PACIFIC EL NINO RESPONSE

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1 A MAGAZINE FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIANS SEPTEMBER 2016 PACIFIC EL NINO RESPONSE

2 2 Life is a journey...

3 CONTENTS Administrator 5 Feature 7 Anglicare WA 20 Articles 22 Cathedral 31 St Bartholomew s House 34 Schools 36 Reviews 38 E F O R G I V E N W A R N S B A G C A N O N S A H T T U B C C U R N E H O C U B R I S A C E T I D A S C T I C T E M U N R O D A I W O M A N L T I E M A T C U P L U S Y R U O L Crossword 41 Where to Worship 46 5 MARKS OF MISSION 1 Witness to Christ s saving, forgiving, reconciling love for all people (Tell) 2 Build welcoming, transforming communities of faith (Teach) 3 Stand in solidarity with the poor and needy (Tend) 4 Challenge injustice and oppression (Transform) 5 Protect, care for and renew life on our planet (Treasure) 3

4 EDITORIAL NOTE The Reverend Dr Elizabeth J Smith Senior Mission Priest, Parish of The Goldfields t is a privilege to introduce I this September edition of the Messenger. Climate change looms large as we read about the impact of drought in PNG and Bangladesh. Bishop Allan Ewing reminds us that sustainability is about using human resources as well as natural resources with wisdom and discretion. We take pride in the story of Anglican Schools students sleeping rough to learn about homelessness, in the remote Eyre Highway travelling ministry that Dave Russell has done faithfully for the past nine years, and in the bumper class of Sudanese students completing the first theology unit in a Certificate course. Alison Gilchrist invites us to learn what a difference good listening can make in ministry, and Alan Forsyth brings a smile to our face with his story about the Melbourne Cup (yes, the real one!) making a visit to St Bart s. Goldfields God-talk that distills some of the insights from my far flung ministry this month, the prickly beauty of the wattles that light up the bush at this time of year. After much Olympic Games sports bingewatching, we will soon be able to watch the Paralympics, too, which begin on 8th September. The challenges these athletes face are greater, and the triumphs correspondingly more joyful. The Body of Christ is not made up of superstars just ordinary human beings, with a mixture of abilities and disabilities, limitations, scars and talents. Perhaps we can get in touch with our local disabled sports organisations and cheer the Paralympians on together. We thank you, generous God, for the extraordinary gifts you have given to all the people who will compete at the Paralympics. Thank you for their athletic abilities, teamwork, courage and discipline. Help all the competitors to enjoy the Games and to do their best. Use the Paralympics to build bridges of understanding. Shape us into a community where every person, whatever their abilities, is recognised as your beloved child and honoured for the gifts they bring, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP The Reverend Dr Elizabeth J Smith The Reverend Gillian Rookyard ADVERTISING: E: messenger@perth.anglican. org F: (08) COPY DEADLINE: 10th of every month prior to publication. WORD COUNT: Articles must be under 400 words and are subject to being edited for content and length without notice. PHOTOGRAPHS: Permission needs to be sought from parents/ guardians/ carers for photographs with children. When sending photos, please make sure they are 300dpi or above. The opinions expressed in the magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor, or the Anglican Diocese of Perth. Acceptance of advertisements does not mean endorsement. When submitting an article or image it is the author s responsibility to ensure that that they do not breach copyright laws. This publication is printed using vegetable inks, is ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) and has ISO approval for international environmental certification. The Messenger is a part of ARPA (the Australasian Religious Press Association) Designed by Insight Communication & Design Printed by Vanguard Press. 4

5 ADMINISTRATOR S MESSAGE The Venerable Braden Short W hat do you love about our Church? Some love the sacred spaces we use for worship, some love the liturgy, with its repetition of beautiful words crafted for depth and meaning, the music and silence which form a dance, within which we can be both caught up and brought to stillness. Others love the connection, deep and real, with people from various cultures and backgrounds, a connection that can be found wherever we travel. The family of Christ, we are brothers and sisters, who fail and forgive and love again. I love the feeling of having come Home, glimpsing our eternal home in the faces of those who know the One from whom we all came, and to whom we will return. I see him in the Eucharist, and in the eyes of a widow, or parent or child, as I share that Eucharist. I hear him in the Word, I sense his presence through participation in our faith community. As a person who was not a cradle Anglican, but who chose to be part of the Anglican Church, I believe we have much to offer. We are diverse and yet in that diversity we offer a rhythm of worship, a depth of faith formation, we allow for independent thought and hold great spiritual wisdom. But to be sustainable, to survive and thrive into the future, we may have to look at ourselves differently. Instead of seeing ourselves as an institution, we need to become more of a movement, the people of the Way once again. We need to rediscover, as those before us did, what it means to be the people of God in our world today. And we need to do this without abandoning the best of our traditions, practices and liturgies that can make our church such a life-giving sanctuary for so many. Church growth always happens when two or three gather together with Christ. It is the movement of the heart and soul, of those who listen to Christ and step out with him in small groups, initially, who have the ability to reimagine the Church. Sustainability, in terms of the Church means looking both at what is unsustainable and at where there is life and growth. Decline can be painful and we will see some parishes close to make way for new expressions of mission to emerge. What do you love about our church? The passion of those fighting for refugee rights, our schools, welfare services, those working with the bereaved, pastoral care of the lonely, sick and dying, communities providing connection in an achingly sterile society, beautiful music of various styles, ritual and communion, an appreciation of deep thought and ancient wisdom? These are only some of the things we must continue to do well as we listen to God s promptings to cull that which we have allowed to fade into mediocrity, that which no longer glorifies him. Each of us who has met him, been changed by him, who know his love even in times of doubt, need to become once again the People of the Way, and be prepared for the transformation to come. 5

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7 Sabbath and the Common Good 8 A Common Agenda for Climate Justice 10 Crop Failure, Severe Malnutrition, Water Scarcity 12 Sustainability 14 Climate Change Brings Food Insecurity 16 The New Faithfulness 18 7

8 FEATURE SABBATH AND THE COMMON GOOD Book Review by The Right Reverend Tom Wilmot S abbath and the Common Good: Prospects for a New Humanity. George Victor Browning, Echo Books, $24.95 George Browning was a popular lecturer at St John s College Morpeth in the 1970s. Lecturing in Old Testament, he made the characters and themes come to life. Four decades on, George has written a scholarly yet accessible book urging the need to regain the deep tradition of Sabbath faith for contemporary Christians. This is a timely and important book. The author says: Just as there are laws of physics by which the physical universe can be defined and understood, so the natural order has principles of relating which can be ignored but cannot be abrogated by humanity. Science and Religion converge in testifying to the truth that the earth is a single house with an underlying interdependence, when this interdependence is ignored the consequences are potentially calamitous. I have written this book to argue that care of creation is a non-negotiable responsibility for a person of faith, especially of the Christian faith, and that the Christian narrative offers a way forward in support of science. This book is witness to a hope that a different way, a path with appropriate limits that builds equity and community, equates to common and abundant wealth, This is topical, for the loss of common wealth in our time is the source of the two great moral challenges of our era. They are a growing wealth differential between rich and poor, now an Australian problem; and a lemminglike march towards climate catastrophe. Given that governments are not addressing these pressing concerns with any effect, George is asking why the Church is almost silent on these matters. He explores the answers to this question with persuasive rigour, quoting several eminent theologians. Some examples follow Moltman (Theology of Hope, 310) warns that the Churches capacity to engage the secular world in a narrative of hope, rooted in a conviction of a shared future has been severely reduced because It has lost the character of culturs publicus to which it had been accustomed. It became something in religious form that it never was and from the theological standpoint of the New Testament it never can be cultus privatus. 8

9 Moltman was keen to point out that the movement away from a faith engaged with the totality of life, the reign of God, towards a faith focussed out of the world is an outcome of the identification of Christianity with the state... an outcome of the period we know of as Christendom (p. 205). Given that the state now fails to act, it is time for the church to recover its prophetic voice. Leslie Newbigin reminds us in The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission: The Church could have escaped persecution by the Roman Empire if it had been content to be treated as a cultus privatus one of the many forms of personal religion. But it was not... The Christian mission is thus to act out in the whole life of the whole world the confession that Jesus is the Lord of all (p ). The unfortunate effect of this theology is an almost exclusive focus on heaven, resulting in an indifference to the fate of this world. This is an important book not least because it is calling the Church to move beyond private piety focussed on heaven, back to its original mission of becoming a radically inclusive community of hope and justice which is an agent for God s kingdom to come on earth as in heaven for the whole created order. Put this one in your reading list today! 9

