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Week of 19 June 2005

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Africa
Resources
Hope Africa: Social development initiative of the Diocese of Capetown.

Tumelong Mission: This remarkable organisation was founded in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1939 by Anglican nun Clare Lawrence, who came from Ekutuleni in Sophiatown at the request of Bishop Wilfred Parker. Today it is a mission of the Diocese of Pretoria, providing hospice care, an orphanage, a nutrition programme, a guest house/retreat centre, a pre-school, drug rehabilitation programmes, crisis care for women and children, physical therapy, clothing distribution, a primary school and obstetric/gynaecological services. (Cross-listed in Social Justice)

Australia
Australia Capital Territory: Holt, St James (Canberra and Goulburn)
Australia Capital Territory: Canberra, Wood, Lyons, St Alban the Martyr (Canberra and Goulburn)

Canada
Resources
Ontario: Anglican Church Women in the Diocese of Toronto: 'A focus for Christian community among all Anglican women, affirming their gifts and encouraging their ministries through worship, learning and service.'

Church History
Texas: Bishop Elliott Society: 'A ministry of laity and clergy for upholding and teaching the historic faith and mission of the Episcopal Church in south Texas as we seek the New Life in our resurrected Lord.' Named for Robert W.B. Elliott, Missionary Bishop of Western Texas (1874-1887), this organisation sponsors theological lectures and barbeques. (Cross-listed in USA resources.)

England
London, Euston Road, St Pancras (London)
London, Notting Hill, St Clement and St James (London)
London, Queens Gate, St Augustine (London)
London, Rochester Row, St Stephen with St John (London)
London, Strand, St Mary le Strand (London)
London, Westminster, St Matthew (London)
London, West End, St Giles-in-the-Fields (London)
Marylebone, St Mary (London)
Upper Chelsea, St Simon Zelotes (London)
Westbourne Park, St Stephen (London)

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
ACC meeting this week in Nottingham. ABC on TV on women and gays. New Archbishop of York. Fundraising for Kunonga trial. Anglican-Orthodox dialogue released. Anglican Global Initiative revealed. ABC speaks on The Media. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Odds and Ends
Tumelong Mission: This remarkable organisation was founded in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1939 by Anglican nun Clare Lawrence, who came from Ekutuleni in Sophiatown at the request of Bishop Wilfred Parker. Today it is a mission of the Diocese of Pretoria, providing hospice care, an orphanage, a nutrition programme, a guest house/retreat centre, a pre-school, drug rehabilitation programmes, crisis care for women and children, physical therapy, clothing distribution, a primary school and obstetric/gynaecological services. (Cross-listed in Africa resources.)

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USA
Resources
Alabama: Alabama Episcopal Church Women. State-based branch of this national women's organisation.

North Carolina: Diocese of North Carolina Episcopal Church Women. 'Women of Faith in a missionary diocese following the example of Jesus Christ by serving God's dream for a transformed world'.

Texas: Bishop Elliott Society. 'A ministry of laity and clergy for upholding and teaching the historic faith and mission of the Episcopal Church in south Texas as we seek the New Life in our resurrected Lord.' Named for Robert W.B. Elliott, Missionary Bishop of Western Texas (1874-1887), this organisation sponsors theological lectures and barbeques. (Cross-listed in Church History)

Texas: Diocese of Texas Episcopal Church Women. Diocesan branch of this national women's organisation.

Anglican Listening: This website provides resources for 'the Episcopal Church as it seeks to respond faithfully to the request of Anglican leaders, via the 2004 Windsor Report, to learn more about sister and brother Anglicans internationally by participating in a careful process of intent listening.'

Vacancies Centre
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Canada: Quebec. Greater Parish of Gaspé: experienced, spirit-filled individual to walk with us in our journey of transition. For more information see our Vacancies Centre.

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

Worth Noting
The End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen In Our Lifetime, Jeffrey Sachs, is reviewed in The Tablet by Duncan Green. 'Combining rich country cases studies (of success as well as failure), basic economics and a neat dissection of the counter-arguments, this book makes the case that ending world poverty is both feasible and affordable... The remedy, believes Sachs, is for rich countries to kickstart development with an injection of aid: “… rich countries do not have to invest enough in the poorest countries to make them rich; they need to invest enough so that these countries can get their foot on the ladder. After that, the tremendous dynamism that is self-sustaining economic growth can take hold.” And beyond the analysis of an economist is 'a semi-autobiographical account of his journey from young Harvard egghead to global campaigner and guru to figures such as Bono.'

