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ORDAINED ministry began for me as Chaplain to the Colombo Prisons. Capital punishment was a part of

the punitive regime. The ministry also included chaplaincy to the children’s hospital, the home for destitute people and being assistant priest in a parish.

There was no orientation to the prison system, no training to deal with criminals or their families. The Bishop, in his letter outlining the appointment, declared that as a priest my primary responsibility was not to be a “counselor, a social worker, an advocate for prison reform, a prison guard, a moral reformer, or a person involved in corrective services. You are to be to this community a priest, a bearer of Holy words in prayer and pastoral care, in preaching and teaching; a bearer of Holy symbols in the water of baptism, in bread and wine, in the oil of anointing – you are to be a priest that makes the common, the violent, the disturbed, the darkness ‘holy’. You are a bearer of Christ, the wounded one, to a community wounded and broken. You will require the discipline of daily prayer to remind yourself that the extraordinary power belongs to God and not to you.

“Chaplaincy to the children’s hospital will give you a different perspective. Look for the wounded Christ in a community that aches for healing. You will see the pain of parents and families, doctors and nurses as they respond to the cries and laughter of children. Let their pain touch your soul and learn anew what it is to bless children in the name of Jesus.

“Chaplaincy to those who are disabled, intellectually handicapped in a refuge called ‘The Home for Incurables’ will bring you face to face with a community who know how to love, for they have learned to choose what gives life in the midst of rejection.

“And you will bring this world into the parish as you preach, pray, and as you preside over the holy mysteries.

Being a raw recruit to these adventures in ministry the wisdom of the Bishop gave me much food for thought. I began to see that the ministry described as ‘chaplaincy’ as a common call to costly discipleship exercised in exile:

Exiles are driven back to their most dangerous memories, their recollections of the promises made by Jesus and his daring agenda for human society. Exiles are prepared to practice a set of dangerous promises, promises that point to the kingdom. Exiles will mock the folly of the world by offering a dangerous critique of a society wracked by greed, lust, selfishness, and inequality. And finally, exiles will sing a repertoire of dangerous songs that speak of an unexpected newness of life.

Walter Brueggemann, Cadences of Hope: Preaching among Exiles, Westminster John Know, Louisville, 1997, p134

Chaplaincy, be it in prisons, hospitals, schools, universities, aged care facilities, caring agencies, mental health institutions or in the mines, industry and work places is to be bearers of dangerous memories, promises, critiques and songs. And parish ministry, lest we forget, is indeed a chaplaincy to a community that is perceived by the rest of the population as ‘strangers’ who bear the marks of those in exile.

The Church is a cross-shaped community in exile – bearing resurrection hope.

The Most Revd Roger Herft, AMArchbishop of Perth

The October edition of the Messenger has a focus on chaplaincy, described by Archbishop Roger as ‘ministry in exile’ as he invites readers to reflect on what it means to live the common call to costly discipleship. Bishop Allan Ewing’s article ‘A long line of selfless giving’ uncovers the origin of the word ‘chaplaincy’, and offers an image of this ministry as it has been, as it can be, and as it is. Dean Spalding delves into the world of surf chaplaincy, while David Bradbury opens a window on the ministry of FIFO chaplains in mining communities in Western Australia, and Eric von Dietze and Alex Jensen address chaplaincy from the perspective of theological educators.

Regular contributor Alison Gilchrist delves into sports chaplaincy, and Elizabeth Smith invites readers to consider the similarities and differences between chaplaincy and parish ministry. In The Australasian Religious Press Association Awards for Excellence 2014, the Messenger received two awards - best column to David Wood, and a silver award for a social justice article. While this is pleasing, award winning isn’t our aim. We hope that contributions by all our writers enrich your life and faith. This month we welcome a contribution from the Locum Tenens Dean, The Very Reverend David Richardson OBE. David brings a wealth of experience as former Director of The Anglican Centre in Rome, addressing himself to ‘Reconciliation and receptive ecumenism.’

As the October edition goes to print, news of Australia’s military involvement in Iraq is in the headlines. It is already too late to include a contribution from any of our Defence Force chaplains, but please pray for them each day, and for the men and women and children in their care. I am sure we are already committed to prayer for the ancient churches of Iraq, so cruelly persecuted, and for all other innocent victims of brutality and violence. Bless your peace-makers, O Lord, and may we be numbered among them.

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Editor’s note Ministry in exileThe Most Revd Roger Herft AM, Archbishop of Perth

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Table of Contents and Editor’s Note 2Archbishop – Ministry in Exile 3The Revd Alison Gilchrist – Unexpected opportunities 4The Revd Dr John Harris – Noongar Gospel 5The Revd Dean Spalding – Surf Chaplaincy 6Archbishop in solidarity with persecuted Christians 7Philip Goldsworthy – Chaplains in WAASA Schools 8The Revd Dr Erich von Dietze &

The Revd Dr Alex Jensen – Practical wisdom in transition places 9

The Revd Dr David Wood – With God in God’s suffering 10The Revd Dr Elizabeth Smith – Sprint or marathon? 11The Revd Mark McCracken –

Pastoral support at every level 12Kathryn Eaves – YouthCARE chaplains benefit the

whole community 13Cathedral 14-15Adrian Pree – St James’ Anglican School on track 16The Revd Dr Philip Raymont –

Enquirers’ program seeks to be Flexible 17News 17The Very Revd David Richardson OBE – Reconciliation and receptive ecumenism 18-19The Revd Peter Laurence – Worship in School 20The Revd David Bradbury –

Workplace Chaplaincy at FMG 21The Revd William Thomas – From hostility to healing 22Bishop Allan Ewing – A long line of selfless giving 23Purple Patch 23The Revd Kathy Barrett-Lennard –

Retirement Service for The Revd Trish McLevie 24Order of St Luke Healing Ministries 24Hamish Milne – Leadership training for parish officers 25Jocelyn Ross OAM – Nor’West Postcard 26Book review – Jesus the Child We Worship –

Ted Witham 27CD Review – Songs for the Sea 27Books Reviews 28-29Movie Review – Hector and the Search for Happiness 30Anthony Howes – Theatre 31Bishop Peter Brain – Our Rich Liturgical Heritage 23 32Crossword – Officetober 33Where to Worship 34Classifieds 35

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IN ST George’s Cathedral on Sunday 31 August, the choir sang, “Ngala boorda yanganan Birdiyar”, the ‘Benedictus’ in the Noongar language. The service celebrated the first time the Noongar people of Western Australia have part of the Bible, Luke’s Gospel, in their own language.

Milestones in this service will go down in Christian history. Tom Little’s reading of the Gospel was the first Gospel read in an Aboriginal language in an Anglican Church in WA. The choir singing the Benedictus was the first singing of an Anglican canticle in an Aboriginal language. “The very fact of hearing my own language as scripture, and as music, was absolutely sensational,” said Tom.

Tom’s mother, Lorna, and her sister Vivienne Sahanna, both Noongar women, began the project, approaching the Bible Society in 1999. The Revd Dr John Harris, Director of the Translation Division, appointed himself as their Translation Consultant.

Vivienne led the group including her sisters, Lorna and Joanna, her nephew Tom and other members of their extended family. The volunteers worked with John Harris for 15 years on the translation. Despite illnesses and the deaths of Lorna, Pastor Len Walham and linguist Wilf Douglas, the Gospel of Luke is finally in the language of the people.

“Even though Noongar people read English, it’s not the language to which their emotions, their feelings and identity are attached,” said John. ‘Even those who don’t speak Noongar well know they are Noongar people. The English Bible is the language of the invader.”

Tom says having a Noongar Gospel gives him a greater sense of ownership of its message. “It’s our language. I see it and I say, ‘That’s my language, and it’s the gospel’”

After the service, John Hardy, a Bible Society Director, presented Vivienne with the Elizabeth Macquarie Award, the Society’s highest honour for dedicated voluntary service.

“YOU’re a what?” the puzzled young man asked, and there began a journey to engage in a whole new set of perspective-changing

endeavours. At the time I was part of the multi-faith chaplaincy team, one day a week, at a further education college with an enrolment of some 18,000 in a large UK town.

What I realised then was just how little the general populace knew about chaplaincy, and how appreciated it was. As the years progressed, and I later became the chaplain to a top professional rugby league side, I began to see clearly just how diverse the roles of chaplains can be.

So, very quickly, what are chaplains, what do they do and who might they be? There are many different kinds of chaplains. Many are volunteers, though some are ordained clergy, and others, such as many of the chaplains that work for YouthCare in WA, are not ordained but trained specifically for their post. Chaplains can be within a hospital, in a shopping centre, at a mine site, a sporting club, a school or college, in a prison, with an ambulance team, on a ship, in the offices of a multinational company, for the police, in parliament; they are on the streets of Northbridge at weekends. In fact they can be almost anywhere.

What is exciting as I write this, is that as a diocese we are in the midst of a process that will enable more Anglicans in WA to be trained and licensed into such a ministry. Synod will provide some feedback.

And finally a quick story about the unexpected opportunities arise when we are open to what God might do through chaplaincy.

The Revd Dr John Yates writes: “A few Saturdays ago I was privileged to pray before the grandstand at the Belmont races. The occasion was the National Jockeys Remembrance Ceremony, a yearly event where the racing industry stops to remember the over 850 jockeys who have lost their lives on Australian tracks, plus all those injured and disabled. This was one providential opportunity to keep the memory of the name of God and Christ before the general population. With a father who was both a professional jockey and horse trainer, this rough and ready culture is one I appreciate and somewhere

Jesus would be at home in today. Whilst questions were raised about whether “church rules” allowed me to have a “flutter” i.e. a bet, I was treated with respect and even hosted into the members area. One bloke who called me over shouted a beer proceeded to converse about the passion his deceased father had for the things of God. All in all this was a very positive experience. This is a community in great need of a pastor. Please pray that the Lord will raise up someone who can shepherd this part of his flock with tenderness and challenge.”

Who is a chaplain? ……. Maybe YOU ARE!

Unexpected opportunitiesThe Revd Alison Gilchrist | Parish Priest Bassendean | Diocesan Evangelism Enabler

Noongar GospelThe Revd Dr John Harris | Bible Society

Street chaplains at work in a city centre

John Hardy (Bible Society Director), Vivienne Sahanna, The Revd Dr John Harris (Translation Consultant)

Vivienne Sahanna

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THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has spoken up in support of the persecuted Christians of Iraq and the Middle East. He says: “The horrific events in Iraq rightly call our attention and sorrow yet again. Christians and other religious minorities are being killed and face terrible suffering. What we are seeing in Iraq violates brutally people’s right to freedom of religion and belief, as set out under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is extremely important that aid efforts are supported and that those who have been displaced are able to find safety.” Archbishop Welby called on other nations to open their doors to refugees from this conflict, and asking that the international community document human rights abuses being committed in northern Iraq so that future prosecutions can take place. “It is important and necessary for the international community to challenge the culture of impunity which has allowed these atrocities to take place,” he said.

“With the world’s attention on the plight of those in Iraq, we must not forget that this is part of an evil pattern around the world where Christians and other minorities are being killed and persecuted for their faith. Only this week I received an email from a friend in Northern Nigeria about an appalling attack on a village, where Christians were killed because of their faith in Jesus Christ. Such horrific stories have become depressingly familiar in countries around the world, including Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

“We must continue to cry to God for peace and justice and security throughout the world. Those suffering such appalling treatment in Iraq are especially in my prayers at this time.”

