Guess who’s coming to church

Posted on October 20, 2024 
Filed under People, Sydney Diocese

“The congregation of St Thomas’ North Sydney was told only the day before that they would have the King and Queen as special guests for the Sunday morning family service.

Strict security had to be in place for the opening official engagement of King Charles’ first visit to Australia as King.

‘We really hope and pray that he recovers well and what he hears in the service will be of great encouragement and meaning to him,’ said the rector, the Rev Micky Mantle, as he prepared for the service. …”

– Russell Powell has the story at SydneyAnglicans.net.

You can read the text of Archbishop Kanishka Raffel’s sermon here. (PDF file.)

Video of the full service can be seen here (link to the arrival of the King and Queen).