Korumburra farewells Christians and From the Bishop The Abbey Feast Existentially bored? Jenny Ramage their bodies page 2 page 4 page 5 page 9 page 11 The Gippsland Volume 113, NumberAnglican 8, September 2016 Published in Gippsland Diocese since 1904 Janet Wallis inducted at Maffra Photo: Christine Morris Jan Down The Maffra Uniting Church minister, the Rev’d Sandra Houghton, and the Roman Catholic priest, Father Darren he Rev’d Janet Eryl Wallis was Howie, welcomed Janet on behalf inducted as Priest in Charge of of the wider church community in Tthe parish of Maffra on Thursday Maffra. Sandra Houghton noted that 4 August. there had been a combined churches Family, friends, Maffra parishioners council for a long time in the town, and others from Janet’s previous with churches supporting each other in parishes, as well as clergy from across many activities, including the annual the diocese flled the church of St John’s combined Palm Sunday parade. Maffra. Maffra church warden, Jeff Ordained deacon in 1997, Janet has Wheaton, welcomed Janet and her ministered in the parishes of Rosedale, husband Peter on behalf of the parish, Mirboo North and Leongatha. In 2014 saying Maffra was delighted to have she concentrated on conducting civil them. Janet has been locum in the funerals. Chaplaincy roles followed parish for the past few months. She at the Sale Specialist School and Grey responded with words of thanks Street Primary in Traralgon. both to Maffra and to the people Janet and her husband Peter moved of Traralgon parish, who she said to Gippsland from New South Wales in had nurtured her over the past couple 1987 when Peter was appointed Registrar of years. of the Diocese, a role he served in for The Rev’d Janet Wallis and her husband Peter, after the induction Janet expressed her hopes for the sixteen years. He is currently Practice future: “I long to see the church alive Manager at Breed Street Medical Clinic just returned from Europe, the bishop bold apostle, founding a community, and active in the community and in Traralgon. observed that people there were talking the people of The Way”. She reminded drawing people to know the love and At the induction service, Bp Kay about “before Brexit” and “after Brexit”. the congregation “We are all part of this grace of God. I look forward to the Goldsworthy preached on the apostle Bp Kay went on to say that when community and with all our frailties and fellowship of being in church together Peter’s “watershed moment” in the Jesus asked Peter “Who do you say fears, we can continue to proclaim Jesus and having the opportunity to walk gospel reading from Matthew 16: 13-23. that I am?” it was a turning point for Christ as Lord, and tell the good news of with people in their journey of faith. I She identifed some common Peter, as he declared that Jesus was the God’s reconciling love”. hope we will learn and grow together”. watershed moments or turning points in Messiah, the Son of the living God. She After the service, Councillor Peter Celebrations and fellowhip people’s lives, such as a wedding day, said that, as Jesus predicted, Simon did Cleary welcomed Janet on behalf of continued after the service, with the birth of a child, or a death. Having become Peter (the rock); he “grew into a the Mayor and the Wellington Shire. supper in the church hall. The congregation Sea Sunday, Port Albert of St John’s, Port Albert, celebrated Sea Sunday on Sunday 7 August. Port Albert, one of Victoria’s oldest sea ports, still has some working fishing boats. Andrea Fleming, CEO of the Mission to Seafarers, was the visiting speaker at the service held in the community hall. Jesus said: “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people”. (Luke 5:10) (See story, page 7) Cathrine Muston appointed to Anglicare page 3 From the Bishop TGA Index seemingly immovable prejudice or fear. Use proper tools, your From the Bishop 2 Spring cleaning Bible, prayer – both spoken and silent, seek forgiveness if you Cathrine Muston 3 should, clear your heart and appointed to Anglicare mind for the presence of God, for mission seek out the counsel of priest or Around the Parishes 4-5 Have you filled out your census people than ever before have spiritual mentor. form yet? Did you eventually marked the box No Religion over Remember the words of Odyssey House to 4 get online? Across Australia the same period. That category the first letter to the Church in partner with HREC people reported confusion and has increased from almost 19% Bishop Kay