After praying with Middle East church leaders, the Archbishop also spoke out in solidarity with Christians and other minorities being persecuted in the Middle East. "A new situation has arisen which creates a state of emergency in the Middle East for Christians and other religious and ethnic minorities. The recent increase in violence and aggression has resulted in gross violations of the fundamental rights and freedoms in the region.” The Archbishop pointed to the Middle Eastern origins of Christianity, calling on all Christians to stand in solidarity and prayer with their brothers and sisters who seek to practice their faith and belief in lands where they have been a continuing presence since the beginning of Christianity.

The Archbishop pointed out that the Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity, and home to indigenous Christian communities that have been an indispensible part of its history. He acknowledged that despite the challenges, Christians in the region were and are a stabilising and reconciling presence. Today, particularly in Iraq and Syria, they are at great risk from violence fostered by extremist ideologies which no longer see them as being part of the future. The Middle East is in

desperate danger of losing an irreplaceable part of its identity, heritage, and culture.

"We are seeing an extreme religious ideology that knows no limits in its persecution of those who are culturally or religiously different,” said the Archbishop. He called for those who promote this intolerance to be challenged and the perpetrators of violence to be held to account. “The suffering of those who bear the brunt of its terror requires us to act and bear witness to their plight, whatever ethnic group or religious minority they come from. We must provide relief and safety for those displaced and in fear of their lives, in consultation with our partners in the region. We must also bring pressure to bear on those who can provide security to those affected.

"In meeting and praying together, we give thanks for our brothers and sisters as they continue to live their Christian faith with strength and perseverance. We commit to continue to stand with them in prayer, to speak for freedom in the persecution for Christians and all other religious communities and those of no faith who live as minority groups across the region.

"To our brothers and sisters in the Middle East, we use these words: We 'share with you in Jesus the persecution and the kingdom and the patience and the endurance.' (Revelation 1:9)"

Adapted from the website of the Archbishop of Canterbury www.archbishopofcanterbury.org

LAST week at St John’s Bookshop in Fremantle, I found a re-release of Tim Winton’s Land’s Edge: A Coastal Memoir, illustrated with Narelle Autio's stunning coastal photographs. Reading Winton’s memoir elicited the thought that if Australian Christians could develop a truly incarnate and indigenised expression of Christianity, the cultural script of that faith would have to acknowledge our largely coastal existence-the gleam of sun on water, the sting of salt and sand, the rhythm of waves. One association which works to foster just such an authentic expression of Australian Christianity is Christian Surfers Australia. The movement’s vision is ‘A Christian presence and witness in the Australian Surf Community.’

Christian Surfers Australia had its beginnings in 1976. The majority of groups which joined the association have existed since the 1980s. Each of these has sprung up out of an individual or group vision for reaching their local surfing communities, with a sense of God’s prompting and provision.

In the mid 1990’s, Christian Surfers Australia took a more serious focus, and began to see God call people to part-time and full-time service. A staff strategy was formed as part of a CSA restructure, with legal and financial accountability structures. A further development was when Jay Pinkster was appointed as Australia’s first Chaplain to Surfers in 1998.

In the past two years, CSA has greatly increased the number of trained chaplains in regions of every mainland state of Australia, with fifty chaplains having been trained.

Throughout the year, Christian Surfers Australia, drawing upon the training made available by the ‘broader’ association, Sports Chaplaincy Australia, runs a Certificate in Sports Chaplaincy. This is a three-day course, open to anyone interested in getting involved in Sports Chaplaincy, for existing chaplains or people that simply want to add to their missional skill set. Abe Andrews (Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour & Australasian Regional Chaplain) is running the courses in partnership with Christian Surfers. Qualified trainers from SCA also travel to each state to contribute.

Christian Surfers WA has missions in Albany, Busselton, Scarborough and Geralton. Steve Bailey, National Director of CSA, works at the national headquarters in Busselton, although his work takes him all over Australia and overseas-to any coast where there are waves and surfers!

The reason I think it important that large denominations like the Anglican Church be aware of, and involved with ‘parachurch’ and multidenominational associations like CSA and SCA, is the important role they play, not only by providing opportunities for the advancing of

the kingdom of God and proclamation of the Gospel, but also in providing young Christian leaders (in their late teens, twenties, early thirties) with positive experiences of mission and ministry, with quality training, professionalism and enthusiasm.

In those decades of my own youth I learned a lot about mission, ministry and evangelism through leadership at Christian holiday programs and camps run by organisations like Scripture Union Family Mission (SUFM, formerly CSSM) and the Evangelisation Society of Australia (ESA). These are associations of vibrancy and authenticity, and I believe they fill a gap for those decades of youth that institutional denominations like ours have often not engaged well. These associations also provide a graduated ‘scale of commitment’ in which young, working Christians can test their ‘inklings’ of vocation to ministry, prior to the considerably larger step of presenting to the Archbishops Examining Chaplains for discernment of vocation to ordained ministry.

If you are interested in becoming involved in Christian Surfers Australia or Sports Chaplaincy Australia, check out on the websites - www.christiansurfers.org.au and www.sportschaplaincy.com.au

Archbishop in solidarity with persecuted ChristiansSurf ChaplaincyThe Revd Dean Spalding

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Christian Surfers Work Crew at Margaret River Pro led by Andy Pitt


THE main requirement for a Christian chaplain is easily

described. It is Christian faith with practical wisdom. While that sounds simple, it is a big task.

Most chaplains work in places of transition, from which people move on sooner or later: schools, universities, hospitals, prisons and many other places. It is the chaplain’s calling to meet people in their particular need while they are there.

Different places will have people with different needs: students and staff at a school have very different needs from patients and staff in a hospital, for example. A chaplain in a school deals with a community of learning and maturing young people, and ministers to corresponding pastoral needs. A chaplain in a hospital ministers to people who are sick and anxious, to concerned relatives and friends, and to those grieving. Institutions are places to which people come, usually in order to get to somewhere else; they often have highly transitory or temporary populations where change is one of the few constants. School students may stay for some years, while in a hospital most people stay only for days or weeks and rarely months. Each setting requires very different attributes and skills from the chaplain. A good school chaplain may not make a good hospital chaplain – there is no such thing as a generic chaplain.

Different places obviously require different ways of unpacking the Gospel. In order to discern which way is appropriate in each situation the chaplain needs wisdom. She or he needs to have knowledge integrated with experience, and be able to discern what is appropriate in any given situation. Chaplains work as bridges between the institutions in which they serve and the church, so they require skills in both while often feeling that they are working on the edges of each. Chaplains have a unique ministry to the ‘outsider’, and therefore play a significant role in Christian hospitality.

To be able to fulfil this demanding role, the chaplain needs to be secure in her or his faith, and grounded in the Christian tradition. Secure in faith, because the chaplain will encounter other expressions of Christian faith and different religions, and will be asked to minister appropriately to people from those traditions. A chaplain who is secure in her or his faith will not seek to be the centre of attention, and can focus on accompanying others on their journeys. Grounded in the Christian tradition, the chaplain needs to be able to bring out treasures old and new from the storehouse of biblical, theological and spiritual tradition, using these in life-giving ways.

Chaplains, therefore, need to know the tradition as well as contemporary theologies, and have them

well integrated in their own spirituality and praxis of ministry. For all this, chaplains deal not in theory but in practical theological wisdom.

Erich von Dietze, who has many years of experience as a university chaplain, suggests that chaplains need to be seen in four different ways simultaneously: professional service provider, bearer of the sacred, bringer of compassion, and translator - able to connect people to faith and faith to people. This means that the role will always be challenging, and that the integrity of the chaplain in managing the role is key. Chaplains are highly visible signposts of the Gospel in their communities.

To cut a long story short, chaplaincy is not an innate skill set; it is learned, often through years of experience, on the basis of in-depth theological learning.

Murdoch University offers a course directed at chaplains, and those who may want to explore a calling to chaplaincy. This is a Postgraduate Diploma, which can be completed in one year full-time or two years part-time. It is available on-campus for students who prefer to attend lectures and seminars, and also in an on-line mode. It combines practical experience with coursework in theological and applied disciplines, and the discipline of theological reflection facilitates the integration of theory and praxis, laying a solid foundation for a lifelong journey of growth in practical theological wisdom.

The course has already received enthusiastic responses from students, and is continuously being developed to provide the best possible preparation for ministry in the great variety of places where chaplains serve their neighbours and the Kingdom of God.

AS ONE who is not a Chaplain in our Anglican schools, yet who has worked very closely with them for over 25 years, an article I read

recently from our sister organisation in the USA, the National Association of Episcopal Schools [NAES], resonated very strongly with me. This article was entitled ‘The Nine Lives of Chaplaincy’. I have adapted the following version of it into an Australian context, highlighting the multi-faceted role through which chaplains minister in our school-based communities of faith.

The priestly/prophetic life – chaplains offer worship with and for the school community, and keep the Christian message and school ethos at the forefront of the School’s life and strategic planning.

The collegial life – often chaplains are clearly among colleagues, yet may not always be of them. A chaplain’s role in many schools is a solo one, so time to network with other chaplains, clergy and mentors is essential.

The pastoral life – chaplains along with Principals and all who work in schools are charged with the care and nurture of the young and not so young; but who cares for the carers?

The teaching life – even if not timetabled for Religious Studies (by whatever name it is called in each school) or in another subject area according to their expertise, with all the responsibilities of their teacher colleagues, chaplains have a ministry of teaching with students during worship or class times, as well as among the staff and other adults who form the whole school community.

The administrative life – chaplains mark rolls, fill in forms, complete reports, write articles or addresses, and undertake mandatory professional development sessions such as for Child Protection.

The denominational and multi-faith life – chaplains minister among people of diverse beliefs, or none, in highly urban or more rural communities, often across parish boundaries, as well as exercising integral ministries in their Diocese.

The relational life – school chaplains share the joys and sorrows of the people among whom they minister, as does any other chaplain or parish priest; they work with people they are called to love, whether they find them easy to like, or difficult to like.

The spiritual life – prayer and meditation, reading the Scriptures, theology or other relevant disciplines, sustaining their own faith journey, seeking spiritual direction, or going on retreats.

And finally, but by no means least …..

The personal life – Chaplains are also husbands, wives and partners. They are mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, daughters, sons and grandparents. They, too, need time out to refresh and recharge; to follow their dreams, or just their team.

All these lives are lived in the one person, among school communities of students and staff, parents and old scholars who in the twenty-first century number well into the thousands. Consider becoming one of them, if that is your calling. Certainly everyone is encouraged to hold our school chaplains in prayer, and support them as they are able.

