Week
of 15 June 2003
Anglican
lists, webforums, etc.
Church Computer On-line:
Valuable website for those interested in software. Reviews include
software for Bible study, church administration, liturgical and music,
educational, and of course, Miscellaneous. You'll also find a wide
range of articles from the humorous 'The
Ecumenical PC', a must read, to Charles Yorke's description of
his role as a Wycliffe Bible translator. (Cross-listed in England
/ Resources.)
Associations
and Guilds
The
Mission to Seafarers: A missionary society of the Anglican Church
which cares for the spiritual and practical welfare of all seamen
regardless of nationality or faith. Their site also is available
for quick satellite
or GSM access. (HTML site is better viewed in Windows.)
Australia
Cathedrals
Victoria: Wangaratta, Holy
Trinity Cathedral, Diocese of Wangaratta
Parishes
Victoria: Drouin, Christ
Church (Gippsland)
Western Australia: Perth (Gosnells), All
Saints (Perth)
Western Australia: Scarborough, St
Columba (Perth)
Canada
Resources
Liturgy Canada: A society primarily
of clergy, church musicians, and worship committees. Publish a quarterly
newsletter, some of which are available to read on this site (PDF
files).
England
Bredhurst, St
Peter (Rochester)
Kingston, St Luke (Southwark)
Market Drayton, Christ
Church (Lichfield)
Smallthorne, St Saviour (Lichfield)
Sunderland (Millfield), St
Luke (Durham)
Sunderland (Millfield), St
Mark (Durham)
Sunderland (Millfield), St
Mary Magdalene (Durham)
Wigmore, St
Matthew in the Parish
Ministry of South Gillingham (Rochester)
Resources
Church Computer On-line:
Valuable website for those interested in software. Reviews include
software for Bible study, church administration, liturgical and music,
educational, and of course, Miscellaneous. You'll also find a wide
range of articles from the humorous 'The
Ecumenical PC', a must read, to Charles Yorke's description of
his role as a Wycliffe Bible translator. (Cross-listed in 'Anglican
lists, webforums, etc'.)
Episcopal
Elections or Announcements
Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil
The General Synod of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil elected
the Rt Revd Orlando Oliveira, bishop of Southern Diocese as its new
Primate Bishop, succeeding the Most Revd Glauco Soares de Lima. Bishop
Oliveira became the fifth archbishop of the Brazilian church, after
the retirement of Archbishop Glauco, who served for ten years as
primate.
Episcopal
Church in the USA
Texas: The Diocese of Texas has elected the Reverend Canon Rayford
High as its next suffragan bishop. More details here.
Nippon
Sei Ko Kai
On behalf of the House of Bishops and the Right Reverend James Toru
Uno, Primate of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai and Bishop of Kita Kanto,
the Right Reverend David Shoji Tani, Bishop of Okinawa sent out an
official announcement that Bishop Uno accepted his election as Bishop
of Osaka. The election took place on 10 May 2003 at the NSKK Provincial
Synod in Tokyo. Bishop Uno will be translated from Kita Kanto to
Osaka at an enthronement in Osaka at Christ Church Cathedral, Kawaguchi
on a date to be announced later.
Events
USA: California, Cupertino, 17 June: Service of Remembrance for
the Victims of SARS
'The De Anza College Chapter of SVSpirit will be holding a public
Service of Remembrance for the victims of SARS at De Anza College
on 17 June from 3 to 4 pm. We invite you to join us in Conference
B for a service that will include members of the Asian-American community
at De Anza College. If you stay a bit longer after the service, you
can learn about preventive measures you can take against SARS. The
Celebrant will be Father David Pace from St Joseph's Episcopal Church
in Milpitas, California. Also speaking will be Dr. Michael Chang,
the Mayor of Cupertino, California. For more information email evachinoy@yahoo.com or
ring + 408 250-5218'.
De
Anza College
21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, California 95014
Exchanges
New Zealand -> England
'I am interested in an exchange with a priest in a parish near Salisbury.
This would be in 2004 at a time suitable to both parishes and for
about a 2-3 month period. I am vicar of a parish in Auckland, New
Zealand. A house and car are available. I am a senior priest, married
and with family in the southern part of England. I may be contacted mrsmart@ihug.co.nz'.
Letters
to Anglicans Online
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possible publication.
News
Centre
Call for Queen to lose church title. Continuing press coverage of
church and sex. British government looking at religious practices.
Anglicans worship again in Baghdad. Scottish Episcopal Church authorizes
women bishops. More hostages in Solomon Islands. All this, and more,
in the News Centre.
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USA
Florida:
Titusville, St Gabriel (Central
Florida)
Georgia: Savannah, St
Michael and All Angels (Georgia)
Indiana:
Berne, St George (Northern
Indiana)
New Hampshire: Plymouth, Holy
Spirit (New Hampshire)
New York: Rochester, St Luke and
St Simon Cyrene (Rochester). A progressive, multicultural
parish worshipping in the oldest structure still in use in Rochester.
Pennsylvania: Lancaster, St
Edward (Central Pennsylvania)
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.
New: An
opening for Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Rhode Island, Episcopal
Church in the USA.
World
Malaysia: Johor Bahru, Good
Shepherd (West Malaysia)
Worth
Noting
Iraq's
Christians and Muslims: Greg Watts, writing for The Times (London),
reports on the uneasy and uncertain relationship between Christians
and Muslims in Iraq. (Some readers outside the British Isles will
be unable to see this article, alas.)
Outgoing
bishop gives thanks: Ian Dutton, writing in the Times Colonist
of Victoria, BC, reflects on the tenure of the Rt Revd Barry
Jenks, Bishop of British Columbia.
Reloading
the Trinity: Martyn Percy, writing in The Guardian (London)
comments on the Christian symbolism in the smash-hit movie Matrix
Reloaded.
Two
views, one Bible: The Times (London) has published this chart
showing different interpretations of Bible
passages about sexuality. The chart is a single large image file.
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