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Week of 29 September 2002

England
Grove, St John the Baptist (Oxford)
Middleton, St Mary the Virgin (Ripon and Leeds)
Northwood Hills, St Edmund the King (London)

Episcopal elections or announcements
ECUSA: The Diocese of Easton (Maryland) has elected the Reverend James Shand as its tenth diocesan bishop. Bishop-elect Shand is the rector of Christ Church, Stevensville, in the Diocese of Easton. Details here.

Events
Canada: Calgary, Alberta, 2 November
A celebration of the centennial of the Anglican Young People's Association, a national youth organization
The four goals of worship, work, fellowship, and edification guided the Anglican Young People's Association to become a national organization, with youth groups organized from coast to coast in parishes across Canada, nurturing parochial, diocesan and national leadership over the years. There will be an Anniversary Eucharist at 5 pm, November 2 at Holy Cross Church (formerly St. Cyprian's) at 2828 19th Street NW, Calgary. The celebrant will be retired Bishop Douglas A. Ford, a former parish priest in the diocese. A catered dinner will follow in the parish hall. Reservations for the dinner are requested by October 25. Please send a check for $20 (Canadian) per person to Tom Hart, 1901 Varsity Estates Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T3B 4T7 Canada.

News Centre
Killer denied enrolment in theology class. Church and state in Mexico. Synod in CPSA. Elvis Priestly returns to Synod. Canonisation. Slain in the spirit, nearly slain in the flesh. Churches not welcome in Sydney suburb. Conservatives accuse religious leaders of heresy. Incompetence reported in church-group governance. Denominational feuds in Russia. Missionary brings water. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Official publications
Diocese of Toronto: The Anglican (monthly)

Not in the Communion
Anglican Rite, Archdiocese of the Americas: 'A traditional, liturgical, sacramental, catholic, and orthodox Church. We are traditional in that we keep to the traditions and teachings of the ancient undivided Church founded by the Apostles and strengthened by the early Church Fathers.  We are liturgical in that we use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the Anglican Missal in our worship'. 

Religious orders
Order of Saint Joseph: 'A new order for men in the Episcopal Church in the USA. Our spirituality is based on Jesus as Way, Truth, and Life. At the center of our life is the Eucharist, Daily Office, Intercessory prayer, and a commitment to responding to the needs of the Church on the parish level'. (Note: We're delighted that the web site has been redesigned and loads quickly. Now people can learn about this interesting order without being concerned about download times. Well done, brothers!)

Scotland
Edinburgh, Comely Bank, St Ninian (Edinburgh)

USA
Florida: Welaka, Emmanuel (Florida)
Florida: Winter Park, All Saints (Central Florida)
New Jersey: Rocky Hill, Trinity (New Jersey)
South Carolina: Hilton Head Island, All Saints (South Carolina)

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 without charge. This service is free. Looking for a position? Check out vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

Wales
Church in Wales: The Church in Wales has launched an attractive new web site.

Worth Noting
Experts agree: Religion is alive, well and kicking hard: Terry Mattingly writes for the Scripps Howard News Service.

In a tiny church, nature's cathedral: Katherine Ashenburg, writing in The New York Times, marvels at the holiness of the Anglican church in Banff, Alberta.

Week of 22 September 2002

Africa
Dioceses
Diocese of Mombasa — mombasa.anglican.org

Resources
Mission And Development Establishment (MADE): Development and mission projects co-ordination for the Diocese of Mombasa.

Australia
New South Wales: Newcastle, St John (Newcastle)

England
Bredhurst, Parish of South Gillingham (Rochester)
Folkestone, St Peter (Canterbury)
Guston, Saint Martin of Tours (Canterbury)
Stockport, St Barnabas (Chester)
Swindon, Old Town, Christ Church (Bristol)

Episcopal Elections or announcements
Ongoing
ECUSA: The Diocese of New Hampshire invites nominations, until 1 October, for its next bishop.

Complete
Mexico: The Diocese of Mexico has elected, on the first ballot, the Reverend Fr Carlos Touche-Porter as its next diocesan bishop. He will succeed the Right Reverend Sergio Carranza-Gomez, who is to become, in 2003, Assisting Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles [California, USA].

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'.

News Centre
Howse on psalms. ACC meets in Hong Kong, various controversies ensue. Westminster dean calls for multi-faith coronation. Australian archbishop calls for more public moral reflection. Rwandan bishop ignores politics and takes care of thousands of orphans. Continuing fights about sex and the church. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Religious orders
Congregation of the Companions of the Holy Saviour: 'A recognized Christian community for ordained men in the Episcopal Church, USA, established 1891. Priests living under a rule of celibacy who seek to strengthen their lives through a common discipline of devotion and study'.

Order of Saint Joseph: 'A new order for men in the Episcopal Church in the USA. Our spirituality is based on Jesus as Way, Truth, and Life. At the center of our life is the Eucharist, Daily Office, Intercessory prayer, and a commitment to responding to the needs of the Church on the parish level'. (Note: Alas, be prepared for a long download, with the front page at more than 500K. The culprit this time isn't a large graphic but the extraordinarily bloated HTML code created by 'Microsoft Publisher'.)

USA
Arkansas: Pine Bluff, Trinity (Arkansas)
Massachusetts: Jamaica Plain, St John (Massachusetts)
New Jersey: Fair Lawn, Episcopal Church of the Atonement (Newark)
Ohio: West Chester, St Anne (Southern Ohio)
Virginia: Luray, Christ Church (Virginia)

Dioceses
Diocese of Eau Claire — eauclaire.anglican.org

Resources
Families of Clergy United in Support: A new organization to be a voice for families of clergy.

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.

Worth Noting
Beasts of Eden: Richard Holloway reviews 'Straw Dogs', a new book by John Gray.

Dome, sweet dome: Lisa Jardine writes in The Guardian about Christopher Wren and St Paul's.

How to be good: Richard Holloway (retired primate of the Scottish Episcopal Church) reviews 'The Dignity of Difference', the new book by Jonathan Sacks (chief rabbi of Britain).

Tutu still believes in human goodness: Michael Valpy, writing in the Globe and Mail (Toronto) discusses Desmond Tutu's relentless belief that people are fundamentally good.