10 A COMMON AGENDA FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE Radhika Roy T here is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3.28) The EcoCare Commission has been a part of a working group created to develop a 12 month coordinated action plan for the WA climate movement. This working group was formed following a series of workshops facilitated by the Climate Action Network Australia in October I eagerly volunteered for the EcoCare Commission to be a part of the Common Agenda working group and soon enough found myself working closely with other members of the climate movement including the Conservation Council of WA, Catholic Earthcare Australia, Climate Citizens Lobby and a few independent climate campaigners. Key questions we were tasked with answering are What is required to grow the size, power and influence of our climate movement here in WA? What is required to achieve an alliance of more than environmental organisations but all progressive groups in a movement? What set of principles informs how we work together? One of the key lessons that came out of our common agenda work and research was the need to expand the movement by reaching out to implicit groups who do not work solely in the climate movement yet are important in the greater scheme of things. Faith organisations were seen to fit into this category. The core business of the Anglican Church is not climate action yet, as our fifth Mark of Mission states, we are to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth. In WA, there is definitely a tendency to see explicit climate change organisations (those whose core business is environmental action) such as 350.org or Conservation Council of WA take on the role of leading and deciding 10

11 how the movement works and progresses. However, I feel that with increased participation, there is a distinctive space for the Anglican Church and community to be a strong player within the climate movement. So how are we are being called to participate? In Laudato Si Pope Francis emphasises that we all have a unique contribution to offer our world and that we each have a part to play. In our case, we are uniquely positioned to participate through building alliances with other groups, both ecumenical and secular, using our voice to advocate for the cause, offering institutional support when necessary and, most importantly, deepening ecological education in our families, schools and parishes. Genuinely caring for our common home involves caring for our common climate movement and ensuring Anglican voices are well represented and heard. If you would like to know more about how to get involved in the WA Climate movement please contact the Anglican EcoCare Commission on ecocare@perth. anglican.org 11

12 CROP FAILURE, SEVERE MALNUTRITION, WATER SCARCITY T hese are not the images that come to mind when thinking about beautiful Papua New Guinea. Yet the effects of the ongoing El Nino weather system continue to wreak havoc on this tropical island, devastating the lives of many. In a recent report by the PNG Church Partnership Program (CPP), it was estimated that around 140,000 people there are suffering severe food and water shortages, the majority of whom live in the Southern Highlands and Western provinces, including the areas of Popondetta, and Dogura. The report states that despite recent rain in these areas, the long period of drought has resulted in successive crop failures, destroying the staple foods that these communities depend on. Children are displaying signs of severe malnutrition, lacking the necessary carbohydrates and proteins found in their normal diet of cassava, yam, banana and sago, and have resorted to eating wild vegetation from the local bush. School teachers have reportedly closed or limited classes as a result, as many students were sick and fainting in the classroom from starvation. There has also been an increase in outbreaks of typhoid, diarrhoea and pneumonia due to the food and water shortages, with poor hygiene and poisonous wild foods contributing toward illness and death in many communities. As most of the creeks throughout PNG have dried up, some villagers are forced to travel miles to find water, exhausting larger systems which are already prone to contamination from increasing people and animal use. Tragically, numerous reports have surfaced of young women and girls being exchanged for food by their families, or children being abandoned by parents who are unable to support them in the crisis. These disturbing instances of forced prostitution and neglect show the desperation within these communities, and the urgent need for food relief assistance. The Anglican Church of PNG has been actively working to support communities throughout these areas, in conjunction with others from the Australian governmentsupported CPP. Along with the distribution of emergency food supplies to students and families within Kerina 12

13 Evangelists College (Tsendiap, Jiwaka Province), the newly appointed Anglicare Disaster Response Coordinator has been involved in detailed planning meetings with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the CPP, ensuring a coordinated response amongst the churches. As over 75% of the population of PNG identifies with one of the seven mainline churches involved in the CPP, the churches are ideally placed to not only gather information on remote village conditions, but also design and implement a response. The need to respond is now extremely urgent. Your donations will enable emergency food and water aid to go where it is needed most, and will also help to equip bishops, parish priests, Ward authorities, and community members with information and skills to be able to manage this crisis, and prepare for future natural disasters before they occur. ABM is seeking to raise $50,000 in the coming months, now that Initial Response funding from the Australian Government (DFAT) has ceased. This is in addition to the generous donations already given by our supporters since this appeal was launched in November 2015, which have been contributed towards the food relief in Kerina Evangelists College. Donate now: org/pages/become-involved/ donate---pacific-el-nino-response 13

14 SUSTAINABILITY The Right Reverend Allan Ewing Bishop of Bunbury W hen talking of sustainability it is understandable that the focus for sustainable living focuses on the use of the world s resources. There is, after all, only one Planet Earth, and a sustainable life must be one that ensures that we and our children s children can enjoy the wonder and beauty of God s creation now and into the future. For today I leave aside the importance of environmental sustainability: care for plants, people and climate. Instead this article reflects on the imperative to be good stewards while living as the people of God. The people of God are not an infinite source of energy, insight and financial resources, and we too need to live a in a way that ensures that the proclamation of the Good News of Jesus Christ continues. Sustainability in the context of a parish or other gathering of God s people is not simply a matter of needing to be a particular size. In the Diocese of Bunbury we have come to understand that it is quite possible for a large parish to have an unsustainable life, while a small and remote parish has found ways to have an influential life, touching of those of faith, and those with none, in their community. Like good health care, balance is the essential component of sustainable life as the Body of Christ. There are three measures of a sustainable life: can this life be sustainable for the foreseeable future, without exhausting those involved? Is there a willingness to stop doing those things which are no longer core activities? And is the life of the community one which celebrates regular worship, opportunities to grow in understanding of Christ, and with a commitment to the needs of the wider society? A key to living sustainably as the people of God is the necessary recognition that the life of a particular parish or other ministry is unique. No two parishes will ever have the same resources, whether in terms of ability, availability, or affluence. Good stewardship is ensuring that the mission of the parish can be achieved without heroic measures. Too often the lived life of the Church is one of human erosion. Willing volunteers become trapped when it is realised that no-one else will do what they are doing. What then follows is a slow grinding down of energy, sadly often followed by resentment and frustration. Too many good people have been burnt out by the demands of ambitious others. The tragedy of this is that for some of these people their only route of escape is out the Church entirely. None of this is to say that special effort and ambitious projects should not be part of the life of a parish, or diocese. But they do need to have that particular quality: they must be temporary, special efforts for a particular project. In a season much can be achieved, but open-ended projects can sap the life of any community. Working for sustainable ministry is a commitment to good health in the Body of Christ. Effective stewardship of the skills and available time of the people of God brings challenges, and it brings abundant blessing in life well in the service of Christ. 14

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16 CLIMATE CHANGE BRINGS FOOD INSECURITY Peter Musgrove - USPG T he Garo people, the Mande or hill people, are a vibrant ethnic minority group in Bangladesh. In the Northern Mymensingh district they form the backbone of the Church of Bangladesh. But they miss out on government assistance and are not included in human rights legislation, because of the way the government classifies them among the ethnic groups of the country. Until the end of the British rule in 1947, the Garo lived in large areas of flatland forests and in the Garo hills on the other side of the Indian border. But rapid development and population pressure has pushed them into the margins, so they now live in small villages in the Mymensingh region, close to the border with India. Wild elephants from India are continually visiting the region, damaging Garo villages each year in their search for water and grazing. Twenty years ago, the rivers in India were fuller, and fish stocks more plentiful, but now the elephants must travel further afield for sustenance a result of climate change. The Garo are traditionally subsistence farmers. Historically they were able to rely on regular rainfall and harvests. But in the last 30 years, monsoon rainfall has become less frequent and more erratic, so food security has become a problem. It was tragic to see this first-hand during a recent visit to observe the climateresilience work of the Church of Bangladesh, which includes a food security programme. Local people said weather patterns had changed during their lifetimes, and they now feel powerless, not knowing how to respond. In their struggle for survival, it is little wonder that many Garo are migrating to Dhaka in search of work with all the challenges that migration presents. People s lives are on the line, and the link to climate change is undeniable. Between October and May there are now frequent and prolonged periods of drought. The monsoon rains that farmers rely on for their rice crops are unpredictable and often delayed. When the monsoon does come, the rainfall can be extreme. Small rivers burst their banks and flood villages. The impact is made worse by deforestation, with trees typically cut down for firewood. The stony soil in this area makes it difficult to install shallow tube wells, so it is a struggle to irrigate land. Brown fields lie bare, with none of the green rice and well-irrigated fields seen elsewhere in Bangladesh. 16

17 Photo Credit: Vishma Thapo / Wikimedia The church s climate resilience and food security programme includes a number of initiatives. People are growing hedges to fence off land and prevent soil erosion. Tree planting reduces the need to bring in firewood from India and elsewhere. Fuel-efficient stoves reduce the amount of firewood needed for cooking. Bio-gas is encouraged, using many sources, including human faeces. Other innovations are crops of herbal and medicinal plants and sustainable worm compost. Education is offered for women s self-help groups, training for improved vegetable farming, and other agricultural advice. This programme is benefiting villagers of all faiths. As well as Garo Christians, the majority Bengali Muslim community is involved in the social development work going on. 17

