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Week of 8 May 2005

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Australia
Parishes
New South Wales: Caringbah, St Philip (Sydney)
New South Wales: Concord, Concord Community Anglican Church (Sydney)
New South Wales: Croydon, St James (Sydney)

Schools
New South Wales: Dee Why, St Luke's Grammar School. Pre-K through 12 co-educational day school.
New South Wales: Milton, Shoalhaven Anglican College. K through 12 co-educational day school. [site is slow to load.]
New South Wales: Orchard Hills, Penrith Anglican College. K through 12 co-educational day school.
New South Wales: Rouse Hill, Rouse Hill Anglican College. K through 12 co-educational day school.
New South Wales: Tahmoor, Wollondilly Anglican College. K through 8 co-educational day school.

Resources
New South Wales: Bathurst, Bathurst Anglican Youth (BAY) Ministries. 'Established by the three Anglican parishes of All Saints Cathedral, St Barnabas, South Bathurst and Holy Trinity, Kelso in 2002.'

Canada
British Columbia: Victoria, St Michael and All Angels (British Columbia)

Church History
Forty Years in Burma, by John Ebenezer Marks, Founder of St. John's College, Rangoon (1917). This autobiography of J.E. Marks (1832-1915) provides a detailed look at the beginnings of Anglicanism in Burma. Included in this online version are a number of photographs of missionaries, mission-buildings and 19th-century Burmese Anglicans.

St George's Church and Community. An 'extensive static archive of historical information about Saint George's 'Round Church', Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hosted by Canada's Digital Collections, a governmental effort celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture.

England
Parishes
Boston, Parish of Boston [St Botolph; St Christopher; and St Thomas] (Lincoln)
Bradley, St Thomas (Wakefield)
Colwall, St James (Hereford)
Coddington, All Saints (Hereford)
Great Gonerby, St Sebastian (Lincoln)
Watford, St Luke (St Albans)

Events
England: 8 May 2005: English Church Census 2005
A comprehensive survey of every local church across all denominations. This English Church Census (ECC05) is the fourth, and will allow trends in churchgoing to be measured more accurately than ever.

Japan
Oita, Oita Church (Kyushu)
Toyama, St Mary (Kyoto)

Resources
Shin'aikai Social Welfare Corporation. Affiliated with the Anglican Diocese of Kyoto; operates a retirement centre in Wakayama Prefecture called 'Garden of Love.'

Angurikan: Seikokai no Shinko, Rekishi, Jissen. Japanese translation of the Rev. Graham A. Brady's 'Anglican: Introducing the Faith, History and Practice of the Anglican Church'. MIDI attack; omits chapter on the Anglican Church of Australia.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Canadian council meets on The Topic. Vote coming in Adelaide. Wrong number of the beast. Statement from South Africa. Texas congregation evicted. Bishop un-invited to Trinidad. Budget problems in Canada. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Odds and Ends
Episcopal Ecological Network. 'A national network of active lay and clergy persons within the Episcopal Church, USA, who share a common concern for the environment and a common belief in the presence of God in all Creation, and who work to make these concerns and beliefs known throughout all the Provinces and Dioceses of the Episcopal Church.'

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USA
Parishes
Hawaii: Kapaa, Kauai All Saints (Hawaii)
Hawaii: Kilauea, Kauai Christ Memorial (Hawaii)
Maryland: Thurmont, Harriet Chapel (Maryland)
Maryland: Walkersville, The Gathering Church (Maryland)
Montana: Anaconda, Pintler Cluster [St Mark; St Andrew, Philipsburg; St James, Deer Lodge] (Montana)
Rhode Island: Lincoln, Christ Church (Rhode Island)
Tennessee: Hixson, St Alban (East Tennessee)

Resources
Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. Provides 'pastoral care and counseling for employees and families of law enforcement and emergency service agencies, as well as the general public; assists the Coroner in notifying individuals who have lost a family member in a violent manner; assists the Mobile Crisis Unit and SWAT teams in hostage negotiations and other emergency situations; and to provide follow-up visitations in the home or the hospital for victims of crimes and their families.' A ministry of the Diocese of South Carolina.

