ACNS Weekly Review 7 May - 13 May, 2011

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A 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 Anglican Communion news
·         Anglican Life - Beating gambling at its own game
·         Anglican Life - Christianity flourishes in Qatar
·         Comment - The yawning divide between pencils and iPads
·         Publication of the week - A site for Anglican Communion music
·         Video - Another healthy congregation in Long Island
·         Video - How much do you know about the Anglican Church of Burun di?
·         Bookshelf - Desmond Tutu: God is not a Christian
·         The coming week's Anglican Cycle of Prayer.


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ANGLICAN NEWS
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<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/13/ACNS4860>Ireland
- Church of Ireland General Synod Votes to Subscribe the Anglican Covenant
·
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/13/ACNS4859>Sudan
- Bishop warns "students will fail exams unless more teachers step forward"
·
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2011/5/13/World-Stu 
dent-Christian-Federation-to-share-stories-of-peace-with-the-world>Global
- World Student Christian Federation to share stories of peace with the wor ld
·
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2011/5/13/237m-St-A 
ndrews-Autism-Centre-opened-in-Singapore>South
East Asia - $23.7m St. Andrew's Autism Centre opened in Singapore
·
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2011/5/12/Anglicans 
-aim-for-abusefree-churches>Canada
- Anglicans aim for abuse-free churches
·
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/8/ACNS4858>South
East Asia - Province of South East Asia adopts the Anglican Communion Coven ant
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ANGLICAN LIFE
Beating gambling at its own game
Jenny Barrett, Courtney Alderson and Katrina
McLachlan in
<http://www.adelaide.anglican.com.au/downloads/Guardian/2011/5%20May.pdf>Th e
Guardian (NB: large file size pdf)
Anglicare has employed two new gambling service
counsel-lors to help people overcome their
compulsion in a supportive, friendly environment.
Chris Reynolds and Francisco Rivas, who both hold
Masters Degrees, have joined Anglicare, one of
only a few organisations providing gambling services in South Australia.
Christine Bell, Manager of Salisbury Services,
says gambling counselling is a highly specialised
field. ?Gambling counselling is a relatively
young industry, only 15 years old,? she said.
?Drug and alcohol counselling is well established
over many decades, with many therapeutic
inter-ventions being well tested and researched.?
Christine says many people in the community don?t
see gam-bling as a social problem, as it has
often been seen as part of our recreational
history. For a large percentage of people in our
com-munity this can be so, however others see the
opportunity to win ?large? amounts of money which
they believe can enhance their lives in many
ways. ?Gambling can become a problem for people,
and this is usually seen around the time when it
stops being fun,? Christine said.
?Many gamblers find it hard to control the time
and money spent on gambling. ?Part of the
counselling is to find out what the client is
look-ing for when they go into the gambling
venue. Some go in with the expectation of losing
a certain amount - problem gamblers go in
expecting to win.? Once the motivation to gamble
has been established the process of addressing
the issues under-pinning the gambling activities
and finding alternative activities begins. The
problem is not just expecting to win on that
occasion but also the need to win back or ?chasing? prior losses.
Problem gamblers are often chasing losses to get
their money back and when this does not happen
they can feel desperate and guilty about it.
Christine says only a small per-centage of people
experiencing problems seek professional help.
Many clients have to ?hit rock bottom? or come
close to it before they will seek help. The main
reasons why gam-blers do not seek professional
help are the social stigma as-sociated with
having a problem, denial of a problem and people
believing they can handle the problem themselves.
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/13/ACNS4861>Read
more here


In Qatar, faith communities grow through service of Anglican center
By Matthew Davies, May 12, 2011

[<http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79425_128330_ENG_HTM.htm>Episcopal
News Service] A video accompanying this article
is available <http://bit.ly/m8uSx5>here.

