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Week of 27 November 2005

Advent Resources
Advent Sermons 1885, by Richard William Church (1901 edition). R.W. Church, dean of St Paul's from 1871-1890, preached these four sermons on 'Faith amid Changes,' 'The Kingdom of God' and 'Hope
' on the four Sundays of Advent, 1885.

Gradual Psalms for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphanytide of Year B. Full Homely Divinity and Don Kerr have produced this set of gradual psalms in a format that provides a simple congregational refrain to be sung at intervals while the verses are sung to traditional plainchant by cantors. This document uses the Coverdale Psalter and the 1979 American BCP lectionary. Adobe Acrobat format. (Crosslisted in Music Resources)

O ANTIPHONS. This segment of All Things Considered, an American National Public Radio programme, covers the history and use of these Advent antiphons still a few weeks ahead of us.

Africa
South Africa: Port Elizabeth, St Cuthbert (Port Elizabeth)

South Africa: Port Elizabeth, St John the Baptist (Port Elizabeth)

Australia
Education
Robert Menzies College: the Anglican Residential College at Macquarie University

Canada
Parishes
British Columbia: Surrey, St Helen (New Westminster)

Miscellaneous Resources
EFM - Canada. 'a university level course in theology for both lay people and clergy. It is a four year part-time study programme designed to teach people to think theologically, develop a personal systematic theology and increase their knowledge of the Holy Scriptures.'

Saskatchewan Anglican Youth. Youth ministry website of the Diocese of Saskatchewan.

Schools and education
Taylor College School of Evangelism. Saint John, New Brunswick. National training centre of the Church Army in Canada. Offers a Diploma or Certificate in Evangelism Studies, open study and other programmes.

Church History
Advent Sermons 1885, by Richard William Church (1901 edition). R.W. Church, dean of St Paul's from 1871-1890, preached these four sermons on 'Faith amid Changes,' 'The Kingdom of God' and 'Hope' on the four Sundays of Advent, 1885.

Elements of Moral Theology, by John J. Elmendorf (1892). Elmendorf published this condensation and translation of Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica when he was professor at [Seabury-] Western Theological Seminary. This text is available online from the University of Notre Dame's Jacques Maritain Center for Thomist studies.

England
Parishes
Bovey Tracey, St Peter and St Paul and St Thomas (Exeter)
East Retford, St Swithun (Southwell)
Holsworthy, St Peter and St Paul (Exeter)
North Tyne and Redesdale Team Ministry (Newcastle) [Serves eight churches in rural Northumberland.]
Retford, St Saviour (Southwell)
St Leonards-on-Sea, St John the Evangelist, Pevensey Road (Chichester)
Soham, St Andrew (Ely)
West Bridgford, St Giles (Southwell)

Events
New Zealand: Auckland, 30 November 2005: The Mary Sumner Lecture
This year's lecturer is Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea, Anglican Observer to the United Nations in New York City. The Mary Sumner Lecture is named after the founder of the Mothers' Union.

Ireland
Resources
Church of Ireland Youth Department. This site includes a wide variety of information about ministry to and for young people in the Church of Ireland. Powerpoint, MS Word and Adobe Acrobat downloads are available, as is a datebook of upcoming diocesan and national Anglican youth events.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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Music Resources
Gradual Psalms for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphanytide of Year B. Full Homely Divinity and Don Kerr have produced this set of gradual psalms in a format that provides a simple congregational refrain to be sung at intervals while the verses are sung to traditional plainchant by cantors. This document uses the Coverdale Psalter and the 1979 American BCP lectionary. Adobe Acrobat format. (Crosslisted in Advent Resources)

New Zealand
Resources
Vaughan Park. Auckland. Retreat and conference centre of the Diocese of Auckland.

News Centre
Shakin' Anglican booty in Korea. ABC visits Pakistan. Radical planning for next Lambeth Conference. Bishop criticises Vatican over gays. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Anglican Diocese of the Good Shepherd: 'founded in November 2001 by delegates from Anglican Churches in Arizona, California, Texas, and New Mexico. We are members of the Anglican Church International Communion, with four dioceses domestically headquartered in Georgia, Virginia, New Mexico, and California; and internationally in India and Mexico.'

