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Week of 13 March 2005

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Lenten Resources
A selection of links to resources for Lent and Holy Week.

Canada
New Brunswick: Rothesay, St James the Less (Fredericton)
Ontario: Scarborough, St Margaret's-in-the-Pines (Toronto)

Church History
Life of Robert Machray, Archbishop of Rupert's Land, Primate of All Canada, by his nephew, Robert Machray (1909). Robert Machray (1831-1904) was born in Scotland and appointed Dean of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1859. He left this office in 1865 on his consecration as second Bishop of Rupert's Land, a diocese which then included what are now Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and parts of northern Ontario and Quebec. Machray played an important part in civil and religious events during a significant period in western Canadian history, reorganizing missionary work among indigenous people and Canadians of European descent. He became Metropolitan of Rupert's Land in 1875 after the division of his large diocese, and was chosen as first primate of the Church of England in Canada in 1893.

Peril and Adventure in Central Africa, Being Illustrated Letters to the Youngsters at Home, by the late Bishop [James] Hannington. With Illustrations from Original Sketches by the Bishop, and a Biographical Memoir (1886). James Hannington (1847-1885) was consecrated first Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1884. Hannington and many of his companions were martyred on October 29, 1885 while en route to conduct missionary work in Uganda. His feast day in several churches of the Anglican Communion is kept collectively with the Martyrs of Uganda on October 29. This volume includes the text of a number of Bishop Hannington's letters to his nieces and nephews in England, as well as a number of his drawings made in Africa.

England
Aughton, Christ Church (Liverpool)
Aughton, St Michael (Liverpool)
Wilsford, St Nicholas (Salisbury)

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Anglican Church of Australia: The Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle has elected the Rt Revd Dr Brian Farran as its 12th bishop. Details are online at the diocesesan website.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
English clergy shun their bishop. Obituary of Malawi bishop. Canadian primate accuses ABC of snub. Nigerian Standing Committee meets. Statement from ACC chair. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

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Thanks
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USA
Alabama: Mobile, All Saints (Central Gulf Coast)
Alabama: Monroeville, St John (Central Gulf Coast)
Alabama: Phenix City, St Stephen (Alabama)
Alabama: Scottsboro, St Luke (Alabama)
Alabama: Troy, St Mark (Alabama)
Massachusetts: Rockport, St Mary (Massachusetts)
New Jersey: Mendham, St Mark (New Jersey)
New Jersey: Sea Girt, St Uriel the Archangel (New Jersey)

Resources
The Nathan Network: 'Support for those engaged in preventing and/or responding to misconduct ... through training and empowerment, education, theology, policy dialogues and proposals, individual and systemic wellness tools, spiritual support, resources, lobbying, and connections.' Based in Windsor, Connecticut.

The Sophia Network: The Sophia Network is a new advocacy organization for victims of clergy abuse.

Vacancies Centre
List a parish or diocesan opening for one month at AO -- at no charge. What a bargain! The more you use our free service, the more useful it will become for all.

Canada: Toronto, Trinity East (Little Trinity). Associate Pastor. For more information go to our Vacancies Centre.

Seeking a position? Scan vacancies on diocesan web sites with vacancies listings throughout the communion.

Worth Noting

The best of enemies: Christopher Rowland, writing in The Guardian, observes the importance to modern Christians of vilifying their enemies.

The Church Invisible: A Journey into the Future of the UK Church, by Nick Page, is reviewed in the Church Times by Stephen Cottrell.

The need for restraint: the Rt Revd Professor Stephen Sykes, writing for the Church Times, notes that the most important information from the recent Primates' meeting is not a recommendation but a word of caution.

That They All May Be One: The Call to Unity Today, by Walter Kasper, is reviewed in the Church Times by Mary Tanner.

A "virtuous pagan" looks at the priesthood. 'Minna Proctor had always thought of religious people as fanatics. Then her father told her he wanted to become an Episcopal priest -- and she decided to find out why'. The article is at Salon.com. [Note: To read this without being a subscriber, you'll need to read one advert. Click to the advert, then don't click again until you see a link at the bottom of the page: it's a passthrough to Salon.com. You only have to do this once. Salon.com puts a cookie on your computer allowing you to bypass the advert.]

