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        Greetings in , I thank the members of Anglicans Together for this opportunity to serve as President. Anglicans Together has built up a significant profile in the of , and even beyond. It has raised many good and important issues in the life of the and continues to present views on the many challenges facing the future of the church. Together we work for a more inclusive, diverse and grace-filled church that is engaged with world in which we live.

I have chosen the title ‘Ora et Labora’ for my column because it says something about what is important for me in my Christian journey. This Latin phrase means ‘Pray and Work’ and is a summation of the Benedictine Rule. It also reminds me of the need for a balance in life between the ‘physical’ and the ‘spiritual’; between ‘doing’ and ‘contemplating’, and between ‘thinking’ and ‘feeling’. So this column is about both being prayerful and becoming more engaged with what God is calling us to do and be.

Davies encourages us to be Bishop of Newcastle and Dr Sarah A NEW ARCHBISHOP AND transformed by the gospel so that Macneil Bishop of Grafton. Dr OTHER NEW DIRECTIONS through our behaviour people may Macneil will be the first female see its truth lived out in both word diocesan bishop in , and her This has been a time of change and action. election is a sign of inclusion, equity in a number of areas in the life of and the changing face of the church; the church including the We are fortunate, our new and for which many of us rejoice. In leadership of the Diocese of Archbishop knows this diocese other developments, we welcome the Sydney. We welcome our new and city well and he comes with a appointment of The Reverend Chris Archbishop, Dr Glenn Davies, and wealth of experience in parish Edwards as Regional Bishop of look forward to working with him ministry, theological education, North Sydney. We will pray for on Christ’s mission in the Diocese. and pastoral oversight as a Greg, Sarah and Chris as they take regional bishop. It has also been From both his Presidential up their new responsibilities in 2014. encouraging to hear him speak on Address at and his a number of occasions of the need We are also seeing the ongoing engagement with clergy at recent for greater transparency, diversity work of the Royal Commission into meetings, he has expressed a desire and grace in our activities both Institutional Responses to Child to see a church that is more engaged externally with the wider Sexual Abuse and its beginning to with the community, especially in its community and internally with question a number of Anglican efforts to present the gospel as an each other. These are encouraging leaders on the handling of child expression of the reality of the love attitudes. protection matters in the church over of Christ for all. This is no easy task the past sixty years. This is a hard in our times both because of the In other developments over the but necessary process that will internal divisions of the church as past couple of months, Bishop Greg hopefully enable victims to find well as a rising external hostility Thompson has been elected the new healing and support, and likewise toward it. Nevertheless, Archbishop   encourage the church to repent, learn have been, and remain, negative and renew itself because of its aspects of church life. EPISCOPAL failings toward the wider community It is for these reasons, among APPOINTMENTS in the past. others, that there has been a decline        in church participation over the past SYNOD sixty years from around 50% of the 247663$ % $!"! Sue Hooke and Lyn Bannerman population to fewer than 10% now. %!$!#%! 01 have provided an excellent report on Here in Sydney, around 2% of the the recent Diocesan Synod. It was, population regularly participate in by comparison with others, a fairly the life of the Anglican Church – tame affair; which is probably a which is little different from the good thing. national average. That means 98% in recent years have too of the population are not connected often become more a reflection of with us – even though around 60% the dysfunctional nature of the of the population identify themselves church rather than as a means for as Christian and 17% as Anglican! good governance. I note that the We have some serious work to do, is currently perhaps even seeking to reconcile looking at changing the operation of with our own community. its General Synod in this regard, Over the next year I am going to  because recent behaviour reflects an consider the sustainability of the #      image of a church that is at war with church in Australia. There are a lot         itself. Recent debates have been of things to explore; from our      described as being conducted in a historical roots to our ecclesiology          ‘rude and unchristian way’. Of and structure, our approach to course, it is never defensible to argue      education, welfare and community            that a synod is a secular assembly engagement, and on to matters of and that the expectations of Christian      governance, management and  respect and love do not apply. transparency.  Yet, so much of this comes down  ISSUES FOR THE CHURCH to a matter of trust – or perhaps a lack of it.     2653$ In 1983 Dr Kenneth Dempsey The Reverend Andrew Sempell  ""! %)#$!" published a book titled Conflict and President, Anglicans Together  &$$% (% $!"! Decline, which described the !#%) )1 problems of a Methodist church in a  small country town during the 1960s. 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I cannot recall hearing these words of Bishop William Walsham How in a Sydney Synod. How they resonated at the first Synod presided over by Archbishop Glenn. The inclusiveness of this hymn is not always appreciated as we usually sing an abbreviated version. While we acknowledge soldiers, faithful true and bold, we omit verses including the Apostles glorious company, the Evangelists and the Martyrs. It is indeed very inclusive. I would like to believe For All the was chosen with the purpose of signalling a change of direction.