Practical wisdom in transition placesThe Revd Dr Erich von Dietze | Manager, Research Ethics, Murdoch University and The Revd Dr Alexander Jensen | Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology, Murdoch University

Chaplains in WAASA schoolsPhilip Goldsworthy | WAASA Executive Officer & ASC Director Mission and Planning

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With God in God’s sufferingThe Revd Dr David Wood

Sprint or marathon?The Revd Dr Elizabeth Smith | Mission Development Coordinator

ONE priest who has worked both in school chaplaincy and in parish ministry described chaplaincy as a sprint and parish ministry as a marathon. Both are strenuous, but in

very different ways.Chaplains usually work in highly structured environments: school, prison, hospital, Defence Force base. They have little control over the way things are organised. Bells or sirens sound to divide up the day, visiting hours are controlled, clear chains of command apply. Creative chaplains find ways of connecting pastorally with people in the gaps as well as through the official channels. Respected chaplains may have some influence at the organisation’s decision-making table when they are included for the special insights that people of faith bring to the wellbeing not only of individuals but also of the organisation. Chaplains don’t just hold an individual’s hands in a personal crisis; they also listen to the heartbeat of the whole system. Sometimes they may speak about their concerns, even challenging the values or practices of the organisation. This prophetic, truth-telling ministry can be costly, as many organisations are resistant to criticism from within. Sometimes the chaplain may be regarded as just another paid employee, rather than as a spiritual authority with an independent and indispensable perspective. We can pray for our chaplains as they perform their balancing act of accountability to God, solidarity with the Church, responsibility to their non-Church employers, and spiritual care for all who come to them.

Parish clergy usually work in less structured environments. Parish priests have to develop their own local patterns of work, prayer, study and community

engagement. Their time can be consumed by running the systems of the parish, whereas a chaplain likely works in a larger world where others are paid to take care of rosters, curriculum, provisioning and finance. Creative parish priests find ways of exercising spiritual leadership, being the local practical theologian as well as the local pastor. They paint pictures of what a local congregation can become with the Holy Spirit’s help: not just a warm and welcoming small family of faith, but the active hands and passionate heart of God in the local community, and a generous provider of resources, both human and financial, for mission beyond the parish as well as within it. Parish priests are not merely servants of the local church as it is; they are also co-creators of the church as it needs to become. They invite their people to embrace – or at least not to block – new ideas, new programmes, new and sometimes risky initiatives. Unfortunately, as times grow tough, parishioners sometimes grow more cautious and demanding rather than more adventurous and generous. We can pray for our parish clergy as they keep stirring congregations to evolution or even revolution for the sake of the Good News.

Marathon runners need stamina, and companions for the long haul. Sprinters need energy, and recovery time after intense effort. Chaplaincies and parishes need each other’s respect as mission partners, never competing but always mutually affirming their different roles.

IT IS surely a curiosity that the cross is still so commonplace in today’s Australia, where people of all faiths and none live side by side, in what has been called the most godless place on earth. Driving around Perth, however, we are hard-pressed to count the white-painted crosses planted by the roadside. These white crosses speak, they tell stories, and they give rise to questions. Whose life came to a shuddering stop here? Who planted this cross with tears? Who feels impelled to mark this place of death as a sacred site? Who keeps it in good repair? Who keeps refreshing the flowers? For all that we are undoubtedly a post-Christian society, is the cross of Christ still our default position in time of tragedy and loss? Does some residual corporate memory remain, the fruit of twenty Christian centuries, a shadow buried deep down in our collective conscious of what took place once upon a time on a lonely hill?

Perhaps, mysteriously, this tenacious legacy continues to shape us - at least in extremity, at least in moments of deepest suffering and despair, at least when we come face to face with mind-numbing horror, when gazing broken-hearted into the abyss. If there is any truth in this, then part of our task today as Christ’s friends and witnesses is to welcome and reverence such inarticulate acts of faith and hope and love. It is all too easy to sneer at them, to dismiss them out of hand, seeing token crosses as little more than meaningless superstition, totally inadequate fumblings in the dark. Sneering, as if the cross belongs to us and not to them, is all too easy for insiders like ourselves, much easier than entering hand in hand with the broken hearted into the bewildering blackness, carrying whatever little sparks of light we have. Sharing such hard-won insights from the cross of Christ requires of us patience and humility, demanding every drop of compassion we can muster. Yet we know in our bones that we can go into the darkest places if we keep our eyes on the cross, on this instrument of torture and shame made glorious and victorious by the love which offered itself there. For the cross is first and last about self-sacrifice, about self-oblation, about self-giving, about self-forgetfulness. It speaks of the death of the tyrant ego after the pattern of Christ, who, although he shares equality with God, empties himself, divesting himself of the tyrant ego, refusing to place himself at the centre of the picture. The life and ministry of Jesus and the manner of his dying are

all of a piece, and essentially about the real otherness of the other. The cross has supremely to do with being able really to see the wide world and each human neighbour for the first time, really to see and really to serve one another, because our vision is unclouded by self-obsession. The cross turns back the procession where everything is coming to me, setting me free to go out of myself to meet you where you are. Instead of waiting greedily to see what you offer me, I can now risk making myself a gift to you, opening my heart and my hands in the sure knowledge that only those willing to lose their life ever find it in the end.

As Bishop John Taylor says: The saga of cosmic evolution is now seen to resemble the old Roman hippodrome where the chariots raced down one length, then swung in a sudden, perilous turn before beginning the run home to the starting point. Self-interest was the drive which carried all forms of life on to the end of the first lap. We speak of turning points in human history, but the living and dying of Jesus has, in fact, been the only one. Up to that point history ran straight on. But the-man-for-others reversed the old law of ‘each for himself’, and revealed the deeper principle which from the beginning was always at work in the midst: that in order to continue to be one must be a gift, an offering.

If we are to remain human and go on to those higher levels of sensitivity toward which the Creator Spirit is inexorably drawing us, we must range ourselves with God in God’s suffering. This emphasis on remaining human and becoming more human could hardly be more central in a world where children are systematically beheaded, schoolgirls kidnapped and raped, and whole communities wiped out simply because they live under the sign of the cross. Christ’s disciples are not sent out to sell religion like vacuum cleaners to those who haven’t bought one yet, any more than our primary mission is to keep the church in business. On the contrary, insofar as we spread the faith and inject new life into the church it is because we are ambassadors of the new humanity we see so clearly in Jesus, not because we are peddlers of some fix-all product. This new humanity means first, of course, that we ourselves are being transformed and transfigured as we come closer and closer to Christ the human one, the man for others.

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HOW does one person provide chaplaincy support to more than 700 staff and volunteers, coming

from a diverse background of interdisciplinary approaches and based all over this great State of Western Australia? On top of serving as the Church partnerships coordinator for the Diocese of Perth and Anglicare WA?

Well, the short answer is that you don’t. Chaplaincy, like parish ministry, is about providing the necessary encouragement and resources for the people to offer pastoral support and encouragement to one another and the community they serve.

For me a chaplain is my personal grievance officer in life! No organisational strings attached but there for me, my thoughts, values and the path I choose. Esben (Street youth work)

At Anglicare WA we see chaplaincy – pastoral support – as being offered at every level of our organisation: between colleagues in the office; from managers and coordinators to their teams; backed up through our Employee Assistance Program which offers outside counselling; enabled by the Anglicare WA values of Compassion, Responsiveness, Inclusion, Empowerment, and Leadership; and across our organisation in the work of our Chaplain.

Where there are joint Anglicare WA and Parish centres and activities, for instance in Balga, Hilton and Albany, there is also mutual chaplaincy offered by and to parish clergy and lay people in their connection to Anglicare WA staff.

I remember how you made yourself available to attend my country, a place where I grew up and how you connected all the churches and the Noongar Community. You did this not only because it fitted within your role, you did this because of who you are. You gave your ears, and listened deeply to the sad plight of my community as they articulated their losses to you. I’ve heard the stories of several of my colleagues and their connections to you during their journey, and through some very rough periods of their lives. Josey (Aboriginal services)

We have a rich tapestry of mutual care and support, and the chaplain takes a privileged part in that network. As chaplain I can move freely within our organisation to offer ‘no strings attached’ support and encouragement to our people. I can pray with those who ask for this ministry, listen with those who are feeling unheard, advocate when asked. It is a remarkable opportunity to offer such a ministry in such a free-flowing way.

At Anglicare WA we work hard to stand beside individuals, families and communities as they strive to move from surviving, to coping, to building to thriving. This is as true in our agenda for our staff and volunteers as it is for our work in the community. Chaplaincy is one crucial theme in that agenda.

Our Chaplain has been an extraordinarily valuable resource – not just in times of trouble, but during times of joy and celebration. The reflections that he offers enables a spiritual peace that is unique within a frenetic workplace. He provides informal support and guidance, and creates an objective ‘safe zone’ within the organisation. I personally cherish the deep values based conversations that we have, and believe that his presence adds a ‘richness’ to our organisation. Amanda (Senior Staff)

Pastoral support at every levelThe Revd Mark McCracken | Chaplain, Anglicare WA

YouthCARE chaplains benefit the whole communityKathryn Eaves | YouthCare

YOUTHCARE provides pastoral care (chaplaincy) and values education (Christian Religious Education) to public schools throughout Western Australia.

Our chaplains refer people to extra support when necessary and run programs to promote positive cultures in schools. The support of the Anglican Church in WA, along with our other member churches, continues to be pivotal for the work of YouthCARE.

We recently welcomed the announcement by the Federal government that its funding commitment to the National School Chaplaincy Program will be offered through the states and territories. The WA Minister for Education, Mr Peter Collier MLC, has confirmed that WA will participate in the program.

Archbishop Roger Herft has spoken in praise of school chaplaincy, saying, “It is gratifying to find that the Federal and State Governments have taken cognizance of the positive role of chaplains in state schools. In Western Australia the worth of the presence of a YouthCARE chaplain is well proven – principals, school councils, parents, staff and carers have observed the quiet and

efficient ministry offered by chaplains who serve with humility and grace.”

At Hannans Primary School in Kalgoorlie, Chaplain Betty Lewis runs programs such as a lunch time craft club to give students a safe place to go during their breaks. Betty is seen as a vital part of the school community.

“Knowing that someone is there to lend an ear, provide support, talk things through and provide a safe place to work through solutions has let the chaplaincy program become an indispensable part of school operations,” says Hannans Primary School Principal Kylie McLerie.

YouthCARE is looking forward to making a difference in the lives of young people in 2015 and beyond.

Minister for Education Peter Collier MLC with Betty Lewis (r) and Kalgoorlie chaplains


THERE are two fulltime chaplains within the Dept of Fire & Emergency Services. The Salvation Army has been providing the chaplaincy service there for over twenty years. DFES has 29,000 emergency services volunteers across the state and 1,120 career fire fighters between the metropolitan area and four regional cities. The chaplains are available 24 hours a day to provide understanding, support, and compassion regardless of what religious beliefs are held by members. In the role of providing pastoral care, the chaplains offer physical and emotional support as well as spiritual. They attend incidents involving major trauma, such as road crashes, to support the DFES personnel at the scene, and they will also assist any relatives or members of the public who may be there. Where incidents occur in the rural areas of the state, the chaplains follow up personnel by telephone to check on their wellbeing after the incident and can travel anywhere in the state to visit in person if required. They work closely with psychologists and welfare officers to try and prevent or alleviate critical incident stress affecting personnel after attending traumatic incidents. The chaplains also assist with welfare issues after house fires and provide a support role during the bush fire season. Where members are affected by illness or loss of family members, the chaplains will offer grief support, pastoral

care, hospital and home visitation to the members and their immediate family if requested.The chaplains also participate in official DFES functions such as station openings, boat blessings, and memorial services, and are available to undertake religious ceremonies for all DFES personnel including, weddings, dedications, and funerals. The role of chaplain within DFES is extremely varied in its activities and unpredictable as to when and where support is required. Whilst the role contains exposure to considerable trauma, this is greatly offset by the sharing in the daily lives of the personnel and staff of the Department.In WA it is fire-fighters especially who enter intro traumatic and dangerous circumstances. The Perth Hills bush fires of January this year saw all DFES personnel working selflessly in very trying conditions.At 5pm on Sunday 26 October St George’s Cathedral welcomes staff, volunteers, chaplains, and other personnel of the Department to a special service, where we offer thanks for all that emergency service workers do. Members of the public are most welcome to the service, and to the reception, which is hosted by the Department.