Peace in the Post-Christian Era, by Thomas Merton, is reviewed in the Church Times by the Rt Revd Richard Harries, Bishop of Oxford. Intended to be published in 1962, Merton's abbot forbade its publication. 'In addition to Merton's writing [which] has about it a moral passion that commands respect', 'it particularly challenges those inclined to accept the status quo, and urges Christians to struggle for a very different world, throwing their energies into peacemaking, rather than justifying an international stand-off based on the threat of unacceptable force.'

To Heal a Fractured World: The Ethics of Responsibility, by Jonathan Sacks, is reviewed in the Church Times by David Atkinson. 'What Sacks offers is a wide-ranging Jewish social ethics rooted in the conviction that meaningfulness lies not in what you take, but in what you give. Social responsibility has become problematic in the modern world, and ethics has turned inward, becoming a matter of personal choice rather than collective responsibility.'

Week of 12 June 2005

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Associations
Anglican Retreat and Conference House Wardens' Association: This English organisation aims to 'promote the use of retreat houses as a vital contribution to the life of Church and community'.

The Community of the Cross of Nails: An international 'community of individuals and groups, who share a commitment to a practical vision of reconciliation and a genuine intention to live a disciplined Christian life.' Founded at Coventry to foster forgiveness following the destruction of its cathedral by bombing during World War II.

Korean Mission Partnership: Founded in 1889 by Bishop Charles John Corfe, first Anglican Bishop of Korea, to support the work of the Anglican Church in Korea. KMP's website includes the current issue of its newsletter, Morning Calm, published regularly since 1890.

Australia
Parishes
New South Wales: Hurtsville Grove, St Aidan (Sydney)
New South Wales: Lavender Bay, North Sydney, Christ Church (Sydney)
New South Wales: Morisset, Southlakes Anglican Parish (Newcastle)
Victoria: Malvern, St George (Melbourne)

Resources
Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion - Australia: 'To maintain and promote a strong biblical witness in and through the Anglican Church so as to advance the cause of the gospel in Australia.'

Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador: St John's, Parish of St Augustine (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Miscellaneous resources
Anglican Cursillo Movement (Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

Anglican Essentials Canada: 'Our vision is to be the theological and spiritual rallying point for historic Christian orthodoxy in the Anglican Church of Canada. Our mission is to call the Anglican Church of Canada to embrace and live by its orthodox Christian heritage under the renewing guidance of the Holy Spirit.'

Anglican Foundation of Canada: AF's 'mandate is to help build or renovate churches, halls, rectories and washrooms, to make them handicapped-accessible washrooms. It also supports church camps, conferences and programs, publications, bursaries for theological students, creative programs in music, art, drama and dance, aboriginal prayer and peace circles and much more.' It has distributed more than $19 million among every Canadian diocese in its 45-year history.

Japanese Anglican Churches in Canada: A directory in Japanese and English.

Church History
The Apostle of the Indians of Guiana: A Memoir of the Life and Labours of the Rev. W.H. Brett, by the Rev. F. P. L. Josa (1887). William Henry Brett (1818-1886) was for four decades a SPG missionary to the indigenous peoples of British Guiana. He translated the New Testament and Prayer Book into several indigenous languages during his long tenure on the northeast coast of South America. Three interesting engravings are included in the digital version available at the address above.

Bishop Harper and the Canterbury Settlement, by H. T. Purchas (1909). Henry James Chitty Harper (1804-93) was the Tractarian-minded first Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. During his episcopate from 1856 to 1893, he consecrated some 95 new churches throughout the South Island of New Zealand. He attended the first two Lambeth Conferences and served as the second Primate of New Zealand.

The Life of Father Dolling, by Charles E. Osborne (1903). Robert William Radclyffe Dolling (1851-1902) was a prominent ritualist and Anglo-Catholic mission preacher. His ministry was spent largely in English slums where he worked tirelessly for the improvement of living and working conditions.

The Sermon Delivered upon the Occasion of St. Ann's Church for Deaf-Mutes Commencing Its Services August 7, 1859, by the Rev. Thomas Gallaudet. Thomas Gallaudet (1822-1902) was an Episcopal priest who devoted his life to missionary work among the deaf; he founded St Ann's Church, New York, the first church for the exclusive use of deaf people.

England
Acton Green, Oak Tree Anglican Fellowship (London) ['The Church of England, but not as you know it'.]
Bridlington, Christ Church (York)
Hampton, All Saints (London)
Hanworth, St Richard (London)
Redcliffe Square, St Luke (London) [Attractive site in English, Russian, and Korean]
Stroud Green, Holy Trinity (London)
Yiewsley, St Matthew (London)

Ireland
CMS Ireland: Irish branch of the Church Missionary Society: 'a Christian Mission and Development Agency, which has been working in partnership with the Church in Ireland and the Church overseas, for over 190 years, to share the Gospel throughout the world.'