18 THE NEW FAITHFULNESS The Reverend Dr David Wood Rector of Fremantle S ustainability may be the new faithfulness. In popular discourse, sustainability tends to be restricted to climate change and the sustainability of life on earth, and this has become our primary focus each September. Sustainability in this global sense of the world itself and the future of God s good creation, however, is actually an umbrella under which all sorts of other sustainability issues shelter. The primates of various African provinces have recently been wondering about the sustainability of peace and good order in their countries. Africa, they said, is bruised and wounded and broken by violence, and the whole continent is desperately in need of healing. The language of brokenness always resonates with sensitive people, for we see it all around us as well as within each one of us. To achieve peaceful sustainability, and not only in Africa, is a worthy and mighty task by any standards, but one doomed to failure apart from sustained effort the faithful effort of those who know their own need of healing and grace, the faithful effort of those who obediently and persistently and courageously seek God s face, attempting to walk in the footsteps of the servant Lord. Since the federal election, there is once again an explosion of dangerous public questioning of the scientific consensus on global warming and climate change, and (often by the same protagonists!) a concerted push to repeal Australian laws against hate talk. Both campaigns, of course, claim to be expressions of free speech, as if free speech means we can say anything we like regardless of the consequences. Human pride and arrogance, apparently, are unprepared for any limits, and arguments we thought long settled are opened up to revive fear in many hearts, especially for those who know from painful personal experience how quickly careless talk erupts in violent deeds. It is all very well for a nominally Christian middle class white politician to assert that their words do no harm, demanding that responsibility for hurt is everyone s choice but what if the persons he is addressing happen to be black or gay or Muslim? We have been reassured repeatedly that we have nothing to fear, that the government takes climate science seriously, and that hate speech will not be tolerated in this country, but it would be very foolish indeed to conclude that sustainability or faithfulness can be handed over to those we have elected. In point of fact, responsibility for the good order and peacefulness of our society, and for that matter the stability of the whole world, rests on our shoulders as well. Perhaps sustainability is the new vigilance? Perhaps sustainability is the new name for alertness, for awareness, for keeping our eyes and ears open, for persisting in advocacy and random acts of kindness. As the prayer asks, Lord, look upon us in this city and keep our 18

19 sympathy and pity fresh, and our faces heavenward, lest we grow hard. Living joyfully with the grain of the cosmos rather than struggling against it brings us very near the heart of Christian faith, for it brings us to the heart of the Man for Others. The revelation of God in Christ is that human pride and arrogance fail and give way to the divine weakness and failure of the cross. Ruthlessness is not the last word. Ruthlessness was not the word that became flesh at Bethlehem. That word was love selfless and self-giving, blotting up hatred and greed, replacing economies of scarcity with generosity. Enough is enough, and in the good providence of God enough for everyone, so however wearying it can sometimes be, Christ call us each new day to delight in sharing his ministry, nothing less than healing all creatures that on earth do dwell. Lord, look upon us in this city and keep our sympathy and pity fresh, and our faces heavenward, lest we grow hard. 19

20 ANGLICARE WA ANGLICAN STUDENTS SLEEPING ROUGH Carrick Robinson EGM Marketing and Partnerships, Anglicare WA M ost Western Australians live their lives in the relative comfort and security of their own homes. The fear and uncertainty of homelessness is not something that many of us have had to experience. Of course that is not to say that we do not care about the issue or take actions to address it, but our understanding of homelessness may be limited by our lack of experience. On the night of Friday 5 August, 36 high school students from local Anglican schools got a taste of this experience first hand, as part of Anglicare WA s inaugural School Sleepout. Instead of sleeping in the soft, warm beds of their parents houses, these students braved the cold night outside at NIB Stadium. The School Sleepout was designed to encourage these students to empathise and relate to the 6,000 Western Australian young people who experience homelessness every night. The students slept without shelter, ate from a soup kitchen and took part in various role play scenarios designed to simulate the experience of homelessness. The aim was to give them a genuine glimpse into the lives of homeless young people and the issues they face on a daily basis. Many of the participating students raised money through sponsorship for Anglicare WA s Street Connect program, which supports homeless young people on the streets on the Perth CBD. Street Connect has been a vital resource for these vulnerable young people for decades, linking them with the resources and services that can help them to get off the street and eventually into their own home. The night included presentations from Ian Carter AM, CEO Anglicare WA, and Esben Kaas-Sorensen, Coordinator of Street Connect, who spoke about the importance of advocacy and community support in ending homelessness and the part that the students could play in the future. Help disadvantaged families to build brighter futures. Donate to Anglicare WA s Spring Appeal: or The students that attended were all members of Anglicare WA s School Ambassadors program, which recruits high-achieving students to help promote the work of Anglicare WA in their school communities. They are motivated, passionate young people and future leaders in social justice. Many of them came away with a greater level of understanding of homelessness as well as increased appreciation of their own blessings. 20

21 SUPPORT FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN Kelly Riley -- Practice Coordinator Suicide Services, Anglicare WA L osing someone to suicide is a deeply shocking experience, even for an adult. For a young person or child, the effects can be particularly severe. Loss itself is always a devastating event. Its daily reminders are heartbreaking the empty chair at the breakfast table, the absent supporter on the sideline, the weekend bike ride or fishing trip now spent alone. However, the nature of suicide exerts an extra weight on those bereaved. The maddening questions: Why? What if? The feelings of abandonment and rejection. The guilt often felt by survivors. For a young person, this powerful mixture of emotions can be overwhelming. Often those closest to them cannot provide support, as they are dealing with their own grief. Children can fall behind at school, act out and are more likely to engage in negative coping strategies. Studies show that children and young people who have lost a parent to suicide are three times more likely to suicide themselves. It is of the utmost importance that professional support and care be provided to children in these situations, and it is for this exact reason that Anglicare WA is launching its new CYPRESS program in September 2016 after successfully winning a tender conducted by the Mental Health Commissioner. Short for Children and Young People Responsive Suicide Support, CYPRESS will work with children and young people aged between six and 18 years old who are bereaved by suicide. We recognise that children and young people will revisit their grief throughout their development, so long-term support is what s needed. The service will offer a range of supports therapeutic counselling, psychoeducation, support groups and more but its ultimate purpose is to ensure these vulnerable kids are not alone to face their grief. working with people bereaved by suicide. Our message is one of hope: that despite the pain there will be joy again, and that despite the loss there are others who love you and whom you love. Sometimes we see people respond to this message in the most remarkable ways. Every day I am inspired by the compassion of our staff and the resilience of the people we work with. Sometimes our work can be fatiguing and distressing, but seeing people find renewed hope and a brighter future makes it all worthwhile. STREET CONNECT Empowers homeless and at risk young people to make positive life changes. DONATE TODAY If you have ever lost or ever do lose someone to suicide, you can contact Anglicare WA at Remember, you don t have to face your grief alone. If you would like to support the work that we do, you can do so by phoning or ing getinvolved@anglicarewa. org.au. At Anglicare WA we have a long history 21

22 ARTICLES A RESPONSE TO THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN AT DON DALE YOUTH DETENTION CENTRE National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council N ATSIAC members watched in horror the Four Corners report which detailed the abuse suffered by children being held at Don Dale Detention Centre. We as a body resolutely condemn all forms of abuse toward children and welcome the Royal Commission which has been established by the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments. We also welcome the standing down of retired Supreme Court Judge Brian Martin and the subsequent appointment of Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda and former Supreme Court Judge Margaret White. It is vitally important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians voices are heard during this Royal Commission, and the appointment of a prominent Aboriginal as co-commissioner is a good first step to ensure this. As noted by the Primate of the Anglican Church, Archbishop Philip Freier, in his response to this issue, in the Northern Territory, 97% of youth held in detention are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. This is despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people comprising only 17% of the total population in the Territory. This is an appalling statistic, and this hugely disproportionate incarceration rate must be addressed as part of the Royal Commission. These children would not have been abused as we saw in those images if they had not been in custody. For this reason, NATSIAC also resolutely condemns mandatory sentencing, and calls on government, rather than forcing our children into detention facilities, to instead spend the money wasted on locking kids up on providing diversion programs, and family support programs to help prevent our children ever getting to the prison system. NATSIAC also notes the growing body of evidence which points to this kind of abuse not being isolated to Juvenile Detention centres within the Northern Territory and so we call upon the Prime Minister to broaden the scope of the Royal Commission to include all juvenile detention facilities Australia wide. Whilst acknowledging this will greatly lengthen the time required for the Royal Commission, it will also ensure a full review of the systems which appear to be greatly letting down our nation s children and disproportionately our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. NATSIAC acknowledges that any Royal Commission is only as good as the implementation of its recommendations. With this in mind we urge government to commit to the full implementation of all recommendations resulting from this Royal Commission. 22

