It is with much pleasure that I announce that the Revd Canon Barbara Darling has been appointed as the next Assistant Bishop for the Diocese of Melbourne. Her initial role will be that of Bishop for Diocesan Ministries.
24 April 2008
The Archbishop of Perth, The Most Reverend Roger Herft, this morning announced the appointment of Australia’s first woman bishop
14 April 2008
The Easter story is still relevant today, Melbourne’s Anglican Archbishop Philip Freier says, and he is more than happy to use today’s new media to talk about it
19 March 2008
MU Australia (part of the Worldwide Mothers’ Union) is hosting a unique meeting in Toowoomba from 2nd – 7th March to be attended by members from all over the world.
26 February 2008
Bishop Masimando Katanda and his wife Naomi, from the Anglican Diocese of Kindu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) visited Victoria in early December as guests of CMS. They talked to Beryl Rule about the work the Church is doing there to repair the ravages of the 1998-2003 civil war.
21 February 2008
Concerns have been raised by some Melbourne Anglicans over a submission made to the Victorian Law Reform Commission on reform of the state's abortion laws.
07 February 2008
Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier, has called for Australian support for people affected by political unrest in Kenya this month.
Dr Freier cancelled a planned January visit to Anglican community development partners in Kenya after claims of election rigging by the country’s major opposition party sparked violent protests in one of Africa’s most stable countries.
15 January 2008
Some Christians are grateful for the feast of the Epiphany ('the manifestation/epiphaneia of Christ to the gentiles') on 6 January each year because it offers a second-bite at the greeting card cherry: any number of Christmas cards carry the familiar Three Kings as the artwork, and if not posted by December 25 th, they won't look at all out of place in early January. Indeed, it may even imply a certain textual and theological superiority on the part of the sender.
04 January 2008
The President of the General Synod of the Anglican Church, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, said he is very happy with the sense of unity that the Synod has witnessed this week on a range of critical issues. The Church is finalising its General Synod in Canberra. The event is the Parliament of the Church which sits every three years.
30 October 2007
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, The Most Reverend Dr Phillip Aspinall has forecast a refocus on mission and church attendance as the Church begins its most important gathering of Anglicans in years.
22 October 2007