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Week of 7 December 2003

Advent Resources
Our collection of links for Advent and Christmas (which we ought to have linked last week, sorry).

NEW: Advent Calendar from BBC: A 2003 calendar (the earlier one remains live). Each day includes a work of art, a scriptural reading or poem by a well known actor or clergyperson, or a carol by King's College or a cathedral choir.

Anglican Lists and Web Forums
Episcopal / Anglican / Religion Community: A chat and discussion forum. Designed to be an 'open and embracing community' that asks everyone to be respectful of varied positions being discussed.

Intergridade: A web forum for gay and lesbian Anglicans / Episcopalians within the Portuguese-speaking world. The submitter says 'Although the list was created for GLBT folks who are Anglicans / Episcopalians, there are currently members from the Lutheran and Methodist Churches'.

Australia
Victoria: Fitzroy, St Mark (Melbourne)

Resources
Howard Langmead: For that next dull church meeting or when you find yourself requiring a humorous radio spot, check out this Australian priest who doubles as a comedian.

England
Alverdiscott, All Saints (Exeter)
Atherington, St Mary (Exeter)
Beaford, St George and All Saints (Exeter)
Heene, St Botolph (Chichester)
High Bickington, St Mary (Exeter)
Horwood, St Michael (Exeter)
Huntshaw, St Mary Magdalene (Exeter)
Mainstone, St Paul (Canterbury)
Newton Tracey, St Thomas-A-Beckett (Exeter)
Roborough, St Michael (Exeter)
St Giles, St Giles in the Wood (Exeter)
Tawstock, St Peter (Exeter)
Wellington, All Saints (Lichfield)
Yarkscombe, St Andrew (Exeter)

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Diocese of Saskatoon: The Reverend Rodney Osborne Andrews, 63, was elected on 15 November 2003. For additional information see the Anglican Journal.

Internet and Communications
Church123: A non-denominational UK company that provides Internet services for churches, including templated sites, domain names, and hosting. The company gives any church a free 30-day trial and notifies the church before the end of this period to see if they wish to continue at UKP 250 per year. Alas, viewing the company's own site is currently restricted to Windows users using an Internet Explorer 5.5 browser or higher; the company assures us they are working hard to make the site more platform and browser friendly.

Japan
Chiba City, Church of the Resurrection (Yokohama) Note: in Japanese only.
Chiba City, St Mary (Yokohama) Note: in Japanese only.
Fujiosawa, St Mark (Yokohama) Note: in Japanese only.
Hamamastsu, St Andrew (Yokohama) Note: in Japanese only.
Yokohama City, St Andrew (Yokohama) Note: in Japanese only.
Yokohama City, St Christopher (Yokohama) Note: in Japanese only.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
AIDS and the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. Dean shortage in England. Details of criminal charges against bishop in Zimbabwe. ARCIC conference postponed. New law could affect bishop selection in England.

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USA
Florida: Clearwater, Ascension (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Panama City Beach, Grace (Florida Gulf Coast)
Ohio: Brecksville, St Matthew (Ohio)
Ohio: Lima, Christ Church (Ohio)
Texas: Garland, Holy Trinity (Dallas)

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
Mexico: Jalisco, St Andrew (Western Mexico)

Worth Noting
The Anglican church in India: Tristram Hunt, writing in The Guardian, reports on the current state of one of the few Anglican churches in India.

Beware the new Donatist: Giles Fraser, writing in the Church Times, looks at David Anderson and Donatus.

Christmas book review bonanza: The Church Times has a special section devoted to reviews of Christmas books.

A great Pope ill-served by his fans: Eamon Duffy, writing for The Tablet, reviews a dreadful new book about the Pope.

On being liked: George Pattison, writing in the Church Times, reviews the new book of that name by James Alison.

Week of 30 November 2003

Anglican Lists and Web Forums
Inclusive Episcopalians: A new site formed in response to some 'negative discussions' on MSN. While brand new and with only slight conversation thus far, it is worth a visit if you're interested in a 'safe haven for inclusiveness'.

