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This page last updated 29 July 2012  

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Week of 29 July 2012

Australia
Parishes
South Australia: Brighton, St Jude (Adelaide)

Canada
Parishes
Nova Scotia: Greater Glace Bay Pastoral Unit (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)

Book Reviews
AO Editor Richard Mammana reviews The Lost Chapel of St Francis Hill, by Starr Ramsey Helms.

Mary Ann Gwinn reviews Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death, by James Runcie. (Seattle Times)

Diarmaid MacCulloch reviews Saints, Sacrilege and Sedition, by Eamon Duffy. (The Guardian)

John C. Bauerschmidt reviews Ten Popes Who Shook the World, by Eamon Duffy. (The Living Church)

England
Resources
Whalley Abbey. 'The Retreat and Conference House is set in the stunning grounds and ruins of a 14th Century Cistercian Abbey. On the banks of the River Calder in the beautiful countryside of the Ribble Valley, but with easy access to motorway and rail networks.' (Blackburn)

Events
England: London, 27 July to 12 August 2012: Church of England Olympics Resources
Prayers, liturgical resources, podcasts, and such like.

Japan
Parishes
Tokyo (Setagaya-ku), Holy Trinity Church (Tokyo)

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Salisbury shares discussions about museums and churches. Global South Primates lobby CNC. Religion and the Olympics. New bishop in Western Louisiana. Construction of cardboard cathedral to begin. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Missionary Diocese of the Trinity: 'The General Synod of the Church of Nigeria has approved the creation of the Missionary Diocese of the Trinity MDT. Missionary Diocese of the Trinity MDT shall be a cluster of Churches in North America and Canada, and an offshoot of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) and an affiliate of Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and Convocation of Anglicans in North America CANA.'

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USA
Parishes
Washington: Tukwila, St John's Sudanese Church (Olympia)

Resources
CT Mission Connect. 'This site was created as a platform and network to serve Episcopalians in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and their communities, networks, friends, and mission partners and complement the efforts of the "Mission Discernment Initiative" that the Diocese voted to launch in October 2010.'

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World
Schools and Education
Pakistan: Primary Education Project, Diocese of Hyderabad

Worth Noting
Antidisestablishmentarianism and disestablishmentarianism: Jonathan Chaplin writes Time for the Church to cut the knot, and Nigel Biggar writes Why the Anglican establishment is good for a liberal society, both for Theos Think Tank.

Electronic super highways and the sacred rite of book hunting: 'In my diocese, Anglican clergy follow a long standing tradition: the time-honoured ritual of passing on old books.' Jesse Dymond writes for thecommunity.anglican.ca.


Week of 22 July 2012

Church History
The Cable Clergy Index. 'A comprehensive index of clergy who served in the Anglican Church of Australia from earliest times through to those ordained by 31 December 1961.'

England
Parishes
London, St Martin in the Fields Chinese Church (London)

Letters to Anglicans Online
Have a read. Write a letter of your own to us for possible publication.

Liturgical Resources
Common Worship in Other Languages. 'Common Worship is currently being translated into some non-English languages for use in Church of England churches where there are multi-lingual congregations. Each translation of material from Common Worship has been approved by the House of Bishops before being made available.' Portions of CW are now available online in Chinese and French.

News Centre
ABC urges Anglicans not to give up on each other. Global South Primates issue communiqué after meeting. First woman bishop in Africa elected in Swaziland. Irish priest says raiders should be birched. Flogged. Hive of bees thought extinct found in Northumberland church. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Traditional Reformed Episcopal Church Resources: 'reflecting the Evangelical history of the REC'.

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USA
Parishes
Indiana: Howe, St Mark (Northern Indiana)
Washington: Rockport, St Martin-St Francis (Olympia)
Washington: South Bend, St John (Olympia)
Washington: Tacoma, All Saints (Olympia)
Washington: Tahuya, St Nicholas (Olympia)

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Wales
Resources
Church in Wales Review. 'The Review was commissioned in 2011 by the Bench of Bishops and the Standing Committee. It was carried out by an independent Review Group chaired by Lord (Richard) Harries of Pentregarth, the former Bishop of Oxford [...]. The report has been presented to the Bench and Standing Committee, and will be considered by the Governing Body in September.'

Worth Noting
Regarding the Shooting in Aurora: St John's Cathedral in Denver, Colorado responds to a mass shooting of cinema-goers. The Bishop of Colorado has issued a pastoral letter. A curate at the cathedral in Denver, the Revd Blake Sawicky, preached this excellent sermon today.

Rev: The BBC television series revolves around a Church of England priest who leaves a rural Suffolk parish to become the vicar of an inner-city London church. It is now available for streaming online through hulu.com.

A soul to save: St Bartholomew's faces a new challenge — an upscaling neighbourhood. Peter Kuitenbrouwer writes in the National Post (Canada).

 

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