 At time of writing no sale has been announced. I made a suggestion to The Archbishop’s address is on A NEW DIOCESAN MISSION reallocate funding on a short term the website* and I commend it to FROM 2015 ANNOUNCED basis to enable this proposal to you. After further consultation, and a proceed immediately, but the To quote briefly: survey of the Diocese, plans are to majority of Synod was not so My vision for the next five years is to see come back to Synod in 2014. While minded. It is a concern that good the name of Jesus exalted in the city of the Archbishop’s message stated that ideas cannot be supported Greater Sydney and beyond, and to see immediately. his body, which is the church, gaining “In the next stage of our life greater honour and respect among the together as a Diocese, our mission Archbishop Davies can only work communities in which we live (Ephesians needs to be refreshed and effectively if our Diocese has 3:10, 21). For this to happen we must be sharpened”, there is no freshness efficient administrative people who are energised and and sharpness in the draft Mission. arrangements. While many transformed by the gospel, such that our No clarity of goals or focus of improvements have been made since lives reflect not merely the rhetoric, but strategies. The survey was directed the very big loss, more work is still the reality, of the love of Christ. to the faithful in the tent. There is no required. Let our love for one another and our indication that those who have left love for God, grounded in Christ’s love their parishes in droves over the last Much time was spent debating for us, be the magnet that draws few decades are being asked ‘why the details of a draft governance unbelievers to the Saviour so that they did you go?’ or ‘what would bring policy, brought to Synod by Dr too may be enfolded into the fellowship you back?’ Our Diocese has Laurie Scandrett, CEO, to apply to of the church, which is his body and his invested heavily in re-building its all organisations and Anglican temple. We love him because he first Schools Corporation. loved us. It is his love that we proclaim congregations and educating young and his name that we seek to exalt, as people and yet in the review of the In my view, this draft was flawed we commit ourselves afresh to glorify last mission, the only statistic that as it descended into levels of detail God with every fibre of our being. has shown a significant increase in which could and should be left to the the last ten years is the age of the discretion of some of those A promising beginning; a worthy congregation. organisations. objective. How we are to achieve this reality will be the test. Love for Archbishop Glen also indicated an The policy was strenuously one another must be the reality of the intention to restore, when financially opposed, primarily because it love of Christ, not a ‘love’ seen possible, five full time assistant sought to impose unacceptable through the narrow prism of bishops supported by archdeacons. conditions on the Boards of individual interpretations of ‘love’. This step is to be applauded as our ‘independent’ Anglican Schools, clergy are starved of episcopal not part of the Anglican Schools This report focuses on just some support. No criticism is directed to Corporation. As a result this topic of the issues that emerged in Synod our current overworked assistant took more time than any other matter that may help or hinder that bishops but with the best will, they this Synod. An extensive re-draft objective. As always the devil will cannot cover the length and breadth was presented and many possible be found lurking in the detail. But of the Sydney Diocese. No Mission amendments were debated. As please remember that many of the can be achieved without this matters bogged down, there were issues that came before Synod are framework in place. It is intended two unsuccessful attempts to cease likely to have been developed before that the funding will be available debates and return the paper to our Archbishop has had an from the proceeds of Bishopscourt. Standing Committee for more work. opportunity to flush out those devils.   