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MAY 2014
volume 20 number 4
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Australian news 5
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Essay of the month 7
Changes 8
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SYDNEY
NEWS
New bishop Chris Edwards (right) with Archbishop Davies. : Ramon Williams
LALOR PARK lS NO1 lN 1HL NOR1HLRN RLGlON, BU1 1HLRL lS A SPLClAL RLASON 1HL WLS1LRN
suburbs urlsh wus well reresenLed uL Lhe consecruLlon o Sydneys newesL blsho. 1he Rev Chrls
Ldwurds becume Blsho o NorLh Sydney on Murch 29 uL SL Andrews CuLhedrul, beore u congreguLlon
LhuL lncluded urlsh members und blshos rom us ur uwuy us SouLh AusLrullu und 1usmunlu.
BuL lL wus Lulor Purk, where Blsho Ldwurds cume Lo ulLh, whlch recelved u seclul luce uL Lhe
roceedlngs. 1hose resenLlng hlm or consecruLlon, reLlred blshos PeLer WuLson und Reg Pler, were
recLor und curuLe resecLlvely when Blsho Ldwurds wus ln Lhe youLh grou uL Lulor Purk. Also resenL
were Lwo more ormer recLors o Lhe urlsh, Archdeucon lun Cox und NorLh Sydneys Lhe Rev Slmon
MunchesLer.
lor hls consecruLlon Blsho Ldwurds, b2, currled Lhe Blble used by hls luLe uLher when he wus
commlssloned or work wlLh Lhe Church Army. 1he new blsho ls u church lunLer, wlLh exerlence ln
AusLrullu und overseus. He wus Lhe oundlng mlnlsLer o Holy 1rlnlLy, Adelulde Hllls ln SouLh AusLrullu
und luLer led SL Puuls Angllcun Church, 1ervuren ln Belglum. Slnce reLurnlng Lo AusLrullu ln 20J2 he wus
mlsslon dlrecLor or Angllcun ReLlremenL vllluges (ARv) ln Sydney.
1he CLO o ARv, Rob lreemun, ruyed or Blsho Ldwurds us he begun hls new role. ln hls sermon Mr
MunchesLer soke rom AcLs 6, und ulso soke o ruyer suorL or Lhe new blsho und hls wle Bellndu
rom uround Lhe Llocese.
Your oslLlon ls ull o ressure we ure wlLh you J00 er cenL, Mr MunchesLer suld. Your oslLlon
oens greuL doors. We hoe you go Lhrough Lhose doors sLrong ln ruyer und word und wheLher you
seuk Lo hundreds o ouLslders who need suvlng ulLh or hundreds o lnslders who need growlng ulLh,
we LrusL Lhey wlll geL rom you u model o whuL leuses God und whuL hls rlorlLles ure.
Blsho Ldwurds wlll huve overslghL o Lhe NorLhern Reglon, whlch conLulns 64 urlshes und sLreLches
norLh rom Sydney Hurbour Lo Lhe CenLrul CousL. 1he revlous blsho wus Archblsho Luvles, who held
Lhe oslLlon rom 200J unLll belng numed Archblsho lusL yeur.

RussrLL PovrLL
From the west to the north
Cycling for a cause

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Queensland ahead: Jenni Fairbairn on her fundraising ride to Brisbane.
EARLIER 1HlS YLAR LNNl lAlRBAlRN LLClLLL 1O CYCLL lROM SYLNLY 1O BRlSBANL.
MosL o us wouldnL even conslder rldlng u blcycle ucross suburbun Sydney, leL ulone Luklng on Lhe J000
or so kllomeLres rom clLy Lo clLy, buL ennl ls u reLLy deLermlned womun ull Lhe more so when you
conslder she hus u degeneruLlve uuLo-lmmune Lrlggered dlseuse LhuL, ln her words, ls buslcully kllllng
my nerves.
ln Lhe decude or so slnce she wus dlugnosed, noL only hus Lhe dlseuse uLLucked ennls uuLonomlc nerves
uecLlng Lhlngs she hus no conLrol over llke her heurL und bludder buL lL hus moved on Lo orguns such
us her bowel und bruln. Over Llme u runge o oLher roblems such us ellesy und osLeoorosls huve
urlsen. And Lhere ls no known cure.
So how cun Lhe 43-yeur-old rlde when her bulunce ls ulso so budly uecLed LhuL she needs u wulklng
rume Slmle. She cycles on u sLuLlonury blke ln ARvs Ludy Gowrle Nurslng Home ln Gordon, where she
hus llved or more Lhun J2 monLhs. And eurller Lhls yeur she seL hersel Lhe goul o cycllng Lhe dlsLunce
Lo Brlsbune ln order Lo rulse unds or reseurch lnLo her condlLlon.
lm llmlLed ln whuL l cun do, und edulllng usL seemed Lhe mosL obvlous Lhlng, she suys. l LhoughL,
1huLs u goul. someLhlng l cun do, und enoy dolng, buL lL wonL be eusy or me. lLs u very blg chullenge
Lo seL mysel.
When l Lold my hyslo l wus surrlsed she goL so exclLed, she wus llke, RlghL, were uLLlng osLers
u und geLLlng sLu Lo sonsor you! She reully goL lnLo lL.
ennls ulLh hus been un unchor LhroughouL her lllness. lL hus been Lremendously hurd Lo glve u her
ob us u rlmury Leucher, Lo sLruggle wlLh Lhe hyslcul deLerloruLlon o her body und Lo rellnqulsh her
lndeendence Lo llve ln u nurslng home where mosL resldenLs ure double her uge. BuL she suys she hus
never Lurned on God ln unger or usked why Lhls wus huenlng Lo her.
lve goL u very slmle ulLh, she suys. lLs u very chlldllke ulLh. l usL cull ouL Lo hlm. AL Llmes when lve
been reully slck ln hoslLul lve been scured, und uL Llmes doubLed buL l Lhlnk ln u loL o wuys Lhls hus
mude me u much sLronger erson. lm denlLely noL ungry uL God lLs mude me Lurn to hlm ruLher Lhun
uwuy rom hlm, becuuse l needed LhuL exLru rlend, LhuL exLru suorL who undersLood, who l could go
Lo uL uny Llme. ln Lhose durk hours uL nlghL when lm ulone hes Lhe only one whos Lhere.
l wus golng Lo huve u blg umlly, l wus golng Lo do Lhls und LhuL, und l elL llke ull my dreums hud been
Luken rom me. l LhoughL, How cun l ever do unyLhlng lm usL useless now. BuL even Lhough lve goL un
lllness, l can be used ln Lhls slLuuLlon. l cun buddy u wlLh u ew o Lhe elderly eole who donL know
where Lo go or meuls und so on.
lve Lrled Lo uL my ulLh lnLo ucLlon ln u dlerenL ureu so lLs noL wusLed. No-ones lmmune Lo bud sLu
huenlng lLs usL how you resond Lo lL.
1he lulrbulrn umlly goes Lo ChrlsL Church, SL lves, where u number o urlshloners huve slgned u Lo
sonsor ennl, us huve members o Lhe church her chululn uLLends SL SwlLhuns, Pymble. lumlly o
oLher uLlenLs uL Ludy Gowrle ulso wunL Lo donuLe, buL ennl seL hersel Lhe LurgeL o rldlng Lhe dlsLunce
durlng Lhe monLh o Arll, und ls udumunL she wlll Luke no money unless she uchleves Lhls.
She hus keL u Lully sheeL by Lhe blke she uses, und hus soughL Lo do beLween one und Lhree cycllng
sesslons u duy Lruvelllng ubouL J2 kllomeLres every 40 mlnuLes.
My legs do geL very Llred, buL l usL seem Lo be uble Lo ush Lhrough LhuL Llredness und kee on golng
becuuse l know Lheres u goul uL Lhe end, she suys.
On Lhe duy ennl soke Lo Southern Cross her kllomeLre Lully hud her urouchlng Bulllnu on Lhe NSW
norLh cousL. She wus condenL LhuL burrlng un unexecLed hurdle she would be rldlng lnLo Brlsbune
by Arll 30.
lm very sLubborn so Lhered huve Lo be u reLLy blg kunguroo on Lhe roud Lo sLo me rom geLLlng
Lhere, she suys wlLh u luugh.
Reuders cun muke Lux-deducLlble donuLlons Lo ennl lulrbulrns Brlsbune rlde. lor donuLlon deLulls send
un emull Lo ennl_ulrbulrn@yuhoo.com.uu
Burnt out: remains of the Carrs garden shed, with their neighbours property in the background.
FROM 1HL ROAL, l1 LOOKLL AS 1HOUGH OUR HOUSL HAL NO1 BLLN AllLC1LL, RLCALLS LOUlSL
Curr, who hus become one o Lhe new recrulLs on Angllcures Neeun LlsusLer Recovery (LR) Leum.
1huL wus Buenu vlsLu Roud, Wlnmulee, one o Lhe sLreeLs devusLuLed durlng Lhe reuklsh bushres o
OcLober J7 lusL yeur.
Loulse Curr und her husbund were overseus uL Lhe Llme. Comlng home, Lhey ound u house wlLh exLenslve
re dumuge on every slde, ln Lhe roo, Lhe guLLerlng und lnslde Lhe house.
1he lnsurunce comuny hus usL ugreed Lo reluce Lhe roo comleLely, whlch ls greuL news, she suys.
Slnce movlng buck ln on unuury J8, weve hud rulnwuLer leuklng mosL duys lnLo our reulred bedroom!
ln Lhe weeks ollowlng Lhe res, Mrs Curr noLlced Lhe hurd work o volunLeers, doorknocklng ln ulrs Lo
shure vlLul lnormuLlon wlLh resldenLs who hud been uecLed. 1hey vlslLed Buenu vlsLu Roud resldenLs
severul Llmes, knocklng on every door LhuL wus sLlll sLundlng.
ln Lhe recovery cenLre und uround Lhe ureu, l keL bumlng lnLo HeuLher Gwllllum, who ld known or
yeurs buL hudnL seen or u whlle, Mrs Curr suys. She ls un Angllcure LR Leum leuder. l Lold her l wunLed
Lo geL Lrulned Lo be lnvolved so LhuL l cun cure or oLhers ln Lhe sume wuy us we were cured or.
Mrs Curr uLLended new recrulL Lrulnlng, held uL Lmu Plulns Angllcun Church, ln lebruury. She ls now u
member o HeuLher Gwllllums Leum und looklng orwurd Lo Lhe nexL Leum meeLlng ln une.
LsLher SlngesLreu, Lhe LlsusLer Recovery Munuger or Angllcure ln NSW, ls keen Lo encouruge more
volunLeers or Lhls lmorLunL mlnlsLry. We would llke Lo never need dlsusLer welure, buL ln reullLy
Lhlngs huen LhuL u locul communlLy usL cunL hundle llke res, oods, sLorms or even mun-mude
emergencles, she suys.
When Lhese Lhlngs huen, eole oen usk, How cun l hel Our volunLeers ure ulreudy Lrulned
und reglsLered, reudy Lo go uL u momenLs noLlce, hellng uL evucuuLlon cenLres, oerlng u llsLenlng eur,
communlLy ouLreuch Lo dlssemlnuLe lnormuLlon und rellevlng oLher volunLeers. 1hlngs llke Lhls cun
muke ull Lhe dlerence Lo eole golng Lhrough loss und Lruumu. New recrulL Lrulnlng leLs eole see
l Lhls ls rlghL or Lhem.
1he nexL LR Lrulnlng sesslon ls on Muy 3J ln Bomuderry, und Lhere wlll be oLher Lrulnlng duys ln Sydney
luLer Lhls yeur. lor more lnormuLlon emull dlsusLerrecovery@ungllcure.org.uu

Lr= C=nsvrLL
Out of the ashes
A LlAlSON OlllCLR HAS BLLN APPOlN1LL 1O SUPPOR1 SAlL MlNlS1RY RLPRLSLN1A1lvLS AS
governmenLs lmlemenL u new uccredlLuLlon scheme or church workers und volunLeers. 1he Rev Nell
ALwood, (ubove) who ls Lhe execuLlve usslsLunL Lo Blsho lvun Lee, now ulso Lukes on u urL-Llme role
llulslng wlLh urlsh sue mlnlsLry reresenLuLlves.
1helr work hus usL become much more comlex, Mr ALwood suys ubouL Lhe role o Lhe erson
uolnLed ln euch urlsh us u conLucL, who ulso ensures LhuL sue mlnlsLry rucLlces ure belng ollowed.
As Lhe new Worklng wlLh Chlldren Check comes onsLreum, Lhe requlremenLs or urlshes lncreuses,
und so hellng res esLubllsh good record keelng und oLher comllunce rucLlces ls lmorLunL.
Mr ALwood suys hls role wlll lnclude rovldlng udvlce und suorL Lo Lhe urlshes us well us hellng
develo ollcy, Lrulnlng und resources. MonlLorlng Llocese-wlde comllunce wlll ulso be needed. WlLh
Lhe revlous huse o Lhe Worklng wlLh Chlldren Check we hud Lo geL ull o our clergy und luy sLu
vullduLed by Lhe end o Murch whlch we dld we hud Lhem [done| by Lhe end o unuury, he suys.
1he second huse lnvolves muklng sure ull volunLeers ln chlld-reluLed ucLlvlLles ln churches ure reglsLered.
lLs exucLly Lhe sume rocess LhuL Lhe uld sLu wenL Lhrough, lnvolvlng u Lrl Lo u moLor reglsLry Lo lodge
u orm, exceL LhuL volunLeers do noL huve Lo uy or Lhelr Worklng wlLh Chlldren Check number, he
suys. Whlle ensurlng uld sLu were reglsLered wus u loglsLlcul chullenge, Mr ALwood suys Lhe volunLeer
checks ure even more so. We ucLuully donL know how muny volunLeers we huve ln Lhe Llocese, buL we
gure lL wlll be beLween b000 und J0,000.
1he lnlLlul resonse Lo Lhe new oslLlon hus been oslLlve. Mr ALwood suys hes ulreudy hud conLucL
wlLh uL leusL 60 sue mlnlsLry reresenLuLlves und moLlvuLlon und enLhuslusm huve been hlgh. LeslLe
Lhe lncreuse ln uerwork, he suys, l Lhlnk Lhls ls someLhlng we should welcome becuuse Lhls glves us
u much hlgher degree o condence LhuL Lhe eole who ure worklng wlLh chlldren und young eole ln
our urlshes do noL huve uny usL convlcLlons or even usL oences LhuL muy noL huve been recorded
us convlcLlons ugulnsL Lhelr nume unywhere ln AusLrullu.