AND specially from every shires ende Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende, The hooly blisful martir for to seke…Five churches in our Diocese are dedicated to Archbishops of Canterbury. Three (in Bayswater, Lynwood, and Como) are dedicated to St Augustine, who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in 597, one (in Kingsley) to St Anselm, Archbishop from 1093 to 1109, and one (in Willagee-Kardinya) to Thomas à Becket, Archbishop from 1162 to his martyrdom in 1170. Thomas is the ‘hooly blisful martir’ in Chaucer’s text above from the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales. Another English bishop, Swithun, 7th century Bishop of Winchester, is patron of our church in Lesmurdie.Two of our churches are dedicated to English martyr-kings: one (in Hilton) to Edmund, 9th century king and martyr, and one (in Wembley) to Edward, 10th century king and martyr. Another martyr is the patron of our church in Highgate – St Alban, the first British martyr.Four religious from the north of England are honoured with churches in this Diocese: the Venerable Bede (Beechboro), Hilda (North Perth), Aidan (Byford), and Cuthbert (Darlington). Hilda also has an Anglican school, as do the Englishmen John Wollaston and John Septimus Roe.

The explanation for this is, of course, ethnic. Most of the first Anglicans to settle in this area were English, migrants from the United Church of England & Ireland (until 1871) and then from the Church of England. It was natural for them to dedicate churches to saints from their own country, providing comforting familiarity in an unfamiliar and often difficult environment, yet also suggesting that the Christianity they brought with them was somehow bound up in the Englishness which they also brought. In the Diocese today, the English-born are in the minority. Recent dedications such as ‘Holy Wisdom’ and ‘Grace’ reveal an Anglicanism which transcends race and nation.At 3.30pm on Sunday 12 October at St George’s Cathedral, the Precentor gives an illustrated talk on the lives and cultus of these English saints whose names are familiar from the churches in our Diocese. This is followed by Solemn Evensong of St Edward the Confessor as the day is the Eve of his Translation (13 October 1163 and 1269), which is in turn followed by a drinks reception. For catering purposes, please let the Cathedral office know if you will be attending, on [email protected] or 9325 5766.

Fire! Fire!Charlie Watson | Associate Chaplain, Department of Fire and Emergency Services

From Canterbury to Kardinya

IN PERTH the chaplains of the Order of St Lazarus are The Reverend Dr John Shepherd, Bishop Don Sproxton, and Bishop Brian Kyme. In union with the Patriarch of Antioch, the Protector of the Order, the chaplains support members of the Order in their work for the underprivileged of society through prayer and counselling. The beginnings of the Order can be dated from the foundation of a leper hospital by St Basil outside the north wall of Jerusalem in the 4th century. It was organised as a military and hospitaller Order in 1098 in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, the goal being to treat victims of leprosy. St Gerard took over the hospital about this time and is widely regarded as the Founder.

In 1100 King Henry I of England made a grant of money and property to the Order, and in 1115 recognition it was given by Pope Pascal II. From this time Knights of other Orders, such as the Templars, transferred their allegiance to the Order of St Lazarus.

Despite the devastating invasion by Saladin in 1187, the Order continued to care for lepers in succeeding centuries in the Holy Land. In 1308 King Philip IV of France placed the Order under his protection. In 1793 the Grand Master became King Louis XVIII of France.

In 1837 the Greek Melkite Patriarch of Antioch became Protector of the Order, and led chaplains in many Commanderies to minister to Lazarites in countries across the world, including Australia. In 2008 factions within the Order were united in a world-wide Obedience whose members minister to charitable institutions such as ministries to homeless youth.

The Patron Saint is St Lazarus of Bethany, brother of Mary and Martha. At the same time, the Patron Saint of Lepers is the Lazarus in the parable told by Jesus, who begged at the rich man’s gate. Both of these figures are important in the spirituality of the Order.

At 5pm on Sunday 5 October members of the Order gather at St George’s Cathedral for their annual service of thanksgiving, at which one of their chaplains usually preaches. This year they are joined by members of Lions Clubs from the Perth region. Both organisations are involved in many charitable works, and those interested in finding out more about the Order or the Lions are very welcome to the service and reception.

THE healing ministry is among the most important of the ministries of the church, but often misunderstood. There is in the Gospel a clear understanding of the importance of wholeness; this is what we are invited to seek on the Christian journey. In the Order of St Luke we do not reject medical intervention, or the God-given advances in medicine, but at the same time we seek a holistic approach. We see the interconnections between body, mind, and spirit. We see how physical health is affected by emotional and spiritual unease or dis-ease. All healing is God-given. God’s will is always that we should be whole –healed, strong, holy in mind, body, and soul. God’s love is the source of all healing. We have all seen extraordinary healing as the result of prayer. But we are always conscious of the difference between healing and cure. Healing may mean the restoration of a person to peace of heart and mind, a deep sense of contentment, and an ability to lead a full and satisfying life within physical constraints. When a condition does not respond to treatment we do not see this as God refusing to heal, we see it as part of the human condition; we pray for strength, courage, peace of mind, and hope in the infinite love of God for all eternity.

Very many conditions are a matter primarily for medical doctors. But some ailments are more amenable to non-medical healing than others. Also, we all know that non-medical healing can help forward any medical treatment and should never be regarded as a “last resort.” We are all of us a unity of interdependent aspects: body, mind, and soul. Most doctors, and all the good ones, recognise this.

The Church has an important ministry of healing. There should be no conflict between medical science and spiritual healing; both are channels of God’s healing powers. God gives us the skills of the healing professions. In the Order of St Luke we offer support through prayer and care, in the ministry of both clergy and laity and in the sacraments.

At 5pm on Sunday 19 October members and friends of the Order, from both Perth and Bunbury Dioceses, gather at St George’s Cathedral for Solemn Evensong of St Luke. All interested in the work of the Order are invited to join us in this service of thanksgiving and at the ensuing reception.

The Order of St Lazarus of JerusalemBishop Brian Kyme

The Order of St LukeThe Very Revd Dr Stewart MacPherson | Chaplain, Order of St Luke, Bunbury


St James’ Anglican School on trackAdrian Pree | Foundation Principal

EIGHT months on from the Blessing of the Site in February by Archbishop Roger Herft AM, St James’ is finally starting to look like a school. The building is nearly at lock-up, with the final components now falling into place. The builders, Metrocon, have worked tirelessly to keep the project moving along and we are hoping to see the building completed for handover at the beginning of December.If you haven’t driven recently to Alkimos and down

Graceful Boulevard, you may be surprised that the school has risen from the dirt, and that the area is a hive of activity with earthworks progressing and tradesmen toiling under the massive structure which will be our first School building.

Student enrolments from Years K-6 are filling fast, with the magical one hundred passed a few weeks ago, and Kindergarten class number two fast approaching capacity. Staff have been

contracted, furniture is ordered, uniform sizing kits are being made up and all systems are in place for a smooth start to 2015.

Between now and then we hope to see work commence on the Chapel of St James, which will become the spiritual home for both the School and the Parish of St James when it moves to Alkimos around the middle of next year, and will also be an outreach centre for Anglicare.

Another exciting development is our latest agreement with Chris Howard at Northern Beaches Cycling who is keen to set up our very own Cycling Academy based at St James’. This will hopefully line up perfectly with the exciting possibility of cycling facilities that may be coming to Alkimos soon. The St James’ Racing Team (SJRT) will hopefully soon be seen on our roads in the distinct orange, blue and white jerseys. This is just one of the exciting new projects we are hoping to run from St James’ Anglican School.

Adrian Pree outside St James’ Anglican School under construction

Stage 1 of St James’ Anglican School, August 2014

Enquirers’ program seeks to be flexibleThe Revd Dr Philip Raymont | Chair, Examining Chaplains

HAVE you ever thought God might be calling you, one of your friends, or a member of your worshipping community to be a deacon or

priest, and felt that it would be impossible for that “stirring” to be investigated further because the Enquirers’ Program of the Diocese took place at an inconvenient time?Given that the Archbishop’s Examining Chaplains’ Committee is prayerfully hoping to conduct two Enquirers’ Programs next year, members of the Committee are keen to conduct the Program using different modes of delivery. Instead of week night provision over a two month period, they trust it might be possible to offer intensive mornings or afternoons over a small number of weekends, thereby providing

more accessible participation for others; be it due to factors of employment, family circumstances or location in rural areas or outer suburbs. The Committee is open to considering any number of options, even moving the Program from venue to venue.

For these possibilities to become a reality, the Examining Chaplains need more people to come forward to speak with them about a vocation to ordained ministry. Our prayer is “Come, Holy Spirit, and stir up within our Diocese a fervour amongst many more to play their part in the building up of God’s Kingdom and the spread of the Good News of Jesus Christ as clergy.” If you wish to follow up, please make contact with the Revd Dr Philip Raymont (9377 9245 or [email protected]) or speak with your local priest or chaplain.

OCTOBER 2014 NEWS

CLERGY APPOINTMENTS

The Reverend Onesimo Yugusuk Priest-in-Charge, Heathridge 01.09.14

LOCUM TENENS

The Reverend Prue Littleton Turquoise Coast-Dandaragan-Eneabba 09.08.14 – 31.08.15

The Venerable David Ingleson Fremantle (half-time) 18.08.14 – 28.02.15

The Reverend Debbie May Fremantle (half-time) 18.08.14 – 28.02.15

The Venerable Michael Pennington Murdoch-Winthrop 01.09.14 – 31.03.15

The Reverend Tony Trethowan Lakelands 01.09.14 – 28.02.15

The Reverend Peter Dunk Woodlands-Wembley Downs 07.09.14 – 31.12.14

The Reverend Bill Hawley Royal Perth Hospital 10.09.14 – 12.09.14

ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD

The Reverend Galal Bashir 18.10.14

The Reverend Christine Duke 18.10.14

The Reverend Dr David Skirving 18.10.14

The Reverend Debora Spencer 18.10.14

RESIGNATIONS

The Reverend Abilene Fischer Priest-in-Charge, Guildford 25.09.14

The Reverend Sally Buckley Rector, Esperance January 2015

The Reverend Ric Payne Priest-in-Charge, Moora 01.01.2015

The Reverend Debbie May Chaplain, GFS 09.09.14

RIP

The Reverend Cec Hodgson 21.08.14

Mrs Ann Shevill, widow of the late Bishop Ian Shevill AO 26.08.14

Abbot Michael King, Camperdown 28.08.14

Mrs Laurel Muston, wife of Bishop Ged Muston 02.09.14


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Reconciliation and receptive ecumenismThe Very Revd David Richardson OBE

TWO years ago on the Feast of St Peter and St Paul 2012, the choir of Westminster Abbey was in Rome in the great Basilica of St Peter, built

over the presumed burial site of the saint. The Abbey Choir had come to sing with the Pope’s own choir, the Capella Sistina, at the Papal Mass. John Hall, Dean of Westminster, and other Abbey clergy were also there, dressed in startling scarlet, and seated prominently in the basilica. Scarlet is a sign that the Abbey is a royal foundation, while in Rome only cardinals wear scarlet, so the abbey clergy blended seamlessly with the ranks of cardinals in attendance - although the latter had more lace! Westminster Abbey, that archetypically Anglican community, had been given a place at the heart of the Roman Catholic Church.