23 SUDANESE STUDENTS ENJOY THEOLOGY Dr Anne Harris Education & Training Project Officer Wollaston Theological College hirty-six members of the Sudanese community are still celebrating their participation in the first unit of The Archbishop of Perth s Certificate in Theology Who is Jesus Christ? O presented by The Reverend Dr Gregory Seach, the student community met each Saturday for six weeks. An excellent teacher, Gregory engaged them with his depth of knowledge and they enthusiastically responded to his invitation to ask questions. Their thirst for further understanding of theology and the Bible was evident as, despite classes running for over three and a half hours, questions continued long after each session. The Venerable Onesimo Yugusuk, who urged Wollaston to run this trial, gathered parish support and participants, never thinking that so many members of the community would take up the invitation. Each week, one parish provided morning tea and lunch, and their involvement shows the extent of support for such a course. At the end of the final class, Onesimo indicated that the community was deeply thankful to Wollaston Theological College, adding, some of the leaders who attended the training have never had any opportunity for theological training before, while others might have received Bible knowledge in the refugee camps without adequate training materials and support. The final class culminated with a celebration, and the community was honoured to be joined by the Right Reverend Kate Wilmot. Bishop Kate spoke of her time as a priest in Malaga, praying with the Sudanese, standing on the ground where Holy Trinity Church and Community Centre was later built. She acknowledged the students commitment, the assistance from members of various parishes who prepared lunch each week, and the role of Wollaston Theological College. She then congratulated participants as they came forward to receive their certificates, many of them holding it up proudly for all to see. The course was incredibly successful and the final message from members of the Sudanese community to Gregory, Bishop Kate and Onesimo was: We want more! The Archbishop of Perth s Certificate in Theology is an academic course that introduces students to foundational areas of Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology and Church History. It will be fully implemented in Enquiries: aharris@perth.anglican.org 23

24 LISTENING CHANGES LIVES The Reverend Alison Gilchrist Diocesan Evangelism Enabler O ne of the courses that I deliver as part of my role in the Diocese of Perth is called Just Listen, developed by Acorn Christian Healing Foundation, UK. This is a beginner s course that uses a form of practice based in a method called active listening or reflective listening. The aim is to give participants skills to listen better in all sorts of circumstances from every day interactions at home, to work place and ministry contexts. Until I was first on this course, about a decade ago, I didn t think I did such a bad job of listening to people but the experience showed me otherwise. It also unveiled what a precious and life giving gift it is to be listened to, and how transformative that gift can be in lives. Basically what the method enables people to do is to listen to someone for a given amount of time and to say absolutely nothing. A few nods and some murmured encouragements to continue are permitted, and everyone who has taken the course says it a whole lot more difficult than it sounds. At the end of the given time, the task is to reflect back to the person what has been heard. Feedback from those who have been listened to discloses that incredible life-giving outcomes transpire simply by hearing back only what has been shared. Having their spoken thoughts presented back, as accurately as possible, results in people being deeply moved and often finding answers for issues they may or may not been aware of, or apprehending some new dimension of hope to face challenges. One of the other hugely significant aspects of the training is the genuine wonder of some of the course participants, often evidenced by teary eyes and more often that not exhibited by men, as the realisation dawns of how little real listening they have ever done in their lives, what they have missed as a result, and just what a difference such listening can actually make in the lives of others. Henri Nouwen understood the process. To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments, statements or declarations Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends. Those of you who have engaged with the Sparks and Flames Process, another of the aspects of my role, will know that as a contextual theologian I see listening to our context, and especially to those in that context, is a primary and vital part of being God s missionary people. As an evangelist I believe listening is the single most valuable asset in enabling others to hear the Good News, as it shows a deep respect for the other, extends readiness of the heart to be open, and demonstrates the likelihood that authentic sharing can take place. Theologian Paul Tillich puts it well: The first duty of love is to listen. The next 3 locally based, free Just Listen training days are as follows: All Saints, Dianella Saturday 3 September 10.00am-3.00pm; St Barnabas, Kalamunda Saturday 10 September 10.00am-3.00pm; Holy Cross, Melville Saturday 8 October 10.00am-3.00pm. Contact Alison to book in. 24

25 GOLDFIELDS GOD-TALK DEO-DIVERSITY The Reverend Dr Elizabeth J Smith Mission Priest The Goldfields S ix different wattle species are flowering along barely five metres of the track that runs along a fence line near Koora Retreat: that is what biodiversity looks like. Refusing to be distracted by the riot of other colours in this patch of bush, I focus on the plants with the familiar, bright yellow blossoms. Apart from their colour, the wattles have little in common. One has long, stiff spines; another soft, light green fronds. One grows close to the ground, its carpet of flowers concealing tiny green leaflets which in turn hide thorns that are sharper than needles and almost as long. Another has flat, waxy stems on white branches, masquerading as gum leaves. Yet another shows off dark, veined blades. Some have flowers like stubby fingers, others have dense balls of concentrated desert sunshine in every shade of yellow from pale straw to fading orange. If you had walked here six months ago, you would have seen nothing but half a dozen neighbouring prickle bushes, six dusty, green-grey, leathery, unremarkable plants among five hundred others, all desert-dwellers, all with clever strategies for surviving and flourishing in dry country. Now, though, on the first day of September, the wattle blossoms declare their kinship. There are more than 140 Acacia species in this Goldfields botanical region, and when they are flowering, even a child can recognise them. God doesn t always grab our attention with a display of obvious divinity. In my daily life around town, in and out of intimate and working relationships, in many of life s seasons, God is easy to miss among all the other prickles and hedges. My inattention is not excused by God s mostly modest and unprepossessing ways of being in the world. The sudden and glorious interruptions of unmissable divine colour, that even a child can recognise, that even I can recognise, are the exception, not the rule. I want to pay better attention, not waiting until God turns on the eyecatching blossoms of love and wonder before I give my thanks and praise. Jesus complained that the crowds just wanted him to show them signs. Water into wine, please! Spectacular healings, bread for the multitudes: bring it on! The gospels record quiet moments and simple sayings as well as acts of power and occasions of glory, even though Jesus pointed words and sharp sayings did not attract people in the same way as the bright blossoming of his heavenly abundance in a world of scarcity. Everything Jesus said and did declared his true identity and announced his kinship with the One who sent him with grace upon grace. If biodiversity leads me to recognise some of the 140 wattles in my desert back yard, perhaps I need deo-diversity as well. I want to learn to recognise more of the countless ways God is quietly growing in my world of work and worship. Hidden in plain sight, sometimes sharp and thorny, often tough and resilient, only occasionally brilliant and breathtaking, God is present with me all year round. 25

26 NOR WEST POSTCARD Jocelyn Ross OAM BCA Supported Roger and Amanda Kyngdon (Geraldton) with baby Ben, and David Mitchell (Dongara) with Greg Best BCA Tour Leader and Bishop Gary and Mrs Christine Nelson. I n Kununurra the Senior Minister The Reverend Gary Alexander, Nikki, Thomas and Tobias have been farewelled after six years in that very remote town. The Alexanders are fondly remembered by many in the Cathedral Parish in Geraldton as well. A warm welcome to Keys and Cindy Bootsma, locum tenens for three months into summer. We were delighted to bump into the Bush Church Aid Tour from Darwin to Perth in Geraldton. The tourists had been visiting BCAsupported clergy families along the way. As well they were introduced to the Mission to Seafarers Centres in some of our port towns. Tour leader Greg commented, The more we hear about the Mission to Seafarers, the more effectively we can pray for their work. Thank you for all that you do for so many visitors to our shore. We now have a few converts to BCA and Mission to Seafarers on our coach that we didn t have before this trip! Prices start from a low $15,950 It s festival time in the North West. Bishop Gary was at Dampier Mission to Seafarers, Karratha, to farewell Chaplain Ian MacGilvray and Commission The Reverend Jake de Salis as his successor. The following week, the Pilbara ministers met at Paraburdoo Rectory for an Archdeaconry Gathering, a much valued time of sharing, teaching and fellowship, as meeting with next door clergy entails travelling hundreds of kilometres. Then it was back to FeNaclNG Festival (iron, salt and gas) to attend the Festival Service on Sunday morning. The highway between Geraldton and Perth was well travelled in August, with clergy attending the Perth Gospel Partnership Conference; and a good number of women from churches in the mid-west attended the Perth Women s Convention. Jessie Larman, MU President in Carnarvon, artist and author, has her most recent book at the printers. She and a wonderful group of women have remained committed to Mothers Union and found it a great support for many years in Carnarvon. Forty-five men, women and children, including yours truly, spent the night at a sleep in the car event, supporting homeless services in Geraldton. Over $11,000 was raised in sponsorship! God s love and peace bless you. 26

