Future and Current
USA: Without ceasing: Diocesan
Conventions
The website of the Episcopal Church USA includes this calendar of the many and frequent diocesan conventions of that province.
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: Western Washington, 17 May: The
Church and Social Media: An Evening with Meredith Gould
'So you’ve accepted social media into your hearts and you’re beginning to employ them as part of your church’s communication
strategy. What are the Gospel underpinnings for ministry in social media? Are your current efforts effective? Could they use a shot in
the arm? What would that look like?'
USA: Maryland, St James, 8-9 June 2012: St
James School Conference
'Founded in A.D. 2012 as part of the celebration of Father Stuart Dunnan’s 20th anniversary as Headmaster of Saint James School,
Maryland, the Saint James Conference will be a gathering of friends, educators, and scholars from all over North America and abroad.
Convening as Christians dedicated at once to the premier education of the whole person and to the historic Faith of the Church, conference
participants will listen to scholarly papers and responses, worship and pray together, and enjoy the hospitality of historic Saint James
School in beautiful Western Maryland.'
USA: Indiana, Indianapolis, 5-12 July 2012: General
Convention of the American Episcopal Church
England: Liverpool, 9 October 2012: The
Archbishop Blanch Memorial Lecture
'The 2012 lecture The Plain meaning of Scripture will be given by Canon Angela Tilby in the Chapel at the Hope Park Campus of
Liverpool Hope University. The lecture is free and open to all, but booking is essential.'
Past events
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.' |
