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Week of 13 December 2009

Advent Resources
The Anglican Church of Canada's Advent Reflections site changes each day. Read about this special gift from the Anglican Appeal here.

The US Episcopal Church has a collection of Advent and Christmas multimedia resources here.

And the Christmas messages begin: Presiding Bishop of the US Episcopal Church

Africa
Dioceses
Uganda: Diocese of Mukono - http://mukono.anglican.org

Australia
Parishes
Tasmania: Parish of Buckland (Tasmania)

Book of Common Prayer
Fagarafenga ni Gomagomaafatani mana Manuurafitani mana Ngau Apuna ana I na woita i owa rafa: Santa Ana Prayer Book (1956). AO Editor Richard Mammana has digitized portions of the 1938 Melanesian Book of Common Prayer in Owa or Santa Ana, a language of the southern Solomon Islands.

England
Parishes
Throop, St Paul (Winchester)

Resources
The Mothers' Union Exeter

Mothers' Union in Oxford Diocese

Mothers' Union in Ripon and Leeds

Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Sheffield

Events
UK: King's College, Cambridge, 24 December 2009: A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
'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.' Download this year's service leaflet here, and find an online listening option. We'll be tuning in as well.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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News Centre
Obituary of Sir Richard O'Brien. Anglican Santa barred from giving gifts to children. ABC reflects while talking to a reporter. UK Health and Safety Guide to Carol Singing. New bishop for Upper South Carolina. Government thugs disrupt worship in Zimbabwe. God and Mammon in England. New bishop in Peterborough a gift to journalists? Sex, sex, sex (after all, we're Anglican). Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Igreja Episcopal Anglicana Livre: Based in Brazil; site in Portuguese.

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USA
Parishes
Alabama: Demopolis, Trinity Church (Alabama)
Nebraska: Alliance, St Matthew (Nebraska)
South Dakota: Watertown, Trinity Church (South Dakota)

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.

England: St Nicholas, Shepperton (London) Children and Families Worker

Worth Noting
Fair Trade Kit Kat: The Archbishop of York is (among others) delighted in Nestlé's decision to make the popular chocolate snack less ethically dodgy in its origins. 'He said the next step for the confectioner was to make all its other products Fairtrade, including his personal favourite, the Yorkie bar.'

Week of 6 December 2009

Advent Resources
The Boston Globe is once again posting a Hubble Telescope Advent Calendar with daily updates.

Africa
Resources
Ezo and Rhode Island Partnership. The Diocese of Rhode Island and the Diocese of Ezo in the Sudan share a companion diocese connection. This website provides a variety of information about this fruitful partnership.

Book Reviews
Bernard Palmer reviews Outposts of the Faith: Anglo-Catholicism in Some Rural Parishes, by Michael Yelton.

Kenneth Stevenson reviews Wanting Like a God: Desire and Freedom in the Works of Thomas Traherne, by Denise Inge.

Adam Ford reviews Boyle: Between God and Science, by Michael Hunter.

Canada
Resources
Camp Harding: Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan. 'As an Anglican camp we welcome children from all backgrounds.' Affiliated with the Diocese of Qu'Appelle.

England
Resources
Friends of Chichester Cathedral

Friends of Truro Cathedral

Association of the Friends of Lincoln Cathedral

Friends of Wells Cathedral

Episcopal Elections
Ongoing
The Diocese of Wyoming will announce its slate of nominees for bishop on 7 December 2009; after this a period of nomination by petition will begin. See more information on the dedicated bishop-search website.

Letters to Anglicans Online
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New Zealand
Parishes
Glenfield, St Barnabas (Auckland)

News Centre
Los Angeles elects lesbian bishop; ABC unhappy. Auckland and Louisiana elect bishops; ABC silent. England's cathedrals need help from rich people. US and Canada churches oppose Uganda legislation. Singapore church issues clarification of archbishop's remarks. Funding cuts threaten Canada's KAIROS. Bishop warns his diocese is 'on the verge of extinction'. Massachusetts bishop approves same-gender blessings. Seven new deacons in Bendigo despite Vatican opposition. Statement from The Episcopal Church (the one in Sudan). All this, and more, in the News Centre.

Not in the Communion
Latin-American Anglican Church: 'Member of The Orthodox Anglican Communion. In Full InterCommunion of The Conservative Anglican Church of North America.'

South Africa
Schools
Uplands College: White River, Mpumalanga. Coeducational school in the Diocese of Mpumalanga.

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USA
Parishes
California: Aptos, St John the Baptist (El Camino Real)
Delaware: Milton, St John the Baptist (Delaware)
Idaho: Nampa, Grace Church (Idaho)

Resources
Domestic Missionary Partnership. 'the phoenix rising from the ashes of Coalition 14, a long-time group of up to 16 dioceses that had worked together for over 20 years to challenge one another to move from survival to mission'. Dioceses include Alaska, Arizona, Central New York, Eastern Oregon, Eau Claire, El Camino Real, Idaho, Mississippi, the Navajoland Area Mission, Nevada, North Dakota, Utah, and Western Kansas.

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.

Germany: St Augustine of Canterbury, Wiesbaden (Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe) Rector

Worth Noting
Church movements will always fall short of perfection: Geoffrey Rowell writes for the Times (London). 'here and now every Christian community is challenged to live out the marks of the Church, and to seek to reflect that in the decisions that it makes'

Grumpy bishop: Nick Baines writes, inter alia, 'I am a miserable killjoy who wants to take the magic out of Christmas. Apparently.'

Music to keep bishops awake: Christopher Howse writes for the Telegraph (London). 'When Samuel Sebastian Wesley was appointed organist of Hereford cathedral in 1832, he found that the eight adult members of the choir were all clergymen aged between 49 and 78. Five were in poor health, two were deemed to be sub-standard and the 78-year-old was exempt from attending services. This was the crisis in which cathedral music found itself, at a time of clamour to take away revenues from the Established Church.'

We've Got Jesus: 'If the makers of Coca-Cola can sell a billion cans of sugar water every 48 hours, surely the Anglican Church of Canada can add value to people’s lives, insists Nicolosi.' Kristen Jenkins writes for Anglican Journal (Toronto).