Diamond Jubilee New Testament a ‘bestseller’; Relief, Development and Advocacy Seminar at York; Prince Charles hails Book of Common Prayer; Tax dodging is ‘moral’ – Lay Reader; Should we allow faith schools at all?
Diamond Jubilee New Testament a ‘bestseller’ as more than 400,000 ordered by UK Churches as gift for the nation
C of E media – Since going on sale in the first week of April, more than 400,000 copies of the Diamond Jubilee New Testament have been ordered by churches of all denominations around the UK and other countries too – more than double the expected amount. Due to the success of the project, the deadline for ordering has been extended to 14th May at 12 noon, for delivery by 30th May.
Relief, Development and Advocacy Seminar at York
ACNS – The Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu and Mrs Margaret Sentamu held a meeting with 52 people based from the Dioceses in the North of England to discuss relief, development and advocacy work.The Archbishop was joined by the Rt. Revd. Justin Welby and the Rt. Rev Moses Masamba Nthuka of the Mbeere Diocese in Kenya at the seminar organised by the Church Mission Society, the Anglican Alliance and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s International Development Officer at Bishopthorpe Palace. Representatives from USPG, Christian Aid, Tearfund and Mothers Union were also present. The Bishop of Durham spoke on the subject of ‘Good News for the Poor – at Home and in the Wider World’. Sally Keeble Director of the Anglican Alliance presented on making the most from Anglican partnership in dioceses across the world. The Rt. Revd Moses, Mrs Lucy Masamba Nthuka and Rev Malcolm Macnaughton, the Chief of Staff for the Archbishop of York, reflected on the nature of partnership links in Kenya.
http://www.aco.org/acns/digest/index.cfm/2012/4/30/Relief-Development-and-Advocacy-Seminar-at-Bishopthorpe
Prince Charles hails Book of Common Prayer
The Press Association – Charles rejected reservations about the “accessibility” of the words of the 1662 edition of the Church of England’s service book, saying its value becomes clearer as people grow older and experience more in life. “As somebody who was brought up on that …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ha3JATVstxa9jwlZ-ZPcfgyq9puQ?docId=N0023951335875054537A
Tax dodging is ‘moral’ – Lay Reader
Morning Star Online – But this was no industry think tank – Mr McKie, who stepped down as chairman of the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Faculty of Taxation in 1997, was writing for the Church Times as a Church Of England Reader-In-Training. He insisted there was “no …
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/118487
Should we allow faith schools at all?
The Guardian – Discriminatory state-funded faith schools are on the increase – receiving preferential treatment with little scrutiny. At the end of March, the Church of England published the Chadwick report. This ambitious report set out an aim to establish 200 more Anglican schools over the next five years. The report threatens church schools that will be more evangelical than in …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2012/may/01/should-we-allow-faith-schools