Mr ALwood ls ulso reullsLlc ubouL Lhe chullenge o geLLlng so muny eole reglsLered, buL suys Lhe new
check ls un lmorLunL urL o screenlng or sue mlnlsLry. Whlle lL ls unoLher rocess Lo do und lL cun
be u hussle, lL ls only once every ve yeurs und l Lhlnk LhuL ls u smull rlce Lo uy.
l you ure u sue mlnlsLry reresenLuLlve und you huvenL ulreudy heurd rom Nell ALwood by emull or
osL, leuse conLucL hlm on nLu@sydney.ungllcun.usn.uu
Help for safe ministry reps
WHAT HAPPLNS WHLN 1HL CHURCH lS ACCUSLL Ol LOlNG WRONG ANL l1 lS lOUNL 1O BL
Lrue WhuL huens when Lhe church ls beLLer known or evll deeds over und ubove lLs good works
We ure le wlLh u huge credlblllLy roblem und our mlsslon Lo Luke Lhe messuge o esus ChrlsL Lo u losL
und needy world ls comromlsed.
1he LruLh ls LhuL Lhe church has ulled. As sLorles emerge rom Lhe Royul Commlsslon lnLo lnsLlLuLlonul
Resonses Lo Chlld Sexuul Abuse Lhese ulllngs ure uruded or ull Lo see. We cun suy, 1huL wus Lhe
CuLhollc Church or 1huL wus u dlerenL Angllcun dlocese. BuL we us Sydney Angllcuns ulso huve dlrL
on our hunds. ln Lhe dozen or so yeurs l huve been lnvolved ln Lhese muLLers, l huve llsLened Lo urenLs
whose chlldren huve been sexuully ubused by church workers ln Lhls Llocese. 1hose conversuLlons huve
been umong Lhe mosL dlsLurblng exerlences o my lle. And ln our osL-ChrlsLlun culLure mosL eole
urenL clued lnLo Lhe brundlng o dlerenL ChrlsLlun grous unywuy. A roblem wlLh chlld ubuse ln one
church denomlnuLlon ls u roblem or us ull.
Reseurch hus shown LhuL u key belle blocker ls church ubuse. So whuL cun we do llrsL, we cun be
ulerL Lo Lhose uround us who ure hurLlng. 1he Royul Commlsslon wlll uneurLh old wounds or survlvors,
umlly und rlends. Second, we cun llsLen Lo Lhose who need Lo Lulk ubouL Lhelr exerlences. You donL
huve Lo huve unswers Lhere ure no qulck xes Lo ubuse lssues. usL glve Lhem un oorLunlLy Lo be
heurd, belleve Lhem, wee wlLh Lhem und urm Lhem. 1oo oen Lhe deLhs o uln Lhey huve been
Lhrough hus been downluyed or lgnored.
1hlrd, be Lhere or Lhem. We ull need sLrong nurLurlng reluLlonshls und lovlng suorL und Lhls ls
urLlculurly lmorLunL or Lhose who ure hurLlng. llnully, usslsL Lhem ln uccesslng urLher hel l requlred.
A survlvor who hus never reorLed Lhe ubuse muy need you Lo be wlLh Lhem when Lhey go Lo Lhe ollce,
or requlre your hel Lo nd counselllng or Lhe slrlLuul suorL o u usLor. 1he Proesslonul SLundurds
UnlL o Lhe Llocese ls u key resource or Lhese muLLers (see www.su.ungllcun.usn.uu). AnoLher wuy Lo
exress concern ls Lo uLLend Lhe unnuul 1eurs und Hoe servlce or survlvors o ubuse held uL SL ohns,
LurllnghursL, Lhls yeur lunned or November 3 uL 7m.
1here hus been u Lwln ocus ln Lhe Llocese uon revenLlon und ensurlng u comusslonuLe und usL
resonse when ulleguLlons o ubuse emerge. 1rulnlng ln chlld roLecLlon und sue mlnlsLry ls munduLory
or ull who work wlLh chlldren ln our churches. 1he New Worklng WlLh Chlldren Check ln NSW rovldes
un enhunced level o screenlng. Sue mlnlsLry reresenLuLlves ln euch urlsh ure requlred Lo uclllLuLe
comllunce wlLh Lhese obllguLlons. lurLhermore, sue mlnlsLry modules ure belng LuughL uL Moore College,
YouLhworks College, und ln MlnlsLry 1rulnlng und LevelomenL us urL o Lhelr courses und rogrums.
1he Sue MlnlsLry Bourd hus ulso roduced u runge o oLher ollcles deslgned Lo reduce Lhe rlsk o ubuse
wlLhln our churches. 1he Royul Commlsslon resenLs un lmorLunL oorLunlLy or Lhe Llocese Lo revlew
usL und currenL rucLlces rom u besL rucLlce ersecLlve. SomeLlmes Lhese requlremenLs mlghL ueur
onerous, buL Lhls ls reclsely whuL we need Lo creuLe u culLure o uwureness und resonslveness Lo uny
rlsk o hurm Lo Lhe vulneruble.
ln slLuuLlons o ubuse, Lhe goul ls Lo rovlde u Llmely, comusslonuLe und usL resonse. 1he Proesslonul
SLundurds UnlL hus u chululn Lo rovlde usLorul cure und suorL. Purlsh Recovery 1eums usslsL churches
where ubuse hus occurred und Lhere ls un usslsLunce scheme Lo rovlde nunclul hel Lo meeL Lhe needs
o Lhose who huve suered ubuse rom clergy or church workers.
Glven Lhe durkness LhuL lnhublLs euch humun heurL, lL ls nuve Lo Lhlnk LhuL ubuse cun be ellmlnuLed
enLlrely rom our churches. BuL lL ls our hoe und ruyer LhuL, wlLh Lhe ollcles und rocedures LhuL
huve been uL ln luce, lL wlll be much hurder or Lhls Lo occur. As we seek Lo resond Lo Lhls lssue wlLh
wlsdom, comusslon und usLlce erhus Lhe church wlll be seen or lLs good deeds (J PeLer 2.J2) und
begln Lo wln buck Lhe LrusL o our wlder socleLy.
KelLh Condle ls chulrmun o Lhe Sue MlnlsLry Bourd. He ulso lecLures uL Moore College und hus been
lnvolved ln sue mlnlsLry ucLlvlLles slnce 2002. lor lnormuLlon ubouL deullng wlLh belle blockers see
www.Lowurdsbelle.org.uu

Kri1u CoNoir
Abuse and our response
AT A 1lML WHLN MOS1 PLOPLL ARL 1HlNKlNG
ubouL ulllng buck rom mlnlsLry, 79-yeur-old Nolu
BooLh (rlghL) ls rurlng Lo go whlch ls why when Lhe
recLor o Sudller, Luvld OMuru, usked her Lo sLurL u
rlendshl servlce ln 20J2, she couldnL wulL Lo do lL.
We run u communlLy burbecue ulong wlLh Angllcure
once u monLh uL Lhe church, she suys. You meeL u
loL o eole Lhere und geL Lo know Lhem, und l usL
goL Lhe ldeu o sLurLlng u rlendshl grou on u lrlduy.
ld muke u cu o Leu, wed slL uround u Luble und chuL
und muybe huve u blL o ChrlsLlun lnuL llke u vldeo
or someLhlng, buL noLhlng Loo heuvy. l dldnL wunL Lo
rlghLen Lhem uwuy.
1huL run or ubouL J2 monLhs, und wus ullllng u
need, so [ln 20J2| Luvld goL Lhe ldeu LhuL l should run
u rlendshl servlce on u Sunduy evenlng. l used Lo be
Lhe womens worker uL Sudller und l sLoed ubouL
Lwo yeurs ugo, buL l dldnL wunL Lo glve uwuy mlnlsLry
ulLogeLher. So now lm u volunLury communlLy ouLreuch
worker.
Mrs BooLh develoed u hul-hour meeLlng wlLh u
J0-mlnuLe sermon, muslc und slmle ruyers LhuL members o Lhe congreguLlon could suy ln Lurn, creuLlng
someLhlng uccesslble und enguglng or Lhe 3b or so eole who uLLend euch week. 1he grou Lhen hus
u meul uerwurds.
1he churchs urlsh urLnershl wlLh Angllcure hus ulso heled. Angllcures locul ureu munuger, Mlchuel
MlLLwollen, hus been lnsLrumenLul ln develolng Lhe olnL reluLlonshl und encouruglng eole who
uLLend Lhe communlLy burbecue Lo go Lo Lhe rlendshl servlce.
Suys Mr OMuru. Were ucLuully reuchlng eole who donL go Lo church. Oen u loL o Sydney Angllcunlsm
ls u mlddle-cluss urouch, buL Lhe whole lssue o conLexLuullsuLlon hus been very lmorLunL here. One
o Lhe ludles used Lo go Lo unoLher church, und she wusnL unLl LhuL church buL suld, l usL couldnL
undersLund whuL Lhe reucher wus suylng.
Peole ure hungry or Gods word. 1he gosel ls owerul buL lL needs Lo be communlcuLed ln u
relevunL munner so eole undersLund. l couldnL huve done whuL Nolu hus done. Shes u locul shes
goL u ruggedness und u Loughness ubouL her und yeL wlLh u reul comusslonuLe heurL or eole. Were
geLLlng eole here wlLh reul needs, Lheyre Luklng urL ln Lhe servlce, Lheyre growlng ln condence
und weve hud u number o eole converLed. lLs exclLlng.
Mrs BooLh, ln Lurn, suys whuL she ls dolng ls u rlvllege.
He [God| ls reully Lhe one who sLurLed lL, she suys. lLs noLhlng lve done. l we dldnL huve u greuL God
none o Lhls would be huenlng.
Friendship grows in Sadlier

uov Ao=vsoN
ST PHlLlPS, AUBURN lS LMBARKlNG ON A lOOL PROGRAM 1O ASSlS1 NLW MlGRAN1S MOvlNG
lnLo Lhe ureu, muny o whom ure usylum seekers.
Slnce Lhe cessuLlon o onshore deLenLlon under Lhe Rudd Lubor GovernmenL ln luLe 20J3, muny usylum
seekers revlously ln deLenLlon cenLres were releused lnLo communlLy deLenLlon, uble Lo move reely buL
wlLhouL Lhe ublllLy Lo eurn un lncome, und wlLh only mlnlmul nunclul suorL dellvered Lhrough Lhlrd
urLy uld orgunlsuLlons.
1he mulLlculLurul mlx o Auburn, us well us lLs deslgnuLlon by Lhe locul councll us u Reugee Welcome
Zone ln 2004, hus seen muny usylum seekers move lnLo Lhe ureu, wlLh SL Phllls usslsLlng some 80 new
mlgrunLs luLe lusL yeur. 1he currenL usslsLunL mlnlsLer o SL Phllls, Lhe Rev 1lm Cocks, suys Lhe roecL
ls sLlll ln lLs eurly duys.
ln Lerms o Lhe ood rogrum, we huvenL sLurLed Lo lmlemenL LhuL yeL, he suys. Weve goL Lhe money,
buL Lhe lmlemenLuLlon ls yeL Lo huen LhuLs where were uL, uL Lhls olnL.
1he church hus ulso been usslsLed ln lLs mlsslon Lo serve Lhe muny culLures ln lLs urlsh by Mr Cocks
old church, SL ohns, AsqulLh.
When 1lm declded Lo move on Lo Auburn Lo commlL Lo reoLLlng LhuL church l LhoughL lL wus u bruve
move, suys Lhe Rev Brlun HeuLh, Lhe recLor uL AsqulLh, where Mr Cocks revlously served us usslsLunL
mlnlsLer. When [1lm| usked wheLher he could Luke some o our key eole, lncludlng my recLors wurden,
l dldnL heslLuLe. lL ls ull ubouL gosel generoslLy. l we could urLner wlLh u church Lo muke u dlerence
ln u hlghly mulLlculLurul ureu ln Sydney Lhun whuL ls Lhere Lo Lhlnk ubouL
BoLh Mr Cocks und Mr HeuLh suy Lhey LreuLed Lhe move rom AsqulLh Lo Auburn us u llnk mlsslonury
seL-u. 1he our umllles LhuL mude Lhe move were ormully commlssloned by AsqulLh. 1he church hus
commlLLed Lo Lhree yeurs o glvlng Lo Lhe work o mlnlsLry ln Auburn und ls commlLLlng Lhe church Lo
ruyer, us well us occuslonully usslsLlng uL seclul evenLs.
lL hus LuughL us ubouL gosel generoslLy, Mr HeuLh suys. We huve u God who guve u hls own son or
us. l we cun enuble u mlnlsLry Lo geL u und runnlng uguln ln u hurd buL sLruLeglc ureu LhuL ls lmorLunL.
lL hus remlnded me ubouL Lhe enLhuslusm LhuL comes wlLh u new venLure. Heurlng und seelng o Lhe
exclLemenL uL Auburn hus enLhused our own eole or mlsslon us well.
St Philips helps in mission to
new migrants in Auburn

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All Saints Kingston, (once the penal colonys commissariat store). : bertknot
THERE HAS BLLN A PLLA 1O SAvL 1HL CHURCH ON NORlOLK lSLANL AMlL lLARS CHRlS1lAN
wlLness muy evenLuully dlsueur rom Lhe seLLlemenL wlLhouL suorL rom Lhe mulnlund.
1he lslund, u Lhree-hour lghL rom Sydney, hus u ouluLlon o ubouL Jb00 eole und cuLers or u
Lo 700 LourlsLs u week. 1here ls u hoslLul, u rudlo sLuLlon, und un lnLernuLlonul-sLundurd ulrorL. 1he
lslunders huve Lhelr own lunguuge us well us u Chle MlnlsLer und urllumenL wlLh ower Lo muke und
enorce luws.
Norolk lslund wus seLLled ln J8b6 by descendunLs o Lhe Bounty muLlny who moved Lhere rom PlLculrn
lslund. 1hls grou seL ubouL growlng ChrlsLlun mlnlsLry on Norolk und urLher ueld, even esLubllshlng
u Meluneslun 1rulnlng College Lo Lruln und evungellse Puclc lslunders.
1he Church o Lnglund, us Lhe Angllcun Church on Lhe lslund ls known, hus been u slgnlcunL urL o
Lhe lslunds lle slnce Lhe J9Lh cenLury. lLs Lwo church bulldlngs, All SulnLs uL KlngsLon (Lhe PlLculrners
church) und SL Burnubus Chuel (Lhe church or Lhe Meluneslun communlLy), ure o hlsLorlc slgnlcunce.
However, concern hus been rulsed ubouL Lhe uLure o Lhe church by Lhe Sydney Lloceses blsho
overseelng Lhe mlnlsLry, Blsho RoberL lorsyLh, und Lhe mosL recenL locum on Lhe lslund, Cunon Bruce
BullunLlne-ones. ln u reorL reured or Lhe Archblsho uer consulLuLlon wlLh Lhe Norolk lslund
urlsh councll, Lhe ulr urgue LhuL Lhere musL be u revlvul ln mlnlsLry Lo uddress decllnlng numbers uL
ull churches.
