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Week of 20 April 2003

England
Belle Isle, St John and St Barnabas (Leeds)
Reading, Most Holy Trinity (Oxford)
Tividale, Parish of Tividale (Lichfield)

Events
Internet: New York, Trinity Institute, 28-29 April 2003
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Anglicans across the world who have internet access will be able to see or hear online presentations by the Archbishop of Canterbury during a visit to New York. His sermon at the opening Eucharist of the conference on 28 April, and an address on 29 April, will be among conference presentations webcast live by Trinity Television, the parish's television ministry. The conference topic is "Shaping Holy Lives: Benedictine Spirituality in the Contemporary World." The webcast will include both audio and video "streams". The audio facility will cater to those in the Communion who can receive only sound on their internet connections. Listeners and viewers will be able to email questions for the Archbishop, on the conference topic, both ahead of and during the webcast'.
Archbishop's Sermon: Monday, April 28, 2003 - 4 pm GMT
Conference Address: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 3.15 pm GMT
For webcast times in your time zone, check www.trinitywallstreet.org

Exchanges
'WINTER IN THE BAHAMAS! Anglican Parish on Abaco, a family island in the Bahamas, seeks an Anglican/Episcopal priest to spend six months (Nov 2003 -April 2004) in the Bahamas. The position comes with a fully furnished rectory, a beautiful new three-bedroom, one-bath home, which faces the water on two sides. The church is part of a multi-point parish (five sites) which is part of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. You would be expected to hold services on Sundays, sometimes two or three, depending on the circumstances. During the week, this warm outgoing community of Bahamians is your home, with one weekly service and a Bible study taking place.  Must be eager and experienced in working as part of a team.  Monthly stipend and some expenses covered. For further information contact Fr MacKenzie at KWMac13@hotmail.com'.

News Centre
Easter sermons mostly about Iraq. ABC apologises to Freemasons. War chaplaincy. ABC washes feet in the cathedral. English clergy said to need training. Jargon buster released by British government. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

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USA
Colorado: Denver, Christ (Colorado)
Illinois: Macomb, St George (Quincy)
Minnesota: Excelsior, Trinity (Minnesota)
Texas: Houston, St Timothy (Texas)

Vacancies Centre
You can list a parish or diocesan opening for one month at AO for free. Seeking a position? Scan vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the Anglican Communion.

World
Iraq Church fact sheet. Just that.

Worth Noting
Christians in Iraq 'live like slaves': Ottawa cleric fears further hardships for non-Islamics, in The Ottawa Citizen.

Easter's hawks and doves: Sin must be paid for with blood—that view of the crucifixion leads to support for capital punishment and war, writes Giles Fraser in The Guardian (UK).

The meaning of Easter: The Guardian has published an email exchange between James Jones and Brian Mountford.

First handmade bible for 500 years: A team of artists from Monmouthshire is working on producing the first handwritten and illuminated bible to be commissioned for centuries. A look at the state of the holy book being created for St John's Abbey in Minnesota. Some years ago we linked to an article about this and included this image (note that it is approximately 180K).

From bone box to big screen, Jesus reconsidered: Abraham McLaughlin surveys the field in the Christian Science Monitor (USA).

God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam Nicolson, a review in The Economist. (We do wonder why it is not The Making of the Authorised Version, since this is an English publication...)

Pilgrimages into and away from belief: A review, by Bernadette Murphy, of Rosemary Mahoney's 'The Singular Pilgrim: Travels on Sacred Ground'. In the Los Angeles Times.

The word made flesh: Michael Prodger on Holbein’s harrowing picture of Christ lying in the tomb, The Spectator (UK).

Of empty tombs and angels: Peter Steinfels, writing in The New York Times, explains the meaning of what Rowan Williams has said.


Week of 13 April 2003

Holy Week Resources
Our collection of links and online resources for the season.

Africa
Uganda: Central Buganda University has a rich Anglican heritage. It was started by a Volunteer in Mission of the Anglican church, and retains the bishop and a retired bishop on the Senate, The bishop is, as well, the chancellor of the university. It has a college of theology with 24 Anglican clergy taking courses towards their Bachelor of Theology. (The University is in the Diocese of Central Buganda, which does not yet have a web page.)

Canada
Alberta: Calgary, St John (Calgary)
British Columbia: North Vancouver, St Martin (New Westminster)
Newfoundland and Labrador: Eastport, Parish of Salvage (Central Newfoundland)

England
Greenhithe, St Mary (Rochester)
Hanwell, St Thomas the Apostle (London)
Markyate, St John the Baptist (St Albans)

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Episcopal Church in the USA:
Diocese of New Hampshire: The Search Committee has announced its slate of candidates for the next bishop.

Events
USA: New York City, 8 - 10 Augut 2003
The C S Lewis Society is the oldest society for the appreciation and discussion of Lewis in the world. In August they present a weekend symposium on Long Island. Symposium and all meetings are open to all.

News Centre
ABC to wash feet on Maundy Thursday. ABC releases Pastoral Letter. ABC preaches in Jerusalem. C of E produces a video. African bishop visits Bethlehem. Bishop speaks out in Kenya. ABC says religions should listen. Scottish priest declared a hero. Rector's fiction effort funds church. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Diocesis Misionera de San Esteban: Website in Spanish. The Missionary Diocese of St Stephen in Bogota, populated by the Missionary Anglican Fathers. The website in various places claims affiliation with the ACA and the EMC, but is not listed on either.

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USA
Alabama: Florence, Trinity (Alabama)
Alaska: Seward, St Peter (Alaska)
Texas: League City, St Christopher (Texas)

Vacancies Centre
List a parish or diocesan opening for one month at AO for free. Seeking a position? Scan vacancies on diocesan web sites throughout the communion.

Wales
Resources
Credo Cymru - Forward in Faith in Wales

Worth Noting
George Packard, military bishop: Phil Jones, writing in Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, interviews the Rt Revd George Packard, Bishop Suffragan for Chaplaincies, Episcopal Church of the USA.

Heeding a Special Call To Adorn a Church: In the New York Times, Elisabeth Ginsburg writes about the ministry of beauty at St Luke's Church, Montclair, New Jersey.

Salve and salvation: Paul Vallely, writing in The Independent, discusses the moral dilemma of salving one's conscience by sending money to war victims such as the armless boy.


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