Episcopal Urban Caucus. 'A network of mainly Episcopal clergy and lay ministers engaged in urban mission.'

The Windmill Alliance, Inc. 'A private, non-profit corporation organised and sponsored by Trinity Parish in Bergen Point, Bayonne, New Jersey. It was established in 1985 to provide services for the handicapped and the disadvantaged.

Vacancies Centre
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Canada: Manitoba, St George, Crestwood. Organist and music director.
Europe: Germany, Christ the King. Director of music
United States: Tennessee, St Elisabeth. Rector

For more information on these and others, see our Vacancies Centre.

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

World
Jamaica: Kingston, St John the Evangelist (Jamaica)

Worth Noting
Face to Face: Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity, by Robin M. Jensen, is reviewed with her earlier book, The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community, in the Church Times by Nicholas Cranfield. 'The six lectures [comprising The Substance of Things Seen] build on a brief overview of visual art and spirituality in the early Church. They aim to challenge the Church and Christians in our day to think about sacred space and the use of art in church.' In Face to Face 'Jensen explores artistic development through both ancient theological and philosophical writing, and demonstrates that the origins of a distinct Christian iconic repertory are often much earlier than is claimed.'

This mutiny will fail; the church will abide: William Swing, Bishop of California, writes in The Witness (and his diocesan website) about the efforts to create schism in the US church.

Radical Compassion, by Hugh McCullom, is reviewed in Ministry Matters by John Bothwell. A biography of Ted Scott, the 10th Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. 'The title is an astute description of Ted's personality and leadership style, and the book itself provides not just a full record of his life and times, but an exciting readable record of how our church was challenged and changed in the last half of the 20th Century.'

St Martin-in-the-Fields, by Malcolm Johnson, is reviewed in the Church Times by John Pridmore. 'One of the multiple excellences of Johnson's book is that he doesn't let these luminaries upstage the laity. There are pages uncluttered by clergy: on the bells of St Martin's, on the church's many schools, on the Chinese congregation, on "the Pearlies", on the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, on the great building with its fine font and scary pulpit.

The Struggle to Understand Isaiah as Christian Scripture, by Brevard S. Childs, is reviewed in the Church Times by Anthony Phillips. 'Since there are more than 400 quotations from, paraphrases of, and allusions to it in the New Testament, the importance of the Book of Isaiah for the proclamation of the Christian gospel cannot be exaggerated.'

Why I gave it all up to be plain Father David: Steve Boggan of The Times (London) interviews Fr David Hope, former Archbishop of York.

Week of 1 May 2005

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England
Horncastle, St Mary (Lincoln)
Kirton, St Peter and St Paul (Lincoln)
Nocton, All Saints (Lincoln)
Ossett and Gawthorpe, Trinity (Wakefield)
Pinchbeck, Glen Group of Parishes [St Mary, Pinchbeck; St Laurence, Surfleet; St Bartholomew, West Pinchbeck] (Lincoln)
Sempringham, St Andrew (Lincoln)
Stamford, Christ Church (Lincoln)
Stamford, St George (Lincoln)
Stow, Stow Minster [St Mary, Stow; St Helen, Willingham by Stow; St Edith, Coates by Stow; St Peter, Torksey; St Hugh, Sturton by Stow] (Lincoln)
Sutterton, The Sutterton Group of Parishes [St Peter and St Paul, Algakirk; All Saints, Fosdyke; St Mary, Sutterton; St Peter and St Paul, Wigtoft] (Lincoln)

Resources
Royal School of Needlework. 'Established in 1872 by Princess Christian, one of Queen Victoria's daughters, the Royal School's aim remains the same today as in previous centuries; to teach the art of hand embroidery.' 'The Royal School of Needlework's Apprenticeship is an intensive three-year practical course covering all aspects of hand embroidery and design. This unique training in traditional embroidery techniques combined with art and design studies will enable you to learn many of the skills required to become a professional embroiderer.' RSN also has commercial services such as cleaning and/or restoring textiles.