27 OUR RICH LITURGICAL HERITAGE The Right Reverend Dr Peter Brain Parish of Rockingham he great Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon wrote: pray when you re in a praying mood it would be sinful not to do so. Pray when you re not feeling like it, for this is a very dangerous T situation to be in. Combining prayer with our Bible reading is always a wise habit, since God s word to us evokes prayer from us. Sometimes thanksgiving, at other times confession, often petition for ourselves or supplication for others and more often than not praise and adoration flow from us to God after we have attended to his word. But sometimes we need to prime the pump, so to speak, because we are feeling discouraged, tired or preoccupied with worries. This is where the psalms come into their own. This is why our liturgical practice of reading the psalms and praying them is such a rich blessing. We see an example of this in the versicles and responses of Morning and Evening Prayer. Last month we considered the first three, and this time the second three of these psalm prayers. They run: Lord save your people, and bless your inheritance. Psalm 28:9 Give peace in our time, O Lord, for you are our help and strength. Psalm 29:11 Create in us clean hearts, O God, and renew us by your Holy Spirit. Psalm 51:10-11 What an extraordinary treasure of hope and assurance is contained in these prayers! What a helpful pattern and range of prayer that is laid out for us! Their balance will surely keep us from shallowness in our prayers. Though we are saved by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are not immune from living selfindulgently. This prayer calls upon our heavenly Father to save us from this disaster. He who saves from sin s penalty can be counted upon to save us for a life of selfless service. If we need any encouragement to stand out from the selfabsorbed crowd, we only need to be reminded that we are, collectively and by faith, his inheritance. The privilege of this mercy and calling is calculated to strengthen our will, put a spring into our step and alert us to the value God places upon us. Could there be a greater promise than this? I know I don t deserve it, but it is at the heart of what gets disciples up and running every day. God would have his inheritance, his chosen people, pray for others. If we are to be the peace-makers Jesus calls us to be, we must first be peace pray-ers. Whether it be in our homes, places of work, local or world community, we are to pray for peace. Real and lasting peace is impossible for sons of Adam and daughters of Eve without the grace and strength of God and ministry of the Holy Spirit. So we pray and are emboldened by the promise of his help and strength. What God commands of us he will always enable us to do, especially as we pray. The prayer of the repentant King David from Psalm 51 will often be on the lips of every disciple. This final prayer takes us to the heart. Everything depends upon the state of our heart before God. Since he knows the secrets of our hearts (which truth is before us every time we come to The Supper) we are wise to have this prayer regularly on our lips. God s grace, though freely offered, is only given by God and received by us when we come clean before him. And what wonderful work he does when we come clean with a sincere heart: the constant renewing of the Holy Spirit. Prayer not only keeps our relationship with God alive but enables us to fulfil his calling to be a blessing to others. Could there be a richer or noble calling? 27

28 CLERGY NEWS APPOINTMENTS The Reverend Nicholas Lockwood Priest-in-Charge, Willetton The Reverend Cliff Parish Assistant Priest, Willetton The Venerable Mandy Herriman Archdeacon, Household of Deacons The Reverend Dr Gift Makwasha Priest-in-Charge, Joondalup TBA (from Zimbabwe) LOCUM TENENS The Reverend Cassandra Nixon North Perth The Reverend Roger Morey Shenton Park The Reverend Dr Georgina Hawley Victoria Park The Reverend Bill Hawley Chaplain, Hollywood Private Hospital The Reverend Ron Attley Fremantle RETIREMENTS The Reverend Dr David Wood Rector, Fremantle (last day in parish ) PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE The Reverend Jean Routley The Reverend Graeme Varvell RIP The Reverend Alexander John Mrs Elizabeth Harford - (wife of The Venerable Michael Harford) PURPLE PATCH 04 Archbishop On long service leave Bishop Jeremy On leave Bishop Kate Guildford 11 Archbishop On long service leave Bishop Jeremy On leave Bishop Kate The Goldfields 18 Archbishop On long service leave Bishop Kate Floreat Park Anglican Schools Commission Schools Eucharist Crosslinks 25 Archbishop On long service leave Bishop Jeremy North Beach Sudanese Anglican Worshipping Community of Malaga Bishop Kate Willagee-Kardinya Sudanese Anglican Worshipping Community of Malaga 28

29 THE WITTENOOM WAY A PILGRIMAGE The Reverend Canon Joanne Baynes Priest-in-Charge Kensington W e are delighted Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC, Governor of Western Australia, will launch Wittenoom Way on Saturday 15 October at a pilgrims meal in the Supper Room at Government House. The Reverend John Burdett Wittenoom s relationship with the Governors of the Swan River Colony began shortly after he arrived on the Wanstead in January 1830, when he sailed to Perth to report to Governor James Stirling. John served alongside four Governors during his lifetime, establishing good rapport and officiating at numerous events, including officially proclaiming John Hutt as the new Governor in Amongst the mourners at John s funeral in 1855 was His Excellency Governor Fitzgerald and all the Civil and Military Officers of Government. Join us this year as we launch Wittenoom Way, a two day walk from St John s Fremantle, via St George s Cathedral, to the Chapel of St Mary and St George at Guildford Grammar School. The pilgrimage reflects upon the life and ministry of our first Colonial Chaplain, The Reverend John B Wittenoom ( ). Saturday 15 October 2016 FREMANTLE TO PERTH Total Distance: 27.5 Km WALK am 8.00am Breakfast, Morning Prayer, Pilgrim s Blessing hosted by St John s Fremantle Wittenoom opened original church 1843 Pilgrims depart St John s for St George s Cathedral St John s Fremantle to Minim Cove Mosman Park Wittenoom crossed at Minim Cove 7.5km PERTH TO GUILDFORD Total Distance: 27.5 Km WALK 5 Sunday 16 October am Breakfast, Matin s (BCP), and Pilgrim s Blessing hosted by the St George s Cathedral 8.00am Pilgrims depart Cathedral for Guildford St George s Cathedral to Swanbank Bar & Café at Maylands Golf Club. Pilgrims visit Wittenoom s grave East Perth Cemetery 8.0km WALK 2 LUNCH Minim Cove Mosman Park to Christ Church Claremont Wittenoom travelled Stirling Highway by horse 12noon Lunch, Rest & Reflection Hosted by Christ Church Claremont 1.00pm Pilgrims depart Christ Church for St George s Cathedral 6.5km WALK 6 LUNCH Swanbank Bar and Cafe to St Augustine s Bayswater Pilgrims pass Tranby House 7.0km 12noon Lunch, Rest & Reflection hosted by St Augustine s Bayswater 1.00pm Pilgrims depart St Augustine s for the Chapel of St Mary & St George at Guildford Grammar School (GGS) WALK 3 Christ Church to Bayside Kitchen Crawley 7.5km WALK 7 St Augustine s Bayswater to Sandy Beach Reserve Bassendean 6.5km WALK 4 Bayside Kitchen to St George s Cathedral Pilgrims pass historical sites connected with Wittenoom his home, the Old Courthouse, St George s Cathedral 5.00pm Pilgrims arrive St George s Cathedral Prayers and candle-lighting at the Wittenoom Memorial 6.00pm Evening Prayer in the Cathedral 6.30pm Dinner & Official Launch of Wittenoom Way Launched by Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC 8.45pm Compline in the Old Court House Bishop Jeremy James 6.0km WALK 8 Sandy Beach Reserve Bassendean to Chapel of St Mary & St George at GGS 6.0km 5.00pm Pilgrims arrive Chapel St Mary & St George (GGS). Reflection & prayer at Cemetery site of Original St Matthew s Church where Wittenoom laid foundation stone pm Choral Eucharist, St Mary & St George Chapel (GGS) The Archbishop Roger Herft 7.00pm Dinner and certificate presentation hosted by Guildford Grammar School 29

30 FROM OLYMPICS TO PARALYMPICS O ver the past few weeks many of us have been glued to TV screens, fascinated by the extraordinary sporting achievements of Olympians from every nation. We may have become converts to sports we had never previously heard of, admiring speed, strength, agility, the mastery of high-tech equipment, the disciplined team-work. The medal tallies were only a tiny part of the picture. Each participant who finished a race, each team that won a match, each competitor who scored a personal best was a hero to their family, their friends and their country. Particular favourites were the refugee team members, unable to compete for their own countries, but still shining in their sports. Because so many Australians have family and friendship links to countries around the world, we may have found ourselves barracking not only for the gold-andgreen but also taking real pleasure in the triumphs of sports men and women from many races and nations. As Christians, we have rejoiced that international competition does not have to take the form of war and violence. The ritualised battles of sport can channel the human desire to win, to prove our superiority, into non-lethal activities. Perhaps we have also taken time to ponder why some countries do better than others in the distribution of competitors, records and medals. It s not just that Australia loves sport more than, say, Zimbabwe, PNG or Cambodia. It s also that many countries simply do not have the luxury of spending money on elite sport, because they are struggling to feed, educate and provide basic health care for their citizens. The true measure of a nation s worth is not its Olympic medal tally, but the health and wellbeing of its most vulnerable people. With the Paralympics about to start in Rio, we will see still more astonishing sporting achievements. Paralympians seem to have such fun! Australia has over 150 athletes competing in 15 different sports. We have a woman cyclist with cerebral palsy, a male swimmer with double arm and leg deficiency, a quadriplegic wheelchair rugby player, a table tennis player with nerve damage to her arm, a paraplegic 200 metre runner at her fifth Paralympics, and many more. It s an article of faith for Christians that God often chooses and uses the wonky, the wobbly and the weak to achieve great things. The Paralympics can renew our spiritual imagination by reminding us that along with challenges come loving helpers, and along with limitation comes the joy of beating not the other person, but the problem. 30

