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Bishop Carol Writes … Standing in the Breach for Ukraine
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...
How God Continues to Work in Gundagai
On the 12th January I was asked by Adjunct Research Professor Brian Douglas to give a talk to the intensive diaconate course at St Mark’s National Theological Centre, for those seeking ordination. This is part of the talk I gave. When God calls us to serve him within...
Planning for Parish Flourishing
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...
Sutton Road Farewells Len & Joyce Goodman
On Sunday 19 December 2021, 4th Sunday of Advent, a special service was held in St Andrew’s Wamboin (part of the Sutton Road Mission District) to bid farewell to Len Goodman AO and Joyce Goodman OAM for their 36-year association with the combined congregations of St...
Resources for Prayer for the Ukraine
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.
Induction of Reverend John Thomas at Cobargo
It was wonderful to celebrate the induction of Reverend John Thomas to the Parish of Cobargo (Bermagui and Quaama) on Saturday 15th January 2022. The service was presided over by Bishop Mark. Unfortunately numbers were limited due to COVID. Reverend John and his wife...
A New Rector for the Parish of Canberra
On the evening of 27 January there was much rejoicing at St John’s Canberra when the Reverend David McLennan was inducted by Bishop Mark as the next Rector of this historic parish. Dave’s wife, Catherine, and children William, Anna, Maggie, and Jack were there to...
Bishop Mark Writes … The Idea of Duty
As I write this column people across the world are preparing to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the seventieth anniversary of her accession to the throne. My only encounter with royalty came at a distance. Our family were in England during the...
Silencing the Church?
Throughout history the church has had a role in bringing attention to important community issues and speaking truth to power. In ancient Rome at times bishops courageously challenged the moral validity of the actions of the emperor. Christians were likewise active in...
‘2020 and Onwards’ Wall Hanging
What do you do when thrust into unimagined upheaval, distress and uncertainty. During 2020 an idea was born at St Simon’s Kaleen of sharing something of our journeys through these ‘unprecedented’ times. So making a ‘2020 and Onwards’ wall hanging of patches was...