Europe
France: Marseille, All Saints (Diocese in Europe)

Japan
Okinawa, All Souls (Okinawa) English-language ministry of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai. Serving the people of Okinawa and Americans stationed on the island.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Bishop refutes advert claims. ARCIC statement on the BVM. Bishop consecrated in Hanuato'o. ABC criticises world economy. Canadian moratorium on same-sex blessings. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Parish Resources
J.R. Evans and Company East. Based in Pinedale, California, JRE offers church products from crosiers to columbaria, and the site is pleasantly arranged.

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USA
Hawaii: Honolulu, St Peter (Hawaii)
Indiana: Bristol, St John of the Cross (Northern Indiana)
Illinois: Galesburg, Grace (Quincy)
Illinois: Peoria, St Francis (Quincy)
Kentucky: Maysville, Nativity (Lexington)
North Carolina: Wilmington, Holy Cross (East Carolina)

Schools
California: Los Altos, Ventana School. Pre-Kindergarten; opens Autumn 2005.
Hawaii: Honolulu, Seabury Hall. Coeducational, grades 6 through 12.
Ohio: Columbus, Anglican Academy. 'A ministry of adult education and formation in the Christian faith for clergy and laity in the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio.'
Maryland: Bethesda, Washington Episcopal School. Coeducational, Nursery school through grade 8.
Maryland: Glenn Dale (and Bowie), Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School. Coeducational school, pre-K through grade 8.
Maryland: Potomac, St Francis Episcopal Day School. Coeducational, preschool through grade 5.
Maryland: Upper Marlboro, Queen Anne School. Coeducational day school, grades 6-12.
Washington, DC: Beauvoir - National Cathedral Elementary School. Co-educational independent elementary school, pre-K through grade three.
Washington, DC: St Alban's School - National Cathedral School for Boys. College prep school for boys.

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:

Canada Manitoba: Winnipeg, Holy Trinity (Rupert's Land) — Rector
Canada Ontario: Erindale, St Peter (Toronto) — Youth minister
USA California: San Francisco, St Aidan — Rector

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

Worth Noting
Trend-setters of the web: Rachel Harden, in the Church Times, calls Anglicans Online 'venerable' in her article on our tenth anniversary. (We'll take it. Doesn't it make us rather like an archdeacon amongst websites?)

Poets and God: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Herbert, Milton, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Blake, by David L. Edwards, is reviewed in the Church times by David Scott. 'Edwards treats his subjects biographically, and with literary criticism of a fairly accessible variety. He weaves the life quite closely into the texts. For the... keen amateurs, the book is wonderfully revealing, and soberly helpful.'

Run O'The Mill Bishop, by John Bickersteth, is reviewed this week in the Church Times by Bernard Palmer. In his autobiography, 'the Bishop's style is discursive, and full of often entertaining detail. He describes at length his school and college days, and his war service; and he is more than a third of the way through the book before he embarks on an account of his ministry in the Church.'

Running Into God: Reflections for Ordinary Days, by Dave Tomlinson, and Jesus and People Like Us: The Transforming Power of Grace, by Nick Baines, are jointly reviewed in the Church Times by Mike Starkey. 'These two books of meditations have a shared theme: encountering God in the messy, mundane details of life. Dave Tomlinson is best-known as author of The Post-Evangelical, a semi-autobiographical and passionate polemic that was a rallying-point for many disillusioned with the faith of their childhood. Running Into God is an altogether gentler affair: a series of homilies from St Luke's, Holloway, in north London, where Tomlinson is now parish priest.'

Universal Father: A Life of Pope John Paul II, by Garry O'Connor, is reviewed in the the Tablet by Michael Walsh. As Tablet's 'lead book review', it may only be available for free reading for one week. '[O'Conner's] stock-in-trade has been studies of playwrights (Shakespeare, though Samuel Beckett has clearly been a passion) and more particularly actors (Scofield, Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Olivier). This provides him with an unusual, and because unusual especially welcome, entrée into the life of Karol Wojtyla, the actor and playwright who abandoned, and not without regrets, a life in the theatre for one in the sanctuary... As a guide to the early life of Karol Wojtyla, this volume is hard to fault. This is, alas, not true of the remainder.'