ACNS Weekly Review 6 ? 12 November, 2010

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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 - Archbishop of Canterbury's message to Iraqi 
Christians

* Anglican Life - Kairos church? a different way.

* Comment ? Louise Ewington asks: ?What is true partnership??

* Publication of the Week ? The website of the Church of Nigeria

* Bookshelf ? The latest book by the Primate of The Episcopal Church


* The coming week's Anglican Cycle of Prayer.



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ANGLICAN NEWS


* Ireland -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/10/NI-Priso
 n-Chaplains-Join-Week-of-Prayer-for-All-Affected-by-Prison>N.I.
Prison Chaplains Join Week of Prayer for All Affected by Prison

* Kenya -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/10/Africa-P
 rimates-Meeting--opening-remarks>Africa
Primates' Meeting - opening remarks

* Wales -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/10/No-scram
 bled-Easter-message-with-Real-egg-says-Bishop>No
scrambled Easter message with Real egg, says Bishop

* Iraq -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/8/Statement
 
-from-Iraq-archbishops-Without-your-friendship-and-prayers-we-feel-isolated 
>Statement
from Iraq archbishops: "Without your friendship and prayers we feel 
isolate d."

* Southern Cone -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/8/Informe-d
 el-Sinodo-Cono-Sur>Informe
del Sínodo Cono Sur

* Europe -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/8/Geneva-in
 -solidarity-with-Haitians-as-they-move-forward-in-hope>Geneva
in solidarity with Haitians as they "move forward in hope"

* Europe -

<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2010/11/8/Anglican-
 Health-Network-Advisory-Council-Meeting>Anglican
Health Network Advisory Council Meeting


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ANGLICAN LIFE



Archbishop's message to Christians in Iraq


The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a message
to Christians in Iraq, following recent killings
in Bagdad and the appeal of senior Catholic
Bishops in Iraq. The message will also be read at
a commemoration Mass in London later today.


The full text of the message is below:



Dear Brothers and Sisters


May the peace and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

We read with deep emotion the heartfelt appeal of
our brothers the Syrian and Chaldean Catholic
archbishops in Iraq on All Souls Day, which
followed the dreadful events of 31 October.

We have repeatedly highlighted the plight of
Christian minorities in Iraq, and the need for
them to enjoy a dependable freedom of conscience,
religion and worship, to flourish as minority
communities, and to contribute to the common good
of Iraqi society from the riches of our Christian heritage and faith.

But the killing of worshippers at Our Lady of
Salvation Church in Bagdad has demonstrated a new
low point of Christian vulnerability in the
country. This slaughter of unarmed people
gathered in church to worship God is a shocking
and disgraceful act that should be utterly
condemned by people of all faiths and none.

We commend those who were killed to God's grace
and mercy, and our prayers are with all those who
survived the attack, their families, and all
others in Iraq who mourn the loss of loved ones.
We pray too for all Iraqi Christian communities
elsewhere in the world who rightly feel
passionately for the safety of our Christian
brothers and sisters there, and with all those in
Iraq who will live in greater fear not only
because of this appalling event but also because
of the continuing threats directed against them all.

We hope and pray with all our hearts that there
may be an end to this kind of sacrilegious
butchery and to all intimidation and violence
against Christians and other minorities in Iraq.


+ Rowan Cantuar:


Kairos: an anglican church without parish boundaries

When St Mary?s Church in Low Harrogate, England,
was closed because of building problems and
safety fears, it could have spelt the end of
Anglican worship in the area. But six years later
a new form of church has risen from the crumbling
masonry, a ?network? church which now crosses
parish boundaries. ?Kairos? church had its
official launch this October and is led by
Pioneer Minister Revd Mark Carey. It is still
based opposite the crumbling St Mary?s church and
uses the Westcliffe Hall in Low Harrogate for
Sunday worship once a fortnight. But there the
resemblance to a traditional Church of England
church ends. This church which crosses parish
boundaries has a growing number of small ?house
church?-style communities and is developing new forms of worship and 
outr each.

