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Week of 27 October 2002

Canada
Saskatchewan: Regina, Parish of St Luke (Qu'Appelle)

Resources
Anglican Fellowship of Prayer (Canada): 'Exists to encourage and enable the ministry of prayer in Canada. It is inclusive of all forms and expressions of Christian church life, whether they be lay or clerical, catholic or evangelical, monastic or secular, formal or informal. AFP (Canada) seeks to be a teaching resource to assist both individuals and congregations to grow in the life of prayer'.

England
Hangleton, St Helen and St Richard (Chichester)
London (Kensington), St Augustine of Canterbury (London)
Ottery, Ottery St Mary Parish Church (Exeter)

Episcopal Elections or announcements
Ongoing
ECUSA: The Diocese of Colorado is searching for a coadjutor. Nominations will be accepted until 15 November 2002. More details here on the diocesan website.

ECUSA: The Diocese of Montana invites nominations, until 15 November 2002, for its next bishop. More information here.

Events
USA: New York City, 9 November 2002
Guild of All Souls Annual Requiem: A solemn High Mass of requiem and absolution at the catafalque on Saturday, 9th November, at noon at the Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street, New York. The Reverend Andrew L. Sloane, Rector of St Paul's Church, Washington, will celebrate. Music: Requiem ~ Mozart with Resurrection Choir and Orchestra. For more: www.resurrectionnyc.org and orthodoxanglican.org/guild/.

News Centre
Archbishop's brother now official in Sydney. Durham dean is no relation to bishop. Lunenburg a year after the fire. New primate in IARCA. NIC parish builds a church. Church braces for election of gay bishop. Bishops are so very boring, says C. Howse. Judge throws out lawsuit against Canadian church. Forward in Faith braces for women bishops. Churches Advertising Network strikes again. Upcoming Synod in England. Bishops urged to denounce sexual sinners. Booklet warns that new ABC will endanger souls. Saints in Whitby found to have lived in slums. Brazil cathedral withdraws from diocese. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Official publications
Diocese of Washington: The Washington Diocese (monthly) is available as a PDF.

USA
Iowa: Davenport, St Alban (Iowa)
North Carolina: Elizabeth City, Christ Church (East 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 websites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

Worth Noting

Batting for God: Stephen Moss, writing in The Guardian, interviews the Rt Revd David Sheppard, quondam Bishop of Liverpool.

Defending the faith: Omayma Abdel-Latif, writing in Al-Ahram (Cairo), argues that Christianity in the US has been hijacked by extremist fanatics.

Expelling demons in the land of plenty: Mary Jacobs, writing in The Dallas Morning News, reviews the new book American Exorcism by Michael Cuneo. (To read this, you will need to register with the website, but it is free and harmless.)

Varieties of Religious Experience: In a short story in The Atlantic, prolific American author John Updike looks at 11 September 2001 from the inside, holding the stories together through the person of Dan Kellogg, a 63-year-old Episcopalian from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Week of 20 October 2002

Australia
New South Wales: Goulburn, Cathedral Church of St Saviour (Canberra and Goulburn)
Victoria: Warrnambool, Christ Church (Ballarat)

Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador: Portugal Cove, St Lawrence (Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador)
Ontario: Toronto, St Bartholomew (Toronto)
Ontario: Watford, Trinity (Huron)

England
High Peak, Derbyshire, St Thomas Becket, Parish Church of Chapel-en-le-Frith (Derby)
London, St Ethelburga (London)

Episcopal Elections or announcements
ECUSA: The Diocese of Colorado is searching for a coadjutor. Nominations will be accepted until 15 November 2002. More details here on the diocesan website.

ECUSA: The Diocese of Montana invites nominations, until 15 November 2002, for its next bishop. More information here.

Discussion Groups
Orthodox Episcopal Bulletin Board: 'You may have a question about the Bible, life, or church or may like to just try out an idea. Here is an excellent place to do so. You can have access to some very theologically deep thinkers and some of us who just like good, simple answers. Please feel free to join us. Bring your own questions and comments.'

Ireland
Dublin, CORE at St Catherine's (Dublin and Glendalough)

Liturgical Resources
Press release: Vislit.com gets a facelift. 'As a precursor to the release of the new Visual Liturgy 4.0, which is due out in the spring of 2003, vislit.com has been updated to reflect the new look of the software and provide users with more facilities.'

News Centre
Australia mourns. Nepotism in Sydney. Call for peace among religions. Diocese of Ottawa votes on same-sex unions. Revision to the Rosary. Modern life is too quiet for church bells. ABY says he won't retire this year. Homeless bishop in Angola. ABC to visit Toronto. Church called a laughing-stock in Zimbabwe. Goings-on at Ripon Cathedral. New suffragan bishop in Europe. Patrols in Lunenburg. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

USA
Missouri: Liberty, Grace (Western Missouri)
Oklahoma: Broken Arrow, St Patrick (Oklahoma)
Pennsylvania: Germantown, St Luke (Pennsylvania)
Texas: Arlington, St Mark (Fort Worth)
Virginia: White Marsh, Abingdon Church (Virginia)

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 websites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

Worth Noting
The listening church: The Rt Revd Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford, writes in The Guardian about the relationship of Christianity to good and evil.

Who are England's bishops: The Telegraph reports on a study by the Revd John Tomlinson on the social backgrounds of England's bishops.

Does a bear live in the woods: The Guardian reports that Rowan Williams, soon to become Archbishop of Canterbury, believes in the Bible.

The vocabulary of junkets: Andrew Hornery, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, notes that politicians go on fact-finding missions and bishops go on retreats.

The Celestial Stranger: The Guardian reports that a treatise written 350 years ago by the Revd Thomas Traherne will be published soon.

Be of good courage: an editorial in the Church of England Newspaper about Rowan Williams, homosexuality, and the church.

Carey's tough innings: Russell Twisk, writing for The Tablet, interviews George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury, who will retire soon. The Guardian published this news report about the interview.

Reaching the cultured despisers of the Gospel: Alister McGrath writes in the Church of England Newspaper about people for whom the church interferes with their faith.