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13Th April 1987 The Australian JOYCE HUGGETT, the best-selling English author is making a four-state visit to Australia during March and April. CHURCH Joyce Huggett is a wife, mother and its ministry counsellor and she has written, spoken and broadcast, both on TV and radio, on these related issues. Her husband, David, is rector of St. Nicholas' church in Nottingham, England, and together they created a Marriage Guidance Course for RECUR" clergy couples. Joyce has written widely Registered by Australia Post Publication No. NAR16 about relationships and deals with issues, especially sexual matters, in a very straightforward fashion. Joyce's books are among the top sellers in the UK. Joyce speaks regularly to student groups and conferences, women's groups Joyce Huggett Zulu warns of and rallies, leads retreats and conducts 9.30 a.m. — 3.00 p.m. Marriage Fulfilment Seminars and is For further details contact: Bruce currently involved in training counsellors Reddrop (03) 654 7360 in the church in Nottingham. SYDNEY 31 March to 6 April escalating violence The Huggett's Itinerary Clergy and Wives Workshop— Public Events Wednesday 1 April — SOUTH PERTH 18 March to 23 March HARBOUR Will not solve the apartheid problem Clergy and Wives Workshop — Friday 20 9.30 a.m. — 3.00 p.m. March at: The Conference Hall Contact: The Rev. Corbett-Jones WASHINGTON DC — Zulu King violence in South Africa today simply has Geoffrey Sambell Centre (02) 799 9311 Goodwill Zwelethini Ka Bhekuzulu has to be met by a deepening sense of 42 Colin Street, West Perth. Clergy and Wives evening session — warned that if apartheid in South Africa is commitment to non-violent means of 9.30 a.m. — 3.00 p.m. Wednesday 1 April — "finally defeated by violence" this could bringing about a fair and just society in For further details contact: Helen Stringer Contact: The Rev. Corbett-Jones lead to a full-scale tribal war. South Africa, I do so against an awareness (09) 321 5801 (02) 799 9311 Speaking in Washington, DC, to a select that time is running out for us. My BRISBANE 23 March to 27 March Clergy and Wives Workshop — Thursday group of the nation's top religious message of Christian hope is not a Book Signings and Seminars to be held 2 April — NORTH HARBOUR broadcasters, February 1, King Goodwill message of acquiescence. It is a message both on the Gold Coast and the 9.30 a.m. —3.00 p.m. stressed, "I do not believe that we could of urgency. Brisbane area. Contact: The Rev. Corbett-Jones possibly recover from such a war to be a "I pause to remind you that every time For further details contact: Grace Vine (02) 799 9311 free, democratic people". a Black is necklaced and dies that c/o Music Makers (07) 343 3580 St Andrew's Luncheon Club — 12 p.m. — While he called for a spirit of agonizing death, that for that Black the MELBOURNE 27 March to 31 March Contact: St Andrew's Cathedral reconciliation and non-violence in Church was too late. Every time violence Clergy and Wives Workshop — Tuesday (02) 265 1657 resolving the apartheid issue, he urged flares, for the people who were maimed 31 March at: St. Andrew's Clifton Hill Christians worldwide to "encourage and and killed, the Church was too late. The Radio Broadcast 2GB — Gordon Moyes fact that the Church has not done more 160 Gold Street, Melbourne — Sunday 5 April 9 p.m. sustain us as we face the terrible temptations of losing our souls in order exacts a price from ordinary people to gain the world." which is actually too terrible to explain in a way that people understand. King Goodwill, a self-described Christian, acknowledged that violence in "The world has been witness to the South African politics has reached an all- fact that democracy is not established by time high. While he sympathized with the barrel of a gun. It is also witness to Sydneysiders of al shapes and sizes enter the annual WALK AGAINST WANT which will the fact that the barrel of a gun does kill be held this year on April 5. Ring Community Aid Abroad on 264 2244 or 264 7817 for and "oppressed people's desire to strike back;' he deplored the use of violence- democracy." sponsorship books. Do something positive for the less fortunate people of our world. Donation enables project to begin in-particular the "hideous" use of the King Goodwill is the direct descendant "necklace", in which a victim is set afire of a long line of Zulu rulers, among them Scripture Union in Indonesia has been ministry is developing rapidly and there with a gasoline-doused tyre hung around Shaka Zulu, who was the subject of a asked to take over some existing are now 55,000 families using Scripture his neck. According to official statistics highy controversial television series aired Christian Fellowship groups in high Union Notes. Notes