Apr 21, 2022 | Articles, News
As he marks his retirement from his roles as Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture and Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Dr Stephen Pickard has been honoured by a prestigious international Anglican Award. Bishop Stephen...
Apr 13, 2022 | Articles, News
I’ve always had a soft spot for the corroboree frog, but I never expected I would be compared to one. In a recent article in the Canberra Times it was suggested I have much in common with the tiny yellow and black striped amphibian. Drawing on Census data the writer...
Mar 16, 2022 | Articles, News
In the first part of this two-part series on parish strategic planning we saw that strategic planning was part of the core business of parish councils. Parish councils in conjunction with their rector/chaplain are called by the Governance of the Diocese Ordinance 2000...
Mar 11, 2022 | Articles, News
We have all been following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. How could we not? It has been plastered across our media screens since Russia began amassing its forces at the Ukraine border and we have been kept graphically informed ever since. A few days after Russia...
Mar 3, 2022 | Articles, News
How can we have every parish in the Diocese flourishing? Ultimately it is a work of God. He is the one who builds his church (Matt 16:18). But how do parishes cooperate with the work of God to build his church in both godliness and number? One of the aspects of this...
Feb 25, 2022 | Articles, News
A letter from the Primate to the Anglican Church of Australia providing two prayers (one for In Times of International Tensions & the other A Prayer for Ukraine) and details of two days of prayer over the coming days. To download the pdf click here....
