March 17, 2007 - St. George’s College, Jerusalem: The Rev. Stephen Need, principal, participated in the liturgy of the enthronement of The Rt. Rev. Suheil Dawani, the new bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Jerusalem:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2007/4/17/ACNS4277.
April 18, 2007 – The Episcopal Church (USA): The repose of the soul of Peter Chen Chung Yu, alumnus of St. John’s University, Shanghai, former rector of the Residential Center Church and chaplain of the Univeristy of Nanking and Ginling College for Girls, Nanjing:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_85098_ENG_HTM.htm.
May 14-19, 2007 – Rikkyo University, Japan: The Rev. Prof. Renta Nishihara, as a member of the Anglican Lutheran International Commission and of the Anglican Lutheran Theological Education Working Group submitted with others a report of the ALTEWG which includes a section on CUAC:
http://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OEA/Bilateral_Relations/OEA-Anglican-Lutheran.html.
June 1, 2007 – The Church of Melanesia: The province is in the preliminary stages of designing, planning and opening a university of its own:
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/provincialnews/melanesia/client/news/client_news_detail.cfm?naid+1128
June 21, 2007 – Thornloe University, Canada: The Rev. Dr. Stephen Andrews of Thornloe University was elected prolocutor of the Anglican Church of Canada’s General Synod:
http://www.anglican.ca/news/news.php?newsItem=2007-06-21_p.news.
July 3, 2007 – University of the South, Sewanee: 2007 is the 150th Anniversary of the university’s founding. Celebrations are underway:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_87768_ENG_HTM.htm.
July 2007 – St. Philip’s Theological College, Tanzania: St. Philip’s is alive and well but very eager to establish institutional and personnel exchange partnership. Please contact The Rev. John Madinda, principal, at stphilipstz@yahoo.com.
October 17, 2007 – Anglican Communion: TOPIK (Towards Peace in Korea) worldwide Anglican conference furthering efforts for assisting in the reconciliation and reunification of North and South Korea. TOPIK web site is at http://www.topik2007.org/. Article on the matter is at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91061_ENG_HTM.htm.
October 23, 2007 – Roehampton University, United Kingdom: Roehampton has received its first cohort of first-semester freshman from the University of New Haven: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/23/freshmen.
October 29, 2007 – Church Divinity School of the Pacific, USA: Asia theologians wrestle with
reconciliation issues at an historic Exchange Forum:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91399_ENG_HTM.htm
November 12, 2007 – The Episcopal Church, USA: Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry Council will have its next annual consultation June 6-10, 2008 in Kaoshiung, Taiwan focusing on Mission and Evangelism in an Age of Globalization: For further information, contact acabanban@episcopalchurch.org.
Charles Sturt University, Australia
Half a century after its official opening by the Primate of Australia, Archbishop Howard Mowll, St Mark’s National Theological Centre in Canberra, continues to uphold its founder’s vision of Christian engagement with civil society. The anniversary celebrations included the commissioning of a new Director, Associate Professor Tom Frame (formerly Bishop to the Australian Defense Force) and the annual commencement lecture.
Assoc. Prof. Frame chose as his topic: “Is Theology a Source of Conflict or Consensus in Contemporary Australia?” St Mark’s was established by the Bishop of Canberra & Goulburn, the Rt. Rev. Ernest Burgmann, as a National Memorial Library and as a venue for lively exchanges between theology and other academic disciplines. Since the signing of an agreement with Charles Sturt University to create a School of Theology in 1995, St Mark’s has grown considerably with over 400 students presently enrolled in a range of courses ranging from diplomas to doctorates. Assoc. Prof.
Frame stressed that although it has a growing national focus, ‘St Mark’s will never lose sight of the requirement to provide the highest quality vocational preparation for ordinands in the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn. Despite our broad and even remote clientele, clergy training remains our core business.”
Submitted by Bishop Tom Frame, Director, St. Mark’s National Theological Centre: http://www.stmarksntc.org.au/.