are produced for 250 people died by necklacing in the first in the United States in late 1986. Today, schools and to start to extend its ministry adults, teenagers and children and four months of 1986. King Goodwill reigns over the largest to the hundreds of high schools in that To replace inadequate buildings altogether this program involves 62 note The monarch admitted that ethnic group in South Africa, although The tally is increasing. Three new The Resident Minister, the Rev. Jerry) enormous country. writers. All these note writers attend "Christendom itself is divided about what actual political leadership of KwaZulu is VISION FOR GROWTH churches have Lowe, has been at Doonside since 197 Two new staffworkers with experience training courses every year and receive With his wife Elizabeth he has been Keston College, the research centre "pre-fab" which was designed to last only to do in South Africa." But he pointed out in the hands of Chief Minister now been completed and opened, the feedback on their materials. which specialises in the study of religion 10 years. as teachers are being appointed to that there will be no solution unless it Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a moderate who latest at Doonside. faithfully ministering in the area since then, building up the local congregation behind the Iron Curtain, is appealing for commence 1st April when this new , The General Secretary of Scripture includes a spirit of reconciliation. shares King Goodwill's commitment to In the course of his Presidential The Bishopsdown Trust has offered to schools work will begin. A donation from nonviolence. in the existing buildings which were old, £400,000 to extend its inadequate Union in Indonesia is Paul Hidayat who The king concluded, "When therefore I Address to the Synod of the Diocese of lend the College up to £200,000—an a friend of Scripture Union in Australia small and quite unsuitable as a centre for buildings and house new staff. himself has both a Bachelor's Degree in warn the Church that the spreading of Sydney last October, the Archbishop, the amount Keston would hope to repay as has enabled this work to be started and worship and ministry in a modern It is "an act of faith" says the College's soon as possible, to avoid interest Theology and a Master of Arts Degree. Most Rev. Donald Robinson sounded a Scripture Union will then need more gifts Paul was in Australia recently to give the cautious note on the VISION FOR context latest newsletter, because there is charges; and it is asking its supporters for from outside Indonesia for the first year "virtually no money in hand to pay for help. Bible studies at the Mount Tambourine GROWTH building program. The members of the congregation have until Indonesian Christians become more (Q1c1) CMS Summer School. He keenly been anticipating the completion fresh building projects". A great deal of Referring to the completion of the new The address for donations — and for aware of the strategy of Christian commented that there are thousands of of their new church and see the potential rebuilding has been carried out already in Menai church at that time he said: "Thus full details of the appeal — is Keston fellowship groups in schools. people in Indonesia who still do not read recent months "at heavy expense". Seventeen religious prisoners released only one new church building has been for starting new and innovative forms of College, Heathfield Road, Keston, Kent, Scripture Union with the help of their Bibles and who's understanding of ministry including possibilities such as a One urgent need is the replacement of BR2 6AB. completed to date under our VISION FOR donations and loans from the their faith is very limited. There is a great Late last year rumours started prisoners were prepared to sign this. pre-school, coffee mornings and an the present "research block" — a 1946 GROWTH program. When Bishop Barry Movement's International Development job to be done and the door is wide open circulating in the Soviet Union of a Dissident sources in Moscow point out addressed the Synod 100 years ago, he expanded youth ministry. Fund and the East Asia Pacific Regional for Indonesians to minister to other possible amnesty for political prisoners. that this seems to be a face-saving device was able to report that nine new Jerry) Lowe is now anxious to use the Council has been able to acquire a Indonesians. He called on Christians in Early in February it became known that a for the Soviet authorities, obtaining churches had been opened in the new church as a spearhead to Australia and New Zealand to back him building which will be its base for both its review of the sentences of those signatures from those who would never Diocese that year.
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