These were moments without precedent. Never had the Capella Sistina sung with any other choir, and now they were paired with an Anglican choir, Anglican and Roman Catholic together in harmony after centuries of discord. And the invitation had come from the Pope himself, one fruit of the Papal Visit to Great Britain in 2010.

Those two events – Benedict XVI’s visit to the Abbey and the Abbey’s visit to St Peter’s – constituted a genuine ecumenical exchange and a genuine earnest of what full visible Christian unity might look like. It would not be a monochrome church; it would be one church, but immensely rich in its diversity, and not afraid of that diversity but celebrating it.

Such moments are few and far between; disunity, conflict and isolation characterize so much Church history and Church life at both macro and micro levels, and from the earliest days of Christianity. And whereas we might be tempted to think there should be no conflict, that the expression ‘Christian conflict’ is an oxymoron, Jesus seems to assume that conflict in Christian community is normal and natural, and should be dealt honestly and compassionately. Sad as it is to admit it, honesty and compassion do not always characterize church conflicts.

Matthew 18 has Jesus providing a method of conflict resolution that seems very reasonable, but recognizes that some disagreements are so deep that reasonableness cannot ease them. ‘If the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a gentile and a tax collector.’ Of course the ‘church’, that body of believers bound by faith in the crucified and risen Christ was a future reality for Matthew’s Jesus, a community not yet founded, so in this anachronistic reference to ‘church’ we discern one

of the deep concerns of Matthew’s community, a deep desire for unity.

But what is the message of the reference to gentiles and tax collectors? Is it that if we’ve checked all the boxes for responsible church conflict and still haven’t been successful in solving it, we are permitted with relief to shun the troublemakers, to cast them out? ‘Treat them as gentiles and tax collectors’, says Jesus, and we know how they were treated by their contemporaries, but how did Jesus treat them?

When he told the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector praying in the temple, Jesus emphasized the Pharisee’s pride and self-satisfaction in contrast with the tax collector’s pained and private acknowledgement of sin. To treat a fellow church member like a tax collector might then be to realize that beneath a façade of combativeness, that person might be hiding a great deal of pain and regret over his or her own actions in the conflict. Jesus says it was this tax collector who went home justified rather than the devout Pharisee. Should we not look for the hidden self of the person with whom we are in conflict and have our compassion awakened, discovering that we ourselves are in danger of praying like the Pharisee, proud and certain of our own righteousness? Oliver Cromwell wrote to the synod of the Church of Scotland in 1650: I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ; think it possible that you may be mistaken. We do well to heed him.

Zaccheus was a chief tax collector, yet Jesus invited himself to dinner at his house. So, when Jesus says that people are to be as tax collectors it may not be a way of rejecting them at all. Maybe we are encouraged by this example to share table fellowship together, most importantly at the altar. That is a biblical message for ecumenism!

Matthew, one of the apostles, was himself a tax collector. Jesus called him straight from his cash register to discipleship. Jesus treats tax collectors with mercy, with invitation, with curiosity, and with an eye toward their potential for growth and service to the Kingdom.

And what of gentiles? One gentile encounter Jesus had was with a Syrophoenician woman whose daughter he initially refused to help, saying that the food for the children of Israel cannot be given to the dogs. Her response, ‘Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table’ convinced him to change his mind. Jesus was not afraid deeply to listen, and to be changed by what he heard.

Then there was the centurion who sought Jesus out to heal his servant. He admitted that he was not worthy to have Jesus under his roof, but said that if Jesus would but say the word his servant would be healed. Jesus immediately extended healing to the servant, and marvelled at the centurion’s faith.

So the gospel gives no license to ostracise troublemakers, to let silence and distance be the arbiters of church conflict. Jesus’ instruction to treat the ones who seem to be the most far gone and uninterested in reconciliation like tax collectors and gentiles actually opens a whole array of creative and surprising paths toward reconciliation, toward seeing the best in one another, toward achieving healing even centuries after we no longer remember what made us so angry and drove us apart in the first place. Treating others like tax collectors and gentiles is a path of gentleness, hope and potential.

Jesus concludes his instructions on conflict resolution within the church with the words, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’ How we choose to treat one another when the

going gets tough has consequences that far outlast the questions that are the current lines in the sand which we have drawn. We have power to bind and to loose. We can perpetuate the binding of each other into separate camps and polarised positions, and we can loose each other out into a world without the benefit of Christian table fellowship, and deepening divisions for years to come. Or we can loose ourselves from our pride, and our ever-present need to be right. We can loose one another from assumptions and stereotypes and bitterness. We can loose our church communities from their fear of conflict. And then we can bind ourselves together with the unbreakable love of Christ, a body tested, refined, healed, diverse and flourishing with new life.

The current ecumenical buzzword in ecumenical studies is ‘Receptive Ecumenism.’ It recognises that no one church has the whole truth, and that each of us can learn and needs to receive from the gifts and traditions of the other. Ask not, says receptive ecumenism, how can I help you be better? Ask rather, what do you have that is lacking in me?

This is what we are about.


Fresh look for St Peter’sAlan Gray & The Revd Georgie Hawley

MANY readers of the Messenger are regular parishioners in a local Anglican Church. Worship for you is most likely to take the form of a Prayer Book Eucharist on a Sunday morning.However, with the circulation of Messenger across Anglican agencies and schools, the majority of readers probably experience Christian worship most often in a variety of other forms and not necessarily on a Sunday.Most Anglican schools in WA are fortunate to have a Chapel that lies at the heart (spiritually if not physically) of its campus. Whether it is grand or humble in size, old or new, sandstone or brick, stand-alone or part of another complex, the Chapel provides a place for worship and reflection, a place to encounter God. For most students and many families and staff members, worship at school is their time to worship their God.Our school chaplains do an outstanding job in making worship something that is joyful and relevant to a different generation than most of us who read the Messenger. This is not an easy task. I recall my teenage days, and they were not times when I was particularly attuned to ‘matters spiritual’. Faithful chaplains proclaimed the love of Jesus and offered worship each week, whether I was grateful for such opportunities or not! Today, I am grateful they did. Today, faithful chaplains continue to proclaim the

love of Jesus and lead worship in our schools, week in and week out, year in and year out.Sometimes our students have the opportunity to worship God on a grander scale. Such an occasion arose a few weeks ago. Students from across the Anglican schools of Western Australia came together in St George’s

Cathedral for a contemporary liturgy, led by some of our school chaplains. In word and song, with a sermon from Archbishop Roger and a choir comprised of students from across the schools, it told the story of the founding of the Church in WA, and the place of our schools in the mission of the Church. Some 200 Anglican school leaders joined our students to see the Cathedral filled to capacity. The delight in the faces of students and adults alike was extraordinary. It wasn’t a Sunday Eucharist, yet in every way those present participated in a wonderful act of worship.People often ask me if students in our schools should be compelled to participate in what is a Christian act – worship. My answer never changes… absolutely – yes! Providing young people, families and staff with a variety of opportunities to encounter God is at the heart of the mission and purpose of an Anglican school. Chapel services and other worship opportunities are key to this core purpose.So I give thanks for the special ministry our school chaplains offer. Maybe you sense a call to such a ministry also? I encourage you to pursue that call, speak with one of our chaplains, one of the bishops, your local parish priest or me. God knows that we need women and men who are called to and chosen for schools ministry. In the 1980s I was fortunate that my bishop and parish priest recognised this calling in me, and encouraged me to pursue it. The rest, as they say, is history!Every reader of the Messenger can pray for our school chaplains. Their ministry is unique in the Church and, as for all priests and deacons, has many challenges. This month, give thanks to God for the ministry of chaplains in our schools. Students, staff and families are truly blessed by this sacred ministry of presence amongst them.

God, guide our Anglican schools. Bless those who lead, those who teach, and those who learn, so that our schools may continue to grow and flourish as places of learning, community and faith, and be a witness to the world around them. Amen.

Left: JSRACS Chaplains and servers, 25th Anniversary Eucharist, St George's Cathedral. Middle: Guildford Grammar School Chapel Centenary. Right: School Chaplains together in worship

Worship in schoolsThe Revd Peter Laurence | CEO Anglican Schools Commission WA

Workplace Chaplaincy at FMGThe Revd David Bradbury | Chaplain, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

TRADITIONALLY workers in the Australian mining sector have only been able to access pastoral care through local church groups or itinerant ministers. The difficulties with this is the remoteness of some mine sites, access to get onto the sites and the availability of those called and qualified to be Chaplains. In many cases local churches or itinerant ministers have led the way and have done so at their own expense. To fund chaplaincy and make it accessible for all their employees is one of the innovative ways that Fortescue embraces its family values. Ask yourself how many companies in your town or city fund chaplains in their workplace?

In January 2012 Fortescue directors, concerned about the wholeness and wellbeing of their employees, stepped out in faith and committed to providing pastoral care for their employees through chaplaincy. They wanted all who set foot on Fortescue soil – board members, employees, contractors, consultants, visitors and their loved ones – to

have access to a chaplain.

Today Fortescue has eight chaplains who pastorally care for the 12,000+ employees and contractors 24/7 where they work 365 days a year, one at Fortescue Centre in Perth, six FIFO (fly in, fly out) who minister across the exploration

camps, mine sites, rail and port infrastructure, and one relief chaplain covering when the other chaplains are unavailable.

As workplace chaplains, we provide pastoral care by building relationships walking alongside whomever God brings us into contact with at their pace regardless of the individual, situation or circumstance.

By being available in the workplace we loiter with intent, present in the moment. To do that we have to be where the workforce is, mingling as part of the fabric of their daily lives on site. It may mean wearing HiVis or a suit, circulating in the dry and wet mess (dining facilities and taverns) and attending the gyms, social events, crib huts, wharfs, train out-loads, workshops, offices and villages.

Our first step is simply to “be”. By being present with the employees, a face they recognise and trust, we create a space where they can feel safe to tell their story. Listening as their story is told, no judgment or fix-it advice, the chaplain shows they value the other as a child of God, unique and loved no matter who or what they think they are. Then, when invited, we support them and their loved ones in whatever ways are appropriate to the situation. Often the support required is what we do as Christians. We offer to pray with them or for them. Something I found surprising at first is that most expect us to pray and are upset if we don’t offer. Others find it hard to pray with us, but still want us to pray for them. Very rarely have I been told they don’t want my prayers. I have been told “I don’t believe in your God”, to which I respond “my God believes in you”.

Another aspect of pastoral care that can be forgotten in the workplace is to celebrate life and the joy of being alive. Under the pressure of production targets, budgets, family commitments and responsibilities, sharing God’s love in a smile or kind word can be the saving grace that a chaplain brings to the situation, a light that can dispel the darkness. Having access to all areas of the business and being engaged in its nuances, chaplains are able to gauge the cultural and spiritual wellbeing. We can recognise emerging trends and the consequences of action and inaction, and advise management of concerns so they can be proactive.