1he recenL rucLlce o sulylng shorL-Lerm, urL-Llme, reLlred clergy us chululns hus keL Lhe buslc
uncLlons golng buL hus noL been uble Lo suly Lhe klnd o leudershl necessury Lo revlve Lhe church
und Luke udvunLuge o Lhe evungellsLlc oorLunlLles on Lhe lslund, Lhe reorL suys. 1he urlsh councll
on Norolk lslund hus seL u u sub-commlLLee und usked or hel ln whuL Lhe reorL descrlbed us u
Mucedonlun cull rom eole who love Lhe Lord, love Lhelr church und love Lhelr lslund.
1he urlsh councll, wlLh suorL rom Blsho lorsyLh und Cunon BullunLlne-ones, ls usklng or u $b0,000
grunL u yeur, or ve yeurs, Lo hel und u ull-Llme young chululn who, llke u CMS mlsslonury, wlll see
Lhls us u cull rom God. 1he reorL wurns LhuL wlLhouL such reuvenuLlon Lhe long-Lerm vlublllLy o Lhe
urlsh ls LhreuLened.
Blsho lorsyLh und Cunon BullunLlne-ones suy Lhe urlsh o Norolk lslund ls dlerenL rom ull oLhers
becuuse o lLs lsoluLlon. Belng un lslund Jb00 kllomeLres rom AusLrullu meuns LhuL l we Lurn our buck
on Lhem, Lhey huve nowhere else Lo go or ChrlsLlun suorL.
NIs Macedonian call
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An illustration is attached to the fence at Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation as part of a protest, 2011.
: John Englart
ARCHBISHOP GLLNN LAvlLS HAS OlNLL O1HLR AUS1RALlAN ANGLlCAN LLALLRS lN LXPRLSSlNG
concern ubouL Lhe number o chlldren held ln deLenLlon.
1he Angllcun urchblshos o AusLrullu lssued u olnL sLuLemenL lusL monLh delorlng Lhe ucL LhuL recenL
gures suggesLed ubouL J000 chlldren would send LusLer ln AusLrullun-sonsored deLenLlon.
As leuders o Lhe Angllcun Church o AusLrullu we wlsh Lo uL on record our roound dlsquleL LhuL uL Lhe
end o lebruury Lhls yeur Lhere were more Lhun 9b0 chlldren ln deLenLlon uclllLles und ulLernuLlve luces
o deLenLlon ln AusLrullu, und u urLher J77 chlldren ln oshore deLenLlon ln Nuuru, Lhe sLuLemenL suld.
1he uveruge Llme eole send ln deLenLlon ls more Lhun elghL monLhs.
1he urchblshos suld Lhey were noL seeklng Lo exress u urLy ollLlcul olnlon on Lhls muLLer buL
were reecLlng Lhe ucL LhuL wlLhln our Church Lhere ls gruve dlsquleL ubouL Lhe usylum seeker ollcles
o boLh muor urLles.
Whlle our lederul GovernmenL hus been druwlng uLLenLlon Lo Lhe number o duys wlLhouL bouL urrlvuls,
Lhls ls unoLher seL o numbers LhuL needs close scruLlny. 1hese chlldren ure lnnocenL vlcLlms o Lruglc
clrcumsLunces.
1o use Lhe words o Lhe UN ChurLer on Lhe RlghLs o Lhe Chlld, deLenLlon o chlldren should be used
only us u meusure o lusL resorL und or Lhe shorLesL urorluLe Llme.
1he sLuLemenL, lssued Lo colnclde wlLh Pulm Sunduy, wenL on Lo suy. lL ls our vlew LhuL Lhose who
ee rom deseruLe clrcumsLunces by bouL should noL be unlshed by rolonged deLenLlon wheLher ln
AusLrullu, Nuuru or Munus lslund.
1hey ure noL Lhe eole smugglers. 1hey ure eole mude ln Lhe lmuge o God, who deserve resecL
rom ull AusLrulluns, buL eseclully our GovernmenL und lLs ugencles. 1hey come Lo AusLrullu ouL o
deseruLlon, eelng rellglous, eLhnlc or economlc ersecuLlon. 1hey seek usylum under Lhe Reugee
ConvenLlon LhuL us u nuLlon we huve slgned. Muny wlll be ound Lo be reugees, us Lhe GovernmenLs
own sLuLlsLlcs demonsLruLe.
1he sLuLemenL culled on Lhe AusLrullun GovernmenL Lo ensure LhuL usylum seekers ure LreuLed humunely
und resecLully by Lhose churged wlLh Lhelr cure und roLecLlon, und LhuL Lhey ure uLLended Lo ln u
Llmely munner.
Lr Luvles slgned Lhe sLuLemenL, ulong wlLh Lhe Blsho o 1usmunlu und Lhe MeLroollLuns o ull sLuLes.
Grave disquiet about
children in detention

RussrLL PovrLL
AN LvANGLLlS1 ANL lORMLR AC1OR, WHO lS CURRLN1LY
Lhe recLor o u cenLrul London church, hus been elecLed us Lhe
new Blsho o Rlverlnu.
1he Rev Alun RoberL (Rob) Gllllon, 63, ls recLor o Holy 1rlnlLy,
Sloune Squure und SL Suvlour, Uer Chelseu ln Lhe dlocese o
London.
He ls u member o Lhe Archblshos (o CunLerbury und York)
College o LvungellsLs und u conLrlbuLor und udvlsor Lo Lhe BBC
or rellglous broudcusLs, Luklng urL ln rudlo rogrums such us
Pause for Thought.
1he new blsho-elecL Lrulned us un ucLor uL Lhe UnlverslLy o
London und worked us un ucLor und LheuLre dlrecLor or J2 yeurs
beore enLerlng Lhe mlnlsLry. Prlor Lo ordlnuLlon he sLudled uL Lhe
1heologlcul College o Sullsbury und Wells.
Blsho-elecL Gllllon (rlghL) wus ordulned ln J983 ln Lhe dlocese
o Norwlch und ulso served ln Lhe dloceses o SouLhwurk und
Hong Kong beore reLurnlng Lo London ln J999. He ls murrled Lo unlne, whom he meL when Lhey were
boLh drumu sLudenLs. 1hey huve Lwo sons, one o whom llves ln Melbourne.
1he dlocese o Rlverlnu covers more Lhun one-Lhlrd o rurul NSW, lncludlng cenLres such us GrlLh,
Broken Hlll und Lenlllquln.
1he dlocese ls uLly numed, belng wuLered by our rlvers Lhe Murruy, Murrumbldgee, Lurllng und
Luchlun.
1he new blsho wus elecLed uL u seclul synod und wlll be consecruLed und enLhroned us Blsho o
Rlverlnu on lrlduy, AugusL Jb uL SulnL Albuns CuLhedrul, GrlLh.
Former actor elected
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Daudi (right) with Munguishi Bible College principal Mike Taylor.
WHEN LAULl ARRlvLL A1 MUNGUlSHl BlBLL COLLLGL (MBC) lN 1ANZANlAS NOR1H HL WAN1LL
Lo leurn how Lo be u good erson. BuL whuL he dlscovered wus ur more vuluuble.
l LhoughL LhuL when l belleved ln esus, God removed ull my slns; LhuL l would do good und only good,
he exlulns. l cume Lo leurn Lhe Blble so l could reLurn und be u good erson, buL now l wunL Lo reuch
Lhe Blble und Lell oLhers ubouL Gods greuL work.
He dlscovered LhuL Lhe Blble ls one book wlLh one messuge o how God hus suved slnners, buL beore
l LhoughL Lhe Blble wus muny books ull suylng someLhlng dlerenL.
Luudls exerlence ls noL unusuul. MlnlsLry cundlduLes rom LhroughouL 1unzunlu come Lo MBC ln Arushu
Lo sLudy und uccordlng Lo CMS mlsslonury und MBC rlnclul Mlke 1uylor, muny huve noL undersLood
Lhe gosel o gruce.
Our sLudenLs come wlLh muny dlerenL ldeus ubouL God und ubouL mlnlsLry, he suys. We work hurd
wlLh Lhem und ruy LhuL God wlll glve Lhem un undersLundlng o Lhe gosel; LhuL Lhey would belleve ln
esus, LhuL Lhey would know Lhe lmorLunce o godllness, eseclully ln mlnlsLry.
lulse Leuchlng ln 1unzunlu Lukes Lhe orm o Lhe roserlLy docLrlne where muLerlul blesslng und
success ls more or less romlsed Lo converLs und sulvuLlon ls bused on works.
lLs gruce LhuL Leuches und emowers us Lo llve or God, Mlke suys. We ure sLurLlng Lo undersLund
more und more LhuL u shullow or mlsLuken undersLundlng o gosel undumenLuls uecLs everyLhlng
mlnlsLry, ruyer und evungellsm.
1he church ln 1unzunlu ls growlng ruldly. 1here ure noL enough Lrulned mlnlsLers Lo meeL Lhe demund,
so muny churches ure led by usLors wlLh llLLle or no Blble Lrulnlng.
1hls ls one o Lhe reusons why MBCs mlnlsLry ls so sLruLeglc. 1he college oers one-yeur und Lhree-
yeur courses ln Swuhlll und Lngllsh. ln uddlLlon, MBC hus begun Lo hold regulur reuchlng semlnurs or
usLors us well us sLudenLs.
We Lruln our sLudenLs Lo know Lhe gosel, llve ouL u gosel lle und Lo reuch Lhe gosel, Mlke suys.
Our ocus ls on servunL leudershl und blbllcully bused reuchlng. We huve seen God do umuzlng Lhlngs
ln Lhe llves o sLudenLs llke Luudl und hoe Lo see more.
1he CMS end-o-nunclul-yeur ueul ls under wuy. 1o suorL Lhe work o mlsslonurles such us Mlke
1uylor you cun donuLe uL www.glve.cms.org.uu.
Grace above good works
Precious cargo: a young Rwandan boy chooses his egg for the day.
SYDNEY ANGLlCANS ARL SUPPOR1lNG AN lNNOvA1lvL NU1Rl1lON PROLC1 lN NOR1HLRN
Rwundu, one o Lhe ureus hurdesL hlL by Lhe Rwundun genoclde 20 yeurs ugo.
CenLred ln Lhe Angllcun dlocese o Shylru, whlch borders Ugundu Lo Lhe norLh und Lhe LemocruLlc
Reubllc o Congo Lo Lhe wesL, Lhe One Lgg u Luy cumulgn wus Lhe brulnchlld o Lhe locul blsho, Lr
LuurenL Mbundu.
lL begun wlLh Lhe llghL o Lhousunds o chlldren beLween Lhe uge o Lwo und ve, le unsuervlsed
ln locul vllluges whlle Lhelr urenLs worked ln Lhe elds or u lLLunce. Aer oenlng church bulldlngs
durlng Lhe week Lo uccommoduLe reschools or Lhe unuLLended chlldren, Lhe roblem o mulnuLrlLlon
remulned. Becuuse Lhelr dleL conslsLed only o sLurch, muny suered rom u roLeln declency.
A NorLh Amerlcun soclul enLrereneur hus slnce seL u u oulLry urm where eggs ure belng roduced on
u commerclul scule Lo resource Lhe One Lgg A Luy ProecL. CurrenLly Lhere ure Jb00 eggs belng roduced
dully und dlsLrlbuLed ln J7 o Lhe 200 dloceses reschools.
As well us rovldlng essenLlul roLeln ln Lhe chllds dleL, Lhe roecL generuLes emloymenL uL Lhe oulLry
urm where Lhe eggs ure roduced, suys Angllcun Ald dlrecLor Lhe Rev Luvld Munseld. lLs more slmle
Lhun brllllunL buL lLs brllllunL becuuse lLs so slmle.
1he Archblsho o Sydneys Angllcun Ald ls hlghllghLlng Lhe roecL Lo murk Lhe 20Lh unnlversury o Lhe
Rwundun genoclde.
Bishops egg solution
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Well-considered essays in response to issues raised by SC (700-word maximum) can be emailed to
newspaper@anglicanmedia.com.au
ESSAY
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: Anders Alexander
I GRLA1LY LNOYLL RLALlNG 1HL AR1lCLL lN MARCH SOUTHERN CROSS ABOU1 PAS1 ANL lU1URL
conerences und how Lhey lnuence Lhe shue o ChrlsLlunlLy down under. lL goL me wonderlng ubouL
Lhe lnuence LhuL huens on u smuller scule.
l belleve every ChrlsLlun wunLs Lo muke u dlerence. WheLher luy or ordulned, we wunL Lo know LhuL
God ls uslng our uwed eorLs ln mlnlsLry Lo lnuence oLhers or hls glory. We mlghL reLend oLherwlse,
buL yeurs o llsLenlng Lo colleugues us well us my own heurL huve convlnced me lL ls besL Lo be honesL
ubouL Lhese longlngs so Lhey cun be shued ln Lhe llghL o ScrlLure.
So, how do we dlscern lnuence lLs eusy Lo vulue mosL whuL ls euslesL Lo meusure und Lhe euslesL wuy
Lo meusure lnuence ls Lhrough numbers Lhe numbers who uLLend u conerence, who ure resenL Lo
heur us reuch, who come Lo our Blble sLudy or oln Lhe youLh grou we leud.
Numbers cerLulnly Lell us someLhlng, buL Lhey cunL Lell us everyLhlng. Physlcul resence ls no guurunLee
o LrunsormuLlon usL usk uny reucher! l we meusure lnuence urely by numbers we rlsk huvlng our
sense o worLh cuLlve Lo Lhe roller-cousLer rlde o heud counLlng. Moreover, whuL o eole culled Lo
serve ln luces where numbers wlll lnevlLubly be smuller, such us rurul communlLles Lo Lhey mlss ouL
ln Lhe lnuence sLukes
LeL me suggesL Lhree shls LhuL wlll hel us guln u heulLhy sense o lnuence ln mlnlsLry.
FROM HIERARCHY TO NETWORK
A slmle meusure o mlnlsLry lnuence equuLes lL wlLh Lhe number o eole dlrecLly or lndlrecLly under
our overslghL. BuL whuL l mlnlsLry lnuence ls less llke bulldlng u yrumld und more llke weuvlng u web
Some o Lhe mosL lnuenLlul ChrlsLluns lve known huve noL grown lurge mlnlsLrles buL huve worked
horlzonLully Lo lnuence counLless oLhers Lhrough Lhelr exumle und encourugemenL.
FROM KEEPING TO SENDING
l wus recenLly chuLLlng wlLh u mlnlsLer who serves wlLh Lhe Bush Church Ald SocleLy ln u mlnlng Lown
where Lhe workorce Lurnover meuns Lhey ure consLunLly urewelllng eole rom Lhelr congreguLlon. He
soke o Lhe lmorLunce o u klngdom mlndseL und belng uble Lo reolce ln Lhe oorLunlLy o sendlng
eole Lo serve elsewhere ruLher Lhun keelng Lhem or hls church. lndeed, Lhey huve develoed u llnk
reluLlonshl wlLh u church ln Lhelr culLul clLy so Lhey cun do exucLly Lhls.
lL seems Lo me LhuL whlle ln Lhe usL lL wus common Lo meusure Lhe success o u church by Lhe number
o eole lL hud senL Lo Lhe mlsslon eld, we now ocus more on oLher meLrlcs such us congreguLlonul
uLLendunce or Lhe slze o u sLu Leum. Hus someLhlng lmorLunL been losL ln Lhls shl
FROM SEEING TO TRUSTING
l reckon Lhls ls Lhe hurdesL buL mosL lmorLunL LrunslLlon Lo muke ln our undersLundlng o lnuence.
