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Infos hebdomadaire de l’Anglican Communion News Service – 5 décembre 2019

One Roof aim to provide welcoming homes, rather than hostels. They care deeply about their guests, combatting the ‘compassion fatigue’ experienced by many statutory housing services by working holistically with residents. They see the ‘whole journey’ of rebuilding someone’s life, with people often moving from their night shelter – the first multi-faith shelter in the country – into one of their supported homes, then into permanent accommodation.

Antony Lees-Smith. Church of England website. 21 November 2019

Hundreds of Christians gathered at the Namirembe Cathedral and Mackay Primary School on Sunday to commemorate World AIDS Day.

Snowmen and Christmas trees have been replaced by floral and beach themed designs to help children and families engage with Advent

The Dean of St John’s Cathedral in Hong Kong has been appointed as the Bishop-Coadjutor of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island.

Angola was officially inaugurated as a new Anglican Diocese, following 16 years as a missionary diocese and after 40 years of war.

New Bishop of Mauritius to be the Venerable Joseph Sténio André, currently Archdeacon of Mauritius. He will take over from Bishop Ernest

Anti gender-based violence campaigner Mandy Marshall is to become the new Director for Gender Justice for the Anglican Communion.

Gus John lambasts Justin Welby’s support amid church’s ‘woeful’ record on racism

Harriet Sherwood. Guardian. 3 Decmeber 2019

Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church, which represents a large portions of Christians in the country, has announced it will not hold public Christmas celebrations this year.

Tola Mbakwe. Premier 4 December 2019

The rector of Loughton has expressed his "thoughts and prayers" to those impacted by a deadly car crash near a school.

Press Association. 3 December 2019

This is the script of this morning’s Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Show.

Bishop Nick Baines Blog. 4 December 2019

The Christian community in Burkina Faso is mourning the deaths of 14 people killed in a church attack on Sunday.

Christian Today 3 December 2019

David Hopkinson, who has died aged 93, was a champion of small investors as head of the M & G unit trust business – and an activist for causes ranging from the financial well-being of the Church of England and St Anne’s College, Oxford, to the interests of railway commuters.

Daily Telegraph. 2 December 2019

Giving her first sermon as Bishop of Dover, The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin to commit to building a unified county and country.

Cara Bentley. Premier. 1 Decmber 2019

In a chapel in the heart of the south Wales valleys, a coffee morning is in full flow. It is a small affair - just a handful of retired men exalting the glory days when the mines were still open. Today, like most weeks, numbers are relatively low. But for the minister who has organised it, the Reverend Robert Stivey, it is still something of a triumph.

Gwyneth Rees. BBC Wales.

The theologian Stephen Backhouse writes about how the Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on Housing, Church and Community is seeking to express a distinctly Christian vision of housing and community

Church o fEngland webiste. 30 November 2019

There could hardly be a more timely topic than how we combat the cancer of anti-semitism. The Chief Rabbi's challenge to the Labour Party is still echoing around the country, as – sadly – is the evasive response of the Labour leadership. Jewish children are abused on the London Underground by a man shouting verses from Christian Scripture at them (and are defended by a young Muslim woman, apparently more attuned to the outrage than some Christians would be!).

Rowan Williams. Christian Today. 30 November 2019

Spectacular images have emerged of an 800-year-old cathedral illuminated by nearly 1,500 candles as part of a moving and intimate service marking the start of Christmas..

Phoebe Eckersley for Mail Online. 30 November 2019

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has written a reflection with Revd Isabelle Hamley for each Sunday of Advent. Read the first here

Church of England website. 1 Decembeer 2019