âIt is amazing how God is able to work through the very ordinary, like a pub chat between two mates, to bring about the most extraordinary situations,â says The Revâd Max Lambourne from St Albanâs Church, Wilston on his unexpected call to the priesthood
âAs COVID-19 restrictions ease, we are at a crossroads in the life of the contemporary Church. What do we do going forward? Do we return to how things were before and abandon online church? Or can we take our new learnings and skills to progress with a new format of âhybrid churchâ?â asks digital coach Evan Englezos, while also offering tips for running a hybrid church
âMay this space be blessed by the joy of play and by the connections of friends. May it be blessed by God who delights in all of us and all of creation,â said Archbishop Jeremy Greaves at the Little Angels Salisbury’s 1st birthday and Open Day celebration on Saturday 13 July 2024
âGradually, soldiers climbed out of their trenches, responding to each other as human beingsâŚThey walked into no-manâs-land, trusting each other and welcoming each other as they did so. This was the first time they had really seen each other â as people welcoming each other in the spirit of Christmas,â says The Revâd Selina McMahon on the widespread unofficial Christmas ceasefires along the Western Front on Christmas Eve in 1914
âWe are transformed by our empathetic engagement with perspectives that are different to our own. And, we find our goodness in every moment of compassion and loving kindness that emerges in the space between us as we share our lives together,â says The Revâd Sue Grimmett
âIt is only through relationship that the Church is sustained, underlining the importance of participation in all those parish activities which nurture connection in these times; through online services, fellowship gatherings and Bible studies, telephone conversations, and letter writing,â says The Revâd Sue Grimmett
The Brisbane Dioceseâs mission of providing love and support in communities comes to fruition with the official opening of two aged care homes and a retirement village community centre
Wakka Wakka man The Rev’d Canon Bruce Boase, Yiman woman Olivene Yasso and Quandamooka and Bundjalung woman Aunty Sandra King OAM share their thoughts on the forthcoming Week of Prayer for Reconciliation and National Reconciliation Week, which are held between 27 May and 3 June annually, marking two significant milestones in the Reconciliation journey
âThe Old Friary has for the past nine decades been of great spiritual significance to many people in our Diocese and beyond. It has been a place where the teachings of the Gospels, as modelled by St Francis and St Clare, were centralâŚThe Old Friary has played a very significant role in Godâs plan and within the life of our Diocese. May this work long continue,â says Vivienne Binns in her account of the Old Friaryâs rich history
The Community of The Way rose to the challenge during last weekâs flood emergency, cooking 50 hot meals for rough sleepers despite a power outage at their St Francis College base