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“True friendship is such a gift and God invites us to enjoy the gift of friendship with him and with one another. So let’s celebrate our friends and be active in loving, supporting and encouraging each other,” says Bettrys Lowe from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba in this Kids’ Talk
Reflections
“By and large the business of the Synod is conducted with kindness and good humour and there is a real sense of wanting to find agreement on even the most difficult of matters. This year one of those difficult matters involved the font size used when displaying motions and amendments and the colour used when highlighting text changes. Furious debate ensued and the President of the Synod had to make some tough decisions on the fly,” says Bishop Jeremy Greaves
Anglican leaders in the Oceania region have reiterated their commitment to the Anglican Communion, describing it as “one body with many parts”. The comments were made in a communiqué at the end of their annual Fono, or meeting, which brings together primates and provincial secretaries from the four independent-yet-interdependent churches in the region
Five inspirational and dedicated clergy and lay people from across our Diocesan Regions share their Synod highlights and learnings with anglican focus readers
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