Most time was devoted to an would be present for a second count. to be reviewed in 2014. We shall issue on which Synod was deeply As a side comment, this shows how continue our discussion. Funding divided, and which mainly related to one’s continual presence in Synod will always remain an issue but schools. This is whether Board is so important – one can never unless and until we get all the members may opt to sign a statement know when a tightly contested details, informed decisions cannot be agreeing to support the Christian matter will come to the vote. made. ethos of the school rather than a full For technical reasons the Policy statement of personal faith. Queries does not go into effect yet and it was We wish our Archbishop well; were raised as to whether someone resolved that it must come back to we give him our support. For who is not a “fully professed next Synod session for endorsement Sydney Diocese to survive and Christian” should be allowed to as policy. No doubt some of the flourish it must proceed on a more serve on a school board. This is a contentious issues will be reopened inclusive path. It must draw on the classic example of Christ’s love for debate in 2014. All Synod strengths of the full spectrum of being seen through an individual represemtatives should attend to Anglicans. It must love and care for prism and runs the risk of more good support good and rational the full spectrum of Anglicans and Anglicans leaving in frustration. governance! indeed, all God’s people. The vote showed the deep If this can happen, then indeed division – 210 in favour of TRANSPARENCY OF SYNOD will the Saints triumphant rise in requiring a full statement of faith; FUNDING bright array….singing to Father, 204 in favour of the option Son and Holy Ghost. Alleluya! Lyn Bannerman and I have been providing for a person to sign their Alleluya! pushing this barrow for several years support to the Christian ethos. Susan Hooke, The slender majority decision with little progress. This year we St Peter’s Cremorne, overturns a long standing practice. had discussions with several with grateful assistance from Lyn The count was done by Secretariat Diocesan people and are pleased that Bannerman, CCSL staff - physical count of people a resolution was passed (with minor (Lyn Bannerman’s comprehensive Synod report is on the CCSL website) standing. Recount of the vote was amendment but no debate) which sought but ruled out as people had provides, in summary, for the *http://www.sds.asn.au/assets/Documents/syn question of the amount of od/Synod2013.Ordinary/SynodProceedings.O been coming and going from the rdinarySession.2013.combined.pdf auditorium so it could not be information provided to Synod on ______guaranteed that the same people the grants Synod is asked to approve,

THE BISHOPS CATHEDRAL ANGLICANS TOGTHER CONVENTION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JANUARY 18TH, 2014 IN GOULBURN, NSW The Meeting, held on 13th October last, elected the following new Office bearers. The keynote speaker will be the celebrated author, PRESIDENT: The Revd Andrew Sempell scholar, media presenter and Anglican rector, DR JOHN VICE PRESIDENT: Mrs Susan Hooke DICKSON. SECRETARY; Mrs Carolyn Lawes John will give three addresses on, Mobilising Lay TREASURER & People for Mission and Ministry. PUBLIC OFFICER: Mr Wesley Fairhall There will be a range of afternoon Workshops. EXECUTIVE MEMBERS: The Revd Philip Bradford, Ms Lyn Bannerman and DR GLENN DAVIES, Archbishop of Sydney and Ms Caroline Bowyer. Metropolitan of NSW will be speaking at an open event th on Friday January 17 and at the Convention on the 18th. NEWSLETTER – published by ANGLICANS TOGETHER INC. Worship leaders from 2012, Jonny Robinson and Opinions expressed are those of contributors. Dan Op de Veigh and they will be joined by Joy Editor: Moya Holle, Hague. PO Box 429, Glebe NSW 2037 FOR INFORMATION – Email: [email protected]

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 <                     9  . AN AUSTRALIAN IN – TEN YEARS I have known many Westerners who have been experts eating on city/suburban trains is not socially acceptable. on Japan after their first week there. Unfortunately, I On the trains in Japan there is no graffiti or can claim no such expertise even after living in Japan rubbish. On a couple of occasions I have seen for over ten years. people put their feet on the seats, but they have had the decency to take their shoes off first. What follows is a series of impressions of the country and its people from my time teaching When I asked my English students what they at English Conversation Schools in (the third considered bad manners they invariably replied: "Girls largest city in Japan). Having taught in Sydney high putting their make up on in the train." If only that was schools all my working life