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Week of 2 November 2003

Australia
Victoria: Melbourne, St Bartholomew (Melbourne)

Books, Magazines, and Authors
Chapter and Verse Episcopal Bookshop If in Knoxville, Tennessee you can stop in, but short of that, shopping online may suit you as well.

eChurch Active: See last week's listing of eChurch Active for a description. We repeat our listing to add to and to correct our listing of last week. Last week we referred to it as a quarterly; it is monthly; print for those of you in the UK and electronic elsewhere. We are told that some of the 1000 free subscriptions have yet to be claimed.

SPEAK, Inc: The Society for Promoting and Encouraging Arts and Knowledge of the Church. Located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA, it supports an eclectic collection of worthwhile church-related ventures.

Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador: Indian Bay, Anglican Parish of Indian Bay (Central Newfoundland)
Ontario: Mono, Anglican Parish of Mono (Toronto)

England
Jacksondale, St Mary's Westwood (Southwell)
London (Covent Gardens), St Mark (London)
Selston, St Helen (Southwell)

Letters to Anglicans Online
Our newest section—have a look. Or write a letter of your own to us for possible publication.

News Centre
Gene Robinson consecrated bishop. Other stuff happened, too, but nobody noticed. This coverage, and slightly more, in the News Centre.

Odds and Ends
St Nicholas Center: Great site with a wealth of information and fun about St Nick. You, your children, and your neighbours will learn and enjoy, even send e-cards.

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USA
Cathedrals
Vermont: Burlington,
Cathedral of St Paul, Diocese of Vermont

Parishes
Hawaii: Honolulu, Holy Nativity (Hawaii)
Kentucky: Lexington, Church of the Apostles (Lexington)
New Jersey: Orange, Epiphany (Newark)
New York: East Hampton, St Luke (Long Island)
New York: Garden City, Christ Church (Long Island)
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, St James (Oklahoma)
Pennsylvania: Whitemarsh, St Thomas (Pennsylvania)
Virginia: Richmond (Bon Air), St Michael (Virginia)

Vacancies Centre
Go ahead: 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.

Vestments
Pax-House: A non-profit organization in Guadalajara, Mexico that supports the poor and needy in Mexico, and missions in Central and South America. They make and sell new items as well as used (recycled and restored) church supplies, sacred vessels, altarware, and vestments.

World
West Indies: Jamaica, St Andrews Parish (Jamaica) - A parish church brings up a site as part of celebrating its 340th anniversary in 2004.

Worth Noting
One Equal Light: An Anthology of the Writings of John Donne, ed. by John Moses, is reviewed in the Church Times by John Whale. 


Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700, by Diarmaid MacCulloch, receives a good review in the Church Times from Richard Chartres.

Respecting the dignity of every human being: Vincent Warner, writing for The Seattle Times, reflects on his hopes for the ultimate meaning of the consecration of Gene Robinson.


Week of 26 October 2003

Books, Magazines, and Authors
eChurch Active: A new UK print magazine devoted to the use of technology in the church, to launch in November. 'eChurch Active is published by Active Media Publishing Ltd., a newly formed company established to explore, from a non-denominational perspective, the way in which the church uses technology to enhance its life.' The first 1000 people who register with them will receive a year's issues at no charge. Those tardy ones missing from the first thousand receive instead a 20 percent discount on the 30 UKP annual fee. (Cross-listed in England/resources.)

Corner Bookshop: Owned by St John's Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, this 'ecumenical, inclusive, and liberal,' non-profit shop serves the province and beyond with a mail-order service. 'We stock all publications produced by the Scottish Episcopal Church'. (Cross-listed under Scotland/Resources.)

England
Caistor, St Peter and St Paul (Lincoln)
Cleetorpes, St Aidan (Lincoln)
Grasby, All Saints (Lincoln)
Grimsby, Fairfield, St Matthew (Lincoln)
Morton, St Paul (Lincoln)
Mumby, St Thomas of Canterbury (Lincoln)
Ordsell, All Hallows (Southwell)
Scartho, St Giles (Lincoln)
Sudbrooke, Parish of St Edward the Confessor (Lincoln)
Ulceby, All Saints and Fordington (Lincoln)
Willoughby, St Helena (Lincoln)

Resources
eChurch Active: A new UK print magazine devoted to the use of technology in the church, to launch in November. 'eChurch Active is published by Active Media Publishing Ltd., a newly formed company established to explore, from a non-denominational perspective, the way in which the church uses technology to enhance its life.' The first 1000 people who register with them will receive a year's issues at no charge. Those tardy ones missing from the first thousand receive instead a 20 percent discount on the 30 UKP annual fee. (Cross-listed in Books, Magazines, and Authors.)

Letters to Anglicans Online
It was a busy week for our letters page, with nearly 20 new letters. Have a read. Write a letter of your own.

