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Week of 22 June 2003

Africa
Resources
African Friends in Need Network: A Uganda-based Christian development organization with an Anglican President and many Anglican ties.

Australia
Cathedrals
Victoria: Bendigo, Cathedral Church of St Paul, Diocese of Bendigo

Parishes
Victoria: Bendigo, Parish of South East Bendigo (Bendigo)

Canada
Cathedral
Saskatchewan: Prince Albert, Cathedral Church of St Alban the Martyr, Diocese of Saskatchewan

Parishes
Prince Edward Island: Spring Brook, St Thomas (Nova Scotia and P.E.I.)
Prince Edward Island: Irishtown, St Stephen (Nova Scotia and P.E.I.)
Saskatchewan: Parish of Two Rivers, Emmanuel, St Louis; St Stephen, MacDowell (Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan: Prince Albert, St David (Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan: Saskatoon, St Stephen (Saskatoon)

England
Resources
A Church Near You: A well-done search website for Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire; also includes some events.

The Unauthorised Version: Church news from the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. Enables 'churches to tell their stories to print and broadcast providers with a freedom never before possible. Nearly all Churches have things happening from time to time which would interest the wider community and this site can help people not used to writing for the press. Anyone submitting a story stage by stage in the boxes provided can be confident that what they have to say will be presented in the best way to the journalists most likely to use it'.

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Complete
The Diocese of Colorado has elected the Reverend Robert J O'Neill as Bishop Coadjutor. Details here.

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
Read what some of our readers have to say. Or write a letter of your own to us for possible publication.

New Zealand
Grey Lynn, St Columba (Auckland)
Mt Roskill, St Margaret (Auckland)
Paihia (Bay of Islands), St Paul (Auckland)
Stone Store Hill, St James (Auckland)

News Centre
Nigeria threatens to secede. Gay bishops dominate the news. Fight not over at York Minster. Australian church succumbing to progress. Anglicans and Methodists talk and listen. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Religious Orders
Cistercian Order of the Holy Cross: Based in the States, this Anglican non-residential order admits single and married men as well as secular clergy from the Roman, Anglican, and Orthodox traditions who wish to follow the Rule of St Benedict.

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USA
Illinois: Palos Park, Church of the Transfiguration (Chicago)
Michigan: Ann Arbor, St Clare of Assisi (Michigan)
Missouri: Kansas City, St Andrew (West Missouri)
New Jersey: Patterson, St Paul (Newark)
North Carolina: Raleigh, St Ambrose (North Carolina)
Pennsylvania: Honey Brook, St Mark (Pennsylvania)
South Carolina: Aiken, St Thaddeus (Upper South Carolina)
Texas: Abilene, St Mark (Northwest Texas)
Virginia: Harrisonburg, Emmanuel (Virginia)

Official Seminaries
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, 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
Cardiff, Parish of Central Cardiff includes St James the Great, St Andrew & St Teilo, St John the Baptist and St Michael (Landaff)

Worth Noting
Gay communion: Stephen Bates, writing in The Guardian, reflects on why it is the Anglican church that is most obsessed with what gays get up to in the privacy of their bedrooms.

Tawdry Audrey, Bobo, Maud, Pearl...all better men than I: A N Wilson writes in The Telegraph about homosexuality and the church.

God: the Hollywood years: Scott Hughes, writing in The Guardian, reflects on the portrayal of God in the cinema.

What is acceptable behaviour for a diocesan bishop? Simon Sarmiento, writing for Anglicans Online, reflects on the recent public letter from nine bishops to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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 in the Parish of South Gillingham Team Ministry (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 of South Gillingham Team Ministry (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
Our new section—have a look. Or write a letter of your own to us for 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.

What to wear till the fedora returns

Support Anglicans Online
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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.