October 2011 Church Record online
The latest issue of The Australian Church Record is now online.
Includes:
Welcome to the 49th Synod – editorial
Knox/Robinson for Today – Mark Thompson
Meet the Secretariat’s CEO
What Kind of Bishop? – Gerald Bray
Daylight Saving in NSW begins this Sunday
In NSW, Daylight Saving begins at 2:00am on Sunday October 2nd 2011.
Might be a good idea to remind church members.
UV Festival
Looking for a school holiday activity with Good News for the children? Check out the UV Festival at Chapter House on Wednesday 28th September – at Kidzlink.
‘Anglican Church of Canada worship returns to St. John’s Shaughnessy’
“The Venerable John Stephens, Archdeacon of Vancouver has arranged a rota of clergy to conduct Sunday services and musicians to lead the music in worship beginning Sunday, September 25th at 11am with a Celebration of Holy Communion. …”
– from the Diocese of New Westminister website.
Related: Largest Anglican Church congregation in Canada leaves historic church home.
And from the St. John’s Vancouver website:
“We will pray that He will continue to use this space for His glory, and that many may come to know Him in it in the future.”
“On September 18, we will have regular services at 8am, 10am, and 6:30pm. The 10am service will finish differently. Near the end of the 10am service we will thank God for his grace at giving us our home at St. John’s Shaughnessy for the better part of the last century. We will pray that He will continue to use this space for His glory, and that many may come to know Him in it in the future. We will then depart the building together and drive to our new location at 5350 Baillie, arriving together. We will thank God for his grace and provision and sing . After this, at approximately noon, a light lunch will be served at our new location and there will be an opportunity to explore where ministries will be happening and enjoy our new home.”
Quiz Worx appeal
During September, the Quiz Worx team, who do terrific gospel ministry with kids, are seeking to raise funds to support their work.
(Check out their resources.)
Summer School 2012
CMS NSW has now opened registration for the 2012 Summer School.
Defence Sunday 2011 — 6th November
The Anglican Defence Force Chaplains are encouraging the observance of Defence Sunday on 6th November (the Sunday before Remembrance Day).
There are around 100 Anglican clergy serving in Afghanistan, East Timor, Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Australia and elsewhere.
There are a number of Defence Chaplains in the Sydney area. Archdeacon to the Air Force, Kevin Russell (e-mail Kevin.russell@defence.gov.au) would be delighted to field enquiries about having one of them come to your church – to open the Scriptures and to share about pastoral needs and gospel ministry in the Defence Force.
(The new under-development website is at defenceanglicans.org.au.)
Christian Doctors oppose South Australian ‘End of Life’ bill
Here’s a press release from the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia, relating to a bill (Herald Sun story) before the South Australian parliament –
“Christian Doctors Oppose Keys ‘End of Life’ Bill
The South Australian branch of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia (CMDFA) joins with many individuals and groups throughout South Australia, including the AMA South Australian branch and the Law Society (SA branch) to oppose the proposed amendments that would increase the vulnerability of patients by making it easier for doctors to provide treatment that shortened a person’s life. Read more
‘The PC brigade kills off Jesus Christ’
“A Decision to use politically correct terms – which do not mention Jesus Christ – for dates BC and AD in the new national history curriculum was an act of Christian cleansing, church leaders said yesterday. …
Removing BC and AD from the curriculum was an “intellectually absurd attempt to write Christ out of human history”, Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen said yesterday…”
– story from The Daily Telegraph.