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> Weekly Review 30 October ? 5 November, 2010

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 ? Canon Kenneth Kearon in Sri Lanka;

*                          -- Free tools and
advice for churches on new website.

* Video ? See and hear about the lives of

Christians in Iraq and the Anglican church there.

* Comment ? Hollywood actress and Reader. The
life and times of Adjoa Andoh.

* Publication of the Week ? Pilgrims,

marriage enrichment and Knights Templar. It?s the
e-newsletter of the Diocese of Jerusalem.

* Bookshelf ? How do church communities

confront HIV & AIDS? A book by Gideon Byamugisha suggests some ways.

> * The coming week's Anglican Cycle of Prayer.

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> ANGLICAN NEWS

* England ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/5/Archbisho
 p-of-Canterburys-Diwali-message-for-2010>Archbishop
of Canterbury?s Diwali Message for 2010

* Southern Cone ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2010/11/5/ACNS4746>Report
of the Southern Cone Synod 2010

* Europe ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/3/Bishop-Wh
 alon-welcomes-French-offer-of-help-for-injured-Iraqi-Christians>Bp
Whalon welcomes French offer of help for injured Iraqi Christians

* Iraq -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/2/Grieving-
 Christians-mourn-dead-from-Iraq-church-bloodbath>Grieving
Christians mourn dead from Iraq church bloodbath

* Zambia ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/2/Bishops-c
 
entenary-address-celebrates-Zambia-Churchs-role-in-society-and-Communion>Bi
 shop?s
centenary address celebrates Zambia Church?s role in society and the 
Comm union

* Ireland ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/2/Church-of
 -Ireland-Rector-breaks-preaching-record>Church
of Ireland Rector breaks preaching record

* Egypt ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2010/11/4/ACNS4745>A
Communiqué from the Anglican/Al-Azhar Dialogue Committee

* England ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/1/Queen-Eli
 zabeth-II-to-inaugurate-Church-of-England-General-Synod>Queen
Elizabeth II to inaugurate Church of England General Synod

* Nigeria ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/1/Archbisho
 p-Okoh-tells-electorate-to-vote-out-looting-leaders>Archbishop
Okoh tells electorate to vote out looting leaders

* AN&P ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/10/31/Aotearoa
 -New-Zealand--Polynesia-diocese-gives-120000-for-Haiti>Aotearoa,
New Zealand, & Polynesia diocese gives $120,000 for Haiti

* Europe ?

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/1/Latest-is
 
sue-of-the-newsletter-of-the-Anglican-Centre-in-Rome-now-available>Latest
issue of the newsletter of the Anglican Centre in Rome now available

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> ANGLICAN LIFE

> Anglican Church of Ceylon celebrates

By Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Canon Dr Kenneth 
Kearon
The Diocese of Colombo in the Anglican Church of
Ceylon has just ended four days of celebrations
which began with a magnificent eucharist in the
modern cathedral in the city centre on Friday,
and ended with a celebratory dinner in the
cathedral grounds on Monday evening, with the
Bishop of Ripon and Leeds (Church of England) the
Right Revd. John Packer and his wife Barbara as
chief guests. Other guests included the Asia
Secretary of USPG Mrs Rachel Parry, and Hugh
Skillet, representing CMS, as well as other mission partners.

The diocese was formed in 1845 and originally
covered the whole island of Sri Lanka, but what
was being celebrated was not its foundation but
the establishment of participatory government in
the church through its Diocesan Council (or
Synod). Inclusion and participation were the
themes which ran though the whole series of
events, with church services using Sinhalese,
Tamil and English languages equally. Tamil and
Sinhalese symbols shaped the liturgy, and
drumming, trumpets, Western and local hymns
providing the music. Young people were prominent
in all aspects of the celebrations.

The Anglican Church of ceylon (the title ?Church
of Sri Lanka? is reserved for the hoped for
united church) today comprises two dioceses, and
recent constitutional changes have opened the way
for a third. In common with many other parts of
the Anglican Communion, mission is taking centre
stage in church life, with an emphasis on peace
and reconciliation work in areas affected by the
recently-ended bloody civil war, and also on
outreach work among workes on the many tea plantations.

New Episcopal website launch to provide free tools and resources for 
Church

A new website has been launch that offers vestry
members and other people of faith, resources and
tools to respond to the changing needs of the
Church. Building upon the spiritually grounded,
practical Vestry Papers articles that have
inspired and informed vestry members since 1995,
ECF Vital Practices for leading congregations
<http://www.ecfvp.org/>http://www.ecfvp.org uses
the Internet to both expand its offering and its audience.

Vital Practices explores new ways of supporting
congregations by building online communities of
Episcopalians who share their stories,
experiences, and best practices, who learn from
one another, and who discover support to help
sustain their leadership and their ministries. It
includes articles by experts and peers, blogs for
sharing ideas about faith and leadership, stories
about real life lessons of change and leadership,
tools for stewardship, communications, and
opportunities for you to share your stories and examples.

