The Gippsland Anglican - February 2013

Volume 110, Number 1 February 2013
Published in Gippsland Diocese since 1904

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Celebrating ordained
womens ministry
Pages 6, 7 & 9
VCE success in our
schools
Page 2
Les Miserables
inspires song
Page 18
Mothers Union
members help
in fire crisis
2 Our Diocese - Celebrating Success in Schools February 2013
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Index
Top VCE students 2
Bishops message 3
Extra, extra ... news 4,5
Mitres, wimples and ... 6,7
Be fire alert 8
Celebrating women 9
Youth trip to Rwanda 10-12
Fun in Seaspray 13
Pondering Christmas 13
Three trees at Moe 14
Churches pass on 15
Vale, Elizabeth 16
Diocesan calendar 16
Men, food and fun 17
Well done, Robert 17
Grommets and surf 18
Hear the people sing 18
Craft on show 19
Parish fairs fare well 20
THE Dux of St Pauls Angli-
can Grammar School for
2012 is Stephanie McKelvie,
from Yarragon. Stephanie
obtained an outstanding
ATAR score of 99.9, includ-
ing two perfect scores of 50
in Psychology (in 2011) and
English Literature, as well
as three scores over 40.
Stephanie plans to study
medicine at either Monash
University or Melbourne
University.
Close behind Stephanie
were Aaron Kovacs from
Traralgon (99.55), Laura
Remyn from Warragul
(99.35) and Duncan Hamil-
ton from Warragul (99.1).
Other very high achievers
were Jessica Kamphuis
from Traralgon (97.75),
Luke McNabb from Drouin
(96.45) and school captain
Taylah Purcell from War-
ragul (96). Ten students
achieved scores above 95;
27 students obtained
scores over 90, putting
them in the top 10 per cent
of the State, while 46 per
cent obtained an ATAR
score over 80, placing them
in the top 20 per cent; 94
per cent of students placed
in the top 50 per cent.
This years results are an-
other strong performance
for St Pauls students. The
schools mean ATAR score
was an impressive 75, while
the median score was 78.2.
In terms of study scores in
individual subjects, Princi-
pal Lisa Moloney and teach-
ing staff were delighted 65
per cent of the scores were
above the state average of
30, while more than nine
per cent of the scores were
over 40 and will be pub-
lished on the VCE high
achievers list.
A perfect score of 50 was
obtained by Aaron Kovacs
in English and English Liter-
ature.
The Dux of Gippsland
Grammar for 2012 is Ma-
tisse Valette, from Maffra.
Matisse obtained an ATAR
score of 99.25, with four
scores over 40, including 47
in French, obtained in
2011. Matisse also passed
the Melbourne University
Mathematics Extension Pro-
gram.
Earlier this year, Matisse
was chosen to attend the
Euroscience Forum in
Dublin, after attending the
National Youth Science
Forum in Canberra.
The 2012 results are an-
other strong performance
for the school. The schools
mean ATAR score was 78.5,
well up with the average
from the past 10 years,
while the median was
81.65. Twenty-four per cent
of students obtained an
ATAR score more than 90,
putting them in the top 10
per cent of students of the
state; 55 per cent obtained
an ATAR score in excess of
80, placing them in the top
20 per cent. Ninety-three
per cent of Gippsland
Grammars year 12 VCE
students placed in the top
50 per cent state-wide.
Close behind Matisse were
David Commins from Ensay
(98.15), Jack Anderson
from Flynn (97.95), Caro-
line Lee from Sale (97.85)
and Ryan Howard from
Yarram (97.65). School
captain, Jack Dawson from
Traralgon, earned a score of
96.85; 18 more students
achieved scores over 90.
In study scores in individ-
ual subjects, the staff and
executive of Gippsland
Grammar were delighted
67 per cent of scores were
above the State average of
30, while more than 10 per
cent of scores were over 40
and will be published on the
VCE high achievers list.
In 2013, Gippsland Gram-
mar welcomes new Princi-
pal, David Baker, whose
children will attend the
school.
ABOVE: St Pauls principal,
Lisa Moloney, congratulates
Stephanie McKelvie on her
high VCE score.
Top students of VCE
FRONT page: Pat McKe-
own, secretary of Moth-
ers Union East
Gippsland, with boxes of
toiletry bags for men,
women and children,
made up by MU mem-
bers for people affected
by the fires in Welling-
ton Shire. The 17 MU
members and friends
donated toiletries and St
Johns Bairnsdale do-
nated $200 to purchase
extra; local pharmacies
also donated goods. An-
nually, MU East Gipps-
land donates about 270
bags to the local hospi-
tal and refuges; these
bags are additional do-
nations to that work.
Photo: Jeanette Severs
February 2013 Our Diocese - Bishop Johns message 3
PRAYER is the expression
of our relationship with
God. It is our life shared
with God in every moment.
Life lived with God is the
source of godliness in our
lives, godliness in all we say
and do and godliness in the
world. Prayer is the heart-
beat of life. To pray is to
practice the presence of
God. This is why St Paul
calls us to: Pray without
ceasing.
Let us make 2013 the
Year of Prayer in our dio-
cese. Of course, every year
should be the year of
prayer. But in a year when
we are looking to launch a
new strategic plan for the
next five years, we need to
remind ourselves, particu-
larly, that prayer is vital. In
our planning we may come
up with all kinds of good
ideas and innovative
schemes. But without
prayer they will come to
nothing.
In prayer we acknowledge
that apart from God we can
achieve nothing. There are
dimensions to human exis-
tence which only the power
of God can address. St Paul
reminds us: Our struggle is
not against enemies of flesh
and blood but takes place
in the realms of life in which
the power of God alone is
effective. So he says: Pray
in the Spirit at all times.
Prayer grows the primary
relationship of our life, our
relationship with God. The
capacity to grow in every
other relationship in our
lives comes from growth in
our relationship with God.
In prayer, our relationship
with self is transformed by
the grace we know from
God in Jesus Christ, who
gave his life that we might
have life. We are reminded
to be loved with such a love
is to be valued as a beloved
child of God. In prayer, we
discern the part which each
of us is called to play in the
new life of Gods restored
creation.
In prayer, our relationships
with others are transformed
and we are called to live by
the same grace which God
has shown each of us in
Jesus Christ. We are called
to love others as we have
been loved and to give of
our lives that others might
have life.
In prayer, our relationship
with Gods world is trans-
formed as we participate
with God in the renewal of
the whole creation by God
in Jesus Christ. We are re-
minded to take up our re-
sponsibility to act for God in
Gods world and to work for
the healing and restoration
of Gods creation.
Prayer empowers us in all
our relationships and re-
sponsibilities precisely be-
cause it grows and
strengthens our relation-
ship with God. As our rela-
tionship with God grows
and strengthens, so all our
relationships grow and
strengthen. The closer we
come to God in prayer, the
more fully human we be-
come in Gods world. The
more fully human we be-
come, the more we play our
part in the renewal of all
things in Jesus Christ.
Only when we pray will our
ideas and innovative
schemes reflect the will of
God. Then and only then
will our plans fulfil the
prayer which Jesus taught
us to pray: Your will be
done, on earth as it is in
heaven.
I invite you all to pray in
the Spirit without ceasing.
Year of Prayer
i n our di ocese
Right Reverend John McIntyre
Bishop of Gippsland
4 Our Diocese - Commemorating 110 years of diocesan news February 2013
By Jeanette Severs
and Tim Gibson
THE first diocesan news-
paper in Gippsland was
published on March 1, 1904
and, in what is remarkable,
it is the only issue including
an article by Bishop Arthur
Wellseley Pain, the diocese
first bishop. Headed Letter
from the Bishop and on
page one, he wrote: One
of the first wishes ex-
pressed to me upon my ar-
rival in the Diocese was that
a Diocesan Newspaper
might be brought into exis-
tence.
He went on to tell how the
Church Assembly, prede-
cessor of Synod, unani-
mously requested the
Bishop in Council to take
the matter in hand and
with a deep sense of re-
sponsibility, the newspaper
became a reality and
Bishop Pain urged the read-
ers to become subscribers.
There is no record of who
the first editor was, unfor-
tunately. The newspaper
was half-tabloid size with
three columns per page and
printed at the Gippsland
Times office in Sale.
Advertisers in the first and
consequent issues included
James E Loder, an optician
in Sale; Gippsland College,
Sale, headed by Robert Sil-
lett and Girls High School,
Sale, headed by Misses
Toomath and Dobson; and
Silver Star Starch who took
out an entire page, continu-
ing to do so for many years.
Advertisements included in-
dustry, with John Thomas,
a Tailor and Habit Maker at
Sale (late of St Kilda); the
X Ray Bicyle made by GR
Loder and Company of
Sale; and the Steel Star
Windmill, available from
John Danks and Son, in
Melbourne. Advertisements
included undertakers, gen-
eral merchants, drapers,
plumbers, photographers,
Saunders Coffee Palace,
patent medicines, finance
brokers and an architect,
George H Cain, of Sale.
Caulfield Grammar School
placed regular advertise-
ments with the notation
their patron was the Bishop
of Gippsland.
Regular columns included
reports on The Financial Po-
sition of the Diocese, Les-
sons for Sundays and Holy
Days and Moonlight times
to enable planning for
meetings and travelling (re-
member, this was before
electric torches and street
lighting, much less cars).
The Residence and Endow-
ment Fund and Home Mis-
sion Fund were regularly
reported. Diocesan News
reported where the Bishop
had visited and when items
such as certificate and
prizes had been sent to
parishes; and Inter-Dioce-
san News reported on other
dioceses. Home News re-
ported overseas news, par-
ticularly from London.
Frank Lynch provided a
poem for publication in the
first issue and, from the be-
ginning, there were letters
and a regular section for
parish news. Annual sub-
scribers were named on the
front page of the newspa-
per each issue. By issue
two, there were 450 sub-
scribers and by issue four
there was 700. Improving
stories were also commonly
published, usually with
nom-de-plumes. By the
third issue, the Archdea-
cons Canvass provided reg-
ular reports on his
extensive journeys around
the diocese, raising money
for the Endowment Fund
and to pay for the building
of Bishopscourt (erected
debt free in 1904), then
called Bishopscote.
In the July 1904 issue,
Archdeacon Hancock wrote:
When the diocese of Gipp-
sland was formed about
four fifths of our immediate
needs were provided by the
mother diocese [Mel-
bourne]. Our Bishops
stipend is secured for all
time and we receive at
present about 800 annu-
ally in addition, which is
practically the nucleus of
our Home Mission Fund.
The Bishop, found, how-
ever, on coming into the
diocese, that there was not
one penny available for
management expenses, for
training of clergy and so on.
An office has to be main-
tained for the purpose of
conducting the necessary
business affairs of the
Church in Gippsland.
Hancock went on to com-
mend Mr CW Bell, who took
on the registrars role in an
honorary capacity. He
pointed out the need to
train and appoint more
clergy across the diocese
and support of many of the
parishes, both of which ne-
cessitated raising funds
(this support of parishes
was an ongoing issue, with
most provided out of the
Home Mission Fund). He
also acknowledged the
valuable and sympathetic
help constantly given to us
by the officers of the
Mother diocese, since we
have been set up in life for
ourselves. It will surprise
many of our readers to
learn that we receive from
Melbourne a minimum fixed
income, for all time, of
1311 annually and de-
tailed additional grants.
The third session of the
first Church Assembly, fore-
runner of Synod, is re-
ported on in a Supplement
to the Church News of No-
vember, 1904, including the
Presidents address. Among
the subjects in his address,
Bishop Pain spoke of The
spiritual life of the Diocese
needs to be requickened
and raised to a higher level.
