Week of
14 January 2007
Australia
Australian Capital Territory: Queanbeyan
and District Anglican Church, [Christ Church; St Matthew, Karabar;
St Paul, Burra; St Thomas, Michelago; Celebration Community Centre, Jerrbomberra] (Canberra
and Goulburn)
New South Wales: Roseville
East, St Barnabas (Sydney)
Miscellaneous
resources
Glebe Asset Management Limited.
This investment portfolio management group is affiliated with the Diocese
of Sydney and its Glebe Administration Board.
Woolooware
Shores. Taren Point, New South Wales. This Anglican retirement
village offers 'newly completed 2 & 3 bedroom luxury apartments'
and 'retirement living with a bit more sophistication'.
Book Reviews
Life
Beyond Death: Threads of Hope in Faith, Life and Theology,
by Vernon White is reviewed by Lucy Beckett. 'Canon White... convincingly
refutes the charge that belief in God's eternity devalues this life and
its moral obligations. Indeed, Christianity, where all time is equidistant
from eternity, declares the reverse to be true — an unfashionable
conclusion to these brave and attractively written lectures.'
Rome
and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations, by Martin
Goodman, is reviewed by Paul Johnson. 'This is an important book,
on a difficult subject: the reason why the Romans, who had so
much in common with the Jews, sought to destroy the Jews and Judaism
completely.'
Witnesses
to Faith? Martyrdom in Christianity and Islam, edited by Brian
Wicke, is reviewed by Michael Nazir-Ali.
Books
AddALL.com. Book search and price
comparison. Particularly
good for antiquarian/out of print books, this meta-search site checks
all bookshops on the web to find your book. It then lists the sources
and the prices. It's the one stop shopping for old books.
Canada
British Columbia: Delta, St David (New
Westminster)
British Columbia: Fort Langley, St
George (New Westminster)
British Columbia: Madeira Park, (Pender Harbour) St
Andrew (New Westminster)
Church
History
The
Journal of the Bishop of Montreal, during a Visit to the Church Missionary
Society's North-West America Mission, by George Jehoshaphat Mountain
(1849). This detailed and interesting narrative by G.J. Mountain (1789-1863)
is still valuable today for its anthropological and historical information.
Massachusetts
a Field for Church Missions, by Frederic Dan Huntington (1863).
Huntington (1819-1904) was the first Bishop of Central New York.
In this long sermon written before his consecration Huntington
asks whether the 'extension of the Gospel and Church of Christ
in our own territory is an obligation resting upon us'.
Our
Last Year in New Zealand, 1887, by William Garden Cowie (1888).
The first Bishop of Auckland records the events of one year in
the very active life of his diocese in this rare book.
England
Darlington, St James the Great (Durham)
Episcopal
Elections or Announcements
Complete
On 9 January 2007 the Church of Ireland's House of Bishops elected Alan
Edwin Thomas Harper as Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
More information about the archbishop-elect is
available here. He is currently Bishop of Connor, and his archiepiscopal
election takes effect on 2 February 2007.
During its annual
episcopal retreat held 8-13 January 2007, the Church of Nigeria
(Anglican Communion) elected 19 new bishops for new dioceses and
one archbishop for the Niger Delta Ecclesiastical Province. Their
names have not been released.
Europe
Portugal: Mem Martins, Missão
da Santíssima Trindade (Igreja Lusitana)
Portugal: Queluz, Sagrada
Família (Igreja Lusitana)
Portugal: Vila Nova de Gaia, Paróquia
São João
Evangelista (Igreja Lusitana)
Ireland
Resources
Marriage Matters: The Church of Ireland Marriage Council: This site
includes information in furtherance of its aim 'to resource the Church
as it supports marriage and family life'.
Letters
to Anglicans Online
Have a read.
Write a letter of your own to us for possible publication.
Liturgical
Resources
Motu
Proprio Mexico:
Both Anglican and Roman sections of daily office, library, devotions.
(In Spanish)
News
Centre
South African bishop decries power struggles. UK anti-discrimination statute
upheld. New Primate for Ireland. ABC announces members of Covenant Design
Group. All this, and more, in the News Centre.
Parish
Resources
Architecture
and Furnishings, a dictionary of terms. The Revd Ken Collins' website.
Association
of Gravestone Studies.
A resource for anyone interested in maintenance and restoration
of gravestone. Complete and slightly academic, but with good
a good section on preservation and good FAQ pages.
Bricks
and Brass.
A large UK firm dealing with restoration, primarily homes;
has an excellent section on pointing.
Church
Architecture Network: resources for architects, pastors & designers.
Here you will find articles, events listings, and examples relating
to church architecture and interiors, with an online bookstore
and links to many more resources.
Church
Products and Services. A resource of businesses, interests and articles
on all aspects of interior and exterior needs of our church buildings.
Church
Projects Limited. This UK firm 'was formed in 1991 by senior
professionals within the construction industry who had completed
a wide variety of church and church-related schemes while working
at partner level and directors of a property company. With wide
ranging experience in all aspects of design and matters affecting
property, CPL is able to assist any Christian group to ensure
that maximum use is made of existing buildings.
Dellachiesa.com.
Traditional church architecture, restoration and preservation
web. Italian firm specializing in large church projects. Interesting
site.
Fotofacade.
Information about the Victorian Church Architecture UK pool with
a list of architects. A UK architectural blog.
Oregon
Historical Cemeteries Association.
Interesting and informative site with a good set of links
to other sites on old cemeteries and their restorations dos
and don'ts.
Churchsoftware.com.
'Affordable, quality software for churches and nonprofit organizations.
Whether you are organizing membership records, processing donor
contributions, or looking for a good fund accounting system to
help in your church's bookkeeping, "Church Management Tracking
System" (CMTSTM for Windows®) can more than meet your
needs.
ChurchPro
Church Management Software. 'All members of the ChurchPro
and SchoolPerfect team are former or present church staff members
committed to the church. Many have advanced seminary degrees in
church administration, Biblical studies, adult education and stewardship
development. No other organization can make this claim. We know
the church and we want to be helpful to you.'
Church
Software Review. Despite its name, this is not a review of
available software; it's a list of the top products. 'There are
many Church Management products on the market today, most of them
range from "pretty bad" to "really bad" products...
Nonetheless, if you are in the market for a Church Management
Software solution - here are some of the popular products on the
market.'
Episcopal
Payroll Services. (From the Episcopal Church Pension Group)
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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.
Worth
Noting
Controlling
Church Energy Costs, by Michael O'Loughlin. From The Living Church (Milwaukee):
'According to the U.S. Department of Energy, if the 300,000-plus houses
of worship in the United States reduced energy use by 25 percent, they
would save nearly $500 million that could be used more productively for
their mission priorities.'
My
Enemy's Enemy. Shared views on the traditional family and
sexual ethics have led to alliances between otherwise very different
Churches. But the dialogue is faltering between Catholics and
Anglicans over these same ethical issues. Where does this leave
the goal of Christian unity? [Ed.
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