Gippsland Anglican February 2017 TGA Expanding Opportunities
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Expanding Fran Grimes Surprise gift Kilmany From the Bishop opportunities on Gahini for Morwell centenary page 2 page 3 page 5 page 6 page 7 The Gippsland Volume 114, NumberAnglican 1, February 2017 Published in Gippsland Diocese since 1904 Cardinia Lakes Mural Fun Day Chris McAleer the jumping castle, watch their children’s faces transformed by an experienced face-painter, or several months and learn how to balloon-twist. members of the There was also the chance to sit FCornerstone Anglican and soak in the performances Church had been preparing the by the professional entertainers. groundwork for the Cardinia The day offered a great Lakes Photography Project opportunity to meet others in and the Mural Fun Day in the local community. cooperation with Cardinia In addition to providing a Shire and Co-Design. wonderful day for families to Finally on Saturday 14 enjoy the many activities on January 2017, after months offer and to work with one of advertising and letterbox another, it was an invaluable dropping, the local residents opportunity to cooperate began steadily to drop into practically with the Cardinia Windermere Park to view the Shire, to strengthen the bonds exhibition of the best locals’ of teamwork among our church More information about L-R: Genevieve Shallard, John Koch, Karen and Chris McAleer. The four photographs, take part in the members and to provide the event can be found at: coordinating artists for the mural painting were Jenny Koch for Angel’s painting of the four murals, an enjoyable community- www.cardinialakesresidents.org. Wings, Chris McAleer for Christmas Lights, Kate Campbell for Black enjoy the free barbecue and building day that the local The Rev’d Chris McAleer is Cockatoo and Jenni Ivins for the Tree of Life. Karen McAleer was the coffees, have some exercise in neighbourhood will remember. rector at Nar Nar Goon. overall coordinator. Blue Moose, Red Frogs, yellow sand Colourful holiday missions reach out with good news around the country ummer holidays can Scripture Union held Victoria, including Cowes, be hard work – when Family Missions and / or Inverloch, Lakes Entrance, S you’re on a mission Theos youth camps at about Mallacoota and Tidal River team, whether at the beach, 30 seaside locations around in Gippsland. in a park or a church hall in town. But it is also worthwhile and rewarding service, and often a lot of fun, for the many volunteers and ministry workers, both young and old, who help to run beach missions or parish church holiday programs over the summer break. Te Rev’d David Perryman, his wife Emma and children Timothy and Elijah This summer the Blue Moose Mission team returned to the parish of Churchill / Boolarra Dual role for David Perryman / Yinnar, providing a space and The Rev’d David Perryman at Holy Trinity, Stratford. activities for young people, has been appointed as David will work four days while in Bass / Phillip Island, Curate-in-Charge of the per week in Avon and two the Red Frogs Team once again parish of Avon, and as the days in Sale. He and his served thePhoto: needs Karen of Crossschoolies. Bishop’s Chaplain. He will wife Emma and children will Trafalgar parish also hosted be inducted on Monday be based in Stratford from a school holiday program for 6 February at 7:30 pm early February. primary aged children (see Photo courtesy SU Victoria page 8). The Cowes Scripture Union Family Mission Team in action Jonathan Cornford: One big idea about work Page 12 From the Bishop TGA Index for cover in La La Land’s denial and pretence? Is this Living in La La Land a time for more “bread and From the Bishop 2 circuses” to distract us; or a s 2017 gets underway, Of course the phrase “La time when we dare not play concerns and fears and La Land” is also used to Parish to Parish 2 such destructive games? How uncertainty about the make a sometimes sharp A do we show the compassion future have been at the forefront point about such dreams and of the Lord, his “suffering Expanding opportunities 3 of the media landscape. The everyday reality. Some day- with” and “striving with” election and inauguration of dreams can only be received each person, displaying the Donald Trump as America’s as nonsensical and out of Around the diocese 4–7 bone-deep reality of God’s new President, and the possible touch, and perhaps dangerous, love, in such a way that we implications for the world, by people for whom harsh Kids’ Min 8 are present and available to dominate all other news stories, realities have settled into a one another like the Man for especially as he