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Friday May 16

A large group of diverse people and a dog on cathedral steps during the middle of the day, with the people wearing walking gear

Holy Week 2024 pilgrimage: a photo essay

Check out Bishop John Roundhill’s Holy Week photo essay, which shows many of the people he walked, prayed and ate with during his week-long Holy Week pilgrimage, which covered over 170km across Brisbane, Redland Bay, Logan and the Gold Coast

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Bishop John walking with inter-faith leaders impacted by conflict on fourth biblical-worthy Holy Week pilgrimage

Bishop John Roundhill has embarked on his fourth biblical-worthy Holy Week pilgrimage, and is this year walking with diverse inter-faith leaders who have been impacted by conflict, covering over 170km across South East Queensland

"...we are holding an Open Space discussion on peace at St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane on Saturday, 2 March 2024, starting with a 9am Eucharist and the Open Space running between 9.45am and 2.30pm. All those interested in peace...are invited to help shape our responses and grow our learning, fellowship and faith in response to the Synod motion and to Christ’s teachings," (The Ven. Dr Lucy Morris)

Active peacemaking Synod motion

“We know as Christians our citizenship in God’s kingdom is demonstrated through the sharing and advocating of love, justice and peace for everybody,” says The Ven. Dr Lucy Morris

Situation in Myanmar increasingly dismaying, WCC central committee states

The situation for people in Myanmar—including more than one million ethnic Rohingyas—is increasingly concerning, expressed the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee in a public statement

Young Brisbane sisters set multiple records singing 193 national anthems in over 100 languages to mark the UN International Day of Peace

“Two young Brisbane sisters were the first to sing all 193 national anthems in one day on Tuesday, having learnt the anthems on cue in over 100 languages to promote international peace and climate action,” says St John’s College within the University of Queensland journalism student, Fenlan Miller

ABM and The Myanmar Council of Churches ask for prayers for Myanmar

“The Myanmar Council of Churches is calling for the release of the President of Myanmar U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. It also urges a spirit of reconciliation, and for all to be treated equally. It asks people of all faiths to pray for the peace, development, justice and hopes of all the people of Myanmar”