Australia
New South Wales: Scone, Scone Grammar School (Newcastle). What appears to be a new residential (and day?) school with a new and unfinished web site. We can't discern if the school is co-educational.

Canada
British Columbia: View Royal, Parish of All Saints (British Columbia)
Ontario: Portland, Parish of the Rideau (Ontario)
Prince Edward Island: Summerside, St John and St Mary (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

Church History
Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th century America. Use this link to go to the complete collection of 19th century books, with introduction and listing by genre. If you wish only 19th-century hymnals, click here. These books were drawn from collections at Michigan State University and Central Michigan. (Cross-listed in Worth Noting.)

England
Wigan, Parish of St Anne (Liverpool)

Essays
The Blight of Parallel Jurisdictions, by the Right Reverend Pierre Whalon, Bishop in Charge, Convocation of American Churches in Europe: Bishop Whalon looks at just what is parallel — and what isn't. And why it matters.

Of the internet and gum trees, by Father Sean Mullen: Why typing will never take the place of touching.

Letters to Anglicans Online
Have a read. Write a letter of your own to us for possible publication.

New Zealand
New Lynn, St Thomas (Auckland)

News Centre
Sex abuse investigation continues in South Australia. Frank Griswold resigns as co-chairman of ARCIC. Nigerian bishops condemn ECUSA. Funeral practices in Uganda. Heightened security at Istanbul church. Harare priest challenges bishop. Primate of South East Asia re-elected. Nova Scotia elects woman as suffragan. Sydney and Canberra disagree on Freemasonry. Archbishop blows the whistle on rugby abuse in SA.

Odds and Ends
Heavenly Hunks Calendar 2004: The Portsmouth Cathedral Choir Association announces a second calendar, after the great initial success of its 2003 hunks. 'The Bishop of Portsmouth, the Rt Rev Kenneth Stevenson, has fully endorsed this project, which has been set up by the Portsmouth Cathedral Choir Association, and said: "I support anything that involves young people having fun as part of the church and congratulate these lads who have bared more than their souls to raise money for these charities!"' The BBC took note.

Social Justice
Episcopal Farmworker Ministry: A site that informs those in the United States about who is responsible for the fruits and vegetables on their table. Learn about their work and the mission that is co-located here. (Cross-listed under USA/North Carolina.)

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USA
Alaska: Eagle River, Holy Spirit (Alaska)
California: Reedley, Good Shepherd (San Joaquin)
Florida: Pensacola, St Christopher (Central Gulf Coast)
New Jersey: Basking Ridge, St Mark (New Jersey)
New Jersey: Glen Rock, All Saints (Newark)
New York: Lake Ronkonkoma, St Mary (Long Island)
North Carolina: Newton Grove, Episcopal Farmworker Ministry (East Carolina)

Vacancies Centre
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Worth Noting

Conquer the Sodomites: The Sydney Morning Herald published, in its Opinion section, a mock 'parish newsletter' whose purpose is presumably to poke fun at the obsession with sex in the Diocese of Sydney.

God in Peckham Rye: William Dalrymple, writing in The Guardian (London), argues that the characterization of Britain as anti-religious is not accurate.

Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th century America. Use this link to go to the complete collection of 19th century books, with introduction and listing by genre. If you wish only 19th century hymnals, click here. These books were drawn from collections at Michigan State University and Central Michigan. (Cross-listed in Church History Resources.)

The big man in the bulletproof limousine: Glenn McKenzie, writing for the Associated Press, describes the Most Revd Peter Akinola and his influence on Anglicans worldwide.

The church is not the buildings: JDF Jones, writing in the Financial Times, writes about empty old churches in the English countryside.

Who decides who's a Christian? James Murray, writing in The Australian (Canberra), comments on recent statements by the Archbishop of Sydney that he knew who was obedient to biblical teaching and who was not.