FIFO offers a creative space for chaplaincy. I have not encountered anything as a workplace chaplain that I haven’t as a parish priest, prison chaplain or school chaplain, or as a son, brother, husband and father. Human beings are human; we have all been given freewill and are designed to learn from our mistakes. I also believe we all desire the loving relationship God offers. I don’t find anything different in FIFO workers. People are people. However what I have found in FIFO is that the separation, isolation and golden handcuffs of higher disposable income often accentuate or bring to light the negative aspects of our relationships that we otherwise choose to avoid or ignore. What FIFO can give to those who use it creatively is a space to ponder their relationships so they can mature and grow.

Chaplain Donato adds:

What a privilege it is to be part of the daily experience of the thousands who comprise the Fortescue family, and to have the opportunity to be alongside the men and women who make up this dynamic and constantly evolving lifestyle of FIFO with its challenges and blessings. There is one significant fact which distinguishes the role Chaplains have from the general workforce. Chaplaincy is not our job it is our vocation, our calling under our great God to give pastoral care and support, and where the opportunity presents, to encourage people to link into their local faith community for ongoing care and support in their home environment.

Chaplain Rod writes:

It would be good to set up links with parishes where FIFO workers’ families live. For example, I was surprised at just how many people FIFO from Dongara. While many of these families have little to no contact with the local church, it is proper that the parish be aware of them and their needs, and have a means to help when needed.

FMG chaplains From left to right: Bernard (RC), Rod (Ang), David (Ang), Dianna (UC), Joe (ACC), Lorelle (Bap),

Donato (Ang), Gillian (RC)

Chaplain Donato presiding at the memorial service on site for the

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A RANDOM act of kindness lies at the heart of the word “chaplaincy.” The legend is that, while serving in

France, a young Roman soldier who had recently become a Christian came across a beggar. The poor man was nearly naked, so the soldier, Martin, took his sword and cut his cloak in two, giving half to the beggar. That night Martin dreamt that he encountered Christ clothed in the remnant of his cloak that he had given away. This profound experience of God had a strong influence on the eighteen year old Martin, who became one of the great religious leaders of the fourth century.

St Martin became Bishop of Tours in 371 and he served as Bishop until his death in 391 at the age of 75. After his death the remaining fragment of his cloak became a holy relic kept in the Abbey at Tours. The kings of that region held that the relic had great significance; it was used for swearing oaths and was even carried into battle as a sign to the army that God was with them.

The fragment was called a Capella (little cloak) and the priest who kept the Capella the capellanu. When not with the army, the Capella was retained by the capellanu in a capella, or small church. In time, all priests serving the army were known as capellani, from which the French word chapelains and the English word chaplain are derived. This short linguistic story makes the vivid connection between the chaplains who serve

today in so many different ways and a fragment of a cloak cut down to provide comfort to a person in need.

The heart of the service of a chaplain continues this same selfless response to the needs of others. For those who may be far from an understanding of Christian faith, the chaplain offers a godly presence where that person is. Like the beggar that Martin met, those who encounter chaplains have no need to visit church or chapel, for the chaplain will meet them where they are, without judgement or partiality. The chaplain must, therefore, always be about the business of God, for their faith is never mediated by buildings or easily understood religious images. Whether on a school sports field, in a hospital ward, on a mine site or in a foxhole, the chaplain lives as those the chaplain serves live. It is in 'their' place that God is made known.

The godly gift of the chaplain will always be to direct those encountered to a relationship with Christ, offering a living example of Christ's acceptance, compassion and healing presence. Today, the abundant variety of chaplaincy service shows how the God's love continually seeks to reach into the daily lives of all people. And the willing service of so many chaplains draws directly on a continuing line of selfless giving that can be traced back to a young 18 year old on military service in France around the year 334, and beyond that to Christ himself.

IT IS hard to believe that I have been connected with St Bartholomew’s House for seven years. My first introduction to St Bart’s was on St Bartholomew’s Day in 2007. I was

asked to spend some time at St Bart’s at their Brown Street Hostel. This first encounter has led me from being a volunteer to having a part time position to eventually being the full time Anglican Chaplain for St Bart's. For me the essence of being a chaplain is to be a Christian presence, to be the body of Christ on the earth. I also think this is the call for all of us as Christians. To be a Christian presence involves being available, being attentive to the other and being able to listen to the other's story. I do take Sunday services for a small congregation in the “Quiet Room” at St Bart’s Lime Street, but most of my ministry looks less religious, less liturgical and less structured, and it happens in places that do not look at all like a church or a chapel.Sometimes as a chaplain you are able to travel with someone who is not Christian but who wants to explore their faith. This was true of one of St Bart’s former residents. I will call him John, but that was not his name. When he came to St Bart’s he was a very angry man. He had had an upbringing where religion was used as a control system for him and his family. He had no desire to

talk to a priest or chaplain. In fact he went out of his way to say how much he despised people who were religious. At our first meeting he let me know that he wanted nothing to do with my services.However over the time he stayed at our old Brown Street Hostel he sat in on a few of the discussion groups I was involved with. At first he was very negative and spent his time making derogatory comments about anything to do with faith. However over time, he must have felt safe enough to tell his own story of his life and upbringing. As time progressed he spent a lot of time talking about his own spiritual experiences. He talked of experiences he could not understand or explain and was usually too embarrassed to discuss in public.John has left the organisation but I feel that in the time he was with us he was able to heal some of his hurts. The last time I heard from John he had re-established contact with family members, he was still exploring his spiritual side and he had a feeling of contentment about his life.I believe this story demonstrates the importance of chaplaincy. We are involved with those of Christian faith, other faiths or no faith. We are there to listen and not to judge; we can facilitate discussions on faith by invitation of the other or to offer opportunities which they can choose to accept or not; and importantly we are there to offer Christ's love through our actions and deeds.

From hostility to healingThe Revd William Thomas | St Bart’s Chaplain

A long line of selfless givingThe Right Revd Allan Ewing | Bishop of Bunbury

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A WONDERFUL crowd of 80 family and parishioners packed St Paul’s church in Koorda to celebrate the retirement of The Revd Trish McLevie on 10 August. Among the congregation were past clergy The Revds Ray Yates and John Muller.

Bishop Tom Wilmot preached about courageous discipleship and helped the congregation reflect on the nature of following Christ. Referring

to Trish’s sacrificial ministry, the congregation were encouraged to be courageous disciples in their own setting, recognising the unique challenges of life in a wheatbelt town.

Koorda CWA and Catholic Ladies provided a delicious luncheon which was enjoyed by all.

Trish has led the congregation of St Paul’s, supporting The Revd Norma Metcalf (Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Dowerin/Wyalkatchem) for the past thirteen years,

conducting morning prayer and funeral services.

Married to Bob, Trish has lived all her married life in Koorda, and has been an active member of Red Cross, CWA and Koorda Book Club.

We give thanks to God for Trish’s 80 years of life, for her valuable contribution to the life of the Koorda community and for her gentle wisdom and faithfulness which she has generously shared with rural Anglicans. Happy retirement Trish!

ON SUNDAY, 7 September 2014 at 2.30pm at St Andrew's Church, the Chapters of Perth, Melville and Canning River assembled for the presentation of a State Life Membership Certificate for Western Australia to be made to The Revd Charles Brookes. The presentation was made by Canon Frank Watts, with the State Secretary Dorothy Seales and State

Treasurer Jeanette Masters in attendance, along with the State Committee Members, Margaret Pickering and Beryl Shooter.

IN BAPTISM, we are all called to minister using our own gifts and talents. Under the power and

authority of Jesus we are co-workers with him in the salvation and transformation of the world. Lay people in our parishes whose ministry includes serving as a parish office-bearer need training that equips and enables them. It gives lay people an opportunity to live out the lifelong call of baptism and contribute to the ongoing mission of Jesus Christ; both to serve and to give.

The Mission Plan, Daring to live God’s promises, describes our ‘core purpose’ in these terms: “We are a people called to worship God in Christ and by the power of the Spirit to share radical love with the world, building communities of hope, healing and transformation”. To help achieve that core purpose, there are three Key Mission Areas (‘proclaim, worship, serve’). Those Key Mission Areas are supported by two ‘enablers’: Inspirational Leadership and Life Giving Systems and Structures.

Developing inspirational leadership across the diocese is reflected in the strategic plan of Wollaston Theological College, which identifies its particular core business as being “to provide education, formation and training programs that prepare people for Anglican Ministry”. But ministry is not just ordained ministry, and preparation is not just theological. So, in the spirit of enabling the mission of the diocese and preparing all kinds of people for ministry, over 80 Anglican leaders gathered at Swanleigh on a chilly Saturday morning in August for a “Parish Officers’ Training Day” organised by Wollaston Theological College and conducted by senior lay staff of the Diocese.

The training essentially provided information about the roles and responsibilities of parish Wardens and Treasurers. The vast majority of those present and the main audience for the training were lay people, but those clergy in attendance reported that they had also learned much from coming along.

The Ordering of Worshipping Communities Statute can be quite intimidating, let alone the whole Code of Statutes, so an orientation to the OWC Statute was in order. Hamish Milne (Registrar and Director of Diocesan Services and Education) and Ian Ludlow (Director of Facilities Management) gave a presentation highlighting the rights, responsibilities, powers and duties of the various roles and entities in a parish. The various

Handbooks were also identified, along with how to access them on the diocesan website.

Ann Witt (Director of Finance) joined in the second session that covered property-related responsibilities, delegation of authority and authority limits, the various Annual Returns (and their importance!), and an update of recent insurance-related projects.

For the third session, the group split into two. One group, the Wardens, heard about Occupational Health and Safety. The other workshop, for Treasurers, was an interactive discussion session encompassing Annual Financial Returns, development of a parish financial statement template, and GST/BAS. Beth Burrow (Finance & Projects Manager) joined Ann Witt to deliver that workshop.

This was the third such training day in 18 months. The next one will be in February 2015 (tbc). Consistently, the feedback indicates a thirst for this information, and Wardens and Treasurers also benefit from their interactions with each other when they come together from around the diocese.

Leadership training for parish officersHamish Milne | Director of Education, Wollaston Theological College

Retirement Service for The Revd Trish McLevieThe Revd Kathy Barrett-Lennard | Area Dean, Moore Deanery

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Jesus the Child we worship – Daily meditations for Advent 2014 by Ted WithamThe Revd Chris Albany

CD Review: SONGS FOR THE SEA by Christian Surfers AustraliaThe Revd Dean Spalding

OUR Bishop’s wife, Christine, reflecting on their recent 7000km trip visiting all the clergy and parishes north of Denham (Shark Bay Parish), says how impressed she was with each of the parishes she and Gary visited. The clergy are godly men, serving within the church and reaching out in amazingly creative ways to the people in their communities to share Jesus. Kununurra, Karratha and Newman parishes have so many nationalities in their congregations!