What would Falwell do? 'After years of near-invisibility, religious progressives want to regain their vanished political clout. But with conservatives claiming a monopoly on godliness, it's going to be a struggle of biblical proportions.' The article is at Salon.com: see note above.

Who wants to be an Anglican now? An editorial in the Church Times. We presume that it was written by Paul Handley, its editor.

Week of 6 March 2005

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Lenten Resources
A selection of links to resources for Lent and Holy Week.

Books
Lancelot Andrewes Press: 'The publishing arm of the Fellowship of Saint Dunstan, a non-profit organization for the advancement of historic Christian orthodoxy, as expressed by the liturgical and devotional usages of traditional English Christianity (particularly as embodied in the texts of traditional editions of the Book of Common Prayer, the 1611 Authorised Version Bible, and related texts, commentaries, hymnals and chant books).' They produce high-quality reprints of works by John Mason Neale and Canon Winfred Douglas. (Cross-listed under Music.)

Canada
British Columbia: Sechelt, St Hilda (New Westminster)
Ontario: Toronto, Resurrection (Toronto)
Quebec: Hudson, Parish of Vaudreuil [St Mary; St James, Hudson Heights] (Montreal) NOTE: Midi attack.

Church History
Ad Fontes: 'From the radical philosophical claims of William of Ockham in the 14th century to the revolution in biblical criticism during the 1800's, the titles in our collections chart both the depth and the breadth of modern Christian thought.' This primary-text collection includes the 'Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts' and the 'Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation.'

England
Berkswich, Parish of Berkswich [Holy Trinity; St Thomas, Walton on the Hill; All Saints, Brocton] (Lichfield)

Resources
Church of England Ministry Division: 'The Ministry Division is responsible for advising the House of Bishops, individual bishops and members of diocesan staff about matters relating to: Vocations, Recruitment and Selection; Theological Education and Training; Deployment, Remuneration and Conditions of Service.'

God Calling Vocations: Site sponsored by the Catholic Societies of the Church of England to promote vocations to the priesthood.

Norwich Cathedral Broderers' Guild: 'Designs, makes and repairs vestments and frontals for the Cathedral and the Diocese of Norwich as well as taking on work further afield in the UK'. Linked from Norwich Cathedral's website: www.cathedral.org.uk. Look for the link to 'enterprises'.

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Anglican Church of Australia
The Diocese of Newcastle has released the names of the six candidates to be its next bishop. The Election Synod will be held March 10-12. Details here.

Exchanges
USA -> United Kingdom
'American priest wishes to spend two weeks in the United Kingdom, preferably September 26 to October 9. Visiting cleric is asked to conduct one morning Eucharist each Sunday in a predominately African-American chapel (www.emmaushouse.org) in Atlanta, Georgia, and to be available for emergencies (if not traveling). My home is a lovely brick bungalow. I have a tenant as well as two lovely dogs to keep visitors company.' Please contact claibornejones@earthlink.net for more detail.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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Music Resources
Lancelot Andrewes Press: 'The publishing arm of the Fellowship of Saint Dunstan, a non-profit organization for the advancement of historic Christian orthodoxy, as expressed by the liturgical and devotional usages of traditional English Christianity (particularly as embodied in the texts of traditional editions of the Book of Common Prayer, the 1611 Authorised Version Bible, and related texts, commentaries, hymnals and chant books).' They produce high-quality reprints of works by John Mason Neale and Canon Winfred Douglas. (Cross-listed under Books.)

News Centre
Posturing continues on Windsor/Primates issue. Various bishops die. Southern Virginia bishop to resign (no, the other one). Church and State in Zimbabwe. Jamaican church damaged by fire. Bishop consecrated in San Diego. Los Angeles dispute ordered to mediation. Report on C of E General Synod. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Odds and Ends
Episcobay: A service for Episcopal parishes in Connecticut that enables exchanges and donations by offering 'a posting board for items that can be given or traded among those in our extended community. And as an information site for donations to the church that can be auctioned off on eBay or other online venues'.

