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Week of 16 February 2003

Australia
South Australia: Yankalilla, Christ Church (Murray)

Canada
Alberta: Calgary, St Stephen (Calgary)
Nova Scotia: Halifax, St James (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

Church History
Episcopal Church in the USA
Archives of the Episcopal Church: Includes a section for arranging and cataloguing parish archives, a financial records retention schedule, a preliminary register of the location of episcopal records, and other useful material. Also links to a searchable database of General Convention resolutions from 1976 onward.

The Right Reverend Richard Channing Moore, Bishop of Virginia 1814-1841: A comprehensive and attractive site devoted to the life and works of this important early bishop in the Episcopal Church in the USA.

England
Leeds, St Matthias (Ripon and Leeds)

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Ongoing
Episcopal Church in the USA: The Diocese of Oregon has announced nominees for the next Bishop of Oregon: The Reverend Howard Anderson, the Reverend William Ellis, the Reverend Canon Johncy Itty, the Very Reverend Rebecca McClain, and the Reverend Canon Kirk Smith. Details here.

Complete
The Church of England: The Diocese of Durham has announced its next bishop, the Reverend Canon Dr Nicholas Thomas Wright, MA, DPhil, DD, Canon Theologian of Westminster Abbey. Details here.

The Episcopal Church in the Philippines: The Very Reverend Canon Dixie Taclobao was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the Central Diocese on 4 February. Sixteen bishops from the region—Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore—attended his consecration.

News Centre
NYT profile of Rowan Williams. Antiwar rally in Belfast. Census shows England and Wales mostly Christian. Christchurch becoming a melting pot. Sydney's archbishop in the news again. New bishop for Durham. Telegraph interview with Rowan Williams ... who lectures Prince Charles. Church videos to reverse declining attendance? Dallasensis speaks about Cantuarensis. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

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USA

Cathedrals
Arkansas: Little Rock, Trinity Cathedral (Arkansas)

Parishes
Georgia: Quitman, St James (Georgia)
Georgia: Savannah, St Peter (Georgia)
Michigan: Jackson, St Paul (Michigan)
New York: Troy, St Paul (Albany)
North Carolina: Hickory, St Alban (Western North 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 for free. Looking for a position? Check out vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

World
Africa: The Church in Sudan (unofficial)
The Diocese of Bradford has a companion relationship with four dioceses in the Church in Sudan. These pages, hosted on the Diocese of Bradford site, provide a close look at the church there. Most recent is a photo and text diary of a several week journey in January by four Anglicans in Bradford, which included a 30-hour journey to Kadugli to attend the enthronement of Bishop Andudu. Well worth a visit!

Worth Noting
A callous world: Richard Holloway, writing in The Guardian, reviews A Devil's Chaplain, a new book by Richard Dawkins.

An interview with the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury: The editor of the Daily Telegraph, Charles Moore, interviews Dr Rowan Williams. From the first question 'Have you ever not believed in God?' to the last 'Do you think that [the Prince of Wales] has a serious relationship with his faith?', the interview is compelling reading.

New Archbishop Is Known for Taking Stands: In the New York Times, Peter Steinfels writes: 'No doubt about it, the Most Reverend Rowan Williams, who will be formally enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury on February 27, makes good copy'.

Week of 9 February 2003

Africa
Zambia: Lusaka, Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Lusaka)

Australia
South Australia: Kingscote, St Albans (Adelaide)
South Australia: Parnada, St Richard (Adelaide)
South Australia: Penneshaw, St Columba (Adelaide)

Biblical
Oremus Bible Browser: Oremus has obtained permission to make the copyrighted New Revised Standard Version, including the Anglicized version, searchable by chapter and verse.

England
Lightcliffe, St Matthews (Wakefield)
Lufton, Saints Peter and Paul (Bath and Wells)

Resources
Liturgical Commission proposed additional collects: (78kb download document) Due to receive first consideration at General Synod at the end of the month. [Alternatively go to http://england.anglican.org/synod/index.html and click on 'General Synod Papers' in the left-hand menu.]

Episcopal Elections or Announcements

Anglican Church of Canada: The Right Reverend Douglas Blackwell, Suffragan Bishop of Toronto is retiring 30 April. Archbishop Finlay has called an Electoral Synod for Saturday 26 April.

Church of England: The Queen has approved the nomination of the Very Reverend Stephen Platten BEd, BD, Dean of Norwich, for election as Bishop of Wakefield.

Events
Canada: Quebec, Montreal, 19-22 May 2003:
Affirming Anglican Catholicism North American Conference 2003

Exchanges
Ireland --> Australia
Married couple (no children) looking for exchange late 2003; i.e. Oct/Nov. Archdiocese of Armagh, semi-rural parish, 200 families, modern rectory, use of car, two services each sunday and use of two lay readers so will have much time off to tour and visit. We are looking something short-term with an interest to looking at something longer, i.e. 12-18 months. Contact paul@revwhittaker.freeserve.co.uk

News Centre
Convicted terrorist to become Anglican priest. Bishop writes a book about the paranormal. Roman Curia snorts at New Age. Religious leaders and the war. Divorces before church weddings. Canon Geraint Vaughan-Jones. New Bishop of Wakefield. Synod in Church of England. Woman-free zone proposed in England.

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USA
Arizona: Phoenix, Holy Innocents (Arizona)
Louisiana: New Iberia, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany (Western Louisiana)
Michigan: Dexter, St James (Michigan)
New York: Troy, St Paul (Albany)
Tennessee: Johnson City, St John (East Tennessee)
Virginia: Arlington, St Andrew (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 for free. Looking for a position? Check out vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion. Visit the Vacancies Centre for more.

Vestments and Church Furnishings
J&M Sewing Service: This firm specialises in church robes and vestments.
Jackson Leng, Ecclesiastical Furnishings: From vestments to church furniture, they search out antique and diverse ecclesiastical articles.
Luzar Vestments: 'Suppliers of New, Antique and Second-Hand Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical Items'.
Needlework Restoration and Ecclesiastical Embroidery: Specialises in repairs to samplers, needlepoint, tapestry, crewel work and Georgian silk pictures. Also undertakes commissions for contemporary and traditional church furnishings, gold work, and embroidery.

Worth Noting
African Anglicans: 'Conservative Christians in Africa think America has lost its way. So they're joining forces with American conservatives to bring the faith back to the United States. Hear about the new breed of African missionaries—working in America'. National Public Radio takes a look at the state of the Episcopal Church. (This story originally broadcast on 27 January 2003.) The link is to an archived RealAudio clip of just short of 10 minutes.

Author gives the Resurrection a modern spin: The New Haven Register reviews the new book by the Reverend William H. Shepherd 'If A Sermon Falls in the Forest: Preaching Resurrection Texts' (published in January by CSS Publications, Lima, Ohio), 'that aims to help lay preachers and pastors show how the Resurrection is part of the present, not the dusty past'.

'Complete in the Beauty of Holiness: Anglican Identity and Aesthetics' [NOTE: This is a PDF file of about 60KB.] A lecture given by Mr Bruce Russell on 5 February 2003 at Saint Mark's Church, Saskatoon, as part of a series, Anglican Distinctives, organized by the College of Emmanuel and Saint Chad for the Diocese of Saskatoon.

The Stranger: A Providence Journal story about life as a homeless person. (To read it you must register with Providence Journal. It's free but tedious. The story is worth it.)