It's early Friday evening in Qatar and the

Islamic call to prayer echoes throughout the
capital city Doha, but it's not just the Muslim
community that is preparing for worship.
In a section of Doha, in an expanding development
that has come to be known as Church City,
thousands of Christian migrant workers worship
freely with the blessing of the Qatari authorities.
Christianity in this Islamic state was once an
underground religion, but today it thrives,
thanks in part to people like the Rev. Bill
Schwartz, an Anglican priest and an Episcopal Church missionary.
In one part of Church City, Schwartz is
overseeing the construction of an Anglican
Centre. More than 10,000 Protestant Christians
from 37 denominations already worship in the
Angican Centre and many more are waiting for space to become available.
"What we're establishing, not only in the
building but in our presence here, in our
relationships, and in the image of Christianity
that the local people have ? is what will be the
foundation for the relationships of Christians
and Muslims in this country for the next 50 or 60
years," Schwartz told ENS. "It's a great
privilege, it's a great responsibility, but
certainly we're seeing God's blessing and we're all rejoicing."
The Roman Catholics, the Syrian Orthodox and a
group of Indian churches have already completed
their buildings in Church City. Meanwhile, the
Coptic Orthodox, Greek Orthodox and the Anglicans
continue to make good progress, Schwartz said.
Until recently, Qatar was seen as a purely
Islamic country, but as new leadership tapped
vast natural gas resources, economic development
exploded. The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin
Khalifa Al Thani, knowing that such development
brings migrant labor and different faith
traditions, provided the land for Church City.
Read more
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/13/ACNS4861>here
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COMMENT

(USA) The yawning divide between pencils and iPads


By Tom Ehrich, Religion News Service


In preparing a commencement address this week, I
decided to write it on my new Apple iPad, sitting
on a sofa beside a window, using an app called
Quickoffice. Big deal, you say. But, think about it.
A month ago, I didn't own an iPad. I had never
heard of Quickoffice. I had never imagined that a
touch-screen keyboard could be satisfying. I
carried 20 pounds of gear, files and books onto
an airplane; now I tote around a 1.3-pound iPad.
In one month's time, everything has changed.
What's the point? The point is change -- rapid
change, change in even the most basic functions
we perform, like stringing words into sentences.
New gear, new media, new ways to express
thoughts, to store and process images, share
ideas, collaborate with others, and manage time.
Of all the current tools I use in my work, only
one -- a mechanical pencil -- was in my toolkit a year ago.
Is it all about gadgets? Not in the least. I read
this week about a family that sold their property
in Arizona and now just travel around in a
Winnebago, doing their jobs by Internet and
laptops. Others live and work on boats or run businesses from coffee shops.
My list: no car, no checkbook, no landline
telephone, no lawn mower. Much that I considered
normal a few years ago isn't even part of my life now.
Churches are forming without buildings, pipe
organs, stained glass windows, pews or
wood-paneled offices. Bricks-and-mortar
universities are moving online. Even dating has moved online.
Read more
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/13/ACNS4861>here
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PUBLICATION OF THE WEEK
Anglican Communion music
Why not check out the Anglican Church Music web
site at
<http://www.churchmusic.org.uk/>http://www.churchmusic.org.uk/
. This site aims to be a central source of
information for Anglican and Episcopal church and
cathedral music, with resources for church
musicians, singers, congregation members, or
anyone around the Anglican Communion who enjoys
this kind of music. Australia, New Zealand,
England, Ireland, USA and many more Provinces are included. Is yours?
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VIDEO

[Burundi] Learn more about ministry in The Anglican Church of Burundi
The folks in Burundi have posted a introductory
video explaining the life and ministry of the
church and its members on its website here
<http://www.anglicanburundi.org>www.anglicanburundi.org
and you can see other videos on its youTube
channel here
<http://www.youtube.com/user/EABBurundi#p/u>http://www.youtube.com/user/EAB 
Burundi#p/u

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(USA) - Fourth video in healthy congregation
series features Long Island congregation
By Episcopal News Service staff, May 11, 2011

