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Week
of 18 May 2003
Australia
Queensland:
Annerley, St
Philip (Brisbane)
Canada
Ontario: Kitchener, St
Andrew (Huron)
England
Cathedrals
Carlisle, Carlisle
Cathedral, Diocese of Carlisle
Parishes
New Arlesford, St
John (Winchester)
Street and Walton, Holy
Trinity (Bath and Wells)
Episcopal
Elections or Announcements
Episcopal Church in the USA: Ongoing
The Diocese of Kansas; The search committee has announced its slate.
Details here.
Episcopal Church in the USA: Complete
The Diocese of Florida: Elected the Reverend
Samuel Johnson Howard as coadjutor of the diocese
on the fourth ballot. A profile of the bishop-elect
is here,
but only in PDF form (140K).
The Diocese of Oregon: Elected
the Reverend Canon Johncy Itty as their next bishop. Details here.
Nippon
Sei Ko Kai (Holy Catholic Church of Japan)
[These
reports courtesy of the Reverend Timothy Nakayama ]
Diocese
of Touhoku: The Reverend John Hiromichi Kato
of Tokyo is to be consecrated and enthroned
Bishop of Touhoku at Christ Church Cathedral,
Sendai, Diocese of Touhoku, June 14, 2003, succeeding
the Right Reverend John Tadao Sato.
Diocese
of Osaka: An election for the Bishop of Osaka was held on 10 May
2003 in Tokyo at the Provincial Synod of the Nippon Sei Ko
Kai (NSKK).
The Primate
of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and Bishop of Kita Kanto, the Right Reverend
James Toru Uno who duly convened and presided at this special
Provincial
Synod, was himself elected! The Church in Japan awaits news
of his acceptance
of this election.
At this juncture, whatever the outcome, another synod must be held.
If the present Bishop of Kita Kanto accepts translation to the Diocese
of Osaka, the Diocese of Kita Kanto must convene a diocesan synod
to elect a bishop. If the present Bishop of Kita Kanto declines,
then the Provincial Synod must elect another candidate for the Diocese
of Osaka.
The provincial synod for the exclusive purpose of this election was
convened in accordance with the Canons of the NSKK. The Church in
Japan must gather in provincial synod to elect a bishop if a diocese
fails in two successive diocesan synods to elect a bishop. Osaka
failed over several months to elect a bishop in two synods.
The Church in Japan endeavors at all times to identify someone as
Bishop of the Diocese. If a Bishop is about to retire, or for any
reason will become unable to fulfill the responsibilities of the
Office of a Bishop, the House of Bishops will appoint by name a 'Kanri
Shukyou' (Supervisory Bishop), generally a neighboring diocesan
bishop who will begin to function as the diocesan immediately to
prevent the occurrence of a vacancy and will fulfill this responsibility
until the enthronement of a duly elected succeeding bishop.
Similarly a parish always has an identifiable Priest in Charge. If
a priest resigns, is about to retire, or for any reason will become
unable to fulfill the responsibilities of a Priest in Charge, the
Bishop of the Diocese or a Priest appointed by the Bishop will be
a 'Kanri Shisai' (Supervisory Priest) until such time
as a Priest in Charge has been appointed by the bishop and
Standing Committee in consultation with the given parish church wardens
and vestry.
In the background of this present circumstance, the present Primate
and Bishop of Kita Kanto was a priest in the Diocese of Osaka and
elected for Kita Kanto by Provincial Synod. Curiously, the recently
retired Bishop of Osaka was a priest in the Diocese of Kita Kanto
who had similarly been elected for Osaka by Provincial Synod.
The writer of this report is unaware of any other national Church
within the Anglican Communion that has any practice similar
to that of Japan in appointing a kind of interim 'Supervisory
Bishop' and/or a 'Supervisory Priest' between incumbencies to
prevent any lapses of supervision. Is this unique? [Email
AO if you know and we'll forward your email to Father Nakayama.]
Letters to Anglicans Online
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News
Centre
ABC tells us to foster heroes. Australian clergy face police checks. Hollingworth
redivivus. Update on Melanesian hostages. Paid advertisement for Hereford bishop. New
light on Lindisfarne gospels. ABC attends primates' meeting in Brazil. Irish primate
speaks out. Conservative English organisations withdraw. Fredericton bishop talks
about Vancouver visitor role. All this, and more, in the News Centre.
Social
Justice
Honduras: Our
Little Roses Ministries. Begun in 1998,
this ministry focusses on giving 'hope with
life-changing dimensions for physically and
emotionally abused girls, as well as orphans...
includes a health clinic, community for poor
single mothers, bilingual school, Jubilee Center
for justice issues, retreat center and a bed
and breakfast and hospitality house. The ministry
caught the interest of officials of San Pedro
Sula who gave land to Our Little Roses on which
now live 70 girls and staff and in several buildings
and many ministries including a school and chapel'.
(Cross-listed under World — Resources
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USA
Alabama: Heflin, Church
of the Messiah (Alabama)
California: Santa Barbara (Isla Vista),
St Michael
and All Angels (Los Angeles) Note: Campus jazz ministry
to UCSB.
Maryland: Ellicott City, St
John (Maryland)
New York: Hudson, Christ
Church (Albany)
Ohio: Youngstown, St
Rocco (Ohio)
Virginia: Richmond, St
Thomas (Virginia)
Schools
North Carolina: Raleigh, St
Mary’s School, Episcopal day or
boarding school for girls, grades 9 - 12.
Tennessee: Chattanooga, St
Peter's, Episcopal day school for boys and
girls, ages 3 through grade 5.
Tennessee: Chattanooga, St
Nicholas School, Episcopal day school
for boys and girls, grades 1 - 5.
Tennessee: Sewanee, St
Andrew’s-Sewanee School for young men
and women is a boarding (9-12) and day school
(7-12). It is the successor institution to many
educational institutions on Monteagle Mountain
in Tennessee.
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.
World
Resources
Honduras: Our
Little Roses Ministries. Begun in 1998,
this ministry focusses on giving 'hope with
life-changing dimensions for physically and
emotionally abused girls, as well as orphans...
includes a health clinic, community for poor
single mothers, bilingual school, Jubilee Center
for justice issues, retreat center and a bed
and breakfast and hospitality house. The ministry
caught the interest of officials of San Pedro
Sula who gave land to Our Little Roses on which
now live 70 girls and staff and in several buildings
and many ministries including a school and chapel,
on which now live 70 girls and staff and in
several buildings and many ministries including
a school and chapel.' (Cross-listed under Social
Justice)
Worth
Noting
Church
joins university 'milk round' in hunt for young
vicars, Elizabeth Day reports in The Telegraph.
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