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Stay close Passing on The Drivers retire Bowled over From the Bishop to Jesus the mission baton to Bairnsdale by Gahini page 2 page 3 page 3 page 5 page 10 The Gippsland Volume 113, NumberAnglican 10, November 2016 Published in Gippsland Diocese since 1904 Cathrine Muston commissioned Photo: Christine Morris Jan Down athrine Muston was commissioned as the new CGippsland Community Development Offcer, Anglicare Parish Partnerships, at St Paul’s Cathedral, Sale, on Thursday 27 October. Ms Muston will build on the work of encouraging and enabling parishes to build deeper links with their communities, which was established by her predecessor Sarah Gover, who was Community Development Offcer for seven years. There is a special focus on outreach programs that enable people who may be marginalised to participate in the common life of parishes. The service was led by Bp Kay Goldsworthy, who spoke to encourage Cathrine in her new role, and the Dean of the Cathedral, Te Very Rev’d Susanna Pain; Jane Anderson, Area Manager of Anglicare Victoria; Bp Kay Golsdworthy; Cathrine Muston; Dennis Minster, Anglicare Program Manager; and Geof Ryan, Parish Partnerships Manager for Anglicare Victoria the Very Rev’d Susanna Pain. The During the service, Cathrine was readings were from Micah 6:6–8 charged with being “a disturber of and Luke 4: 16–21. Two John Bell those who cannot see the needs and hymns were sung: “Will you come aspirations of the less advantaged Ballarat comes to Gippsland and follow me?” and “Jesus Christ and the marginalised”. Later, in is waiting”. responding, Cathrine said “I am The service included the glad to be in a role where I am given Anglicare Victoria Prayer: permission to be a ‘disturber’ as I Living and eternal God, have often been in trouble for being enable us by your Spirit so in other roles”, and that she felt to live in your example. a call on her life to be an advocate Strengthen and encourage for those without a voice. She all who work and support concluded, “I want to be a worker the mission of Anglicare for the Kingdom of God where Victoria. all are welcome and equal and We thank you for all valued”. At the conclusion of the those who have serviced service, the congregation enjoyed the welfare of others in refreshments and fellowship in the past years. Bring us to your Delbridge Hall. generosity of spirit so Photo: Geoff Pittaway we may also serve in E WAY O H F T T H building your community. E E R L Bp Garry Weatherill of Ballarat and Gippsland’s Bp Kay Goldsworthy at the recent clergy retreat In the name of Christ. A O P E R D Amen R P The Gippsland clergy retreat this year at Palotti College Retreat Jane Anderson, Area Manager ADVENT Centre was led by Bp Garry Weatherill from the diocese of Ballarat, of Anglicare Victoria welcomed M 2016 T whose teaching and wisdom were much appreciated as clergy enjoyed A Cathrine on behalf of Anglicare K H G a slower pace for a few days, with time for fellowship and renewal. E I and the Rev’d Sue Jacka gave the H A IS T R welcome on behalf of the Anglican PAT H S S (See report by the Rev’d Chris McAleer, page 3) diocese. God in the sex-ed classroom? page 11 From the Bishop TGA Index couple of months ago years. They want to know what I turned 60. Or did I insights we have about people From the Bishop 2 A already mention that? of different races and cultures Stay close to Jesus 3 Any birthday after 29 ending in and religions living alongside zero is serious business. It tends each other respectfully. They Passing on the 3 to concentrate the mind. want to know how we are mission baton Ours is not a family that took standing alongside Aboriginal Around the diocese 4-7 notice of the eight stages that Australians on the long journey the 20th century psychologist of reconciliation. RSCM Summer School 4 Erik Erikson saw as necessary They want to know how to grow healthy human beings. Christians approach the Advent / Christmas resources 5 If we had been, perhaps my role changed and changing shape Drivers retire to Bairnsdale 5 – as the youngest in providing of families in today’s world. occasions for sighing and raised They want to know how we Working with the community 6 eyebrows and wondering when feel about the rich getting Pilgrimage strengthens faith 7 I would “grow up” – might well richer and the poor getting have taken a different course. poorer, about so-called “free”’ Kids Min 8 Erikson’s theory suggests market economies, about the that 60 is still the “middle big banks, about housing and Rich Lanham: 9 For young disciples adulthood years”, yet the advent hospitals and schools, about of a new decade still includes ordinary people doing it tough. Singing our way through 9 looking back at milestones, They want to know what Bishop Kay Goldsworthy Advent and Christmas celebrations and joys of life. It we believe about suffering, also means, of course, looking about minority issues, about Theological reflection: 10 Brenda Burney back over sorrows, griefs, euthanasia, about life and death missteps, as grace and God’s and heaven and hell. Editorial 10 loving abundance works in Beyond We are about to embark on human weakness. another Advent – those four God in the 11 Growing up isn’t just a weeks leading up to Christmas sex-ed classroom? matter of staying alive and childish ways when God chooses to take our Earth Care Card 11 getting older. It demands the fesh and live among us. The ability to refect on the life own way; it is not irritable or temptation to stay with the a child, I spoke like a child, I Faith and Work: 12 we live, the gift life is, and resentful; it does not rejoice thought like a child, I reasoned baby and to be caught up in Anthea Christian how we would like to use the in wrongdoing, but rejoices in like a child; when I became an nostalgia and day-dreaming time available to us. Growing the truth.” may be great, but that luxury Diocesan Calendar 12 adult, I put an end to childish up, becoming adult, maturing The setting for this poetry ways. For now we see in a is simply unavailable to us in – whatever word we use, the is plainly the revelation offered mirror, dimly, but then we will 2016. Bethlehem belongs to the same process is necessary us in the birth, life, death and see face to face.” real world in all its beauty and The Gippsland for communities, countries, resurrection of Jesus; namely Sometimes we need all its pain, and the Child in the Anglican families and individuals, as we that God is love and nothing reminding that faith is for manger calls us to walk with try to act beyond self interest, but love. And Paul is sure, as grown-ups, not just for him and struggle with him, to Member of Australasian Religious imagining the common good. we also can be sure, that such children. This means facing the take our courage in both hands, Press Association In a word, it is necessary that love is enough and more than world as it is, rather than as we to fnd our feet and to fnd Member of Community Newspapers Association of Victoria we grow beyond childish ways. enough, enough to sustain us in might wish it to be. One thing our voice. 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