Week
of 21 September 2008
Book of Common Prayer
Nimpasmo Iktakmila. The Holy Communion from the 1662 BCP is now available online in Lengua, an indigenous language used in Paraguay.
Book
Reviews
Pilgrims: New World Settlers and the Call of Home, by Susan Hardman Moore,
reviewed by Judith Maltby.
Disputed Truth: Memoirs II, by Hans Küng,
reviewed by John Habgood.
Against Innocence: Gillian Rose's Reception and Gift of Faith, by
Andrew Shanks,
reviewed by Angela Tilby.
Resurrection: The Power of God for Christians and Jews, by Kevin
J. Madigan and Jon D. Levenson,
reviewed by John Arnold.
Canada
Parishes
British Columbia: Hope, Christ Church (New Westminster)
British Columbia: Port Kells, St Oswald (New Westminster)
British Columbia: Powell River, St David and St Paul (New Westminster)
England
Parishes
Anglesey Benefice [Holy Trinity, Bottisham; St James, Lode; St Mary, Stow cum Quy; St Mary, Swaffham Bulbeck; St Mary, Swaffham Prior] (Ely)
Manea Welney Benefice [St Nicolas, Manea; St Mary, Welney; Christ Church, Welney] (Ely)
Episcopal Elections
Ongoing
On 27 September 2008 the Diocese of Southern Virginia will hold an episcopal election. Information about episcopal candidates and the bishop-search process are available on the diocese's dedicated bishop-search website.
The Diocese of Minnesota has begun a bishop-search process. The diocese's dedicated bishop-search website provides information on timelines and a forthcoming diocesan profile.
Ireland
Parishes
Carrickmacross with Magheracloone and Ardragh Group [St Patrick, Ardragh; St Fin Barre, Carrickmacross; St Molua, Magheracloone] (Clogher)
Resources
Hard Gospel Project. 'represents a commitment by the Church of Ireland to examine not only the challenges of faith which arise for Christians in the "vertical" relationship in loving God but also the practical implications for the outworking of faith in "horizontal" relationships as expressed in Christ's command to "love your neighbour".'
Japan
Schools and Education
St Stephen's School. Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture. Coeducational elementary and middle school founded in 1948.
Letters
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News
Centre
Church outreach to UK football fans. Sanctuary in a Canadian church. Anti-Christian
violence spreads in North India. Central figure in UK creationism controversy
resigns. Breakaway group lists Diocese of Sydney as mailing address. Bishop
of Pittsburgh deposed by 2:1 vote. Lawsuit against Diocese of New Westminster.
All this, and more, in the News Centre.
Not
in the Communion
Anglican Rite Diocese of the Holy Orthodox Catholic Church: 'If you are tired of the in fighting of the continuing Anglican Churches, if you want to get back to the Traditional issues and not the political, contact us. We are forming a new rite within the HOCC to meet your needs. [...] This is NOT a political institution, but a community focused on the love of Christ and service to His Kingdom.'
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USA
Parishes
Minnesota: Brainerd, St Paul (Minnesota)
Wisconsin: Green Bay, Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Fond du Lac)
Wisconsin: Marinette, St Paul (Fond du Lac)
Wisconsin: Oneida, Holy Apostles (Fond du Lac)
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Worth
Noting
A case of episcopal hyperinflation: Ted Harrison writes for the Church Times (London). 'Halving the number of dioceses would save money, help bishops reassess their pastoral priorities, and reassure congregations that it is not only at parish level that changes are being made.'
Fishing with Mystery: Since Izaak Walton and before, angling and Anglicanism have often gone hand in hand. In this fine programme from Speaking of Faith (American Public Media) Krista Tippett interviews 'James Prosek, is a 33 year old artist, fly-fisher, author, and environmental activist who has always, as he puts it, found God "through the theater of nature." From a young age he has been fascinated by trout and now eel — which he sees as "mystical creatures" — and he's captured them literally and artistically, by way of both angling and paint. We explore the sense of meaning and mystery he has developed along the way, including his concern with how we humans limit our sense of other creatures by the names we give them.'
Shining a light where science and theology meet: John Polkinghorne writes in the Times (London). 'An irritating feature of modern life is the way in which useful words get hijacked and used for different, and often unacceptable, purposes. An example is "creationist". As a Christian believer I am, of course, a creationist in the proper sense of the term, for I believe that the mind and the purpose of a divine Creator lie behind the fruitful history and remarkable order of the universe which science explores.'
Storming hell's gates: Doug LeBlanc writes for episcopallife online (New York). 'Another Lambeth Conference has convened and adjourned. Does anyone doubt that most of the tensions within the church will persist in the months and years ahead?
I've often fallen prey to a false assumption that conflict—whether in my marriage or in the church—is an inherent evil. I live as a better Christian by remembering this advice from premarital counseling: Conflict is not the problem.' |
