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“We desire peace, true peace that comes about from understanding each other, respecting each other, appreciating each other, even if we may not agree with each other. Yet, that can not even begin to unfold if we don’t hear each other’s truth. Hear the voices of those who have been broken within the ‘so-called’ safe places of our Churches.”

Following lay conference, Synod moved quickly through many items of formal business, with significant motions

The great Walter Brueggemann who died last month, wrote that, “Sunday morning is the practice of a counter life through counter speech. The church on Sunday morning or wherever it engages in its odd speech, may be the last place left in our society for imaginative speech that permits people to enter into new worlds of faith and to participate in joyous, obedient life.” We are creating worlds with our words and the world we create matters. (+Jeremy Greaves)

Do you turn to Christ? Do you repent of your sins? Do you reject selfish living and all that is false and unjust? Will you by God’s grace strive to live as a disciple of Christ? These are not questions for ceremony alone. They are invitations to live with intention and with integrity. invitations to this daily decision to examine our words, our decisions, our direction and ask, are we aligned?

The Anglican Diocese of Melbourne has elected Bishop Ric Thorpe as its next Archbishop, an

Archbishop Geoff will lay up the Pastoral Staff on November 1 with the Board of Electors expected to meet this July to choose his successor.

Chair of NCAN Bishop Stephen Pickard has written: There are articles and information on the