Looking for a Minister for Paraburdoo / Tom Price

Bishop of North West Australia, David Mulready, is looking for the right man to be Minister of the Parish of Paraburdoo / Tom Price. It will become vacant in January 2011.

Read the parish profile (2.1MB PDF file) and see a summary of Census data (Tom Price, Paraburdoo).

Interested? Bishop Mulready would be glad to hear from you.
(In any case, you can use the Parish Profile to inform your prayers for the church.)

Oak Hill online magazine

The current issue (Summer 2010) of the Oak Hill College magazine Commentary is now available from their website.

It’s a 5.6MB PDF file (direct link).

PTC Open Night

The Presbyterian Theological Centre in Burwood is having an Open Night on Wednesday 25th August 2010 at 7:30pm.

(And Moore College is having an Open Day on 25th September.)

Moore College School of Theology 2010

(Repost) The 2010 Moore College School of Theology is on 1 Corinthians, The Wisdom of the Cross, 15–16 September.

Dr Brian Rosner speaks about it in this video.

In addition, Dr Philip Kern is giving this year’s Moore College Annual Lectures, August 3, 5, 6 10 and 12. His topic? The Story of Jacob in Biblical Theology. Details from the Moore College website.

The Writing is on the Wall

“Two weeks ago I wrote ‘Whither the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion?’, posing a number of questions about the lack of transparency, hypocrisy and overreaching by this new ersatz ‘Instrument of Unity’.

Since then, and up to and including the time the Standing Committee (SCAC) met, The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada continued to breach the Windsor moratoria. Please note: the following are not allegations or opinions, they are documented actions by TEC and the Anglican Church of Canada…”

– this week’s update from Canon Phil Ashey of the American Anglican Council.

Don Carson to preach in Melbourne

Don Carson is speaking evangelistically in Melbourne, Monday 23rd – Friday 27th August, at Storey Hall, 342 Swanston Street.

Ridley College Principal Dr Peter Adam writes, “This week is put on by Ridley Melbourne, as part of our Centenary celebrations. What better way to celebrate 100 years of ministry than give a gospel message to Melbourne.”

Dr Carson’s topics?

Monday: How can we see God?
Tuesday: How can we start over again?
Wednesday: How can God Have a Son?
Thursday: How to get the Best Bread in the World
Friday: How can I believe Jesus Rose from the Dead?

Details at the Ridey College website – PDF invitation here. (h/t Diocese of Tasmania.)

Thinking of leaving your church?

In a guest post at Kevin DeYoung’s blog, Jason Helopoulos lists seven good reasons to leave a church. He also tackles other reasons people sometimes give – reasons that aren’t all that good.

‘Dialogue’ trumps Scripture — again?

From the daily bulletin (for Saturday 24th, but issed 26 July 2010) of ‘the Standing Committee’ of the Anglican Communion, meeting in London –

“A proposal from Dato’ Stanley Isaacs [Province of South East Asia] that The Episcopal Church be separated from the Communion led to a discussion in which Committee members acknowledged the anxieties felt in parts of the Communion about sexuality issues. Nevertheless, the overwhelming opinion was that separation would inhibit dialogue on this and other issues among Communion Provinces, dioceses and individuals and would therefore be unhelpful. The proposal was not passed, and the group agreed to defer further discussion until progress on Continuing Indaba project had been considered.”

– from the Anglican Communion Office. Also trumpeted by the Episcopal News Service.
(Photo of Dato’ Stanley Isaacs from the Anglican Communion News Service.)

Related: Standing Committee of which Communion?

TEC PB preaches at St. Paul’s Cathedral

“Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori challenged those attending Sung Eucharist at historic St. Paul’s Cathedral here July 25 to be ‘ready, willing and able’ to speak out and take action against the world’s injustices and indignities… Jefferts Schori is visiting London to attend the July 23-27 meeting of the Anglican Communion’s Standing Committee.”

– Since it’s mid-summer in the northern hemisphere, there’s not much Anglican news to report. Just more of the same. (Photo and story: Matthew Davies.)

Katharine Jefferts Schori visits Wales

TEC Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has been visiting Wales this week.

Nothing particularly remarkable, but there’s a report at Wales Online.

Latest from Canberra – Stutube July 2010

Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Stuart Robinson, plugs Back to Church Sunday and some other great ideas in his latest Stutube.

‘Land disputes still raging on’ in San Joaquin

“What’s happened since the San Joaquin Diocese, under the leadership of Bishop John-David Schofield, became the first diocese in the country to leave the Episcopal Church in December 2007?

Four dioceses and more than 600 individual congregations in the United States have left the church over the interpretation of Scripture, including whether Jesus is the only way to salvation and the ordination of gay clergy. …

As for the Episcopalian theology, which conservatives say has changed in recent decades, Lamb said: ‘All churches change throughout time. … I think churches are constantly shifting. In this case, it’s not that the Episcopal Church has changed; our understanding of God has changed.’…”

– from The Modesto Bee.
(Photo: San Joaquin’s TEC Bishop Jerry Lamb greets Katherine Jefferts Schori – ENS.)

Moore College Open Day and Info nights

The Moore College Open Day and Spring Carnival is on Saturday 25th September 2010 – and three information nights for prospective students are planned.

Details at the College website.

Archbishop Orombi’s Message to Uganda after the bomb blasts of July 11th

Ugandan Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi has released this message after Sunday’s deadly bomb blasts in Kampala –

“I call upon each one of us to desist from anger and revenge; this will only perpetuate the pain we already feel. Revenge is not a solution and neither is a sectarian approach to this problem helpful.…

And to the entire nation, I ask you to fix your eyes on the cross of Jesus…”

– Read the full text via the Anglican Communion News Service. (Photo: Joy Gwaltney.)

Back to Church Sunday in Canberra — Goulburn

“Every parish in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn is being encouraged to take part in Back to Church Sunday this year, on August 29. Because the scheduled date for the event throughout Australia (September 12) clashes with the diocesan synod meeting, this diocese has elected to hold the invitation day a fortnight earlier. The theme for this year’s event will be Come as you are…”

– from the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. (Related: Back to Church Sunday.)

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