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Week of 11 December 2005

Advent Resources
A devotion for the last days of Advent from Full Homely Divinity. 'We offer here another way of using the Great O’s. One may use as much or as little of this devotion as is appropriate. It could be used at any time of day, but the beginning or the end of a meal is suggested. The simplest use would be to say the antiphon, or to sing the verse of the hymn. Then, say the Lord’s Prayer and conclude the devotion with a prayer appropriate for the season. If the devotion is used before a meal, the usual mealtime grace would be said in place of, or in addition to, the seasonal prayer.'

Walking our Partners Through Advent. An Advent Calendar with links to ministries supported by the Anglican Appeal from the National Church of Canada.

Africa
South Africa: Sophiatown, Christ the King (Johannesburg)

Canada
Alberta: Edmonton, St Timothy (Edmonton)
Ontario: Churchill, Anglican Parish of Churchill and Cookstown (Toronto)

Church History
An Exposition of the Creed, by John Pearson (1877 edition by E. Burton). This work in progress makes this important classic of Anglican divinity available in Adobe Acrobat format. The first four articles are available, and they print clearly on 8.5" x 11" paper for reading with full Greek text and footnotes, as well as other formatting from the original. Pearson (1613-1686) was Bishop of Chester; his Exposition of the Creed was first published in 1659.

The Relations between Religion and Science, by Frederick Temple (Bampton Lectures, 1884). Temple (1821-1902) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1897-1902. In these eight lectures, he examines the philosophical relationship between religion and science, taking into account the intellectual contributions of Paley, Butler and Darwin.

"A Selection of Fundamentals": The Intellectual Background of the Melanesian Mission of the Church of England, 1850-1914, by Sara Harrison Sohmer (University of Hawai'i doctoral dissertation, 1998). This fascinating intellectual history of an important Anglican missionary sphere examines evangelicalism, intellectual liberalism, imperialism and the Oxford Movement in a very worthwhile interdisciplinary study.

England
Resources
Anglican Church Planting Initiatives. Sheffield, England. Provides 'advice, coaching and consultancy to Anglicans and other denominations and streams when time permits on planting churches, mission projects, church growth and leadership.'

Fresh Expressions. Lambeth Palace, London. 'aims to be rooted and grounded in prayer and to focus on four key areas: renewing vision, gathering news, supporting growth and developing training. We will be working in partnership with the national and regional mission staff of the Church of England and the Methodist Church and a range of partner agencies.'

Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers. Includes extensive information on striking competitions, a guild diary, the guild archive, membership and newsletters.

Southwark Diocesan Evangelical Union. 'SDEU is linked with a national network of Diocesan Evangelical groups to the Anglican Evangelical Assembly and the Church of England Evangelical Council which seek to represent evangelical concerns within the Church of England.'

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
The Diocese of Newark has begun its search for the 10th Bishop. Their profile is on the web at www.bishopsearch.dioceseofnewark.org.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Radar locates Confessor's tomb. Scotland and Wales announce CP policy. More information on Malawi rejection. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Ecumenical Anglican Catholic Church: 'The Ecumenical Anglican Catholic Church is non-discriminatory, non-political, and non-restrictive. We believe in a traditional Anglican form of worship supporting the finest in Catholic heritage, liturgy, and ritual. The unquestionable validity of our apostolic succession comes from Africa, England, Rome, and Russia. We are born out of a sense of escaping the ecclesiastic hypocrisy and human bigotry of men in positions of authority within the church. We refute the "alphabet soup" confusion of Anglicanism.'

Religious Orders
The Order of Mission: Sheffield, England. Established in 2003 by the Archbishop of York. Members of the Order are working in partnership with a variety of churches and denominations around the world, to raise up, equip and support missional leaders who will pioneer new expressions of church for our day and in our cultures.

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USA
Colorado: Denver, St Gabriel the Archangel (Colorado)
Florida: Bonita Springs, St Mary (Southwest Florida)
Florida: St Petersburg, St Vincent (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Tampa, St Mary (Southwest Florida)
Idaho: Lewiston, Church of the Nativity (Spokane)
New York: Highland Mills, St David (New York)
New York: Pearl River, St Stephen (New York)
New York: Staten Island, St John (New York)
New York: Tuxedo Park, St Mary (New York)
Washington: Kenmore, Redeemer (Olympia)
Washington: Orcas Island, Emmanuel (Olympia)
Washington: Puyallup, Christ Church (Olympia)
Washington: Vancouver, Good Shepherd (Olympia)

Resources
The Ministree. 'Resources for families, communication ministry and the Episcopal Church. A tree depends upon its branches for the exchange of nourishment and these pages seek to find similar connections between those who serve the church and those the church seeks to serve.'

Vergers Guild. From Dallas, TX, comes a site to help people know what to wear and fill in any blanks in the primary national site for vergers: Vergers Guild of the Episcopal Church.

Schools and education
Grace and St Peter's School. Baltimore, Maryland. 'a coeducational independent Episcopal day school that enrolls children from preschool through fifth grade.' This parish school, affiliated with Grace and St Peter's Church, traces its history to 1806.

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.

Australia: New South Wales, Newcastle. Associate Rector
United States: New Jersey. Diocesan Bishop

For more information on these and other vacancies see our Vacancies Centre.

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

World
Turkey: Bornova, Anglican Chaplaincy in Izmir [St John the Evangelist, Alsancak; St Mary Magdalene, Bornova] (Diocese in Europe)

Worth Noting
Approaching Christmas, by Jane Williams, reviewed in the Church Times by Leigh Hatts.

The Church of Ireland in Victorian Dublin, by John Crawford, reviewed by Michael Wheeler.

Coronation: A history of kingship and the British monarchy, by Sir Roy Strong, reviewed in the Church Times by Ian Bradley; also included is an interview with Roy Strong by Rachel Harden.

God's Advocates: Christian Thinkers in Conversation, by Rupert Shortt, reviewed by George Pattison.

How Firm a Foundation, by Richard B. Tudor. Tudor writes in The Living Church (Milwaukee) that the time is ripe for the growth of a confessional movement in the Episcopal Church USA.

Modern Voice of Victorian Doubt. Robert Gray reviews Arthur Hugh Clough: A Poet's Life in The Tablet.

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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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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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.