In his Charge to the twelfth General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia in Brisbane today, the Primate of Australia, Archbishop Peter Carnley AO, emphasised unity as the key to the Church fulfilling its historical mission. In doing so, he contrasted constitutional developments in the Anglican Church of Australia with the achievement of the Australian Federation in 1901.
23 July 2001
The 2001 General Synod will discuss a wide range of current social and religious issues, including: - Building reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - Exploring the consecration of women bishops - Improving the church's response to sexual abuse - Discerning the future of ordained and lay ministry - Reviewing the Doctrine Panel's homosexuality report - Reaching out with the Gospel to the Australian community in an age of anxiety.
18 July 2001
The churches of Australia have a history of welcoming refugees to Australia particularly since the 1930's when Jewish organisations began settling people who had escaped from Nazi Germany.
12 July 2001
Sydney's Anglican Archbishop-elect, Canon Peter Jensen, will be consecrated bishop and inaugurated as the eleventh Archbishop of Sydney, and the Metropolitan of NSW, tonight, Friday 29 June, at 7.00pm in St Andrew's Cathedral.
02 July 2001
In his inspiring inaugural sermon, the newly installed Archbishop of Sydney encouraged the crowded congregation in St Andrew's Cathedral to look to the Lord Jesus Christ and to trust in his promise, 'surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age'.
02 July 2001
"First, I want to stake my life on the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. That's the agenda; that's the news as far as I'm concerned. The main contest today in the world in which we live is a contest between the men and women who think that this world is all there is.
15 June 2001
Canon Peter Jensen, principal of Moore Theological College, has been invited to be Archbishop of Sydney.
05 June 2001
The Rev Peter Kurti, was named today as the next rector of St James', King St in Sydney. He follows the Right Rev Richard Hurford, who was recently appointed Bishop of Bathurst.
02 June 2001
This is just a note to go with the statement of the Church of Melanesia Council of Bishops on the current Solomon Islands political and economic crisis.
30 May 2001
The attacks on the Solomon Islands Christian Association (SICA) by the Prime Minister and other members of the government are entirely uncalled for.
25 May 2001