1he uosLle Puul recognlsed Lhe roound lnuence one ChrlsLlun cun huve on Lhe llves o oLhers, buL
ulso knew Lhe Lrue nuLure o LhuL lnuence would only be seen uL Lhe end o Llme when euch ersons
work ln mlnlsLry ls LesLed by Gods renlng re (J CorlnLhluns 3.J0-J3). Perhus LhuLs why he culls Lhe
1hessulonluns Lhe hoe, oy und crown ln whlch we wlll glory ln Lhe resence o our Lord esus when
he comes (J 1hessulonluns 2.J9).
Reud Lhrough 2 1lmoLhy und you cunL hel eel LhuL l lnuence ls ull ubouL observuble numbers
Lhen Puul hud every reuson Lo eel u ullure, eseclully when some o hls closesL ussocluLes
hud dumed hlm. BuL Puul wrlLes LhuL he ls noL ushumed becuuse l know whom l huve
belleved, und um convlnced LhuL he ls uble Lo guurd whuL l huve enLrusLed Lo hlm or LhuL duy
(2 1lmoLhy J.J2). usL llke Lhe resL o ChrlsLlun lle, mlnlsLry lnuence meuns wulklng by ulLh und noL by
slghL.
As l wrlLe Lhls urLlcle BCA ls looklng or u mlnlsLry coule Lo serve ln u counLry Lown o usL over J000
eole. ln such u seLLlng Lhe congreguLlon or sLu Leum numbers wlll robubly never be musslve, buL Lhe
oLenLlul or lnuence ls lmmeusuruble. l cun Lhlnk o no beLLer luce Lo leurn Lo muke Lhe shl.
The Rev Dr Mark Short is national director of the Bush Church Aid Society.
More than a numbers game

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westward, harricks
The Rev Tom Harricks becomes the rector of Penrith
next month.
Mr Harricks has been part of the ministry at St Johns
Cathedral in Parramatta for eight years, spending his
frst two years as a student minister before becoming
an assistant minister in 2008. He was made senior
assistant minister in 2012.
Ive enjoyed the complexity of our ministry here, he
says. Ive looked after our large morning congregation,
and its a wonderful group. The subcontinental
membership has grown from 20 per cent to 40 per
cent, so its been fantastic, and I spend lots of time
with my friends from the subcontinent.
Mr Harricks says he has enjoyed Parramatta as a city
church, adding that there is a lot of similarity between
the cathedral and St Stephens, Penrith. Theyre both
churches in the centre of the city, and churches that
appreciate the traditional heritage of the Anglican
services. And in Penrith particularly theres increasing
diversity expected over the next 10 years as migrants
move further west for cheaper housing.
He says his enthusiasm for the move began when speaking to nominators from St Stephens.
They were straight shooters and clearly wanted to reach Penrith, and do more to reach Penrith, so that
was a great introduction to the church, he says. Im excited about building and shaping the kids ministry
there and training staf so that the youth can continue to grow in maturity and in number. Im really keen,
fundamentally, to investigate and articulate a vision for discipleship what that might look like, and to
start to put that into place.
But in the short term I guess Im looking to sit in as many loungerooms of people in Penrith as I can by the
end of the year!
Mr Harricks induction service will be on June 17.
fond farewells
After almost 32 years as rector of Holy Trinity, Wentworth Falls, the Rev Dr Neil Emerson will retire on June
8.
We came in 1982 and we certainly never intended to stay that length of time, he says. But things
happen our children were all born while we were here, there was a church building project that kicked
of and then opened in the late 80s We just saw more ministry opportunities opening up where we
were rather than feeling the need to go of somewhere else so we ended up staying. Theres always been
something happening or new things to do weve never been short of a vision or an opportunity!
Dr Emerson acknowledges that leaving after such a long time is a wrench for the family.
Theres a lot of emotional attachment to the place, he says. When we had our farewell just the other
Sunday I was speaking, and at the end of it I looked down and heres my wife sobbing away in the
front seat. I didnt cry but I did feel it. Ive baptised people who have grown up here and are still in the
congregation and involved in ministry here and Ive married them and so on.
Long-term ministry has got its difculties but its got a lot of advantages. I think, after a number of years,
people get to know you and they see you as their minister. Youre not just here for a time. Youre the one
they come to and relate to and thats been good.
The immediate future will see Dr Emerson spend at least three more months in the Blue Mountains as
locum to the parish of Blackheath. After that, options are open, with one possibility being a move back to
the familys old stamping ground of Wollongong.
IN BRIEF
Dr Lindsay Stoddart, formerly Archdeacon of Wollongong and Dean of Hobart and a presbyter of the
Diocese of Sydney, has voluntarily relinquished his orders for health reasons. Dr Stoddart has sufered
bipolar disorder since leaving his role as CEO of Anglican Youthworks.
The rector of St Philips, Eastwood, the Rev Chris Burgess, will retire on June 20. More information in a
future edition.
The Rev Ron King died on March 28 of brain cancer.
Born on June 23, 1935, Ronald Charles King grew up in Sydney, attending
Artarmon OC and Sydney Technical High School,
and became a Christian at the
age of 14.
Mr King worked for 15 years as a laboratory technician, but had spent
many years as an active member of beach mission teams up and down
the NSW coast (and continued to support and visit local mission teams
every year of his life) and felt called to be an evangelist. So he left his
job and studied at the Church Armys College of Evangelism from 1971-
72. He then became a parish evangelist at Erskineville, followed by
Randwick, before doing further theological training. He was ordained in
the Riverina diocese in 1979, and was curate to the parish of Leeton as
well as resident priest at Ganmain, east of Narrandera.
Mr King worked for Presbyterian Home Mission in Sydney in the early
1980s, then from 1983-95 was honorary assistant priest at Toukley-Budgewoi in the Newcastle diocese
while he worked for the then Department of Social Security.
He retired in 1994, but spent many years preaching and visiting in parishes across the country. He was
honorary assistant minister for two years in Wyong, and then for seven years at St Judes, Dural roles
Mr Kings wife Frances said he enjoyed immensely. In later years Mr King was also involved with the
organisation Knitting for Africa, creating many squares for rugs to be given out to people across Africa,
particularly Tanzania.
Frances King described her husband as a godly and kind man, a family man who was faithful in every way,
and particularly recalled a verse that was very important to him:
As it is written:
Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him
(1 Corinthians 2:9).
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Letters should be less than 200 words.
newspaper@anglicanmedia.com.au
LETTERS
Support needed for all
I am writing in response to Bound: same-sex attraction, human frailty and
Gods love (SC, April). I am straight and was, for 10 years, a content member
of a Sydney Anglican church. This association only ended when I left Sydney
and for no other reason.
First, let me say it was a relief to see David McIntyre advocated a loving
response. If our policy was to exclude all sinners from church we would all, of
course, have to stay home from now on.
It was good to see he consulted people such as Dr Weerakoon, who have
respected scientifc training. I am also glad to see ministers realise this is now
an issue that needs to be addressed.
I was disappointed, however, to see the use of the terminology same-sex
lifestyle and gay lifestyle. Perhaps those were Toms own words, but that
is not clear. If same-sex sexual relationships is what is meant, that ought
to be made clear. Unfortunately those terms are ofensive to many LGBTI
(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) people who dont want to
march semi-clothed in a Mardi Gras parade and defnitely dont wish to be
involved in promiscuous sex or view pornography. Some people clearly do
those things, but many do not. It also implies that heterosexual people dont
do those things, when clearly many do.
Where does this leave LGBTI people who have never been involved in those
sorts of relationships? People who are too young for sexual relationships,
but still know where their attractions lie? People who embrace the wait
for marriage ethic? People who make the decision to be celibate? These
people are present in our families and churches now and have strong personal
relationships with Jesus. Its a lot easier to deal with people who are seeking
to leave a variety of unhelpful behaviours than those who have never been
involved in them.
Remember that Dr Weerakoon says about one-third of people with a
homosexual orientation will change to a heterosexual orientation and two-
thirds will not. We know reparative therapy groups around the world are
closing, in part because it has become clear many people will not change and
it is cruel to ofer such a hope.
People of any orientation can be supported to be single where marriage is not
an option. However we do such a poor job of supporting single heterosexual
people that we (as churches and individuals) need to completely rethink
what we do. At least heterosexuals who wish to marry have the hope of some
day fnding a spouse. What are we ofering LGBTI people as an alternative?
I imagine this would need two more articles, but I would also like to see
discussion of transgender and intersex people.
Renee Skinner
CenLrul CousL
I am horrifed at the front cover and article re Bound, depicting a person
wrapped in plastic wrap. Children see these pictures. We are trying to make
our young people safe and exclude any plastic bags about. Please think before
you compose these stories and photo coverage.
Elaine Beddie
Only the well behaved?
I am writing in response to the statement by Dr Bryan Cowling (Responding
to the Curriculum Review, SC, April) that Anglican schools are privileged to
support students in their identity as creatures of a loving God.
The media recently reported the expulsion of students from an exclusive
Anglican school for apparent drug use. This is not the frst case of students
being expelled from an Anglican school for inappropriate behaviour. These
actions bring Dr Cowlings statement into question as actions always speak
louder than words.
Are we to assume, after the solution taken by this school, that only well
behaved and conformist creatures of a loving God have a place in Anglican
schools? The baggage can be sorted out by the secular public schools. Any
Anglican school, more concerned about image, would be far more respected if
its attitude refected Christ and his dealings with
societys outcasts.
Anglican school principals, and any judgmental staf or parents, would beneft
from reading John 8:3, which reminds us that he or she who is without sin can
throw the frst stone. There is also Luke 15:11-32 the story of the Prodigal
Son.
John Cotterill
Klngsord
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NE Ol 1HL GRLA1 ACHlLvLMLN1S Ol 1HOMAS CRANMLR WAS 1HL
rovlslon o u sysLemuLlc reudlng o Lhe Blble ln Lngllsh uL Lhe servlces o Mornlng
und Lvenlng Pruyer. Slnce Lhese servlces were held every duy o Lhe week, u
regulur uLLendee durlng Lhe course o u yeur would heur Lhe greuLer urL o Lhe Old
1esLumenL, u orLlon o Lhe Aocryhu, und Lhe New 1esLumenL Lhrlce (Lhe gosels
und AcLs ln Lhe mornlng und Lhe elsLles ln Lhe evenlng ulLhough lnLrlgulngly only Lwo chuLers
o ReveluLlon were lncluded). O course, Lhe book o Psulms would be heurd J2 Llmes over, us ull Jb0
sulms were reud on u monLhly uLLern LhroughouL Lhe yeur.
Crunmers lecLlonury wus un lnnovuLlon ln LhuL he usslgned Lhe reudlngs Lo Lhe culendur duys o
Lhe yeur buslcully ln sequenLlul cunonlcul order, ruLher Lhun uslng Lhe eccleslusLlcul yeur Lo selecL
hls reudlngs. 1o cuLer or Lhe luLLer, he ulso drew u u serles o Proer Lessons or esLlvuls o Lhe
ChrlsLlun culendur. Crunmers lecLlonury lusLed or more Lhun 300 yeurs unLll u revlslon occurred ln
J87J. 1hls reduced Lhe requency o reudlng Lhrough Lhe New 1esLumenL Lo Lwlce u yeur, us Lhe Blble
wus ur more uccesslble Lo Lhe uveruge member o Lhe Church o Lnglund Lhun lL wus ln Lhe mlddle o
Lhe J6
Lh
cenLury.
ln J842 RoberL Murruy MCheyne, u Church o ScoLlund mlnlsLer ln Lundee, comosed u Blble
reudlng culendur or Lhe use o hls urlshloners ln Lhelr dully reudlng o Lhe Blble. lL covered Lhe whole
o Lhe Old 1esLumenL once und Lhe New 1esLumenL und Psulms Lwlce ln u yeur. lour reudlngs were seL
uurL or euch duy, ln Lwo columns lubelled umlly und secreL (whuL we mlghL cull rlvuLe), euch
wlLh u ussuge rom Lhe O1 und N1. 1hough MCheynes brle lle wus cuL shorL uL Lhe uge o 30, hls
legucy o encouruglng sysLemuLlc dully Blble reudlng llves on.
However, whuL o our own Blble reudlng rucLlces lL ls no longer our rucLlce Lo uLLend Mornlng
und Lvenlng Pruyer every duy, und even our regulur Sunduy servlces on Lhe whole (Lhough Lhere ure
wonderul exceLlons) huve ewer reudlngs rom Holy ScrlLure Lhun Crunmer ever envlsuged. Muybe
our mlnlsLers conslder LhuL every ChrlsLlun ls reudlng Lhelr Blble on u dully busls, us Lhe ulLhul
Bereuns dld (AcLs J7.JJ). However, Lhe luLesL NCLS sLuLlsLlcs would lndlcuLe oLherwlse.
lL ls u sLrunge henomenon LhuL we
Sydney Angllcuns, who ure so devoLed Lo our
commlLmenL Lo Lhe Leuchlng o Lhe Blble, do noL
ueur Lo be us devoLed Lo our ersonul reudlng
o Lhe Blble, or uL leusL noL us devoLed us our
orebeurs or our conLemorury PenLecosLul
broLhers und slsLers.
ln Lhls duy und uge o us und ulds, we huve
muny resources Lo hel us ln u regulur Blble
reudlng rogrum or euch duy. AlLhough lL ls
Jb yeurs slnce Proessor Lon Curson ubllshed
hls Lwln volumes For the Love of God: A Daily
Companion for Discovering the Treasures of Gods
Word, Lhey sLlll rovlde un excellenL commenLury
bused on Lhe reudlngs o MCheynes lun.
AnoLher more recenL roducL, develoed
by Angllcun YouLhworks, ls Lhe Reap Journal. lL
comes ln gruded edlLlons or chlldren, youLh
und udulLs. 1he udulL verslon wlll Luke you
Lhrough Lhe O1 once und Lhe N1 Lwlce ln u yeur.
However, Lhe vulue o Reap ls lLs ournul ormuL,
where you ure encouruged Lo lnLerucL wlLh Lhe LexL und meunlng o ScrlLure hellng you Lo uly lL
Lo your lle, so LhuL reudlng Lhe Blble ls noL usL u Lusk Lo be uccomllshed, buL u oy Lo be exerlenced,
us lL eeds your soul und nourlshes your ChrlsLlun lle Lo be more llke ChrlsL und Lo llve more or hls
glory.
l reudlng ScrlLure ls noL your dully hublL, ls lL noL Llme Lo revlse your hublLs Blessed ure Lhey
whose dellghL ls ln Lhe luw o Lhe Lord und on hls luw Lhey medlLuLe duy und nlghL (Psulm J.J-2).
