The Bishop of the Northern Territory in Australia has issued a pastoral letter addressing concerns relating to the former practice of separating Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander children from their families.
12 May 2000
St Andrew’s cathedral in Sydney was the focus of a celebration of the leaderships gifts of children. The event, which took place on 1st April, included a church service led by children for children.
12 May 2000
Bishop Ted Mosby, a Torres Strait Islander who was Assistant Bishop of North Queensland responsible for the Torres Strait region, died suddenly from a heart attack on Friday 17 March.
25 March 2000
Many churches face the problem of what to do with old, beautiful, culturally important but often impractical buildings. For one church in the Diocese of Melbourne the answer was to convert their old 19th century schoolhouse into a restaurant.
02 March 2000
The Diocese of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has appointed Dr Ned Wallace as medical missioner to work in Swaziland.
02 March 2000
The Anglican Task Group 2000 in the Australian diocese of Brisbane has organised a Year of Christ 2000 Hymn Competition.
02 March 2000
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Revd Harry Goodhew, has joined Cardinal Edward Clancy, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sydney, in urging people to think twice about supporting the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to be held in Sydney on 4th March.
29 February 2000
A study has been set up to look at ways of measuring the health and performance of a parish that don't rely purely on financial measurements. The Northern Regional Council in Western Australia has been asked to look at a wide variety of measurements and report back by the send of September 2000.
24 February 2000
Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Church in New Zealand, John Paterson, is feeling positive about being an Anglican and about the future of the church. "We're not scared of ideas," he says, "and we're good at holding together a diverse group of people. It's a real strength and we don't celebrate it enough."
08 February 2000
The Most Reverend Peter Carnley AO, Archbishop of Perth was elected Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia on Thursday 3 February. He was elected by a Primatial Election Board comprising all Diocesan bishops and twelve members of each of the Houses of Clergy and Laity who were elected by the General Synod
07 February 2000