St. <http://www.thechurchofstjude.org/>Jude's
Episcopal Church in Wantagh, Long Island, USA,
once experienced declining membership and
dwindling resources, but today it is growing and
reflects its local community, according to a
press release from the Office of Public Affairs.
The church is featured in the fourth of five
videos in the "Transforming Churches, Changing
the World" series produced by the Episcopal
Church?s Office of Communication. [The video is
available on the Episcopal Church website and on
the church's <http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian>Facebook page.]
Working together, the congregation was
"deliberate and very strategic in wanting to
bring about positive change and long-reaching
vision," said the Rev. Bob Honeychurch, the
Episcopal Church's officer for congregational
vitality, according to the release.
The church was founded in 1956, "a time on Long
Island when every community had an Episcopal
church," explains the Rev. Christopher Hofer, St. Jude's rector.
Hofer says in the video that when he began as St.
Jude's rector in July 2004 the first thing that
struck him was the lack of children in church,
despite many youngsters living throughout the
community. Today, he notes that "incremental
changes" have transformed St. Jude's into a
welcoming church with "joyful liturgy" along with
many programs, described by Hofer as
"kid-centered, adult friendly," the release explains.
The purpose of the "Transforming Churches,
Changing the World" video series is to present
identifying characteristics of healthy churches
with a focus on ministry and outreach, the release said.
Previous videos are available here and feature
Christ Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona; and St.
Paul and the Redeemer in Chicago, Illinois.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/vitality
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BOOKSHELF

God is not a Christian - And Other Provocations by Desmond Tutu
From www.prweb.com
A New Book 'God is Not a Christian' by Nobel
Prize Winner and International Humanitarian,
Desmond Tutu, is an Essential Collection of
Historic Speeches and Writings. Biographer John
Allen collects the Archbishop Desmond Tutu's most
profound, controversial, and historic words in
this inspiring anthology of speeches, interviews,
and sermons that have rocked the world. God Is
Not a Christian is perfect for anyone moved by
Martin Luther King Jr.?s ?I Have a Dream? speech
or Nelson Mandela?s stirring autobiography
Conversations with Myself, brilliantly connecting
readers with the courageous and much-needed moral
vision that continues to change countless lives around the globe.
Desmond Tutu has become one of the greatest moral
voices of our time. In his new book, God is Not A
Christian, an essential collection of his most
historic speeches and writings, we witness his
unique career of provoking the powerful and
confronting the world in order to protect the
oppressed, the poor, and the victims of injustice.
Read more
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/13/ACNS4861>here


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ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm>Click here for the full ACP
Friday 13-May-2011
Psalm: 78:56-64    Exod. 15:1-19
Nnewi - (Province of the Niger, Nigeria)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=392>The
Rt Revd Dr. Godwin Izundu Nmezinwa Okpala
Saturday 14-May-2011
Psalm: 75    Heb. 5:11-14
Nord Kivu - (Congo)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=126>The
Revd Canon Muhindo Isesomo
Assistant Bishop of Nord Kivu - (Congo)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/cathedral.cfm?IDNUMBER=17959>The
Rt Revd Enoch Kayeeye
Sunday 15-May-2011     Easter 4
Psalm: 78:65-72    Exod. 15:20-27
North Carolina - (Province IV, USA)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=674>The
Rt Revd Michael Bruce Curry
Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina - (Province
IV, USA)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/cathedral.cfm?IDNUMBER=6707>The
Rt Revd James Gary Gloster
South Carolina - (Province IV, USA)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=693>The
Rt Revd Mark Lawrence
Monday 16-May-2011
Psalm: 45:1-4,6-7    Rev. 1:9-16
North Central Philippines - (Philippines)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=459>The
Rt Revd Joel A Pachao
Tuesday 17-May-2011
Psalm: 101    Rev. 1:17-20
North Dakota - (Province VI, USA)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=675>The
Rt Revd Michael Gene Smith
South Dakota - (Province VI, USA)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=694>The
Rt Revd Creighton L Robertson
Wednesday 18-May-2011
Psalm: 18:1-6    Rev. 2:8-11
North Eastern Caribbean & Aruba - (West Indies)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=750>The
Rt Revd Leroy Errol Brooks
Thursday 19-May-2011
Psalm: 18:7-12    Rev. 2:12-17
North Kerala - (South India)
<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=501>The
Rt Revd Dr K P Kuruvila


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