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Monday, 10 November 2008
New Bishops for Canberra & Goulburn and Wangaratta
The Venerable Stuart Robinson was elected this week as the Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn. Stuart has been Rector of St Paul's Chatswood since 2005 and most recently worked as National Mission Facilitator. Details of Stuart's consecration are yet to be made available.
Since his consecration in 2007, John Parkes has been Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Brisbane and Dean of St John's Cathedral. His installation as the Bishop of Wangaratta is to be at 11.00am on Saturday, 13 December 2008.
Prayer Resources for the Current Financial Crisis
The Church of England has published some resources for those concerned about debt and the current crisis, including the following prayer:
Lord God, we live in disturbing days:
across the world,
prices rise,
debts increase,
banks collapse,
jobs are taken away,
and fragile security is under threat.
Loving God, meet us in our fear and hear our prayer:
be a tower of strength amidst the shifting sands,
and a light in the darkness;
help us receive your gift of peace,
and fix our hearts where true joys are to be found,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
You can find further prayers and other resources at http://www.cofe.anglican.org/prayers/#financial
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Three lectures given by the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey during Holy Week 2008 in a series entitled "A Question of Faith".
Faith & Science
Faith & Politics
Faith & History
Friday, 7 March 2008
Kidnapping of Chaldean bishop in Iraq condemned
Jordanian Prince El Hassan bin Talal, who chairs the board of trustees of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, has condemned strongly the kidnapping of the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Paulus Faraj Rahho, and the killing of three of his companions. "These criminal acts defy our principles of common humanity and offend our religious values and codes of conduct", the prince said in a statement from Amman on 3 March 2008.
Giles Fraser: Is Fairtrade the same as fair?
The Adam Smith Institute has just exploded a bomb underneath Fairtrade Fortnight. Fairtrade is not fair, it says. Many Christians will be furious, because many of us love the whole Fairtrade enterprise.
Fairness, trade and free market ideology
by Simon Barrow
A response to Giles Fraser's article above.
Thursday, 6 March 2008
Tanzania elects Valentino L. Mokiwa as Primate
The Anglican Church of Tanzania has elected Bishop Valentino L. Mokiwa of the Diocese of Dar es Salaam to serve as its next Primate for a five-year term.
Friday, 29 February 2008
Australia: Mothers' Union to hold first of six international meetings
MU Australia, part of the worldwide Mothers' Union, will host a unique meeting 2-7 March in Toowoomba, Australia, that will be attended by members from all over the world.
The meeting, the first of six due to be held outside the United Kingdom over the next three years, will provide opportunities for 95 Mothers' Union leaders - from countries as diverse as Australia, Britain/Ireland, Canada, India, Korea, Melanesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, United States and West Indies - to meet together to share experiences, celebrate diversity of cultures, strengthen relationships, identify common goals and plan a cohesive future for the international charity work.
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
New Zealand diocese chooses Matthews as Bishop
Vote must still be approved in three-step process
Canadian Bishop Victoria Matthews has reportedly been chosen Bishop of the Diocese of Christchurch in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, according to church sources and published reports.
Anglican women encouraged to 'stand up straight for Christ'
Opening Eucharist sets tone for UNCSW gathering
In a lively homily, the Right Revd Catherine S. Roskam, bishop suffragan of New York, told Anglican women from around the Communion gathered at the Episcopal Church Centre in New York City to "stand up straight for Christ".
Recent Releases
- New Bishops for Canberra & Goulburn and Wangaratta [10.11.2008]
- Prayer Resources for the Current Financial Crisis [10.11.2008]
- Zimbabwe Bishop Bakare receives prize for human rights work [06.11.2008]
- New Diocesan Bishop Announced [04.11.2008]
- Archbishop Phillip Aspinall elected to extra term as primate [21.10.2008]
- Archbishop awards Cross of St Augustine - Friday 17 October 2008 [20.10.2008]
- Muslim, Christian leaders take up global issues at high-level London meeting [17.10.2008]
- Threat of rebel attacks leaves Congolese Anglicans stranded following synod meeting [08.10.2008]
- Archbishop Rowan Williams' article on the financial crisis [02.10.2008]
- Southern African Province mourns the death of Bishop David Beetge [01.10.2008]
- Anglicans calls for decisive action on Millennium Development Goals [25.09.2008]
- Archbishop of York Presidential Address [06.07.2008]
- St Andrew's Draft Covenant text [17.06.2008]
- Proposals for an Anglican Covenant: The Story and Text so far [17.06.2008]
- Consideration of the St Andrew's Draft Covenant by the Bishops of the Anglican Communion [17.06.2008]