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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

Complied by Bishop Henry Paltridge from out of St. Martins.

We first met Gordon through the NZCMS League of Youth over 50 years ago. Gordon had come to know Jesus as Saviour and Lord as a young man. He had a zeal for the Gospel as a teacher being involved in the follow-up of the Billy Graham Crusade in 1959 and taught at Middleton Grange in 1965. During this time he led the Sunday School at St Martin’s, Spreydon, where within two weeks, he had visited every child’s home and made notes about the children’s interests, including sports. Often he even went to watch them play.

After theological training at Ridley College in England, he was ordained and served a curacy in England before return to New Zealand. Soon after he married Annette and had two sons and a busy ministry in Taita, Wellington.

After ten years in Taita they went with NZCMS to Singapore from 1982-1983. Gordon wrote that it had been a privilege and a thrilling experience to join the Singapore Diocese. It has developed a strong missionary commitment, especially in South East Asia. But it was not all easy! The heat, some relationships and expensive schooling impacted their decision to come home to New Zealand. When revisiting Singapore in 1995, a small church plant that they had been involved with had become three large congregations. “They certainly did not need us”, was Gordon’s reaction.

They returned to parishes in Christchurch with an evangelistic and pastoral zeal and always had a heart for people on the fringe! Gordon was a faithful member of the NZCMS Support Group in Christchurch as well as a regular participant at the weekly CMS Prayer-meeting.

Gordon greatly supported Annette’s passion to befriend overseas students. Their contribution to mission did not end when they left Singapore, having visited many churches of different nations, fulfilling Jesus command in Mathew 28:19. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations”

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