ACNS - Weekly Review 27 May - 2 June, 2011

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Date Thu, 26 May 2011 13:22:12 -0700

Posted On : May 26, 2011 2:53 PM | Posted By : Admin ACO
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This edition includes...
This week's Anglican Communion news
Anglican Life - Episcopal Relief and Development
respond to tornado disaster in Missouri
Anglican Life - The Church of South India's video on their life and ministry
Anglican Life - Nigeria to hold Communicators Conference
Anglican Life - Generous Anglicans support military chaplaincy
Video - A Christian flashmob... In Beirut!
Comment - Rapture? The Apostle Paul would say: "Don't be silly"
Publication of the Week - New research reveals renewed child detention fears
Bookshelf - Yancey writes about the power of prayer
Bookshelf - What's it like for a child whose parent abuses drink or drugs?
Art & Heritage - Italian alterpieces at the UK's National Gallery.
The coming week's Anglican Cycle of Prayer.



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ANGLICAN NEWS

Japan - Primate of Japan announces project to support disaster victims
England - New free online resource helps children
talk openly about parents' drinking problems
Southern Africa - Southern Africa Archbishop
writes to brother Primate in Sudan, calls for end to violence
Sudan - Church leader and Anglican Alliance call
for immediate support for civilians in Sudan
Ecumencial - Anglican-R. Catholic dialogue asks
how work impacts relationships 'on the ground'
USA - Caroline Christie, Diocese of Newark,
presents the Girls' Statement at CSW55
Global - Anglicans prepare for Climate Change Conference
Scotland - New Bishop elected for Brechin
Global/Tanzania - Abp Valentine Mokiwa: "Forging
justice in the marketplace: Nothing fair or easy"


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ANGLICAN LIFE


Episcopal Relief and Development to Assist Joplin

From the website of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas

At least 117 people are dead after a massive
tornado tore through the town of Joplin,
Missouri, on Sunday, May 22. The storm caused
severe property damage, destroying homes and
businesses, and disabling one of the major
hospitals in town. Electricity and phone services
were cut off, and many roads remain impassable
due to downed trees and piles of debris. The path
of the tornado is reported to have been at least
half a mile wide and four miles long, and rescue
crews are still working to locate survivors who may be trapped in the wreck age.


Episcopal Relief & Development has been in
contact with the Episcopal Diocese of West
Missouri, and is providing assistance in the
aftermath of this disaster.  Funds will be used
to provide food, gas cards and temporary shelter for those in need.


Please pray for all those impacted by the

tornado, especially families who are grieving,
and for the rescue workers and all those who are
helping the community to recover.

To support disaster response in Joplin and other
communities in the US, please donate to the USA Disaster Response Fund.


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The Church of South India shows how it responds to key issues

CSI's Synod Diaconal Concerns has posted a

15-minute video ?Navaratna?: ?Testimonies of
Community Transformation? on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiOS2GvcmSs.

Learn about how the church is responding to a
range of issues in South India including early
marriage of girls, HIV and AIDS, microenterprise, and relief and developmen t.


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Nigeria Church to hold Communicators Conference

From the website of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)

The 3rd Diocesan Communicators Conference, Church
of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) comes up between
Thursday 26th and Saturday 28th May 2011.

The Primate of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion),
the Most Rev Nicholas .D. Okoh, will declare the
Conference open formally on Friday 27th May 2011
at the St Matthias Church Wuse Zone 3 at 9am.

The Conference shall explore the possibility of
educating communicators on the nitty gritty of
internet operations and various ways to propagate
and project the good news, the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This all important Conference will also

brainstorm and share ideas together and create
rapport with a view to equipping Communicators
for optimum performance. About 162 Diocesan
Communicators in the church of Nigeria (Anglican
Communion) would be participating. The theme of
the Conference is ?Balanced Reporting of the church in the 21st Century.


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Generous Anglicans support military chaplaincy


Ali Symons, Anglican Church of Canada


Canadian Anglicans have recently expressed their
support for military chaplaincy through large and
small gifts to the Bishop Ordinary Trust. In
early May, Blake Goldring, chairman and CEO of
AGF Management Ltd., gave $500,000 to the trust
and thousands of Canadian Anglicans have donated
more than $56,000 through the Silent Night
Project, a collective video initiative in fall 2010.

Eighty regular and reserve Anglican chaplains
serve in the Canadian Forces. They are led by a
Bishop Ordinary, currently Peter Coffin, and they
serve the military community at large, as well as
the 20,000 Anglicans in the forces, collectively
known as the Anglican Military Ordinariate (AMO).

"We would like to say thank you very much for
thinking of us and supporting us," said Bishop
Ordinary Peter Coffin. "These chaplains have all
come from different dioceses and they find it
very, very encouraging to know that they are
remembered and appreciated by their church for what they do,"

Read more at http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/26/ACNS4873


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VIDEO



You may well be among the nearly 33 million
people who have viewed the video of the
Hallelujah chorus flashmob. This one, an Easter
celebration flashmob of Arab Christians, comes
from a shopping mall in Beirut.
http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2011/05/arab-christian-fl 
ashmob-in-beirut.html



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COMMENT


The US evangelist who said the world would end on
21 May was standing by his prediction, while the
Anglican Bishop of Buckingham told the UK's
Channel 4 News that Saint Paul would have said "don't be silly".