I felt the need for a our major problem on Sydney trains! change and so, at the age of 55, I went to live and However, every country has its negatives and work in Japan until I reached retirement age. Japan is no exception. In an earlier paragraph I Though now living back in Australia I return there mentioned safety on the streets, but juxtaposed with this for a yearly holiday and am still as impressed as ever. is are the ‘yakuza’ - a kind of Japanese mafia who run While I stay at a very cheap hotel (about $45-00 a night) protection rackets over a number of businesses, bars, in the middle of Osaka I am treated like a valued "massage" parlours and places on the edge of the customer by smiling staff dressed in spotless underworld. While not every business is affected a uniforms. Service is done well in Japan - from your considerable number are under "protection". In the local convenience stores to expensive department great majority of cases the victims pay up as stores. the alternative is unpleasant. Bar owners, for example, will add the cost onto drinks and the customers One such experience that springs instantly to mind implicitly understand. is the occasion when I lost one of my wax ear plugs at the local swimming pool. I wasn`t too worried as I had Interestingly enough, the Japanese seem to a reserve of them and they were hardly an expensive distinguish between ‘organised’ and ‘unorganised’ item. Naturally I thought nothing of it and mentioned it crime: unorganised crime is unacceptable, but a blind to no one. What did surprise me was when, on my eye is turned towards organised crime. So if you are a next visit to the pool, up came a pool attendant and "respectable" citizen you are quite safe in Japan. handed me my lost ear plug wrapped in a piece of However, if you are involved in a business or are on the paper. This incident was made even more margins of society you may find yourself confronted impressive by the fact that hundreds of people swam in with some rather awkward challenges for which there is the pool. I suppose as the only foreigner who swum in no alternative but to pay up. While I have been told the the pool, both I and my earplugs stood out. Still I police are slowly winning, the ‘yakuza’ still play couldn’t help but be impressed. significant role in Japanese society today. Honesty is another Japanese virtue. On my Before I conclude this article I feel I should clear up last visit to Japan a group of us left our car in an a couple of misconceptions about Japan. The first unattended street level car park surrounded by tall misconception is that the Japanese are totally apartment buildings housing thousands of people. ignorant of the Pacific War. When we returned the next morning we discovered, Like Australia, Japan has its "history wars". to our horror, that one of us had left his door wide Recently in western Japan the Matsue Board of open for all the world to see. When we looked inside Education tried to restrict primary and secondary school nothing had been stolen or vandalised. access to a manga (comic) called 'Barefoot Gen' which Personal safety is also secure in Japan. I never felt criticised the Japanese imperial army's behaviour in afraid on Japanese streets at any time of the night the Asia. Once the Board's decision became known, public whole time I was there. Japan has its equivalents of pressure was so great that it had to rescind its decision. Kings Cross, but it doesn`t have the mindless violence On a personal note, I once had someone out of the that happens in Kings Cross and other places in blue apologise for crimes committed against Sydney. "Glassings" are unknown. Australian soldiers during the war. And some of my adult English students were very much aware of Other Japanese attributes are tidiness and Japan's past. cleanliness. I never cease to be shocked when I get on Sydney trains to see graffiti all over the carriages, However, having said this, there are some food scraps and drink spilt everywhere and people disturbing new trends emerging under the present with their feet on the seats. While it is acceptable to nationalistic Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. For the first drink on Japanese trains (even a beer is okay for time this year on August 15 (the anniversary of the end commuters returning home from work in the evening), of the Pacific War) Japan's prime minister did not  % apologise for Japan's role in that conflict. Ever since the understand the same occurs in both