We have to meet indiffer-
ence, manifested by a
growing disregard of the
Lords Day, a decrease in
attendance at public wor-
ship and a general aloof-
ness from religion; the
importance of scripture
teaching in schools, sup-
ported by a referendum of
10,000 people; and the im-
portance of Sunday
schools.
The issue of January, 1905
contained The Story of our
Mission to the Aborigines by
Reverend John Bulmer,
touching on the inception of
the idea of teaching Chris-
tian religion to Aborigines,
the 50 years since the mis-
sion was established and
discussing some of the be-
liefs and traditions of Abo-
riginal people. Rev.
Bulmers article details
Willie Wimmera, a young
boy abandoned in Mel-
bourne by bullock drivers
and taken up by Rev. Septi-
mus Lloyd Chase, who took
him to London. Willie even-
tually died of consumption
and was buried in Reading
Cemetery; but he re-
quested that some of
Gods people would go to
[his people] with the gospel
of love, leading to a focus
on teaching religion to Vic-
torias Aborigines, the con-
version of Nathanael
Pepper, a near relative of
Willies and the beginning in
1854 of the Church of Eng-
land Mission to the Aborig-
ines, recruiting TH
Goodwin.
Bulmer joined Goodwin in
the Murray River region in
1855 and in June 1861 he
began the journey to
Bairnsdale and Lake Tyers,
setting up the mission sta-
tion in 1862. In 1905, he
wrote of the many Aborig-
ines he had known who be-
came Christians and some
similarities between the
Christian faith and the con-
cept of God, heaven and
souls to language and be-
liefs already held by the
local people.
The issue of March, 1905
was graced with an adver-
tisement on the front page
from Brooks, Robinson &
Co., Ltd, Designers and
Craftsmen in Stained Glass
and Lead Glazing. They
continued to place this full
page advertisement for
some decades and, coinci-
dentally, many of the
church windows in Gipps-
land diocese are their work.
Also in this issue is a poem
by Mary Grant Bruce who,
of course, grew up in Gipp-
sland. Headed Prize Poem
and titled A Dead Garden, it
began They were men of
thew and sinew they were
women fair and gay; They
laughd in the face of
Heaven, living their little
day and continued for 16
verses; unfortunately there
is nothing to state what
prize it won.

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110 years of news in Gippsland
This year, 2013, marks 110 years since Gippsland diocese began producing a
newspaper. Each month we will review and highlight a decade of news.
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February 2013 Our Diocese - Commemorating 110 years of diocesan news 5
from previous page
In the issue of September,
1906, was a tribute to the
late Bishop of Bendigo,
Henry Archdall Langley,
who was the first Archdea-
con of Gippsland diocese,
from 1890 to 1894. Langley
was remembered as leaving
an impress of a strenuous
and faithful ministry, fear-
less in uttering what he
held as truth, he was not
intolerant and blessed
with a kindly nature, he
was ever prompt with assis-
tance a strong, brave,
gentle man. From Gipps-
land, he took on the
Archdeaconry of Melbourne
before becoming Bendigos
first bishop in 1902. Pain
was vigorously sought to
replace Langley as Bishop
of Bendigo, but declined.
In his Presidents address
in 1906, reported in the No-
vember issue that year,
Bishop Pain paid tribute to
the Sunday schools; in the
previous year, 28 prizes and
101 certificates were issued
as the result of examina-
tions. About 2000 syllabi
were issued each year. Rev.
AL Kent suggested a chil-
drens column and ques-
tions on Sunday school
lessons be included in each
issue of Church News; Rev.
GH Smith was identified as
the newspapers editor; and
Bishop Pain said the paper
was a source of satisfaction
to himself and we should be
careful lest any changes
made were not for the bet-
ter, but for the worse.
At this Synod, Archdeacon
Hancock moved That this
Synod place on record its
deep sense of thankfulness
to Almighty God at the re-
cent decision of our Bishop
in declining the See of
Bendigo and most earnestly
prays his Lordship may be
granted many years of
fruitful work in the Diocese
of Gippsland. Bishop Pain
went on to work for Gipps-
land until 1917.
Advertisers in the newspa-
per included water filters to
avoid typhoid, hydatids
and other diseases; cocoa;
Electrine candles, that burn
without smoke, odour or
waste; piano and organ
agents; ironmongers; and
HA Peck, hairdresser and
tobacconist. A milking ma-
chine, Alfa-Laval separator
and farm telephone were
advertised in November
and December, 1907, is-
sues.
There was also a list of
What to Read: If you have
the blues, read Psalm 27; if
your pocket-book is empty,
read Psalm 37; if you are
losing confidence in man,
read 1 Corinthians 13; if
people seem unkind, read
John 15; if you are discour-
aged about your work,
Psalm 126; if you find the
world growing small and
yourself great, read Psalm
19; if you cannot have your
way in everything, keep
silent and read James chap-
ter 3 in its entirety; if you
are all out of sorts, read
Hebrews 12.
Church News of Septem-
ber, 1907 reported on the
Home Mission Festival, held
at Traralgon on August 21
in the Mechanics Hall (and
perchance also the Bishops
birthday). All the five ta-
bles provided by the Traral-
gon and Glengarry ladies
were twice filled during the
tea presided by Bishop
Pain, Archdeacon Hancock
and other clergy. Bishop
Pain pointed out Bairns-
dale, Sale and Maffra were
the only places not being
assisted by the Home Mis-
sion Fund and in many
cases the grants were quite
inadequate. Amusements
during the evening included
St James Choir, solos and
music played on organ and
piano. In this same issue of
the newspaper, Port Albert
reported its 50th celebra-
tion of the first service, on
January 11, 1857, held with
six in attendance and Rev.
W Bean.
In 1908, the newspaper
reported in great detail on
church openings in War-
ragul, Nilma (Bloomfield)
and Briagolong. The same
year, the inspiring and con-
troversial Canon Nash was
appointed to Sale parish
and Pain appointed him
Archdeacon, replacing Han-
cock who had left Bairns-
dale for a Melbourne
posting.
By 1909, the subscribers
had grown to 850 and this
number remained fairly
static. This year saw much
reflection on the seventh
anniversary of the founding
of the diocese which now
possessed 69 church build-
ings, 28 Parochial districts,
with 39 clergy or readers
and 24 parsonages. Han-
cock was praised for pro-
moting the Endowment
Fund that had raised 75 per
cent of the target of
10,000. The Home Mission
Fund was strongly pro-
moted.
The year 1910 saw the de-
parture of John King, re-
spected layman of Metung,
to live in Geelong. CW Bell
resigned as honorary regis-
trar on his appointment
with the Bank to Melbourne
and his daughter, who had
been registrars clerk for six
years, resigned too. Bell
was also a staunch sup-
porter of St Pauls, serving
as churchwarden and treas-
urer. The Powlett River Coal
Mines were opening up
around what we know as
Wonthaggi and this created
challenges for the church in
what became a tent town of
a few thousand people.
Bishop Pain took leave for
the bulk of 1910 and while
he and a daughter sailed to
Britain, Mrs Pain and an-
other daughter stayed in
Sydney. While he was away,
from March to the middle of
November, he wrote regular
letters to Church News re-
porting on his program in
Britain. It was not all holi-
day, as he was seeking fi-
nancial support for clergy
training and other projects.
It was Pain who selected
Rev. George Aickin, Vicar of
Upton, Birkenhead to be
the first Principal of Ridley
College in Melbourne. Prior
to Ridley, clergy training
happened via Moore Col-
lege in New South Wales.
Bishop Pains homecoming
in November was marked
by a Garden Party at Kil-
many Park, to coincide with
Synod.
The opening of St Barn-
abas, Bundalaguah, re-
ceived a full page report. A
report from Boolarra in
April 1910, commenting on
the church bazaar and how
funds are raised, made the
statement Lotteries or
anything which might have
a shadow of suspicion of
being speculative were of
course strictly excluded.
Gambling and games of
chance were frowned upon,
as backed up by the
Trustees and Vestries Act,
and was only repealed in
1994.
Annual church fetes were
popular and towns such as
Heyfield would invite a local
luminary to open them. Mrs
Hagenauer from Sale put
her motor car at the Hey-
field fair committees dis-
posal in 1910, offering
motor car rides.
Rev. EF Pelletier, as pro-
moting secretary for the
Home Mission Fund, took
on touring the diocese de-
livering lectures and lantern
slide nights titled The Way-
backs of Gippsland. The
fund was supporting areas
such as Powlett, Orbost,
Cann River, Bendoc and
Buchan. It was mooted that
if Mallacoota timber was
needed for Melbourne Har-
bor improvements, then a
minister would be needed
there. In time, provision
was made for supplying a
minister to the men work-
ing on the Bairnsdale to Or-
bost railway line.
Gippsland has always had
a history of moving church
buildings. At Jindivick in
1910, a team of 34 bullocks
moved St James to a better
site in that area. Strong
winds at Yarragon that year
blew the belfry over and
broke the bell. At Benam-
bra, the church of five years
was cracking badly and
would eventually have to be
demolished. At Drouin, se-
vere winds damaged Christ
Church so badly the roof
was replaced, re-pitched
and the chancel, porch and
belfry altered. Church had
to be held in the new Lodge
room at the Mechanics Hall
whist these alterations were
progressing. Towns such as
Walhalla were suffering
from a general exodus of
population due to a decline
in mining activity and this
was true of other areas of
Gippsland.
Christ Church Boolarra,
designed by the diocesan
architect, George Cain of
Sale, was opened by the
Bishop in 1911. A report in
November 1911 from Yin-
nar illustrated the vagaries
of transport and who minis-
ters depended upon to fulfil
their duties: A much
needed stable has been
erected at Yinnar church
and the ministers horse
can now be comfortably
housed during the service.
The example of Yinnar
might well be followed at
every place where services
are held: even the roughest
bush shelter would be a
boon to the poor dumb
helper, whose severest day
is Sunday.
The Vicar of Foster, travel-
ling between Toora and
Welshpool, lost his horse in
an accident and the parish
had to rally and supply an-
other means of transport.
Even Bishop Pain was not
immune to accidents get-
ting around his diocese. In
late 1911, at Cunninghame
(Lakes Entrance), he was
thrown from his jinker, in-
juring his leg. Bishop Pain
was a great user of the rail-
way network getting
around Gippsland and
where the railway did not
reach, parishioners would
assist him getting to places
he needed to go.
The new Bishop of
Bathurst, appointed in
1911, Canon GM Long, was
a pioneer clergyman in
South Gippsland. By 1911,
in some towns, electricity
was being connected and
churches at Yarram and Ko-
rumburra were connected
to the grid. The church at
Welshpool was dedicated.
In August 1911, the Arch-
bishop of Sydney and Pri-
mate of Australia attended
the Home Mission Festival
at Sale.
Early in 1912 saw the
marriage of Miss Elsie Pain,
third daughter of Bishop
and Mrs Pain, to Dr
Matthews in St Pauls, Sale.
The couple was later to
travel to China as mission-
aries. The same year, Dr E
Maynard Pain, a son and
missionary based in Cairo,
died suddenly, aged 39
years. The same year saw
the passing of the Hon. TC
Harwood, MLC, first chan-
cellor of the diocese. Percy
Sergeant, of Traralgon, re-
signed as advocate and re-
placed Harwood in the
chancellors role and
William Bruce was ap-
pointed advocate.
Archdeacon Nash, facing a
nasty libel case, resigned
from Sale and was
farewelled. This caused a
re-shuffle of personnel with
Rev. Godfrey Smith resign-
ing as registrar to take on
Sale parish. Rymer was ap-
pointed Registrar. An appeal
was made for a tent to as-
sist Mr George Prickett,
who was ministering to the
navvies working on the East
Gippsland railway.
