Week
of 1 February 2009
Africa
Resources
Diocese Planning and Development Office, Diocese of Lango: 'The DPDO goal is the reduction of rural poverty and our focus in on food security and household income, literacy, health, education, civil rights, and equal opportunities. The challenge is to help the communities reduce, prevent, and cure the underlying causes of social imbalances.' Headquartered in Lira, Uganda.
Australia
Resources
Archbishop of Sydney's Appeals Unit: 'raises money to assist those in need within the Sydney Diocese and in the developing world. There are three funds within the Appeals Unit: the Community Care and Development Program, Overseas Relief and Aid Fund, and the Overseas Ministry Fund.'
Book of Common Prayer
Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in West Ambae. This language is spoken in the Diocese of Vanuatu on Aoba island.
Book
Reviews
Peter McGeary reviews five Lenten books for the Church Times (London).
Canada
Parishes
Ontario: Sandwich, St John (Huron)
Ontario: Sharon, St James (Toronto)
Ontario: Simcoe, Trinity Church (Huron)
Ontario: Walpole Island, St John the Baptist (Huron)
England
Parishes
Barnstaple, St Paul (Exeter)
Edmonton, St Aldhelm (London)
Fulham, All Saints (London)
Fulham, St John (London)
Fulham, St Peter (London)
Hodnet, St Luke (Lichfield)
Old Heathfield, All Saints (Chichester)
Sheffield (Millhouses), Holy Trinity (Sheffield)
West Felton, St Michael (Lichfield)
Episcopal
Elections
Ongoing
The Diocese of Huron has announced the names of nine nominees for suffragan bishop. An election will be held on 28 March 2009 in St Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario. Biographical information for the nominees is available on the diocesan homepage.
Events
USA: Washington DC, 10 February 2009: The Cultures of Science and Faith
St Paul's Church, K Street, hosts Dr John Polkinghorne for this lecture at 6:30 p.m.
USA: Boston MA, 28 February 2009: 20th
Anniversary Celebration: Rt Rev Barbara C Harris
The Diocese of Massachusetts celebrates the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the Rt Rev Barbara
C Harris.
The schedule includes a morning program and an afternoon Eucharist with the Most Rev Katharine Jefferts
Schori preaching and celebrating.
Pre-registration (on-line) suggested.
Letters
to Anglicans Online
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publication.
News
Centre
A Prime Ministerial helping hand. Dealing with Northern Ireland's past. New
Bishop of Canberra-Goulburn consecrated. Primates to meet in Egypt. Disaffected
Anglicans consider becoming RC. New Bishop of Bermuda consecrated. The Most
Godless town in Britain. News about buildings. Dying bishop repents and reconciles.
All this, and more, in the News Centre.
Not
in the Communion
The Anglican Orthodox Church of the Fiji Islands: 'In our worship service we use the 1928 Anglican Book of Common Prayer and the King James version of the Bible.'
South Africa
Schools and Education
St Dunstan's College. 'an independent Anglican school, the diocesan school of the Diocese of the Highveld'.
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USA
Parishes
Florida: Longboat Key, All Angels by the Sea (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Pinellas Park, St Giles (Southwest Florida)
Florida: St Petersburg, St Bede (Southwest Florida)
Florida: St Petersburg Beach, St Alban (Southwest Florida)
Florida: Seminole, St Anne of Grace (Southwest Florida)
Missouri: Branson, Shepherd of the Hills (West Missouri)
Missouri: Lebanon, Trinity Church (West Missouri)
Vacancies
Centre
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Tanzania: St Margaret's - English-speaking (Mount Kilimanjaro) Vicar
For more information on this and other listings, see our Vacancies Centre. Also scan vacancy pages on diocesan web sites throughout the communion.
World
Parishes
India: Pune, St Mary (Pune)
Worth
Noting
Scripture as common property: Ferdinand von Prondzynski writes for Thinking Anglicans on biblical inerrancy. 'Maybe I am being nostalgic about something that had to come to an end anyway and that cannot be restored. But at least part of me regrets that we have lost the idea of scripture as a common property that is not just somewhere in the background but that is part of us and is, in large passages, remembered by us. I think we have lost something.'
The theology of enough. John Madeley writes for the Telegraph (London) about sustainability as more important than growth. 'The stockmarket might learn to accept that as normal, instead of having a nervous breakdown. It might even stop reacting in a way that makes things worse. We all stand to gain from a change in the way that we view recession. And accepting that enough is enough might, into the bargain, allow us to reduce our carbon emissions.'
The Village Church for Village Life Award 2009: Country Life magazine carries this article on its fine 'competition celebrating the work of rural parishes that have adapted their churches to serve village life in the 21st century'. 'The award seeks to discover the finest example of a historic, rural parish church that has successfully engaged the wider community to create a focus for village life in the 21st century. Churches must demonstrate that the whole community—worshippers and non-worshippers alike—has played an active part in the project.' Nominations should be made before Shrove Tuesday, 2009. |
