Week
of 4 December 2005
Advent
Resources
Advent
jigsaw puzzles from the website of the Episcopal Diocese
of Washington.
Australia
Cathedrals
Brisbane City, St
John's Cathedral (Brisbane)
Parishes
New South Wales: Parish
of Parkes and Peak Hill [St George; St. Stephen, Peak Hill] (Bathurst)
Canada
Manitoba: Crescentwood, St
George (Ruperts Land)
Ontario: Dryden, St Luke (Keewatin)
Miscellaneous Resources
Anglican Women CircleChat
Library.
This site, based in Canada, is an archive of recipes, hymns, books, links
and relaxation resources discussed on the Anglican Women CircleChat discussion
list.
Church
History
Bishop
Wilson and the Origins of Dalit Liberation, by Charles
Hoole. This paper narrates the work of Daniel Wilson (1778-1858), Bishop
of Calcutta from 1837, in criticising social disadvantages
for Dalits, or untouchable classes in India.
The "Damnatory Clauses" of the Athanasian Creed Rationally
Explained, by
Malcom MacColl (1872). MacColl (1831-1907) was a Scottish
Episcopalian priest and a close associate of W.E. Gladstone. In this
extensive letter, he examines the history of the Athanasian Creed
and its place in the worship and doctrine of the Church of England.
The
Word "Eternal" and the Punishment of the Wicked, by
Frederick Denison Maurice (1854). In this letter to Richard William
Jelf, Maurice (1805-1872) explains his theological position on the
eternity of future punishment. For this position, he was removed
from his teaching duties at King's College, London.
England
Parishes
Bar Hill, Bar Hill Church (Ely) [Congregation
of the Baptist Union, Church of England, Methodist Church, Society of Friends
and United Reformed Church, which shares a 'local covenant with the Roman
Catholics']
Parish of Cockington [St Matthew,
St Peter and Cockington Church] (Exeter)
Parish of Littleham cum Exmouth [Holy
Trinity, Exmouth; St Margaret and St Andrew, Littleham] (Exeter)
Southbourne
(Emsworth) with West Thorney, St
John the Evangelist and St Nicholas (Chichester)
Education
The Centre of Theology
and Philosophy.
University of Nottingham. 'The COTP is a research-led institution organised
at the interstices of theology and philosophy. It is founded on the
conviction that these two disciplines cannot be adequately understood
or further developed, save with reference to each other.' The site
includes a remarkable collection
of papers, and is connected with the Radical Orthodoxy movement
in modern English theology.
Episcopal
Elections or Announcements
Ongoing
Election of a Bishop
Coadjutor for the Diocese of Albany. A dedicated
standalone website provides a diocesan profile and schedule of dates culminating
in a special convention to be held at the Cathedral of All Saints, Albany
on 25 March 2006. Nominees are requested to answer 17 questions, including
'Why do you want to be a bishop in the Diocese of Albany, especially considering
the current climate in the Episcopal Church in the United States?' and
'Have you had the opportunity personally to lead someone to faith in Jesus
Christ?'
Events
Australia: Sydney, 13 November through 18 December: The
Boyer Lectures.
'In 2005, the Boyer Lectures will be delivered by the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Peter
Jensen. His topic, The Future of Jesus, will give Christians new opportunities to share their
faith.' For more information about the weekly lectures and how you can hear them (radio, web
and mp3) see the webpage on the Diocese
of Sydney site: http://sydneyanglicans.net/mission/boyer.
Letters
to Anglicans Online
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us for possible publication.
News
Centre
Central Africa rejects elected bishop. New Archbishop of York enthroned.
Canada church said facing extinction. A fourth primate disowns Nigerian
letter. All this, and more, in the News Centre.
Not
in the Communion
Apostolic
Anglican Church:
'an Anglo-Catholic jurisdiction which fully embraces the historical traditions
of worship as found in the Evangelical, Charismatic, Liturgical and Sacramental
traditions.' Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio.
Diocese of the Holy
Cross: 'Remaining true to our English heritage and witnessing to
the life of the Holy Trinity through the Faith and Practice of ancient
Christianity. Our liturgy and theology are expressed in the 1928 Book
of Common Prayer, and we use the Authorized Version of the Holy Scriptures.'
Headquarters in Lynchburg, Virginia; parishes throughout the United States;
'affiliated with Forward in Faith UK.'