Letters to Anglicans Online
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Music Resources
Maynard's Groovy Bible Tunes. 'Songs for Church, Sunday School, Kid's Holiday Clubs, School Assemblies etc with a funky groove, from an Anglican Vicar!'

News Centre
Preparing for the ACC meeting. Not money but meaning in C of E. Interview with Angela Ifill. New Archbishop of Burundi. Membership of Panel of Reference announced. Statement from Scottish bishops. Historic meeting of Inclusive Church. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
The Holy Catholic Church (Western Rite): A catholic church that transcends the new divisions of Roman, Protestant and Orthodox churches. 'we find that all Churches have something to offer, but also that they hold to things which are a hindrance. We had to be free to rediscover our true identity — hence our title.'

Scotland
Aberdeen (Carden Place), St Mary (Aberdeen and Orkney)
Edinburgh, St Michael and All Saints (Edinburgh)

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USA
Diocese
Puerto Rico

Parishes
Georgia: Blue Ridge, St Luke (Georgia)
Maryland: Sunderland, All Saints (Maryland)
North Carolina: Fayetteville, St Joseph (East Carolina)
North Carolina: Glendale Springs, Holy Communion (Western North Carolina)
North Carolina: Morehead City, St Andrew (East Carolina)
North Carolina: Sparta, Christ Church (Western North Carolina)
North Carolina: Tryon, Good Shepherd (Western North Carolina)
South Carolina: Dillon, St Barnabas (South Carolina)
South Carolina: North Myrtle Beach, St Stephen (South Carolina) [MIDI attack.]
South Carolina: Pinopolis, Trinity (South Carolina)
Washington: Mercer Island, Emmanuel (Olympia)

Conference and retreat centres
Lake Logan Center: Camp and conference centre of the Diocese of Western North Carolina. Canton, North Carolina.

Noel Porter Camp and Conference Center: Camp and conference centre of the Diocese of Northern California. Tahoe City, California.

St Christopher Camp and Conference Center: Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Owned and operated by the Diocese of South Carolina. [Wifi 'hot zones' in the dining rooms.]

St Mary's, Sewanee: Retreat and conference centre in Sewanee, Tennessee. Founded as a parochial school for girls by the Episcopal Order of the Sisters of Saint Mary, the facility was sold to the Diocese of Tennessee and the University of the South in 1988.

The Close: Conference and retreat centre of the Diocese of Lexington. Located on Rockcastle River near Laurel Lake.

The Summit: Brown Summit, North Carolina. Conference and retreat centre of the Diocese of North Carolina. Particularly good site.

Resources
Center for Spiritual Growth: Parish-based spirituality centre at Trinity Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Episcopal Marriage Encounter: Founded in 1971 'to enable couples with basically good marriages to enrich the quality of their lives together.'

Servicios de Salud Episcopales: Anglican foundation managing three hospitals and home care medical service in Puerto Rico.

St Mark's Episcopal Church Peace Fellowship: A local chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship centred in Raleigh, North Carolina. Their website includes extensive linked resources and activity listings

Vacancies Centre
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Canada: British Columbia, Surrey, St Mark: Director of Children's Ministries. For more information see our Vacancies Centre.

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

Wales
Cardiff, Christ Church, Roath Park (Llandaff)

Worth Noting
Changing Rural Life: A Christian Response to Key Rural Issues, edited by Jeremy Martineau, Leslie J. Francis and Peter Francis, is reviewed in the Church Times by Ronald Blythe. 'It reveals what is actually present in the country: isolation; farming during transition; the property-market problems; a beautiful religious tradition; the gains and losses of our luxuries; the difficulties of making a pastoral scripture fit our combined acres and slaughter-houses, our supermarkets, and economics generally.'

The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions, by Sister Helen Prejean [author of Dead Man Walking], is reviewed in The Tablet by Cherie Booth. [Booth is described in the paper edition of The Tablet as a human rights lawyer.] 'In the first half of the book Sister Helen sets out a compelling case for her belief that each man [Dobie Gillis Williams and Joseph O’Dell] was in fact innocent of the horrible crimes for which they met their deaths. She tells an awful story of incompetent lawyers, law-enforcement officers determined to uphold the verdict of a jury and, most of all, the appallingly long-drawn-out appeal process peppered with trips to the death chamber, fixed but then delayed, which has become the staple fare of death row jurisprudence in the US.'

The Enlightenment Bible: Translation, Scholarship, Culture, by Jonathan Sheehan, is reviewed in the Church Times by Michael Wheeler. 'This account of the creation of the "cultural Bible" in the 18th century, when for many scholars the theological authority of the scriptures was undermined, turns out to be something of a page-turner ... Sheehan argues that it was precisely in the domains of scholarship — philological, literary, and historical — and translation that the Bible was repositioned in Western Protestant culture.'