The Bishop of Tasmania’s Pentecost message
In his Pentecost message, Bishop John Harrower reminds us that the Holy Spirit points us to Christ. Watch it here.
(In 2012, Pentecost falls on Sunday, May 27.)
Prayers for Defence ministry
Our friends who minister to Australia’s Defence personnel would be very glad of your prayers on a regular basis.
There’s the current Prayer Diary (pdf) and other prayer resources at this link.
Churches oppose Greens motion on same sex marriage
Media release from the NSW Council of Churches – 03 May 2012
“The motion, set for debate in the May sittings of the NSW Legislative Council, could be voted on as early as today.”
Churches oppose Greens motion on same sex marriage
The NSW Council of Churches has urged church leaders to publicly oppose a motion by Greens MLC the Hon. Cate Faehrmann supporting same sex marriage and calling on the federal parliament to extend the legal definition of marriage to include same sex couples.
The motion, set for debate in the May sittings of the NSW Legislative Council, could be voted on as early as today. Read more
Survey on same-sex marriage bills closes April 20
There are just two days remaining for anyone interested to complete the online survey for a House of Representatives Committee inquiry into the two same-sex marriage bills before the House.
The survey closes on Friday, 20th April.
(Image: Australian Marriage Forum.)
Related: Responding to Australian same-sex marriage proposals – from the Social Issues Executive of the Diocese of Sydney, February 2011.
First NSW female Anglican bishop consecrated
“The first female Anglican bishop to be appointed in New South Wales and the ACT has been consecrated in front of a packed congregation at St Saviour’s Cathedral in Goulburn…”
– report from ABC News. Also a report from NineMSN.
Having your say on the future of marriage
The Australian Christian Lobby is urging people to write a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Greens’ Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010. Submissions are due by Monday April 2. Details here.
Related: Responding to Australian same-sex marriage proposals – from the Social Issues Executive of the Diocese of Sydney, February 2011.
(Image: Australian Marriage Forum.)
Australian Bishops agree on sexuality protocol
From SydneyAnglicans.net –
“The annual meeting of Australian bishops has agreed to a set of protocols on human sexuality, which conforms to the landmark 1998 Lambeth resolutions.
Australian bishops, including all Sydney bishops, met in Melbourne this month, several weeks after it was revealed that the Bishop of Gippsland had appointed a male priest living with a partner of the same sex to a ministry position in that diocese. Read more
Newcastle Diocese parish seeking new Rector
The parish of Bulahdelah with Tea Gardens is in the Diocese of Newcastle, and over the years, a solid evangelical ministry has been established there. The parish is now vacant and church members are looking for an evangelical minister to lead them into the future.
Doubtless, they would appreciate your prayers – and if you would like to know more, here’s the parish website, and an excerpt (400kb PDF) from the Parish Profile.
Bishops speak out on Gambling Reform
“This past week the Australian Anglican Bishops met in Melbourne for the annual National Bishops’ Meeting. One important item on our agenda was Gambling Reform…”
– Bishop of Tasmania John Harrower draws attention to this media release from last week.