St Andrew's, Springfield music team coordinator Penny Howchin with The Rev'd Charlie Lacey before church on Sunday 12 July 2020

Reflections

Tough Questions: Why do we sing in church?

“Anybody who has ever been to church will have noticed that there is quite a lot of singing, but is it essential and could we worship God effectively without it?” asks The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from The Parish of Springfield

Reflections

Walk like a Tasmanian

“After my dad’s death in the middle of last year, I became determined to re-walk my favourite journeys while I can, aware that my earthly life is indeed finite. I wasn’t the only one on the pilgrimage who was coming to grips with mortality,” says The Ven. Valerie Hoare

Faith book reflections

The book I have given away the most and why: Jeremy Fraser

“I think there is an increasing need for structured services in this specialised area. I also think we need more resources in this area – this book shows what can be done for our pets,” says Holy Hermits Online Liturgical Assistant, Jeremy Fraser

Reflections

What is your favourite Lukan passage and why?

Four priests from across our Diocese tell us about their favourite passage from the Gospel of Luke, including The Rev’d Rebecca King, The Rev’d Adam Lowe, The Rev’d Deb Bird and The Rev’d Michael Stalley

Features

“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it”

“Birds often give me solace, including a wedge-tailed eagle after the violent death of a cousin; encouragement from black cockatoos at the closing of a Kairos Outside prison ministry weekend; affirmation from bulbuls outside my house in Dodoma after my arrival and upon my departure,” says Marilyn Wright from St Bartholomew’s, Mt Gravatt, as the Season of Creation continues