In Kununurra they stayed with BCA Co-Workers, Jim and Natalie Watson and their four delightful children, who have since been to Sydney to attend the BCA Conference in September, which

is always a blessing to all who attend. The Nelsons drove with Kathy Carlton to Wyndham to check the church there, but especially to drive up the Bastion with its stunning view of five rivers draining into the Cambridge Gulf. Kathy is a student at Nungalinya College in Darwin and has one unit to complete for graduation.

At Fitzroy Crossing the New Guinean Pastor Bobbie of the People’s Church was most welcoming. He serves 27 communities, which entails a great deal of driving. He is in desperate need of a sturdier car; please pray for him and his ministry. In Hall’s Creek Bishop Gary and Christine met the People’s Church Aboriginal Pastors Jonathon and Donald, both very gracious and welcoming.

In Broome the Nelsons were hosted by Chris and Karen Webb, with Ezra, Daniel and baby Emily, as the Mildenhalls were all afflicted with the flu.

Attending the People’s Church evening service was a joy, with a band consisting of cello player, Tim on the trumpet, a guitarist, and Christine playing her flute. There is a mid week fire-pit meeting, with lots of singing, sharing and questions asked and answered. The People’s Church is a congregation of Broome Anglican Church.

During their stay at the Tom Price Caravan Park, a barbecue was arranged by David and Priya Morgan, at which they were joined by other campers. There have been new arrivals in the Tom Price church. An Aboriginal

family staying in the park told Gary and Christine about three Christian Aboriginal Parent Controlled Schools, originating in Coolgardie.

And to the south, Bill and I with Marjorie Smith, Holy Cross Cathedral organist, drove to Perth to attend the funeral of Laurel Muston who died early in September. Her husband, Ged, was Bishop of North West Australia during the 1980’s. Some 21 past and present Nor’Westers were in attendance at St Nicolas’ Church Duncraig, where the Archbishop presided, assisted by the Rector Helen Jane Corr whose sermon was spot on. A eulogy of Laurel’s life was presented by Philip Muston and his sister Margaret Cristiano, outlining a life from humble circumstances which achieved great heights of service and support in both parish and diocesan ministries. It was a privilege to be together with Bishop Ged and all his family, including close friend Chris, representing the Girvan family, who were life long friends of the Mustons,.

From Galatians 5:25 - “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit”.

THIS book is a little gem that, while designed for individual devotions, could easily be adapted by those with children as the basis for family Advent devotions. Ted Witham tssf creatively links readings from the daily lectionary with ordinary events of daily life and also some of the major issues that confront us in the 21st Century world.

We benefit from Ted's biblical scholarship as he provides historical and cultural insights into the daily readings and creatively helps us make connections with our own experience. The linking of the readings with the nitty gritty of our lives is incarnational theology at its best. Just as significant, perhaps even more so, is the way that Ted encourages us to use a variety of media: music, art, clay, writing, play, to get in touch with our inner child with all of our senses; “with all of me,” as Anna of Mr God, this is Anna would say. Ted speaks not only to our own inner

child but also to the inner Christ-child, the Christ within.

Through the daily invitation in response to the meditations, “Let us play,” the author invites us to allow this unique Child to lead us out of ourselves into a larger reality. The wisdom and creativity of this little book reflect the author's ministerial experience in Christian Education, nurture and formation over many years. Jesus the Child We Worship will help those who use it to arrive at Christmas ready to celebrate with faith and hope and love enhanced. I commend it warmly.

Available through St John’s Books, Fremantle and from the author.

A RECENT initiative of Christian Surfers Australia takes advantage of the fact that the association has many talented musicians. CSA musicians gathered from all over Australia to compile their first CD album – Songs for the Sea - including music by The Merrys, Selahphonic, Mike MacCarthy, Billy Otto and Lucas George.

From a Christian perspective, I was impressed at the theological reflection that permeates the eighteen songs on this album, particularly those penned by Lucas George. Many of the songs draw upon the psalms and other parts of scripture. As well as being an accomplished singer/songwriter, Lucas is the CSA Regional Co-ordinator for Victoria and Tasmania, and it was he who instigated the compilation.

The album epitomises CSA’s well-thought-through model of mission and evangelism. The songs hit the nail on the head in terms of cultural relevance to the communities with which CAS shares the Gospel. In the words of our diocesan Mission Plan, here is an evangelical association that creatively listens to (and therefore knows) the people to whom it proclaims the Good News of Jesus. The songs are evocative and poetic; they don’t avoid unsolicited in-your-face ‘Bible-bashing’, and they reflect

deeply respectful engagement with people ‘where they are at.’

Arise my soul, and stir from your sleep, for a kingly cause calls us to swim against the stream. Hang my heart should it ever miss a beat. I was born to run. So curse the day that I choose to flee. Send me to the waves, Lord to the souls beyond the sea. And if I sail away, send a storm to guide me home again And if my heart won’t go, Lord, send a whale to swallow me; and for three days beneath the sea, Lord, teach my heart to be all that you ask of me.

(From Jonah’s Song, Lucas George)

One review says the album will ‘inspire hearts and awaken sleepy souls to the possibility of greater things.’ All the proceeds from sales go to support CSA’s work of CSA of furthering the kingdom of God among the surfers of this great south land. Buy a copy! You can search iTunes or place an order ($20) by emailing [email protected]

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Christine Nelson with Kathy Carlton of Kununurra


HAPPINESS Joan Chittister $19.95

Sister Joan Chittister is a remarkable person and and has produced an amazing output of literature. This new book draws insights on the topic of Happiness – ‘Happiness is a very serious business’ – from her own experience of life, from profound thoughts of philosophers

and also from the religious traditions, both East and West.

Drawing out concepts of happiness from Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam reveals insights which come to life in a personal way.

A seeker asks a sage, “How many gods are there?” And the sage answers, “3,306.” “Yes,” the seeker goes on, “but how many gods are there?” And the sage answers, “33.” “But how many gods are there?” The seeker presses on. And the sage answers, “6.” “But how many gods are there?” the seeker continues. And the sage answers, “3.” “But how many gods are there?” the seeker insists. And the sage answers, “2” “But how many gods are there?” the seeker demands. And the sage answers, “One and a half.” And finally, “How many gods are there?” the seeker pleads “One,” the sage answers.

While we ponder the depth and the wisdom of this story in the Upanishads, Joan helps us in our thoughts, explaining the point of there being multiplicity of forms and names in the Divine, but at the same time there is only and always the oneness of the Divine.

The reader is privileged to share Joan’s immense knowledge and understanding of the truth and wisdom in all religions, not only Christianity. Each chapter is the book contains gems of wisdom and stories and reflections which will stay with us for all times.

FAITH, HOPE AND A BIRD CALLED GEORGE: A SPIRITUAL FABLE Michael Morwood John Garratt Publications $12.95

In this modern day fable, Hope is the elderly lady, faced with twelve months or so to live after being diagnosed with cancer. Faith is the cat – who questions everything (as cats do) and George is the parrot.

This sad and seemingly unfair news is the catalyst that began her journey into asking questions of herself and

God, with the very real and welcome help of her two friends Faith and George. George, being a parrot, can only repeat what he has heard, and as he had lived in a presbytery, he can only repeat what he has heard there. His knowledge and learning are of much depth, but he has no original thoughts of his own.

It is a wonderful read, and has a sense of anticipation that makes one want to read quickly to see what will happen, but it is important to the flow of the story, and the inspirational ending, to resist the temptation and not to leaf through to the end! The reader would be forgiven if they decided to skim over some of the detail in looking at church words and concepts, and a little license will not do any harm to the flow.

The three together, lady, cat and parrot, begin an exploration of finding real meaning in faith, in God. The three friends begin to understand that through the heart we can observe and accept our lives of pain and pleasure, of gladness and sadness, as part of being human, or, in the case of all created things, of just, well, of just being. It’s not awful, but awesome.

For Hope, this means a deeper and more enlightened understanding of Jesus’ life and words, for she, like so many of us, has just taken on the Gospel uncritically, leaving it to “the clergy” to explain (or explain away!) the hard bits. And happily for her, she finds a wise priest to lead her away from misunderstood or mistaken ideas about what Jesus meant.

It could be assumed that the target audience for this book is the proverbial “little old lady”. How wrong you would be. Buy a copy, by all means, for such a person, but please read it first, and then, perhaps, buy another! With mystical encounters, amusing anecdotes, brilliant one-liners and excursions into Wikipedia, this Spiritual Fable has much to say to all people. Anyone who has ever talked to a cat will not question the integrity of the story.

THE BIBLE, BEGINNERS GUIDES Paula Gooder $24.95

This new book by Paula Gooder, who again visited us in Perth recently, covers material which is important for an in-depth understanding of the Scriptures. In working through elements such as History, Genre, and Canon, she brings to life what might be thought

to be academic. As in all of Paula’s books she manages to make the reader feel that they are with her in a seminar: in a conversation, giving as well as receiving.

She expertly “provides an illuminating framework for understanding the bible and shares her infectious enthusiasm…” People read the Bible for different

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reasons, “some to enrich and enhance their faith, others read it from the perspective of no faith...others to help them understand biblical allusions in literature or film.” The point is that most bibles consist of between 1500 and 2000 pages and she sees the need to help all types of inquirers and readers by setting up signposts, answer key questions and map territory “so that you can begin to recognize the landmarks, key features of the text and its importance throughout history.”

Simply put, Paul Gooder does this so well, and makes it all so interesting.

The concluding chapters look at the legacy of the Bible, covering presentations (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat) The Life of Brian, Zeffirelli, Scorsese, Mel Gibson, art and music (Rivers of Babylon), all quite succinctly, but this chapter will probably take the longest to read of all. Considering the wealth of material and opportunities to digress, discover and discuss, sermon illustrations and opportunities for discussion abound.

DWELLING OF THE LIGHT PRAYING WITH THE ICONS OF CHRIST Rowan Williams $25 (special price)

Small but brilliant! A hard cover gift presentation written by Rowan Williams when he was Archbishop of Canterbury. Drawing on a rich source of devotional theology” he shows us how to understand four classical icons of the Transfiguration,

the Resurrection, Christ as one of the eternal Trinity (the Hospitality of Abraham), and Christ as judge of the world and ruler of all (the Pantocrator).

The book is illustrated in full colour, which is why the book was initially much more expensive. Rowan Williams examines the icons prayerfully, rather than analytically, drawing the reader into the energy and action which emanate from the images. He believes icons speak a powerful word of challenge to many of our contemporary concerns and anxieties. This is a wonderful opportunity to embark on a journey of discovery of icons and “all that is to be found in the face of Jesus Christ.”

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HAPPINESS is a state that human beings have been searching for since the day they exited the Garden of Eden. This month Hector And The Search For Happiness will map out all of the most popular paths – but stop just short of its hoped for destination.

British funny man Simon Pegg (The World’s End, Paul, Hot Fuzz) stars as Hector, a psychologist who is tired of trying to direct his patients to happiness, especially when he’s not sure he has arrived himself. Hector has a successful career, the beautiful Clara as his girlfriend (Rosamund Pike) and fine prospects for the future. But he is nagged by a troubled childhood and adult regrets. He determines to set off on a worldwide trip with a single question in mind: ‘What makes you happy?’ Pursuing the answer will take him to the fleshpots of Shanghai, the dark heart of Africa and the urban cool of California. But will any of these stops lead to true happiness?

