prince Charles Award. With readings from Thomas Merton by Paul Holbrook: 3pm at St. John's Chapel at DeKoven. The concert is followed by Choral Evensong and the blessing of the DeKoven icon. At 4pm there is a champagne reception. More information here.

Exchanges
Amsterdam -> Seattle/Vancouver
'I'm a curate in Amsterdam and will be on holiday in USA/Canada in July 2003. Looking for a house swap only—no duties—in either the Seattle area (or Eastside) or Vancouver (Burnaby/Abbotsford). Our suburban 3 bedroom home is 20 minutes from the center of Amsterdam. Car swap also a possibility. Contact Howie Adan at howie@christchurch.nl (church website at: www.christchurch.nl)'.

Canada -> England
'Rector of the historic gold rush of 1898 church in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, is interested in an exchange to England for 4 to 6 weeks in the summer of 2003. Late spring or early fall also can be considered to avoid high season air fares. Duties would include two Eucharists per Sunday and a mid-week service at the local nursing home. Duties are much reduced in summer and there is a retired priest in the town and a couple of Licensed Lay Ministers. Vehicle will be made available. Interested clergy should be prepared for the costs of travel to this far Northern but exciting place. Opportunities for local travel and excursions are unlimited. Contact Archdeacon John Tyrrell at jtyrrell@cityofdawson.ca'.

Music
The Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America: 'In addition to its member services, this association of firms (not individuals) provides a wealth of information to churches and others on all facets of purchasing or restoring pipe organs. Topics covered include building design and fund raising campaigns. Includes links to members, which include most major pipe organ building firms in the United States and Canada. Primary goal is the promotion of the pipe organ over electronic substitutes'.

Organ Historical Society: 'Founded in 1956, the OHS is a broad-based international organization which promotes the restoration and preservation of historic pipe organs. Publishes quarterly magazine, annual organ guide and holds annual convention—often groups will precede the convention and perform pro bono emergency repairs or even major restoration on featured historic organs located in churches lacking financial resources. VERY extensive online catalog of Anglican and other choral and organ recordings from around the world'.

Organs in the Netherlands: A vast collection of links. Most pages are in Dutch.

News Centre
New Anglican school in Wangaratta. Australian squabble over bishop's email. New Bishop installed in Iqaluit. Nova Scotia congregation asks for return of stolen silver. English bishop attacks government over Gibraltar policy. More on the Moyer/Rosemont situation. Notes on 9/11 memorials. Diocese calls moratorium on baked beans. Choirgirl sues Lincoln cathedral. English vicar sacked for being in jail. Commentary on Porvoo, war, and terrorism. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Scotland
Rhynie, St Mary's Auchindoir (Aberdeen)

Theological resources
Religion Online: Full texts by recognized religious scholars. 'Includes more than 4000 articles and chapters. Topics include Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics, History and Sociology of Religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastoral Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education'.

USA
Florida: West Palm Beach, Holy Trinity (Southeast Florida)
New Jersey: Bradley Beach, St James (New Jersey)

Resources
Diocesan payments to the Episcopal Church in the USA 2000: Thanks to the indefatigable Louie Crew, you can review the latest data available regarding diocesan payment to ECUSA, listed and ranked in several ways, by Percent of Diocesan Income, by Amount, by Communicant.

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 at AO for one full month. Looking for a position? Check out vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

Vestments
St Mary's Guild: 'Traditional sacred vessels and vestments, many not found in most catalogues of church suppliers'. A Roman Catholic emphasis.

World
Ghana
Aburi, St Luke (Cape Coast)
Accra, St Anne (Cape Coast)
Accra New Town, St Cecilia (Cape Coast)
Ashanti, St Michael and All Angels (Cape Coast)

Indonesia
Surabaya, East Java, Church of the Resurrection

Worth Noting
Christianity's New Center: Philip Jenkins, the author of 'The Next Christianity' in the October Atlantic, argues that most Americans and Europeans are blind to Christianity's real future.

Larry Wall, PERL, and God: In slashdot.org, an interview with the creator of the programming language Perl, who, in Question 7—you'll need to scroll down to it, no anchor, alas—talks about his faith. A lengthy exchange of views on this topic between various readers of Slashdot follows on the interview. If you've never read a Slashdot exchange, well, it's ... words fail. One quick example, from the beginning of an email: 'God didn't create the universe. Well, He did, but not intentionally. God just wanted a beer'.

