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Week of 19 December 2010

Africa
Parishes
Nigeria: Ibru Centre. 'an institution of the Anglican Communion based in Agbaraha-Otor, Delta State. The Centre welcomes guest for retreat, spiritual solace, short courses, pilgrimages and other spiritual rejuvenating exercise in a Holy environment.'

Australia
Schools and Education
Anglican Technical College Western Sydney. Kings Park, New South Wales. 'a trade high school where students can study Year 11 and 12, get their HSC and start their trade career'.

Canada
Parishes
Newfoundland and Labrador: Parish of Cow Head [St Mary the Virgin, Cow Head; Parson's Pond; St Paul, St Paul's Inlet; St Alban, Sally's Cove] (Western Newfoundland)

Church Times Book Reviews
John Saxbee reviews Shaping the Church: The Promise of Implicit Theology, by Martyn Percy.

Andrew Davison reviews Christian Doctrine (SCM Studyguide), by Jeff Astley.

John Rogerson reviews Out of Babylon, by Walter Brueggemann.

England
Parishes
Barkingside, St Laurence (Chelmsford)
Colchester (Berechurch), St Margaret (Chelmsford)
United Benefice of Fyfield, Moreton with Bobbingworth, and Willingale (Chelmsford)
London, St Peter's Barge (London) [London's floating church]
Mark's Gate, St Mark (Chelmsford)
Prittlewell, St Stephen (Chelmsford)
Wormingford Benefice (Chelmsford)

Events
England: Cambridge, 24 December 2010: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is the Christmas Eve service held in King's College Chapel. The Festival was introduced in 1918 to bring a more imaginative approach to worship. It was first broadcast in 1928 and is now broadcast to millions of people around the world.' Listen to live on Radio 4 at this address; it will be repeated on Radio 3 here; worldwide broadcast times are listed here.

Ireland
Parishes
Dublin, St Catherine and St James with St Audoen (Dublin and Glendalough)

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Ballarat bishop a sore loser. Chorister vows to sing on at King's College. Nick Baines to be Bishop of Bradford. Church and state in Africa. Organ failure predicted in NYC church. New bishop in Kigali. Bishop in India accused of embezzlement. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Religious Orders
Malling Abbey. West Malling, Kent. 'We are a community of women who have been drawn to respond to God's love by living a life of prayer, work, study and hospitality based on the Rule of St. Benedict.'

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USA
Parishes
Louisiana: Central, St Augustine (Louisiana)
West Virginia: Ravenswood, Grace Church (West Virginia)

Resources
New Dreams New Visions: 'seeks to connect vital, retired clergy who can work less-than-full time with vibrant, small worshipping communities for mission. We seek clergy and congregations who will gather around the ministry and not the minister.'

Worth Noting
Christmas messages: From the heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Presiding Bishop of the US Episcopal Church. We imagine more will be available next week.

The difference between Jesus and Santa Claus: Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite writes for the Washington Post. 'Jesus will forgive you, but Santa Claus never will.'

Week of 12 December 2010

Africa
Dioceses
Democratic Republic of Congo: Diocese of Katanga - http://katanga.anglican.org

Australia
Parishes
New South Wales: Bega, St John (Canberra and Goulburn)

Canada
Parishes
New Brunswick: Campobello Island, Welshpool, St Anne (Fredericton)
New Brunswick: Saint John, St Mary and St Bartholomew (Fredericton)

Church Times Book Reviews
Andrew Davison reviews The Church: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Matt Jenson and David E. Wilhite with Eucharist: A Guide for the Perplexed, by Ralph N. McMichael.

Lavinia Byrne reviews The Celtic Quest: A Contemporary Spirituality, by Rosemary Power.

Gillian Leslie reviews St John of the Cross, by Peter Tyler.

England
Parishes
Chigwell Row, All Saints (Chelmsford)
Laindon, St Nicholas (Chelmsford)
Mersea Benefice (Chelmsford)
Newland, St Leonard (Worcester)
Roydon, St Peter (Chelmsford)
Shenfield, St Mary (Chelmsford)
South Ockendon, St Nicholas (Chelmsford)
Wivenhoe, St Mary the Virgin (Chelmsford)

Episcopal Elections
The Diocese of Pittsburgh has scheduled an episcopal election for 21 April 2012. More information is available here.

Europe
Parishes
Netherlands: Zwolle, Anglican Church (Diocese in Europe)

Events
Bethlehem and Washington DC, 18 December 2010: Joint American-Palestinian Service
'Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will lead the service in the United States, with Bishop John Bryson Chane of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Washington National Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd and Bishop Richard H. Graham of the Metropolitan D.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In Bethlehem, the service will be led by Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Suheil Dawani, Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and the Rev. Mitri Raheb of Bethlehem's Christmas Lutheran Church.'

Events
USA: New York City, through 27 February 2011: Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
'Three Faiths includes 200 rare and precious works created over the past 1,500 years. Among them, great works of the miniaturist's art and of calligraphy, drawn from all three faiths, delight the eye, as they have done since their creation centuries ago. Manuscript materials are accompanied by some of the most significant printed works of the past 550 years. The scrolls, codices, illuminated manuscripts, and printed volumes are complemented selectively by important bindings, early photographs, prints, maps, and liturgical or ritual objects dating from the fifth century of the Common Era (CE) to the present.' At the New York Public Library.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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New Zealand
Parishes
Richmond, Holy Trinity Church (Nelson)

News Centre
Ancient Christian site in UAE opens to visitors. Worship, Baghdad style. Disgraced Australian bishop officially removed. Wikileaks reveals an Anglican document. Loaves and fishes for sale in the narthex? Baby Jesus sonogram sparks Christmas controversy. Glastonbury dethorned. Dioceses in West Yorkshire might merge. Archbishop to help flush toilet saga. Strong words from Bishop of Texas. More troubles for US seminary. Solar lighting is a gift. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

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USA
Parishes
California: Marysville, St John (Northern California)
California: Quincy, Christ the King (Northern California)

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.

USA: Oregon, Portland. Director of Spiritual Care, Legacy Health - Good Samaritan Medical Center

Worth Noting
Churchyleaks: The Guardian reproduces the text of a US diplomatic cable predicting 'winners and losers' in Anglican-Vatican relations. More here from Thinking Anglicans.

Does your church tweet?: The Center for Church Communication says that 'Your church doesn’t need to be on Twitter, but if you’re on there (and promoting it on your home page), you should at least be paying attention when people send you messages'.

How might the Anglican Covenant work in England?: Savi Hensman thinks about this at Ekklesia. 'Whatever the specific issues and responses, it seems likely, however, that the Anglican Covenant in its present form is set to cause more problems than it solves.'