In our peace and privilege we need reminding that we too face mortality
I always find the liturgy of the Ash Wednesday Eucharist very moving. This day, when we commence our journey of Lent is marked by readings that call us to be attentive to the integration of our faith and the actions of our life.
Faith in action has encouraged me in church growth initiatives
I’m glad that we can start the New Year with our second “Leading your Church into Growth” training. Clergy and lay leaders will join with our local and visiting facilitators to share knowledge that can have immediate impact in our local ministry contexts.
May you find the peace of Jesus at work this Christmas
Our journey to Christmas this year is a heavy one. World events are distressing with chaos and conflict escalating at a rate beyond our comprehension.
Learn to find the truly sustaining presence of God
In a world of abundant words Christians must hear the word of God as the resonant and life-giving melody that sustains our journey with Christ.
May the Spirit’s wisdom inspire us as we walk together
Just as the Catholic Church was challenged to explore and implement more participatory synodality, so Anglicans were challenged to re-receive synodality especially in its character of spiritual discernment as a means of unity.
May you find peace instead of the crowd’s outrage
Even though we are well warned about the unproductiveness of outrage it nonetheless seems very attractive, especially when it becomes a shared societal response.
As salt of the earth, we must petition for peace
Archbishop Philip Freier 2 July 2023 There is little doubt that we are entering a period of increased militarisation in our own country, in our region and generally throughout the world. The cost of military equipment is staggering, as is the failure in many cases of delivering these projects on budget and on time. The […]
The Holy Spirit fills us with confidence in our part in God’s big purpose
Our church in this diocese has been on a long journey over several generations, seeking to balance present activity and future aspiration.
As we consider the Voice to Parliament, I commend to you Micah’s words
It is important that we inform ourselves about the question so that the referendum can truly reflect the will of the electorate
We can apply the principles of his wilderness trials in our own Lenten pilgrimage
I’ve always found the first verse of Matthew 4 confronting: “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit to be tested by the devil.”