Goldsworthy Thessalonica, “In everything give frustration as the website crashed in 2006 to 22% in 2011. thanks, for this is the will of God Korumburra farewells 5 and the information meant to be Perhaps some see this shift and keeps us focussed not on the in Christ Jesus” (1THESS 5:18). Jenny Ramage recorded on Tuesday 9 August as the end for Christian faith in Spirit of grace alive and present, Find one thing every single day had to be delayed until people secular Australia. It’s useful to but on the grudges and gripes OSL Training and 6 of spring for which you can give could get back online or fill in a note though that it is a margin of day to day life in the company Fellowship day thanks. And do. Give thanks to God. paper Census form and post it. of only 3% across those years. of others. For health, or friendship restored, I had planned to be quietly Some of this change The philosopher Sea Sunday, Port Albert 6 “ Take the next or a new perception of the mystery at home, pen at the ready to will be due to the Alain De Botton in of God’s love in Christ. For a native From the Schools 8 complete our form. However due changing pattern swipe at an old his book Religion flower or animal. For the music and to the birth of a granddaughter of migration. Some for Atheists points and seemingly the colours of earth, sky, sea. For Rich Lanham: 9 a few weeks earlier than of it is due to the to the poverty of a abundance. Give thanks that you Solid Foundation anticipated I spent Census night movement identified immovable position which fails to can give. That you have enough. in another city. A number of by sociologist Hugh recognise the depths And then some. Reach out and tell Ann Miller: 9 new billboards had sprung up in McKay as SBNR, prejudice that religion offers the Christians and their bodies another person about how your life local shopping centres and other “Spiritual But Not or fear.” human community. has changed since knowing Jesus’ prominent places. The message Religious”. Some Tim Fletcher: 10 “Religion is above all forgiveness. Give thanks for the on them read, “Not Religious of it is due to the ways in which Timeless truths a symbol of what exceeds us and power of prayer to transform lives anymore? Mark no religion on the Christian churches have not an education in the advantages as the Holy Spirit wills. Editorial 10 the 2016 census”. adequately met the changing of recognising our paltriness. It God’s love for the people I have since been on the needs of people seeking faith has natural sympathies with all of Gippsland is real, true and Existentially bored? 11 website of the Atheist Foundation and meaning in a 21st Century those aspects of existence which unstinting. The challenge for of Australia to read more of their world. Some of it is the cost of decentre us: glaciers, oceans, those of us who know Christ’s Earth Care Card 11 message encouraging Australians past abuse and cover-ups which microscopic life forms, newborn power to save, to heal and to to mark No Religion on the 2016 have been the subject of scrutiny babies, the resonant language of bring new life is working out Faith and Work: 12 Census form. This isn’t the first since the late 1990s. Milton’s Paradise Lost. Being put how we can be better equipped Helen Mundy time that people have been And, I suspect some of it is in our place by something larger, to tell the story of his love in encouraged toward a no religion because those of us who are older, greater than ourselves is Diocesan Calendar 12 our communities. In parishes, option. However, it’s the first Christians; who meet around the not a humiliation; it should be schools, prisons and hospitals, time that the option to put No scriptures and share together in accepted as a relief from our encouraging those in our care Religion was placed as the first Eucharist, have either forgotten insanely hopeful ambitions for to grow in their discipleship and Gippsland The box in the list of possible options how to tell others that story of our lives”. help others to come to Christ is Anglican for that question. love and its workings in our lives This spring could be just the of utmost importance. There has been a marked or feel we can’t speak from under right season for all of us to do some No doubt come next April we Member of Australasian Religious change in how people have the weight of the shame of past internal spring cleaning. Get out will hear of the rise in numbers Press Association answered the question about sins, and bad behaviour.