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PARISH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 15 MAY 2016 ANGLICARE PANTRY APPEAL The St Mary in the Valley Bishop s Dinner was held on Friday night. Thank you to our special guest speaker Bishop Matt Brain, MC Mike Phillips, Agnes Glendinning and Pauline Cameron Storey coordinating catering, and all the volunteers who undertook setting up, cleaning up and all the other jobs needed for the event. Anglicare has just launched its Pantry Appeal for 2016! We're looking for volunteers to help out at our shopping centre collections for a maximum of 3 hours. Interested? Head to http://www.anglicare.com.au/volunteertimeslots.php If you have any questions, please contact Hannah (Hannah.McQuiggin@anglicare.com.au or 6245 7119). Don t forget you can also donate goods to the Anglicare basket located in the Parish Centre foyer. 1

News from your group or ministry at St Mary in the Valley would be a welcome addition to Exalted! Please send your contribution to smiv@smiv.org thank you. SERVICE OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY 15 MAY will be held at St Paul s Manuka on Sunday 15 May at 6 pm. This service, under the auspices of the ACT Churches Council, will be Choral Evensong from the Book of Common Prayer with the canticles sung to a setting by Stanford and the anthem the famous I was glad by Parry. Ecumenical partners will preach, read the Scriptures and pray at this service. All members of the Diocese are invited to participate and join in prayer for Christian unity. FILM AND THEOLOGY: FILM AS MIRROR WHAT DO YOU SEE? 19 MAY Over these five sessions throughout 2016, your host and facilitator will be Nikolai Blaskow, screenwriter, Chaplain and Head of Religious and Values Education at Radford College, aspiring doctoral candidate for Religion and Theology, who is forever grateful that the nuns at St John s College Campbelltown (a former Preparatory Boarding School for St Joseph s College, Sydney) made him and his fellow boarders 2 watch films every Friday night for three years. The dates for your diary are: Thursday 17th March, Thursday 19 th May, Thursday 21 st July, Thursday 22 nd September, Thursday 17 th November. The evening begins at 6:30 sharp and finishes punctually at 9:30. Bring food, soft drinks and wine to share. After the viewing, there will be a discussion to which you are invited to contribute. Susanna Pain 0418 637 469 spain@csu.edu.au http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/accc www.susannapain.com CES PUBLIC FORUM 25 MAY Speaker: Dr Brendan Long; Topic: "Tax Reform, A Christian Vision". At Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, 7.30 pm Wednesday 25 May. Donation: $5. Supper provided. Contact: Robyn Coghlan 6254 0487. FRONTLINE FAITH OPEN DOORS EVENT 27 MAY All welcome to a one-night only event in Canberra. At this event, Mike Gore, CEO Open Doors Australia, will share about his experiences meeting persecuted Christians around the world. This is a night you and your guests won t soon forget! WHEN: Friday 27 May 2016 at 7 PM WHERE: Anglican Church of The Good Shepherd - Curtin, ACT

157 Carruthers Street Curtin, ACT BUNGENDORE EXCURSION 28 MAY Anglican Historical Society: Join the AHS on their excursion to the Bungendore area On Saturday 28th May, the Society will be visiting St Philip s Church, Bungendore, St Thomas Church, Carwoola, and St Mark s Church, Hoskinstown. Starting at 10.00am, the day includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea for $18 a person plus $5 per person registration. For details email Alan Wilson, the Society s Hon. Secretary, at alan.wilson6@bigpond.com. CHOIR PRESENTATION 5 JUN Sunday 5 June, 2.00pm. The combined church choir of Holy Cross Anglican and St Margaret s Uniting, Hackett and their friends will sing the choir's favourite church songs from the last 20 years, old and new, from a range of ecumenical backgrounds. Entry by donation. Afternoon tea in the interval. Cnr Phillip Avenue and Antill Street, Hackett. Enter from Antill Street. SEMINAR THE PARADOX AND PROMISE OF LATER LIFE: FINDING MEANING IN THE JOURNEY 18 JUN Saturday 18th June, 9.30am- 3.30pm at St John s Reid. This follows a very successful day in Batemans Bay on the same topic and will also be presented by the Rev d Professor Dr Elizabeth MacKinlay. Please note that this seminar is open to all people across the 3 church and community. Further details to follow. 2016 CAPS CONFERENCE 30 SEP We will have a one-day conference in Canberra at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture (15 Blackall Street, Barton ACT 2600). Dr Shane Clifton, Associate Professor in Systematic Theology at Alphacrucis College, Sydney will present the keynote address on a theology of disability and suffering. He is quadriplegic after an accident a few years ago and has published important papers in leading theological journals on disability. He will talk about disability in ageing and the meaning of suffering. We are thinking about how to make the conference more engaging with opportunity for dialogue and skill based workshops. Not to be missed. Save the date! Friday, 30 September 2016 MONKS AND MYSTICS DANCING IN THE DESERT RETREAT 30 SEP - 4 OCT A retreat for Body and Soul led by Betsy Beckman and Susanna Pain from 30 September to 4 October 2016 at the Campfire in the Heart Alice Springs. Betsey Beckman MM comes to us from the US bearing sacred body wisdom and soulful dances. With Christine Paintmer at Abbey of the Arts, she has produced a body of work exploring the ministry of Monks and Mystics, including books, CDs, and DVDs. Betsey holds a Masters in Ministry, a Certificate in Movement Therapy, and is regularly featured as artist presenter across the US. This is her first time down under

