Reflections
“Taking fasting seriously as a spiritual discipline, especially during this season of Lent, has the potential to change us forever, but only if we use it to intensify our relationship with the Lord,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey
Dates & Seasons
“It is no coincidence that the season of Lent lasts for forty days,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from The Parish of Springfield
“What I want to say is that any person who risks their life to seek safety is the same. Whether people come here via a United Nations refugee camp or arrive by either boat or plane to apply for asylum, we all have one thing in common – that is the need to find a safe place to live in freedom,” says Bishop Daniel Abot, as the International Day of Peace approaches
The Rev’d Nicholas Whereat has commenced a nine-day fast to pray for the more than 1,300 refugees left in limbo in the offshore processing system, and is inviting community members to join him
“As a Christian, loving my refugee neighbour means doing what I can to be in solidarity with them,” says The Rev’d Nicholas Whereat, Priest-in-Charge of The Parish of Aspley-Albany Creek
In a pastoral letter, the World Council of Churches and Christian Conference of Asia expressed their concern, grief and prayerful solidarity with the churches in India as COVID-19 surges in South Asian countries, with 7 May to be observed as a day of praying and fasting
National Council of Churches in Australia President Bishop Philip Huggins calls all churches nationally to join in a global weekend of prayer and fasting on 26 and 27 September to intercede for all those impacted by COVID-19 and for an end to the virus
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