New Zealand
Arrowtown, St Paul (Dunedin)
Ashhurst, St Mary Magdalene (Wellington)
Avonhead, St Christopher (Christchurch) [Note: A 'new site "coming soon"'.]
Balclutha, Balclutha Anglican Parish (Dunedin)
Bishopdale, Bishopdale Anglican Church (Nelson)
Komako, St Bartholomew (Wellington)
North Dunedin, All Saints (Dunedin)
Queenstown, St Peter (Dunedin)
Wanaka, St Columba (Dunedin)
Wanganui, St Peter (Wellington)

News Centre
Charge of impropriety in Zimbabwe, but perpetrators not gay. United Anglican Church leader dies, in Rome. Halfway to Lambeth conference in Manchester. Rumblings and threats and press releases over schism. Charges of creating an 'Anglican pope'. Parish files lawsuit against Pittsburgh diocese. Primates and bishops write to each other. Gene Robinson has a place to stand. Major newspapers follow the money.

Scotland
Cathedrals
Oban, Cathedral Church of St John the Divine, Diocese of Argyll and The Isles
Millport, Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit, Diocese of Argyll and The Isles

Parishes
Aberdeen (West Hill), Trinity (Aberdeen and Orkney)
Dundee, St Ninian (Brechin)
Ellon, St Mary-on-the-Rock (Aberdeen and Orkney)
Glasgow - Pollokshields, St Ninian (Glasgow and Galloway)

Resources
Corner Bookshop: Owned by St John's Church, Edinburgh, Scotland, this 'ecumenical, inclusive, and liberal,' non-profit shop serves the province and beyond with a mail-order service. 'We stock all publications produced by the Scottish Episcopal Church'. (Cross-listed under Resources/Books, Magazines, and Authors.) The orthodox AO 'messenger' bag.

Support Anglicans Online
Shop: From AO T-shirts to mugs, you can find it in our shop. Your purchase supports Anglicans Online.
Donate:
 Give any amount you like via a secure online server.

Vestments
F.A. Dumont: The UK source offers a large selection of church supplies.

USA
Iowa: Des Moines, St Mark (Iowa)
Iowa: Mason City, St John (Iowa)
Iowa: Muscatine, Trinity (Iowa)
Iowa: Waterloo, Trinity (Iowa)
Missouri: St Louis, St Peter (Missouri)
New Jersey: Newton, Christ Church (Newark)
New Jersey: Ramsey, St John (Newark)
New Jersey: Ridgewood, Christ Church (Newark)
New York: Highland Park, Holy Trinity (New York)
New York: New York (Chelsea), Holy Apostles (New York) [Note: Sermons available in streaming audio.]
New York: Newburg, St George (New York)
New York: North Salem, St James (New York)
New York: Southampton, St John (Long Island)
New York: Wappingers Falls, Zion (New York)
New York: West Park, Ascension (New York)
Ohio: New Albany, All Saints (Southern Ohio)
Pennsylvania: Franklin Park, St Brendan (Pittsburgh)
Pennsylvania: Glenshaw, Our Savior (Pittsburgh)
Virginia: Arlington, San Jose (Virginia) [Note: A Spanish-speaking congregation.]
Virginia: Forest, St Stephen (Southwestern Virginia)
Virginia: Goochland, St Francis (Virginia) [Note: A new church to begin services in early 2004.]
Virginia: Lexington, R. E. Lee Memorial (Southwestern Virginia)
Virginia: Lynchburg, Grace Church (Southwestern Virginia)
Virginia: Lynchburg, St John (Southwestern Virginia)
Virginia: Lynchburg, St Paul (Southwestern Virginia)
Virginia: Salem, St Paul (Southwestern Virginia)
Virginia: Staunton, Trinity Church (Southwestern Virginia)

Educational resources
Texas: Waco, St Paul's Episcopal Day School
Preschool through sixth grade.

Vacancies Centre
Go ahead: 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.

Worth Noting
The Church and Homosexuality: A thorough study of the Bible and homosexuality by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

Gay at Birth? Nicholas Kristof, writing in The New York Times, explores current scientific evidence for the basis of homosexuality.

God in the Life of Alan Wilson: An interview with the new Bishop of Buckingham, in the Diocese of Oxford magazine 'The Door'.

God in the Life of Christopher Lewis: An interview with the new dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. In, yes, The Door.

'Jesus Kitsch, My Lord and Savior': In the woods behind a West Virginia monastery, a writer and a photographer ask an age-old question: 'Is bad art good religion?' Over at Killing the Buddha, Erik Hanson muses about why, how, and whether he loves Christian tat.

'Leadership in the Church: How traditional roles can serve the Christian community today', by Walter Cardinal Kasper. A review in The Tablet of the new book by this 'widely respected theologian who has also had significant pastoral experience as Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, and since 1999 has served as secretary and now president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity'.

'What It Is, What It Was: New, revised, and standard—or old, original, and diverse? A new book explains how Christianity, and the world it made, could have been very different'. A review of Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and Faiths We Never Knew, by Peter Manseau, in Killing the Buddha.


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