Kairos, while one church, is also six smaller
network churches, groups of up to thirty people
known as ?mission-shaped communities? (MSCs).
With a variety of imaginative titles, each MSC is
treated as a church in its own right, meeting not
in a church building but in homes, café?s, pubs,
or even outdoors. One called ?Outnumbered?
consists mainly of families with children and
holds a variety of events from a monthly ?Messy
Church? on a Saturday afternoon which draws in
newcomers to Sunday brunches sat the local public house.

?Wanderers? is a group of Christians whose
passion for walking is the basis for connecting
with others who may be lonely and looking for
friendship. With informal Alpha courses they have
grown from four to sixteen in just over a year.
They are even meeting for ?Curry and Communion? also in the local pub.

It?s a new and challenging approach to church,
especially in the Church of England, a point
acknowledged by Mark Carey. ?Kairos Church is
about becoming a new kind of church which focuses
on releasing communities of followers to live out
the mission of Jesus. This is being worked out
through people who are good news in our workplaces, families and 
friendship s.?

In mid-October, Bishop John joined the church at
Yorkshire Hotel, Harrogate, to celebrate the
launch of Kairos. A ?Bishop?s Mission Order? has
allowed this radical form of church to go ahead,
and it will be keenly watched by others. For the
other churches of the town, Kairos has taken a
bit of getting used to ? with much consultation,
many meetings and a long ?process? as Mark calls it.

One of the biggest shake-ups will be the dividing
up of the parish into its four neighbouring
parishes. But Mark says that the closure of St
Mary?s has created new opportunities. ?We have
found ourselves without church buildings, but
this has enabled us to embrace a temporary nature
to being church and a mentality that is at heart simple and flexible.?

Find out more by visiting the Kairos website
<http://www.kairoschurch.net>www.kairoschurch.net

From the Together Magazine of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds, England.
Contact
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]


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COMMENT



Defining Partnership



By Louise Ewington, General Secretary, PNGCP


I recently attended the Partnership in World
Mission Conference in Swanwick where we were
challenged by Bishop Chad Gandiya of the Diocese
of Harare, Zimbabwe, to consider what working in
partnership really means.    Most would agree
that the move away from a paternalistic model is
a key factor in redressing the imbalance of
relationships in world mission, but I wonder
whether we have truly understood what it means to
be in partnership.  I wanted to share with you
three observations which came out of the conference for me.

In a legal context section 1 of the Partnership
Act 1890 defines what is meant by partnership and
section 2 sets out the essential criteria for
determining whether a partnership exists.  The
test is that if an entity does not fall within
that definition and does not adhere to that set
of criterion it will not be a partnership even if
you call it one.  During his keynote speech
Bishop Chad propounded what he considered to be
seven essential elements of a
partnership.  Amongst these elements he
included:  a theological or ideological
similarity which is also respectful of the
differences between the partners, the enabling of
full participation in the relationship, mutual
respect, a foundation of equality, a faithful
commitment to the relationship, and an
involvement in decision making which affects the
partnership.  What struck me was that the
politically correct language of 'partnership' has
become imbedded within mission culture.  However,
if a truly honest analysis of those relationships
took place would it really reveal a partnership,
or would it in fact reveal a donor-recipient
relationship dressed up in socially acceptable 'partnership' language?

Secondly, it concerned me to hear mission

agencies being referred to as 'funding bodies'
the implication being that reciprocity and
relationship are the exclusive domain of Diocesan
links.  If that is the impression which we as
mission agencies are giving, that is a real
concern and it is clear that we need to be more
open about the relationships which we are engaged
with and the dialogues that we are having.  I am
proud that the Papua New Guinea Church
Partnership (PNGCP) has an open and transparent
line of communication with the Anglican Church of
Papua New Guinea (ACPNG), and the fact that it
refers to us as its 'London office' is testament
to the mutuality of that relationship.  However,
we also work closely with other agencies that
support ACPNG, most notably USPG, the Anglican
Board of Mission - Australia, and the Anglican
Mission Board ? New Zealand.  Sharing information
and ideas as well as engaging each other in
decision making processes is an integral part of
building and strengthening those relationships.

My final observation concerned the territorialism
which can easily dominate a relationship if one
is not careful.  As Bishop Chad noted, it is
important to be faithful to a partner.  However,
it is also very easy to become proprietorial
about the relationship which can be just as
damaging or limiting to our partners as the
'mother church' model which we have worked so
hard to steer away from.  In his book Past
Imperfect Julian Fellowes writes:  "There are few
markers of small-mindedness so clear as when
people resent their friends becoming friendly
with each other".  It is a reflection on human
nature which could so easily apply to world
mission.  Do we have the strength to admit when
that happens and the generosity to share our friendships?

