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Diocese responds to religious bullying
Picture above: Back: Bishop Mark Short, Prakash Mehta (President of the Hindu Council), Murray Norman (CEO, Better Balanced Futures), Andrew Guile (ADS Director Risk). Front: Professor Suzanne Rutland (Sydney University), Professor Zehavit Gross (Bar-llan University...
Molonglo formally added to parish of Weston
The parish of St Peter’s Weston has become the parish of St Peter’s Weston Molonglo. The new name was accompanied by an adjustment in the parish boundaries, with the addition of the Molonglo Valley suburbs of Coombs, Wright and Denman Prospect. The changes formalise a...
SUPA Holiday Club a Rocketing Success
More than 50 primary-aged children heard about Jesus at an action-packed school holiday club at St Peter’s Weston in July. The ‘Out of this World’-themed holiday club was a joint initiative of St Peter’s and Scripture Union ACT and ran across two full days, featuring...
Meet Deacon Robin Moore
For 22 years our small dedicated team provided weekly free food at a tiny Community Centre in Canberra's inner north public housing, together with wide-ranging support assisting the marginalised and those on low incomes. For my part, as a vocational deacon, this was...
Farewell to Anglicare CEO Jeremy Halcrow
After 12 years in the Diocese Jeremy Halcrow has resigned as the CEO of Anglicare. During his Presidential Address at the Diocesan Synod, Bishop Mark presented a framed Bishop's Commendation Certificate to Jeremy, with the following words: Mr Jeremy Halcrow’s passion...
A partnership in the gospel is relaunched
The partnership in the gospel between the Anglican Diocese of Jos, Nigeria, and the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, together with Anglican Aid, was relaunched on Saturday 10 September at the Diocesan Synod Dinner. In January 2017, under Bishop Stuart...
Bishop Mark Writes … On the Death of the Queen
In the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth, I’ve been reflecting on all the changes she encountered during her 70-year reign. The Bible reckons three score and ten to be a good number for an entire human life span; for her it was a term of active service. It...
Monica Short’s Reflections from Lambeth
I feel tiny – in a helpful and good way. The Lambeth Conference for bishops and spouses that we attended was nothing like I expected. It inspired me to strive to do better for Jesus, our beautiful Diocese, family and friends – we love you. This Conference also...
From Lambeth with Love – An Update from Bishops Mark and Carol
As I write this update, Bishop Carol, our spouses and I are part-way through a very exciting journey. Because of the generous support of the Diocese we have been able to join with over 650 other Bishops and 450 other Bishop’s spouses in the 15th Lambeth Conference of...
‘No Barriers between God and us’
Confirmation at St Edmund’s Gunning In her address to the candidates for confirmation at St Edmund’s, Bishop Carol Wagner, speaking from 2 Corinthians 5, reminded the confirmees that the reconciling work of Christ Jesus on the Cross has torn down the barrier of sin...