Odds
and Ends
Miami
Valley Episcopal Russian Network: This unique partnership between
ten Episcopal churches in Ohio and a Russian Orthodox church in Sablino,
Russia, began in 1996 and has provided approximately $150,000 in
medicines, equipment, clothing, and monetary support of its life since
then.
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USA
Parishes
Florida: Fort Lauderdale, St
Mark the Evangelist (Southeast Florida)
Florida: Parkland, Crossridge
Church (Southeast
Florida)
Florida: Pompano Beach, St
Martin in the Fields (Southeast Florida)
Illinois: Batavia, Calvary (Chicago)
Illinois: Belvidere, Holy
Trinity (Chicago)
Illinois: Carlinville, St
Paul (Springfield)
Illinois: Kewanee, St
John (Quincy)
Illinois: Morris, St
Thomas (Chicago)
Oregon: Ashland, Trinity (Oregon)
Oregon: Beaverton, St Bartholomew (Oregon)
Oregon: Forest Grove, St Bede (Oregon)
Oregon: Portland, St Stephen (Oregon)
Washington: Bainbridge Island, Grace
Church (Olympia)
Washington: Seattle, St Andrew (Olympia)
Washington: Seattle, St
John the Baptist (Olympia)
Washington: Spokane, St Stephen (Spokane)
Washington: Spokane Valley, Resurrection (Spokane)
Conference
centres and retreat places
Meier
Lake, Wasilla, Alaska. Camp and conference centre of the Diocese
of Alaska.
St Andrew's House, Union,
Washington. Retreat and conference centre affiliated with the Diocese of
Olympia.
Resources
Cathedral Shelter. Chicago,
Illinois. Provides counseling, education and job preparation services
for homeless people. Founded in 1915, its ministries include Cressey
House, a '27-apartment facility that allow homeless women and men
to live with their children while continuing addiction treatment.'
The Diocesan Investment Trust of the Diocese of New York. New York, New York. Provides 'services to the Diocese
by making available to other Diocesan entities a vehicle in which
they could themselves invest, much as one might in a mutual fund.'
St
Leonard's
Ministries. Chicago, Illinois. A ministry of the Diocese of Chicago,
SLM 'provides comprehensive residential and case management services
to men and women who have been released from prison without the skills,
housing and other resources necessary to rebuild their lives.'
William
Temple House. Portland, Oregon. 'By providing
mental health counseling, social services, and voluntary pastoral
care, we aim to promote self-sufficiency and independence by providing
resources to bridge the gap for families in crisis.' Affiliated with
the Diocese of Oregon and named for William Temple (1881-1944), Archbishop
of Canterbury.
Vacancies
Centre
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listings throughout the communion.
Vestments
Michael
Wilson. Clerical vestment designer and tailor. Based in Cleveland,
Ohio.
World
Japan: St Barnabas Hospital.
Osaka. Specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. Affiliated with the
Diocese of Kyoto.
Worth
Noting
Advent
Calendar. A poem by Rowan Williams. (Also
note a section on the right about St Nicholas: A closer look at
Christmas by Joe Wheeler and Jim Rosenthal.)
Captured
by the Crucified: The practical theology of Austin Farrer, by David
Hein and Edward Hugh Henderson, is
reviewed in the Church Times by Alec Graham.
Cultural
Transformation and Religious Practice, by Graham Ward, is
reviewed in the Church Times by John Saxbee.
Though not an easy read, "the book’s great strength lies in its rehabilitation of religious discourse as
a legitimate challenge to 'the secular logics of Western global capitalism'.
So its focus is "the negotiation between Christian living and thinking and
the contemporary world".
God
Has His Way: An interview in The Living Church (Milwaukee) with the
new Latino/Hispanic missioner of the Episcopal Church USA.
Holiness,
Speech and Silence,
by Nicholas Lash, is
reviewed in the Church Times by John Austin Baker. 'If there is one subject on which
even the most assiduous churchgoer is unlikely to hear a sermon, it is God — God
in him/herself, the "Godness of God".'
The
editor reads aloud and long.
The editor of the Church Times, Paul Handley, reviews some children's books. 'I
wonder each year whether it will be the last in which I read to my
children at bedtime, but we’re still going strong.'
Transformed
by a Left Hook: A profile in Christianity Today of a
priest in Australia for whom boxing is a means of grace. |