A trip of hazards was fully
reported of Bishop Pains
journey to Bendoc in April
1913. It included a journey
by rail, foot and horse and
included weather condi-
tions, clearing of roads and
tracks and other events,
along with the various peo-
ple he stayed with.
The death of John Bulmer
of Lake Tyers was in August
1913, ending 50 years of
work with Gippslands Abo-
rigines. The Old Guild Room
(former St Pauls, Sale) and
site was sold to the diocese
by Sale parish for 300 and
the proceeds were to go to-
ward building a new parish
hall in Marley Street.
Demolition of the old St
Pauls saw opportunity to
build the long awaited
Gippsland Divinity College
on the same site. The foun-
dation stone was laid in No-
vember, 1913. The Divinity
College was designed by
firm Clegg, Miller and Mor-
row. Plans for the new
parish hall in Sale were
drawn and the contract
awarded to Mr Wain of Sale.
ABOVE: The Primate's visit to Sale, in 1911. Bishop Pain
and Mrs Annie Pain are far right front of the picture. The
Primate and his wife are front centre.
BELOW: Outside St Columb's church, Swan Reach, a con-
firmation group, attended by Bishop Pain, who is seen in
the centre of three men in the entry to the church, right
hand side; taken on April 27, 1907.
6 Our Diocese - Celebrating Ordained Women February 2013
EARLIER this year (2012),
in the United States of
America, a group called
Christians for Biblical Equal-
ity celebrated Womens His-
tory month by telling
stories of women in the
church. Mariel Mastroste-
fano, a former intern at
CBE, introduced this con-
cept with words that I
would like to share. She
said:
Many people believe
women have very little im-
pact on the church, sitting
silently as men directed
their lives, both physically
and spiritually. They think
that while some women did
rise up from their place,
they were few in number
and of little significance in
the narrative of history.
Mariel claims she was one
of these people, but as she
researched, she changed
her mind. She went on to
say:
What I discovered
through this process was
women have always played
an important role in the
church. They have served
as leaders, theologians,
preachers and reformers.
Only when I took a close
look at the story, did I see
how women fitted into the
picture. Often women
served alongside men, but
they are not discussed in
traditional histories.
Clare worked with Francis
of Assisi leading monastic
orders and writing instruc-
tions on how to live a sim-
ple life of prayer and
poverty. But she is rarely
mentioned. We all know
about Martin Luther, a
renowned theologian of the
Reformation, but much less
is known about his wife,
Katherine von Bora, who
stood beside him managing
his estate and organising
care for the sick and for
refugees. (Luther called her
My Lord Katie!)
She helped define what
clerical marriage looked
like, yet she is never dis-
cussed. The tragedy is,
there are so many stories
like these which go untold.
(Taken from CBE newslet-
ter on March 2, 2012.)
The 10 women ordained in
Perth on March 7, 1992, the
33 ordained in Melbourne in
December 1992 and the 92
ordained altogether in Aus-
tralia by the end of 1992,
are part of a rich and varied
history of women leaders in
the church. Bendigo Dio-
cese, too, was open to or-
daining women as priests.
It is my aim today to help
raise our awareness of a
few of the amazing women
who have been leaders in
the Christian church over
the centuries: to give
thanks to God for them and
to inspire us in the future.
Starting with the fledgling
Christian church we have
the husband and wife team
who ministered together to
share the Gospel with oth-
ers in the first century:
Priscilla and Aquila. They
were from a Jewish back-
ground and became Chris-
tians in Rome, before
moving to Corinth where
they met with Paul.
They shared with Paul in
the trade of leather working
and later moved on with
him to Ephesus. Paul was
confident to leave the
church which met in their
house in their combined
care. Paul mentions them
together and obviously re-
spects Priscilla as well as
Aquila.
Paul mentions them six
times altogether, three
times with Aquila first and
three times with Priscilla
first; most unusual for that
era. Whether or not
Priscillas head was veiled,
she was able to reach out to
men and women and share
the Gospel with Aquila and
them. They had a ministry
of quiet instruction to Apol-
los, as they led him into
further understanding
about being a follower of
Christ. (see Acts 18:1-26,
Romans 16:3, 1 Corinthians
16:19 and 2 Timothy 4:19).
Other women are men-
tioned by Paul as being part
of the young church. I
would like to mention just
two more.
The first is Phoebe, whom
Paul described as his sister
in the Lord. She came from
Cenchrea near Corinth (see
Romans 16:1-2). Phoebe
held some kind of office in
the church, many think as
deacon, and was commis-
sioned by her church to go
to Rome for them. Paul had
confidence that she could
undertake this mission for
their church and was grate-
ful for her help and leader-
ship in the church.
Lydia was Pauls first con-
vert in Europe (see Acts 16:
14-15, 40). She was a God
fearer who came from the
city of Thyatira and was a
successful businesswoman
as a seller of purple cloth,
which was a luxury item
then. Lydia is described as
mistress of her household,
which could include family
and slaves. We see her as a
spiritual leader, meeting
with the women of Philippi
for prayer, both by the river
and then in her house;
which became the meeting
place for their church and
also where Paul and his
companions stayed while in
Philippi.
We see her as strong,
competent, warm and
open-hearted, as she was
able to work with Paul in
building up of the church in
Philippi. There is no men-
tion of her husband; she
may have been married,
widowed or single, but it is
Lydia that Paul talks about
as a leader of the church
there. So from the early
days of the church, women
have been involved as lead-
ers; singly or with their
husbands.
In the first 10 centuries of
the church, religious com-
munities developed, both
male and female. One of
my favorite and extremely
talented women in the
twelfth century is Hildegard
von Bingen (or Hildegard
from the town of Bingen),
born in what is now Ger-
many in 1098, as the
youngest of 10 children.
When she was only eight
years old, her family sent
her to Jutta, who was an
anchoress at a town called
Disibodenberg, to be edu-
cated in the Benedictine
way of life, one of the main
monastic orders.
When she was 18, she be-
came a Benedictine nun.
Twenty years later when
Jutta died, the sisters
elected Hildegard to be
their new abbess. Hildegard
committed herself to a pub-
lic and literary career and,
in the next 40 years, she
wrote three theological
treatises, a medical and sci-
entific encyclopaedia, po-
etry, music and the first
European morality play,
plus mystical treatises.
I remember hearing a fas-
cinating documentary about
her knowledge of herbs and
healing plants and potions;
with various remedies still
used today. I also love lis-
tening to the music she
composed in the style of
Gregorian or plain chant;
still a firm favourite with
many people more than
800 years later. She de-
scribed herself as a feather
on the breath of God and
there is a CD of that name
with her music on it.
By the time Hildegard
died, when she was 81, she
had founded two monaster-
ies, gone on several major
preaching tours, counselled
many pilgrims and visitors
and maintained an exten-
sive correspondence. Hilde-
gard was a visionary,
preacher, writer, prophet
and mystic. She became
mentor and adviser to vari-
ous male church and politi-
cal leaders, including
Bernard of Clairvaux,
Thomas Beckett and the
Popes Eugene III, Anasta-
sius IV, Adrian IV and
Alexander III. What a
woman.
Hildegard was not afraid to
challenge leaders and peo-
ple alike about the state of
the world and the church.
She warned the bishops
about corruption in the
church. Bernard Scholz
comments that Her cease-
less complaints about a so-
ciety run and ruled by men
seemed to reflect a pro-
found disillusionment with a
social order which gave
women few rights and no
power.
She saw her gender as an
essential ingredient of her
prophetic call, because she
believed she lived in such
an effeminate age that God
had to call women to do
mens work. (Bridget Mee-
han, Praying with Passion-
ate Women: Mystics,
martyrs and mentors,
Crossroad, 1995: page 55.)
Hildegard received 26 vi-
sions on a variety of topics,
including the love of God for
humanity in creation, salva-
tion and the church, and
she wrote them down in her
first prophetic book called
Scivias. She wrote a pre-
cautionary note at the be-
ginning of this book, saying
to her readers: Let those
who see the inner meaning
of Scripture, yet do not
wish to proclaim or preach
it, take instruction, for they
are lukewarm and sluggish
in persevering the justice of
God.
She also complained about
the lack of zeal in male
prelates and teachers and
said: Nowadays the
Catholic faith wavers and
the Gospel limps among the
peoples and the food of life
the divine Scriptures
has grown tepid. God, she
says, instructs her to pro-
claim the Word, even
though she is trampled un-
derfoot by men because of
Eves transgression.
Archbishop Henry of Mainz
declared her spiritual writ-
ings as authentic. In 1979,
Pope John Paul II on the
800th anniversary of her
death called her an out-
standing saint, a light to
her people and her time,
who shines out more
brightly today (Meehan:
56).
It has taken many cen-
turies, but she has just very
recently been proclaimed
an official saint in the
Roman Catholic Church.
Hildegard von Bingen was
obviously very creative, in-
telligent, artistic and spiri-
tual. She was also a born
leader who was not afraid
to be a leader and mentor
to men in a mans world.
There have been many
other women who wore the
wimple, a sign of being in a
religious profession, or
were mystics and exerted
much influence on others in
their life style and writings.
These include people like
Hilda, Abbess of Whitby in
Mitres, Wimples and womens
other hats: Christian women
leaders through the centuries
LAST year was the 20th year since women were first ordained to the priesthood, in the Anglican
Church of Australia. Services of thanks and recognition were held across Australia, including in
Gippsland, at St Pauls Cathedral Sale on December 2. Victorias first Bishop, Barbara Darling,
addressed a number of meetings throughout the year about the ministry of women. Following is
an edited transcript of her speech at a seminar in Bendigo on November 4.
By Bishop Barbara Darling,
Bishop of the Eastern Region, Melbourne, Vic.
continued next page
February 2013 Our Diocese - Celebrating Ordained Women 7
from previous page
Yorkshire in the United
Kingdom, in the seventh
century, who founded a
double monastery with both
men and women, living
separately and coming to-
gether for the offices of the
church. In the tradition of
Celtic monasticism, it was
not unusual for women to
preside over such a mixed
community. Hilda set a
standard for holiness, wis-
dom and scholarship and
served as a spiritual direc-
tor both within the
monastery and beyond, in-
cluding giving advice to
kings and church leaders.
The historian, the Venera-
ble Bede, said of her that
All who knew her called
her Mother. The abbey was
chosen as an appropriate
place for the Synod of
Whitby which met in 664 to
discuss tensions between
the Celtic and Roman tradi-
tions of the church. Hilda
was a significant person in
religious habit whose wis-
dom, spirituality and com-
mon sense commended her
as a leader. (Robert Ells-
berg, Blessed among all
women, Dartman, Longman
& Todd, 2006: page 219.)
Julian of Norwich was a
medieval mystic who lived
in the mid-14th century as
an anchoress in a small
room attached to a church
in Norwich, England. Her
severe illness led to 16
powerful revelations of
Gods love which she wrote
about later as her Divine
Showings.
Julian is famous for her
development of the notion
of the motherhood of God
and she wrote, concerning
the Trinity: As truly as God
is our Father, so truly is
God our mother. To the
property of motherhood be-
long nature, love, wisdom
and knowledge, and this is
God. (Bridget Meehan,
Praying with Passionate
Women, Crossroad, 1995:
page 96.)
Many years later, Sister
Rosalie CSC was another
woman who wore the wim-
ple or more commonly re-
ferred to by the Sisters as a
gopher cap with no hair
showing and a black veil,
black habit and white collar.
All of this was in the warm
Perth climate where she
was one of the first three
Sisters of the Community of
the Sisters of the Church,
who came out in response
to the Dioceses invitation
to found schools for girls in
Western Australia; having
done so already in other
states in Australia.
