Week
of 19 February 2006
Associations,
Guilds
The Archbishop Janani
Luwum Trust UK: This new trust aims to promote: 1. The advancement
of the Christian Religion, both within the UK and overseas, in particular
by the celebration of the life ministry and witness of Archbishop Janani
Luwum, or by such other exclusively charitable means as the trustees shall
from time to time determine. 2. The advancement of education in Africa
by the support and development of an Archbishop Janani Luwum Anglican University
from the Janani Luwum Theological College in Northern Uganda, and the provision
of adult literacy, and the establishment of a scholarship fund for pastors'
children, orphans and disadvantaged children generally in Northern Uganda,
Southern Sudan and North Eastern Congo. 3. The relief of poverty, hardship
and distress, and the relief of sickness among persons in need throughout
Africa, in particular those suffering as a result of conflict, loss of
public order or social unrest. Its president is the Archbishop of York.
Priests
for Women Bishops: This organisation is 'a group of Church of
England Priests who are collecting the names of priested colleagues
who support the consecration of women as Bishops.'
Book
Reviews
The
Bible in Pastoral Practice: Readings in the place and function of
Scripture in the Church, edited by Paul Ballard and Stephen R. Holnes,
reviewed by David Atkinson in the Church Times.
The
Ways of Judgment, by Oliver O'Donovan, reviewed by John Habgood,
retired Archbishop of York, in the Church Times.
Also in
the Church Times, Peter
Riddell reviews Muslims and Modernity, by Clinton
Bennett; Kissing Cousins? Christians and Muslims face to face, by Bill
Musk; and Islam in Britain: The British Muslim Community in February
2005.
Canada
Ontario: Lucknow, St Peter (Huron)
Ontario: Windsor, All Saints (Huron)
Ontario: Windsor, St Michael (Huron)
Ontario: Wingham, St Paul's-Trinity (Huron)
Quebec: Lennoxville, St
George (Quebec)
Church
History
All
Saints' Church, Brisbane 1862-1937,
by D.L. Kissick (1937). All Saints, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane is
a prominent Australian Anglo-Catholic parish. This parish history
is reproduced online with permission of the Rector and Wardens
of the parish.
Anglican
Missions to the Japanese in Canada, by
Timothy Makoto Nakayama. This article by AO essayist
Timothy Nakayama began as a research project in 1955, was first
published in 1966, and has been recently revised by the author.
It is available online in Adobe Acrobat format.
By
Reef and Shoal: Being an Account of a Voyage amongst the Islands
in the South-western Pacific,
by William Sinker (1907). This is a partial journal of the first voyage
of one incarnation of the Melanesian missionary schooner The Southern
Cross.
Commander Sinker wins AO's award for the best name of any missionary
seaman in Anglican history.
Historical
Resources on Anglicanism in Mexico.
This small collection of documents includes liturgical and historical
texts related to the work of Episcopal Church-related organisations
in Mexico. Background information is available in two pamphlets:
The Mexican
Episcopal Church (1894) and The
Reformation in Mexico (1894).
England
Bemerton, Bemerton Parish [St
Andrew, St John; St Michael, Bemerton Heath] (Salisbury)
Bromley, St Andrew (Rochester)
Bromley, St Peter and
St Paul (Rochester)
Burbage, Parish of Burbage with
Ashton Flamville [St Catherine, St Peter] (Leicester)
St Annes on Sea, St Anne (Blackburn)
Tilehurst, St Catherine of Siena (Oxford)
Wokingham, St Paul with St Nicholas (Oxford)
Episcopal
Elections or Announcements
Ongoing
On 17 February 2006 the Diocese of Northern California announced
four nominees for bishop: The Very Rev. James Nixon, the Rev. Jonathan
B. Coffey, Jr., The Rev. Canon Barry L. Beisner and the Rev. Canon Irwin
M. Lewis, Jr. Nominations by petition will be closed on 3 March.
Ireland
Bangor, Parish
of St Comgall (Down
and Dromore) [MIDI attack]
Booterstown, St
Philip and St James (Dublin and Glendalough)
Mount Merrion, St Thomas (Dublin and Glendalough)
Letters
to Anglicans Online
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New
Zealand
Fendalton, Parish of Fendalton [St Barnabas, St Thomas] (Christchurch)
News
Centre
ABC addresses WCC. Tongan bishop chosen as Lambeth chaplain. English
church tries drop-in worship schedule. English theologian attacks
renewal plan. On the 'boycott' of Israel. Third woman ordained
in Gambia. Melbourne to keep candidate names secret. All Canadian
dioceses approve Residential Schools accord. Vandalised Iqaluit
cathedral unrepairable. Discord continues in Lake Malawi. All this,
and more, in the News Centre.
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Theological Resources
Kesler Circulating
Library: Vanderbilt University Divinity Library offers services by postal
mail.
USA
California: Barstow, St Paul (Los
Angeles)
North Carolina: Lenoir, St James (Western
North Carolina)
Pennsylvania: Chester, St Mary (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania: Chester, St Paul (Pennsylvania)
Texas: Ennis, St Thomas (Dallas)
Texas: Freeport, St Paul (Texas)
Resources
The Micah Project: 'The Micah
Project is a nine-month residential internship in the Episcopal Diocese
of Massachusetts. Interns live together in Christian community, discerning
their own vocational calls while serving the Boston area in self-selected
social service projects.'
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.
Canada: Montreal,
St Andrew. Rector
For more information,
see our Vacancies Centre.
Seeking a position? Scan vacancy pages on diocesan web sites with vacancies
listings throughout the communion.
Vestments
Strands Embroidery and
Design: 'Makers of hand crafted church linens, clergy vestments and
church paraments. All design work is individualized and linens are
made by hand, using fine quality materials.' The studio/workroom
is located 15km west of Peterborough, Ontario and is open by chance
or appointment.
Worth
Noting
'Where
are those Elijahs?': The Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal, Anglican
Bishop in Jerusalem, speaks on recent elections and Palestinian
Christian life in this interview with Episcopal News Service. The
interview is available in audio and video formats. |