Odds and Ends
The C S Lewis Foundation: Devoted to 'enabling a genuine renaissance of Christian scholarship and artistic expression within the mainstream of the contemporary university'.

Official Church Publications
Iindaba: Official gazette of the Diocese of Port Elizabeth. Updated monthly; html format.

Religious Orders
Community of the Transfiguration: An Episcopal Religious order for Women in the Anglican Communion. The Mother House is in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

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USA
Parishes
Connecticut: Storrs, St Mark (Connecticut) [Episcopal Church Chaplaincy at the University of Connecticut]
Florida: Clearwater, Good Samaritan (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Hudson, St Martin (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Osprey, Holy Spirit (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Port Charlotte, St James (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Tampa, Grace Church (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Venice, St Mark (Southwest Florida)
New Mexico: Santa Fe, Church of the Holy Faith (Rio Grande) [attractive site]
Pennsylvania: Columbia, St Paul (Central Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania: Lancaster, St John (Central Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania: Mt Joy, St Luke (Central Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania: Muncy, St James (Central Pennsylvania)

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.

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

World
Japan: Momoyama/St Andrew's University. Izumi, Osaka Prefecture. Graduate and undergraduate programmes. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.

Japan: Poole University. Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. Includes junior and senior high school divisions. Founded in 1879, named after Bishop Arthur William Poole. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto. Site includes sections in English and Japanese.

Worth Noting
On Cristingles, Rundles, Trendles: Advent observances, both obscure and useful: Bruce Russell, writing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, reflects on Advent wreaths.

The Civil War still rages on: Giles Fraser, writing in the Church Times, argues that the Church of England General Synod gives lie to the notion that the English Civil War ended in the 17th century.

Can gays be priests? Timothy Radcliffe, writing in The Tablet, comments on the recently-leaked Vatican document on homosexuality in the priesthood.

Attracted to dark forces: Christopher Howse, writing in The Tablet, reviews The Narnian: the life and imagination of C.S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs.


Week of 20 November 2005

Australia
Parishes
Queensland: Forest Lake, Centenary Suburbs Parish (Brisbane)
Victoria: Parish of Pascoe Vale and Oak Park [Holy Trinity and St Oswald] (Melbourne)

Canada
Cathedrals
British Columbia: St Michael and All Angels Cathedral, Kelowna
(Kootenay)

Parishes
Agassiz, All Saints (New Westminster)
Ladner, All Saints (New Westminster)
South Burnaby, All Saints (New Westminster)
Surrey, Christ the Redeemer (New Westminster)
Surrey, Epiphany (New Westminster)

Miscellaneous resources
Teens Encounter Christ. Calgary, Alberta. 'a special learning experience for youth in their late teens (16-21 years old)' sponsored by the Diocese of Calgary.

Teens Encounter Christ. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. 'TEC weekends are Christ-centered and are grounded in Anglican tradition and doctrine. A lively band, superb food, inspiring talks and foolish fun serve as avenues to bring the message of God’s unconditional love to young adults.'

Church History
Alexander Heriot Mackonochie: A Memoir, by E.A. Towle (1890). Mackonochie (1825-1887) was an Anglo-Catholic ritualist leader whose ministry at St Alban's, Holborn and St Peter's, London Docks is still legendary.

Annotated bibliography on the history of the Church Missionary Society in Japan. Compiled by archivist Chu Nishiguchi, St Andrew's University, Izumi, Osaka. This site, in Japanese only, includes bibliographical and biographical information about Anglican missionary work in Japan. It is not limited to the CMS, but includes material on the SPG and SPCK as well.

The Best Kept Secret in the Church: The Religious Life for Women in Australian Anglicanism 1892-1995, by Gail Anne Ball (2000). This substantial dissertation, submitted to the University of Sydney's Department of Studies in Religion, traces the beginnings and development of monastic communities for Australian Anglican women. Appendices give information on archival resources on the topic, as well as transcripts from interviews with Australian Anglican nuns. [Adobe Acrobat format]

Memoir of Bishop Seabury, by William Jones Seabury (1908). Samuel Seabury (1729-1796) was the first Anglican bishop consecrated for work in the United States. This detailed biography by his descendant covers his political and ecclesiastical life, and includes extracts from his letters, journals and contemporary documents.

