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Week of 12 October 2008

Book Reviews
Adam Ford reviews two titles for the Church Times: Science and Religion: A Very Short Introduction, by Thomas Dixon and Christian Bioethics: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Agneta Sutton.

Ghillean Prance reviews two titles for the Church Times: Eco-Theology, by Celia Deane-Drummond and Renewing the Face of the Earth: A Theological and Pastoral Response to Climate Change, by David Atkinson

Reviews of Rowan Williams's new book on Fyodor Dostoevsky continue to appear: see this one by A.N. Wilson, and this one by Richard Harries. The Guardian also has this interview of the archbishop by Stuart Jeffries.

Canada
Parishes
Manitoba: Minnedosa, St Mark (Brandon)
Manitoba: Virden, St Mary (Brandon)

England
Parishes
Frenchay, St John the Baptist (Bristol)
Henleaze, St Peter (Bristol)
Lickey, Lickey Church (Birmingham)
Purton, St Mary (Bristol)
Rodbourne-Cheney, St Mary (Bristol)

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Complete
The Archdeacon of Cardigan, the Venerable Andrew John, is the Bishop Elect of the Diocese of Bangor in the Church in Wales.The election follows the death of the Right Reverend Anthony Crockett in June, who served as bishop of the diocese from 2004. The new bishop will be the 81st Bishop of Bangor, serving an area stretching across north-west Wales from Holyhead to Llanidloes. More information is available here.

Japan
Parishes
Okuchi, Okuchi Church (Kyushu)

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
A debt of gratitude to the Vicar of Dibley. Bishop of Boga safely in Bunia. Picking up the Pieces in Pittsburgh. Indian Christians remain traumatized by violence. Blessing the herd in New South Wales. UN expert urges churches to evangelize 'greener living'. Bishop calls C of E General Synod 'sinful'. New Bishop of Bangor. Online prayer activity up sharply. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Latin Anglican Church of México: Spanish-language website for this church with headquarters in Mexico City.

Iglesia Católica Reformada de Venezuela, Rito Anglicano: Spanish-language website for this church with headquarters in Lagunillas, Venezuela.

Religious Orders
Franciscan Order of the Sacred Heart: 'a traditional Anglican Franciscan family of friars, sisters of the First Order and Brothers and Sisters of the Third Order Secular'.

Society of St Michael: 'a fraternity of Anglican clergy, organized as a society of apostolic life. The SSM's special charism is dedication to the Catholic faith and practice in its Anglican tradition. The SSM exists for mutual support, encouragement, and fellowship, and witnesses to Anglican tradition in its Catholic fullness.'

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USA
Parishes
Arizona: Phoenix, Church of the Nativity (Arizona)
Arizona: Phoenix, Holy Spirit (Arizona)
Arizona: Phoenix, St Jude (Arizona)
West Virginia: Hedgesville, Mount Zion (West Virginia)

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.

For more information on this and other listings, see our Vacancies Centre. Also scan vacancy pages on diocesan web sites throughout the communion.

Wales
Parishes
Parish of Manselton and Cwmbwrla [St Michael and All Angels, Manselton; St Luke the Evangelist, Cwmbwrla] (Swansea and Brecon)

World
Education
India: St Thomas Higher Secondary School, Chennai. A website in progress for this school affiliated with the Diocese of Madras in the Church of South India.

Worth Noting
Living in time with the rhythm of the Church’s year: Graham Kings writes for the Times (London). 'In reordering our lives in moments of turmoil, it may be worth considering the rhythm of a year, rather than just of a day or a month. Imagine the year ahead of you. What comes to mind? When does that year begin? Whose year is it? An intriguing question is how do you make God smile?'

Hymns, hell, handbaskets: 'Graham Kendrick - the author of such painful hymns as Shine, Jesus, Shine has been included amongst a list of 50 people responsible for ruining Britain.' Jonathan Wynne-Jones writes in the Telegraph (London).

