Easter messages 2013 from around Australia
Posted on March 25, 2013
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Here are some of the Easter messages we’ve seen so far from Anglican leaders around Australia –
Bishop of Tasmania John Harrower writes of Jesus as the Good Shepherd,
“He is not some hireling who will run away when the surprises hit, and the going gets tough. Rather, he is ‘the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep.’…”
Bishop of Canberra & Goulburn Stuart Robinson’s Easter message. He also has a video message and shares this invitation for Good Friday,
“Do please consider joining me (or praying for) – this Friday at 11.00am, Belmore Park, Goulburn. It will be an ‘open-air’ Easter Service where I will explain the message of Jesus’ death and resurrection and invite people to respond.
I’ll be walking with the cross I’ve been carrying around the diocese from our Cathedral at around 10.30am to the park.”
In his video message, Archbishop of Melbourne Philip Freier, says,
“The victory of death over his life was not as it seemed. Christians know that Jesus’ death on the cross was a victory over sin and death. Even more his victory is for all time – his light overcoming the darkness of sin and despair in every age. He has made the impossible possible.”
Defence Anglicans Administrator (until a new Bishop is appointed) Eric Burton has an Easter message entitled, “A kick in the guts”.
Please pray for all who speak in Christ’s name this Easter, whatever their churchmanship, that they will speak faithfully and clearly the words of eternal life. (And maybe a word of thanks to those who do would be appropriate.)
Lady Patricia Loane
Posted on March 24, 2013
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We are sad to report that Lady Patricia Loane, widow of Sir Marcus Loane, has died in Sydney.
More from SydneyAnglicans.net.
(Photo: Anglican Information Office, Sydney.)
Archbishop Peter Jensen on the new Archbishop of Canterbury
Posted on March 23, 2013
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Archbishop Peter Jensen was asked for his thoughts on the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in a 3 minute segment on SBS TV.
He said the new Archbishop would be “enormously welcomed” and respected if he were to visit Australia.
See it here – ‘Anglican Aussies welcome new Archbishop of Canterbury’.
(Photo: SBS.)
Give Working Families a Rest
Posted on March 22, 2013
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“Work is a profoundly social activity. Few if any of us function as single subsistence farmers, disconnected from everybody else. We all work in a large complex network of relationships. From the suppliers of raw materials, to the manufacturers, the marketers and sales people, the distributors, the wholesalers and retailers, to the purchasers and delivery agents – interpersonal relationships in the division of our labour is normality.
A well ordered society can feed, clothe, house and entertain millions of people in safety, comfort and justice every day. Indeed the evolved modern market place is one of the testimonies to human ingenuity that no central planner could have devised…”
– Read the full text of Dean Phillip Jensen’s latest commentary.
Bishop of Tasmania calls for submissions against ‘draconian’ bill
Posted on March 22, 2013
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Bishop John Harrower encourages submissions against a ‘draconian’ Abortion bill proposed for Tasmania.
Related:
Pastoral Letter.
When murder looks like abortion.
Archbishop of Canterbury’s inauguration sermon
Posted on March 22, 2013
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“For nearly two thousand years the Church has sought, often failing, to recognise in its way of being that Jesus is the Son of God. The wind and waves divided Jesus from the disciples. Peter ventures out in fear and trembling (as you may imagine I relate to him at this point). Jesus reconciles Peter to Himself and makes the possibility for all the disciples to find peace.”
– Read Archbishop Justin Welby’s sermon delivered at his inauguration ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral overnight. (Photo: Diocese of Durham.)
Rural ministry in Canberra & Goulburn
Posted on March 22, 2013
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“…Director of St Mark’s National Theological Centre Professor Tom Frame has been appointed to a ‘tent-making’ unpaid position overseeing the new Mulwaree Mission District…”
– from the Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn.
The Rise of the Papacy
Posted on March 21, 2013
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“There are one billion Roman Catholics worldwide, one billion people who are subject to the Pope’s authority. How, one might ask, did all of this happen? The answer, I believe, is far more complex and untidy than Catholics have argued…”
– David Wells takes a look at the origins of the papacy. (h/t Justin Taylor. Photo: Desiring God.)
Your guide to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s inauguration
Posted on March 20, 2013
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“The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s public ministry will commence on Thursday when he is enthroned – or ‘installed’ – in two special seats in Canterbury Cathedral. …
The date of the ceremony resonates in several ways: March 21st is the feast day of St. Benedict of Monte Cassino, a significant figure for both Canterbury Cathedral and Archbishop Justin himself, who is an oblate of the Order of Benedict. A thousand years ago, the cathedral was a Benedictine monastery.”
– Everything you wanted to know about this week’s enthronement – from the Anglican Communion News Service.
(March 21 is another anniversary which is perhaps more significant – the execution of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in 1556.)
Overview of Mark’s Gospel — from St. Helen’s
Posted on March 20, 2013
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The first of a three-part video overview of the Gospel According to Mark has been posted by St. Helen’s in London.
“St Helen’s Training aims to train and equip bible handlers by sharing our best training resources. We pray that many people might grow in confidence in their bible handling whether they are reading the bible with a friend, leading a small group or preaching.”
Part 1 runs for 9 minutes. This looks to be a very helpful series.
Recovering the Missional Passion of the Church
Posted on March 20, 2013
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“The only thing that really matters is this: our God has a mission. That’s why he sent Jesus here on subversive terms. And that’s why he established the church– churches like yours and churches like mine– to join him on mission to reestablish his glory over all creation…”
– Ed Stetzer wants us to remember why we are here.
Diocese of Tasmania submission on “Voluntary Assisted Dying”
Posted on March 17, 2013
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Bishop John Harrower has posted some details on his diocese’s submission concerning “Voluntary Assisted Dying” in Tasmania – and he has also written a Pastoral Letter on proposed Abortion legislation for that state.
Nathan Tasker’s new album
Posted on March 17, 2013
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Nathan Tasker’s new album, The Bell Tower (inspired by the tower at St. Philip’s York Street), is now available. It’s a collection of ‘re-imagined hymns’.
Gare Ware (Mount Gambier Presbyterian) has the details.
Archbishop Welby and the E-Word
Posted on March 15, 2013
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“Archbishop Justin Welby very seldom uses the E-word – ‘Evangelical’. He mentions it only when amongst friends.
Speaking at New Wine, for example, in 2006 he declared: ‘I’m an orthodox Bible-believing Evangelical … Scripture is my final authority for all matters of life and doctrine.’ But it’s not a label he usually chooses to define himself. …
… Although the ‘Evangelicalism’ label will not often be heard at Lambeth Palace, that other momentous E-Word – ‘Evangelism’ – falls much more frequently from Welby’s lips. His abiding passion is for people to come to faith in Christ and for churches to grow.”
– In an article to be published in the Spring 2013 issue of Cross†Way, Andrew Atherstone provides a very informative profile of the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
St Patrick — The Irish Evangelical
Posted on March 15, 2013
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“St Patrick’s Day is a Saint’s day. There is nothing wrong with celebrating saint’s days, though there is nothing particularly right either. As our Apostle says: “One man esteems one day as better than another while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind” (Romans 14:5) …
However, the problems of saints and saint’s days should not stand in the way of remembering with gratitude, those whom God has used in the past to spread the gospel and contribute to the welfare of the world. We are to remember our leaders and in particular ‘the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith’ (Hebrews 13:7).”
– The Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen, sets the record straight for St. Patrick’s Day – this Sunday.
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