Born Mabel Nicholas, she
entered the CSC aged 26 in
1892 in England, was pro-
fessed in 1895 and trained
as a teacher and commu-
nity worker. In 1902, Sr
Rosalie helped found and
then remained at Perth Col-
lege for 57 years, seeing it
develop and grow. She be-
came its Principal for nearly
20 years and oversaw its
fund raising and building
developments.
At the time of her death,
aged 92 in 1958, Arch-
bishop Moline of Perth
wrote: She won the admi-
ration and affection of gen-
erations of girls who came
under her spell at Perth
College. Loved by all who
knew her, highly respected
by those with whom she
had business dealings and
honored by the Crown,
(with an OBE in 1949), she
will be remembered as one
of the great women of her
time whose personal charm
and deep spirituality were
combined with outstanding
gifts of heart and mind.
She was a member of the
advance Guard of the Sis-
ters expedition to Western
Australia in 1902 and she
alone survived to partici-
pate in the Perth College
Jubilee in 1952.
Rosalie House, one of the
boarding houses at Perth
College, was named after
her. Sr Rosalie represents
the many women who were
leaders in the religious pro-
fession and leaders in edu-
cation and teaching.
Angelina Noble is an ex-
ample of someone who
wore neither mitre nor
wimple, but had various
other skills. She could have
worn a nurses veil. I had
not heard of her until Arch-
bishop Philip Freier men-
tioned her to me. I had
heard of her husband,
James Noble, who was born
in North Queensland and
spent some time as a
stockman there and near
Scone, in country New
South Wales; where he was
baptised and confirmed in
1895 when about 20 years
old.
He moved the next year to
Yarrabah, an Anglican mis-
sion station near Cairns,
working with Reverend
Ernest Gribble. He was ex-
tremely valuable in reach-
ing out to the Aboriginal
people there and was li-
censed for this work as a
lay reader in Cairns in
1901.
James married Angelina
(born about 1879) after his
previous wife died. Angelina
was an Aboriginal woman
from Winton in Queensland.
She had been abducted by
a horse dealer and dressed
as a man to be in disguise,
but was discovered by the
police and sent to Yarrabah.
Angelina was a key person
in the mission work to Abo-
riginal people that Gribble
and the Nobles were in-
volved in. They went on an
expedition to the Mitchell
River and negotiated with
the local Aboriginal people
there. In 1908 the Nobles
helped pioneer a CMS mis-
sion station at Roper River
in the NT. Angelina used her
skills as linguist to help
communicate with the peo-
ple and was also involved in
their medical care.
In 1913, at Gribbles re-
quest, the Nobles went to
the mission station at For-
rest River on the Cam-
bridge Gulf in Wwestern
Australia. They constructed
buildings and overlanded
cattle. Angelina treated sick
people and learned their
language while raising at
least two sons and four
daughters. Noble was made
lay reader in 1925 and, on
13 September 1925, be-
came the first Aboriginal
man in Australia to be or-
dained as a deacon in St
Georges Cathedral in Perth,
before returning to Forrest
River, where they served for
a total of 14 years. He did
not go on to be priested.
Angelina was the only
woman missionary during
their time at Roper River
and then for the first six
years at Forrest River. She
continued nursing, taught
the mission children, baked
the mission bread and
cooked for the staff. She
was significant as the sup-
port person for her husband
James, but was also a
gifted linguist and was used
as an interpreter and some-
one who was able to com-
municate effectively with
those on the mission sta-
tion.
Later they went back to
Yarrabah with a brief period
ministering at Palm Island
off the coast of Queensland.
James Noble died in 1941
but Angelina lived until Oc-
tober 1964 and died at
Yarrabah.
Angelina represents to me
some of the thousands of
women who worked effi-
ciently as wives, mothers,
nursing sisters, teachers,
missionaries, translators,
interpreters and acted as
honorary curates to their
husbands. She was also
distinctive as being Aborig-
inal and able to be a link
with the indigenous people
with whom they lived, but
also using European meth-
ods and understanding of a
mission station.
Now to two of our living
treasures. Elizabeth Alfred
was born 98 years ago and
first felt a call to ministry
when 17 years old. She
grew up in country Victoria,
moving from Bairnsdale
when she was 10 years old
to Bendigo, where her fa-
ther was the bank manager.
She enjoyed her teenage
years in Bendigo, attending
state school until she won a
scholarship to go to Girton
College, the Anglican school
for girls in Bendigo, which
included boarders.
She was good friends with
her school mate Catherine
Baker, daughter of the
Bishop of Bendigo, Donald
Baker. It was at this stage
of her life that Elizabeth
began her involvement with
Guiding, which she has kept
up all her life.
Elizabeth moved to Mel-
bourne in 1932 when she
was 18 and later studied for
her ThA, then went on to
study at Deaconess House
and Ridley College, com-
pleting her ThL. She was
ordained as a deaconess in
1944 and worked in min-
istry for many years in Mel-
bourne in parishes and with
the Mission of St James and
St John.
Elizabeth then spent some
time ministering in England
before returning in 1959 to
teach Divinity for more than
two years at Girton College.
Mitres, Wimples and womens other hats
ABOVE: Some of the women priests at the celebration at Sale on December 2 last year.
More photographs on page 9.
continued page 9
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from page 7
While there she also
taught English and Geogra-
phy and seems to have
been very adept throughout
her life at changing hats
where necessary.
The Archbishop of Mel-
bourne asked her to be-
come the Principal of
Deaconess House, where
she stayed for eight years
and then became one of the
first women to be a hospital
chaplain, for nine years and
also for several years the
Head Deaconess. She re-
tired officially in 1979 but
was still involved in ministry
and was ordained as a dea-
con in the first Melbourne
group in 1986.
At the age of 78, she was
very fittingly with her sur-
name starting with the let-
ter A, the first woman to
be ordained priest in Mel-
bourne on December13,
1992. She is still alert and
active in reaching out to
others at the Benetas home
near St Pauls Frankston
and hopes to celebrate Holy
Communion on her 100th
birthday in 2014.
She has been a beacon of
hope for many women in
Melbourne. Elizabeth repre-
sents the many women who
have been leaders and was
not afraid to follow her call
in a time when that was not
understood by the church.
Her attire changed from
that of a lay woman, to that
of a deaconess, then dea-
con and, after many years,
her stole was worn priest
wise: a great symbol!
Finally, to the mitre! Kay
Goldsworthy was the first
woman consecrated bishop
in the Anglican Church in
Australia. Kay grew up in
Melbourne and studied at
Trinity College, was made a
deaconess in 1984 and then
a deacon in 1986 and
served at first in parishes in
Melbourne. Kay moved to
Perth as chaplain to Perth
College in 1988. I am sure
Sr Rosalie would have been
happy about that.
Kay was in the first group
of women ordained in Perth
on March 7, 1992. After
seven years at Perth Col-
lege, Kay moved on to both
parish and Archdeacons re-
sponsibilities and then was
appointed Administrator for
the Diocese. Then, when
the legislation allowed,
Archbishop Roger and the
synod were quick to ap-
point Kay as Bishop.
Her consecration in May
2008 was a joyful occasion
for Perth and for many in
the rest of the Australian
church. Kays leadership
and wisdom, her experi-
ence and pastoral care and
her grace have helped peo-
ple realise what a good fit
the mitre can be for women
as well as for men.
In Bendigo Diocese, I
know your recently retired
Dean of Bendigo, Peta
Sherlock, who was ordained
as a priest with Elizabeth
Alfred, Amy Turner, Heather
Marten and I in the first
service in Melbourne in De-
cember 1992. Peta went on
to be a school chaplain, to
serve in parishes in Mel-
bourne, to gain her Doctor-
ate and then to Bendigo.
Likewise Willy Maddock was
trained and served in Mel-
bourne before having such
a valuable ministry in
Bendigo. Since then, other
women have been trained
for Bendigo and served
faithfully as priests.
Deaconess Wirth was in
Bendigo in the 1950s to
1970s as a pioneer woman
minister. Lillian Doble was
the Diocesan Registrar in
the 1970s and Bishop An-
drew Curnow believes she
was the first woman Regis-
trar in the Anglican Church
in Australia.
So we come to the end of
our fly past of some of our
women leaders across the
centuries a glimpse of the
many different kinds of
women God has called to
leadership and ministry in
the church. Meanwhile
there are growing numbers
of women in leadership po-
sitions in politics, educa-
tion, medicine and health
professions, research, lay
leadership in the church
and in community services.
As we rejoice that it is 20
years since women were
ordained priest in Australia,
we give thanks for the
faithful ministry, leadership
and service of women over
the ages. There is still room
for greater opportunities for
women and greater repre-
sentation at the leadership
level, but this is increasing.
We thank God for this and
for all the hats that women
have worn and the ways
they will contribute in the
future.
Mitres, wimples and
womens other hats
RIGHT: Reverend
Canon Barbara
Logan and
A r c h d e a c o n
Heather Marten
processed into St
Pauls Cathedral at
the service on De-
cember 2 last
year.
LEFT: Reverends Brenda Bur-
ney, Anne Turner and Marilyn
Obersby were at the service of
thanksgiving on December 2
last year.
Photos: Jeanette Severs
LEFT: Reverend
Heather Cahill
(recently or-
dained priest),
Reverend Jan St
James and Canon
Barbara Logan.
BELOW left:
Archdeacon Edie
Ashley and Mar-
garet Mynard.
BELOW: Rev-
erend Jo White,
Ken White and
their guest, Eliza-
beth Ajiel.
Photos: J Severs
LEFT: Marion Jones and Gwen Dyer,
served by Georgie Boyce, were at St
Pauls Cathedral on December 2 last
year to celebrate the 20 years of
women ordained priest in the Angli-
can Church of Australia and, more
broadly, womens ministry.
10 Our Diocese - Missions and Ministries February 2013
LATE last year, senior stu-
dents from Gippsland
Grammar and St Pauls An-
glican Grammar School
once again travelled to
Gahini diocese for a two
week Rwandan adventure.
Eight students, six from
Gippsland Grammar and
two from St Pauls, were ac-
companied by Lisa Moloney,
principal of St Pauls, and
three more adults.
The first team took suit-
cases of books for the pro-
posed library and this team
was challenged to continue
cataloguing the books and
share their own love of
reading with the local com-
munity. Previous teams had
worked in the hospital and
reported the limited re-
sources, so we filled our
suitcases with hospital
gowns, sheets and medical
supplies. We also took toys
for the rehabilitation centre,
skipping ropes for the
diocesan youth camps,
mattress underlays and
protectors to complete the
beds at Gippsland House
and other donated items.
Following are extracts
from the diary kept by the
travellers.
Sally Irvine:
DAY one, Im covered in
bites and there are fireflies
dancing around the bushes
near Gippsland House.
Today started with boiled
eggs and bread, then we
met the village people. The
kids were hesitant at first,
but one young brave girl in
a black and orange dress
came up and hugged me
and then hugged everyone
else. After she broke the
ice, the other kids started
to warm up to us and we
played slaps and we learnt
a new handshake game
that ended with the phrase,
Praise the Lord. We all
ended up giving the kids
high fives, trying to learn
Rwandan. I tried to draw a
picture of a girl from the vil-
lage who took photos of her
friends wearing my hat and
glasses, but it didnt work
out as well as it could have.
I wish I brought some pen-
cils. At the rehab centre,
two of us stayed and played
with the kids. There were
two boys in the playroom
who couldnt walk on their
own. We played with plas-
ticine and one boy drew
pictures in my journal. I
taught him how to write his
name. The boys were so
happy to see us and grate-
ful for the company.