China and South apology made by Tomiichi Murayama in 1959, every Korea. Like most international arguments, the Japanese prime minister, whether belonging to a centre faults are not all one side. While the cooler heads right party or a centre left party, has apologised for want to minimise these disputes there are hot heads Japan's wartime responsibility. Part of the same in all three countries who want to enflame phenomenon is the rise of the young charismatic nationalism in order to advance their political politician, Toru Hashimoto, who only this year ambitions. angered many by his less than diplomatic comments While there is much more I would have liked to have on "comfort women". covered I hope I have given some insight into why I found Japan such an easy and enjoyable place to live. Much has been written about Japan's economic miracle and its past economic prowess, but I believe that it has gifts much greater to give than the mere material. Just as Japan has much to learn from the world, the

world has much to learn from Japan. Tony Brownlow Parishioner, St Luke’s, Enmore NSW Addendum: When I lived in Osaka I was a parishioner of Christ Church Cathedral, Kawaguchi. Osaka - one of 11 of the Monument Nippon Sei Ko Kai - part of the world wide (hoist of three national flags) . Worship at the cathedral This is the monument to the memory of the soldiers of Japan and Australia, who were was mainstream with the Eucharist order to North Borneo (=east part of Malaysia) and died during World War II, together celebrated every Sunday. followed by a sit down with the natives who cooperated with the Japanese army and were killed.  lunch for those who wanted to share in fellowship. Please pray for their peaceful rest. The community at the Cathedral was vibrant and welcoming. Christians are less than 1% of Because the present national anthem was also used Japan's population, and Anglicans form only a small during the war, some teachers refuse to stand for it proportion of that. Despite the small number of during school assemblies. In certain areas such as Christians in Japan, eight Prime Ministers, since and Osaka these teachers have been severely Constitutional Government began in 1868, have been penalised by the local government authorities. During Christian. the past year there have been some very ugly demonstrations by right wing extremists against the JAPAN'S NEWEST BISHOP Korean descendants of forced labourers taken to Japan CONSECRATED - David Eisho Uehara was during World War 11. consecrated Bishop of the Diocese of Okinawa, The other misconception is the stereotype of Japan, on Japanese being serious robot-like figures. There Saturday, 7 may be some truth to this stereotype in the work September situation, but they certainly do not behave like 2013 at All automated robots in their leisure time. Orderly and Souls’ well behaved the Japanese might be, but they certainly know how to enjoy themselves! Church, Chatan, One of my great joys is going to what is called an Okinawa. ‘izakaya’ - a combination of a pub and a restaurant where people eat and drink. It is here at night where  At least you hear Japanese relaxing, talking and laughing in a 300 people most high spirited way. And then, of course, there are traveled to Okinawa, including the Bishop of Taiwan the joys of cherry blossom parties and the late spring in the Episcopal Church; the Bishop of Western and summer festivals which space does not allow me to Kowloon (Hong Kong); the Bishop of Central cover. Philipinnes (Episcopal Church in the ); Lack of space also prevents me from mentioning the of the (and some of the growing challenges facing Japan, such as bishop of the diocese of Seoul); and the bishop of the malaise in the economy, the rapidly ageing society the diocese of Busan, together with representatives and the foreign policy problems involving territorial from 11 dioceses of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK). disputes with China and South Korea. These disputes Bishop David, a native of Okinawa, is the third feature daily in the Japanese media and I bishop of NSKK there since 1972.  &                Q      8  B     &   (?)