The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Willochra today elected one of its members to be its next Bishop. Archdeacon Garry Weatherill, of Crystal Brook, has been Ministry Development Officer and Archdeacon for the last three years, and a Synod of 90 people reached the decision through a careful process of nomination, debate, and ballotting.
14 November 2000
The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, the Most Revd Peter Watson, said tonight that the peaceful demonstrators at the recent World Economic Forum S11 protest represented the concerns of many Australians over globalisation.
10 November 2000
Since the overthrow of the Chaudhry Government on May 19, Fiji has been experiencing not only political upheaval but its economic and social implications on the people have been far reaching. The Ministry of Labour estimates that 7000 people have
23 October 2000
We were heading east out of Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, in a small truck, driven by Sr. Catherine CSC. Although I knew what to expect, the reality still came as a shock. As we picked our way through the pot holes, we could see ahead a line of oil drums and a heavily fortified bunker belonging to the Malaita Eagle Force.
23 October 2000
At the session held in October 1999 the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney requested the Diocesan Doctrine Commission to prepare a report upon The Gift of Authority, the paper issued by ARCIC which outlines the agreement reached within the Commission upon authority in the Church
17 October 2000
The annual Synod of the Diocese of Sydney will commenced on Monday, October 9. It will meet over 5 days - October 9, 10, 11, 16 and 17. This is the final Synod for Archbishop Harry Goodhew, who will retire on March 19, 2001
16 October 2000
Archbishop Goodhew leaves a 'robust' and 'growing' Church, he claimed in his farewell address to the Synod of the Diocese of Sydney this afternoon. "There is so much to give thanks to God concerning the life of this Diocese. When others are experiencing decline we have, under God, seen growth," the Archbishop said
13 October 2000
'We must never lose sight of the fact that until 200 years ago all of Tasmania was under the custody of Aboriginal people,' "We must never lose sight of the fact that until 200 years ago all of Tasmania was under the custody of Aboriginal people
12 October 2000
The Anglican Bishop of North Sydney, the Rt Revd Paul Barnett, strongly disagrees with part of the recent Declaration Dominus Iesus issued by the Roman Catholic Church. The document claims that churches other than the Roman Catholic Church are not churches in "the proper sense
11 October 2000
The Anglican churches at Menai and Sutherland, in Sydney's southern suburbs, really know how to organise and present sports outreaches in their areas.
27 September 2000