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Missions agree on South American 'Arrangement

Missions agree on South American 'Arrangement

The South American Missionary Society (SAMS) and the Church Missionary Society (CMS) displayed commitment in their missionary work when they agreed to jointly continue their work in South America.

01 May 2001

Easter message from Melbourne Cathedral

Easter message from Melbourne Cathedral

"She looks into my old, foolish face, sees through it I think, sees below the ruination, hears behind the senseless, ceaseless chatter, sees right down to the despair but also beyond to the terrific thing there really is in me, the joy I would have in God and she should have in life which come to much the same thing."

11 April 2001

MP, Councillor and Judge to wash feet in St Paul's Melbourne

MP, Councillor and Judge to wash feet in St Paul's Melbourne

Why would an MP, a city councilor or a judge get down on their hands and knees and wash the feet of a total stranger? It's all part of the St Paul's Cathedral's Maundy Thursday service at 6pm on 12 April.

10 April 2001

The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea: Primate's Easter message to the nation

The Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea: Primate's Easter message to the nation

Today, I simply want to give my Easter message in the form of reflection on the above paradoxical statement of our risen Lord and Saviour, in the context of the current situation of our Nation, as encouragement to all Christians in Papua New Guinea.

09 April 2001

Australians can help end Sudan's war

Australians can help end Sudan's war

Sudan's Bishop of Bor, the Rt Revd Nathaniel Garang Anyieth appealed to the Adelaide Christians, in Southern Australia, to assist in bringing about peace and stability in his country and put a halt 17 years of Christians' persecution.

20 March 2001

National Council of Churches speaks out against inhuman treatment of asylum seekers

National Council of Churches speaks out against inhuman treatment of asylum seekers

The National Council of Churches has raised concern about the treatment of asylum seekers by the Australian government and media, and that the church's role should be geared towards educating people for better understanding of asylum seekers' situation.

20 March 2001

Farewell Archbishop Goodhew: a dynamic Anglican

Farewell Archbishop Goodhew: a dynamic Anglican

The Most Rev Harry Goodhew, Archbishop of Sydney and Metropolitan of New South Wales (NSW), will retire on March 19, the date of his seventieth birthday.

02 March 2001

Churches welcome prison deaths report

Churches welcome prison deaths report

The Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Uniting Church social justice groups in Perth were quick to welcome the release late last year of the Ombudsman's report into deaths in Western Australian (WA) prisons.

15 February 2001

New Bishop of Bathurst

New Bishop of Bathurst

The Rev Richard Hurford, rector of St James' King St, will be consecrated as the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Bathurst in a service at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on Saturday, February 10th.

12 February 2001

Two Aboriginal pastors among record number of Anglican ordinands for multicultural Sydney

Two Aboriginal pastors among record number of Anglican ordinands for multicultural Sydney

At a time when many churches are struggling to find new clergy, the Anglican Church in Sydney will ordain 27 men and commission two women for a range of ministries reflecting the diversity of Australia's multicultural society.

07 February 2001