ACNS - Weekly Review 9 - 15 October 2010

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> Weekly ACNS Review 9 - 15 October, 2010

Posted On: October 15, 2010 9:38 PM | Posted By : Admin ACO
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The weekly roundup of Anglican Communion news plus opinion, reviews,
photos, profiles and other things of interest from across the
Anglican/Episcopal world.

> This edition includes...

?This week's Communion news

?Anglican Life - Audio interview with award-winning CMS worker,
Burundi Church on YouTube
?Images - Archbishop Rowan Williams visits India
?Opinion - Bishop Akiri shares the vision for Tanzania's newest 
diocese
?Publication of the Week - International Anglican Family Network's
newsletter on trafficking.
?The coming week's Anglican Cycle of Prayer.

> THE WEEK'S NEWS

?UK: Post-quake Haiti "reborn" Bishop tells Compass Rose Society's AGM
?INDIA: Archbishop's Chevening Lecture at the British Council, New 
Delhi
?AUSTRALIA: World Council of Churches 'Living Letters' team stands in
solidarity with Aboriginal Peoples
?USA: Innovative partnership aims to help Episcopal churches 'go 
green'
?ACO: Message from the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
?SUDAN: Sudan delegation meets with UN secretary general, 'raises 
alarm'
?NEW ZEALAND: Frontline Anglican family workers head to New Zealand
?SUDAN: Christians and Muslims call for peace and an end to religious
stereotypes in Sudan
?ENGLAND: Women of the Year award goes to CMS mission partner -
champion of deaf and disabled
?MIDDLE EAST: Bishop celebrates new clinic in Ramalla and appeals for
vital equipment

> ANGLICAN LIFE

Church Mission Society (CMS) - Audio interview with pioneering CMS
mission partner Susie Hart, founder of Neema Crafts in Tanzania, who
this week won a prestigious Women of the Year award. Susie has been
nominated in the Window to the World category for her work developing
Neema Crafts, which has trained and employs over 40 deaf and disabled
workers making crafts from jewellery to the famed elephant dung paper.

The Neema team also runs a cafe which won the Best Restaurant category
in the Daily Telegraph's Best of British competition earlier this
year. Click here to access the podcast interview.

Anglican Church of Burundi on YouTube - Access is now available to
some short EAB videos on You Tube using the following links:

> Netsforlife at Giharo
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUiMygEiEIo

> Buhiga celebrations ? 15 Aug 2010
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZwkMa9jHs

> Agricultural projects in Makamba
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FL7WrIjrl8

> IMAGES

India - Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams' visit to India.
Click here to view

> OPINION

The joys and challenges of starting a new diocese from scratch...

Challenges of Mission in a New Diocese in Africa

> By Bishop Mwita Akiri, PhD

The Anglican Diocese of Tarime is the 26th diocese of the Anglican
Church of Tanzania in Africa, and the youngest. It is located east of
Lake Victoria, and shares a border with Kenya to the north and north
east. Part of Tarime is home to the western side of the Serengeti
National Park! In this case, visitors to Tarime who have spare time
will not return home without enjoying the abundant wildlife in
Tanzania and rare world wonders such as the Ngorongoro Crater.

Coming from the post of Provincial (General) Secretary of the National
Church in Tanzania and working in a well established national office
with large staff to become the first bishop of a largely rural diocese
throws up all kind of challenges that require prayers and support from
all God's people. We are still recovering from the drama of a very
lively and successful inaugural ceremony on July 4, 2010 which was
attend by over 2000 people and graced by the President of the United
Republic of Tanzania as Guest of Honor. Now I say to members of the
clergy and the congregations, ?the party is over. Now is time start
doing the serious work.?

Since July we have been conducting a needs assessment in the parishes
and among the clergy to help us determine our diocesan mission
priorities for the next three years which is the life span of a
Diocesan Synod and the Diocesan Council or the Standing Committee of
the Synod. The needs assessment will end when the Synod has debated
and endorsed the priorities selected. It may be proper to share some
of the preliminary findings that have emerged from submissions coming
out the parishes. Some of these include the things that were part of
my vision for Tarime. I am glad that God has used his people to 
confirm the m.

> Read the rest of the article here.

PUBLICATION OF THE WEEK

(Each week ACNS features a publication from a Communion Network,
group, society, Province, diocese or parish)

> International Anglican Family Network

Trafficking is a world-wide problem, driven by the same forces that
drive the globalisation of markets, with no lack of demand and supply.
In varying degrees and circumstances, men, women and children all over
the world are victims of what has become a modern day slave trade.
Almost every country of the world is affected either as a source,
transit, and/or destination country for women, children and men
trafficked for the purposes of sexual or labour exploitation.

This newsletter looks at Anglican and other Christian initiatives
across the world, such as the Anglican Church of Southern Africa's
response to increased trafficking around the Football World Cup,
raising awareness in rural communities in India, and the care and
support of vulnerable migrant women in Hong Kong.

Click here to download the PDF or here to view as webpages

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER (click the link to access the full ACP)

?Friday 15 Oct - Ikwuano - (Province of Niger Delta, Nigeria) The Rt
Revd Chigozirim Onyegbule
?Saturday 16 Oct - Ilaje - (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Fredrick Idowu 
Olugbemi
?Sunday 17 Oct - Pray for The Church in the Province of the West 
Indies
?Monday 18 Oct - Ile - Oluji - (Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samson Adekunle
?Tuesday 19 Oct - Pray for the Network for Inter Faith Concerns
?Wednesday 20 Oct - Ilesa - (Province of Ibadan, Nigeria) The Rt Revd
Dr Olubayu Samuel Sowale & Ilesa South West - (Province of Ibadan,
Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Egbebunmi
?Thursday 21 October - Indianapolis - (Province V, USA) The Rt Revd
Catherine Elizabeth Maples Waynick

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