Friday, May 4, 2012
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Since Lawrence O'Donnell suggested that I stay tuned to The Last Word because Alec Baldwin would appear on his show, I have not watched the news on the tee vee.
TWO STORIES OF THE DAY
Hidden Ocean
Joy of Spring
She held her grief behind her eyes like
an ocean & when she leaned forward
into the day it spilled onto the floor &
she wiped at it quickly with her foot &
pretended no one had seen.
Joy of Spring
The birds brought seed & flowers & bitsFrom StoryPeople.
of brightly colored string & placed them
in her hair while she slept so that she
would remember the wild joy of spring
when she finally awoke.
OMAR KHAYYAM - LOVERS ARE AT HOME IN HEAVEN AND IN HELL
I've enjoyed immensely Juan's series translations of Omar Khayyam.Seekers of the truth look at the
lovely and the ugly
as the same.
Lovers are at home
in heaven and in hell.
Those who’ve lost their hearts can
dress in satin or sack cloth;
the infatuated
do not know if they are laying
down their heads in clouds or
resting them on earthen bricks.
Translated by Juan Cole
from [pdf] Whinfield 128
Juan Cole at Informed Comment.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
WELCOME, WELCOME, FOCA!
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| Richard Chartres, Bishop of London |
At an evening gathering of over 500 Anglicans in the Emmanuel Centre, Westminster, on Thursday 26 April, the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (UK and Ireland) hosted scores of senior Anglican leaders from 30 countries who arrived from conference at St Mark’s, Battersea Rise, in a fleet of red double decker buses. They were welcomed by the Bishop of London who encouraged them in evangelism. They also heard of Christian witness amid the terrorism in Nigeria and countries of Central Asia.I'd say to Bishop Chartres, "Careful, this welcome and encouragement to the FoCA folks to evangelize may come back to bite you." But what do I know?
Names! I want names of the 'senior Anglican leaders from 30 countries' in attendance. Not that I can kick ass after I take names. I just want to know.
“The Primates of the FCA have assured us that, through instruments now available in this country, including the panel of bishops of the Anglican Mission in England and the FCA UK, those who might otherwise have been under pressure to leave the Church of England can remain within the family of global Anglicanism and be recognized by that body as faithful to the Church of England itself.”There you have it.
The photo is a still from the video of the bishop's sermon at the royal wedding of Kate and William.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
DREADLOCKED BISHOP-ELECT JUSTIN
"I am delighted to announce that the Rev Justin Duckworth has been chosen as the next Bishop of Wellington.
Justin was nominated by an Electoral
College ably chaired by Bishop Richard Ellena, and Justin's nomination
has since been formally confirmed by the House of Bishops and members of
the General Synod.
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Justin, who is 44, has been at the cutting edge of mission and ministry in Wellington for 25 years." | |
Archdeacon Bernard Faull conducted a video interview with the new bishop-elect after his election, which is also at the link above. During the interview, the two speak of the the juxtaposition of the dreads and the mitre. Below is a close-up photo of Justin.
Justin's is a fascinating story with sometimes surprising twists and turns.
NACC PLANS NEXT STEPS
No Anglican Covenant Coalition
COALITION PLANS NEXT STEPS
LONDON – With diocesan synod voting in the Church of England completed, and with 26 dioceses having rejected the proposed Anglican Covenant, the No Anglican Covenant Coalition is preparing for the next steps in its international campaign, including the appointment of a new Moderator, the Revd Malcolm French, a parish priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. The Revd Jean Mayland, a retired priest, will be the No Anglican Covenant Coalition Convenor for the Church of England.
“We have accomplished what many thought was an impossible task,” said the Coalition’s first Moderator, the Revd Dr Lesley Crawley. “After a full and fair debate, the Church of England has rejected the Anglican Covenant, and it cannot be considered again prior to 2015. As the campaign moves on to other fronts, this is an opportune time for me to hand over the leadership of the Coalition. Malcolm and Jean have been key members of the Coalition from the start, and I am confident the Coalition will experience continued success under Malcolm’s leadership.”
“Lesley stepped up to lead the Coalition with courage and commitment,” said French. “As we move forward, I will look to Lesley’s example of empowering leadership. The defeat of the Anglican Covenant in the Church of England has changed the playing field in the rest of the Anglican Communion. We are confident that a fair debate on the merits will lead to the defeat of the Covenant in several more Communion churches, just as we saw in the Church of England.”
Over the next six months, several more churches will consider the proposed Covenant, including the Scottish Episcopal Church, in June, and The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, both in July. Canadian dioceses have begun studying the Covenant in preparation for General Synod 2013.
A model General Convention resolution has been prepared to assist General Convention deputies in the Episcopal Church who may wish to submit a resolution on the Covenant. The model resolution, along with other supporting material, is available at the No Anglican Covenant website (noanglicancovenant.org/resources.html).
The No Anglican Covenant Coalition is an international group of
Anglicans concerned about how the proposed Anglican Covenant would
radically change the nature of the Anglican Communion.
noanglicancovenant.org
Anglicans for Comprehensive Unity
noanglicancovenant.org
NEWS RELEASE
MAY 1, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LONDON – With diocesan synod voting in the Church of England completed, and with 26 dioceses having rejected the proposed Anglican Covenant, the No Anglican Covenant Coalition is preparing for the next steps in its international campaign, including the appointment of a new Moderator, the Revd Malcolm French, a parish priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. The Revd Jean Mayland, a retired priest, will be the No Anglican Covenant Coalition Convenor for the Church of England.