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USA
California: Petaluma, St John (Northern California)
California: Rancho Cordova, St Clement (Northern California)
California: Ramona, St Mary's-in-the-Valley (San Diego)
California: Sorona, St James (San Joaquin)
California: Vallejo, Ascension (Northern California)

Resources
Via Media USA: 'Via Media USA, an alliance of associations of laity and clergy, is committed to promoting and protecting the faith, unity, and vitality of The Episcopal Church as the American expression of Anglican tradition.' Local groups can be found in dioceses including Albany, Dallas, South Carolina, Central Florida, Fort Worth, Rhode Island, Pittsburgh, Rio Grande, San Joaquin, Southwest Florida, Tennessee, and Springfield.

Vacancies Centre
List a parish or diocesan opening for one month at AO -- at no charge. What a bargain! The more you use our free service, the more useful it will become for all. This week:

USA: Florida (Southwest Florida): The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Sanibel Island, is seeking an Organist and Choir Director. For more details see our Vacancies Centre.

Seeking a position? Scan vacancies on diocesan web sites with vacancies listings throughout the communion.

Vestments
The House of Hansen: (USA) 'Based in Chicago, The House of Hansen makes custom tailored clerical garments, complete church supplies and religious articles.'

World
Spain: Costa Blanca, Holy Spirit Anglican Chaplaincy (Diocese in Europe)

Worth Noting
Anglican blogs: Blogs are possibly too volatile an area for Anglicans Online to begin a section and keep it up to date; however, if blogs are a part of your Internet life, this is a large list of Anglican-related blogs.

Paul and the Hermeneutics of Faith, by Francis Watson, is reviewed in the Church Times by Lionel Wickham. 'This is a good, perhaps even an important, book. I could characterise it by saying of it that here Augustine and Luther, not to mention the Apostle himself if Professor Watson is right, strike back.'

Radical Compassion: The Life and Times of Archbishop Ted Scott, by Hugh McCullum, is reviewed in the Church Times by Peter Price. 'This biography takes the reader beyond the life of the man, into many of the issues and personalities that influenced Scott’s own life and times. It is a biography for a leisurely read.'

In Trouble Shared, Sarah Hillman rounds up a group of children's books that tackle the hard questions of life and death with children.

In our many voices: a Via Media USA report to the Episcopal Church.

Week of 27 February 2005

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Lenten Resources
A selection of links to resources for Lent and Holy Week.

Canada
Nova Scotia: Chester, Parish of St Stephen [St Stephen; St George, East River; All Saints, Canaan] (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
Ontario: Ajax, St George (Toronto)

Education
The Anglican Church of Canada Continuing Education Plan. Provides hub for distance courses, links to relevant sites, a list of conferences and seminars, and a discussion forum.

Church History
The Life and Labors of Bishop [William Hobart] Hare: Apostle to the Sioux, by M.A. DeWolfe Howe (1911). William Hobart Hare (1838-1909) was the first Bishop of Niobrara, a missionary jurisdiction established by the Episcopal Church in 1873 to minister to the Sioux people. By 1900, he had confirmed some 7,000 Native Americans and established schools, parishes and missionary institutions throughout South Dakota. This biography traces his life through pioneering ministry at Niobrara, travels to China and Japan and as an advocate of the rights of Native Americans. He was the grandson of John Henry Hobart (1775-1830), third Bishop of New York.

England
Lowton, St Mary (Liverpool)
St Teath, Parish of St Teath [St Tetha; St John the Evangelist, Delabole] (Truro)

Exchanges
'Homesick, active semi-retired British priest in Australia seeks L.T. ministry in the U.K. between May and October 2005. House for duty basis.' Contact Rev. M C Lee. Th.D., B.A., B.Ed, 16 Clermont Place, Port Kennedy, Western Australia 6172, Tel & Fax +618-9524-6393. redrobinm@optusnet.com.au

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Statement from the Primates' meeting.

