Future and Current
Australia: Canberra and Goulburn, 2013: Anglican
150: A Season of Celebration
'a season of celebration for the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn's 150th birthday'.
UK: May to October 2013: Fauré Requiem
Tour, City of London Sinfonia
'The Fauré Requiem tour celebrates the beauty of our magnificent and awe-inspiring churches, with performances of some of the
most well known and uplifting sacred music. The Orchestra and the cathedral choirs will perform works by Thomas Tallis and Ralph Vaughan
Williams, along with a new commission by Gabriel Jackson and Fauré's enduringly popular Requiem. There will also be a chance to
hear the cathedral organist perform French composer Francis Poulenc's grand and masterful Organ Concerto, in the 50th anniversary year
of the composer's death.'
USA: Texas, San Antonio, 9-12 June 2013: Tri-History
Conference
'Every third year, National Episcopal Historians and Archivists' Annual Conference is held in conjunction with the Tri-History Conference
of archivists and historians planned in cooperation with the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Women’s
History Project.'
USA: Maryland, Hagerstown, 14-16 June 2013: The
Saint James Conference
'The 2013 conference will feature seven scholars presenting papers in a historic setting with plenty of time for worship and fellowship.'
USA: Florida, Jacksonville, 30 June-3 July 2013: Union
of Black Episcopalians 45th Anniversary Meeting
USA: Colorado, Denver, 30 June 2013-4 July 2013: Association
of Anglican Musicians Annual Conference
Everywhere: 24 August 2013: Common
Prayer Day
'The Common Prayer Day initiative was begun in 2012, that year being the 350th Anniversary of the present Book of Common Prayer of the
Church of England, in order to set aside August 24th every year to celebrate this important, defining, portion of our Anglican heritage.'
New Zealand, 2014: Gospel Bicentenary
'the official website for the 2014 bicentenary of gospel beginnings in Aotearoa New Zealand. Planning is underway for events that will
commemorate and celebrate the partnership of Ruatara and [Samuel] Marsden in
the first recorded proclamation of the Christian Gospel at Oihi on Christmas Day in 1814. This website will continue to develop over
the period leading up to the bicentenary day itself, providing information on events around the country and recounting the history
of 1814 and beyond.'
Past events
England and Elsewhere: 2012: Celebrating
350 years of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
The year 2012 is not just about London hosting the Olympics or our Sovereign marking her Diamond Jubilee as Queen - it will see the 350th
anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, the heart of our national church's worship. [...] The Prayer Book Society plans to make 2012
a year of celebration for Archbishop Thomas Cranmer’s magnificent volume.'
USA: New York City, through 27 February 2011: Three
Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
'Three Faiths includes 200 rare and precious works created over the past 1,500 years. Among them, great works of the miniaturist's art
and of calligraphy, drawn from all three faiths, delight the eye, as they have done since their creation centuries ago. Manuscript materials
are accompanied by some of the most significant printed works of the past 550 years. The scrolls, codices, illuminated manuscripts, and
printed volumes are complemented selectively by important bindings, early photographs, prints, maps, and liturgical or ritual objects
dating from the fifth century of the Common Era (CE) to the present.' At the New York Public Library.
India: Kerala, 14 November 2008 - 15 November 2009: Sesquicentennial
of Christ Church, Trivandrum
This site gives details of the celebrations and projects planned to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this oldest church in Trivandrum.
USA: California, Anaheim, 8-17 July 2009: General
Convention 2009
The US Episcopal Church held its 76th triennial general convention in California this year. A variety of resources in English, French
and Spanish are available online.
Canada: Newfoundland, St John's, 8 May 2009: Dancing
with the Priests
'eleven Anglican priests and their dance partners will take the floor in a unique twist on Dancing with the Stars. Our dancing priests – all
members of the Anglican Church Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador – promise to master the steps and wow their audiences,
all in the name of raising funds for Vibrant Communities.'
England: Canterbury, 16 July to 3 August 2008: Lambeth
Conference
'The chief aims of our time together are, first, that we become more confident in our Anglican identity, by deepening our awareness of
how we are responsible to and for each other; and second, that we grow in energy and enthusiasms for our task of leading the work of
mission in our Church.' |
