“As a curate in northern England 28 years ago, it was common to preside over two funerals a week. Such was the frequency of funerals that there was a shorthand phrase for the two most common hymns that were played during these services,” says Bishop John Roundhill, as he introduces readers to the new The Kingdom Come hymn, ‘We Seek Your Kingdom’
“A reconciled nation is where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have full control over our own destinies; where we live freely and equally, unencumbered by trauma and poor life outcomes; and where there is true recognition of our rights as First Peoples of this land; and, where our cultures and languages are honoured, protected and flourish,” says the Coalition of Peaks, a representative body of over 50 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled peak organisations
Hear St Aidan’s Anglican Girls School Chaplain The Rev’d Gillian Moses and St Francis College’s Bishop Jonathan Holland explain why we ‘pass the peace’ towards the end of Eucharistic services
“The first image that comes into my mind whenever I think about the Lenten season is a deciduous tree – a tree that has no leaves on it that is preparing itself to regenerate new leaves, and with these, new life,” says The Rev’d Sam Sigamani from The Parish of Wynnum
“During this Lenten season, what if we focus less on trying to perfect our abstinence, and more on living out an inclusive and holistic faith? Even as we repent of our excesses and indulgences, let us lean towards doing justice rather than going without,” says the Justice Unit’s Peter Branjerdporn, while offering some exciting new Lenten resources written by The Rev’d Deb Bird
The Rev’d Penny Jones defines ‘worship’ for us in the first video of the new St Francis College short course series, ‘Understanding Worship’
Hear The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the meaning behind the Eucharistic vestments of the alb, stole and chasuble (with a little help from some friends) in the new St Francis College short course series, ‘Understanding Worship’
Hear The Rev’d Gillian Moses and Bishop Jonathan Holland explain the place of the Eucharist, and how our hearts are “set on fire as we chew over the scriptures” and how we then “get inspired when we meet Christ in the bread and the wine”
“Most of the soldiers, sailors and aviators to whom we minister are not aware of Jesus’ comfort, so it is the role of the chaplain to bring that calm sense of assurance to the many and varied situations ADF personnel face,” says Air Force chaplain, The Rev’d Michelle Philp
“Inspired by the Uluru Statement From the Heart, the Anglican Church Southern Queensland has made a submission in support of the call for a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution,” says The Rev’d Canon Bruce Boase, Chair of our Diocesan Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group