Official publications
Central Florida. The Central Florida Episcopalian. Published monthly with full html text on its web site.

Odds and Ends
Social Justice
National Episcopal Aids Coalition. '... works collaboratively for effective HIV/AIDS ministry on and by all levels of the Episcopal Church. This ministry is rooted in our faith and hope in the risen Christ as expressed in the Covenant established at our Baptism.'

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USA
California: Camarillo, St Columba (Los Angeles)
California: Claremont, St Ambrose (Los Angeles)
California: Costa Mesa, St John the Divine (Los Angeles)
California: Fullerton, St Andrew (Los Angeles)
California: Petaluma, St John (Northern California)
California: Studio City, St Michael and All Angels (Los Angeles)
California: Vallejo, Ascension (Northern California)
California: Willits, St Francis in the Redwoods (Northern California)
Minnesota: Marshall, St James (Minnesota)
Mississippi: Bay St Louis, Christ Church (Mississippi)
Mississippi: Collins, St Elizabeth (Mississippi)
Mississippi: Kosciusko, St Matthew (Mississippi)

Schools
Delaware: Middletown, St Andrew's School. Co-educational, boarding, grades 9-12.
District of Columbia: Mt St Alban, St Alban's School. Male only. Day and boarding school, grades 4 through 12.
Georgia: Kingsland. King of Peace Preschool. Day school, 18 months through five years.
Minnesota: Faribault, Shattuck-St Mary's School. Founded in 1858 by the Rev. Dr. James Lloyd Breck. Coeducational day school grades 6 through 12. Attractive site.
Minnesota: Golden Valley, Breck School. Coeducational, college-preparatory day school enrolling students of
diverse backgrounds in grades preschool through twelve.

Conference Centres
Episcopal House of Prayer. (Minnesota) 'The House of Prayer is a place for the integration of silence, reflection, worship and work. Groups using the House for any purpose other than a place for silence or retreat are asked to include a rhythm of quiet, reflection and worship in their activities.' It is 'situated on five acres of wooded land provided by St John's Abbey, a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery in Collegeville, Minnesota.'

Music Resources
The Anglican Chorale of Southern California. Founded to 'Strengthen, renew and preserve the Anglican heritage of choral music through the highest standards of performance and literature', 'Provide opportunities for singers who desire a challenging musical experience and 'Present sacred music for the enrichment of all denominations and for the general proclamation of the Word.' Based in San Dimas, California.

Retirement Communities
Minnesota: St Paul. Episcopal Homes of Minnesota. Founded by Deaconess Annette Relf in 1894. Welcomes new residents regardless of religious affiliation.

South Carolina: Charleston. Bishop Gadsden. Retirement community that's the successor to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina's 'Church Home' founded in 1850.

Washington: Episcopal Retirement Communities. ''Our mission and vision as set forth in our not-for-profit charter is to strive to be a leader in all phases of the management of church-related, Christian-based, competitively-priced retirement communities in the Pacific Northwest that offer high quality, compassionate care for older persons.' Three different facilities, each tied into a local church.

Vacancies Centre
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World
Japan: Tokyo, St Paul (Tokyo) Site in Japanese only.

Worth Noting
The Alpha Enterprise: Evangelism in a Post-Christian Era, by Stephen Hunt, is reviewed in the Church Times by Grace Davie. 'The Alpha Enterprise is a careful study of Alpha since its inception, and provides a wealth of empirical detail about the movement itself and the people that it attracts.'

Mary, Mother of God, edited by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson, is reviewed in the Church Times by John Gaskell. 'Mary, Mother of God is a book to stimulate, encourage and reassure. It is an invitation to Christians outside mainstream Catholic traditions to shape a theological, liturgical and spiritual relationship with the Mother of Jesus.'

Über site marks ten years in cyberspace: The Anglican Journal writes about, er, us.

Youth and Young Adults
Church of the Apostles. Located in Seattle, Washington (Olympia) the group is part of a nonhierarchical Emerging Church Movement. This group is a band of Episcopalians and Lutherans (ELCA).