Old is new again

US-based Christian band Page CXVI will be releasing a new album of hymns (Hymns III) at the end of this month.

They’re posting samples on their blog. So far, Be Still My Soul and Be Thou My Vision are online.

New Emu album to be released

Emu Music have announced that their latest album, Undivided, will be available around the end of this month.

“10 excellent new songs for churches from Emu. Produced by Nathan Tasker and featuring songs from Nicky Chiswell, Trevor Hodge, Michael Morrow, Philip Percival, Simone Richardson and Rob Smith, this album reflects Emu’s commitment to putting the Word into song, and reflecting the drive and passion of churches who love contemporary corporate worship.”

Samples and a pre-order form here. Sounds great.

Sanctions against the Southern Cone — 2

“The significance of +Tito Zavala’s election as Primate seems clear – it is a rebuke to Secretary Kearon’s letter and sanctions. It is an affirmation of +Zavala’s role as a leader who is in fact faithfully representing the official teaching of the Anglican Communion on human sexuality and holy orders as stated in Lambeth Resolution 1.10 (1998).

Did Secretary Kearon assume the authority to remove +Zavala as a member of IASCUFO? Or was he directed to, and if so, by whom?…”

– Phil Ashey of the American Anglican Council continues his thinking about the sanctions applied against the Province of the Southern Cone. (part 1 here.)

Next Primate of the Southern Cone

“The tenth Synod of the Province of the Southern Cone of America, meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1-5 November, 2010, has elected Bishop Hector ‘Tito’ Zavala of Chile as its next Primate replacing Bishop Gregory Venables. Bishop Zavala becomes the province’s first Primate of Chilean extraction.

The role of Primate is a three year renewable term in the Cone. Bishop Venables is not retiring, but will maintain his present position as Bishop of Argentina and Northern Argentina.

In another closely followed vote, the possibility of allowing women’s ordination to the priesthood in those dioceses that so affirmed to move ahead (local option) was turned down by the house of clergy; the other two houses voted in favour.

The Province of the Southern Cone comprises the seven dioceses of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.”

– from the Anglican Communion News Service. (Photo of Bishop Zavala: CMS UK.)

Updated ESV website

Mary Kassian is among those who testify to the usefulness of the ESV on Crossway’s newly updated ESV website.

(If you’re looking for the “search the ESV” page – it’s here.)

FCA (Southern Africa) Conference in Port Elizabeth

“The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (Southern Africa) opened its second annual conference at St Saviour’s Church in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday October 27th…

Bishop John Guernsey preached and began by noting that at the urging of the GAFCON movement the new province of the Anglican Church in North America was formed in North America. ‘We have seen a great deal of persecution. Churches have lost their property, clergy have lost their positions, given up medical insurance and pension benefits and been sued by their own bishops,’ he said.

– Chris Sugden writes for Anglican Mainstream.

Pray for Hobart

Evangelistic event coming to Hobart this December.

Friday 17th December, 7:30pm–9:30pm
‘The Odeon’, 167 Liverpool Street.

Promotional videos. Event website. Vision 100 website.

(h/t Diocese of Tasmania.)

Reform plans ‘religious society’ within C of E

Press release from Reform, October 21, 2010

REFORM PLANS RELIGIOUS SOCIETY AS ‘MODEL TO WIDER CHURCH’

Reform members have voted to back the creation of a religious society within the Church of England for conservative evangelicals who want to promote the church’s mission but are opposed to the consecration of women as bishops.

Speaking at the network’s annual conference yesterday, attended by over 170 members, Revd Rod Thomas, the Reform chairman, said: “This is a very positive move not just for us, but for the wider church. The creation of a society can both provide a model of how the church can change to become more focussed on mission, not maintenance, and a way forward through the dilemma it faces over women bishops.   Read more

Archbishop Greg Venables interviewed on Anglican TV

Earlier this week Archbishop Gregory Venables was interviewed from Buenos Aires by Kevin Kallsen of Anglican TV.

He speaks bluntly about the eternal consequences of the liberal minority ‘takeover’ of the Anglican Communion’s structures.

Worth watching in full – and thank the Lord for Greg Venables and the other GAFCON leaders. Watch it here.

Lausanne Day 2 report

Canon Chris Sugden reports from Cape Town on the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization – for Anglican Mainstream.

Fort Worth: Fourth lawsuit arrives

“With three suits pending in two Texas counties, members of the minority that chose to stay in The Episcopal Church (TEC) two years ago have launched another assault on much the same grounds as the first three. Today All Saints’ Episcopal Church on Crestline Road in Fort Worth has sued Bishop Jack Iker personally, in federal court.

There can no longer be any doubt that this litigation is intended to harrass, intimidate, bankrupt, and divert the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, its Corporation, and its leadership – particularly Bishop Iker – from carrying out the mission of the Church.

Ironically, only this weekend Bishop Iker made several comments in jest to a gathering of clergy and laity of the Church of England in London, saying that he had “not checked the Internet today” to see whether he had been sued again…”

– from the Diocese of Fort Worth.
(Bishop Iker has only just published his response to the third lawsuit.)

Sydney Synod votes against Bishopscourt sale

“Bishopscourt, the Archbishop of Sydney’s official residence in Darling Point, will not be sold after the Diocesan Synod rejected the proposal in a close–run secret ballot, 249 votes to 218 …”

– Jeremy Halcrow has the details at SydneyAnglicans.net.

Bishop Mark Lawrence speaks at reconvened South Carolina Convention

Bishop Mark Lawrence of South Carolina spoke at the reconvened 219th Diocese of South Carolina Convention.

He gave an update on the events of the last few months, and his rationale on keeping South Carolina within TEC.

Watch it at Anglican TV. (See also: 219th Diocesan Convention Reconvened.)

‘Moral equivalence myopia’

“In another example of moral equivalence myopia, Canon Dr. Kenneth Kearon has sent a letter to the Southern Cone asking Bishop Tito Zavala to withdraw from the Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Unity Faith and Order…”

– from the Anglican Essentials Canada blog.

Related story from Church Times. (Photo of Bp Zavala: CMS UK)

Bp David Mulready’s North West Australia Synod Address

It’s Synod time around Australia – and Bishop David Mulready’s Presidential Address last weekend to the Synod of the Diocese of North West Australia has been published online (PDF file).

He gives an overview of ministry changes in DNWA – it’s a busy place!

His address includes a prayer of thanksgiving in this Centenary year of the diocese:

Our Heavenly Father, during this Centenary year, we give you hearty thanks for your amazing love, mercy and grace poured out on your people through the Gospel in North West Australia.

We thank you for your Word and for the preachers of your Word whom you have called to serve you here. We thank you for strengthening them with the Holy Spirit to teach your truth and drive away error; to break the bread and drink the cup in remembrance of our great Saviour’s death and resurrection.

We thank you for faithful members of Congregations scattered throughout our vast area, who have served you for long and short periods of time.

We thank you for partners whom you’ve given us to share the burden through prayer, financial support and for many who have come to work alongside us for a time.

We thank you for your work of new creation as you convict people of all ages and backgrounds of their need to repent and trust in Jesus as their Saviour, and so become members of your family.

We thank you for what you’ve done over the last 100 years and pray that you would be pleased to continue to work in us and through us, so that your name might be honoured and glorified.
Amen.

(Photo with thanks to Outback Magazine.)

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