31 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY CATHEDRAL Th Very Reverend Richard Pengelley Dean, St George s Cathedral remember the lack of diversity and inclusivity in my early years of teaching. Indigenous I history was selective, limited and designed to paint the non-indigenous arrivals in a fairly good light. Asian history was and still is taught in a similar way. When we take groups of year 11 and 12 students to the Killing Fields in Cambodia as part of a service learning experience each year, they know very little about this recent history and its impact upon a neighbour within our region a neighbour to whom we are trying to send refugees. Of equal concern was the criteria often applied consciously and at times subconsciously to the selection of student leaders. In boys boarding schools in particular it was advantageous to be Caucasian, good at sport and leaning towards the extroverted alpha-male type. In Anglican schools, the question was often asked about the suitability of a person of another faith or none to be a prefect, when the same criteria was not always applied to staff members. Fortunately we have come a long way. Our schools and congregations are much more diverse and inclusive. Our liturgies and celebrations go beyond platitudinous welcomes and food and dance routines. We are increasingly aware of the terrible cost colonisation has had and continues to have upon the First Australians. And we are blessed with the gift of all the orders of ministry from both genders. But we still have a long way to go. A question I think we ought to ask often and deeply is Who is NOT in our school, congregation or group, and why? Every single gospel (good news) story seems to be about Jesus welcoming the outcast and the outsider. I wonder if there has ever been a more important time in the life of our diocese and nation to stand for this kind of radical inclusion and diversity whatever that might mean. I suspect it looks a bit different to our present reality. Who is NOT in our school, congregation or group, and why? 31

32 FEAR OR LOVE The Reverend Mandy Herriman Deacon Kingsley North Woodvale F ear brooded as humankind stood on the precipice of decision, saw its chance and struck. It spoke with its seductive logic and enticed the masses to its side.. Fear cast its web and drew them in in groups, in ones and twos and then in crowds, spreading its pall and sowing its seeds of discontent and suspicion. Fear gathered the lost and the doubting, the angry and the rejected. It called to those who hoarded their treasure and those who envied them, and made perfect sense. Its shadowed tentacles wound their way around hearts and squeezed until breathlessness and anxiety grew and enveloped them. Fear whispered the words of false rhetoric and it seemed good and right to those who heard. Fear sounded reasonable and was affronted when questioned. Fear spoke with authority and passion and wove its spell strong and dark. Fear was loud and strident in its righteous rhetoric and its language was angry muttering, dark and divisive argument. Fear held sway and fed their hunger and the people felt like they belonged to something bigger than themselves. Seeds of suspicion flourished and grew. Love came and stood tall and beautiful, silent in righteousness and truth. Love drew people into her embrace and warmed their hearts, soothed their anxiety and opened their eyes. Love did not speak but a glorious and ethereal music resonated within the souls of the people. They turned to each other and looked deeply, reached out their hands and embraced. Arm in arm they wandered through the dark and desperate crowds taking with them the music and light Love gave so freely. Faces reflected in the light softened and soothed but others turned away to hold tightly to themselves the dark comfort of Fear. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice (fear), but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1.7) Our world is caught in the grip of fear. The language we hear so often is that of division and intolerance. The story of Jesus encounter with the demoniac (Luke ) speaks into this very issue. The community has shunned and exiled the man whose behaviour and demeanour frighten them. He is held in the tombs by cultural sin, abandoned by his community. He does not belong. He is bound by chains. The community is bound by fear. From where does their fear spring? They are afraid of the unknown, the unfamiliar and of a person or people who shakes their idea of what is normal in community. They are afraid of how Jesus unsettles their understanding of a well ordered society. They are unwilling to embrace even a sign of such stupendous power and healing that Jesus effects. The restoration of a man s sanity is not enough to counteract their fear. Jesus then upends the way they behave and live with one another and returns the restored man to the community. He reconnects him as an outcast with his own people and they respond with outrage. 32

33 The community tells Jesus to leave, to go away and leave them alone. They were not willing to embrace the depth of relationship, love and compassion that Jesus offered. They were closing their lives off to the possibility of transformation and redemption. They settled for living small and containing their lives within narrow confines. to leave because we are afraid of what he might ask us to do and who he might ask us to welcome into our midst. And when we open ourselves up to embracing the stranger in our midst who can tell the transformation and the redemption that we might receive? This story is about community and who can be in it and how you have to be if you want to be part of it. We too are seized by fear of the unknown, the different, the unexplainable, the foreign, those who cause us to question what we agree on as true community. We are bound by our fear of what others bring and what it might mean for us. We are bound by the fear of what we hear from the media and find it hard to discern the truth. We are bound by our fear of opening ourselves up to the possibility of abundant blessing and transformation and of what is possible. When we are called to restore and accept people into our community, there are sacrifices to be made, there are compromises to make, there are new relationships to be forged and new ways of communicating with people. There must be new ways of being with Christ at the centre not asking Christ SYNOD 2016 IMPORTANT DATES OCTOBER 2016 Synod Eucharist at St George s Cathedral Friday 28 October pm Second Session of the Forty-Ninth Synod Peter Moyes Anglican Community School (Elliston Parade, Mindarie) Saturday 29 October am Sunday 30 October pm DEADLINES for SYNOD BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE MOTIONS to be received by the Legislation Committee at Diocesan Office by 5.00pm on Wednesday, 24 August GENERAL MOTIONS to be received by the Registrar at Diocesan Office by 5.00pm on Friday, 16 September NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION to be received by the Registrar at Diocesan Office by 5.00pm on Thursday, 20 October SYNOD PACKS will be available for collection from 1pm on Tuesday 27 September to 1pm on Wednesday 28 September For further information please contact The Venerable Braden Short or Ms Karen Cliffe on

34 ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOUSE THE CUP COMES TO ST BART S The Reverend Dr Alan Forsyth Chaplain St Bartholomew s House S ome time ago, a bright-as-a-button staff member called Bonnie Cooper heard an advertisement on the radio. Any persons who wanted the Emirates Melbourne Cup not the race, but the cup itself to visit their organisation should make application and it would be considered. Bonnie applied on behalf of St Bartholomew s House, not thinking for a moment that it would be successful. But it was! Everything happened on Wednesday, 10th August. A team of security people arrived a little ahead of the time. Then came the Cup. It was accompanied by special guests Jim Cassidy, recently retired jockey and winner of two Melbourne Cups (on Kiwi in 1983 and Might and St Bartholomew s Power in 1997), and Joe McGrath, the Melbourne Cup Tour Manager. The cup was smaller than I expected, but much heavier. It s of 18 carat gold and is mounted on a jarrah base. It has three handles, representing owner, jockey and trainer; for some reason the horse On any given night, 1 in every 200 people in Australia is experiencing homelessness To find out how you can make a difference visit our website St Bartholomew's House Inc 7 Lime Street, East Perth, WA 6004 T E reception@stbarts.org.au doesn t get a handle! At the time the cup was made, which was about a year ago, the metal was worth $175,000 but, with the rising cost of gold, this is probably now about $200,000. The Melbourne Cup event on 1st November 2016 will be the 156th running of this extraordinary race. The happening at St Bart s was in a large lounge-dining room, and the venue was packed to the rafters. And what an event it was! We began with barbecue lunch. This was followed by a hat parade, in which various women staff members paraded wearing race fashion hats, to the enjoyment and hilarity of residents. Jim Cassidy and Joe McGrath then treated us to a Q & A session. They were extremely knowledgeable about horses and about racing, though neither of them could tell us which horse will win on 1st November. One of the residents, a man called Peter, told the very short jockey Jim Cassidy that he had broken a record: Nobody can say any more that I m the smallest man in this place! While afternoon tea was served, each of us was given opportunity to be photographed carrying the Emirates Melbourne Cup. However, persons wishing to do so were required to wear white gloves. 34

35 EYRE HIGHWAY MINISTRY T he Eyre Highway is the main road between Perth and Sydney. It changes its name from time to time but not the destinations. The ministry of the Anglican church begins just after Norseman and finishes at Border Village, South Australia, a whole 200 metres into that State. I love to tell people that the parish is roughly the size of Scotland. As with all Anglican parishes, all the people living, working or merely driving through it, whether they know it or not, are members of the parish, all of whom have the right to the ministry of the church. Thus, an aim of the ministry is to make ourselves available to all whom we meet as we travel back and forth. About three weeks before the next journey, the practice has been to ahead, announcing rough arrival times and offering availability and services, plus the offer to bring anything they request. Real coffee, some vegetables I ve never heard of, books and more are often on the list. Each journey is different, as there are always people leaving, having left or just beginning. This time, there are new managers at Balladonia, Madura and Mundrabilla, the owners having made the choice to come to Perth with their children who have reached secondary school age. Also leaving was the wondrous Silver Chain Nurse/ Counsellor/ Paramedic at Eucla Medical Station. She has been a listening ear and social worker, doing whatever was necessary to tend to the people who came or were brought to her door, or to whom she had to drive many kilometres to attend. Fortunately for all of the above, there is a new nurse about to begin. At Border Village, the Wayfarers Chapel provides pause for reflection before the next journey begins. The Reverend Dave Russell has provided excellent ministry as Chaplain to the Eyre Highway for over two years, for which the Diocese thanks him sincerely. In September 2016, The Reverend Peter Bourne will be licensed to continue this work. 35