Week of 5 October 2008

Africa
Cathedrals
Nigeria: Ikeja, Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral Diocese of Lagos West

Australia
Parishes
New South Wales: Burwood, St Paul (Sydney)
Queensland: Chermside, All Saints (Brisbane)

Book of Common Prayer
Koe Tohi ‘oe Gahi mo Efiafi. The Book of Common Prayer is now available online in a 1912 Tongan translation transcribed by an AO editor.

Book Reviews
John Saxbee reviews Keith Ward's Why There Almost Certainly Is a God.

Andrew Davison reviews Was Jesus God?, by Richard Swinburne.

Canada
Parishes
British Columbia: Victoria, St Dunstan (British Columbia)

England
Parishes
Hotwells, Holy Trinity (Bristol)
Lea, St Giles (Bristol)
Winterbourne, St Michael (Bristol)
Yate, St Mary (Bristol) [Methodist-Anglican parish]

Resources
The Association of Diocesan and Cathedral Archaeologists. 'a professional organisation which will represent archaeologists who are charged with the proper conduct of archaeology of cathedrals and parish churches; this representation will be to cathedral chapters (collectively or individually), English Heritage, and the two church bodies the CFCE and CCC. [...] It will have an annual conference at which current issues can be examined. It may seek to establish models for contracts of employment for consultants of both kinds. Other benefits and features intended include a newsletter, a website, and other measures to bring church archaeologists together and present their views.'

Episcopal Elections or Announcements
Complete
On 27 September 2008 the Diocese of Southern Virginia elected Herman Hollerith IV as its next bishop. Balloting information is here; biographical information about the bishop-elect is here. Hollerith's consecration is scheduled for 13 February 2009.

Japan
Resources
Victims Advocate. This website provides a wealth of information about victims' rights and children's safety in connection with a recent child sex abuse scandal in the Diocese of Kyoto.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
New bishop for Algoma. Protest at Sydney cathedral. US Episcopal Church has 'Day of Repentance' for slavery. Bishop of Pennsylvania deposed. Church of England priest claims harassment. Australia's first 'goth Mass' Bishop of Highveld dies. General Synod in Nigeria. GAFCON meeting in Uganda. CAPA chair calls for end to bickering. New bishop in Burma. Pittsburgh bishop removed from office. Diocese of Pittsburgh votes to secede. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Conservative Anglican Church of North America: 'Come visit our church and experience the Mass from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer (English and Spanish) with rich Christian faith, a dedication to follow Jesus in all things, a love of the Eucharist as the central point of our Christian Life, a commitment to serve the lost and the outcast, and that unique spirituality we call "Catholic."' Headquarters in Katy, Texas.

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USA
Parishes
New Hampshire: Walpole, St John (New Hampshire)
Pennsylvania: Kutztown, St Barnabas (Bethlehem)

Vacancies Centre
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Canada: St Clement, Houston (Caledonia) Full time incumbent

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Worth Noting
John Betjeman on the wireless: Christopher Howse writes in the Telegraph (London) on a new release of Betjeman's poems, some of which have not been before published. 'I congratulate Professor Gardner and his publishers for their enterprise in bringing out this scholarly and entertaining little book.'

The spark of God within us is truth: Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba, Bishop of Botswana, writes in the Times (London). 'Our problem is that we don’t know that we are one with God. Hence our preoccupation with labels we think define us: I’m a sinner, I’m a saint, I’m useless, I’m important, I am pretty, I am ugly, and so on. These are all labels, clothing, which cover our nakedness because we do not take cognisance of who we are. We are more than labels. To the extent that we believe these labels, we believe a lie.'

The Ten Week Course: Dave Walker's cartoon compares the offerings of the Alpha Course with the offerings of Sunday morning in church.

A trivial meandering on facial hair: 'I made an idle mental connection between the wearing of beards and a hostility to modernity. A moment later, I thought of Rowan Williams.' Giles Fraser writes in the Church Times (London).