*    +  ,          )                    B            (    -        -      - ./           Today is the Annual Memorial of the Archbishop Strong had known each thinking that we  men and women of Papua New of these women and men intimately: overlook what the Guinea who gave their lives in the ‘they were [his] dear fellow workers authors called ‘the banality of service of Christ. We call them in Christ’. Though he mourned the heroism’. All of us are capable of ‘martyrs’ and link them with those in manner of their death, he celebrated heroic acts. We do no honour to the every generation who have willingly ‘the strong faith and deep conviction martyrs we remember today, if we laid down their lives for their faith. that animated them in their fail to recognise their heroism as a This is a fragile moment: the word resolution’ to stay courageously at mark of our shared humanity. They ‘martyr’ is often linked with warfare their posts and face the testify to what we might all become and political cause. We need to tell consequences of their faith in Christ. ‘given the right mind-set and these martyrs’ story on a longer time conditions’. Margaret Bride’s tragic but beautiful line where their love and passion Today we celebrate that history takes the reader beyond the awaken generations after them to ‘universal attribute of human nature’ suffering into the fruit of these live with hope and endurance. as reflected in the lives and deaths of martyrs’ lives. She placed them in the New Guinea martyrs. We The fruit of martyrdom is that wider tragedy that saw the honour them as challenging each redemptive living. If you reflect on deaths in Papua New Guinea of subsequent generation to live in the stories of early Christians hunted 150,000 Japanese troops, 12,000 service to those around them and to to death by their persecutors, their Allied solders and a vast unknown face the consequences of doing so. generation praised them as number of Papua New Guineans. In As Archbishop Strong said: by ‘the ‘witnesses’ to the resurrection of telling this larger story she reminds redemptive testimony of their death Jesus Christ. To quote St Paul, the us that heroism, honour and has glorified ‘God and … helped to ‘suffering’ in his flesh, for the sake generosity are basic human qualities, save His Church which is the Body of others, expanded Christ’s owned by no group or set of of Christ in New Guinea’. afflictions for the church (Colossians individuals. But they are also the This inspired Bishop David 1:24). We testify to love not hatred, seed-bed of redemption. Hand’s commitment to restoration to a redemptive forgiveness not As, in our own very small way, and reconciliation. Facing post war condemnation. The centre-piece of we relive this story, hold this devastation he embraced the spiritual today’s memorial is the fruit of love observation at the centre of your and rebuilding needs of the people of and justice, reconciliation and reflection: ‘circumstances can force Papua New Guinea. At his death in rebuilding that flowed from the almost anyone to be a bystander to 2006 thousands wept as he was deaths of these men and women. evil, but they can also bring out our buried beside the martyrs of our At a Memorial held in 1964, at own inner hero’. This insight is a celebration in Oro Province the Australian Board of Missions summary of a prison experiment Resurrection Cathedral – named for Centre in Stanmore, Archbishop undertaken thirty-five years ago and its rising from the ashes of war and Philip Strong, then Archbishop of reported under the title ‘The the Lamington volcano eruption. Brisbane and formerly Bishop of Banality of Heroism’. At this point The Guardian honoured his New Guinea, spoke of ‘the heroic in the address I want to urge its memory with this testimony: courage and steadfastness of each primary insights on you. It is too “He was proud to attend the 1998 one of those gallant Missionary easy to blame the perpetrators of Servants of Christ [.They] could these crimes as simply ‘evil’ and to have saved their lives and gone to forget that heroism is the mark of safety when the going was still every woman and man who can open, but [they] firmly resolved to celebrate the hope born of being cling fast to their vocation, and human. refused to leave the country and the A fascination with evil, and an people to whom God had sent analysis of evil-doers features so them.’ strongly in popular thinking. The atrocities of war so occupy our  '  Westminster dedication of a statue of the evangelist. Lucian Tapiedi, was one of 10 unveiled to commemorate ST LUKES ENMORE/STANMORE 20th-century martyrs. Much earlier Hand had attended the dedication in PNG of a Church dedicated to Lucian, A Modern Multi-cultural Anglican Parish and had asked its architect if he knew  who, in wartime, had killed him  (Lucian). The architect explained that he had done the deed, before being  reborn and taking the baptismal name      of Lucian. "The church," said David,     "was his own personal way of SI    ! penitence and repentance."