and she is over the moon to create, play and pray in the beauty of the desert! Susanna Pain is a midwife of transformation, an Interplay facilitator, dancer, storyteller, and priest with extensive experience working with creative forms of spiritual and life formation. She was a founding director of Interplay Australia and particularly loves playing in our land s rich orange desert landscape. Dancing in the desert: For monks and mystics throughout time, the desert has been a place for encountering the divine presence. We invite you to come into the heart of our own magnificent central desert to rest, play, reflect, and create reflective (or raucous!) ritual in community. Beside ancient red rocks, under giant river gum trees, in the sand, and around open fires we will be silent, move, make art, sing and tell stories that connect us with ourselves, each other, the spirit of the land and the divine presence infusing all. $1200 all inclusive: tuition, materials, food and accommodation. $1000 early bird pay before 30 June 2016. 4 nights, 4 days. $200 deposit to secure a place. For more information or to register, contact Susanna Pain m. 0418 637 469, or email susanna.pain@gmail.com ST MARY IN THE VALLEY EVENTS RECENT UPDATES INCLUDED FOR YOUR DIARY: Trinity Sunday 22 May 2016 Clergy Conference 23-27 May 2016 Breakfast Saturday 28 May 2016 with speaker Rev d Susanna Pain (8.30am) 4 Queen s Birthday Holiday 13 June 2016 Wine and Cheese Night a winter warmer Saturday 18 June 2016 Indigenous family place walk (celebrating NAIDOC Week) Sunday 3 July 2016 (Noon) School Holiday Film at Friday Morning Cuppa, 8 July 2016 (10.00am) Patronal Festival Sunday 14 August 2016 Dedication of the Centre for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation and Persian BBQ lunch Sunday 14 August 2016 Clergy Retreat 15-19 August 2016 High Tea and Vintage Fashion event, Saturday 3 September 2016 (3pm) SYNOD 9-11 September 2016 Breakfast Event with speaker Archdeacon Wayne Brighton, Saturday 17 September 2016 (8.30am) Social Justice Sunday, Connect2Church Sunday and special Parish Welcome Lunch 25 September 2016 Public Holiday 26 September 2016 St Michael s Day Service Thursday 29 September 2016 Public Holiday 3 October 2016 School Holiday Film at Friday Morning Cuppa, 7 October 2016 (10.00am) Church Picnic at Lanyon Homestead Sunday 23 October 2015 (12.30pm) All Saints Sunday and Defence Sunday 6 November 2016 Community Fair, Sat. 12 November 2016 Christ the King Sunday 20 November 2016 Christmas Decorating Friday 25 November 2016 (6.30pm) First Advent Sunday 27 November 2015 Volunteers Thankyou event Sunday 4 December 2016 Sunday Kid s Club presentations Sunday 11 December 2016

Calwell Community Carols Friday 16 December 2016 Parish Centre Anniversary BBQ and Christmas Carols Service Sunday 18 December 2016 ALSO CHECK REGULAR SCHEDULED EVENTS (SEE PEW SHEET) Would you like to book in an event? Please fill out an Event Risk Management Declaration Form (to be found under the health & safety notice board) & it will go to Parish Council for approval 5