England
Parishes
Carlisle, St James (Carlisle)
Chatteris, St Peter and St Paul (Ely)
Crawley, St Alban, Gossops Green (Chichester)
Exeter, St James (Exeter)
Plympton, St Mary (Exeter)
Radcliffe-on-Trent, St Mary (Southwell)
Ravenshead, St Peter (Southwell)
Sidmouth, All Saints (Exeter)
Toton, St Peter (Southwell)

Events
USA: North Carolina, Lake Logan Episcopal Center, Canton, August 6 -12, 2006: Congregational Leadership for the 21st Century Epiphany Institute.
'Held each August in the mountains of North Carolina, it was founded in response to the challenges facing church leaders today. Inspired by real-world experience and developed by a consortium of veteran clergy, the Epiphany Institute program addresses congregational development issues not in isolation, but as part of a comprehensive landscape. Drawing on the tradition of the Magi, Epiphany calls participants to "Look Up" to re-orient themselves to the light of Christ. Part retreat, part professional conference, church development program provides the reflective opportunities needed for leaders' own spiritual journey as well as the congregational tools and direction needed for guiding today's churches.; $800 to $1100 (based on participation/accommodation choices); Epiphany Institute, 130 39th Avenue Place, NW, Hickory, NC 28601, (864)324-1351; Email: akridge@epiphanyinstitute.org. For more information or to register: www.epiphanyinstitute.org.'

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Bishops feud. Lawyers stand ready. English dioceses could be closed. Nigeria announces covenant in US. English bishops' wives need help. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Scotland
Aberdeen, St John the Evangelist (Aberdeen and Orkney)
Aberdeen, St Ninian (Aberdeen and Orkney)

Resources
Theological Institute of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Edinburgh. 'has oversight of ministerial formation, training and development within the Scottish Episcopal Church, and the Methodist Church in Scotland.'

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USA
Connecticut: Meriden, St Andrew (Connecticut) [midi attack you can turn off]
Connecticut: Trumbull, Trinity, Nichols (Connecticut)
Florida: Cape Coral, Epiphany (Southwest Florida) [Liturgical Schedule in Excel]
Florida: Englewood, St David (Southwest Florida)
Maryland: Street, Ascension Scarborough (Maryland)
North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Advocate (North Carolina)
Ohio: Chillicothe, St Paul (Southern Ohio)
Ohio: Granville, St Luke (Southern Ohio)
Ohio: Piqua, St James (Southern Ohio)
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Holy Apostles and the Mediator (Pennsylvania)
Virginia: Mechanicsville (Atlee), All Souls (Virginia)
Virginia: Oak Hall, Emmanuel, Jenkins Bridge (Virginia)

Conference centres and retreat places
Procter Camp and Conference Center, London, Ohio. Working 1200-acre farm, camp and conference centre of the Diocese of Southern Ohio.

Schools and education
Rock Point School, Burlington, Vermont. Coeducational boarding school, grades 9-12. Affiliated with the Diocese of Vermont.

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.

South Africa: Hillcrest, St Wilfred. Rector.

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

World
Schools
Japan: Heian Jogakuin/St Agnes School. Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. Kindergarten through college education for women. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.

Rikkyo/St Paul's School. Toyoshima ward, Tokyo. Founded in 1874 by Channing Moore Williams, missionary bishop of the American Episcopal Church. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tokyo.

Worth Noting
Artist in Lettering. An interview in The Living Church (Milwaukee) with typographer/illuminator/priest Christopher Calderhead.

In Defence of Christianity, by Brian Hebblethwaite, reviewed this week in the Church Times by John Saxbee.

In the end, there is no one God does not love: Ruth Gledhill interviews Gene Robinson for The Times (London).

Derrida and Religion: Other Testaments, by Yvonne Sherwood and Kevin Hart, reviewed in the Church Times by Duncan Dormor.

The Voice of This Calling, by Eric James, reviewed this week in the Church Times by David Winter.



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