If we truly intend to engage in equal

relationships and have mutually beneficial adult
conversations, it is vital that we recognise that
we do not have ownership of our
partners.  Honesty is the linchpin of success for
any partnership.  However, in order to avoid
dominating our partners and undermining the
mutuality which is vital for success, we must
also be honest with ourselves.   We may not mean
to dominate and we may not intend to dictate, but
it is easily done.  Can we really call ourselves
partners if we are actually creating tiers of
dependency, albeit unintentionally?  Absolutely
not.  It defies the equality which must be
present for a partnership to be truly effective
and belittles the partner that we are in
relationship with.  It takes integrity to
recognise the effect that our words or actions
might have but it takes courage to do something
about remedying it.   As Mignon McLaughlin
said:  "True remorse is never just a regret over
consequence; it is a regret over motive."  I
think that we can all learn something from that.


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PUBLICATION OF THE WEEK


The website of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion

"The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) shall
be bible based, spiritually dynamic, United,
disciplined, self-supporting, committed to
pragmatic evangelism,social welfare and a Church
that epitomizes the genuine Love of Christ."

It?s filled with a host of news, photos, a weekly
devotion and lots more information about the
Province, its people and its mission.

Visit it at <http://www.anglican-nig.org/>http://www.anglican-nig.org/


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BOOKSHELF


<http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vtuUXshcb28C&printsec=frontcover&dq 
=Katherine+Jeffert+Schori+the+heartbeat+of+God&source=bl&ots=VYtu-b5W 
RO&sig=E4pyn591YLca02nZwphNY534nTw&hl=en&ei=etXaTKnDMISmhAff39DPAg&sa 
=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBcQ6A>The
Heartbeat of God, Finding the Scared in the Middle of Everything

By The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori

Back cover description:

?Explore our connections­as human beings with
each other, as one nation with all other nations,
as the human species with the whole of our
environment­through the lens of faith. Katharine
Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of The
Episcopal Church, examines these connections as
she looks at the intersections of faith with the major issues of our 
day:

* How does faith speak to poverty, climate

change, the economy, health care, and what is the faith response?

* How can believers from many faith

traditions find common ground while honouring the
Divine, serving one another, and creating deeper community?

* How do we best use the resources of faith

to connect us to the hearts of our neighbours and to the heart of 
God??

Click the title above to see inside the book through Google books.


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<http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm?year=2010&month=11&day 
=14>THE
COMING WEEK?S ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER (click the
link for the full details of the ACP)


Friday 12-Nov-2010
Psalm: 41    Isa 54:11-17
Karamoja - (Uganda) The Rt Revd Joseph Abura
North Karamoja - (Uganda) The Rt Revd James Nasak



Saturday 13-Nov-2010
Psalm: 42    Isa 55:1-9
Karimnagar - (South India) The Rt Revd P Surya Prakash


Sunday 14-Nov-2010     Pentecost 25 Rememberance Sunday (in Some 
Countries)
Psalm: 119:49-64    Jn 11:1-16
Katsina - (Province of Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Jonathan Sani 
Bamaiyi


Monday 15-Nov-2010
Psalm: 43    Jn 11:17-27
The Most Revd Suputhrappa Vasantha Kumar
Moderator of the Church of South India and Bishop of Karnataka Central
Karnataka North - (South India) The Rt Revd J Prabhakara Rao
Karnataka South - (South India) The Rt Revd Devaraj Bangera



Tuesday 16-Nov-2010
Psalm: 44:1-8    Jn 11:28-37
Katakwa - (Kenya) The Rt Revd Zakayo Iteba Epusi



Wednesday 17-Nov-2010
Psalm: 45    Jn 11:38-54
Katanga - (Congo) The Rt Revd Muno Kasima



Thursday 18-Nov-2010
Psalm: 46    Isa 55:10-13
Kebbi - (Province of Kaduna, Nigeria) The Rt Revd Edmund Efoyikeye 
Akanya


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