Week of 8 September 2002

Remembrance of 11 September 2001— resources

Services
Many cathedrals and parish churches throughout the Anglican Communion are having special services on Wednesday, 11 September. If you'd like to attend, we suggest you check with a nearby Anglican or Episcopal church for service times, using our listings in the navigation bar above, by country, for contact information.

The most publicised Anglican remembrance service may well be that of Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York. The Archbishop of Canterbury will preach and the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church will be the celebrant of the eucharist. The Lord Mayor of London will also be in attendance. There will be an Evensong at the early (American) hour of 10am, to allow BBC Radio 3 to broadcast the service live at 3pm British Summer Time. Here is the Wednesday schedule for BBC Radio 3.

In addition, all services at Trinity Church on 11 September will be streamed live on the web from 1200 to 2400 GMT. This includes services of Morning Prayer, Evensong and Eucharist, as well as musical concerts through the day and presentations by Wall Street banking leaders. Full details here.

Articles
A graphic by The Times (London) from September 2001, shows the countries of the dead or missing and the total presumed lost.

Articles
There have been numerous articles and essays reflecting on the events of a year ago. We select two that we found particularly moving: they speak not only to the specific tragedy that occurred last year but, to our mind, achieve a timelessness in their reflections about sudden death and the human spirit. If you have a few minutes, do read these:

Only love and then oblivion: Love was all they had to set against their murderers, by Ian McEwan
Leap, by Brian Doyle

England
Clent, St Leonard (Worcester)
London, St Vedast (London)
South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity and St Peter (Southwark)

Episcopal Elections or announcements
ECUSA
The Diocese of Iowa has announced candidates for its next bishop.
The Diocese of New Hampshire invites nominations, until 1 October, for its next bishop.
The Diocese of New Jersey invites nominations, until 15 September, for its next bishop.
The Diocese of Oregon invites nominations, until 16 September, for its next bishop.

Events
USA: New York, 18 September
William Reed Huntington Memorial Lecture 2002, sponsored by the Anglican Society.

Exchanges
Canada -> England
Rector of the historic gold rush of 1898 church in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, is interested in an exchange to England for 4 to 6 weeks in the summer of 2003. Late spring or early fall also can be considered to avoid high season air fares. Duties would include two Eucharists per Sunday and a mid-week service at the local nursing home. Duties are much reduced in summer and there is a retired priest in the town and a couple of Licensed Lay Ministers. Vehicle will be made available. Interested clergy should be prepared for the costs of travel to this far Northern but exciting place. Opportunities for local travel and excursions are unlimited. Contact Archdeacon John Tyrrell at jtyrrell@cityofdawson.ca

Ireland
Cathedrals
Limerick: Trinity Cathedral, Diocese of Limerick

Liturgical resources
The rosary, its background and use, from a Lutheran site.

News Centre
Survey shows support for euthanasia, gay clergy, in England. War in Iraq. Bishops behaving badly. Priest fights deposition. Conservative Canadian parishes set a model for all of us, behaving well in times of trial. More sex charges in Australia. Church and state in Zimbabwe. Ground Zero chapel reopens. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Resources
The Company of Jesus: 'An ecumenical Christian religious [Franciscan] Third Order blended community of clergy, religious and laity that seeks fellowship, mutual support and common ministries that reflect unity, service, advocacy, education, and reconciliation of all who see themselves as Christ centered and biblically focused'.

Odds and ends
Episcoveg: 'A "clearinghouse" for ideas, articles, books, news, reflections, quotes, and links related to the plight, and the care of animals, primarily from a Christian perspective. And as a vegan lay member of the Episcopal Church, that is the primary "flavor" of Christianity that will be found here'.

USA
Alabama: Magnolia Springs, St Paul's Episcopal Chapel (Central Gulf Coast)
Texas: El Paso, St Francis on the Hill (Rio Grande)
Virginia: Richmond, St John (Virginia)
Washington: Shelton, St David of Wales (Olympia)

Resources
'A Report on Episcopal Churches in the United States' by C. Kirk Hadaway, April 2002, is available online. From the Office of Congregational Development at the Episcopal Church Center, this is an 83-page report based in part on the responses of more than 700 Episcopal congregations. You can download a PDF copy (288K): Go here and click on the report title.

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

Grief is the price of love, a reflection in the Church of England Newspaper on 11 September in New York City, by the Revd Canon John Andrew, rector emeritus of Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue and former domestic chaplain to Archbishop Michael Ramsey.

Parasites on religion: The Reverend Giles Fraser, writing in The Guardian, discusses why humanists and secularists, in the end, can't even light a candle...