36 SCHOOLS GOOD GOVERNANCE The Reverend Peter Laurence OAM CEO Anglican Schools Commission WA t a time when economic conditions in WA are at their worst in well over a decade, there is a renewed focus on how entities are governed. In good times, governance isn t easy, but A it is certainly less challenging in many ways than in difficult times! Or maybe it is that the challenges are different ones? When profits or surpluses are large, the difficult questions often are not asked. Whether it be government, church or industry, it is too easy to take for granted the seven years of plenty. But if Genesis chapter 41 teaches us anything, it reminds us that these years will be followed by seven years of famine. In WA we are fortunate to have secured hundreds of good people to serve on our Anglican School Councils and Boards. Unlike those serving on listed companies, our governors give their time voluntarily. Such generosity is immeasurable and their service to the students, their families and staff in schools is appreciated greatly. Whilst our governors may be volunteers, their responsibilities are no less onerous than those serving on publicly listed companies. Preparation for meetings involves considerable reading, discussions must be focused and pertinent to the matter under consideration, and decisions must be taken in an informed and considered manner, at all times being mindful of their responsibility of stewardship over the school s resources. A Melbourne-based commercial lawyer with a passion for entities in the not-for-profit sector (or better referred to today as the for purpose sector) provides a helpful insight into governance responsibilities. Peter Tunjic has developed the DLMA analysis for Boards to use in framing their modus operandi. DLMA is an acronym for Directorship, Leadership, Management and Assurance. At the heart of his theory, DLMA analysis highlights the need to split corporate governance in two. One discipline is focused on value protection and the other on value creation. So simple yet so helpful, especially for those of us in Church-based organisations. Balance is the key. Good governance and good leadership both protect the brand yet concurrently look at ways to create value or grow the brand. Too much protection without creation and we will stagnate, fearful of doing anything beyond the routine. Too much looking beyond the horizon without being mindful of our present activity and we risk losing it all. All of us involved in Anglican entities could be well served by considering how well balanced our governance is. Does value protection sit in balance alongside value creation in our deliberations and decisionmaking? Like so much of what is important, it isn t necessarily easy to get the balance right. At times individual voices want us to pursue one at the expense of the other. At times the reality of the moment demands us to spend more time in the value protection mode, so that opportunities for future creation might be possible. Such is the governance and leadership dilemma. 36

37 THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE GIVING Peter Carnley Anglican Community School I t can be inspiring to contemplate the thousands of people and organisations that are committed to making our world a better place. How much more inspiring to realise that we too are counted amongst that number! The annual Peter Carnley Anglican Community School (PCACS) Lapathon fundraising event achieved a new record this year, raising $18,000 towards the ongoing support of a small Christian school in Bali. Sekolah Bintang Timur (Morning Star School) provides essential basic education for local children from a variety of religious backgrounds. Some families can afford the $70 per month fees; some cannot. Some can afford to buy the school uniform, or parts of it; some cannot. The availability of paper, pencils and reading books depends on the generosity of ordinary people, often from far afield. Nevertheless, everyone smiles and laughs, works hard and learns hard with any resources that come to hand, and the resulting school community is buoyant, supportive, optimistic, future focused and steadily growing. The genuine warmth and camaraderie at this year s PCACS Founders Day Lapathon was astonishing. Students, teachers, mums, dads, grandparents, siblings, friends, locals you name it, they were there on the School Oval, walking, jogging and running to raise money to help others less fortunate. Nor should the benefit be seen only in financial terms; it was also a bonding together of the PCACS community, focussed on a deliberate and selfless goal. The inner heart of our School community grew exponentially that afternoon, and in equal measure to the power of our collective giving, observed Mrs Maggie Dunnill, Acting Principal of PCACS. In many countries, the opportunities for education are slim. The majority of children who are lucky enough to graduate from junior school have no means of going further. Completing junior school in itself is seen as a huge privilege, and an opportunity for better future employment. That is certainly the case in Bali, though opportunities for schooling are improving year by year. Some of the children from Sekolah Bintang Timur School will go on to High School, but it is by no means guaranteed for all of them. However, the efforts of our PCACS students and their families will go a long way towards giving this little community a better start than might otherwise have been afforded. Mrs Dunnill went on to explain that the Principal of Sekolah Bintang Timur School, Ibu Susan, had been in touch recently to say that she was in negotiation with her neighbours in the hope that they will lease the adjacent block of land to the school, providing them with the play space necessary to achieve formal registration from the Indonesian government. Unaware of how much money PCACS had raised, Ibu Susan confided that a twenty year lease would likely cost in the region of $18,000. Coincidence or the work of Providence, the students of PCACS have been delighted to learn that their fundraising will have a very real, immediate and long lasting impact. 37

38 REVIEWS BOOKS This new book is just in time for those looking for something different for an Advent Meditation. It is three in one: a meditation, a creative Advent Calendar, and an activity to help the mind and body slow down. Colouring invites the body and senses into an experience of inner stillness. Commencing on December 1st, each day until Christmas Day comprises a double page spread with a Bible verse, inspirational quote or an ancient Advent prayer together with an elegant combination of shapes and swirls for the reader to colour. It is a creative way to artistically count the days to Christmas, and finishing with your own creative stained-glass collage of your Advent walk. THE ADVENT COLOURING CALENDAR: A colouring Book to Bless and De-Stress Through the Season $19.95 All books reviewed available from St John s Books, Highgate Court, 26 Queen St Fremantle books@stjohnsbooks.com.au

39 This inspirational new book contains meaningful reflections and challenging stories interspersed with lots of humour and personal anecdotes. It is written from the perspective of an Australian Jesuit priest who questions much about the Church, yet remains passionate about Christianity. WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? Finding Meaning in Advent and Christmas, Richard Leonard SJ $18.95 He is a truly great story-teller, and as a film critic, he holds a doctorate in cinema studies and has lectured all over the world. Richard Leonard s book of sermons, Preaching to the Converted, remains one of the best-selling resources for clergy and laity alike to follow the Sunday lectionary readings. Where the Hell is God? was serialised on ABC radio and made him a household name, recognising that a Catholic priest can have doubt and downtime, yet find a way through the question of suffering. His recent Lenten book, What are we Hoping For? has been a best-seller and the resource for many parish based reading groups and personal reflection. We have customers who are constantly waiting for Leonard s next book! He muses about waiting: In a train station at Paris years ago, I remembered standing in a very long line for a taxi. I had never seen jostling, shoving and abuse like it in my life. And when Madame, holding her miniature dog in her arms like it was a baby, pushed in at the front of the line, all hell broke loose. The Italians and Spanish hardly know was a line is... The native English-speaking world, however, is very good at lines and waiting to be served. He continues to look at Advent as the season of a patience. As with all Leonard s books, this one is very readable, ideal for discussion and packed with humour and a foil for those who might take themselves too seriously. DPSJAN Future Chaplain, Amazing Ministry web: raaf.chaplains@defence.gov.au 39

40 GOD IS NOT A BOY S NAME, Becoming Woman, Becoming Priest, by Lyn G Brakeman $29.95 Undoubtedly, the title captures what this just published book is about. But all the 180 pages make convincing reading, following Lyn s journey through her formative years and then her persistent attempts to become ordained, in the face of opposition from her own bishop. Following the ground-breaking illegal ordinations in 1975, by 1976 the Episcopal (Anglican) church in the USA was in a whirlwind, ushering in new liturgical resources and finally a vote whereby women could become priests. Lyn Brakeman offered herself for ordination but her own Diocesan Bishop had voted against it. Chipper Funerals offers Australia s leading prepaid funeral plan. SUBIACO MYAREE ROCKINGHAM MANDURAH chipperfunerals.com.au There began years of persistence. Her story is intriguing but her strength of character stops it becoming too emotional. A monk, Robert Sevensky, says her life speaks of faith, betrayal, forgiveness, resistance and homecoming. Daughter, wife, mother, feminist, counsellor, priest a life offered in all its wonderful messiness and raw integrity a mirror of our own messy journey into Christ. Another reviewer says that if Anne Lamont and Elizabeth Johnson had produced a literary love child, it would be this feisty, often funny and deeply wise autobiography, with Ann Lamont s wit and Johnson s theology. Her story might linger for too long on her childhood experiences and adult relationships, but on reflection, it does help to understand her vulnerabilities and sensitivities as an intelligent person, who excelled professionall. We join her on her path towards ordination, family, divorce, and finally satisfaction in what Sevensky aptly calls homecoming. There is an integrity about what she shares of her journey. She freely mentions by name those who made life extremely difficult for her and this candid reporting sometimes will bring the reader to an eyebrow-raising response. She takes us into some spiritual experiences which only those who have lived through it could so intimately describe: her experiences of silent retreat, working through the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius and her involvement in spiritual direction (her spiritual director was Madeline L Engle). The confidence shared is helpful and informative, a lesson in spiritual formation. This is an informative and intimate autobiography. 40

