The Anglican Church of St Philip's, O'Connor, Canberra, ACT, Australia
The vision of St. Philip's is to be a caring Christian community
which honours and embraces difference, and offers a place
to celebrate and grow spiritually in the Anglican tradition.
We have been asked to support a call for a bipartisan motion in our Parliament that would recognise 60 years of Palestinian suffering. See details at Nakba1948.html.
In your fax or letter, you might also mention a situation happening in Hebron. Orphanages run by the Islamic Charitable Society since 1962 are being raided and closed. A new orphanage being built has had its front doors welded shut!
See http://www.hebronorphans.blogspot.com/. Christian Peacemaker teams photographed a raid by the Israeli Army.
"I pray that none will be offended if I seek to make the
Christian religion an inn where all are received joyously, rather than a
cottage where some few friends of the family are to be received."
Hooker
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"Be not lax in celebrating. Be not lazy in the festive service of God. Be ablaze with enthusiasm.
Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God."
Hildegard of Bingen
New link to old photos:
http://www.stphilipsoconnor.org.au/photos/photo_display_126web.jpg Historical photos. Bishop Burgmann, Ted Buckle at the laying of the foundation stone. Larger photo at: http://www.stphilipsoconnor.org.au/photos/photo_display_126.jpg
A gift for Bishop George
Bishop George Browning and Margaret have suggested those who wish to make a gift in honour of their ministry donate to efforts to address poverty and empower women in Afar, Ethiopia, or to the work of the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Both programs are supported through AngliCORD. Please read this letter from Greg Thompson, the CEO of AngliCORD.
The Al Ahli Hospital performs a work of reconcilation, caring for bitter enemies in the same hospital ward.
Also read about the Anglican Board of Mission's Good Friday Gift to the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
Gaza Anglican Hospital Appeal
Funds are needed urgently for Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Funds will be used for medicines, food, trauma recovery and generator fuel.
Call AngliCORD on 1800 249 880 or donate online or download an AngliCORD donation form.
In his 2006 Christmas sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury quoted Gaza doctor, Dr Tabash, who said that all of this is important simply because "the poorest deserve the best"
Palestine
The Elders
The Elders of our global village are acting to bring the world together. "The Elders can be a group who have the trust of the world, who can speak freely, be fiercely independent and respond fast and flexibly in conflict situations." Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi are some of this group. Sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at EveryHumanHasRights.org.
What is happening in The Congo?
"A UN human rights expert has said she is shocked at the scale and brutality of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Yakin Erturk said the situation in South Kivu province was the worst she had seen in four years as special UN investigator on violence against women."
The Anglican Communion
A new newsletter (.pdf file) from the Anglican Communion office.
The Listening process
Worth noting
The Archbishop of Canterbury (Rowan Williams) on 'The Bible Today: Reading & Hearing'.: "my aim is a very modest one, to examine the practice of reading the Bible so as to tease out some of what it tells us about the nature of Christian identity itself. Because some of our present difficulties are, at the very least, compounded by the collision of theologically inept or rootless accounts of Scripture, and it seems imperative to work at a genuine theology of the Bible as the sacred literature of the Church."
Tears of the Oppressed, a christian human rights organisation.
Facing up to fundamentalism 01 Feb 2007: A description, analysis and response for the perplexed from Ekklesia
Shrinking our ecological footprint (from the Church of England).
The Cross. View from back carpark.
The site was first published on July 28th 2003.
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