now begins daily truth. In such situations, Others? Sleep-walking is James Oakley 8 to implement his program we may well fnd ourselves I Don’t Know but… one thing. Dreaming of the – already, it would seem, Bishop Kay Goldsworthy saying as much: “If you think Kingdom, God’s reign and meddling in the complexities that’s possible, you’re living rule in this world, God’s will Fran Grimes: 9 of Middle East politics, the in La La Land”. being done on earth as it is in Schoolies in Rwanda Israeli-Palestinian situation, “...Sleep-walking is Just as in great swathes of heaven, is another. and antagonising China, not to one thing. Dreaming the United States of America As we face such questions, Reflection: 10 mention his power-play over itself, there are many harsh of the Kingdom, one thing is sure: we need Humans as hors d’oeuvres, immigrants, and the threatened realities for communities each other, and we must ask Colin Oakley Mexican border wall. God’s reign and rule across Gippsland as 2017 and answer together, not as At the same time as this begins – changes to three in this world... fragmented and weakened strange new reality, the of the industries which Editorial 10 is another.” individuals. But before we “post-truth” era as some have shaped this region are consumed by our own commentators are calling it, a quality about them. That, I over decades: farming, coal Philip Muston reviews 11 worries, we look up, asking movie called La La Land has guess, was their point. The production and logging. In the Coming Back to Earth whose dreams have turned to been nominated for a record grainy black and white of the light of such transformation, dust, and how we can befriend number of Oscars. In many screen hardly seemed to matter and the fall-out for all of us, them and defend them. Earth Care Card 11 ways this is the movie genre for people living in the shadow there are delicate and complex Perhaps then we can fnd our many of us grew up on, a of a world at war. The job of questions for communities way from broken dreams to Jonathan Cornford: 12 Hollywood musical in which these flms was, in part, to of faith, and each one of our something truer and kinder One big idea about work struggling musician meets help people imagine a different churches to face. and more generous than we struggling actress as both try to reality – a kind of La La land How do we live and speak can imagine, to the One who make it big. Some dreams do for dreaming of what might the love of Jesus in the midst Diocesan Calendar 12 calls us to hope and pray come true, others do not. be, so a blissful lack of reality of uncertainty and fear? How and love a brand new world In my family the musicals was OK for ninety minutes or might we be anchored more into being. of the so-called Golden Era so in front of the big screen. deeply in the long-suffering, of Hollywood all seemed to It was all about forgetting self-giving, and patiently The Gippsland have some kind of La La Land and dreaming. loving Christ, rather than run Anglican The hall is also used by the Member of Australasian Religious Theos team over the post- Parish to Parish: praying for each other Press Association Christmas period. Year-long Member of Community Newspapers “...That we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith...” (ROMANS1: 12) tourism often leads to extra Association of Victoria pastoral care. To meet extra Registered by Australia Post This year TGA introduces a weekly fellowship. There Print Post Number 34352/00018 BAIRNSDALE needs, St Augustine’s at San diocesan prayer diary, with EASTERN REGION is a monthly meeting of Remo has added an extension, The Gippsland Anglican is the offcial three parishes featured each ministers from six different accommodating the op shop newspaper of and is published by month in aphabetical order. St John’s, Bairnsdale denominations. Recently The Anglican Diocese of Gippsland, and fellowship area. The Diocesan organisations will St Martin’s Lindenow St John’s has provided space Creative Spirit Festival 453 Raymond Street, also be included. Each parish for EGASS (East Gippsland Sale, Victoria, 3850. Rector: The Rev’d Tony weekend in May is an annual www.gippsanglican.org.au will send in its own profle and Wicking Asylum Seekers’ Support), arts event. There is a regular prayer needs. an interfaith humanitarian book store, a Men’s group, Editor: Jan Down St John’s looks forward to group, to hold their interdenominational Lenten Tel: 0407 614 661 AVON celebrating its Sesquicentenary meetings. Email: [email protected] Bible study and regular EASTERN REGION Contributions are due by 15th of (150 years!) with a forward- meetings of local clergy.