Video
Hear Bishop Jonathan Holland share about the genius of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer: “He said ‘We’ll put together a prayer book’…The first Prayer Book came out in 1549. It was a little bit conservative, but it began to pick up all the kinds of ideas and principles that were in Thomas Cranmer’s head”
Video
Hear Bishop John Roundhill and St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School chaplain The Rev’d Gillian Moses share about how they use the Prayer Book: “Each one of those Prayer Books is stacked full of beautiful liturgies to help you at different times of life. And, also curiously, they are beautifully laid out”
Hear Archbishop Phillip Aspinall explain the presiding role of the priest in the Eucharist: “In the Eucharist the priest presides over the rite and the ritual, exercising that leadership role in the community that has many facets to it…the president doesn’t do everything, but the president kind of holds it together”
Hear Bishop John Roundhill and The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the significance of intercessions in this St Francis College short course video: “Intercessions are as important as the sermon. They need to be given as much time and attention as the sermon and they can sometimes be more difficult to write”
A new processional cross has been lovingly crafted by a long-serving staff member and is modelled on the symbol-rich cross of the Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent who founded the school over 125 years ago
Hear Bishop Jeremy Greaves and The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the congregation’s critical role in worship: “It’s about showing up, being very intentional about being there and immersing yourself in the experience and participating”
Hear The Rev’d Gillian Moses and Bishop Jonathan Holland explain the place of the Eucharist, and how our hearts are “set on fire as we chew over the scriptures” and how we then “get inspired when we meet Christ in the bread and the wine”
Get anglican focus in your inbox
Thank you for subscribing