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Enrol or Audit Session 2 Evening Classes Are you interested in learning about the European Reformation or want to think rigorously about how to integrate life, faith and action? Through Charles Sturt University, St Mark s will be offering two subjects, European Reformations, 1400-1700 and Practical Theology, as evening classes in Canberra during Session 2. Revd Dr Ian Coutts will teach the Practical Theology subject on Tuesday evenings and church history lecturer Dr Michael Gladwin will teach European Reformations, 1400-1700 on Wednesday evenings. You can enrol in the subject as a single subject offering through CSU or audit the subject. For more information see information on St Mark's website Practical Theology Practical Theology is the name for not one but at least four distinct and/or overlapping strands. These include i) practical theology as faith in action, or lived faith, ii) the name given to the practical nuts and bolts training for Christian ministry, iii) a particular methodology for helping address a specific issue or problem and iv) a growing University discipline addressing a wide range of issues confronting society and the church. This introductory course on Practical Theology attempts to introduce all these strands and examine them in more detail. Practical theology as a Uni subject and a methodology draws together the different theological subdisciplines and makes deliberate use of cross-disciplinary material and approaches. It is a rapidly growing and evolving field of study with practical implications for individuals, the church and society. Lecturer Revd Dr Ian Coutts Location St Mark s National Theological Centre, 15 Blackall Street, Barton, ACT Date 12th July 11th October (including a 2 week break from 22 Aug 2 Sept) Day Tuesday, 12 sessions Time 5:30 8:30pm Cost $1000 single subject or $240 audit Subject materials NA 8

European Reformations, 1400-1700 European Reformations, 1400-1700 charts the history of one of the most fascinating and influential periods in world history. Martin Luther s criticisms of the Church, aided by technological innovations such as the printing press, precipitated the creation of Protestant churches in Europe. As we shall see, however, the Protestant challenge spurred reform and renewal within the Roman Catholic Church. This coincided with the Age of Discovery and the expansion of Europe (and western Christianity with it) into a global power from the 1400s onwards. Roman Catholic missions took the Church s message to the Far East, India, China and the Americas. Closer to home, rivalry with Islam was an ever-present reality on the borders of Europe. While the impact of the Reformation was a factor in major wars and political realignments in Europe and Great Britain, its influence was further felt in literature, philosophy, economics, architecture, science and the arts. Lecturer Dr Michael Gladwin Location St Mark's National Theological Centre, 15 Blackall Street, Barton Date 13th July - 12th October (including a 2 week break from 22 August - 2 September) Day Wednesday, 12 sessions Time 5.30pm - 8.30pm Cost $1000 single subject or $240 audit Subject materials Wallace, Peter G.The long European reformation, 2nd edition, Basingstoke, Palgrave, 2012. Dickens, A. G., The English Reformation [2nd edition, 1989, any imprint fine but make sure you obtain the 2nd edition]. See St Mark s website for advice on where to purchase textbooks. Single Subject Study Option $1000 Enrol in the subject through St Mark s partnership with Charles Sturt University s School of Theology. No entry requirements Access Interact2 learning environment including subject materials and resources Receive subject credit on completion Choose undergraduate or postgraduate level* To enrol 9

Follow the steps on CSU s Single Subject site to enrol in Practical Theology (Undergraduate code is THL120 and postgraduate subject code is THL491) or European Reformations, 1400-1700 (Undergraduate subject code is THL132 and postgraduate subject code is THL419) *If you think you might be interested in doing further study after this subject, St Mark s recommends enrolling in the appropriate level subject (either undergraduate or postgraduate. There are entry requirements to enrol in a postgraduate course through Charles Sturt University. For more information, contact course coordinator Jeanette Mathews (jmathews@csu.edu.au). Audit Option $240 Attend weekly onsite classes to learn about Practical Theology or European Reformations, 1400-1700 No assessment tasks Participate in weekly lectures and class discussions Access St Mark s Library resources (one year membership included in audit price) Receive St Mark s Certificate of Audit upon completion To enrol Fill in an application form available on St Mark s website. 10

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