ARCH
BISHOP
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Ln GLrNN L=virs
mission prayer
Almighty God,
We call upon you for such an outpouring of your Holy Spirit upon us that we as your people may
be assured of your love through your word, seek to please the Saviour in all things, manifest the
godly life and be flled with prayerful and sacrifcial compassion for the lost in all the world.
In the name of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
Amen.
Bible
food
Frequent Bible Reading
(DAILY / FEW TIMES A WEEK)
SOURCE: 2011 NCLS
Note: NCLS question asked How often do you
read the Bible on your own?
0 20 40 60 80
PER CENT
CATHOLIC 15%
BAPTIST/CHURCHES OF CHRIST 64%
ANGLICAN (ALL) 49%
ANGLICAN SYDNEY 64%
PENTECOSTAL 73%
UNITING 40%
OVERALL 39%
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COVER
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Elephant in the
music room
W
HY ARL 1HL SONGS WL SlNG SOOOO BAL
1hls ls u quesLlon lve heurd u loL over Lhe usL 20 yeurs whlle luylng
muslc ln my churches. And, udmlLLedly, lLs u quesLlon l huve usked mysel uL
dlerenL Llmes.
And lLs u hurd one Lo unswer. Becuuse, us you muy ulreudy be Lhlnklng,
Lhe denlLlon o whuL ls soooo bud wlll Lend Lo dler rom erson Lo erson. 1he lnLerreLuLlon und
urecluLlon o muslc ls u Lhoroughly subecLlve muLLer. Lven wlLhln my own vocuLlonul envlronmenL
o u roesslonul symhony orchesLru, my colleugues und l wlll oen dler us Lo wheLher we belleve u
conducLor or comoser ls rlghL or wrong; skllled or unskllled; LusLeul or cruss; emoLlve or unlnslrlng.
YeL we ure ull quulled roesslonuls ln Lhe eld o muslc muklng.
One o my more humorous memorles worklng or Lhree yeurs us u luy mlnlsLer und muslc dlrecLor
uL SL Phllls, York SLreeL, wus Lo see Lhe resulLs o un onllne survey LhuL we hud consLrucLed or our
urlshloners. AbouL 4b eole ucross our church lled lL ouL, whlch wus noL un lnslgnlcunL roorLlon
o members uL Lhe Llme. l would scroll Lhe Google Loc Lo Lhe commenLs regurdlng muslc, und nd one
commenL ulong Lhe llnes o l love Lhe muslc here! l love Lhe mlx o songs. l wouldnL mlnd some newer
songs Lo conLrusL Lhe old hymns. bJb! 1hen dlrecLly underneuLh LhuL commenL l would see unoLher
one llke Lhls. 1he muslc here ls noL good. We do Loo muny new songs. Why donL we do enough
hymns JJb. lL showed me whuL ld ulwuys susecLed we ure noL uble Lo leuse everybody ull Lhe
Llme. Seemlngly conLrudlcLory eedbuck ls ulwuys golng Lo be resenL when lL comes Lo church und
church muslc. 1huLs lmorLunL Lo undersLund when chooslng songs.
LeslLe Lhese subecLlve olnlons, Lhere ls oen un underlylng oulur consensus wlLhln u grou
o eole who ure uLLemLlng Lo uchleve Lhe sume end (such us un orchesLru or u congreguLlon o
worshlers). We cunL hel buL ugree on mosL Lhlngs due Lo our slmllur educuLlonul buckgrounds und
muslcul exerlences und ln u church, hoeully Lheology. 1o Lhls end, l Lhlnk lL ls osslble Lo druw
some llnes ln Lhe sund Lo dene whuL reully ls good or bud (or helul und unhelul) ln u dlscusslon
regurdlng muslc.
WhuL l wunL Lo debunk rom Lhe ouLseL, however, ls Lhe ldeu LhuL wlLhln u grou o eole wlLh u
unled urose we cun llberully uly Lhe rule LhuL WhuLs rlghL or you ls rlghL or you; whuLs rlghL
or me ls rlghL or me. 1hls ldeu o lurullsm ls lmorLunL or our modern seculur socleLy, buL cun be
un over-slmlled und eusy oLlon Lo Luke. However, when u grou o eole ls uLLemLlng Lo uchleve
u unled ulm (such us u congreguLlon o bellevers slnglng Lo exulL und mugnly ChrlsL), some consensus
needs Lo be uLLulned wlLh regurd Lo whuL ls good und whuL ls bud.
Huvlng suld ull LhuL, l ulso wlsh
Lo debunk uny noLlon LhuL u sLrlcL
seL o rules cun be ulled ln u
cuLhollc munner und somehow work
successully ln ull conLexLs. WhuL l
wlsh Lo ouLllne ure conceLs LhuL cun
hoeully be ulled no muLLer whuL
conLexL ln whlch your church nds
lLsel.
CongreguLlonul muslc wlLhln
churches ls oen Lhe elehunL ln
Lhe room. Some urlshloners send
muny yeurs relucLunLly slnglng
ulong, Lhlnklng Lhlngs such us 1hls
ls so unlnslrlng l would never
slng or llsLen Lo Lhls klnd o muslc
ordlnurlly why do we slng Lhe sume
J0 songs ull Lhe Llme why ure Lhere
so muny words ln Lhls song why ls
Lhe melody so hurd Lo slng why ls
every song reully usL why do we
slng such old songs why do we slng
such new songs why ure Lhe songs
Loo hlgh or my volce
More oen Lhun noL, songs ln
church wlll be lcked by u mlnlsLerJ
sLu member who wunLs Lo sLlck
Lo Lhelr comorL zone or by u
congreguLlon member who ls ouL o
Louch wlLh whuL Lhe muorlLy o Lhelr
congreguLlon nds edlylng. And lL
ls no wonder, reully. When eole
wlLh uuLhorlLy und resonslblllLy
huve noL been LuughL Lhe urose o
our congreguLlonul slnglng, nor been
LuughL slmle conceLs o grou
slnglng, we shouldnL execL greuL
Lhlngs Lo huen.
1here muy well be u nulveLy umong
Lhose ln mlnlsLry LhuL muslc ls Lhe
elehunL ln Lhe room. Oen eole
ln mlnlsLry chooslng Lhe songs und
consLrucLlng Lhe Sunduy Communul
Worshl Servlce (whlch l wlll cull Lhe
CWS) huve been uLLendlng church
slnce chlldhood, ulwuys slL ln Lhe
ronL ew rows, und use church us
Lhe cenLrul soclul, vocuLlonul und reluLlonul shere o Lhelr lle. 1hey oen do noL huve muny lmmuLure
ChrlsLlun rlends und even ewer non-ChrlsLlun rlends (und by rlends l donL meun Lhe lucebook
Lye).
1hls mukes Lhelr ob dlculL, us u undumenLul urose o Lhe CWS ls Lo bulld u ull Lhose resenL;
Lo seuk Lhe gosel cleurly; und do everyLhlng or Lhe beneL o Lhe weuker broLher (Romuns
J4.J3,J9). 1hls would loglcully ussume LhuL Lhe sLronger broLher (us mlnlsLers und Lhelr usslsLunLs
would be cuLegorlsed) mlghL nd usecLs o Lhe CWS noL enLlrely Lo Lhelr LusLe, l Lhey were Lo
ulwuys udhere Lo Lhe rule o noL uLLlng u sLumbllng block ln Lhe uLh o Lhe weuker broLhers und
slsLers resenL.
More oen Lhe muorlLy o Lhe congreguLlon (Lhose noL ln uld mlnlsLry, Lhose who ure new Lo ulLh,
Lhose who ure non-bellevers, Lhose who ure lmmuLure ln Lhe ulLh) end u belng Lhe ones beurlng Lhe
burden or Lhe suke o bulldlng u Lhe sLronger broLhers und slsLers. 1he weuker end u suerlng or
Lhe enoymenL o Lhe sLronger.
Slnglng ls oen u erlod ln Lhe CWS when Lhls huens. 1he ronL ew rows (lncludlng sLu und
enLhuslusLs) ure slnglng wlLh gusLo, Lhe song leuder ls huvlng u greuL Llme wlLh eyes closed, buL
muny oLher eole ln Lhe room ure ndlng Lhe songs unhelul. As Lhls slgnlcunL roorLlon ure
LuughL Lo ollow Lhe leud o Lhe more muLure, Lo uslre Lo ollow Lhelr exumle, Lhey oen eel Loo
uncomorLuble Lo urouch Lhose ronL rows Lo seek ouL why Lhe slnglng (or even Lhe enLlre CWS) ls
noL hellng Lhem.
Churches huve ullen lnLo behuvlours LhuL muke church mosL enoyuble or Lhose who conLrlbuLe Lo
lL mosL. Or, Lo crysLulllse osslble moLlves urLher. We muke church mosL enoyuble or Lhose whose
olnlons we vulue mosL. AL Lhe end o Lhe duy, Lhls bolls down Lo un lssue o rlde und sel-ldoluLry.
l LhuL sounds llke u sLrong klck ln Lhe guLs, lm uruld Lo suy Lhe scenurlo cun someLlmes be worse. lL
ls noL uncommon ln some churches LhuL vlrLuully everybody doesnL enoy Lhe congreguLlonul slnglng.
l huve been blessed Lo be u member uL churches where Lhls ls noL Lhe cuse, buL whlle Lruvelllng
or Lourlng l huve uLLended churches ln whlch noL u slngle erson ueurs Lo be encouruged by Lhe
communul slnglng noL even Lhe mlnlsLer or song leuder. Llsmuy uL Lhe cholce o songs belng sung
ln churches ls wldesreud, wheLher lL ls Lhe muorlLy o Lhe congreguLlon or u noL-so-lnslgnlcunL
mlnorlLy. So, how cun we lmrove muLLers
Well, or sLurLers, we cun udmlL Lhere ls u roblem. Church sLu members who suy Lhlngs llke l
donL mlnd our muslc Loo much, or 1hose who donL llke lL usL need Lo grow ln Lhelr ulLh, ure
erllously close Lo rlde und sel-ldoluLry.
Lvery week, u sLu Leum needs Lo usk. Wus everyone uble Lo urLlcluLe ln lusL weeks CWS
Wus everyone uble Lo undersLund Lhe lunguuge Were weuker broLhers und slsLers mude Lo eel
uncomorLuble by uny rlLuuls, hublLs or rucLlces we underLook Are Lhere hublLs we donL know
ubouL Lo we usL lun Lhese servlces on uuLolloL Wus Lhe sulvuLlon gosel o ChrlsL crucled und
rulsed exlulned cleurly und exllclLly, or dld we merely bunLer urgon buzzwords such us gosel und
lled u Were our messuges cleur, or Loo oen Lo lnLerreLuLlon
1hese sorLs o quesLlons wlll nuLurully ow on Lo ussesslng how our songs L lnLo Lhe conLexL o Lhe
enLlre CWS, und wheLher our songs ure dolng whuL Lhey ure suosed Lo do.
Below ls u llsL LhuL l belleve
encusuluLes whuL songs ure
suosed Lo uchleve wlLhln u
Communul Worshl Servlce, und
how Lo ursue Lhem. Some o
Lhe usecLs ure blbllcul Lheology;
oLhers ure usecLs o muslcul und
communul rucLlcullLy. Lvery usecL
ls underlnned by love love or
ChrlsL und love or Lhose resenL.
OUR SONGS MUST EXALT
JESUS CHRIST
1hls muy be Lhe mosL obvlous one.
We ure ChrlsLluns we need Lo
slng songs LhuL remlnd us whuL
esus hus done or us; LhuL resond
Lo hls gruce (boLh ersonully und
cororuLely); LhuL ruy or hls
wlll Lo be done; LhuL our ouL our
emoLlons Lo ChrlsL und one unoLher;
LhuL evungellse Lo ouLslders; LhuL
encouruge euch oLher ln Lhe LruLh.
OUR SONGS MUST BE
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, AND BE
UNDERSTANDABLE
Our songs need Lo be ubouL esus.
noL usL ln Lhe mlnd o u ChrlsLlun ln
u ChrlsLlun conLexL, buL Lo unyone
who muy heur lL. l our songs ure
vugue, Lhen eole cun luce uny
meunlng Lhey wlsh lnLo Lhe song
und ull lnLo Lhe sln o ldoluLry. l Lhe
songs ure Loo Lechnlcul or urgonlsed
ln Lhelr lunguuge, Lhen Lhere wlll
be Lhose resenL who do noL
undersLund Lhelr messuge.
OUR SONGS NEED TO BE
EXPLICIT, YET SIMPLE
1hls reluLes Lo Lhe revlous olnL.
Whlle muklng our songs exllclLly
ubouL esus ChrlsL, Lhey need Lo
be slmle enough Lo be sung by
boLh weuk und sLrong, und slmle
enough Lo be understood by boLh
weuk und sLrong. l would ulso udd
LhuL songs need Lo be slmle (or
well consLrucLed) enough Lo ullow eole Lhe Llme und suce Lo comrehend, medlLuLe und resond.
SlmllclLy ln u song lncludes lyrical slmllclLy, melodic slmllclLy und rhythmic slmllclLy. Cun Lhe song
be sung by unmuslcul eole Cun lL be sung by eole who seuk Lngllsh us u second lunguuge Are
Lhere enough lyrlcs Lo comrehend ChrlsL, buL noL so muny lyrlcs LhuL we cunnoL emoLlonully enguge
wlLh Lhe LruLhs
OUR SONGS NEED TO BE THE RIGHT TEMPO
l would usserL Lhls ls Lhe blggesL hurdle ln congreguLlonul slnglng. Generully seuklng, non-roesslonul
muslcluns (und even roesslonul ones) luy slng-ulong songs Loo usL. Muslcluns ulso seed u Lo u
Lemo Lhey nd comorLuble Lo luy, buL whlch ls oen less comorLuble or Lhose slnglng. 1hls cholce
comleLely chunges how eole boLh undersLund und resond Lo u song. lL ls u good rucLlce or
church muslcluns Lo Lry Lo hold buck Lhelr Lemo und ullow eole Lhe Llme und suce Lo slng lyrlcs
ln u reluxed und urorluLe seed. l you huve good recordlngs o Lhe song, Lry Lo luy ulong wlLh
Lhem. Or l Lhere ure meLronome murklngs, use u meLronome uL reheursuls.
OUR SONGS NEED TO BE IN THE RIGHT KEY
1hls one ls or Lhe muslcluns. You must remember LhuL men und women huve dlerenL vocul runges,
und wlLhln LhuL Lhere ure ew who cun slng us well or us broudly us Lhe song leuders. An uveruge
mun wlll generully be uble Lo slng A2-L#4; un uveruge womun wlll be uble Lo slng G3-Cb. Your song
leuders wlll huve blgger runges Lhun Lhls. A sue vocul runge Lo use ln u servlce would be A-L, wlLhln
Lhe urorluLe ocLuve or euch gender. You cun ush lL u Lo L# or brle momenLs und eole wonL
Lend Lo mlnd.
1hls vocul runge ls robubly golng Lo be dlerenL, or more nurrow, Lhun Lhe recordlngs you heur o
umous ChrlsLlun songwrlLers slnglng Lhelr songs, or o u meguchurch slnglng ln rock-concerL sLyle ln
un uudlLorlum o Lhousunds. However, llke ull conslderuLlons, Lhe rlghL moLlves need Lo be emloyed.
ls Lhe key und runge o u song mosL helul Lo ull Lhose resenL (women, men, chlldren, muslcul,
unmuslcul, ChrlsLlun, non-ChrlsLlun, educuLed, slmle, locul, LourlsL)
OUR SONGS AND SERVICES NEED SPACE
SomeLlmes u CWS eels llke u mud uLLemL Lo geL Lhrough us muny ucLlvlLles us osslble; or usL geL
Lhrough u ew o Lhem us qulckly us osslble. Our songs cun eel slmllur, us we slng un ubeuL song
wlLh u loL o lyrlcs und Lheologlcul ldeus, und uL Lhe end ure Lold uer u sllghLly uwkwurd uuse
Pleuse be seuLed.
1hls lsnL Lhe mosL eecLlve wuy Lo enguge urlshloners wlLh Lhe wonderul LruLhs ln Lhe songs.
l reer Lo lck songs LhuL huve muybe one muln ldeu; LhuL erhus reeuL un ldeu lyrlcully und
muslcully; LhuL huve suce elLher wlLhln Lhe song or uer Lhe song or eole Lo dwell on Lhe LruLhs
usL sung; LhuL ure slmle enough Lo remember Lhe vusL muorlLy o Lhe words (l noL ull Lhe words);
LhuL huve lenLy o oorLunlLles Lo breuLhe und do noL eel rushed.
A good song leuder cun dlrecL u congreguLlon Lowurd Lhls sorL o reecLlon und mugnly Lhe
LruLhs o ChrlsL wlLh well-chosen exhorLuLlons or ruyers uer u song. A ruyer LhuL hels exress
Lhe emoLlon o Lhose guLhered, LhuL ls communul und noL ersonul or sel-ocused, cun be u very
edlylng wuy or urlshloners Lo be enguged wlLh whuL Lhey ure slnglng und ocused on who Lhey ure
worshllng. Lone sklllully, well-lnormed leudlng cun hel smooLh ouL edges beLween songs und
oLher ucLlvlLles, ensurlng eole donL eel olLed ouL o Lhe roound und lnLo Lhe eruncLory.
OUR SONGS NEED TO BE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES
Sourclng songs excluslvely rom one lubel (llke Hlllsong, Lmu, Soverelgn Gruce, Worshl CenLrul or
Chrls 1omlln) wlll only creuLe sLuleness ln your congreguLlon us lL beglns Lo become uwure (erhus
subconsclously) LhuL ull Lhe songs seem Lo ollow Lhe sume ormulus. lL muy ulso ullenuLe eole ln
your congreguLlon who do noL resond Lo LhuL urLlculur brund o muslc.
Whlle lLs noL osslble Lo leuse everybody ull Lhe Llme, l would usserL LhuL lL ls osslble Lo leuse
Lhe vusL muorlLy mosL o Lhe Llme. 1hls ls chley done Lhrough vurleLy. Some wlll wunL older hymns
wlLh oeLlc lmugery, oLhers wlll wunL slmle choruses wlLh reeuLed exhorLuLlons, oLhers wlll llke
usL und energeLlc, oLhers wlll llke slow und medlLuLlve. lL ls lmorLunL Lo exlore Lhe vusL world o
ChrlsLlun songwrlLlng und nd whuL songs would work besL or your urLlculur urlshloners.
Glven Lhe mulLlculLurul und vurled nuLure o our nuLlon und church servlces, lLs lmorLunL we slng
songs o dlerenL sLyles und sources. Be wury o buslng your song cholces on Lhe culLurul buckground
o your mlnlsLers or elders, us Lhese Lend Lo be qulLe dlerenL Lo Lhose o Lhe urlshloners. Seek Lhe
wlsdom o u vurleLy o eole such us mlnlsLers, elders, new members, members rom non-Lngllsh
seuklng buckgrounds, Blble sLudy rlends und Lhe muslc Leum. Youll geL u much cleurer lcLure o
how Lhlngs reully ure. And remember, you wonL leuse everybody ull Lhe Llme.
Huw Jones was raised in a Christian family in Sydney and went on to study music at the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music and the Royal College of Music, London. He was Director of Music at Sydneys St
Philips York Street from 2010-2013. Huw and his family now live in Brisbane, where he works as Principal
Oboist in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Huw will be teaching a Music Director Seminar at TWIST
conference Brisbane in May.
As every church music director knows, you cant
please everybody all the time with the songs you
choose. In fact, you usually annoy them all, at least
occasionally. HUW JONES considers how a church can
find a good balance of songs, with a strong gospel
message, that everyone can sing.
case study 1
Dan op de Veigh
Worship pastor, Church by the Bridge, Kirribilli
STYLE
My main criteria for selecting songs for a particular service is
based on theme and tone. Theme: what songs will best help
the congregation prepare to hear the word and then respond
to the word after its preached? Tone: what is the appropriate
mood that will help people engage emotionally is it
refective, celebratory, joyful, sorrowful, repentant?
SINGABILITY
I think the key and range of songs are really important to
consider because the songs that we sing in church should be
beautiful and at the same time accessible to many diferent
kinds of people. We often transpose songs out of the recorded
key to make them more accessible to the congregation. I also
try as much as possible to roster on both a male and female
singer to lead the congregation. The range of certain songs
mean they lend themselves to a male voice over a female
voice or vice versa. As long as there is a reasonable balance
between the two in any given set or service then that can be
a good solution to the challenge of keeping the beauty of a
particular song while maintaining accessibility.
NEW SONGS
I aim for an average of something like one new song every
month. The sets will usually look quite diferent each week,
pulling from a repertoire of around 60 songs. I try and achieve
a balance each week between well-known songs and newer
songs. Well-known songs will get used about every 6-8 weeks.
case study 2
Greg Cooper
Music director, Christ Church, St Ives
STYLE
We are keen for each congregation to have a
musical centre a style and songbook that serves
the congregation well, and that is refective of their
demographic. We try things out some things work,
some things dont. Dialogue with our congregations
on these issues is very helpful, too. The balance of
music each week will depend on the themes being
addressed in the sermon and the thematic and
emotional fow of the service.
SINGABILITY
There is a certain melodic range that a congregation
will feel comfortable and confdent singing in and
beyond that, people will fnd it uncomfortable.
We want singing to aid the proclamation of Gods
word, and refection upon it (Colossians 3:16). It is
quite common for us to consider introducing a new
song with great lyrics and a strong melody, only
to fnd that the melody, in fact, goes beyond the
comfortable congregational melodic range so we
dont introduce it. I certainly believe in challenging
the congregation musically and our congregations enjoy being challenged musically, too. Varying
song arrangements is a great way to do this.
NEW SONGS
We aim to introduce a new song every month at each of our services. That new song will be sung
three times in that month. At any given time, we have about 40 songs on the song list for each
of our services so there can be variety from week to week, but also a sense of there being a
congregational songbook that provides familiarity, consistency and unity in our singing together.
As new songs are introduced and other songs are rested, the song list for each service changes
incrementally.
case study 3
Mike Begbie
Assistant minister, music, St Lukes, Miranda
STYLE
To get onto our playlist a song needs to introduce us to
something we are not already singing about or introduce us to
a fresh take on something we are already singing about. We
also add in songs of varying tempos each term which means
we dont end up singing only in one tempo range.
SINGABILITY
One of the goals of singing in church is that our God is praised
by his peoples singing and so if our bands cant play a song
or our congregations cant sing a song then we wont touch it
because we wont achieve this goal. Sometimes transposing
will help but I fnd with lots of new songs, particularly songs
with an octave jump written in, that in rearranging it you lose
too much of the songs power and favour. Im happy to stretch
people but the reality is that theres only a certain range most
people can sing in so we have to stay in that range if we want
people to sing Gods praise.
NEW SONGS
We have a list of about 30 songs we build our rosters from
each term which means that well sing most songs twice and
new songs 4-5 times each term. Within that 30, 3-4 are new
songs which will replace 3-4 songs we need to retire and there
are always some hymns on that list.
magnifying jesus in song
Here are some songs I have experienced as being helpful, God-honouring and communal within a
Communal Worship Service context. I believe they are explicit in their message, simple in musical form
and, played in the correct manner, allow people to engage with the truth of Gods provision without
being distracted by obtrusive music or lyrics. No doubt there are many more songs from all over the
world that could be added to this list depending on the context of worshippers gathered.
Be thou my vision
Irish traditional
Congregation key D or E-fat major
The original Irish words of this hymn date back
more than 1000 years, and in 1905 were set to
English words and the tune now sung. It prays God
would be the sum of all our hopes, fears, visions
and longings. Chords can be simplifed to one
per bar. The lyrics are in old English so it is worth
considering if this will work for your congregation.
There are many versions but my favourite is by
US songwriter David Potter (http://davidpotter.
bandcamp.com/track/be-thou-my-vision).
Christ is risen
Matt Maher & Mia Fieldes, 2009
Congregation key E-fat major
This song boldly begins Let no one caught in sin
remain inside the lie of inward shame, but fx their
eyes upon the cross and run to him who showed
great love. The bridge O death where is your
sting? particularly encourages believers to put
their hope in the gospel and stand in the light of
Christs victory.
Eternal God and Father
Matt Straw, 2011
Congregation key E or E-fat major
Based on a prayer from An Australian Prayer Book,
it gives praise to the God of all creation while
praying that we would humbly give ourselves to
his service. The chorus is a simple repeated chorus
line in praise and adoration of our heavenly
Father.
Glory in the highest
Al Gordon, Luke Hellebronth, Hanif Williams, 2009
Congregation key D major
It is not often our songs simply state our humble
approach to God as a community of gathered
believers. This prays God would be exalted as
we praise him (or perhaps that he is praised as
we exalt his name together?): We have come to
thank you, we have come to seek you [today]. The
musical form is very simple.
Here is love
William Rees & Robert Lowry, 1876
Congregation key E major
This old hymn employs poetic imagery to convey
the overfowing magnitude of Gods love shown
on the cross of Christ. As some of the words are
old English it may be appropriate to update them
(tastefully, please!), depending on your context.
The tune is simple and hymnal, with a gentle
metre and pulse, and a rousing mid-point to each
verse. The third and fourth verses encourage the
believer toward a life of pleasing worship.
Hide away in the love of Jesus
Steve Cook & Vikki Cook, 2008
Congregation key D major
Those burdened by sin (you and I!) are invited to
fnd hope in Christ to see the depths of his love
in the wounds of his grace, and fnd our ultimate
rest. The album version of this didnt initially grab
me, but I found myself singing it unaccompanied
in the car. It has a wonderful melody, almost in the
style of a negro spiritual. We sang it at church
with diferent chords and a diferent feel. A song
with simple lyrics, rhythm and melody, carefully
arranged, can be adapted to suit whatever style
you wish (hymns played well in a contemporary
style are the best example of this). It is easy to be
put of by what we hear on a CD or YouTube!
I stand amazed
Charles H. Gabriel, 1905
Congregation key F major
The frst, fourth and ffth verses are the best ones
to sing of this old hymn. The song (as the title
implies) simply conveys our awe and wonder at
the love of God that he would sufer and die for us
sinners, and a pledge to sing of his love through
the ages in the heavenly gathering. Chris Tomlin
recorded a good version of this hymn in 2006.
In Christ alone
Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, 2001
Congregation key D major
This has become a worldwide classic due to its
memorable Irish-style melody and comprehensive
gospel theology. Each verse has a rousing high
point and aptly paints in words the good news of
God incarnate, crucifed, raised and glorifed.
Lead me to the cross
Brooke Ligertwood, 2006
Congregation key B minor
Brooke Ligertwood (better known as Brooke
Fraser) is one of the most poetic and talented of
Hillsong Uniteds songwriting team. The song is
a prayer of few words, that we would have our
souls quieted to comprehend the profundity of
the cross where Gods love was poured out. I think
too often we forget to ask God to lead us as we
seek his will and his heart. The melody may not
be quite as simple as others, but it is very akin to
popular music from the past 20 years and in this
respect has widespread popularity.
New song in my heart
Rob Smith, 1999
Congregation key D major
I think this is one of Rob Smiths best. It is a prayer
that the Spirit of God would fll our lives, enabling
us to strive for holy and pleasing worship, asking
God to cleanse our sins and lift us up. The imagery
is from a range of biblical references, and the
song crescendos to an uplifting chorus. Who says
nothing good came out of the 90s?
This is amazing grace
Josh Farro, Phil Wickham, Jeremy Riddle, 2012
Congregation key E-fat major
This has a simple and repetitive tune, bringing
together Christs sacrifce and kingship. Worthy
is the King who conquered the grave. Bethels
other music is worth a listen.
You alone can rescue
Matt Redman & Jonas Myrin, 2009
Congregation key B-fat major
A simple praise to God for his rescue of fallen
people. It begins with the psalm-like question
Who, O Lord, could save themselves, their own
soul could heal? It has an easy tune and, while
not outlining Jesus atonement on the cross
(which I hope would appear in other aspects of
your CWS), includes Gods gracious mercy and our
appropriate response.
You are my king
Billy James Foote, 1997
Congregation key D major
I dont think there is a contemporary church song
that explains the gospel so simply. I think it would
be impossible for someone to walk away from
your church not understanding what Jesus had
done on the cross after this seemingly plain song.
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G
OD HAS GlvLN US MANY CHRlS1lAN BRO1HLRS ANL SlS1LRS 1HROUGHOU1
hlsLory whom we cun und do beneL rom. 1hey Leuch, chullenge und comorL us
lurgely Lhrough Lhelr mlnlsLry o wrlLlng, whlch llves on muny yeurs uer Lhey huve
dled. 1hese wrlLlngs lnclude books, sermons, LrucLs, songs, leLLers und oeLry. Muny
o Lhese men und women ure well known, buL oLhers less so. One o our lesser-
known slsLers ls Anne BrudsLreeL.
Born Anne Ludley ln NorLhhumLon, Lnglund ln J6J2, she wus rulsed by PurlLun urenLs und wus
u PurlLun by her own convlcLlon, rusLruLed LhuL reorms ln Lhe church dld noL go ur enough. Whlle
she wus sLlll young her uLher begun worklng us u sLewurd or Lhe Lurl o Llncoln und Lhls guve Anne
uccess Lo books und un educuLlon LhuL would shue Lhe resL o her lle und mlnlsLrles. She wus
LuLored ln llLeruLure, hlsLory, Greek, LuLln, lrench und Hebrew.