To its credit, Hector And The Search For Happiness explores and explodes some of the more obvious fallacies about happiness. A parade of sage characters also teach him truths of varying value, from ‘Happiness is answering your calling’ to ‘Happiness is sometimes not knowing the whole story.’ But happiness continues to rest just outside of Hector’s reach, as the aptly named Professor Coreman (Christopher Plummer) warns him it will:

“Happiness, [is] a child like state that consumes us. [But] the more we focus on our own happiness the more it eludes us.”

That’s because happiness is a symptom of something much greater. Gurus like Mahatma Ghandi might have said that happiness was what happened when “… what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony,” but the ability to achieve this alignment, let alone enjoy it remains far beyond the reach of us ordinary people. Happiness, I have found, is much more a gift than an achievement, a result of someone else’s efforts than our own.

I have been blessed with a job I enjoy. My day-to-day life intersects with good friends. I have received three wonderful children, and bask in the love of the most internally beautiful woman I know. You might be able to check the box on some or even all of those – you might have others you’d add. I would suggest, though, that the thing our sources of happiness have in common is that they do not have their origins with me. I could kid myself like Edward or Ghandi and believe I build my own happiness. But the truth is everything that makes me happy came to me. “Every good and perfect gift is from above,” the letter of James reveals, “coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” Recognising that is the step over the threshold into lasting happiness. That’s why Charles Spurgeon wrote, “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”

Hector gets almost all the way there by the end of the film, learning that the means to his happiness was always with him if he would but recognise it. There’s also a great deal of wisdom in the film’s call for contentment with what we have. As a monk continually assures our hero, “You hold all the cards.” The same holy man even points heavenward, leading Hector to the conclusion that, “We all have an obligation to be happy,” because we have been given much to be happy about. It’s just a pity that Hector And The Search For Happiness stops short of naming the Giver.

I HAVE long been an advocate of the Church’s voice – that is, your voice - being heard in creation of, and response to, the arts. There is now appearing a method which will bring you one step closer to having your thoughts about what you see and hear, count. This, as a result of research carried out by the WA Department of Culture and Arts, together with project partners Pracsys in WA and the Intelligence Agency in the UK. Simply, they are developing an ‘app’ which will allow you to supply your reactions to whatever you are attending, at the immediate time of the experience. This in turn will be used to enable your thoughts to be equated with the expectations of the producing company or artist. A ‘conversation’ if you like, with obvious on-going ramifications for the arts we experience. This ground breaking work began in 2010 as a way to justify arts funding and improve audience-artist feedback. The Royal Opera House, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Halle Symphony Orchestra and six West Australian arts organizations, including Black Swan State Theatre Company, are involved in the trial, which comes, of course, before the release of the ‘app’ for mobile devices within the next twelve months. It is called ‘Culture Counts.’Meanwhile, October and November provide a wide variety of theatre experiences not unusual in our city.Already playing and continuing until 11 October are two productions of note. At the Regal, Phantom of the Opera starring Aldo di Toro, is enjoying bumper houses. The large cast features established performers, and those making a welcome debut. Spare Parts Puppet Theatre continues in its Fremantle home with Farm. Two years in the making, Farm is a unique collaboration between the Merredin farming community and Spare Parts Puppet Theatre. Inspired by real life stories, Farm is about a young girl's journey from inquisitive, determined girl to a woman prepared to be part of something she loves and

believes in. It uses dance, puppetry and movement while celebrating the lives of people who live and work on the land. It runs Monday to Saturday at 10am and 1pm with a special 6.30pm performance on Friday, 10 October. It plays for 50 minutes, and is suitable for ages four and above. Highly recommended.Black Swan State Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Company present Gasp! by the internationally renowned comic, writer and WA resident, Ben Elton, 25 October-9 November at the State Theatre Centre. Comedy and satire are uppermost in this story of a plan to privatise the air we breathe – pay for it, or don’t breathe! The WA Opera Company ends its 2014 season at His Majesty’s Theatre with Guiseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore, from 30 October. This opera has it all: arresting plot, high drama, trickery, ultimatums, betrayals and death, all intertwined with some of Verdi’s most soaring arias and inspiring choruses. American soprano Jennifer Rowley makes her debut with WAO in the role of Leonora, while tenor Rosario La Spina is Manrico. Other roles feature James Clayton, David Parkin, Elizabeth Campbell, Matthew Lester and Fiona Campbell. Joseph Colaneri conducts the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and the West Australian Opera Chorus, prepared by Joseph Nolan.Finally, two advance November notices: at Subiaco Arts’ Centre, from standing ovations at the Theatre Royal York (UK), the wonderful new play by Jenny Davis Cis and Barbiche, bringing to life the trials and fears, heartbreak, fun and tenderness of a WWII romance; at the Regal, Felicity Kendall stars in the Noel Coward favourite, Hay Fever. More detail next month, but book now for both productions.

Left: Cis and Barbiche cast outside York Royal Theatre. Middle: Hay Fever - Felicity Kendall and Simon Shepherd. Right: GASP! by Ben Elton

Movies: Hector and the search for happinessMark E Hadley

TheatreAnthony Howes


Our Rich Liturgical Heritage 23Bishop Peter Brain

KEEP us in this hope which we have grasped; So that we and all your children shall be free, And the whole earth live to praise your name.

These words, spoken at the end of our Communion services, remind us of a central plank of Christian teaching, so rich in content yet so scarce in reality, that of hope.

This confidence, for that is what Christian hope is in stark contrast to a vague wishful hope, is based in the great truths of scripture. When we say ‘We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come’, or exclaim ‘Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again’, we are affirming a hope based on the real reality of our Lord’s promises, atoning death, bodily resurrection and return in glorious splendour.

Few would deny that hope is in short supply today. Hopelessness, sadly, has become an endemic problem that strikes fear and despair into the hearts of young and old alike. There has been an understandable concern for the welfare of FIFO workers following the suicide of workers in recent months. And these people are not alone in loss of hope, with many taking such drastic action to end their lives.

The New Testament rings with a confidence in God that provides a sure basis upon which we can live our lives in a world that is open to so much uncertainty, amongst people who often act heartlessly, all the time having to live with our complex selves whose earthly dreams are so easily shattered.

The apostle Peter speaks of a living hope which is given to those who have been born anew (1 Peter 1:3-4). This hope is living since Jesus has been raised from the dead. It assures us of life after death, and confidence that we may live our daily lives in fellowship with him as our living Saviour and friend. With similar clarity , the apostle Paul speaks of our good hope (2 Thessalonians 2:16) - good because our God and Saviour is gracious and loving. Leon Morris wrote that ‘a hope based on God’s grace can never be disappointed.’

I suspect that the real source of hopelessness is that we fail to grasp the wonder of God’s amazing grace. I once heard it said that we are ‘human beings not human doings!’ Yet we so easily, in our individualistic society define ourselves, and others, by what we do or achieve. As we do we invariably set ourselves up for disappointment. We even feel that we have to earn our way into God’s favour and presence. God’s grace on the other hand – whilst humbling us as we hear and agree with his verdict that we are guilty sinners incapable of meriting or achieving our own salvation – nevertheless convinces us that as we rely on Jesus we find pardon, adoption as God’s deeply loved children, and his Holy Spirit dwelling in us as comforter, counsellor and companion.

This means when others let us down, though sad we’re never alone; when we let ourselves and God down, our guilt leads us to repentance and pardon; when trials come and hopes are dashed we find sure peace and help from our Father in heaven and his Spirit within.

Christian hope transcends earth and time, giving absolute confidence in the face of death and judgement. Whilst we have been saddened by the recent heartless killing of many persecuted Christians, we are surely humbled at their bravery in not renouncing Christ. Hope in Christ works because it is grounded outside of ourselves in our Lord and Saviour, who nourishes us as we ‘feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving”.

As beneficiaries of this Christ-based hope, we are duty bound to share it with others. ‘So that we and all your children shall be free’, is a call to each other as we move from worship to our daily round as expectant witnesses to this sure hope, that God in his mercy enables us to grasp. The apostle makes this obligation clear when he writes to those facing persecution: ‘always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give a reason for the hope that you have.’(1 Peter 3:15). Our heritage is so good that it begs to be given away. Surely our greatest gift is to urge everyone to abandon inadequate earth-bound false hopes in favour of the living and life-giving hope found in Christ alone.

S O M I C H A E L N G A S H A R D E A N I B A N G E L H I C A R T L A B S Y N A C R E P L A N S G R O A T S T S O R I S E T M A T T H E W P O N S U R A S P M E N L S P A K E O U P O N T L I O N G R E G O R Y O F R O M E

Officetober

CLUES

ACROSS DOWN

September Solution

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25

26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33

34

35 36 37 38

39 40 41 42 43 44

45

1, & 8 across. Let it flourish a little with the beast for the astronaut to mix fuel. (4)

2. Will the icon let mixing a portion of scripture? (7)

8. See 1 across.

10. Noah of old is stirred up. (5)

11. Of no notoriety in short Romansch year. (3)

13. A beer mug transformed into St Teresa Benedicta? (5)

16. Hindu Tom left off meditating. (2)

18. Wildcats Ice Hockey Club. (3)

19. Enclosed vehicle made from cabbages. (3)

21, & 32 across. Initial degree in Religious Education is uncovered. (4)

22. Motet rescored for Aboriginal’s sacred animal partner. (5)

24. The Bethesda video transcended his reputation for writing psalms. (5)

26. Praying mantis kneels at morning prayers? (6)

28. The unrepentant take tea from the upset interns. (6)

29. Gin immersion! (2)

30. He is in denser, revises and delivers a new version. (7)

32. See 21 across.

33. Wild duels fought for mediaeval serfs. (4)

34. Saga left off cast-iron cooker. (3)

36. Ski on holy images? (5)

39 & 41 & 42 across. Respray eremites across their God-talk. (6)

44. See 37 down.

45. Repaying nerve frayed with worship at the end of the day. (7,6)

1. Flying Angel sings the fourth note. (2)

3. Beginnings of Evangelical Fellowship. (2)

4. Fabric clot hung across? (5)

5. Note re-tuned for mode in Gregorian chant. (4)

6. Be out of the bionic to count syllables in poetry. (5)

7. Little Opus Dei. (2)

9. Eleven Romans with Chinese energy. (2)

12. Burning blend for asphalt. (6)

13. Stir elms in cake for Mothering Sunday. (6)

14. Rinsed drains at low points. (6)

15. Chaplains spread haphazardly? (6)

17. Am on a fitful utterance of pain. (4)

18. Wire looped to dam stream. (4)

20. Nabs awkwardly those

times of prohibition. (4)

21. Rabbi eruditely crosses the stretcher for the corpse. (4)

23. Titus and Timothy – tag team? (2)

25. Little Viet Nam. (2)

27. As Ken stealthily tries to creep away … (5)

28. The confused deans ended up in the 4-door car. (5)

31. Gundog adapted for marine environment. (6)

35. Primate left off cape. (3)

36. If you insist. (3)

37, & 44 across. Turn verse to obey and worship God. (5)

38. Belongs to the lady among the heretics. (3)

40. Revised Version. (2)

41. Anglican notes. (2)

43, and 44. Be delirious in travelling. (4)

Apology: In the printed version of the September issue of the Messenger, clues 7 – 44 down were missing. The complete clues are on my crossword website at http://tedscrypticcrosswords.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/song-for-september/


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