Tim Stokoe:
DAY two has been fantas-
tic. It started the same as
every day; I woke up and
spent 30 minutes praying
and reading the bible in the
early hours of the morning
by the lakeside. What I
prayed for came true over
the course of the day! It
was fantastic. We had a
lovely breakfast as usual;
they truly spoil us. We had
omelette with bread and
condiments. We then pro-
ceeded to a large open
walled room where they
hold big receptions and
gatherings here at Seeds of
Peace, to help with a youth
holiday camp. The youth
varied in age from 14 to 18
years. We joined the morn-
ing praise and worship ses-
sion. The Rwandan youth
and their leaders sang
songs in Rwandan while
jumping and clapping. They
were truly making a joyful
noise before the Lord. I re-
ally enjoyed clapping my
hands and jumping with
them and while I didnt un-
derstand what they were
saying I occasionally said
my own praise and worship.
After the session the youth
leaders started preaching; I
tried to work out what they
were saying but I didnt
have much success. We
then introduced ourselves
and they were so friendly
and welcoming. We then
went with the different
groups and participated in
their activities. I went with
the group that was doing
soccer. Im not particularly
good at soccer, but I put my
all in. I kept falling over,
much to the amusement of
the Rwandans. It amused
me too. Later, I went to the
rehab center and into the
play room where I saw a
young kid and was moved
by pity as he appeared to
have a lack of motor control
and was unable to speak. I
helped him use duplo
blocks to build a small
tower. I held the tower se-
curely and helped twist the
blocks so they could lock
together. I then helped him
take it apart. We must have
built that tower about 20
times, each time we built it,
it seemed his motor control
skills were slightly better.
Eventually he could build
the tower on his own but it
took a long time and his
motor control skills still
needed a lot of improve-
ment. We went back to
Seeds of Peace for lunch,
before walking up the hill to
find where the choir was re-
hearsing, giving some kids
piggybacks. Choir practice
was amazing. I loved it. It
reminded me of my child-
hood in the church. I am
really looking forward to
singing with the choir again
and to be honest I cant
wait.
Elyza Day:
DAY three started like the
day before, worship and
dance with the childrens
camp. Oh my goodness, the
amount of energy they
have still has me lost for
words and when we join in
my cheeks actually hurt
from smiling! The groups
then went down to the
beach for their activities. It
was around 3pm when we
made our way to the vil-
lage. On the way up,
James, one of the children
from the camp, invited us
to his home. The house was
a little larger than the oth-
ers, holding James and the
nine others in his family.
We were greeted by James
sister, Peace. We spoke to
her for a while, she told us
about her family and
school. James father is 63,
unemployed and in a
wheelchair, but his kind

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Youth learn from Rwandan trip
ABOVE: Annie Cornwall, Queen from Rays of Hope Choir
and Elyza Day.
BELOW: Isaac Guppy teaches swimming at the youth
camp.
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February 2013 Our Diocese - Missions and Ministries 11
from previous page
words and smile make me
forget that. James mother
is 43 and was wearing a
beautiful skirt and top and
greeted us with a big hug
and said the words, thank
you, over and over again.
Then we went to the rehab
center to play with the chil-
dren and learnt how to
make beads out of paper. I
will definitely make these
when I get home. Dinner
was the highlight of my
day. The Rays of Hope
Choir joined us. We danced
and sang with them before
and after we ate. I have
found a friend in one of the
choir members, Queen.
Queen is 20, Keri 26 and
Bosco is 24. This reminded
me that they were young
children at the time of the
genocide.
Heather Toms:
DAY four, we went through
the genocide museum and
this certainly challenged, I
believe, each of us. Before
I left the room where the
photos were displayed I
stopped still and prayed. I
could only hand this terrible
tragedy over to God and
pray that those who com-
mitted these terrible acts
are called to account. After
supper I needed to take in
the day and spent time
thanking God for our safety
and provision. The genocide
memorial certainly helps
you to understand a little
more of the people and
their country and struggles.
The young people on this
team are beautiful young
people with a heart for the
people of Gahini.
Julia Despard:
DAY five was an early
start, with a 7am church
service at the hospital in
the village. The chaplain,
Emmanuelle, tried very
hard to speak English to us,
but he could speak French
better so I was asked to
translate for him. After the
service, we went into some
of the wards and prayed for
the health of the patients.
Afterwards I went to the
youth camp and helped
teach the groups to swim.
It was so much fun. After
lunch, two of us went to the
library and helped the li-
brarian, Richard, catalogue
books. We will try next
week to do most of the li-
brary as there are too many
books for Richard to do
alone. We had choir prac-
tice with the Rays of Hope
and learned a song we are
singing at church on Sun-
day. We made up some
dance moves to make it
more fun. We also taught
them Lean on Me, which
Richard decided we could
also sing at church. We left
some song books with
them. At dinner, Bishop
Alexis and his daughter,
Anne-Marie, came. It was
the last time we would see
him before we leave. He
thanked us for our work. He
talked about the genocide
and said: A precious metal
must go though fire to be-
come stronger. To end a
wonderful day, we started
working on a wall hanging
for the rehab center.
Sara Evison-Rose:
DAY six, we woke up to
the news our plan to go to a
town called Kibuye on Lake
Kivi, was a no-go due to a
warning from the Australian
government; the fighting in
the Congo was getting too
close. We decided to go to
Akagera Wildlife Park,
where we saw baboons and
monkeys and hundreds of
bird nests above the en-
trance centre. We saw
countless antelopes, butter-
flies playing everywhere
and heaps of biting horse-
flies. After passing the fish-
ing area where there were
lots of strange birds, we ap-
peared to be following a
trail of huge poo. Eventually
our way was blocked by a
huge African elephant. It
was beautiful and I realised
why I had wanted to go on
safari since I was five years
old. We stopped at hippo
beach for lunch and saw
hippopotami. It was amaz-
ing; so were the crocodiles.
On the way back, we saw a
giraffe. It was beautiful and
so is the way they run.
From there on there were
animals everywhere! Zebra,
more giraffe, warthogs, this
strange bird, a different
form of antelope, then fur-
ther on there were ele-
phants in a herd that I
spotted, water buffalo and
yet another antelope.
Isaac Guppy and Annie
Cornwall:
DAY seven; after another
freezing shower (I think Im
getting better at having
cold showers) it was boiled
eggs with bread again for
breakfast. We walked up
the hill (some at Rwandan
pace) for the English church
service. We assisted Abra-
ham and other church
members in setting up. The
English service was quite
short, for most Rwandans
dont speak English. Follow-
ing the service we wit-
nessed a baptism. We then
attended the Rwandan
service, starting at 10am
and finishing at 1pm. We
sang and danced and lis-
tened with no clue of what
was actually being said;
however there was a deep
sense of faith in the hall. No
words can properly describe
the energy being created.
Three of us were also in-
vited to Sunday school. It
was a pleasure to see all
the little smiling faces. We
visited a little boy, James,
and his family and delivered
photographs of his family,
which was quite rewarding.
We spent some time at the
beach with Dr Wim, Dr
Bertha and their visitors. It
was a bizarre yet incredible
experience, Australians on
a Rwandan beach with
South Africans, Canadians
and a Dutch couple.
continued next page
ABOVE: Isaac Guppy, Richard the librarian, Annie
Cornwall and Tim Stokoe.
LEFT: Julia Despard at the rehabilitation center.
BELOW: Dr Bertha with Don Leeson, a teacher from
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School.
12 Our Diocese - Missions and Ministries February 2013
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Annie Cornwall:
DAY eight and Morning
beamed the ever reliable
morning greeting of Isaac
at my sick and slug-like
body tangled in the mos-
quito net. Later, I met
Queen and her beautiful
smile beamed. She pre-
sented me with a Rwandan
bible in which she had spelt
my names together with
from a friend to a friend. I
felt so enriched by her gift.
She is wonderful and I will
treasure both her and her
gift forever. For dinner the
Rays of Hope choir came to
say goodbye. We sang and
danced and relaxed and
prayed. Some of the
younger members opened
up about their past and
what their daily life is like.
Rwanda has taught me just
how important people and
relationships are. Later we
caught up with the others
and one of the choir mem-
bers caught a firefly and
placed it in my hands, say-
ing goodnight. There are
times when I have felt com-
pletely out of my comfort
zone, but I am embracing
every moment of this mag-
nificent adventure.
Lisa Moloney:
DAY nine and it would be
fair to say that although we
were hungry the group had
reached the point of no re-
turn about eggs and bread
for breakfast. We could not
contain our delight when 12
pancakes arrived at the
table. The energy in the
room was incredible and
the smiles on our faces
broad as we loaded our
pancakes with fresh banana
and jam. We went to the
Kayonza markets to pur-
chase fabrics, shoes, beads
and the like. Everywhere
we went we were watched
and trailed by the locals
and there was much discus-
sion about mzungu. In Ki-
gali we headed for the
Ministry of Education where
we waited for the minister
and waited and waited.
Once it was past Rwandan
time and we had still not
seen the minister, it was
explained the Prime Minis-
ter required the Minister of
Education to attend his of-
fices and we would meet
with the Director of Educa-
tion and some staff.
Our meeting in a large air
conditioned boardroom
(complete with juice and
water) was incredibly in-
formative and interesting;
Rwanda takes education
very seriously and, in the
words of the Director, is a
very ambitious country.
They have already met the
millennium goals of nine
years compulsory and free
education for every child
and are striving for 12
years. Short term goals in-
clude the enhancement of
the vocational and trade
sectors and a focus on early
learning (nursery schools).
Two of the team had an
even more eventful day, as
they were interviewed for
Rwandan TV regarding how
safe they felt while visiting
Rwanda (and the next day
many people commented
on having seen them on
TV). It is hard to believe
that this trip to Rwanda is
drawing to a close and each
day we become more at-
tached to the country and
its people.
Sarah Gover:
DAYS 10 and 11. Last
night the team sat down
and talked about what giv-
ing money they had
brought and who they
wanted to give it to. We
also talked about the re-
sources and gifts we had
bought over and where we
would give them, based on
various experiences among
the team. We ended up giv-
ing a number of girls school
uniform dresses to Bertha
to be used as uniforms for
some new nursing assis-
tants they are hoping to
employ at the hospital. The
year nine students at St
Pauls Warragul had made a
large number of awesome
decorated pencil cases that
were filled with pencils,
rulers, scissors, notepads
and pens. The leaders at
the Sunday school were
short about 50 gifts for chil-
dren at Christmas, so these
pencil cases were a very
welcome answer to prayer.
The hospital often hosts
medical interns and we left
sheets and money to pur-
chase a water tank for the
interns house. At the rehab
center we left a large bag of
needles and thread, an-
other bag of zips, three
bags of buttons and some
ribbon, beads and puzzles
and games; more games
and puzzles will be used by
outlying medical clinics. We
left a very large suitcase of
sports items for the high
school. Financially, we were
able to help Rays of Hope
go to the East Africa Choir
competition in 2013, buy
some new Rwandan books
for the library and help
Mothers Union buy material
to make bags to sell.
Bishop Alexis wife, Grace,
and others from Mothers
Union showed us the new
knitting machines they
have been using to make
school uniform jumpers.
Don Leeson:
DAY 12 and waking from a
sound sleep in the
Methodist Guest House in
Nairobi brought with it the
exciting expectation of lux-
uriating in a good, hot
shower and breakfast with
juice options, baked beans,
cereal, croissants and much
else on offer. One of the
team had a sleepless night
enriched by talking with
guards, a guided tour, fel-
lowship with a cat he
dubbed Jasmine and time
on a computer.
It was soon time to depart
and head for Nakuru and
the Great Rift Valley. After
almost three hours of driv-
ing we arrived at the lodge.
After lunch and a rest, we
went on tour, seeing ba-
boons, zebra, rhinos, mon-
keys, impala and many
other animals including a
lion devouring prey. Pho-
tographers had a field day
as we took many many pic-
tures of the fantastic sights
for evidence for ourselves
to be sure it was all true.
