Homilies & Addresses

Wednesday October 16

Queensland Mental Health Week: service address

Anglicare and St John’s Cathedral co-hosted a special service today to mark Queensland Mental Health Week, with The Rev’d Dr Ann Solari giving the service address: “As people of God we are called to respond to need, to be loving to all, to be there, to be a friend to those who need a friend, to allow people to belong somewhere”

National Reconciliation Week public lecture by Bishop Chris McLeod

Bishop Chris McLeod, National Aboriginal Bishop, gave this stunning public lecture at St John’s Anglican Cathedral on Tuesday 29 May to mark National Reconciliation Week 2019, with this year’s theme being ‘Grounded in truth: walk together with courage’

Director of Mission for Anglicare The Rev'd Canon Linda McWilliam and Executive Assistant Bronwen Clark after the Harmony Day service at St John's Cathedral in March 2019

“Remember that everyone belongs”

Director of Mission at Anglicare, The Rev’d Canon Linda McWilliam reflected on the importance of valuing cultural and religious diversity in her recent Harmony Day address

Archbishop Phillip Aspinall’s ‘Year of Generous Hospitality’ launch event homily

At the recent ‘Year of Generous Hospitality’ launch event, The Most Rev’d Dr Phillip Aspinall reflected upon hospitality traditions of the early church: “Being a true host and offering true hospitality meant a lot more than entertaining your friends – it actually meant turning strangers into honoured guests and treating ‘enemies’ as friends”

A Stage on the Road: St John's Cathedral sermon

A sermon preached by The Rev’d David Gill at St John’s Cathedral in November during a special evensong commemorating the life of Catholic Bishop Michael Putney and marking the 70th anniversary of the formation of the World Council of Churches