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Assistant Bishop Carol Wagner’s Consecration
“When God’s people fill a majestic cathedral to sing his praises, hear his word and pray, and share around his table, there is for me a very real sense of God's presence. A consecration and collation bring the added elements of dedication, commitment and blessing for...
Bishop Mark’s Christmas Message
At Christmas God shows a fractured world what it takes to be a generous host and a gracious guest. The recent Australia Talks survey found that almost half of Australians experience loneliness at some time. Contrary to popular expectation, some of the loneliest...
On the Writing of Poetry
John Foulcher, a retired Deputy Principal from Burgmann College, who is married to Jane, the Deputy Director of St Mark's National Theological Centre, recently won the Australian Catholic University Prize for poetry for his poem Revising Casuarinas, so we thought...
Body Matters
Bodies matter to us, and to God. In 1 Corinthians 12 the Apostle Paul describes the church as the body of Christ. One aspect of that image is the inter-dependence of the members of the body as we each exercise the diverse gifts of God’s Spirit, including the call to...
New Assistant Bishop Appointed
Archdeacon Carol Wagner has been appointed as the new Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Archdeacon Carol currently ministers as Archdeacon of the South Coast and Rector of the Parish of Bodalla-Narooma. She has previously served faithfully and...
Oaks of Righteousness – Celebrating St Paul’s Manuka’s 80th Birthday
This day in the life of our parish felt at once momentous, triumphant and filled with the sounds of proverbial trumpets announcing the ineffable but definite quality of the historic in our midst. It was a day whose coattails you sought to seize, to grasp and pin...
Bishop Trevor Reflects
At our recent Synod I was asked to reflect briefly on how we have grown together as a Diocese in the time I have been privileged to be in senior clerical leadership in this Diocese. The question forced me to reflect on my initial impressions when I came to the Diocese...
Synod Tribute to Bishop Trevor and Ruth
Tribute to Bishop Trevor and Ruth Edwards for all their work throughout the Diocese was given at the Synod Dinner on Saturday evening, with 140 synod members and guests attending. The merriment began with Bishop Stephen's jokes and continued during speeches from Tim...
The perils of Synod
Researching in Trove for items on the early history of the Diocese and in particular the proceedings of the first Diocesan Synod held from 28 February to 6 March 1867, Alan Wilson, from the Anglican Historical Society, came across the following item in the Goulburn...
Hearing What Matters to God
There is a big difference between talking about someone, talking at someone and talking with someone. The first excludes them altogether, the second treats them as an object while only the third welcomes them as a conversation partner.In our contemporary society it...