The next day included the
Sheldrick elephant orphan-
age that cares for baby ele-
phants up to the age of two
years, giving them three
hourly feeds 24 hours a
day, before they are ready
to begin their rehabilitation
back into a wild elephant
herd. The next stop was the
Rothchild giraffe centre to
hand feed the giraffes. After
many giraffe kisses it was
time to get back in the ve-
hicles, a quick stop for pizza
then to the airport for the
long journey home.
Josh Darby:
FINAL thoughts: The
Rwandan experience has
taught me a lot of new
things and views on life.
First and mainly is the idea
of being poor. In a Euro-
pean society, poor is some-
one who cannot support
themselves financially, are
homeless or live in a poor
area. In Rwanda I would
never consider their society
as being poor; regardless of
their economic status they
are the happiest people I
have ever met. It has really
opened my eyes to our so-
ciety and our massive focus
on material objects.
This has then brought me
to my next realisation. I can
get annoyed or as upset as
I want at our society for
being so heavily focused on
material things, but its all
in vain because it is simply
how we are brought up. If I
could give everyone in Aus-
tralia the same eye-opening
experience and teach them
to learn to love each other
and donate what they dont
need to those who do, then
I would; but it is clearly un-
realistic, so there is no
point in getting angry at
people who spend money
on ridiculous things. In-
stead I think its best I con-
tribute as much as I can to
those in need. One way is
buying souvenirs from the
Rwandans/Kenyans and not
bargaining down so much,
because, in honesty, nine
times out of 10 they will
spend the money in more
beneficial ways than I will.
Youth learn from Rwandans
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Bishop Alexis and Lisa Moloney.
ABOVE: Sally Irvine with the banner made by the team.
ABOVE right: A Mothers Union member with a jumper.
BELOW: Lisa Moloney, Josh Darby and Isaac Guppy being
kissed by a giraffe.
February 2013 Our Diocese - Children and Family Ministries 13
THE seventh Summer in
Seaspray program, run by
volunteers from St Pauls
Anglican Cathedral in Sale
and funded by a Wellington
Shire Event Sponsorship
Grant, was again very suc-
cessful during the Christ-
mas and New Year period.
More than 200 children
and their families attended
the six days of free chil-
drens activities held during
the week.
Program coordinator,
Christine Morris, said fami-
lies really appreciated hav-
ing a place where their
children could participate in
a variety of activities, craft
and games and many
wanted it to continue for
the whole holiday period.
ABOVE right: Sally Shana-
han and her cousins Lydija
and Zane Petrovic, from
Sale, at the Summer in
Seaspray program.
RIGHT: Anabelle, Jasmine
and Will Taylor, from
Mitcham, enjoyed playing
soccer while holidaying at
Seaspray.
Photos: Christine Morris
Summer fun in Seaspray
CHRISTMAS services were well attended and there was
plenty of variety to suit all members of the family. A fes-
tival of Nine Lessons and Carols was held on December
16 at Yinnar and Carols by Candlelight at Monash Univer-
sity Auditorium that evening, where a collection was taken
for the school breakfast clubs. On Christmas Eve, a crib
service was held at Churchill and then Anglican holy com-
munion service at Boolarra.
On Christmas Day there was a Uniting Church commun-
ion service at Churchill and a Christmas service at Yinnar.
Parish members also attended the various carols services
in the district. Thanks to all who organised these seasonal
celebrations. The final service for 2012 was at Holy Inno-
cents Yinnar South.
During January there was only one each Sunday in the
parish, at Churchill, then Boolarra, then Churchill, then
Yinnar. Our parish annual general meeting will be held on
February 17. We need to think and pray about the com-
ing year.
Contributor: Rae Billing
ABOVE: New priest in charge of the parish, Reverend
Brenda Burne,y with the children at the Churchill crib
service.
Photo: Ruth Place
Crib service a part
of Christmas joy
ABOVE: Sale parish participated in the districts an-
nual Christmas parade and won a trophy (inset) for
their entry, that included a camel.
THE Childrens Crib Serv-
ice was again a wonderful
celebration to begin the
Christmas season at St
Pauls in Korumburra, with
130 adults and children
coming together to hear the
Christmas message of
Jesus birth in word and
song.
On arrival, everyone was
given a star, an angel or a
sheep, pictures we had to
hold up when the narrator
said any of these words. All
attendees participated with
enthusiasm as the Christ-
mas story was re-enacted.
The 11.30pm service was
a sung Eucharist with a
solo, O Holy Night sung
beautifully by Graham
Hastie. We followed with a
community lunch in the hall
for anyone on their own on
Christmas Day.
Contributor: Lyn Gilbert
Photo: Jenny Ramage
Holy night in Korumburra
WHAT do you like most
about Christmas? a child
asked me. I pondered the
question, there are so
many good things about
the Christmas season.
Hmm, I replied, I like
hearing the story of the
birth of Jesus again. Re-
ally, is that the one with the
star in it? he responded.
This interaction reminds
us how important it is for
churches to provide oppor-
tunities for children to hear
about Jesus and the pre-
cious gift He is to each of
us.
In Westernport parish the
after school program, JAF-
FAS, had their break up
party on December 5, cele-
brating with a Christmas
party for the children and
their families (above), by
making Christmas crafts,
decorating star shaped bis-
cuits, dancing and watching
The Christmas Story.
Contributor: E Lawrence
Pondering Christmas star
14 Our Diocese - Children and Family Ministries February 2013
ADVENT is a wonderful
season in the Church year
as we prepare our hearts
for the coming of Christ-
mas. Although it is such a
busy time, in our prayers
we wait with joy and expec-
tation for Christs coming.
Every year the setting up of
the Advent wreath is a re-
minder of our time of
prayerful waiting. This year
Morwell parish simplified
the Advent wreath, making
it with plants growing up to
the circle of candles, re-
minding us again the story
of the coming of Christ.
Each week the reading of
the prayers and the lighting
of the candle for that Sun-
day was carried out by
members of the congrega-
tion. Everyone present
joined in the community
prayer, sharing the prayer
with all people across the
world.
The Childrens Pageant is
always a highlight of the
Advent season. The chil-
dren who attend the weekly
childrens ministry put on a
wonderful pageant for
everyone at church. The
pageant was read so the
children acted in silence.
We had many angels and
several kings, some of
whom were older girls from
the youth group. The actors
held posters which added to
the meaning of the story.
The children shared in the
music and the readings.
The doll chosen to be baby
Jesus was dark skinned.
This was especially mean-
ingful to the Sudanese chil-
dren who are members of
our congregation and who
participated in the pageant.
Contributor: C Raymond
Pasquali, E (2012)
Jonahs Incredible
Journey. Oxford: Lion
Hudson plc.
THIS board book is made
for interactive reading with
young children. The pic-
tures are simple, colorful
and attractive, the text is
easy to read and each page
has a simple interactive ac-
tivity. If you read this book
with a toddler or young
child, before long they will
be participating in the story.
Kempf, J and Sharp C
(illus) (2011) Some-
times Life Is Just Not
Fair. Indiana: Our Sun-
day Visitor Inc.
THIS hardback illustrated
book is written to help
adults help children through
grief and loss, with reflec-
tions, prayers and activi-
ties. It includes an audio
CD.
Jurd, P (2012) To
Strengthen and En-
courage: Sharing faith
with young people.
Preston: Challenge
Books.
EASILY laid out chapters
and reflections highlight
this book, written from a
Lasallian perspective. It is
written for parents, teach-
ers, clergy and other edu-
cators who want to draw
out the best in young peo-
ple, that they may truly live
the gospel.
All books are available
from Mosaic Books,
www.mosaicresources.com.
au or Christian bookshops.
Color in the picture
Three trees at Moe
ABOVE: In Moe parish, children and youth from the GFS,
BAMM and Sunday school combined to present the
Christmas story of The Three Trees. St Lukes Hall was
comfortably filled with an audience of parents, friends and
parishioners, who enjoyed supper after the performance.
Photograph of actors in a scene of Three Trees Christmas
Play.
Photo: Matthew Prosser
Sudanese included in pageant
Literary reviews
February 2013 Our Diocese - Deconsecrated Churches 15
MINISTRY at St Peters,
Won Wron, began on March
22, 1921 and ended on De-
cember 16 last year, when
it was deconsecrated. The
church building was conse-
crated on March 1, 1938,
by Bishop George Harvard
Cranswick (then Bishop of
Gippsland) and, sadly, due
to the lack of a viable con-
gregation, the Licence was
revoked on December 16,
2012 by Bishop John McIn-
tyre.
Many felt that sadness of
the passing of an era as
parishioners and visitors
joined in a celebration of
holy communion led by the
locum priest, Reverend
John Grace. Elaine Wright,
a Won Wron resident, was
the lay reader and music
was supplied by Linda Bow-
den, also from Won Wron,
on her guitar.
Among the visitors were
descendants of families
who had donated furniture
and fittings to St Peters
over time. Several of these
items have been retained
by the families and others
will go to the Yarram His-
torical Society.
One piece which will stay
in the Won Wron commu-
nity is the bell. This origi-
nally came form the Won
Wron Primary School when
it closed in 1995 and has
now been given to the Won
Wron hall and CFA. The
beautiful St Michaels lead-
light window, above the
altar, is still under consider-
ation.
Contributor: M Stackhouse
ON January 20, 2013,
Bishop John McIntyre led
deconsecration of St Mar-
tins church at Lindenow,
open since July 1898. Angli-
can services began in the
1840s when the Rector of
Cooma travelled through
Gippsland and held serv-
ices, baptising and marry-
ing people at many
locations as far as Port Al-
bert.
St Martins church was
named for Robert Martin,
who came to the district as
a stipendiary lay reader and
retired sea captain. He
bought property at Wy Yung
and after his death in 1918,
his daughter retained the
land, eventually selling it to
the church for the founda-
tion of Clifton Waters Vil-
lage, in 1953.
Since 1989, the Anglican
and Uniting congregations
have been worshipping to-
gether, alternating
churches. With the closure
of St Martins (in Bairnsdale
parish) the Anglican con-
gregation will worship at
the Uniting Church Linde-
now. A mural featuring the
Lindenow flats, given by
artist Margaret Alexander,
and four windows given by
members of the congrega-
tion, will be relocated to the
Uniting Church, along with
other furniture.
Contributor: Ted Gibson
OTHER churches to close
recently include St Peters
at Dargo, which went to
auction in January; and
Christ Church, Mardan
South. St Peters Dargo
opened in 1897 and, again,
due to declining numbers, a
decision was made to close
and deconsecrate it last
year.
Christ Church at Mardan
South opened in 1934. At
the deconsecration service
on December 2 last year,
John Smallman orated a
history of the church and
community, enjoyed by
those present.
ABOVE: Linda Bowman
plays music while the altar
is stripped after St Peters
Won Wron was deconse-
crated.
BELOW: Kevin Slater and
Warren Peart at Christ
Church, Mardan South.
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16 Our Diocese - Features February 2013
Elizabeth Crighton,
31.8.1944 to
27.10.2012
By Ethel Armstrong
ELIZABETH was a daugh-
ter, sister, wife, mother,
grandmother, nurse,
kindergarten assistant and
especially, as I knew her, a
friend to many. Although, I
think, she would be sur-
prised to hear it said, she
packed so much into her
lifetime on earth.
Everything she undertook
to do, she did it to the very
best of her ability, throwing
her whole self into the task
in hand. She studied each
situation, researching the
pros and cons, praying
about it , before making a
commitment to act. She
would know the rules about
every job she did, often to
the exasperation of those of
us who would like to get
things done more quickly.
