A New Junior School Building for Radford College
Radford College was honoured to have Bishop Mark officially open the new Years 3 and 4 building, The Ridge, on Friday 7 June. The sun was shining, and the faces of the students beamed too as they waited for the event to begin.Year 4 Students Eli Hezkial and Imogen...
Mothers’ Union Canberra & Goulburn Diocesan Overseas and Northern Outreach Day
Christine Brain travelled from Perth to be our preacher and guest speaker at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Hackett, where members of Mothers’ Union and friends gathered on 26 June to hear of the wonderful projects being promoted, both here in Northern Australia and...
St Alban’s Day Celebrations in Woden Parish
The Parish of St Alban the Martyr had a wonderful celebration weekend for our Feast Day on the 22nd and 23rd June. We were able to Welcome Bishop Mark and Monica to our Saturday evening service.The worship was uplifting with an exceptional sermon from Bishop Mark and...
Sharing a Meal; Sharing a Story
‘Don’t lock me up, I’m not a criminal;You know that I have done no wrong.I’m just a poor asylum seeker,Won’t you listen to my song.’These sad and haunting words were sung at an interdenominational service at Holy Covenant Anglican Church, Jamison, on Sunday 23 June to...
Celebrating 50 Years of Ministry
Christopher Simon and Ven Emeritus John Gibson were ordained as priests on 11 June 1969. The 50th Anniversary Celebration was held at St John’s, Reid, ACT where they were ordained.Image above: Archdeacon Emeritus David Hill, Archdeacon Emeritus John Gibson, The...
Blessing of the Truffle Dogs
The honorary priest-in-charge of the Mulwaree Mission District, Tom Frame, led the fifth annual ‘Blessing of the Truffle Dogs’ on Sunday 16 June as part of the Canberra district truffle festival.This high profile local event brings farmers and churchgoers together...
Seeing What Matters to God
Everybody needs good neighbours – don’t they?Monica and I have recently been through the process of deciding where to live in Canberra. We discovered all sorts of resources designed to help us make that choice. Go online and you can find the socio-economic score of a...