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Church Army plane blown up Cornerstone Director in Sydney The Australian FIRST PUBLISHED Is 1880 Laurie McIntosh will be in Sydney this 30th April: Evening Muster — Youth month at the invitation of the Anglican rally, Ryde Civic Centre — 7.30 p.m. Youth Department Theme: "Time is short". CHURCH Laurie is a graduate of Emmaus Bible What is "Cornerstone"? College; has worked with Wycliffe Translators in Mexico; and is now the The Cornerstone Community is a live-in director of Cornerstone Community. (farm style) Christian training programme situated at Bourke, N.S.W. "to encourage His programme that full rounding out of Christian character that the early apostles urged on RECORD 27th April: Evening Seminar with their followers." 1753 MAY 3, 1982 Registered by Australia Post Publication No. NAR1678 Telephone 264 8349 PRICE 30 CENTS voluntary/part-time youth leaders and potential leaders. "We intend that by the end of the term you will have a good grasp of the Bible 28th April: A.M. Seminar for full-time and be equipped with sufficient skills for Word of life/ youth leaders and potential lead a lifetime study of its contents. The workers and clergy. courses are designed to be practical, Moral Majority Theme: The Urgency of the Gospel demanding both thought and -- priorities not paranoia. application. It won't be a matter of P.M. Continuing the morning merely soaking up information. We are confusion session on a new theme. meant to be doers of the Word, said The media have recently given a great deal 29th April: Evening — Presentation of Jesus, not just hearers of it" of time to analysing Jerry Falwell. Falwell Diplomas night for Anglican Youth Major areas of study are in Christian is, of course, the key figure in the Moral Worker's Course: "Equipping young basics, literature, concepts, evidences, Majority in the United States. He will be in people for life". history, perspectives and strategies. Sydney on May 21-23. But there are some disturbing things about his visit. Falwell is being brought to Australia by Word of Life in Australia. Word of Life is a Inner City audio visual launch world-wide non-denominational ministry. It is responsible for running camps and The Inner City Committee of the Diocese clergy in deputation work. More details Bible Colleges in 23 countries. In Sydney it of Sydney recently launched a new Audio can be obtained from the Inner City has a property at St. Albans. At this site, Visual. Called "My Name is Legion", the Director, Rev. Geoff Huard (698 9497). which covers 142 acres, there are one and A.V. was produced by Michael Orpwood two year College Courses designed to with photography by Ted Harvey. It is an equip Christians in general Bible attempt to catch something of the knowledge. There are also numerous and PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY Airport officials and workers removing the windscreen pieces, prior to impounding the problems of life in the Inner City. very popular Camps for teenagers. The Annual Meeting of the Prayer Book Church Army's plane. Following the police inspection, the insurance investigators will At the launch many Inner City clergy Major problems have arisen, however, Society )Australian Branch) was held recently then commence their work. It looks as if it could be quite a while before the Church and laity discussed the A.V. and its at St Thomas' Church, North Sydney. There because the media finds it impossible to Army have this means of transport available again. content. They were impressed with it and was an enthusiastic, representative attendant, see Jerry Falwell as anything but a political Photo Ramon Williams felt that it did portray the very things from many Sydney parishes. The Patron, morals crusader. Mr. Dave Hillis, speaking which they experienced. The Inner City Bishop Renfrey of South Australia, presided. for Word of Life, clarified some of these Committee is keen that the rest of the Officers were elected and the Committee misconceptions for the Australian Church Diocese realises that there is an important Record. He told us that Word of Life was At 1.00 a.m. on the morning of Thursday, to purchase extra equipment needed, to was empowered to plan future activity which missionary work to be carried on in this will assure the preservation and use of the not attempting to promote Moral Majority April 1st, three light planes were blown upgrade its performance and usage. area. Book of Common Prayer throughout the or a Moral Majority type movement in upsat Sydney's Bank stown Airport One of It was then used for deputation work, Australian Church. Australia. He said that his organisation felt thSse planes, a Cessna 172, was the The A.V. will be available for Churches mission work, outreach evangelism and that that role in Australia was already Archbishop Donald Robinson arriving at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday, April 24th. In accordance with tradition the Archbishop property of The Church Army in to borro., and will be used by Inner City to assist others. being carried out by the Festival of Light knocked three times on the door of the Cathedral (left). The door was opened and the Dean of Sydney, Very Rev. Lance Shilton, Australia. The 'plane will cost approximately and they were happy to support that welcomed the new Archbishop into his Cathedral Church (right). The Cathedr. 