She volunteered her abili-
ties in many ways in our
parish (St Pauls Warragul);
in the diocese through Cur-
sillo; serving on Servant
Community and Anglican
Women of Australia on the
executive committee; and
in the community, espe-
cially on Chaplaincy Com-
mittee and helping with
catering, waitressing and
other tasks to fundraise.
She was in the group from
Gippsland Diocese who
travelled to Rwanda, shar-
ing her experiences on her
return.
Elizabeth was a generous
person with her time: child-
minding, cooking
casseroles for unwell
friends and providing trans-
port when needed. She al-
ways had time to fit in the
care of another who needed
time and a shoulder to cry
on. She appreciated being
the recipient of help when
she, herself, needed it.
I am sure there were
other ways she contributed
in the background; others
would know and be able to
share these stories.
She could be both serious
and fun-loving and coped,
in the long-run, with all life
threw up at her.
She always knew the cor-
rect way to do things: to
peel the vegetables, iron
shirts, wash dishes, care for
children; and taught these
skills to her family and
friends.
During the last months of
her life, she was practical
and determined to follow all
instructions from the med-
ical profession in her fight
with Leukaemia. I am sure
she lived out her Christian
faith as a ministry to all she
came in contact with while
receiving treatment in War-
ragul and Melbourne.
It was said at Elizabeths
funeral service that she
showed us the way a Chris-
tian woman should die; a
tribute, indeed.
We miss Elizabeths friend-
ship and company and are
pleased to have had the
privilege of knowing her a
little in many and various
different ways.
ABOVE: Elizabeth Crighton
(back left), with friends and
fellow members of the ex-
ecutive committee of Angli-
can Women of Australia,
Denise Rich, Pat Cameron,
Carolyn Raymond and Ethel
Armstrong.

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For more information, contact the
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Telephone 03 5144 2044
Fax 03 5144 7183
Email registrar@gippsanglican.org.au
Diocesan calendar
2013
110
th
year of The Gippsland Anglican diocesan news-
paper
February
2 Anam Cara Community Day; 9.30am to 4pm
3 St Philips Dedication Festival, Bass Phillip
Island parish; guest speaker, Archdeacon Edie
Ashley
March
1 Australian Voices performance at Cowes
20 Mothers Union Lady Day; St Pauls Cathedral
Sale; 10am; guest speaker, Marilyn Oulds,
Worldwide Mothers Union; BYO lunch
25 Catholic v Anglican and others Golf Day, Sale
Golf Club; Registry office, 03 5144 2044
26 Renewal of ordination vows and Blessing of
oils service; St Pauls Cathedral, Sale;
11.30am
29 Good Friday
30 Easter Book Stall, St Johns Metung, Patterson
Park, Metung
31 Easter Day
Park, Metung
April
Park, Metung
25 ANZAC Day
May
4 Shared spiritual Art festival at St Philips and
St Johns, Bass Phillip Island parish
17-19 Gippsland Anglican 37th annual Synod, Sale;
St Pauls Cathedral, Friday evening; then St
Annes campus of Gippsland Grammar, Sale.
25 Ordination service for priests; St Pauls
Cathedral, Sale; 11am; Don Saines, 03 5144
2020
June
3-5 Clergy conference, with Charles and Peta
Sherlock
12 Mothers Union June Join-in; details TBC
23-26 Quadratos in an Australian context, a retreat
organised by Anam Cara Community; Palotti
College, Millgrove
27-29 Growth in Ministry intensive; Bishopscourt;
Sale
29 Anam Cara Community annual thanksgiving
eucharist; St Marys Morwell; 11am
July
August
16 Clergy Wellbeing Day, Traralgon
September
8 Back to church Sunday
Details as provided to The Gippsland Anglican
Vale, Elizabeth, a
good friend to many
February 2013 Our Diocese - Missions and Ministries 17
THE Anam Cara Commu-
nitys major program in
2013 is School for Prayer
(SfP). Every person is born
with a yearning for com-
munion with God. In the
Christian tradition, the way
of communion with God is
known as prayer, said Dr
Colin Thornby, Soul Carer
with the Anam Cara Com-
munity.
Because we are not always
good at prayer and because
lots of things often get in
the way, we need to keep
coming back to the simplic-
ity and heart of prayer, he
said.
SfP is a year long program
of events, teaching and in-
formation aimed at coming
back to the simplicity and
heart of prayer; being in re-
lationship with God, who
loves us and desires to be
in communion with us.
There is something in SfP
for everyone, whether you
have been praying for five
weeks or 50 years. You can
commit to the whole pro-
gram or attend events that
appeal to you. You can also
use Anam Cara Commu-
nitys online resources to
brush up on prayer. Joining
in events means you will be
with others who are com-
mitted to the way of prayer
and who, like you, are
yearning for communion
with God.
So, make some time and
space for God this year, and
try out SfP. The first event
is on February 16 at
9.30am, at Bishopscourt in
Sale. The day will be led by
Bishop John McIntyre and
focus on prayer and being
human.
Bishop John said: I am
more and more convinced
that without prayer nothing
of any value ever comes
into being. This year we
launch a new diocesan
strategic plan, but without
prayer it too will come to
nothing. We can be clever.
We can be wise. We can
come up with all kinds of
good ideas and innovative
schemes as part of the
plan.
But without prayer it will
mean little. Paul said, Pray
without ceasing precisely
because he knows that
without prayer nothing we
do will achieve anything for
God.
Im delighted the Anam
Cara Community has de-
cided to run a School for
Prayer in the same year as
we launch the new diocesan
strategic plan. It could not
be more timely. No matter
how well versed we are in
prayer, there is always
something more we can
learn about it and there is
always the need to be en-
couraged in our ongoing ef-
forts to pray without
ceasing.
Please join me at 9.30am
on February 16, 2013 at
Bishopscourt when I will be
launching the School for
Prayer in the first of a series
of sessions throughout
2013 calling us all to
prayer.
The Anam Cara Commu-
nity will also run the regu-
lar series of events,
interspersed with the SfP
program. Information about
the Anam Cara program is
always available at
www.anamcara-commu-
nity.org, or from the Soul
Carers, Jane Macqueen and
Colin Thornby (soulcar-
e r s @ a n a m c a r a -
gippsland.org or 0411 316
346).
Contributor: Colin Thornby
Anam Cara has a
new prayer program
THE Abbey program gets underway just
after Easter this year, beginning with a
youth camp and following up with a pho-
tography workshop and a retreat investi-
gating the Dark Ages of history. All
activities will be held at the Abbey of St
Barnabas at ABeckett Park, on Raymond
Island near Paynesville.
The diocesan vision for ABeckett Park is
an international Christian residential cen-
tre for spirituality and the environment and
a place of pilgrimage, reflection, healing,
learning and recreation. The diocesans
strategy is to develop ABeckett Park as an
icon of the churchs commitment to and ra-
tionale for the care of Gods creation, both
in its built and natural environment and in
the facilities, services and programs it of-
fers to visitors.
For details of any of the workshops, con-
tact Sue Gibson, telephone 03 5156 6580.
Youth camp
RICH Lanham with his youth ministry
team will be running an Easter youth camp
at The Abbey, starting Tuesday, April 9,
until Friday, April 12. The camp is a must
for all talented, fun loving, risk taking or
cautious, active or quiet 11 to 17 year olds.
Activities at the Abbey will include games
and fun; canoeing and swimming; high
ropes (if it is not too windy); walking and
fishing and eating and talking; and talking
and eating; and asking some God ques-
tions together.
Photographic workshop
ROBERT McKay, an experienced photog-
rapher and teacher and lecturer in photog-
raphy, has offered to conduct a photo-
graphic workshop at the Abbey, April 19 to
21. The workshop will offer a great oppor-
tunity for beginners or photographers with
experience.
It will cover some theory on using ad-
justable digital cameras and how to use
the camera, as well as lots of hands-on
practical photography; with advice, tutor-
ing, suggestions and assistance. The work-
shop will cover taking photographs of
wildlife, natural history, events and land-
scapes; portraiture and wedding photogra-
phy; photojournalism; and night
photography; all in the most amazing en-
vironment at the Abbey.
Rescuing the Dark Ages
JUNE Treadwell, a local history buff and
teacher of Medieval and Renaissance his-
tory for many years, will lead participants
on a Dark Ages adventure at the Abbey on
May 10 to 12. Junes major interest is in
the period 500 to 1000 AD and the ways in
which Western European culture survived
the barbarian invasions.
At the workshop, we will look at the role
monasteries played in rescuing our history
and examine manuscripts such as the Book
of Kells and artifacts, which were pre-
served in remote places such as Iona and
Lindisfarne and in islands off the West
coast of Ireland.
Participants will examine the manuscripts
were produced and expert demonstrations
in manuscript binding and calligraphy will
take place.
Contributor: Edie Ashley
Easter youth camp at Abbey
Men with food,
friends and fun
ON the evening of Tues-
day, December 11, the
parish hall in Cowes was
once again the venue for
the Mens Fellowship Christ-
mas breakup dinner. As this
much anticipated event was
also a ladies invitation
night, the numbers swelled
to close on 80 for dinner.
While much of the attrac-
tion was the first class
cooking by Terry Sparks
and his able crew, the en-
tertainment by local a cap-
pella group Vivace was also
of great merit (above).
Three courses of multiple
choice comestibles, inter-
spersed with brackets of
mediaeval and more mod-
ern and well known compo-
sitions, made the time fly.
Thus, the well tested for-
mula of good food, fine en-
tertainment plus great
company was put to the
test with a result that left
no one dissatisfied. The
members of the Mens Fel-
lowship committee, John
Dawson, Tom Caulfield,
Alan Williams, Ralph Led-
itschke and Les Ridge, were
to be congratulated on an
event exemplifing the na-
ture of mens fellowship.
Contributor: Les Ridge
TOP:Gerald Wall, Roma
Caulfield and Allan Row-
lands.
ABOVE: Terry and Elwyn
Sparks, with Margaret Har-
rison.
BELOW: Don and Val Wil-
son, Barbara and Dennis
Payne.
Photos: Robert McKay
Congratulations, Robert
ROBERT Fordham, of Pay-
nesville parish, became a
Member of the Order of
Australia (AM) in the recent
Australia Day awards, on
January 26. His commen-
dation was for significant
service to the Parliament of
Victoria, to the Anglican
Church of Australia and to
tourism and economic de-
velopment.
Robert is a past deputy
Premier of Victoria (1982 to
1989), serving with the
Australian Labor Party for
many years and in office
from 1970 to 1992. His
service with the Anglican
Church includes local par-
ticipation, diocesan partici-
pation and Australian
representation.
Robert was chairperson of
East Gippsland Water for
many years and he and his
wife, Sue, owned a local
vineyard for some years.
18 Our Diocese - Media and Literary Reviews February 2013
Webb, V (2012) In De-
fence of Doubt: an in-
vitation to adventure.
Victoria: Mosaic Press.
By Noel Preston
THE quest for certainty is
seemingly part of the
human condition. It is ulti-
mately an illusion; an illu-
sion which reinforces
another delusion: the de-
sire to be in control of our
lives. However, the reality
of lifes circumstances
eventually overtakes us,
not all questions can be an-
swered, the seemingly un-
acceptable cannot be
changed.
This can be a very unset-
tling experience, especially
in the domain of religious
or theological belief. For
Christians, doubting the
certainties of belief we once
took for granted may take
us to the precipice of a
more authentic faith, per-
haps beyond the bounds of
orthodox and creedal
propositions: the infallibility
of scripture? the virgin birth
of Jesus? his bodily resur-
rection? the existence of a
theistic supreme being? On
the edge of that precipice
some have floundered to
the rocks below, while oth-
ers soar into a new experi-
ence of faith.