41 SEPIA REMEMBRANCE CLUES ACROSS We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the misprint of the July solution in the August edition of the Messenger. DOWN August solution M O T I M O T H Y O R A V I B E S Y X I S S C E T L A C C T L A D A P M D O H I K E R A A R O N I D L I N G E T S L O E S Y S E R A P H S R Y M M A S H Y S I S O E S L I D E B S O L O S M O O F T R A N S F I G U R I N G July solution S I C A N T A T A O N I K O I N E G T E T C V E D I C R A C H I S C R A R E T O K Y O E W I N G C A L M L Y A D D I N G H X N I E L L O S A A Y N A I L S E R T E A A S T E R C R E T R E A T L O C O U N T E R P O I N T S 1., & 8 across. Greetings! Perth s first bishop, I hear. (4) 2. Lace him intricately to first of the angels. (7) 8. See 1 across. 10. Why not? Yachts for conversations! (5) 11. Alternatively zero for welcome province in PNG. (3) 13. Are an altered space for action. (5) 16. Ultra liturgical to begin with. 18. French donkey in Ancient Near East! (3) 19. Ever backward billowing tide. (3) 21., & 32 across. The same but different line of union. (4) 22. Coming across beauty in God s world is doing what knots do. (5) 24. Break apart the one making bread. (5) 26. The warbling tune is one that brings together as one. (6) 28. Ripple, legato, Italian ice-cream. (6) 29. Prescribe rowdy xylophones! (2) 30. Madly sell sin? It would make you sick. (7) 32. See 21 across. 33. As son turns to mythological characters. (5) 34. Uni turned out to be National University of Ireland. (3) 36. Beg the Extra- Terrestrial to procreate! (5) 39, & 41 across. The ayes turned out to be effortless. (4) 42, 43 & 45 across. Tau reincorporated across Roman gold coins. (5) 46. The TV dance line-up changed about to help the poor. (7,2,4) 1.,& 9 down. Set aside for God in melancholy. (4) 3. In charge to begin with. (2) 4. Echo resounds across little job. (5) 5. Animal hops into sharecrops. (4) 6. Oaten mixture brings humans and God together? (5) 7. Little Esau. (2) 9. See 1 down. 12. Fur ute broken down in hereafter. (6) 13. No broken legs, an avocation to be messengers (6) 14. You out of the collapsed subbase for the head sister. (6) 15. The French I mixed up more than translating the Vulgate.(6) 17. Ain t turning out to be against? (4) 20. Put the slab back for the French dances. (4) 21. Caterpillar hair turns east. (4) 23. Two Romans! (2) 25. Starts in Kiriath-Arim. (2) 27. Leans around into hymn tune. (5) 28. The gene I split for the summoned spirit. (5) 31. To make delicious sweet, twist nag out. (6) 35. Short priest going round and round. (3) 36. Adieu to the extra run in cricket. (3) 37. Ute turned up between Mon. and Wed. (3) 38. Nothing in campanile. (3 40. Artificial intelligence in Canaanite city. (2) 41. May it be known by Senior Counsel. (2) 44. Randomised polynomial time starts for Reformed Presbyterians! (2) 45. Beginnings of Evangelical Union. (2) 41

42 PETE S DRAGON RATING: PG DISTRIBUTOR: Disney RELEASE DATE: 15 September, 2016 Review: Mark A Hadley 42 The remake of Pete s Dragon is a return to Disney s golden age, complete with kind-hearted heroes and bumbling villains. It s a worthy successor for the film from which it takes its name. Better still, it repeats for children a life-lesson that applies as much to matters of faith as it does to dragons. The current Pete s Dragon preserves very little of the original 1977 musical beyond one song and a few of the key characters. The first Pete was a wandering orphan; our current hero is a child who is lost in the American wilderness after a terrible accident claims his parent s lives. Oakes Fegley plays a modern Mowgli, who has apparently survived alone in forests of the Pacific Northwest for six years. He is discovered by Grace, a ranger played by Bryce Dallas Howard. She s perplexed by his claims his friend Elliot took care of him. Grace eventually connects his story with myths of a strange beast in the heart of the forest. Her father, Meacham, tells the audience, As long as people have been going into these woods there have been stories about the Mullhaven dragon. However the old man, played by Robert Redford, is the only true believer. Yet when father and daughter return with the boy to his forest home, they come to realize Pete s dragon is more than just a tall tale. Disney has gone out of their way to ensure this encounter with a fire-breathing beast is as non-threatening as possible. Elliot is more dog than dragon, a loveable green furry thing that likes to roll in the dirt, splash in the river and chase Pete around like a puppy. The primary aged children this film is aimed at won t be worried by the improbable physics that keep him flying, or the fact that we never learn what such a massive beast has been eating all this time. Even when one little girl is led to exclaim, Mummy, there s a monster outside! she does so with a toothy grin more appropriate for a child who s discovered a pony. However, there is one lesson in rational thinking that any audience member will be able to pick up. Grace is pitched as a practical, scientific ranger who refuses to believe in anything that is not, staring her in the face. She represents the unquestioned confidence of atheism, a philosophy that supposes anything that can t be measured, can t exist. Consequently, Elliot the dragon is believed to be a boy s fantasy for the same reason many deny the existence of God: because they haven t encountered him personally. Meacham gently reminds his daughter her knowledge of the forest, however great, is still finite:

43 Meacham: Just because you don t see something, doesn t mean it isn t there. Grace: And just because you say something, doesn t mean it s true. Yet children in the audience will learn that it is not just the evidence, but the quality of the witness that counts. Grace begins to believe even before she meets Elliot because Pete s faith never wavers, and because her father s character is unquestionable. In the end, his appeal for her own belief could be placed in the mouth of any Christian seeking to introduce someone to God: I m not going to try and convince you; I ve given upon that. But maybe you could be open to just looking? 43

44 THEATRE Anthony Howes I interviewed Paul Hodge, the composer and librettist (in the latter aided by his brother Michael) of Clinton, the Musical on my Capital Radio FM Saturday morning programme. The young man was energetic, intelligent and wonderfully creative, a fine example of Australia s artistry. In the musical, staged by Black Swan STC at the State Theatre Centre until 11 September, Bill Clinton is depicted by two actors portraying the opposing sides of the one man: WJ Clinton, the sober, wise leader poised to make great strides to major socio-political change; and Billy, reckless, fun, and decidedly unprofessional. The musical follows his turbulent presidential career and explores this duality alongside his everfaithful wife, Hillary, the intern who brought them all down, and a host of other political players. The show s success in Edinburgh and New York assures our audiences here of a highly polished Australian premiere. Playing at The Joy Shepherd Performing Arts Centre in St Hilda s ASG in Mosman Park is Opera Box s production of Richard Strauss comedy Ariadne Auf Naxos. My admiration for this Company s work grows each time I see their productions. Again, they have assembled a fine cast of West Australian performers, joined by two from the eastern states 2015 Sun Herald Aria winner Fiona Jobson, and tenor Henry Choo. Directed by Kathryn Osborne and Christopher Dragon, the fully staged season is at St Hilda s on September 9, 13 and 16, with a concert version in the Darlington Hall on 13 September. Also opening on 9 September is the greatest love story ever told, in two remarkably different ways, when West Australian Ballet transform His Majesty s Theatre into fair Verona for Youri Vámos Romeo and Juliet and the addictive world of rock giants Radiohead for Edward Clug s Radio & Juliet. Presented as a dual season, the two performances will run on separate evenings until 24 September. I recommend you contact His Majesty s Theatre, or Ticketek ( ) to check which production is on which night. If you book Romeo and Juliet your full price tickets will receive 30% off Radio & Juliet tickets (conditions apply). Nigel Gaynor conducts the WA Symphony Orchestra in Sergei Prokoviev s Romeo and Juliet score. Radio & Juliet is presented in association with the MoveMe contemporary dance festival at the State Theatre Centre from September 15 to 18, featuring dancers 44

45 and companies from all over the nation. More detail from Ausdance WA. The Sound of Music, at Crown Theatre, from September 14, stars Amy Lehpamer, Cameron Daddo, Marina Prior, Lorraine Bayly and David James with the children played by young WA performers. This production of Rodgers and Hammerstein s musical premiered in 2006 at the London Palladium, with 954 performances seen by well over two million people. So, even if you feel you may have seen plenty of productions of The Sound of Music before, I think a visit to this production should be a must, for as the Daily telegraph said: The music is glorious. There s a good reason it s an iconic show. 45

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