…      "#  Compassion and forgiveness are QI$  QIPR1    the mark of heroes. These qualities   "#$% &2)' inspired the Anglican Church in   /-   Japan to join in celebration of the           QQ New Guinea martyrs. In 1981          '        Japanese congregations helped      '( rebuild the chapel at Newton %     B Theological College near Popondetta. In today’s remembrance we honour the deep links between the Australian Board of Missions and the . But the list of martyrs is incomplete till we add to their number the Christians who died in Hiroshima and along with 200,000 other casualties in ( $&  1945.    -  Today’s memorial recalls the  tragedy of wars that overturn  %    8  (       cultures, separate families, bring   PU&  ()" ()%&"   violence and lasting tragedy. 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On Sunday 27 October 2013, close In 1838, the town of Sydney was Benevolent Asylum - were the focus to 300 people joined in a service of still a convict settlement with 25 of much pastoral work for the clergy Solemn Evensong, Procession and convict ships arriving in Port and laity of the parish. Solemn Te Deum at Christ Church St Laurence (CCSL) to celebrate Jackson in that year. Still some four To this day, the parish of Christ the 175th anniversary of the First years away from becoming a city, Church St Laurence maintains a Anglican Service in the Civil Sydney had only two permanent strong pastoral focus of this Parish of St. Lawrence. Anglican churches - St Phillip’s and nature; support to homeless, and The Right Reverend Richard St James’. The southern part of the other marginalised people are a Appleby, sometime Bishop of the town, surveyed as the Parish of St significant part of our Church’s Northern Territory, was the preacher Lawrence in the late 1820s, had a mission, as are a much newer at this special occasion. His sermon can be found on CCSL’s website. rapidly expanding population that group, the tourists, especially could not be accommodated in the young backpackers, far from their existing churches. home. The current parishioners of Christ When Bishop Broughton arrived as Church have inherited a rich Archdeacon of NSW in 1829, he liturgical tradition and heritage found that the Parish of St Lawrence through the devotion and “was not recognised as a part of commitment of the many Sydney, the few scattered habitations generations that have gone before. The first Collect at the Anniversary which then existed forming not even Service spoke of the building of a suburb of the town, but rather a God’s church on the foundation of small, detached country village”. By apostles and prophets, and in the the time of the 1841 census, the second we prayed that the church Parish had 4,844 inhabitants, 55% of may continue to be kept in holiness so that we may continue to glorify whom were Anglican. In 1838 the God in this place. A prayer was Parish of St Lawrence had over 300 offered for Her Excellency the resident convicts on government Governor. This was based on a service or private assignment. prayer for the ‘Governor of this

Convicts were still making bricks in Territory of ’, composed in 1836 and approved by THE FIRST SERVICE IN THE the brickfields (now Haymarket). PARISH was conducted by William the Bishop of Australia in that year. This area and the “Dickensian” Grant Broughton, Bishop of The Director of Music (Dr Neil Australia (the only person to have institutions along Pitt Street - the McEwan) and the Organist (Mr held the title). Carters’ Barracks and the Peter Jewkes), their assistants and the choristers, who are maintaining In the earliest days of the parish, the CCSL’s world- parishioners of St Lawrence gathered renowned music for worship in the storeroom of the tradition, inspired the Albion Brewery on Elizabeth Street. congregation with This temporary place of worship was music from all parts of located only a few hundred metres our history. A particular from the present church building. delight was the Introit, The brewery storeroom was to be retrieved from the the spiritual home for the people CCSL archives, which of St Lawrence for seven years was composed by the while they waited for the first Organist, William completion of the present parish Jonathan Johnson church. (1810-1866). (cont. p.11)  4