Val Webb explores this ter-
ritory in her latest book In
Defence of Doubt: an invi-
tation to adventure (a re-
vised and fresh edition of a
1995 publication). For
Webb: Doubt is the grace
that allows us to escape
from prisons of inadequate
belief systems (p49).
In large part this text is a
self exposure, a personal
testimony to how the au-
thor has honestly faced
doubts which, in turn, has
led to a richer and more
credible faith development.
Following a discussion on
doubt, the book moves
into narrative mode, giving
an inspiring and very read-
able overview of many sig-
nificant figures whose
doubts led them to a re-
vised faith. Because, as
she says, women have
often been left out of the
narrative about the sur-
vivors of doubt, there is an
entire chapter canvassing
the stories of women.
Tellingly, many on this list
were unknown to this re-
viewer.
The chapter, Doubt and
the God question is pivotal
in Webbs analysis and pro-
vides a very useful sum-
mary of process theology
and how doubt about the-
ism (the divine being out
there) can open the way to
pan-en-theism (the divine
presence in all).
The Val Webb story is re-
markable. In her Brisbane
youth she embraced a tra-
ditional Presbyterian Chris-
tianity, trained as a
scientist, married, raised a
family and worked in exec-
utive roles within the
Queensland Uniting Church
Synod. Subsequently, in the
United States of America,
she completed a PhD in
theology. For almost two
decades she has been a
major contributor as author
and lecturer to what is
known as the Progressive
Christianity movement.
On the prospects for this
movement she writes
(p169) Progressive (theo-
logical) thinking has been
around for centuries in dif-
ferent pockets and places.
The difference today is that
this movement is being
named and responsibility
for its survival is in the
hands of the laity as well as
clergy who will not be si-
lenced into blind obedience
and belief.
That said, Val Webbs own
theology is not presented
as a new creed. Her mission
here is to defend and affirm
doubt as a positive neces-
sity to credible and contem-
porary faith. Sometimes
this is called living the
questions, an adventure
which may lead down vari-
ous pathways. So, In De-
fence of Doubt is directed
to a wide readership; and it
is an inspiring gift, particu-
larly, for those wanting to
discern a credible approach
to belief and faith.
Rev. Dr Noel Preston AM
(Cert.Teaching, BA, BD,
MEd, ThD) is an ethicist,
theologian and social com-
mentator, currently Adjunct
Professor in the Key Centre
for Ethics, Law Justice and
Governance, Griffith Uni-
versity.
By Fay Magee
WITH the recent release
of the movie Les Miser-
ables, some of the out-
standing songs have
come back to promi-
nence. Do you hear the
people sing is a great ral-
lying chorus and reminds
us of ways in which a
movement can be ignited
by such a song, the thrill
as well as the danger of
being part of a group
united in a significant
cause.
It is incredible that, as a nation, we do not sing com-
munally; except for our football songs and only when
we win. Within popular culture, singing is more about
spectacle and image and convinces so many young
people they cannot sing.
Our recent experience of the Christmas season
might have seen us more involved in communal
singing than usual as one of the ongoing traditions in
the broader culture, but it only happens once a year.
This can be very frustrating for Christian communi-
ties who have much to sing about. Just as important
is the fact the singing experience is a vital commu-
nity-building component of our life together. Singing
without accompaniment is one of the best ways to
encourage the voice of the people and their passion
about Gods mission in the world.
The community music-making model which is cer-
tainly spreading throughout Victoria provides some
good clues. It only takes one or two confident singers
to lead a group, particularly when no single voice is
amplified. A positive attitude and a few rehearsals is
sometimes all it takes to encourage others to find
their voice.
Singing in a circle is also another way of producing
a more encouraging sound and incorporating a range
of voices into one confident sound. This can perhaps
happen most easily with a parish activity of getting
together once per month to sing the congregational
songs which have been selected for the next few
weeks. This can also encourage the discussion of how
the songs will contribute to the whole liturgical expe-
rience.
On a regular Sunday morning, a good start is to try
one verse of one of the hymns without accompani-
ment. It is unlikely everyone will go wildly out of
pitch; something dreaded by musicians. From just
one verse most weeks, there may be progression to
using some of the chants and rounds which can be
particularly effective in many worship settings. Above
all our aim is to be inclusive and to encourage every-
one to find their voice.
Hear the
people sing
Webb may stand
in Galileos shoes
Davis, B (2012)
Groundswell: The
Christian Surfers Story
By Kara Martin
BOOKS that are histories
of Christian organisations
can be incredibly inspiring
or mind-numbingly boring,
in spite of the best inten-
tions. It is particularly a risk
if the writer is the person
who began the organisa-
tion, as they can be blinded
by their own involvement.
They often romanticise the
past, gloss over mistakes
and get bogged down in de-
tail of interest only to those
closely involved. So, it was
with some trepidation I
picked up Groundswell: The
Christian Surfers Story,
written by the organisa-
tions founder, Brett Davis.
However, it was a pleasant
and encouraging read by a
reluctant leader who writes
with humility.
Davis was wise to take this
on as a writing project and
invite contributions from
members of the organisa-
tion. Substantial quotes
from others help to diver-
sify and illuminate the
story.
Christian surfers was one
of the pioneers of sports
ministry and seems to have
almost happened by acci-
dent: Davis and a mate de-
cided to meet together and
run Bible studies with invi-
tations to other Christians
who surfed.
The idea caught on, with
the group helping to pro-
vide an alternative to a
subculture in southern Syd-
ney that was rife with
drugs, alcohol, sex and an-
tisocial behaviour. The re-
cent television series,
Puberty Blues, captures the
atmosphere and lifestyle
very accurately.
Fast-forward 45 years to
today and Brett Davis is
leader of a global move-
ment that has successfully
reached hundreds of thou-
sands of people; including
successfully bringing the
story of Jesus to countries
where gospel work has
been difficult, such as
Japan and Indonesia.
One of the particularly
useful features of the book
is a collection of core values
that have undergirded the
movements success:
Surfing! Any sport or vo-
cational ministry should ac-
tually value the activity
people gather around, with
the proviso the activity is
submitted to Jesus and per-
formed for his glory.
Partnering with the local
church, building a bridge
between the group and the
church.
Evangelising in culturally
relevant ways.
Serving others, building
relationships and nurturing
trust.
Empowering members
and helping them fulfil their
potential.
Praying for individual
and cultural transformation.
Gathering as an interna-
tional family of missions.
Davis writes with great
honesty and simplicity, of
difficult moments, rapid
growth and success for
Christian Surfers.
First published in Southern
Cross, December 2012.
Reprinted with permission.
Grommets, warts and all
February 2013 Our Diocese - Parishes 19
Identifying priorities
ABOVE: Parish Council Planning day was
held on January 12 in Korumburra parish.
We enjoyed a time of fellowship, learning
and identified the priorities for the parish in
2013. We came away from the day with
some clear goals for the year, to discuss
and implement throughout the year. The
five priorities identified were: worship,
growing spiritually, youth, social activities
and fundraising. At the end of the day,
everyone was still smiling. Pictured are
Robyn Mills, Andy Wilson, Kris Creigton,
Peter Gilbert, Margaret Vassil, Dorothy
Slacther and Fiona Beggs.
Contributor: Jenny Ramage
Photo: Jenny Ramage
Thanks to emergency
services and volunteers
A SERVICE of tribute to our emergency
services was held in Bairnsdale parish
on Sunday, December 2, where Rev-
erend Tony Wicking posed the two ques-
tions: Why do you do what you do?
and What do you get out of it? All se-
vices in attendance had much the same
answers ...giving back to the commu-
nity, fellowship with one another, be-
cause we care, in response to what
others have done for us, and the list
went on.
Attending were representatives from
Bairnsdale Fire Brigade, Department
Sustainability and Environment, Red
Cross, Ambulance Service and Region
11 Country Fire Authority Brigade.
The ambulance service (not pictured)
was represented by Peter Sullivan and
Nell Sutton.
ABOVE right: Representing Red Cross
were Beth Emonson, Ann Guy, Barbara
Shugg, Anne Macarthur, Angela Bird,
Brenda Murray and Skye.
RIGHT: Representing fire services were
Sarah Van Der Delden, Ken Wyld, Les
Beechey, Graeme East, Peter Brand,
Kevin Giblin (DSE), Joseph Bandiera,
Krissy Vaughan, Allan Cracknell, Joan
Young and Felicity Wilson.
Contributor/Photos: Judi Hogan
Craft on show
ABOVE and below: Moe parish hosted a Showcase of Art
and Craft as a fundraiser late last year. A wonderful dis-
play included quilting and patchwork, ceramics, French
beading, Sudanese traditional crafts, cottage craft, wood-
work and much more. A wine tasting and gourmet cake
sales added to the evenings success. This was the second
such craft showcase to be hosted in St Lukes hall and par-
ticipants and exhibitors are looking forward to future
events.
Contributor: Mary Nicholls
ABOVE: On Christmas Eve, Jessica McIntyre and Marion
Jones in the stable at St Albans, Kilmany; Bishop John
McIntyre led the Christmas eve service.
Photo: Jan McIntyre
LEFT: Bishop John McIntyre and his wife, Jan, were at Nar
Nar Goon on November 25 last year. They are pictured
(back right) with the congregation after the service.
Bishop Johns travels
20 Our Diocese - Parish fairs fare well February 2013
Fairy floss, cakes,
crafts and more
THE St Nicholas church Lakes En-
trance held its annual fete on January
5, attracting crowds of holiday makers
who enjoyed all kinds of activities from
sausage sizzles and Devonshire teas,
cake, craft and plant stalls and a pet
parade.
RIGHT: At the cake stall were Dianne
Ford, Gabrielle Minchin, Pat Arnold and
Lesley Williams.
LEFT: Reverend Canon Barb Logan
with Fairy Floss.
BELOW: The craft stall with Glenda
Jones.
Photos: Sandra McMaster
Sunny day, so
bring on the fair
IT WAS a beautifully sunny Thursday
morning on January 10 and Bass
Phillip Island parishioners thought
there could be no more fitting an ac-
tivity than a parish fair in the grounds
of St Philips Cowes. Indeed, where
else could you expect to tuck into a
freshly baked mini-quiche, make
friends with a mouse, say hello to a
clown and pick up a Can-Can scarf?
Hot dogs, pot plants, pre-loved fur-
niture, face painting, books and man-
chester; the list goes on and on. If
you throw in grannys treasure chest,
a variety of crafts, toys and preserves,
that just leaves us with the ubiquitous
elephant in the room, which in this
case was an interesting shade of
white.
For the multitude of holiday makers
and local folk who investigated all of
the above and perhaps invested their
remaining loose change in a raffle
ticket or two, there was respite for
their feet and refreshment to be had
in the Devonshire teas area. At times
like this, a little background music can
provide the finishing touch to an al-
ready pleasant experience. So our
thanks go to Mr Wayne Hyslop for his
masterful renditions on the organ,
contributing to the atmosphere with-
out ever intruding.
While thanking folk, we must re-
member those who set up all of the
stalls, transported and unpacked a
huge range of goodies and those who
staffed the various stalls and attrac-
tions. From the perspective of out of
sight out of mind, it would be so
easy to forget the team who worked
tirelessly away in the kitchen produc-
ing all manner of yummy food.
There is still one more person who
deserves a big thankyou; that lovely
lady who kept all of the stall holders
refreshed and fortified with tea, cof-
fee and foods all through the event. It
would seem fair to say the ultimate
success of the day was mainly the re-
sult of planning and preparation put in
by the parish fair committee; Roma
Caulfield, Loorain Hope, Ida Hyslop,
Chris Wickes, Les and Sandy Ridge.
Congratulations one and all!
Contributor: Les Ridge
Photos: Robert McKay

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