1 was packed for this Installation Service. Afterwards Captain Gilbert Page. the Federal $15,000 to repair. If parts are available organisation. He emphasised that Falwell there was a public welcome to the new Archbishop in Sydney Square at which community leaders, including the Governor of N.S.W., Director in Australia, commented that it locally it could be back in the air in four A.1.0. book launch was being brought to Australia to speak to were present. seemed to be a senseless act, without to six weeks. However, if parts are not Word of Life supporters about how to Photos: Ramon Williams reason, yet so well planned. available and need to be imported, it will build dynamic churches. He emphasised Each plane involved had a bomb take a much longer time. that Falwell speaks regularly as a Bible planted in an engine, which was utterly The 'plane was to have been used by it teacher at the Youth Camps which are destroyed, together with windscreens regular pilot Capt. Kevin Cullen on his held by Word of Life in New York and that and instrument panels when detonated. coming trip to Western Australia. Capt. it is in this capacity that he is coming. Falkland Island Christians New Primate Cullen and other Church Army officers One of the more disturbing features has When the police arrived at dawn, wires will be in W.A. for a full programme from been the way that one of Word of Life's The Falkland Islands are in the news. Newspapers, Radio and Television give detailed elected used for the detonation were still lying on April 17th. They will lead a Parish Camp, Camps has been used to attack the sit. accounts of the preparation for battle. But what of the Church in the Falkland Islands. the ground. They led from the three speak at many parishes and address The Camp, to be held over the Long To give our readers a better background for their prayers we reprint material on the The Most Reverend John Basil Rowland planes to an area behind a nearby hangar. diverse groups such as Ladies' Groups, Weekend in June, is advertised as a Wacky Anglican Church in the Falkland Islands from the Church of England Newspaper (from Grindrod, Archbishop of Brisbane, was Weekend Camp. The emphasis in the the U.K.). elected Primate of the Anglican Church of An airport spokesman said the planes Prison Fellowships and at a Rally at South Prospectus is on what is called "Operation . Australia on Friday, 16 April, 1982. He appeared to have been picked at random. Perth on April 24th. For more details of their programme our Perth readers can Nightmare" — a horror trail with The Argentinian invasion of the islands authorities could have misread this as succeeds the Most Reverend Sir Marcus The Church Army's plane had only contact Rev. R. L. Gwilt on 332 1639. gruesome sights. Those attending are has put the Anglican Church in a some indication that Britain wanted to Loane, who retired at the end of January. finally been purchased 18 months ago. Capt. Cullen told the Record that the warned that they should have a "strong particularly difficult position. Seventy per wash their hands of the Island. Bishop The Primate is head of the Anglican Starting off as a gift from a farming couple team would now fly to Perth by fieart and stomach". The Prospectus is cent of the 1800 Falkland Islanders are Cutts is of British extraction, though born Church of Australia. He is President of who were paying the leasing payments, it commercial aircraft. They are enlivened by photographs and sketches Anglican, and they have their own in Argentina, and has spent most of his General Synod, President of General related to the horror trail. became a problem for them when a disappointed that they will be unable to Cathedral Church of Christ in Port Stanley. ministry as a missionary in Korea. He is Synod Standing Committee and, Ex drought hit the country. After discussions fulfil their original plans to stop on the The Sunday Telegraph first took up this But the church has been something of now in an invidious position as both Officio, President of many national issue, mildly suggesting that an with others in aerial work, the Church way over to Perth and meet people in an ecclesiastical ping-pong ball in recent Bishop of Argentina andkommissary for General Synod activities.