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From the bishop Service of Gippsland Anglicans Who is my Faith at work Reconciliation honoured neighbour? David Chambers page 2 page 5 page 7 page 10 page 12 The Gippsland Volume 114, NumberAnglican 6, July 2017 Published in Gippsland Diocese since 1904 Photo: Christine Morris Bishop Kay Goldsworthy honoured as pioneer Jan Down The Rt Rev’d Kay she explains that she did Goldsworthy, first woman not set out to be a pioneer bishop in the Anglican for women in ministry. Church of Australia and But there came a point 12th Bishop of Gippsland, where she had to admit has been appointed Officer and accept that this was of the Order of Australia happening, and to take up for “distinguished service the responsibility that came to religion through the with it. “When you’re first Anglican Church of through something, you Australia, as a pioneer and want the door behind you role model for women, to be wide open” for others to church administration, to come through, she said. Dean Susanna Pain with Timothy Perryman; Bishop Kay Goldsworthy; Elijah, Emma and David Perryman; and to pastoral care First sensing a call to Archdeacon Philip Muston and equality”. ministry at the age of When Bp Kay was first sixteen, Bp Kay explains appointed to Gippsland, that what was in her mind David Perryman ordained priest she spoke of her sense of at the time was simply, “doors opening” as she “I want to work for God Jan Down This year the church held a discerned a call from God. seven days a week”. She 1662 Evensong as part of the Now, as she looks back rang Deaconess House he Rev’d David festival, and David invited the on many years of ministry; and was advised to finish Perryman was ordained Rev’d Nikolai Blaskow (who of being one of the first her studies and come back TPriest in the Church has produced Shakespeare’s women deacons, then in a few years’ time. of God by Bishop Kay MacBeth) to preach. David, priests and finally the first Goldsworthy at St Paul’s who led the ecumenical woman bishop in Australia, Continued on page 3 Cathedral, Sale, on Saturday service, says “it took a lot 10 June. of practice to get the 1662 Timothy Perryman stealing the David said afterwards, language down pat”. There show at lunch after the service “Words can’t describe the were about 75 people in the feeling of having the bishop’s Abbey, Raymond Island, for little church, including some hands on my head, while the three days leading up to the from the wider community, surrounded by friends, and ordination. Lyndon, speaking the Stratford Singers who being set aside for ministry” about the Road to Emmaus performed, and people from and he looks forward to being story which she and David other churches. able to share this experience had studied on the retreat, said David expressed delight with the next person coming “Jesus is our companion on in the spirit of the parish. He through for ordination. the way, but we don’t always said people are willing to try The cathedral was close to recognize him”. new things, are generous and capacity, with clergy coming David, who was a store mission-focused, and it is from across the diocese, people manager at KFC before going “great to be able to take the from David’s former parish into the ministry, said he is gospel out in different forms”. of Wonthaggi and from Avon “loving every minute” of As well as ministering in where he has been Curate-in- ministry at Stratford, in the Avon, David is the Bishop’s Charge since March this year, parish of Avon, adding that at Chaplain, working in the as well as many family and times it is “busier than KFC on Registry Offce in Sale two friends. a Friday night drive-thru”. days a week. He said “We are Dean Susanna Pain At Easter this year, very, very lucky to have such began the service with an the parish started a a good bishop”, drawing a acknowledgment of the land Sunday School and they contrast with proft-focused of the Gunai-Kurnai people now have a Bible Study bosses. He added that the and welcomed everyone to the getting underway. Registry staff are “awesome cathedral. The preacher was A major annual event in the – a good crew, who work hard community at Stratford is the and banter well” and are like the Rev’d Lyndon Phillips, Opening doors for women in ministry: Bishop Kay Goldsworthy who led David on retreat at the Shakespeare Festival in April. “another little family”. Manasseh Gahima consecrated Page 3 From the Bishop TGA Index Theologies, worship practices, as a threat. It is part of the ways of understanding how landscape, both background and No fear in love Christ is present, of considering foreground, of everyday life as From the Bishop 2 abbi Lord Jonathon Bishop Kay Goldsworthy the past and of looking to the reported in newsprint, television Sacks, chief Rabbi in future are all part of this mixed and social media. People Rthe UK for many years, bag. There is much to learn highlighting those defned as Parish to Parish 2 once said “Tomorrow’s world is alongside each other. Remember “different” and therefore somehow born in what we teach our the image of future hope in the dangerous are constantly at the children today”. song of Revelation’s vision, “I top of the news feed. Manasseh Gahima 3 It is on the surface a warming looked and there was a great I have been particularly consecrated thought. Perhaps even an multitude...from every nation, saddened to hear a politician invitation to self-congratulation from all tribes and peoples and recently call for removal of on the lessons taught. But, if languages, standing before the children with autism from Around the parishes 4 – 7 we look to the wider story of throne of the Lamb…” Rev 7:9 mainstream schooling. However community fears, of political on it as an adventure. In our For Christians, this mixed this was meant, it has landed insecurity around the world, of household, the introduction of a bag has also meant learning painfully on many in the Kids’ Min: 8 wars and civil unrest, and of the dish my mother was pleased to something else besides the community. Perhaps the answer Eight years of mainly music incredible number of women, call “chow mein” (think cabbage, patterns of our parent’s faith. lies more in resourcing of schools men and children displaced and mince and tinned pineapple) It has meant learning that there rather than another lesson of homeless as a result of confict in no way prepared us for the are many different faiths alive in “them” and “us”. Whatever the Daniel Lowe: 9 we might ask ourselves what delights of cuisine from far-off our community. The rhythm of particular situation of each child Copping it were the lessons learned by the lands which are our common community life is changing as and family in this, there is a last two generations of children, fare today. Or for the delights we welcome, befriend and learn question to be asked about how that have led us to this point? that have come from growing where they are similar and what we see our common humanity Reflection: 10 At the risk of over generalizing up with friends for whom these are their distinct differences. in all its guises, and welcome it. Heather Toms – something that’s hard to avoid foods are just one part of their Tomorrow’s world is being We might well ask “who next”? when speaking of the global cultural heritage. born in what we are teaching Can we teach the lesson – perhaps the post war baby For Christians, this mixed our children today. They are we have learnt from Christ? Nils von Kalm: 11 boomer generation of the bag has meant learning to live growing into a world enriched by Not “them” and “us” but “us The power of one West learnt some lessons that with neighbours who express difference and at the same time together”. Human beings loved haven’t been all good, or good their faith very differently, but marked by fear of the other. The by God. Can we teach the lesson for all. Growing economies, no less meaningfully, from us. gospels show us again and again that we read in 1 John “God is Faith at Work: 12 consumerism, assumption of Orthodox Easter celebrations; that Jesus welcomed strangers, love, and those who abide in love David Chambers educational opportunities and street processions on feast days that he made friends of those abide in God, and God abides employment, growing individual- with icons and images of saints; who were outsiders, of those in them” … “There is no fear ism as well as freedom of women who remove their shoes who seemed different. Jesus in love, but perfect love casts Diocesan Calendar 12 speech, awareness and action as they enter church and others saw in them not the categories out fear; for fear has to do with in the face of social injustice who veil their heads as they go defned for them by others, but punishment, and whoever fears have contributed to the mixed to communion; the drums and human beings, fashioned in has not reached perfection in bag that we are. dance and rhythm of worship the image of God, worthy of love. We love because he My father looked at the multi- from countries across Africa; dignity and of God’s love, mercy frst loved us.” The Gippsland cultural growth of Australia with the lavish dress code especially and grace.