New Classical Albums
Musical magic caused by a sound effect not understood 5,000 years ago may have inspired the construction of Stonehenge, according to a new theory.
A special diocesan service of Choral Evensong, with the musical setting of the Preces and Responses by Thomas Tallis, was held in the Cathedral Church of St Macartin, Enniskillen on the Second Sunday before Lent, Sunday 12th February 2012.
The Student Christian Movement (SCM) have reported another record turnout at their annual conference. The rise in participation in SCM has been linked to the growth in both student activism and politically radical Christianity.
4 reports - including Clanad at Christ Church, Dublin on NY TV on St Patrick's Day
6 short reports with links
Reports and links to media
ACNS - There’s a chance to make a difference to development in the Pacific as the Anglican Alliance facilitator based at the Anglican Church of Melanesia in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
ACNS - This year's Diocesan Synod in Gambia has called for diocesan organisations to be established in all parishes and membership opened to anyone interested to join.
Spark Opera and NI Opera’s Young Artists Programme present two new short chamber operas for children -
The Belfast Children’s Festival returns with a week-long programme beginning, March 9, of fun-filled events and low cost activities for children aged 0-14.
Gearing up for Ashes to Go : USA’s first openly gay bishop preaches inclusivity beyond hospitality : Ex-Anglican Catholics to welcome new leader : New Jersey's Episcopalians keep the faith despite papal invitation : Episcopal Diocese of Virginia Faces Costs of Legal Victory : Prosecutors seeks to keep leader of Amish beard-cutting sect jailed : Couple charged in son’s faith healing death pleads not guilty
The co-ordinator of the Anglican Communion’s newest international Network, the Anglican Refugee and Migrant Network (ARMN), is looking to connect with dioceses around the world.
Persecution of Christians soars in Iran: Convert Beheaded in Somalia and US Tweets for Nadarkhani: India should no longer qualify to receive British foreign aid : Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in a protest against the Chinese government : S Korean police arrest "pastor" over child killings : Pope puts ‘healing abuse victims’ at top of the Christian agenda : Archbishop of Greece warns of social upheaval
Held from 16 – 18 March 2012 in Castlewellan Castle...
Gospel music is the most American of American music and the veritable soundtrack of black America. Born in the trauma of the 1930s, nurtured in the dramatic shifts of the 1940s and 50s, validated during the uncertainties of the 1960s and 70s, and complicated amid the technological advances of the 1980s and 90s, it has wonderfully articulated the hopes, fears, struggles, and joys of generations of blacks.
Virginia Episcopalians prepare to take back their churches: RC Bishops and Obama in church-state face off over birth control: Is marriage equality in the United States inevitable?: The 10 Best Gospel Songs.
Lindsay Gray, the Director of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) has announced his decision to move on from the post of Director during the autumn of 2012; he plans to pursue other professional interests over the next few years.
Award recipients in Gospel categories at the 54th Grammy awards in Los Angeles
Running from Tuesday, August 21 to Bank Holiday Monday, August 27, CLASSICfest is being brought to Harrogate by the Yorkshire organisers of the highly successful International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, which this year will celebrate its 19th anniversary.
There was a very good programme on Songs of Praise on Sunday Feb 12 marking this anniversary. Link to BBC site follows
Some of the currently available programmes and services
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the invitations of Primates of Anglican Communion provinces in Asia to visit, address diocesan gatherings, celebrate Eucharist and preach during February and early March.
Bishop Victoria Matthews: “We are still proclaiming the Gospel...and God is with us and will see us through”
Anglican leaders from across the continent of Africa have made an emotional appeal to Muslim faith leaders to stand with them in opposition to "tragic violence that is destroying our communities".
Baby P effect? For the first time more than 900 children were removed from their homes in a single month
In light of recent developments, including the letter from 120 clergy in the diocese of London and the Bishop of Salisbury’s comments as reported in The Times, Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester and current president of Oxtrad, has made the following statement:
Anglicans staged an 'Act of Witness' at the Church of England General Synod n Thursday morning to draw attention to the extent to which the Church relies on the many hundreds of LGB&T clergy.
A QUOTE, A TEXT AND A PRAYER…OR TWO
The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of Washington, wrote a powerful article for "On Faith" in The Washington Post. Here is an excerpt and link: