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February 2015Free

Giveus a

SignCalling For Compassion oF asylum seekers

make spaCe For FlowersExploring times of evil and suffering

vision and leadershipThe purpose in planning

lent 2014Sharing our Lenten Journeys

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in this edition

2 Bishop Greg: Make Space for Flowers

4 Reflections

6 Bishop Peter: The Purpose in Planning

8 Topics

10 In Focus: Vision and Leadership

12 Why this Matters: Give us a Sign

16 Q&A: Lenten Journeys

18 A View from the Cathedral

19 Paradiso at the Cathedral

20 The "Cope Keepers"

21 Samaritans Celebrate Christmas

22 Our Organisations

24 Around the Diocese

28 Easter Service Times Dates for your Diary

30 Puzzle

31 Recipe Book Review

Bishop GreG thompsonbishopgreg@newcastleanglican.org.au

make spaCe For Flowers

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In this season of summer rains the gardens in our lives need attention. Yet the whipper snipper has no discernment. It is a blunt instrument requiring a hand that can tell the difference between weeds and flowers, lest the good we intend be destroyed with the weeds. (Matt 13:24-33)

With the experience of evil and suffering in recent weeks in Martin Place, in Paris, in Syria and in Nigeria it seems like the weeds are strangling the beauty and the good in our world. We want this evil to be removed and deep in our hearts the fear of the stranger, of the zealot and of other beliefs grow. We can take hold of anger and fear and bring a blade to our world in justified rage or we can plant a garden for our tears. In Martin Place and in Paris tears were shared with a boundless bed of flowers laid in memory of the great loss and in solidarity with the pain and the resilience to stand against such barbarity.Exploring this experience in times of evil and suffering, the World War II novel The Tin Drum describes the inability to mourn which is pervasive in communities where

life is depersonalised or radically depleted. It records the gathering of people in an onion cellar, where people were handed a knife and told to cut the onions into smaller and smaller pieces. The author notes; “It did what the world and the sorrows of the world could not do: it brought forth a round, human tear. It made them cry.”Miguel Unamuno describes pastoral work as bringing into the church what he wished would take place in all the streets: "I am convinced that we would solve many things if we all went out into the streets and uncovered our grief, which perhaps would prove to be one sole common grief, and be joined together in beweeping them… a miserere sung in common by a multitude tormented by destiny has much value as a philosophy. It is not enough to cure a plague; we must learn to weep for it… Perhaps that is the supreme wisdom.”It is 25 years since the Newcastle Earthquake devastated a city and overturned the lives of many. People and a community rebuild when there is a way forward through the tears. It is 10 years since the Tsunami destroyed communities and killed thousands in South East Asian

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countries, and Australians along with many international communities responded across faith and cultural divisions to care and tend and to offer a new beginning.After seeing a panoramic photo of devastated Banda Aceh, Ken Rubeli wrote Empty Sandals (adapted from the Sydney Morning Herald Feb 15-16, 2005);

If I could find the hunger I would eat rice,but there is no rice. There is no water for the pot,no stove to light the fire, no match, no kerosene,no bridge to reach the shop, no shop, no shopkeeper.For my return there is no porch to leave my sandals,no house, no wife, no mother, no children.Gone, gone, gone with the tide.Oh Allah! Surely lesser retribution would sufficeto impress us on our errant ways?And though the mosque is spared, muezzin,stripped of song lies lost in mud and rubble,and five times a day, the call to prayer comes voiceless,wordless, to a homeless village that no longer hears.The corpses have naked feet.Yet I, less than the beggar, still stand in my sandals.The bebaru flower that opens in the morningcloses in the afternoon; night by night the petals fall to earth.Bunga bebaru. All the flowers of my generations starein the startled death, fixed to this fatal ground,and who will dig their graves?

Only the minaret, and palms; the sea a guilty calm…And sandals. Corpses all have naked feet.All through the shattered village there are sandals.The first I saw, foolishly I sought to find its partner.I should pray but where to find the love to pray?My faith - that cannot be washed from me,but how can I, the beggar with the shoes,plead Allah’s help when all I crave isfor his hand to strike me down,release me from this burden of survival,that I might leave these sandals to the cruel sand,and go, go like all the rest.The bebaru flower that opens in the morningCloses in the afternoon; by night the petals fall to earth.

The terrible events of Tsunami 2004, Cyclone Tracy 1974, Newcastle Earthquake 1989, Martin Place Lindt Café Siege 2014, and Paris 2015 awaken in us many questions and strong feelings. I wonder what is Christ saying to us and are our responses akin to blades or flowers? What will we do with our questions and feelings?Standing together weeping, holding one another in greater esteem, valuing the sacred and loving our shared community must lead us to bring the gift of love into

the hard spaces of our world by our prayers, kindnesses and generosity. As disciples of Jesus who follow our Lord in the journey of Lent we will walk the way of love to the cross and behold the one who bears our suffering and breaks the power of evil. This will be our gardening for Lent – to attend to the weeds in our hearts to make space for the flowers of forgiveness and courage watered by the Spirit and our tears.Jesus loved in the face of great evil and betrayal. His leadership was to make a way beyond retribution to forge a community that was shaped by love and for love. St Peter who denies his discipleship before a fire at night (John 18:18) steps onto a beach before a fire to hear Christ ask him “Do you love me more than these?” (John 21:9,15). Jesus opened a way for Peter to come to a fireplace to begin again and to take hold of the mission that Christ lived and was calling him to follow. Will we in the face of the traumas of terror be prepared to gather at the fire that Christ has made for us to hear his voice, “Feed my sheep”? Leadership in mission emerges when we are galvanised to pray and act in the face of suffering, evil and need. Following Jesus as Peter did is no insipid lukewarm meal from the fireplace of Christ. It is to set a fire in our churches and community that listens to Christ and reaches the world he loves. It is to defend the weak, to advocate for the poor, to feed the hungry, and to call those who have much to be generous, and those who would tear us apart to build bridges, those who pursue violence to plant gardens with their tears.May the mission of Christ bloom in us this Lent.+Gregory

Our shared community must lead us to bring the gift of love into the hard spaces of our world by our prayers, kindnesses and generosity.

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Our newspapers in recent weeks have been dominated by stories of terrorism. First we had the shooting in Martin Place and last week we had the senseless, barbaric massacre of innocent people in Paris, France. The responses in both cities has been quite admirable. Whilst most people would have been outraged and horrified when they heard the news of the shootings, people in both Sydney and Paris have responded with acts of solidarity, increased concern for their neighbour and determination to continue their way of life despite these threats of terror.However I do feel that acts of terrorism may become the new norm over the next few years. So much of the problem emanates from the Middle East involving Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iraq etc where Australia has an involvement either through political allegiances or because many of our citizens have relatives who live there. Whatever happens in the future we must remember that violence only ever really achieves more violence.There is also a further disturbing trend developing across the world and that is:1. An increasing gap in income levels between those who are doing well, and those on

the lowest income.2. An increase in fear, hatred and violence.An international push towards justice, fairness, non-violence and tolerance may not solve all of our problems, but it would certainly help. We must all play a small part in this and my hope is this is what we will do at Samaritans.

reFleCtions

By CeC shevelsChief exeCutive, samaritans

Read more from Cec on his Social Justice blog at:

www.samaritans.org.au/blog/

news oF terrorism and the need for non-violenCe

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What differences does the Christian gospel make to our present experience of suffering and evil? This is a central question for us — not only in our personal lives but also as we gaze out over the political landscape and the violence and suffering we see all around us.In the first place, the gospel assures us that these realities, though they seem dominant and all-pervasive, are not in any sense permanent but rather temporary and temporal. They are not part of God’s full and final plan for our lives, for our world, for creation. Their reality is far from being an ultimate one, even though it may at times feel so. God’s vision for the future, for our future, is a very different one and is assured, especially through the story of Jesus.That assurance makes all the different to our lives in the present moment. It is not simply a pious hope, a utopian dream, which is as far away as the rainbow’s end.

By the rev'd prof dorothy leedean of trinity ColleGe theoloGiCal sChooluniversity of divinity

suFFering & evil the response from Gospel of mark

Indeed, it is not primarily our future at all, but God’s, and God’s future always impinges on the present, breaking into it. It does so just as Jesus breaks into history at the beginning of the Gospel narrative with his proclamation of the nearness of God’s reign and the summons to an ongoing conversion of heart and life (Mk 1:14-15). It breaks into our lives through the incarnation and, above all, through the cross: Jesus’ death and resurrection.As human beings, we are both sinful and sinned against, we cause suffering and we receive it, we do wrong and we are wronged. Jesus’s death embraces us all, just and unjust, innocent and guilty, sufferers and sadists, lovers and haters. It is a death that also embraces the suffering of creation — a death that atones for everything and for all.Only the Beloved Son can achieve the victory of the resurrection, a victory-in-defeat, a transformation, the dredging of the cup of human suffering till there is nothing left, no poison in the dregs, no bitter after-taste. In this event, and through this unique person, fully human and fully divine as the later Church expressed it, God rings out a final and definitive No against sin, evil, suffering and death. God declares their reign to be over, and the reign of life, love, freedom, joy and goodness to have begun. In reading the New Testament, we witness the turning of the ages.How do we make contact with this hope, this paradoxical power in our lives, so often dominated by sin and death, by evil and

suffering? In the New Testament writings we make contact with the one who has made contact with us, the one who has shared our suffering and taken upon himself our sin, who has identified himself with our innocent and unjustified suffering, who has lived our life and died our death, who has subjected himself to the very worst that evil could muster against him. In knowing Christ, we come to know the God who has been made one with us, who has identified with our pain and anguish. We enter into a relationship with the suffering and crucified one, finding in that suffering and death the healing for our wounds, the death of our death, the source of our healing, our life and joy. The Bible gives no explanation for the existence of suffering and evil, nor does it inform us how a good God could permit such things to mar God’s good creation. But the good news does demonstrate how God has taken on our suffering and evil, not abandoning us to our fate, but sharing it and transforming it from within. This is a past event and a future event, but in both cases it enters into our present moment, because the Son of Man who died and the Son of Man who will return is already going ahead of us into Galilee (Mk 14:28; 16:7). He is already with us, appearing from our past and from God’s future, offering us healing, entering into our suffering, walking with us into the valley of the shadow of death and from thence into the endless life of God.

PRaYER POINTCompassionate God and Father of all,we are horrified at violencein so many parts of the world.It seems that none are safe,and some are terrified.

Hold back the hands that kill and maim;turn around the hearts that hate.Grant instead your strong Spirit of Peace -peace that passes our understandingbut changes lives,through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen

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Bishop peter stuart bishoppeter@newcastleanglican.org.au

the purpose in planning

The indicators for the Christian Church in England, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are that overall participation continues to decline. This is the case for all churches overall but especially so for longstanding traditions such as Anglicanism. This is an outcome that causes people of faith great concern.As we reflect on this theologically we affirm that God is God of mission and desires all creation to know him and his love. God the Holy Spirit is present in the world inviting people into life-giving relationship. God does not stop seeking abundant life for all he has called into being.

This then leaves us with some other questions. Are people open to hearing God’s invitation? Is God’s invitation being amplified by the people of faith so that it can be heard? Do the people of faith create communities which build people up and make a difference in their village, suburb or city?A few years ago when we named Emerging as a key element of our diocesan strategic directions we were working with research from the Church of England that indicated there are people who used to come to church and people who have never come to church who are open to exploring their faith, spirituality and religion. A number of parishes tried things to invite people to existing expressions of worship (for example Back to Church Sunday) and with new opportunities like Messy Church, Messy Mass and relaxed worship. We have made connections with people who were otherwise disconnected. The evidence from within our diocesan family is that where we have changed things we can make a difference. These innovations have taken prayer, planning, running, evaluating and optimism.A lot has changed since that plan was established and we have also learnt a lot about planning. Very quickly we identified that much of the plan was about initiatives at the diocesan level. In this season of the diocesan life the focus is on each parish thinking through its mission and work with purpose.

as we do this, there are some useful questions we can ask –

• What do we do that makes a difference for the people of our community?

• Is there a group of people we could reconnect with?• Do we have any activities that are entry or halfway

points that enable people to explore faith, spirituality and Christianity safely prior to making a commitment?

• Do people connected with us know we care for them? There are many other questions.

an organisational theorist once said if you use the same ingredients and the same process you will get the same outcome. If you are happy with the outcome, keep doing what you are doing! If you are unhappy with the outcome, then you are going to have to change something.

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In December Bishop Peter had the opportunity to visit the Anglican Church in Korea to join in the consecration of a new bishop and see many aspects of their mission and ministry. It was inspiring to see so many clergy passionate about social justice, teaching and ministry. It was encouraging to meet with senior lay leaders who are generous in many ways in seeking to see the Church grow. Church leaders are interested in deepening their ties with us.In February Bishop Peter will be in San Antonio with Les Forester and Sue Williams meeting with a number of people from across the Anglican Communion about collaborative ministry. Bishop Peter has been on the planning group for nearly 18 months. He will go to the Diocese of Ruperts Land for a few days and Sue and Les will also go to the Diocese of Northern Michigan.

some interesting times For bishop peter

There are many websites and books dedicated to the rejuvenation of churches. Within them a few clues stand out for churches like those in our diocese, these include:

• The people of God are helped and encouraged by knowing the direction their parish is taking. People will rally around with time and money for activities that inspire them. It is important for them to see themselves within the parish work and have opportunities to volunteer their time.

• People who are new or returning to a church look to the Rector/Parish Priest/Senior Minister as the spiritual leader and guide. A relationship with her or him is often very significant. They can be hurt or discouraged when the Rector is undermined or put down by other members of the congregation. They are unlikely to return often to a church which is not welcoming or affirming of all of its members or doesn't invest in people supporting each other.

• Money needs to be taken seriously both in terms of transparency and invitations to contribute. We need to help people see how their giving is used and be sure of how they can give and even give more.

• The need to teach the Christian faith with clarity. There are many people who are regularly part of our church as well as those who are new or returning who are interested in or need to learn some of the basics of Christianity. Their confirmation classes are a distant memory or something they never did so they have had limited opportunity to explore Christian teaching as a mature person.

The Bishop has asked every parish to develop a Mission action Plan by 1 January 2016. Right now this planning forms part of my prayer. I pray that God will make clear to our parishes and diocesan community what we should be doing in the next few years as we seek to serve him and his mission. A mission action plan will emerge as we pray and identify few things we should do in mission and set about to do them well.It is about doing everything that needs to be done but about focussing on one or two priorities each year.

Together may we prompt to the Spirit’s prompting in our Church.

+Peter

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topiCs

in brieFappointments

resignations

The Rev'd Jessica Grant withdrew from full-time ministry at the end of 2014 and returned to nursing and continues to serve as an Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. Jane Musgrave resigned as administrative assistant to the Director of Professional Standards at the end of 2014.

The Rev'd Mother Jane Trigg has been appointed as the Chaplain of Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College. Jane commenced on January 15.

The Venerable Les Forester has accepted the appointment as the Parish Priest of Stockton. This is a part-time appointment and he will continue with his archdiaconal and development roles. Les will begin this ministry at the end of February.

memoriam

Bishop Ken Short died on October 19 2014.Bishop arthur Stanley Goldsworthy died on November 16 2014.Mrs Norma Colman died on November 19 2014.

The Rev'd Glen Hughes was appointed Area Dean Upper Hunter on January 1.

The Rev'd Canon Janet Killen was appointed Area Dean Lake Macquarie on January 1.

Bishop Peter Stuart was appointed Chair Scone Grammar School Board

The Rev'd Brian Ford was appointed Bishop’s Appointment Manning Valley Anglican College Board

The Rev'd Keith Dean-Jones was appointed Chair Manning Valley Anglican College Board

Philippians came out well. The New Testament letter authored by the Apostle Paul contained three of the top 10 Bible verses that were most bookmarked, highlighted, and shared with YouVersion’s Bible app in 2014, according to an end-of-year analysis released today.The No 1 spot went to Romans 12:2 ("Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind...." (NIV)). But the fourth chapter of Philippians took No 2 with verse 8, No 3 with verse 6, and No 6 with verse 7.These verses and others were shared nearly 69 million times last year. In fact, every second sees two verses shared through Twitter, Facebook, text messages, and email around the world, YouVersion said.Philippians 4:6 was the only verse to stay in the top five from the 2013 list, which featured Philippians 4:13 as the No 1 verse ("I can do all this through him who gives me strength" (NIV)). Rounding

10 most popular bible verses oF 2014YouVersion studies which scriptures 164 million users shared and remembered most this year.

out the top five most popular verses of 2013: Isaiah 40:31, Matthew 6:13, and Joshua 1:9. (Philippians 4:6 moved from No 5 last year to No 3 this year.)

The entire Top 10:1. Romans 12:22. Philippians 4:83. Philippians 4:64. Jeremiah 29:115. Matthew 6:336. Philippians 4:77. Proverbs 3:58. Isaiah 41:109. Matthew 6:3410. Proverbs 3:6

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amelia’s vision - CharityAmelia is the delightful daughter of Mrs Jane Musgrave who has been working in the Professional Standards Office of our Diocese. Ameila was born with profound visual impairment, nystagmus, microcephaly and agenesis of a part of her brain called the corpus callosum. There is also asymmetry of her brain stem and another part of her brain called the pons is small. She was born with complex neurological diagnosis and has started having seizures and absent episodes. Amelia has appropriate therapy and intervention and attends school, but will continue to require a lot of resources over her lifetime to allow her to reach her full potential.Visit www.ameliasvision.org.au for more information and to donate.

soCial JustiCe taskForCeAt our recent Synod it was resolved that Bishop Greg establish a Social Justice Task Force to initiate, promote and support social justice action in the Diocese. The Bishop is pleased to announce that Father Chris Jackson will be the Chair of the Taskforce. Other members of the Taskforce are Ms Zeny Giles, The Rev'd Julia Perry, The Rev'd Loy Thompson, Mr Michael Thompson, Mrs Sue Williams, and a representative to be nominated by Samaritans.

appointment at dioCese oF sydneyThe Rev'd Peter Robert Lin has been appointed Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Sydney, with the title of Bishop of Georges River Region. This appointment will commence from 2015 and Peter’s consecration will take place on May 30 2015 in the Cathedral Church of St Andrew.

new bishop oF broken bayPope Francis has appointed Bishop Peter Comensoli as the new Roman Catholic Bishop of Broken Bay. Bishop Peter (aged 50) was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wollongong and has been an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Sydney since his episcopal ordination in 2011. More recently he was the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Sydney during the interval before Anthony Fisher was appointed Archbishop of Sydney following Cardinal Pell’s departure for his new position in Rome. He was installed in December 2014 and Bishop Greg attended the service.

angliCan aboriginal bishop For south australiaArchbishop Jeffrey Driver has announced the appointment of an Aboriginal Bishop for South Australia.The Rev’d Chris McLeod, a Gurindji man who has been involved in ministry among and beside Aboriginal people in Anglican orders for more than 20 years, will be consecrated as an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Adelaide early this year.

Fundraising For mission to seaFarersThe Rotary Clubs of Newcastle are organising a Light Up Newcastle Lantern Walk on Saturday evening February 21 from 4pm to raise funds for a new bus for the Mission to Seafarers at Wickham. The event will celebrate Chinese New Year in 2015 with an evening lantern walk starting at one end from the Figtree Park at Wickham and also from the other end at Nobby’s lighthouse and will converge on the Honeysuckle Maritime Centre. Chinese lanterns will be sold from 4-8pm at various harbour side locations and it is hoped to “Light up Newcastle” with people carrying the lanterns along the harbour foreshore pathways and restaurants lighting up Honeysuckle Precinct. There will be entertainment, and food will be available. The guns at Fort Scratchley will be fired at 9pm to mark the conclusion of the event.

hymnals wantedNew English Hymnals no longer used? Small congregations would appreciate them and put them to good use. Contact Fr Ken Hagan 4399 3523.

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By Bishop andrew CurnowBishop of BendiGo

In a soon to be released book Growing Hope, author English Missiologist Bob Jackson, writes about an initiative in the Diocese of London in the early 1990s. “Each church was asked to draw up a ‘Mission Action Plan’ (MAP). In some churches it is said that all three of those concepts were novelties – mission, action and plan. Membership and attendance in the Diocese of London turned around in dramatic fashion. The Electoral Roll almost halved between the early 1970s and 1990 and nearly doubled since. Although there are many factors involved, the new intentionality and mission planning regime were key.Gradually other dioceses began to encourage all their churches to write and implement MAPs. By 2014 MAP has become the primary vehicle for the growth effort of around half the dioceses and churches in the C of E. MAP is a process rather than a program and it has to be handled well to be effective, but it is both agent and symptom of a fundamental culture change”.When MAPs were introduced to the C of E, many dioceses used the four square approach based on the four biblical principles of GIVE, GROW, SERVE and GIVE. This was the approach largely adopted in the Diocese of Bendigo since 2007, although some further models have been developed to encourage MAPs and to recognise the diversity of parishes.Many parishes as represented by their parish councils and clergy have been cautious about MAPs and I have had to be an encourager and persuader. In the first couple of years in setting goals under each value, parishes frequently made statements of faith or set down aspirational goals that they were clearly going to struggle with achieving. I have had a constant mantra about MAPs as I have gone about the diocese: “Don’t set too many goals and set ones that are attainable and achievable.”Some of the criticisms have been about the fact that they are a very economic view of parish life, where is God in planning? Other negatives are about MAPs being driven by a management view of the Church. Sometimes I think the

in FoCus:

mission aCtion plans

Bishop andrew Curnow comes to us to lead us in working with Mission action Plans. Mission action Plans have had a remarkable impact on diocesan life in the Diocese of London. Bishop andrew has been using these for some years in the Diocese of Bendigo and will be encouraging us as we begin to use these as a framework for mission in our own places.

Bishop andrew Curnow has lived, studied and ministered to a wide and diverse range of communities and parishes throughout rural, regional and suburban Victoria, as well as in the United States. Bishop andrew was consecrated Bishop in 1994 (assisting in Melbourne). He was called to be the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Bendigo in 2003.

critics are right, but I think it is more about how the process is handled and explained. What cannot be easily argued with is that where MAPs have been used over a period of time, they are getting results and as Jackson asserts, cultural change is happening and growth is occurring. MAPs will not bring instant outcomes, but over a period of time they will have a significant impact. They enable Parish Councils to set some clear mission focused goals and to move away from a "nuts and bolts" existence. Most of all achievement brings new life and transforms the morale of parishes. MAPs will turn parishes around spiritually, practically and build a stronger basis of community.

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what does a mission aCtion plan look like? By the rev'd les foresterreGional arChdeaCon paterson & the manninG

The Parish has Good News about Jesus to share with its local community. There are some people in the Parish willing to focus their efforts on local mission. And suppose these people, although they are very busy, want to make local mission their priority with time and effort. They need a Mission Action Plan.A Mission Action Plan [MAP] is a series of conversations held by members of a Parish to understand where they are up to in local mission, and where they would like to go in local mission. Just like a geographical map with a big red

arrow saying “You are here”, a church Mission Action Plan can help people orient themselves in their local mission field. Like ordinary maps, a church Mission Action Plan is stored on paper or a screen, so that we can refer to it, and quickly access information about which path to take. Bishop Greg is calling on all Parishes to undertake a process of making a Mission Action Plan by the start of 2016. Bishops, Archdeacons and Registry staff have a role in helping Parishes undertake the process of making a Mission Action Plan.

4 steps to Creating a mission aCtion plan 1. LOOK At this first stage we look at our local community, and at ourselves. A small group of people can do the work of gathering information, but it is best if as many people as possible are part of the discussion about what we see. We deliberately add to our impressions of our local community the results of inquiry. Who are the different people groups around here? What are the local community’s needs? Students of the Bishop’s Certificate have information about this. If we don’t look at our local area we are in danger of wasting a lot of time, energy and good will if we end up choosing a Vision and goals that have no connection with the reality of our local mission setting. The National Church Life Survey has very useful community information that can be focussed by local Postcode areas. The second part of the “Look” stage is to look at our local church community. What are our strengths as a local church? How might we build on these strengths? Is the behaviour of our church community in line with the expectations of “Being Together” in the way we practise respect, communication, and resolving conflicts? We need to communicate with everyone in the church what is happening about mission planning and to ask people to pray.

2. SEE Step two. Looking grows into seeing. We want to discern what it is we believe God might want us to do. We can do this by having respectful conversations, and prayer. We may need to set aside some things we are presently doing in the Parish. We will need to note what gifts God has given the people of our Parish. What are we good at and how might our strengths help us to choose between the many possible goals? With our big vision to inspire us, and many possible goals before us, what are the priorities? We choose what we will do in 12 months and in 3 years. A good vision will lead us on to set goals and choose priorities. We are very aware that we can’t do everything. So we must choose to do a few things well. We ask the Parish to pray. We communicate. We invite feedback. Done well this "Seeing" stage of a MAP will have people saying “Yes. This is us. What God is calling us to do.”

3. PLaNPart three is writing down a plan of action. This is where we ask the question “How will we do this?”, “What path will actually get us to where we want to go?” “What actions do we need to take?” The planning stage is where we must be clear about the difference between a strategy and a goal. Often people take up a strategy that seems good, without being crystal clear about the goal. For example: “Yes our goal is to make contact with families of preschoolers in order to make relationships with them, serve them and share the gospel with them. And the strategy we will use is a Mainly Music program.” Smart plans are SMART. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Resourced and Timed. At this stage of a MAP a Parish will plan who will do what, and by when will they do it. For example one Mission Action Plan goal might be: by December 2015 Sue Brown with help from the Rector, will gather a small team of 6 people to plan the launch of a weekly Mainly Music program for the preschoolers of Smithville at All Saints to start soon after Easter 2015. Parish Council budgeted for this in the 2015 Draft Parish Budget. Sue will purchase the resources. The Intercessions Team led by George Jones will pray for Sue and Mainly Music each week from December to June 2015. By February 2015 Henry White will contact local preschools and the local paper about Mainly Music. The Rector will meet with Sue, George and Henry on December 15 and February 15 to discuss progress, offer help and assist decision making. The Rector will communicate about Mainly Music in her Christmas Sermon, in the pew sheet, and in the Sunday intercessions. By Easter the Rector will ensure that Working with Children checks are completed, and helpers and leaders are screened and briefed.

4. DO Part four of a Mission Action Plan is the action part. We do what we planned to do. If things change, we adjust as we go. Since we want to be sure we have acted and not merely planned to act, it is wise to have someone designated to follow up others. We check what is happening against what we said we would do. A parish may take a number planned mission actions for the duration of the MAP. (Mission plan usually last for 3 years, before being reviewed, and Parishes often decide on 4 or 5 actions they will take) An example of a review of a MAP single goal might be: Mainly Music started with 7 mothers and 8 preschoolers in the second week of term 2 in 2015. On the Sunday before the launch of Mainly Music the Rector prayed and commissioned the team. On the Sunday after the launch of Mainly Music we celebrated with conversations and cake, The Rector spoke about how to invite Mainly Music families to the Parish BBQ next month. This is the next strategy step towards our overall goal.

For more help with making a Mission Action Plan, speak to your Rector, Bishop Greg or Bishop Peter, or your regional Archdeacon. Read How to Do Mission Action Planning: A Vision-centred Approach, by Mike Chew and Mark Ireland. SPCK 2009.

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why this matters: a lenten proJeCt

give us a signThis Lent, churches throughout the nation are invited to speak with one voice, calling for compassion for asylum seekers.

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give us a sign

As Lent fast approaches our thoughts may be turning towards what actions we might take both individually and collectively as parish communities to mark this penitential season.

Emerging from conversations within the Anglican, Catholic

and Uniting Churches from the Hunter and Central Coast regions, the Give Us a Sign project aims to use the six weeks of Lent as a public platform for a compassionate response to the plight of all those who are seeking asylum in Australia.

Churches and other Christian organisations with changeable street signs will have an opportunity to display a biblically-based message of justice and compassion related to the asylum seeker issue on Tuesdays in Lent.

aim oF the proJeCtThe aim of the Give Us a Sign project is to raise public awareness of the plight of asylum seekers and hopefully generate an empathetic response to what has become a divisive and contentious issue across our nation.

Every year millions of people around the world are forced to flee their homes and face a long and difficult journey finding security and protection.

Every asylum seeker has a face, a name, a story. This project will highlight the need to show more compassion towards each individual and encourage the community and the government to rethink how we currently treat asylum seekers.

By mother moira evers

it is planned that in every town and suburb in australia churches may speak with one voice and call one another to prayer.

an eCumeniCal intiativeThe respective leaders from the Anglican, Catholic and Uniting Churches have endorsed this project and its messages are in keeping with statements made by the Anglican General Synod, the Catholic Bishops Conference and Uniting Justice.

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Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.

This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

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bashir’s story

Bashir was only 15 years old when he left Afghanistan, fleeing war and persecution, and travelled to Pakistan by car. He made the journey alone. After spending six months in Pakistan, he was eventually granted a passport and flown to Thailand. Two days later, he was again on the move, making his way to Indonesia. After another two weeks had passed, he was finally on board a boat bound for Australia.

Leading a transient existence, unaided and without friends or family by his side, Bashir feared for his safety and the safety of loved ones he was forced to leave behind.

“This year my family also left Afghanistan because it is not safe for them to be there. They are in Pakistan

but I worry because this is not safe for them either.” During his passage to Australia, Bashir was cramped on a tiny boat with over 70 other people. The conditions were challenging to say the least and supplies were sparse. There was no food or water to speak of, despite promises by the smuggler stating they’d have these essentials. The passengers’ pleas were useless as once they were at sea, there was no turning back.

“Once we were on board and people began asking about supplies, it was too late, there was nothing anyone could do. The small children on the boat were crying all the time and they were sick. Our boat was too small. We were later put on a navy ship and taken to Christmas Island.”

Despite extreme adversity and the looming threat of starvation and exhaustion, Bashir survived the voyage and was taken to Christmas Island where he was detained in a facility for three months. Whilst on Christmas Island he developed friendships with other children, they shared stories of fear and concern for the families they were forced to leave behind. He was then transferred from Christmas Island to another facility in Melbourne, which he shared with 180 other children.

3 YEaRSThe average time asylum

seekers wait before their claim is processed.

86%of detained asylum seekers

display signs of clinical depression.

9,691people are in immigration

detention facilities (including alternative Places of Detention)

as of October 31, 2013.

3%The total immigration program in 2009-10 that was made up of

boat arrivals.

47THGlobally, australia is ranked 47th for hosting refugees according to

the UNHCR.

30 MILLIONThe estimated number of

displaced people globally. This continues to rise.

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“I pray for them a lot and that one day we will be together.”

Bashir was in Melbourne for two months before being released into community detention in Brisbane, an arrangement that he speaks of highly. Bashir asked to be transferred to a facility in Melbourne or Sydney, where he knew people and thus had a greater support network. In spite of this, his group home in Brisbane always offered support and assistance where possible.

In light of his wishes, Bashir was told that to move cities he would need to seek out his own carer. Acting on this advice, Bashir arranged to move to Sydney, where he still resides today with the care and support of his guardian. He has not yet been reunited with his family who continue to face war and persecution and are thus forced to continually flee from one place to another. “I pray for them a lot and that one day we will be together.”

Bashir is currently in year 10, completing his School Certificate and is showing great promise in the area of mathematics. Even at the age of 17, Bashir has expressed his aspirations to one day become an accountant. In 2012, Bashir became a Youth Ambassador for ChilOut; we are grateful that Bashir has given us the opportunity to share his inspirational story with the wider Australian community.

Source: Amnesty International

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get involved Becoming involved in this grass roots movement is easy!

Each Tuesday in Lent participating churches and organizations will be encouraged to display similar signs. In every suburb and town in Australia the churches can speak with one voice.

While details of the messages may vary from church to church, the themes will draw on positive Christian values to communicate the need for a compassionate response towards vulnerable people.

Simply visit the website www.giveusasign.org and choose a sign for each week of Lent from the range of messages suggested.

Display your message on Tuesdays in Lent.

After displaying your sign, take a photo and share it on the www.giveusasign.org Facebook page and Twitter.

In this way we hope to spread a message of justice and compassion for some of the most vulnerable people in our community far and wide.

This Lent, use your sign to signal that the Christian community is united as one behind those who come to our shores seeking asylum.

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useFul links GIVE US a SIGN WEBSITE

Head to www.giveusasign.org to find out more about the project, plus choose from suggested messages for your sign. The website also has helpful resources to help you with the project, including media releases.

TWITTER

Follow and tweet Give us a Sign by using the handle @giveusasign1

FaCEBOOK

Like Give us a Sign on Facebook to stay up to date with news and share photos.

aUSTRaLIaN CHURCHES REFUGEE TaSKFORCE

www.australianchurches refugeetaskforce.com.au

aMNESTY INTERNaTIONaL

www.amnesty.org.au/refugees

aSYLUM SEEKER RESOURCE CENTRE

www.asrc.org.au

FaCT:It is not illegal to seek asylum in Australia, even if arriving by boat.

1958 Migration Act

reFugees worldwide 2013

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europe1,156,721 reFugees

9.88%

asia6,317,585 reFugees

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australia34,503 reFugees

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the rev'd murray woolnouGhreCtor st John’s newCastle One of my favourite stories in the whole Bible is the Journey to Emmaus. Two men are travelling away from Jerusalem and meet a man who asks them where they are spiritually and then explains to them why Jesus, the Messiah, had to suffer and die. Their eyes are kept from recognising who this stranger was, but when they sit and share a meal with them, they recognise him as Jesus himself and he disappears from their sight. They look back and say, "Weren't our hearts burning inside us when he explained the Scriptures!"

My hope: at the end of the season of Lent, I can look back and say that my heart was burning within me too! Burning as I spent time with Christ's disciples and with the Holy Spirit in the Scriptures that take us through those powerful and important forty days. My hope is for new insights in my head and more love in my heart for God, his church and his world.

The temptation is always for more busyness as we approach Easter - so much to do, so much to organise, so many other things to focus on. My prayer: Lord, lead us not into temptation. Amen.

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My approach to Lent this year is coloured by the book Silence and Honey cakes by Rowan Williams who comments that there is a relentlessly prosaic element in the journey to holiness. At heart we all try to be at least a little bit holy and reckon on Lent as a good place to begin, yet again, on the ordinary daily work of being steadfastly faithful, daily prayerful, hospitable in each encounter, endlessly forgiving with out being critical of others’ shortcomings, and yet not having an inflated expectation of ourselves.

But when I look in the mirror I know that I am not really going to achieve that even for 40 days. It’s a distinct relief when I read of yet another great monk who felt as though he had failed in one or other of his expectations to become a holy man of God. Their wisdom was to stay, for God is not to be found in any other place; my neighbours whom I must love, are those I have now; the job I have is to be, with the grace of God, as faithful, prayerful, loving and hospitable, as I can be. I face Lent with hope.

The Encounter took the time this month to ask a few people how they are preparing for Lent.

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miChaela sorensonst. John the evanGelist, raymond terraCeLent for me is traditionally a time of introspection, of careful and considered contemplation.

It is a time when, through prayer and meditation, I try to slow worldly influences, to still my head and my heart a little in the hope that in being quiet I am quietly being closer to God.

Since I was just seven years old I have always given up chocolate, sweets and cakes during Lent. Each year I convince myself that "This time will be easier." and each year, by week two I'm secretly wishing I'd never started. Let me tell you, spending the day at the Taste Festival in Maitland during Lent is not something I'd recommend!

Friends often ask why I do it and it can be hard to explain. However, the seemingly trivial act of giving something up like chocolate works on me twofold:

It is part of my history, marking in some small way each year that passes as I grow deeper into my faith. It has also come to signify that I should give up whatever it is I think I need and to simply follow Christ. To trust that He is enough. My silly daily struggles with petty temptations draw my focus back to this.

Prayer forms the core of my daily spiritual practice and Lent is no different, except that its nature shifts - becoming deeper and more reflective. I often use a prayer resource such as "Lenten Meditations with Fulton Sheen" to direct my mind and heart.

lent in Branxton Greta loChinvar

It’s true, we cannot reach Christ’s fortieth day;Yet to go part of that religious way,

Is better than to rest:We cannot reach our Saviour’s purity;Yet we are bid, Be holy ev’n as he.

In both let’s do our best.

(George Herbert, Lent)

Our Lenten work will take place in two areas: Bible Study and Meditation.

Our Ecumenical Bible Study on Fridays will be the Ash Wednesday Gospel Reading from Matthew 6. Each week we will focus on one aspect of this reading. We will ask how these ideas of Jesus are currently practised within our communities, how are we living them, and what that means for us. These discussions will also be guided by the Collect for the Season.

Quiet, our Thursday Night Meditation group, will be using key phrases from this chapter as material to meditate upon. Within this environment, the spiritual aspects of Lent are bought closer to us.

The work done with the meditation group will feed into and inform some of the discussion within the Bible Study.

Both contemplation and study of the gospel passages enable us to hear and feel what Christ is saying, and enable us to follow him more closely as we prepare for Holy Week.

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the very rev'd stephen williams dean@newcastlecathedral.org.au

view From the Cathedral

It’s too much to take in! For many people that was our first reaction to the Charlie Hebdo killings in Paris. Coming in the wake of the tragic events at Martin Place and, further afield, Peshawar and Nigeria, we have been shocked by the human capacity for evil. The Cathedral is one of the places people have come to try and find peace and express their grief and shock.While world leaders seek wisdom about how to deal with terrorism, people of faith remember that deep peace is what we need. Peace is a gift of God and a matter of the heart. We need changed, renewed hearts. This Lent (which means ‘springtime’) let’s welcome the season as a time of renewal for the spirit in which the things that make for peace grow in us and in which the Church is more clearly a sign of God’s will for peace.

paradiso at the Cathedral

Bishop Greg will again lead us in a Lenten series Paradiso at the Cathedral.The Bishop is inviting Newcastle to the Cathedral, from 7pm on four Thursday evenings to watch movies and engage with him around their stories and themes over a drink and nibbles. This is something to which you can bring your friends, whether they are Christians or not, and I encourage people to make the most of this opportunity.

Sunday Evensong (6pm) during Lent takes a slightly different format. Commencing on Sunday, 22 February at 6pm, this liturgy provides an accessible approach to Choral Evening Prayer, as Cathedral clergy and guest preachers explore themes suggested by the ‘Signs’ in John's Gospel, with appropriate prayers, canticles and anthems. Everyone is welcome.

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paradiso at the Cathedral

During the traditional forty days of Lent, Novocastrians will have the opportunity to attend a film festival with a difference. Christ Church Cathedral will be the dramatic backdrop for the screening of a series of international films, providing a space to explore the universal themes of love, redemption and hope.

Director: Stephen Frears Writers: Steve Coogan, Jeff PopeStars: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Sophie Kennedy ClarkCountry: United KingdomBased on a powerful true story and led by note-perfect performances from Judi Dench and Steve Coogan, Philomena offers a profoundly affecting drama for adult film-goers of all ages. A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

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Christ Church Cathedral presents Paradiso at the Cathedral 2015, a film festival hosted throughout Lent by The Right Rev'd Greg Thompson, Bishop of Newcastle.

feBruary 19 the dark horse (2014) Director: James Napier RobertsonWriter: James Napier RobertsonStars: Cliff Curtis and James RollestonCountry: New Zealand The Dark Horse is an emotionally-charged and inspiring true story based on the life of a charismatic, brilliant but little-known New Zealand hero and chess champion - Genesis Potini. The film follows his journey as he searches for the courage to lead, despite his own adversities, finding purpose and hope in passing on his gift to the children in his community.

marCh 5true Grit (2010) Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan CoenStars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld Country: USA Fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) joins an aging U.S. marshal (Jeff Bridges) and another lawman (Matt Damon) in tracking her father's killer into hostile Indian territory in Joel and Ethan Coen's adaptation of Charles Portis' original novel.

marCh 12philomena (2013)

marCh 19JindaByne (2006) Director: Ray Lawrence Writers: Raymond Carver, Beatrix Christian Stars: Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness, John HowardCountry: AustraliaA group of men (Gabriel Byrne, John Howard, Stelios Yiakmis) on a fishing trip makes the morally questionable decision to delay reporting the discovery of a murdered woman's body. Claire (Laura Linney), the wife of one of the men, tries to understand the reasoning behind such thoughtlessness.

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Bishop Geoffrey Parker was a much loved and well-remembered Assistant Bishop of Newcastle. Together with Barbara he served the Diocese first as Rector of Muswellbrook, and then as Assistant Bishop. In “retirement” Bishop Geoffrey continued to serve as Bishop “of the Central Coast”. When Bishop Geoffrey died Barbara stored all his robes in the garage, which was later flooded. At this time Sara Powter was collecting robes for Bishop Arthur Malcolm and the new Aboriginal Clergy, and Barbara donated a suitcase full of Bishop Geoffrey’s vestments, which had since been washed and dried, but the red dye in the cope embroidery had run and was all through the cream of the cope.

the "Cope keepers"passinG the mantle on the Central Coast

a tradition was born; the Powters became the "cope keepers" ensuring it would be worn by whoever was leading the church

Bishop Geoffrey had bought it from Jerusalem and when it arrived the fabric was very stretchy and didn't hang correctly so Barbara remade it out of some old curtains from the Singleton Rectory. Again in need of restoration, Sara was told if she could repair it, she could keep it. When Bishop Graeme Rutherford first moved to the Central Coast he didn't have a cope so the Powters lent him Bishop Geoffrey’s. A tradition was born; the Powters became the "cope keepers" ensuring it would be worn by whoever was leading the church on the Central Coast, as Bishop Geoffrey had done. Archdeacon Arthur Copeman wore it after Bishop Graeme retired, then The Rev'd Stephen Powter as Area Dean, and now the mantle has passed to Archdeacon Rod Bower. Fr Rod feels deeply honoured to now be the temporary custodian of 'THE COPE" as he was confirmed by Bishop Geoffrey in 1974 at St Anne’s Gresford and ordained to the priesthood by him in 1992. He also served as pallbearer at Bishop Geoffrey’s funeral. “I may be able to wear his cope,” said Fr Rod “but I could never fill his shoes. All I can hope for is that just a little of this gentle pastor, wise scholar and holy priest might rub off on me. It was a privilege to have known him and a blessing to remember him.”

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Feasts for hundreds and gifts for thousands – Samaritans Christmas around the Diocese was a colourful season of spreading joy and blessings.Dubbed by Samaritans staff and volunteers as their most busy time of year, Christmas support reaches more than double the people the charity would normally see over the same time period.This Christmas, Samaritans had record attendees at their Christmas Lunch in the Park in Newcastle, plating nearly 850 meals and over 1000 take away meals on Christmas Day. Hundreds also enjoyed lunch and entertainment at Wyong Race Club on the Central Coast and at Singleton Senior Citizens Centre.Samaritans Newcastle Christmas Lunch Coordinator, Louise Ross, said, “The success of the day is really down to the dedication of more than 250 volunteers who come along to assist, along with the many businesses who donate money and goods – these lunches are wonderful events across the diocese that capture the true spirit of Christmas.”In addition to the Christmas Lunch success, Samaritans saw over 800 families at its Combined Charities Toy Warehouse where thousands of gifts were distributed to local children.To top off a successful Christmas, Samaritans Christmas Appeal raised over $110,000, $10,000 over its target, which will support a variety of Samaritans services throughout 2015.Samaritans Communication and Fundraising Manager, Liz Baker, said “The support of the parishes and our donors in each and every Appeal is absolutely vital to our fundraising. We are so thankful to all of those who could contribute to the Samaritans Christmas Appeal this year.”

Samaritans Volunteers dress for the occasion at Samaritans Christmas Lunch in the Park in Newcastle

Samaritans Volunteer Mark Jones, right, with lunch guest Michael at Samaritans Christmas Lunch in the Park in Newcastle

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our organisations

The Thank You Box appeal for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT which took place from September 2013 to September 2014 raised $8,000. A cheque was presented to representatives of Guide Dogs in November. William O’Neil and O&M Instructor Rebecca Olsen from GD Newcastle Office represented Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. Will proved a most entertaining and inspirational guest at the luncheon. He has

had vision issues since birth with a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, which caused his eyesight to deteriorate. The disease affects his peripheral vision which has worsened over the years and he particularly suffered debilitating night vision.School years and later work with vision impairment was a daily struggle for Will. Despite being legally blind with minimal vision, he worked in the fresh produce industry for a number of years and went on to successfully complete Diplomas in Community Services and Youth Work.With Guide Dogs NSW/ACT assistance, Will initially trained to use a long cane and other mobility devices to find his way around. In 2006 he received his first guide dog, Gordie.Now with his second guide dog Nash by his side, Will has maintained his independence with confidence. Not one to sit still, he gets involved in activities as a volunteer and contributes to several community organisations. As a PR and motivational Speaker for Guide Dogs, Will and Nash regularly visit schools, clubs, seniors groups and other organisations to talk about his life and experience with vision impairment, living with a guide dog and raising awareness of the many different options available for people who have impaired vision live an active and independent life.The Thank You Box project for 2015 is the Northern Territory Aboriginal Ministry Fund which was introduced by Mrs Kerry Thompson at the Spring Celebrations.

angliCan womenThank You Box appeal for Guide Dogs NSW/ACT raises $8,000

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angliCan Care Anglican Care names new residential aged care home in honour of Kilpatrick familyAnglican Care has paid tribute to the incredible contribution made by current Chairman John Kilpatrick OAM and his family; naming its new residential aged care home at Toronto 'Kilpatrick Court'. As Chairman of Anglican Care for the past 34 years and a member of the Board for 43 years, John Kilpatrick and his family have been heavily involved in the accomplishments and running of Anglican Care and have contributed greatly to the wider Lake Macquarie community. Since being appointed to the Board in 1971, John Kilpatrick has helped Anglican Care grow from having only one residential aged care home to having ten and has seen the number of aged care residents increase from 150 to more than 1200. "The Kilpatrick family have been extremely supportive of Anglican Care and all that we do for our residents - in particular Ellen Kilpatrick, who has been enormously helpful over the years," said Anglican Care CEO, Colin Osborne. "All of us at Anglican Care owe a great deal of our success to the Kilpatrick family so it seemed fitting to recognise their efforts when naming our new residential aged care home at Toronto," he added.Mr Kilpatrick was Mayor of Lake Macquarie for 11 years and was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994.In addition to being chairman of the Board for Anglican Care,

John Kilpatrick has been on the Board of the Samaritans for 30 years, a trustee of the Anglican Diocese for 36 years and has been involved with Charlestown Meals on Wheels for 30 years.Kilpatrick Court will consist of 147 places and is due to open in December 2015.Anglican Care offers a number of aged care service options throughout the Hunter, Central Coast and Manning regions. The aged care services aim to cater for individual needs whilst also encouraging independence and maintaining socialisation within the community.

For further information please visit the Anglican Care website www.anglicancare.com.au

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lakes grammar10 year milestone captured in a time capsule

To mark the 10th Anniversary of Lakes Grammar – An Anglican School, a time capsule was buried in the last week of school in 2014. This will be re-opened during the school's 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2054. A small ceremony involving our Student Leaders from both Junior and Senior School took place with Mr Hannah and Mr Samways placing the very heavy capsule into position next to the flagpole in front of Junior School. This spot is marked with a plaque to ensure the capsule can be easily located when the time comes to re-open it.

Students were invited to make suggestions as to what they would like included in the capsule. Some of the chosen items included: an iPhone, a cola can, a USB, a copy of the local paper, a $5 note, a Minecraft book, our school uniform and a copy of our 10 Year Commemorative Book, along with a letter from the Principal, Mr Hannah.

“When thinking about what will change over the next 40 years we feel that technology and particularly storage of data will likely see the most movement. In 40 years they may not even have the ability to easily read our USB.

“We wanted to include both school memorabilia and pop culture items that would provide an insight into life as we know it in 2014,” said Beverley Seers, Marketing and Community Relations.

This was a wonderful opportunity to mark an important milestone in the School's short history and leave a legacy for the next major milestone celebrations.

bishop tyrrell angliCan CollegeYear 12 Memory Walk raises $10,500In the past Year 12 has fundraised and presented a gift to the College at the conclusion of their school years. This year, Year 12 elected to donate their fundraising gift to Alzheimer’s Australia on behalf of the College. The College Leadership Team made this decision because as BTAC has grown, the focus has been on expanding the close-knit College Community to encompass the world around them. Year 12, 2014 hope their donation will be the start of stronger ties between the College and other Community organisations.Alzheimer’s Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that supports the needs of people living with Alzheimer’s, their families and carers. Alzheimer’s and dementia are illnesses which have unfortunately affected many students, staff and families within the College Community. College Captain Cameron Thorpe said, "Year 12 hope that by supporting Alzheimer’s Australia, it will have a positive impact on the College’s younger students encouraging them to work together to make a difference, as well as raising awareness and vital funds for Alzheimer’s Australia to continue their great work in our local community."Throughout 2014, Year 12 participated in countless fundraising events to raise money for Alzheimer’s Australia. The success is attributed to the cohort’s enthusiasm, camaraderie and hard work. On Sunday August 24 in the middle of HSC Assessments, Year 12 and the wider College Community joined Alzheimer’s Australia for their annual Memory Walk fundraiser at Speers Point Park. Through the generosity of the extended College Community they exceeded their goal with a total of $10,500 pledged to the cause.

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singletonChristmas Lunch a very jolly success (Reported by the Elf)The Samaritans lunch held on Christmas Day at the Senior Citizens Centre is being heralded as a outstanding event with more than 100 people present.A relaxed happy atmosphere was created as the many volunteers flawlessly fulfilled every task and enjoyed their activities.The centre was full of laughter and merriment from beginning to end.The tables were decorated with floral centrepieces and balloons. The crowd were entertained by musicians and singing as they settled ready for Christmas lunch. The two course meal of chicken and ham with an eight-piece salad was followed with pudding and custard or ice-cream and fruit. This left everyone feeling very satisfied and a little lethargic which did not dampen the enthusiasm and excitement created by the arrival of Santa who gave a gift of high quality to each child. The organisers are so very appreciative and grateful to the volunteers who came together, sharing their gifts and abilities to create a great jolly time.The lunch on the December 25 2015 will be the 10th anniversary celebration with the hope of something extra special happening.Christmas lunches that are offered differ in each city and town. They cater to different needs and circumstances. The Singleton Samaritans Christmas Lunch is offered to anyone who would like to come along. Folk who are single, couples, families, anyone who would like to share their day with us, we would like to share a meal with them. Of course volunteers are always accepted.

telarah/rutherFordRutherford Community Garden fundingMaitland MP Robyn Parker announced $300,000 in grants for the city yesterday including $26,893 for a community garden outside St Christopher’s Anglican Church at Rutherford.The church’s Parish Pantry helps feed families in need every week and people will be able to take produce from the garden as they wish.The money will help provide eight garden beds and upgrade the church kitchen so people can make preserves from the produce.“It’s not just about feeding people, it’s about what community gardens represent, which is collegiality between people,” Ms Parker said.Rutherford Telarah Rotary helped cut down some palm trees to make way for the gardens and has provided $800 to buy two garden beds.“We support a lot of people in the community and people have said to me they can’t wait to see the garden,” parish priest Mother Moira Evers said.“The money will enable us to start right away and feed the hungry in more ways than one.”

Mother Moira Evers and Maitland MP Robyn Parker celebrate funding for St Christopher’s anglican Church community garden. Picture by STUaRT SCOTT (Maitland Mercury)

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redheadMen’s Shed helps refugees feel at home Redhead men have acted as would-be surrogate grandfathers for newly arrived refugee families preparing for their first Christmas in Australia.Members of Redhead Men’s Shed spent the four months leading up to Christmas 2014 handcrafting wooden toys for 10 Afghan women who attend weekly English lessons at Penola House and have 14 children among them.‘‘Many of these families arrived with very little,’’ said Penola House volunteer Marilyn Deas.‘‘The children’s eyes lit up when they saw our toys and we wondered what we could do to help.’’President Phil Lindsay, Vice President Steve Evans, and the men presented to Redhead Anglican Church 5 jeeps, 6 racing cars, 3 rocker cots, 6 doll high chairs and 5 wheelbarrows. Such thoughtful, handmade gifts will mean so much to the refugee families. ‘‘They were carefully made with love and weren’t at all like anything you could buy from a shop,’’ Marilyn said.‘‘Hopefully the women will feel the welcome, warmth and love that’s in each gift.’’These gifts will not only bring smiles to children but will build bridges across cultures, show welcome and love when acts such as these are so much needed to counter other negative treatment of people coming to our shores.Most of the women are the wives of men who served as interpreters for the Australian Army.

Muslinha and Slama, 4 months, with some of the toys. Picture: Phil Hearne. Source: Newcastle Herald.

apis teCelebrating two yearsApis Te began from humble beginnings with an idea and a dream of three young people. Starting with half-a-dozen leaders from Morpeth and Beresfield/Thornton parishes, the youth group has grown to 22 people and four parishes.The youth group follows the mission to share God's love for each of us and to build community. This was achieved through playing games, sharing a meal, worshipping and being a family once a month.The word got out and Apis Te began to grow. East Maitland and Raymond Terrace started leadership teams, leading to meetings occurring twice a month.Apis Te youth group caters for young people from Year 6, and meets on the second and fourth Friday evenings of the month. They meet in the parish halls of St. James' Morpeth, St Paul's Beresfield, St. Michael's Thornton, St Peter's East Maitalnd and St. John's Raymond Terrace.

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maitlandCongratulations Fr Wilf ReddenOn Friday December 19, over 200 people gathered at St Peter’s East Maitland to join with Fr Wilf Redden in giving thanks for his 50 years of priestly ministry in the Diocese of Newcastle.Fr Wilf was ordained by Bishop James Housden, and has served in many parishes and ministries within the Diocese of Newcastle since that time.When interviewed by The Maitland Mercury, Fr Wilf said, “In many ways it feels just like yesterday and those years have gone very, very quickly,” speaking of his 50 years in the priesthood. “And it remains a privilege and an honour.”Bishop Michael Malone, who has been a friend of Fr Wilf’s for over 25 years, preached at the Thanksgiving Eucharist, and Fr Wilf’s family presented him with a set of white vestments. Thanks to Archdeacon David Battrick and the Parish of East Maitland for enabling such a wonderful celebratory act of thanksgiving.

CardiFFHappy 1st Birthday!In December 2013, something new was born in the Parish of Cardiff – our Family Outreach worship – Mass & Meal. Inspired by Messy Church and Mother Moira Evers' successful Messy Mass, we started a Cardiff version, on the second Saturday each month at 6pm at St Thomas’. In December 2014, we celebrated our first birthday, and explored Advent. We counted to four, we looked at a Big Advent Calendar, we made a Big Advent Wreath – and smaller ones to take home, and after Mass we shared a Christmas dinner together.Thanks to everyone who has been part of our first year – we’re looking forward to growing with you!

stoCktonChristmas BBQ For AllToday a small group of us from St Paul's held a free BBQ at the end of our Main Street in Stockton. We were ready to greet anyone walking to and from the ferry wharf. We even had our very own elf, Sharon Whitehead who happily danced with a sign to entice anyone driving past. It wasn't long before we were joined by a group of female cyclists who stopped for a chat and a feed. We also had the local bus driver park the bus and jump out for a sausage sandwich and drink. A big thank-you to everyone who helped and especially to Debbie who made lots of small gifts to hand out.

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LAKES GRAMMARLakes Grammar is an independent, K-12 co-educational Anglican school providing a quality education in an environment that is caring and nurturing as we believe education is about the whole person.

Features of Lakes Grammar include:Affordable fee structurePrivate School BusStrong focus on student wellbeingExtra-curricular programs including music, visual arts and sportsTechnology rich learning environment

To arrange a School Tour, please contact our Registrar on 4393 4111.

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CardiFFCelebrating the gifts of The Spirit.It was a warm evening, both in temperature but also in welcome, on December 20, 2014, when Bishop Peter Stuart celebrated the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation in the Parish of Cardiff.It had been exciting to see the group grow over time from one enquirer to the group which stood before Bishop Peter and the congregation to affirm their faith and make their commitment, as well as one person who was received into the Anglican Church. As a parish, we celebrate with them, and continue to pray for them, as they live as disciples of Christ.

beresField/thorntonCelebrating 75 YearsOn September 27 2014, St Michael's at Thornton celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a high tea and a special Eucharist. Bishop Greg helped celebrate with the parish, and with the rector Fr. Doug Morrison-Cleary. The occasion was a very joyous time, with a continuous slideshow of old and not so old photos of the many happy times that had been shared at St Michael's over the years.The parish was fortunate to have some of the "old" parishioners present, as well as the Newcastle City Choir with their beautiful music, which added to the celebrations.The parishioners are now looking forward to 2015 when they will be celebrating the 175th Anniversary of the parish.

Christ ChurCh CathedralNewcastle Earthquake 25th AnniversaryThe Christ Church Cathedral hosted a special service to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Newcastle Earthquake on December 28, 2014.On December 28, 1989, at 10.27am, the Newcastle region experienced an earthquake estimated at 5.5 on the Richter scale and 13 people tragically lost their lives.Thanks to Newcastle City Choir and Julie Baird for helping at the special service.

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With special thanks also to Adoram Steel Fabrications, the hundreds of event

volunteers and the many other supporters who made Christmas a festive and joyous day for over 1200 people.

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easter serviCe times

CaRDIFFSt Thomas', Thomas St, CardiffMaundy Thursday: 7pm Mass with Foot WashingGood Friday: 9am Liturgy and ReflectionEaster Sunday: 5.30am Lighting of the New Fire, Renewal of Baptismal promises and First Mass of Easter; 9am Mass april 11: 6pm Mass & Meal: Easter? Eggsactly! Family fun and worship.

CHRIST CHURCH CaTHEDRaL52a Church Street, Newcastle March 29: Passion Sunday of the Palms 7am Eucharist; 8am Eucharist, 10am Choral Eucharist, 6pm Choral EvensongMarch 30: Monday in Holy Week 7pm Chrism Eucharist april 1: Wednesday in Holy Week 7.30pm Tenebrae LiturgyMaundy Thursday: 7.30pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday: 8am Morning Prayer and Litany, 10am Children’s Service, 12pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 6pm Taize ServiceHoly Saturday: 7pm Solemn Easter Vigil LiturgyEaster Day: 7am Eucharist, 8am Eucharist, 10am Orchestral Eucharist, 6pm Festal Evensong

HaRRINGTON/COOPERNOOKShrove Tuesday: 6pm Pancake Dinner at Harrington Memorial Hall, Pilot St. Harringtonash Wednesday: 9:30am Healing Eucharist & Imposition of Ashes, St Peter’s Harrington, 12pm Imposition of Ashes & Holy Communion, Church of the Epiphany Lansdowne, 7pm Imposition of Ashes & Holy Communion, St Peter’s HarringtonPalm Sunday: 9am St Peter’s HarringtonMaundy Thursday: 7:15pm St Peter’s Harrington, Eucharist of the Last Supper &

Washing of FeetGood Friday: 8am Good Friday Liturgy St Peter’s Harrington, 10:30am St Barnabas Upper Lansdowne, 12:15pm Stations of the Cross , St Luke’s Coopernook, 2pm Stations of the Cross, St Peter’s HarringtonHoly Saturday: 7:30pm Combined Church Service @ Uniting Church Harrington + Lighting of the New Fire, + Renewal of Baptismal Vows + First Eucharist of EasterEaster Day: 8am Holy Communion St Peter’s Harrington, 10:30am Holy Communion St Mark’s Mitchells Island

KOTaRaChurch of the Good Shepherd, Joslin St, KotaraPalm Sunday: 7:30am Low Mass, 9am Procession and Sung Mass, 5pm All-age WorshipMaundy Thursday: 6:30pm Institution of the EucharistGood Friday: 11am Way of the Cross (at St Philip’s RC, Vista Pde- tbc), 3pm The Liturgy of the CrossHoly Saturday: 8pm Vigil Mass & Lighting of New FireEaster Day: 9am Sung Mass, 5pm All-age Mass

MaITLaNDSt Mary’s, Church Street, MaitlandMaundy Thursday: 6.30pm Holy Eucharist Good Friday Liturgy: 9am, 3pm Stations of the Cross St Mary’sEaster Eve: 6pm Lighting of the New Fire, Renewal of Baptismal Promises & First Mass of EasterEaster Sunday: 8am Sung Eucharist, 10am Family Eucharist

MORPETHSt James', Tank St, MorpethMaundy Thursday: 7.30pmGood Friday: 10am & 2pmEaster Day: 5.30am and 9am

MT VINCENT/WESTONMarch 31: 7.30pm, St Mary's, Weston (Tenebrae)Holy Thursday: 7.30 St Paul's, Kurri KurriGood Friday: 8.30am, St Mary's, Weston, 12pm Christ Church, Mt Vincent, 3pm, St Paul's, Kurri KurriEaster Eve: 7.30pm, St Paul'sEaster Sunday: 8.30am, St Mary's, Weston, 10am, Christ Church, Mt Vincent

NEWCaSTLESt John's, Cooks HillMaundy Thursday: 10:30am Informal Communion, 7pm Quiet and Reflective Communion Good Friday: 9am Traditional Service, 10:45am Children and Families ServiceEaster Eve: 7pm Quiet reflection and Lighting the new fireEaster Day: 9am Traditional Communion, 10:45am and 5pm Informal Communion

STOCKTONSt Paul's Anglican Church 34 Maitland Rd StocktonMaundy Thursday: 7pmGood Friday: 9amEaster Day: 8am

TERRIGaLMarch 29: The Sunday of the Passion The Right Reverend Gregory Thompson to visit, 10am whole parish Eucharist incorporating Confirmation, 12.30pm bring and share luncheonMarch 30: 8am Morning Prayer, 10am ‘Whispers of Love’ - a meditation, 5.30pm Evening Prayer March 31: 8am Morning Prayer, 10am ‘Whispers of Love’ - a meditation, 5.30pm Evening Prayer april 1: 8am Morning Prayer, 5pm Eucharist, 5.30pm Sacred Readings, 6.30pm Lenten

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FEBRUaRY

14 Scrapbook and Card Making Workshops, Kotara South

Workshops will be held in scrapbook and card making on Saturday Feb 14 & March 14 at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Cost $15 includes materials and afternoon tea. Join us from 1pm - 4pm. All welcome. For all enquiries call Lauren Austin Ph. 4947 1980 or email: laurenaustin237@outlook.com

21 Market, Belmont

All Saints' Anglican Church is hosting a market between 8am -12noon. China, glassware, clothes, plants, toys, books, records, tapes, CDs, videos, sausage sizzle, morning tea. 24 Church Street, Belmont. For more information phone Canon Janet Killen 4945 9993.

21 Light Up Newcastle

The Rotary Clubs of Newcastle are organising a Light Up Newcastle Lantern Walk from 4pm to raise funds for a new bus for the Mission to Seafarers at Wickham. The event will celebrate Chinese New Year with an evening lantern walk starting at one end from the Figtree Park at Wickham and also from the other end at Nobby’s lighthouse converging on the Honeysuckle Maritime Centre. Chinese lanterns will be sold from 4-8pm at various harbourside locations and it is hoped to Light up Newcastle with people carrying the lanterns along the harbour foreshore pathways and restaurants lighting up Honeysuckle Precinct. There will be entertainment and food will be available. The guns at Fort Scratchley will be fired at 9pm to mark the conclusion of the event.

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9 a Date with the Doctor, Toukley

Come and meet a Timelord. Our guest Colin Baker will be here in person for you to talk to and ask all those questions you've waited to have answered. Two sessions available: 9am-12.25pm or 1.45pm-6.30pm. $70 per session (includes an autograph on a brought item). For more information call 4397 2975. The Anglican Church, 21 Hammond Rd, Toukley.

Bible StudyMaundy Thursday: 8am Morning Prayer, 10am ‘Whispers of Love’ - a meditation, 5.30pm Evening Prayer, 7pm Washing of Feet, Celebration of the Institution of the Lord’s Supper, Stripping of the Altar, ReposeGood Friday: 7.30am and 9.30am Behold the Cross of Christ, 3pm An Hour at the Cross, 5.30pm Evening Prayerapril 4: 8am Working Bee church and grounds, 7am The Vigil Eucharist, New Fire, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, Holy EucharistEaster Day: 7.30am Sung Eucharist, 9.30am Said Eucharist, 5.30pm Evening Prayer

THE ENTRaNCEAll Saints, The Entrance Rd, The EntranceMaundy Thursday: 7pm Holy CommunionGood Friday: 9am "An Hour at the Cross" serviceEaster Sunday: 9am Holy Communion

TORONTO Palm Sunday: 8.30am Holy Eucharist and procession of the PalmsHoly Monday: 8.30am Holy Week EucharistHoly Tuesday: 5.30pm Holy Week EucharistHoly Wednesday: 8am Holy Week EucharistMaundy Thursday: 5.30pm Maundy Meal, 7.30pm Institution of the Lord’s Supper and Foot washingGood Friday: 8.30am Solemn Liturgy, 2.30pm Stations of the CrossHoly Saturday: 5.30pm Lighting the New Fire & Easter VigilEaster Day: 6am Ecumenical Sunrise Service, 8.30am Easter Day Eucharist

WYONGash Wednesday: 7.30am Service Palm Sunday: Regular service times 7.30am & 9.30amMaundy Thursday: 7pm (Last Supper Celebration)Good Friday: 9amEaster Sunday: Regular service times 7.30am & 9.30am

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By the rev'd Judy walsh

February puzzle: leCtionary puzzle

CAN YOU FIND THE MISSING WORDS: ______________________________________

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Our Diocese has been blessed by the generosity of benefactors in times past. as we seek to expand Christ's mission in the 21st Century, can you think how much you might contribute?

You should get legal advice before making your will. You may wish to consider the activities of the anglican Diocese of Newcastle as the recipient of either a special gift or the residue of your estate.

The following wording may be useful for you and your legal advisor when making your will:

I bequeath to the Trustees of Church Property of the Diocese of Newcastle in the State of New South Wales, the sum of .......... to be used for the general purposes of the Diocese of Newcastle in such matter as the Trustees may approve.

have you thought about remembering the ChurCh in your will?

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reCipe: steamed salmon with tarragon vinaigrette

prep: 15 Mins | Cook: 5 MinsdiffiCulty: Easy | servinGs: 4

inGredients

4 x 180g skinless salmon fillets2 x 175g packets baby green beans, topped, blanched in boiling water for 1 minute1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil2 tablespoons white wine vinegar1 tablespoon roughly chopped tarragon leaves2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

step 1Line a bamboo steamer with baking paper and place over a wok half-filled with simmering water. Place fish in a single layer in steamer and cover. Cook for 5 minutes for rare, or until cooked to your liking.

step 2Meanwhile, toss beans in 2 teaspoons olive oil and season to taste. Whisk vinegar, tarragon, mustard, 2 teaspoons warm water and remaining olive oil in a bowl until combined. Serve salmon on beans, drizzled with vinaigrette.

CruCial Conversations By patterson, Grenny, mcmillan and switzler (2002)

A Parish Council member promises to undertake a task, but doesn’t and the resulting problems create difficulties for many people. A Church Warden knowingly flouts essential safety rules, many people notice, and they wonder about the integrity of the safety message. For the third year running the auditors are late with the audit of the parish accounts and the Annual General Meeting is unhappy. The Rector is going through a tough time and his sermons are often negative, almost sarcastic, blaming everyone for the failures of a few. The members of the choir never express their views to another member because experience tells them that the story will be twisted and rocket around the parish.Crucial Conversations is a book of 23 tools for holding important conversations. Crucial Conversations are those conversations where the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run high. The authors are behavioural scientists who have crafted their tools by observing thousands of people who have attempted to hold a crucial conversation. They have made a close study of those people who seem to have the knack of speaking frankly while maintaining good relationships. How do these people do it? These are the conversations that matter the most, and yet they are the conversations where our minds are in turmoil because our bodies have given us a shot of adrenaline. It is easy to convince ourselves that we have only two options when we face a crucial conversation, either to become silent or to speak up in an overly forceful way. But what if there is a third option? The third option advocated by the authors is to be completely respectful and completely

book review: CruCial Conversations

frank. Yes, it would indeed take some skill to be able to take the third option. The good news is that on our best days we employ such skills. And they are skills that can be rehearsed and learnt.www.vitalsmarts.com/crucialconversations

review By: arChdeaCon les forester

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Invitation

Social Justice Training Day Understanding Asylum Seekers and why Churches are reaching out

with compassion

Saturday 14 February 2015

9.30am to 12.30pm

Jesmond Park Uniting Church

15 Robert St, Jesmond

For all people and churches with an interest in social justice and a

Christian response to asylum seeker issues

Speakers

Teresa Brierley – Principles of Social Justice – Vice Chancellor Pastoral Ministries,

Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

Justin Whelan - Mission Development Manager at Paddington Uniting Church,

One of the Co-initiators of #Love Makes a Way

Morning Tea Provided

No RSVP required

An Activity of the Newcastle and Hunter Ecumenical Social Justice Network Enquiries to: justice@hunter.uca.org.au, 0437 879 442 or Teresa Brierley 49791157