“We have accomplished what many thought was an impossible task,” said the Coalition’s first Moderator, the Revd Dr Lesley Crawley. “After a full and fair debate, the Church of England has rejected the Anglican Covenant, and it cannot be considered again prior to 2015. As the campaign moves on to other fronts, this is an opportune time for me to hand over the leadership of the Coalition. Malcolm and Jean have been key members of the Coalition from the start, and I am confident the Coalition will experience continued success under Malcolm’s leadership.”
“Lesley stepped up to lead the Coalition with courage and commitment,” said French. “As we move forward, I will look to Lesley’s example of empowering leadership. The defeat of the Anglican Covenant in the Church of England has changed the playing field in the rest of the Anglican Communion. We are confident that a fair debate on the merits will lead to the defeat of the Covenant in several more Communion churches, just as we saw in the Church of England.”
Over the next six months, several more churches will consider the proposed Covenant, including the Scottish Episcopal Church, in June, and The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, both in July. Canadian dioceses have begun studying the Covenant in preparation for General Synod 2013.
A model General Convention resolution has been prepared to assist General Convention deputies in the Episcopal Church who may wish to submit a resolution on the Covenant. The model resolution, along with other supporting material, is available at the No Anglican Covenant website (noanglicancovenant.org/resources.html).
noanglicancovenant.org
The Revd Malcolm French (Canada) | |
The Revd Jean Mayland (England) | |
The Ven Lawrence Kimberley (New Zealand) | |
The Revd Canon Hugh Magee (Scotland) | |
Dr Lionel Deimel (USA) |
TRUST, MONIES, GOSPEL - DIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK
Adrian Worsfold, at Pluralist Speaks, writes of the recent news from the Southwark Good Stewards Trust, in the Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England, which believes itself to be misrepresented:
What will this mean for the Diocese of Southwark and other dioceses in the Church of England, should the concept spread, as it is likely to do? The member churches will still be part of the diocese, according to the answer to question No. 5.
Further in answer to question No. 5:
As you see, I have a few questions that are not answered by the FAQ list on the website of the Trust. I assume that the authorities in the Diocese of Southwark may have a few questions of their own.
...the Directors have issued the below Frequently Asked Questions, ahead of the official Trust launch and reception. The Directors hope that the FAQ's may be of interest to members of churches of other Dioceses where there is also widespread concern about revisionism.The first question is of particular interest:
1. Does the Trust mean one particular tradition of the church will just be serving themselves?
No. The Trust is open to applications from any Incumbent within the Diocese who can genuinely sign The Jerusalem Declaration (see below).I will not cover the FAQs one by one, but regarding the first question, is The Jerusalem Declaration another creed? Signing the declaration seems to be the ticket to get in the door of the Trust. According to The Jerusalem Declaration:
3. We uphold the four Ecumenical Councils and the three historic Creeds as expressing the rule of faith of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church.But that's not quite enough to assure the exclusion of Anglicans who accept the historic Creeds, but may yet be categorized as revisionists.
What will this mean for the Diocese of Southwark and other dioceses in the Church of England, should the concept spread, as it is likely to do? The member churches will still be part of the diocese, according to the answer to question No. 5.
5. Is the Trust ‘separatist’ ?
The Trust seeks to support parish churches of the Diocese which are orthodox, whatever their particular tradition. There is nothing separatist about it.Is the intention to take over the Church of England from within? Is this the beginning of an attempt to turn the Church of England into an evangelical fundamentalist church? But wait! Will the alliance between the two groups, fundamentalist evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics, hang together?
Further in answer to question No. 5:
Rather its intention as its name implies, is that members should be 'Good Stewards’ of the monies the Lord has given them, and be ‘Good Stewards’ of the apostolic Gospel which has been entrusted to them, within a particular Diocese, for the sake of the salvation of future generations.So. It's about the monies and the Gospel with the monies mentioned first. How will the monies of the Diocese of Southwark be affected as churches ally with the Trust?
As you see, I have a few questions that are not answered by the FAQ list on the website of the Trust. I assume that the authorities in the Diocese of Southwark may have a few questions of their own.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
EAT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
A signboard outside a restaurant said: "Eat as much as you can and let your grandchildren pay the bill."
A man entered the restaurant, ate as much as he could, and when the waiter gave him the bill he pointed to the signboard and said, "Don't you see; only my grandchild needs to pay for this bill".
The waiter replied, "But sir, this is not your bill. This is your grandfather's bill."
Cheers,
Paul (A.)
A man entered the restaurant, ate as much as he could, and when the waiter gave him the bill he pointed to the signboard and said, "Don't you see; only my grandchild needs to pay for this bill".
The waiter replied, "But sir, this is not your bill. This is your grandfather's bill."
Cheers,
Paul (A.)
MAY DAY - OCCUPY WALL STREET
Follow the protests live at Occupy Wall Street, or find out at the website how you can follow the events in different locations on Twitter.
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