Two new bishops in Tasmania

Bp Ross NicholsonFormer Sydneysider and Moore College graduate Ross Nicholson is one of two new bishops consecrated at St. David’s Cathedral in Hobart this evening. Ross served on the ACL’s Council and was a clerical Vice-President in the early 1990s. Please pray for Ross as he serves the Lord Jesus in this new role.

See the press release from the Diocese of Tasmania.
(Photo: Diocese of Tasmania.)

Photos of the service have been posted here.

Competing services held at Ontario church

The CharbonneausMore than 100 members of [the Rev. Paul Charbonneau’s] flock turned out for what could be the last service he celebrates at the half-century-old building on Rebecca St. in the town’s west end. …

The Diocese parachuted in a relief reverend yesterday morning, ostensibly to preach to disenfranchised St. Hilda’s parishioners upset by the move. The only problem? There weren’t any. …

Story from The Toronto Star. See also the latest reports from St. Hilda’s Oakville.

Archbishop Gregory Venables interviewed on Canadian radio

Archbishop Gregory Venables“The Current” on CBC Radio in Canada has run a story on the developing Anglican split. Archbishop Gregory Venables of the Southern Cone was interviewed by telephone from Buenos Aires.

Read about the programme on the CBC website – and listen to a RealAudio file of the segment. (It begins about 2 minutes 30 seconds into the file – it runs for 20 minutes.)

Sir Marcus Loane gives thanks

Sir Marcus LoaneOn Sunday, at a special service at St James’ Turramurra, Sir Marcus Loane marked the 50th anniversary of his consecration as bishop in February 1958.

SydneyAnglicans.net has the story.

(Photo: Ramon Williams.)

Helpful resource: bethinking.org

BethinkingThe Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship’s apologetics website – bethinking.org – has a wide range of audio and text resources to help Christians give an account of their faith. Recommended.