> About the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF)

ECF is an independent, lay-led organization that
helps congregations and other Episcopal groups
develop leadership and raise resources for
ministry. It is about transformation, growth, and
responding to God?s call in very practical,
innovative, and spiritually-grounded ways. In
addition to Vital Practices, some of its other
ministries include: the Fellowship Partners
Program, The Vestry Resource Guide, Annual Giving
& Stewardship Services, Capital Campaign
Services, Planned Giving, and Endowment Management Services.

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> VIDEO

> Canon Andrew White on Christians in Iraq

After a bomb killed almost 60 Iraqi Christians
last week, Canon Andrew White (known as the Vicar
of Baghdad) tells CNN why Christians there are
?petrified?, are afraid to come to church. He
also shares his response to personal
assassination threats are. Click
<http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/11/03/ctw.intv.vicar.white
 .cnn?iref=allsearch>here
or paste this link into your browser
<http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/11/03/ctw.intv.vicar.white
 
.cnn?iref=allsearch>http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/11/03
 /ctw.intv.vicar.white.cnn?iref=allsearch

He reflects on the situation on YouTube

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ef_UPJB-kI>here
and asks for prayers at this difficult
time.  Learn about the only church in Iraq: St
George?s Church in Baghdad and see the first ever
Iraqi deacon here:
<http://www.vimeo.com/16497229>http://www.vimeo.com/16497229
You can follow Canon White?s Twitter feed here:
<http://twitter.com/vicarofbaghdad>http://twitter.com/vicarofbaghdad

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> COMMENT

> Combining two very different worlds

London actress Adjoa Andoh made her Hollywood
debut this year with a role in Clint Eastwood?s
film Invictus, playing Nelson Mandela?s chief of
staff. Back home in South London, she has just
completed her first year as a Reader in the
parish of Herne Hill. Interview by Nick
Mayhew-Smith she tells The Bridge (the newspaper
of the Anglican Diocese of Southwark, England)
how she manages to combine two very different
worlds.
<http://www.southwark.anglican.org/thebridge/the-bridge-archive.php?y=201
 0>Click
here to download the newsletter

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> PUBLICATION OF THE WEEK

This week?s publication is the e-newsletter of
the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem which can be
downloaded
<http://www.j-diocese.org/archive?ct=News%20Letters>here
or visit the Diocese?s website at
<http://www.j-diocese.org/>http://www.j-diocese.org/

> This month?s newsletter includes:

> * News briefs

> * A visit from the CMS Australia leadership

* Knights Templar visit Bishop Dawani and the diocese

* Visiting pilgrims from Oxford, UK and Kingston, Jamaica

> * Marital enrichment conference

> * And lots more?

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> BOOKSHELF

Church Communities Confronting HIV & AIDS by Gideon B. Byamugisha

HIV & AIDS together constitute one of the most
serious challenges to human life in our time. The
consequences are often grave for individuals,
families, whole communities and nations. How can
Christians respond to this worldwide problem?
This book is designed to equip church leaders and
their communities with the means to save, protect
and prolong lives, and, above all, enable people
to live positively in the face of the HIV & AIDS
epidemic. The authors forcefully argue for this
involvement to be seen, not as an additional
activity to ministry, but as a calling that
enriches ministry?s essential meaning and value.
Byamugisha?s straightforward explanations of HIV
& AIDS and suggestions for Christian responses
are complemented by case studies from around the globe.

> ISBN 978-0-281-06239-3
> Publisher SPCK

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THE COMING WEEK?S

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm?year=2010&month=10&day 
=31>ANGLICAN
CYCLE OF PRAYER (click the link for the full details of the ACP)

> Friday 05-Nov-2010
> Psalm: 37:1-11    Isa 53:1-5
> The Most Revd Daniel Deng Bul Yak Archbishop of
> the Episcopal Church of the Sudan & Bishop of Juba
> Assistant Bishop of Juba - (Sudan) The Rt Revd Joseph Makor Atot

> Saturday 06-Nov-2010
> Psalm: 37:23-33    Isa 53:6-12
> Kabba - (Province of Ondo, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Samuel Olayanju

> Sunday 07-Nov-2010     Pentecost 24
> Psalm: 119:33-48    Jn 10:1-10
> PRAY for Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba

> Monday 08-Nov-2010
> Psalm: 38:1-9    Jn 10:11-21
> Kano - (Province of Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Zakka Lalle Nyam

> Tuesday 09-Nov-2010
> Psalm: 38:10-22    Jn 10:22-30
> Kansas - (Province VII, USA) The Rt Revd Dean Elliott Wolfe

> Wednesday 10-Nov-2010
> Psalm: 39    Jn 10:31-42
> Kanyakumari - (South India) The Rt Revd G Davakadasham

> Thursday 11-Nov-2010
> Psalm: 40:1-10    Isa 54:4-10
> Karachi - (Pakistan) The Rt Revd Saddiq Daniel
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