AL Lhe uge o J6 Anne murrled Slmon BrudsLreeL, u ellow PurlLun. WlLh Slmon, her urenLs und
oLhers o u slmllur Lheologlcul ersuuslon, she le her comorLuble home und sulled Lo Amerlcu on
Lhe shl Arbella ln J630. NoL everyone survlved Lhe Lhree-monLh voyuge, und once Lhey lunded Lhelr
llves were sLlll uL rlsk. Lurlng Lhelr rsL hursh wlnLer ln Lhe counLry, senL ln Lhe Sulem ureu, one ln
ve o Lhe new seLLlers dled. 1hls meunL Lhe umlly soon relocuLed Lo ChurlesLown und, noL long uer,
Lhey moved uguln Lo hel ound Lhe clLy o BosLon (NB. Annes husbund und uLher were lnuenLlul ln
oundlng Hurvurd UnlverslLy ln J636. ln J997 Hurvurd dedlcuLed one o lLs guLes , Lhe BrudsLreeL GuLe,
Lo Anne us she wus Lhe rsL oeL Lo be ubllshed ln Amerlcu).
lL ls hurd Lo lmuglne whuL lL would huve been llke or Anne ln Lhose eurly duys. sLlll u Leenuger, newly
murrled und Lrylng Lo muke u home ln u new colony. AlLhough u member o u rlvlleged umlly, her
new surrounds would huve been ln sLurk conLrusL Lo her ubrlnglng. BuL we do huve u wlndow lnLo
her LhoughL when she beglns Lo wrlLe oeLry, und lLs her oems LhuL cun mlnlsLer Lo us Loduy. ln
her oeLry Anne comblnes Lo greuL eecL her educuLlon, her cleur Lheologlcul rumework und her
blbllcul knowledge.
ln J6b0 Anne becume Lhe rsL emule oeL Lo be ubllshed ln Lnglund, und ulso Lhe rsL oeL Lo
be ubllshed ln Lhe BrlLlsh NorLhern Amerlcun Colonles. Her oems reecL Lhe ucL LhuL she, llke
oLher PurlLuns, wus cleur ubouL why God hud luced her on Lhls eurLh, whuL her roles were, und LhuL
ulLlmuLely lle wus ull ubouL geLLlng reudy Lo dle. BuL Lhls wus noL u morbld vlew, robblng her duys
o oy und oLher emoLlons. Her oems reecL u reullsLlc vlew o lle. 1hey ure rlch ln Lhe vurleLy o
emoLlons we uce us humuns Lhls slde o heuven buL Lhey ure ulLlmuLely God-cenLred und hel us x
our eyes on where our Lrue home ls us ChrlsLluns. 1hls ls why Lhey cun be so helul or us Loduy.
1he elLuh Anne wroLe or her moLher, LoroLhy Ludley, who dled ln J643, reecLs LhuL LoroLhy
embodled u PurlLun undersLundlng o whuL u godly womun should be, whlch wus ulso Annes belle.
A worLhy MuLron o unsoLLed lle,
A lovlng MoLher und obedlenL wle,
A rlendly Nelghbor, lLlul Lo oor,
Whom o she ed, und cloLhed wlLh her sLore;
1o ServunLs wlsely uweul, buL yeL klnd,
And us Lhey dld, so Lhey rewurd dld nd.
A Lrue lnsLrucLer o her lumlly,
1he whlch she ordered wlLh dexLerlLy.
1he ubllck meeLlngs ever dld requenL,
And ln her CloseL consLunL hours she senL;
Rellglous ln ull her words und wuyes,
Preurlng sLlll or deuLh, Llll end o duyes.
O ull her Chlldren, Chlldren, llvd Lo see,
1hen dylng, le u blessed memory.
Some werenL convlnced LhuL u womun should be ubllshlng oeLry. Anne, however, hud no
roblems holdlng LogeLher u PurlLun vlew o womunhood (belng submlsslve Lo her husbund, lovlng
Lowurd her chlldren, generous Lo her nelghbours, cleur on Lhe ordered boundurles o socleLy,
recognlslng LhuL servunLs ure servunLs buL belng genLle und klnd Lo Lhem), ulongslde ucLlvely muklng
u oslLlve und lnLelllgenL conLrlbuLlon Lo her communlLy. She wus comorLuble belng u godly womun
und u ubllshed oeL.
1hls, l Lhlnk, hlghllghLs boLh Annes knowledge o Gods word und her rucLlcul wlsdom. lL ls ulso
u helul correcLlon or Lhose o us who donL ldenLly us PurlLuns und muy huve u Lendency Lo
curlcuLure Lhem. lL ls slmly noL Lrue Lo suy Lhelr llves were u oyless submlsslon Lo legullsm und
sLereoLylcul roles. lL ls noL Lrue LhuL Lhelr women could noL Lhlnk or Lhemselves. Slmllurly Loduy, lL
ls ull Loo eusy or Lhose who lubel some Sydney Angllcuns us urlLuns Lo curlcuLure women wlLhln
Lhe Llocese who hold Lo u conservuLlve undersLundlng o Lhe roles o women on blbllcul grounds us
unuble Lo Lhlnk or Lhemselves, or noL cuuble o comlng Lo u cureul und reusoned oslLlon on Lhe
lssues.
Anne und Slmon survlved Lhe dungers o llvlng ln ronLler seLLlngs und Lhelr elghL chlldren ull
survlved lnuncy, however Lhe second hul o Lhe J660s wus u Lruglc Llme. BeLween J66b und J669
Lhree o Lhelr young grundchlldren dled, us well us one o Lhelr duughLers-ln-luw, und Lhe umlly home
wus ulso desLroyed by re.
Much o Annes oeLry ows ouL o whuL ls huenlng uL home und ln her exLended umlllul
reluLlonshls. She wroLe oems ubouL Lhese dlculL evenLs LhuL remlnd us now o Lhe need Lo slL
loose Lo Lhe world, us one wrlLer uLs lL, und look Lo God or our hoe und comorL.
We cun see exumles o Lhls ln Lhese excerLs rom Lhe oem she wroLe uer Lhe burnlng o her
house.
l sLurLlng u, Lhe llghL dld sy,
And Lo my God my heurL dld cry
1o sLrulghLen me ln my LlsLress
And noL Lo leuve me succourless.
1hen comlng ouL, behold u suce
1he ume consume my dwelllng luce.
And when l could no longer look,
l blesL hls gruce LhuL guve und Look,
1huL luld my goods now ln Lhe dusL.
Yeu, so lL wus, und so Lwus usL.
lL wus hls own; lL wus noL mlne.
lur be lL LhuL l should relne,
He mlghL o ull usLly bere
BuL yeL suclenL or us le.
When by Lhe Rulns o l usL
My sorrowlng eyes uslde dld cusL
And here und Lhere Lhe luces sy
Where o l suLe und long dld lle.
Here sLood LhuL 1runk, und Lhere LhuL chesL,
1here luy LhuL sLore l counLed besL
And luLer she noLes.
1hen sLrulghL l gln my heurL Lo chlde.
And dld Lhy weulLh on eurLh ublde,
LldsL x Lhy hoe on mouldrlng dusL,
1he urm o esh dldsL muke Lhy LrusL
Rulse u Lhy LhoughLs ubove Lhe sky
1huL dunghlll mlsLs uwuy muy y.
1hou husL u house on hlgh erecL
lrumd by LhuL mlghLy ArchlLecL,
WlLh glory rlchly urnlshed
SLunds ermunenL, Lhough Lhls be ed.
lLs urchused und uld or Loo
By hlm who huLh enough Lo do.
A rlce so vusL us ls unknown,
YeL by hls gl ls mude Lhlne own.
1heres weulLh enough; l need no more.
lurewell, my el; urewell, my sLore.
1he world no longer leL me love;
My hoe und 1reusure lles ubove.
On Lhe deuLh o her monLh-old grundson Slmon she wroLe Lenderly LhuL he hud
No sooner come, buL gone, und uln uslee,
AcquulnLunce shorL, yeL urLlng cuusd us wee,
1hree ours, Lwo seurcely blown, Lhe lusL lLh bud,
CroL by LhAlmlghLles hund; yeL ls he good,
WlLh dreudul uwe beore hlm leLs be muLe,
Such wus hls wlll, buL why, leLs noL dlsuLe,
WlLh humble heurLs und mouLhs uL ln Lhe dusL,
LeLs suy hes merclul us well us usL.
He wlll reLurn, und muke u ull our losses,
And smlle uguln, uer our blLLer crosses.
Go reLLy bube, go resL wlLh SlsLers Lwuln
Among Lhe blesL ln endless oyes remuln.
Our God hus been merclul und klnd ln glvlng us ChrlsLlun broLhers und slsLers wlLh u vurleLy o gls
LhuL we beneL rom ln muny wuys und wlLh some we cun beneL long uer Lhey huve dled. 1he gl
o oeLry he guve Anne BrudsLreeL cun hel muny ln Lhe church huve u God-cenLred vlew o lle. Her
words hel ll our eyes beyond our currenL clrcumsLunces Lo our Lrue home.
Anne BrudsLreeL wroLe more Lhun b0 oems. 1hese cun be ound onllne or ln The Works of Anne
Bradstreet, edlLed by . Hensley.
Jane Tooher is director of the Priscilla and Aquila Centre at Moore College, which encourages the ministries
of women in partnership with men.
In a materialistic, self-centred world, we
can be encouraged by the lives and
faith of those who have gone before
us, writes JANE TOOHER.
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The Cathedral choir, with the youngest
member just seven, sang Handels
Hallelujah chorus and led the hymn
singing.
Archbishop Glenn Davies spoke on
the raising of Lazarus and compared
the miracle with Jesus own death and
resurrection.
Ive often wondered what it would have
been like to have gone to the second
funeral of Lazarus, the Archbishop said.
Imagine what kind of joy there would have
been at that funeral. The mournful tears
and yes, the loss of a brother, but knowing
that he would rise again and knowing
for a certainty, for a surety, because he
had already re-enacted a rising back into
this world. But now that Jesus has risen
from the dead what a glory it is, what a
perfection, what a wonder, what a miracle
of salvation.
After the service, the Duke and Duchess
added their signatures to the Royal family
members who have signed the First Fleet
Bible and prayer book, carried by chaplain
Richard Johnson in 1788 and kept in a
museum in St Philips, York Street.
After speaking to the members of the choir
and Sunday school, the Royal couple left
for a Taronga Zoo tour, along with baby
George.
EVENTS
The service was child-friendly with plenty of babies, a Sunday school performance and young choristers,
but baby George was not with the Royal couple at St Andrews Cathedral on Easter Day.
In what was essentially a private Easter visit to church, members of the media were not allowed inside the
Cathedral but waited with the thousands of people outside for a glimpse of the Royal couple.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott arrived minutes before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who were met by
Archbishop Glenn Davies and the Dean of Sydney, Phillip Jensen.
Once inside, at the couples request,they saw not a special Royal service, but a regular Easter Sunday
celebration complete with babies going into and out of the crying room, the Sunday school-performing
songwriter Colin Buchanans He died upon the cross and a dramatic reading by members of the St
Andrews youth group.
st andrews easter for royals
Above: The Duchess meets Sunday school children (left) and the Dukes talks with choir members.
PHOTOS: Auspic
Below: Laurel and Justin Mofatt show the signatures in the First Fleet Bible and prayer book.
PHOTO: Ramon Williams
Archbishop Glenn Davies and Dean Phillip Jensen welcome the Duke and Duchess to St Andrews Cathedral.
PHOTO: Ramon Williams
Breaking new ground: (from left) Geof Kyngdon, chairman, Mission Property Committee; Mark Perich,
Greenfelds Development Corporation; Peter Hayward, Bishop of Wollongong; Stuart Starr, senior pastor,
New Life Anglican Church Oran Park; Pieter van Zwieten, Reitsma Constructions. PHOTO: Scott Lincoln
The suburb of Oran Park was once known only for its speedway, which disturbed the tranquility of the
surrounding farmland.
Today it is one of Sydneys newest satellite towns with housing for 25,000 people and serving a larger
local area.
The Oran Park area was identifed as a ministry priority 10 years ago in a strategic report of the Mission
Property Committee, and so work began on planning an Anglican school and ministry centre.
Oran Park Anglican College was built frst and opened in Term 1,
2012. It currently caters for students from prep to Year 7.
Last month, the years of planning led to a ceremonial turning of the sod as work commenced on the
New Life Anglican Church Oran Park. The frst stage of the building will feature a 250-seat auditorium,
associated breakout area and foyer space, childrens meeting rooms, kitchen and amenities as well as car
parking.
Early planning means the church, like Oran Park Anglican College, is in the centre of the town. The church,
planted two years ago, has grown to more than 80 adults and children, and it was granted provisional
parish status this year. After meeting frst in the college and now in Oran Park Public School, the church
will be ready to occupy its new building on schedule in March 2015.
theyre of at oran park!
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CULTURE
T
HE YLAR lS J769 ANL CAP1AlN OHN LlNLSAY 1AKLS HlS Ll11LL LAUGH1LR 1O LlvL
wlLh hls uncle, us he ls ln Lhe nuvy und unuble Lo look uer Lhe glrl now her moLher ls deud.
lL could be Lhe sLurL o uny old erlod drumu. BuL l you udd lnLo Lhe mlx LhuL CuLuln
Llndsuy ls un urlsLocruL, hls uncle ls Lord Munseld Lhe Lord Chle usLlce o Lnglund und
Lhe glrl ls un llleglLlmuLe, mlxed-ruce chlld uL u Llme when sluvery wus legul und Lnglund one
o Lhe worlds blggesL Lruders ln humun belngs well, Lhe lundscue chunges.
Oh, und lLs u Lrue sLory.
1oduy, ln Kenwood House on Londons HumsLeud HeuLh, hungs u orLrulL Luken ln J779 o Ludy
LllzubeLh Murruy und her cousln, Lldo LllzubeLh Belle Llndsuy. BoLh ure dressed ln sllk, Lldo ls weurlng
eurls, und Ludy LllzubeLh ls genLly Louchlng her couslns urm. 1hey ure resenLed us equuls ln sLuLlon
yeL Lldo ls durk sklnned uL u Llme when Lo be negro lnvlLed uuLomuLlc, und ucceLed, ruclsm und
reecLlon.
Kenwood House ls where Lhe glrls grew u, und boLh were udoLed by Lord Munseld und hls wle.
Whlle hlsLory doesnL Lell us wheLher Lhe Munselds lnlLlully Look Lldo ln ouL o duLy, lL ls cleur rom
Lhelr subsequenL ucLlons LhuL Lhey cume Lo love her us Lhelr own.
BuL her urrlvul hlsLorlcully und on lm luces Lhem ln u quundury. Lord Munseld (1om
Wllklnson) ls lnlLlully horrled, Lhlnklng o hls legul oslLlon und Lhe uwkwurdness o hls nehews
requesL Lo rulse Lldo us beLs her bloodllne. CuLuln Llndsuy relles LhuL, WhuL ls rlghL cun never be
lmosslble.
