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• Brother Nathanael on road to Assisi

  
  A MONK has marked his sabbatical, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Franciscans arriving in Papua New Guinea, by calling in at Messing in north Essex to be the guest of Revd Dr Chris Garland, right, the Archbishop of Papua New Guinea’s representative in the UK.

• David honoured as a Canon in Myanmar

  
  AN EXILED Burmese priest has been made a Canon of the church in his home country of Myanmar after 25 years in ministry.

• Zimbabwe appeal raises £300,000

  
  THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, have seen public donations for their joint Zimbabwe appeal reach £292,330.

• Roger has close shave

  
  ROGER Gayler, the 65-year-old vicar of St Mark's Church at Mark's Gate in Barking and Dagenham preached, met the scouts, spoke to schoolchildren, studied with his Bishop and collected envelopes door-to-door with just half a beard – all for Christian Aid week.

• Bishop back USPG plans

  
  THE Bishop of Colchester, Rt Revd Christopher Morgan, has given his backing to an initiative by the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: Anglicans in World Mission to recruit one or more associate mission advisers in the diocese.

• Bill the builder is back – with a team for Kenya!

  
  BARKING St Erkenwald’s member Bill Dear is back in the business of building houses — but this time other members of the congregation will be joining him

• Faiths’ vital contribution to Gaza peace and justice

  
  THE Bishop of Chelmsford, Rt Revd John Gladwin, spoke in a debate ‘to take note on Gaza' in the House of Lords on February 6.

• Virtual hike to the Holy Land

  
  CHURCH leaders laced up their hiking boots, hoisted their rucksacks and packed their laptops to publicise a unique ‘online pilgrimage’ to the Holy Land, organised by the charity Christian Aid.

• Creative pupils support Lent appeal

  
  IMAGINATIVE children got creative to help the Bishop of Chelmsford launch his Lent appeal.

• ‘Fundamental need for justice in Gaza’

  
  SPEAKING in the House of Lords on January 12, the Bishop of Chelmsford, Rt Revd John Gladwin, drew attention to the apparently disproportionate use of force in Gaza, the lack of – and abuse of – human rights and justice implemented in Gaza.

• Bishop’s Lent Appeal 2009

  
  JESUS challenged the society he was living in by the way he treated children.

• Where tradition is thriving

  
  IN November, I was fortunate to spend a fortnight in India. Four of us from Essex were part of a larger group of about 80 people taking part in a sponsored rally from Goa to Kerala in southern India, a journey of about 2,000 kilometres.

• Southminster pupils are helping to save Zimbabwe lives with Pump Aid

  
  SOUTHMINSTER Church of England primary school have restored the lives of up to 1000 African people, simply by drinking water.

• David assists consecration of Kenya's new Bishop

  
  THE Bishop of Barking, Rt Revd David Hawkins, has returned from a short visit to Mbeere, Kenya, where he, as representative of the Bishop of Chelmsford, participated in the consecration and enthronement of Rt Revd Moses Masamba Nthukah, as the second Bishop of Mbeere.

• I will remain an enthusiastic supporter of Christian Aid

  
  IT has been an extraordinary privilege to have chaired the Board of Christian Aid this past 10 years.

• One Worls week growing together

  
  ONE World Week will be celebrated on October 19-26. The theme will be ?Growing Together?.

• Bishop Urges all churches to write to Prime Minister

  
  THE Bishop of Chelmsford has called attention to the millions of lives which depend on the promises made in the Millennium Development Goals.

• Zulu warriors drum up support from Romford

  
  ROMFORD children and residents joined a dance and drum workshop at St Mark's church with the help of visitors from Christian Aid partner organisation KCAP in South Africa.

• Ink is a better deal for poor

  
  AROUND 65 million printer cartridges are used in the UK every year. Only 15 per cent of these are recycled. The rest go to landfill.

• Curates strengthen links with Kenyans

  
  SIX curates and a youth worker from the Diocese of Chelmsford are pictured with retired Archbishop Dr David Gitari during their visit to Chelmsford's link dioceses of Embu and Kirinyaga in Kenya.

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