Watch the interview here http://www.channel4.com/news/world-fails-to-end


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PUBLICATION OF THE WEEK


New research reveals renewed child detention fears


From The Children's Society website


On the day (11 May 2011) that the [British]

government has promised to end the immigration
detention of children, new research published by
The Children's Society warns of the on-going dangers of detaining children.

It is critical that lessons are learnt from the
past and applied to the new detention
arrangements in pre-departure accommodation, so
that the welfare of children is paramount, The Children?s Society report  says.

?What Have I Done? The experiences of children
and families in UK immigration detention?,
examines the experiences of 32 families detained
prior to the coalition?s pledge, in May 2010, to
end the immigration detention of children.

The research emphasises the importance of

safeguarding issues around the use of immigration
detention and the impact on children?s physical and emotional health.

Some of the most shocking experiences, and those
that the government should be most keen to avoid in future, include:
Children witnessing traumatic events, including
hunger strikes and suicide attempts and the use of restraint on their paren ts.
High levels of stress, fear, confusion, and
feelings of hopelessness and degradation
experienced by family members in detention.
Many children did not eat, or lost weight, during
detention. Families had medication removed upon
arrival or missed important medical appointments
as a consequence of detention. One child was
detained for a second time despite suffering from
post traumatic stress disorder after her first detention.
The majority of children experienced emotional
distress during detention, including
sleeplessness, nightmares and constant crying.
After release from detention, the majority of
families experienced on-going and persistent
effects on their mental and emotional health.

Read more at http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2011/5/26/ACNS4873


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BOOKSHELF



Prayer ? Does it make a difference?
By Philip Yancey


Review from Diocese of Malaysia Barat Anglican Messenger magazine

This book has been described as ?the most

powerful book? since ?What?s so Amazing about
Grace?? and ?The Jesus I Never Knew?. Philip
Yancey probes our relationship with God in a very
simple yet challenging and deeply rewarding way.

One of the most significant thinkers of our time,
Yancey explores the many questions surrounding
prayer. From dealing with prayer as our deepest
longing and what it does for the individual, to
looking at Jesus as the model in prayer and how
it is a partnership with the Almighty. Yancey
goes on to clarify how prayer makes a difference. He says ?True prayer co mes
from within, from the longing of the heart?.

He goes on to point out that the main requirement
in prayer is honesty. Then, he says, we will not
be ?tongue-tied? when asked to pray. This is a
wonderful exposition and a relevant and
compelling book on our daily walk with the Lord.
Each chapter has true to life stories to reach
and encourage the reader. So read it and be blessed.


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BOOK(DVD)SHELF



Ask Me About Me



From The Children's Society


Description 'Ask Me About Me' is a DVD resource
designed for awareness-raising and training on
the impact of a parent's drug or alcohol misuse on children.

It is a 'toolbox' of 8 films of varying length
and design that can be used with a broad range of
audiences. It features raw material from nine
children and young people talking directly about
their experiences of parental substance misuse. A
training booklet is included.


Visit the website here for more information



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ARTS & HERITAGE


[Editor's note: The nice people at London's

National Gallery sent ACNS this information about
their latest exhibition. One never knows the
interests (nor the travel schedules) of Weekly
Review readers so I thought I'd include it in our
occasional Arts & Heritage section. The National
Gallery houses the national collection of Western
European painting from the 13th to the 19th
centuries. It is on show 361 days a year, free of charge.]

Devotion by Design - Italian alterpieces before 1500


6 July ? 2 October 2011
Sainsbury Wing, The National Gallery
Admission Free


Altarpiece: An image-bearing structure placed
upon or behind an altar in a Christian church.
Usually forms the focus of devotion for
worshippers and is normally decorated by painters
and/or sculptors. Altarpieces can vary
considerably in size and in complexity of
construction, ranging from simple dossals (a
horizontal panel or cloth either fronting or set
at the back of an altar) to huge polyptychs (a
painting divided into multiple sections or
panels). They are decorated with a range of
imagery which often reflects the circumstances of
their original commission and location.

As part of a new series of summer exhibitions
drawn from the National Gallery?s permanent
collection, Devotion by Design focuses on Italian
altarpieces ranging from the 13th century to the
end of the 15th century. This exhibition of over
40 works will investigate the original functions
and locations, as well as formal, stylistic and
typological developments of altarpieces, drawing
on the wealth of scientific examination and
scholarly study undertaken in this field over the past 30 years.

For information visit

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/devotion-by-design


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ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER Click here for the full ACP


Friday 27-May-2011
Psalm: 106:13-23    Exod. 19:1-9
Northern Malawi - (Central Africa) The Rt Revd Fanuel Emmanuel Magangani



Saturday 28-May-2011
Psalm: 106:24-33    Exod. 19:10-15
Northern Mexico - (Mexico) The Rt Revd Marcelino Rivera-Delgado



Monday 30-May-2011
Psalm: 18:20-24    Rev. 6:7-11
Northern Philippines - (Philippines) The Rt Revd Brent W Alawas
Southern Philippines - (Philippines) The Rt Revd Danilo Bustamante


Tuesday 31-May-2011     The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
Psalm: 18:25-36    Rev. 6:12-17
Northern Territory, The - (Queensland, Australia)
The Rt Revd Gregory Edwin Thompson


Wednesday 01-Jun-2011
Psalm: 89:1-8    Exod. 20:1-21
Northern Uganda - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Nelson Onono-Onweng



Thursday 02-Jun-2011     Ascension Day
Psalm: 8    II Kgs 2:1-15



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