LuLer, us Ludy Munseld (Lmlly WuLson) wuLches Lhe young Lldo luy wlLh her cousln LllzubeLh,
she worrles over Lhe dlculLles LhuL lle uheud. Murrluge or u mlxed-ruce glrl lnLo Lhelr cluss wlll be
lmosslble, she reusons, buL Lhen who wlll look uer her once Lhey ure gone
So beglns u ourney lnLo Lhe soclul mores, reudlces und hlsLory o luLe J8
Lh
-cenLury Lnglund Lhrough
Lhe eyes o Lldo (Gugu MbuLhu-Ruw), us she seeks llke ull young eole Lo undersLund who she ls,
whuL lle meuns und where she Ls lnLo Lhe world.
lor Lldo Lhese quesLlons ure very olnLed. Yes, she ls Lhe duughLer o un urlsLocruL buL she ls ulso
Lhe duughLer o u WesL lndlun womun, osslbly u sluve. Cun she recognlse boLh uL once, or should she
wlsh uwuy one or Lhe suke o Lhe oLher Cun she be educuLed und uccomllshed und ulso shelLered
rom Lhe reullLles o lle or oLher durk-sklnned eole And ls lL ucceLuble Lo be u loved urL o Lhe
Munseld umlly und yeL, ulnully, seuruLe
How muy l be Loo hlgh ln runk Lo dlne wlLh Lhe servunLs yeL Loo low Lo dlne wlLh my umlly she
usks, sLruggllng Lo bulunce her eellngs ugulnsL ucceLed soclul cusLom. 1here ure lenLy o such
lssues Lo exlore here, buL Lhe lmmukers huve rounded Lhe sLory ouL wlLh u dush o une AusLen
muLchmuklng und u subsLunLlul lece o hlsLory.
llrsL ls Lhe hlsLorlcul ucL LhuL, whlle Lldo wus cured or under Lord Munselds roo, he wus
requlred Lo rule ln Lhe cuse o Lhe Zong sluve shl where Lhe owners hud Lhrown muny sluves
overbourd Lo drown und Lhen clulmed lnsurunce or loss o lncome. Hud Lhe shl run low on wuLer us
Lhey clulmed, or were Lhey exlolLlng Lhe luw und reduclng humun belngs Lo curgo
Second, Lldo becomes close Lo Lord Munselds legul sLudenL, ohn Luvlnler (Sum Reld) who ls u
usslonuLe udvocuLe or Lhe dlsenrunchlsed, lncludlng sluves, buL ls noL o Lhe uer cluss. ln uddlLlon,
normul execLuLlons o weulLh ure Lurned on Lhelr heuds when Lldo ls le un lnherlLunce by her uLher
und ls Lhus lndeendenL und, oLenLlully, u good cuLch. Her cousln LllzubeLh (Suruh Gudon), however, ls
cuL ouL o her uLhers wlll und le vlrLuully ennlless.
So, Lldo hus un unexecLed chunce Lo murry lnLo Lhe cluss she hus been broughL u ln, buL uL
Lhe sume Llme she enLers un emoLlonul mlneeld. Wlll she be Lruly embruced by socleLy or merely
LoleruLed or her umlly und weulLh And l she ls only LoleruLed, ls LhuL enough
Whlle Lord Munseld bulunces Lhe vulue o llves ugulnsL llvellhoods us he conslders evldence und Lhe
luw ln Lhe Zong cuse, Lldo wrungles wlLh Lhe vulue o umlly, oslLlon, love und humunlLy.
You could suy LhuL Lhe lm doesnL reully Luke you unywhere LhuL hus noL been covered beore ln
erlod drumu. 1here ls un lnevlLublllLy Lo some loLllnes you know who Lldo wlll love und you know
who wlll leL her down und why. 1he uce ls ulso seduLe ruLher Lhun snuy, whlch muy lrrlLuLe Lhose
unwllllng Lo be moved by Lhe sLory. YeL Lhe ucL LhuL such u Lule exlsLs ln hlsLory uL ull ls exLruordlnury,
und lL deserves Lo be Lold. 1he cholces mude by Lhe reul-lle gures ure comelllng und, ln uL leusL one
cuse, chunged Lhe course o hlsLory.
Yes, evenLs ure resenLed by Lhe wrlLers ln Loo much o u bluck-und-whlLe munner (or wunL o u
beLLer wuy o uLLlng lL). A llLLle more subLleLy ln muny o Lhe churucLers would be u lus, buL Lhe
erormunces ure rsL-ruLe und Lhe cosLumes und seLLlngs exqulslLe.
Belle lsnL u world-beuLer llke 12 Years A Slave, buL lLs denlLely work u look.
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HY CRY OU1 1O GOL WHLN YOU CAN CRY OU1 1O lACLBOOK 1HL
quesLlon mlghL sound rldlculous Lo mosL ChrlsLluns unLll you sLo Lo look uL
Lhelr lucebook wulls. On Lhe whole, churchgoers seem Lo osL more rollcully
Lhun non-bellevers ubouL Lhelr weekly rusLruLlons und smull Lrlumhs.
We our ouL our heurLs Lo lucebook Lhe wuy our orebeurs would Lry Gods
eur ln Llmes o Lrouble. l doubL muny o Lhe sulms would huve been wrlLLen l Murk Zuckerberg llved
ubouL 3000 yeurs eurller. Surely uer u ew bouLs o How long, O Lord Klng Luvld would huve Lurned
Lo hls rlends (und renemles) onllne.
usL LonlghL whlle wullowlng ln sel-lLy over Lhe breukdown o u reclous rlendshl l lcked u
my smurL hone, ddled uL Lhe keyud, deleLed, ddled uguln, deleLed und Lhen uL Lhe hone down.
Who would heur And even Lhen, who would cure
lucebook oers Lhe lmmedlucy o u resonse LhuL we donL oen geL when we ruy. 1he resonse
ls quunLluble how muny llkes, how muny commenLs, even how muny eole suy Lhey wlll ruy or
me 1huLs whuL mukes lL so uddlcLlve. YeL l huve never ound u sesslon on lucebook brlngs Lhe sume
eellng o u welghL belng lled rom my shoulders us l huve elL uer cusLlng my unxleLles on Lhe Lord.
1he reverse huens. Aer Lylng someLhlng senslLlve on lucebook my mlnd reluys over und over
every word l wroLe, und every commenL wrlLLen ln resonse. l eel comelled Lo kee checklng my
hone Lo see l unyone else hus osLed unyLhlng even Lhough lL mlghL be someone l huvenL seen ln
u decude who l donL even llke.
l l go lnLo my room, close Lhe door und ruy quleLly, my husbund mlghL noLlce. BuL l l osL onllne,
even Lhough l muy be slLLlng ln my sLudy llsLenlng Lo Lhe crlckeLs, l geL u crowd o eole commenLlng.
1hen uguln, do uny o Lhem reully cure
LonL Lell me you cure. 1huLs reully noL helul. 1o be honesL, lm noL even sure who lL ls exucLly
LhuL l wunL Lo reud my sLu on lucebook. l l usL wunLed u ew close rlends Lo know, l could lck
u Lhe hone und cull Lhem. BuL Lheres someLhlng eLhereul ubouL lucebook. lLs us l lL becomes Lhe
someone ouL Lhere or whom my soul uches. Where is Lhe lnLerneL, uer ull Muybe lLs ln heuven O
course none o us belleve LhuL buL Lhen how do we exluln Lhe wuy we ucL
Perhus we huve sLoed crylng ouL Lo God becuuse we donL Lhlnk hes resondlng. Surely we
huve ull elL Lhls wuy noL leusL o ull Klng Luvld. A sumle o Lhe sulmlsLs rsL llnes shows lL cleurly
enough. Why Lord, do you sLund ur o Answer me when l cull Lo you! Heur me Lord! My God, my
God, why huve you orsuken me
1hese lusL words, o course, were echoed by esus hlmsel whlle he wus hunglng on Lhe cross. And
Lhereln lles Lhe unswer Lo Lhe quesLlon o why we should boLher crylng ouL Lo Lord. NoL only does
God heur und cure, he hus ower over Lhe Lrugedles o sln und deuLh LhuL drlve me, owerless, Lo Lhe
emLlness o Lhe lnLerneL.
Why would l osL on lucebook when l cun ruy
The god of
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King David
11:56
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I take counsel in my soul and
have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light
up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest
my enemy say, I have prevailed over him, lest
my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
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ANNAH BOLANL HAS A WAY Wl1H WORLS. AN AU1HOR Ol 1HRLL BOOKS, A PUBLlC
seuker, oeLry wrlLer und uzz erormer, she ls now Luklng her grub bug o LulenLs on Lhe
roud ln NSW und vlcLorlu wlLh u sLund-u comedy und sLoryLelllng show. AurL rom ull LhuL, she ulso
enoys u good chuL.
lLs noL culled Gl o Lhe Gub or noLhlng, she okes ubouL her show.
WhuL ls lnLeresLlng ubouL Bolund, however, ls LhuL much o her deslre Lo muke eole luugh comes
rom her own grle und sorrows. She und her husbund Mlchuel huve Lwo llvlng chlldren, und Lhe umlly
uLLends MlLLugong Angllcun Church, buL Lhey huve ulso hud Lo deul wlLh Lhe grle o one chlld belng
sLlllborn und unoLher belng born wlLh u severe bruln ubnormullLy LhuL meunL he only survlved or 47
hours uer blrLh.
AL Lhe sLurL o lusL yeur, when we losL our second buby, l hud u nervous breukdown wlLh severe
deresslon und unxleLy, Bolund suys. One o Lhe Lhlngs LhuL huens when you go Lhrough
someLhlng llke LhuL ls you lose uny hoe or lnLeresL ln Lhe uLure. You usL cunL see your lle rom LhuL
olnL orwurd LhuL wus my exerlence, unywuy. As l sLurLed Lo very slowly come ouL o LhuL blg hole,
or Lhe rsL Llme ln monLhs l usked mysel Lhe quesLlon. l Lhere wus unyLhlng l could do ln Lhe whole
world, whuL would lL be As soon us LhuL cume lnLo my heud, Lhe unswer cume us well, whlch wus Lo
become u sLund-u comedlun und use LhuL Lo shure Lhe LruLh ubouL esus wlLh eole.
Bolund hud soken uL church evenLs und conerences beore, buL wus noL sure wheLher Lhls wus
whuL God wunLed or her. She hud ruyed wlLh her husbund und moLher ubouL lL, buL one o Lhe lusL
llLLle rods cume rom un unllkely source.
lm noL u blg bellever ln seclul slgns und colncldences und ull o LhuL, she suys, buL l couldnL
lgnore Lhls one. We sonsor u chlld Lhrough Comusslon, hes ln lndoneslu, und Lheres ubouL u Lwo
or Lhree-monLh lug beLween leLLers. We goL u leLLer rom hlm Lhe nexL duy uer Lulklng Lo my mum
[ubouL golng lnLo comedy|, und on Lhe buck o Lhe leLLers Lheyve goL u secLlon or Lhe klds Lo druw
lcLures. On Lhe buck, l Lurned lL over und neurly ell over mysel. lL wusnL reluLed Lo unyLhlng else
hed wrlLLen ln Lhe leLLer, buL he hud druwn u lcLure o u mlcrohone on u sLund wlLh Lhe words
sLund-u comedy ln blg leLLers on Lhe buck. lL wus reLLy umuzlng.
Bolunds Lour hus now begun, Luklng ln NSW reglonul cenLres und Lhe Sydney meLroollLun ureu, und
ls runnlng ln u ulrly lelsurely wuy rom now unLll SeLember.
lLs sreud ouL ln Lhe wuy lL ls becuuse l do huve Lwo young klds, she suys. lm Lrylng noL Lo be
uwuy or more Lhun Lwo nlghLs uL u Llme und noL every weekend ln u row. lLs u huge leu o ulLh, buL
we wenL wlLh lL becuuse we LhoughL lL reresenLed Lhe besL lmucL comured Lo Lhe umounL o eorL
we wunLed Lo uL ln.
Her rouLlne ls u collecLlon o dlerenL sLyles o comedy, buL she suys Lhe ocus ls noL slmly humour
or humours suke. lnsLeud, she wunLs Lo encouruge und shure sLorles.
l suose everyones golng Lo huve u good hund-rulslng-ln-church oke Lhere somewhere, she
luughs. lLs u blL llke Lrylng Lo relnvenL Lhe wheel. Now, how cun l do unoLher klnd o hund-rulslng
oke
ln ull serlousness, my show hus u llLLle blL o LhuL, buL l Lrled noL Lo muke LhuL Lhe ocus. 1he ocus
or Lhls show ls sLoryLelllng, wlLh sLorles rom my lle, u blL o observuLlonul humour. l wrlLe oems, so
huve some humorous oeLry ulong Lhe llnes o Adrlun Pluss or Pum Ayres l ulso do u muslcul seL uL
Lhe end us well. lm reLLy exclLed ubouL erormlng lL, reully.
When usked ubouL how one Lreuds Lhe llne o belng u ChrlsLlun comedlun who ls umlly rlendly und
edlylng, whlle ulso belng lnslghLul und orlglnul, her unswer ls LhuL she Lrles Lo be oen ubouL her own
sLruggles und weukness, und Lo be cleur her humour comes rom LhuL klnd o heurL.
Comedy does need Lo huve LhuL elemenL o LruLh buL Lhe Lhlng ls, when you huve LhuL LruLh, lLs
ulmosL lnevlLuble someone wlll be oended, she suys. My husbund und l huve ruyed u loL ubouL Lhe
conLenL o whuL l Lulk ubouL. Our ulm ls never Lo seL ouL Lo oend eole, 1he llne or me mlghL be
dlerenL Lo Lhe llne or you, so l Lry Lo be senslLlve Lo LhuL und rely on God Lo show me whuL needs Lo
go und whuL cun sLuy.
Bolund clLes Lhe llkes o Slke Mllllgun us umong her lnuences u mun known or hls llelong buLLle
wlLh blolur dlsorder und dee deresslon. She suys she wunLs her comedy Lo glve oLhers u reslLe
rom lles sLruggles.
Huvlng u luugh wonL chunge your clrcumsLunces or ucLuully x unyLhlng, buL lL cun glve you relle
und remlnd you o oLher Lhlngs, she suys.
Puul suys ln 2 CorlnLhluns LhuL hls ower ls mude erecL ln our weukness. l huve usL leurnL Lhe
uLLer LruLh o LhuL sLuLemenL, becuuse when youre shuLLered und broken, und you huve noLhlng le, lL
reully ls u Lo God Lo hold you und brlng you ulLlmuLely Lhrough LhuL. 1heres llLerully noLhlng you cun
do yoursel. Seelng hlm do LhuL Llme und Llme uguln, LhuLs whuL l cllng Lo, und l wulL on hlm.
For information on Hannah Bolands Gif of the Gab tour, see www.hannahboland.com.au