For the third and fourth terms this year I invite you to pray for children and families ministries, leaders and volunteers in another parish. Each parish has been “matched” with one or two other parishes in an encouragement to pray for each other.
Every time a chant is sung or the organ is played, in a historic building like our cathedral, the ambience instantly changes direction, from secular to divine, from outward to inward.
Having run 100 kilometres alongside Rev Matt Watts in May, the bishop is beckoning others to join the mission in a crowdfunding-style campaign.
Thoughts, reflections, news and stories from across the diocese emailed to you every week.
Bishop Steve is welcoming anyone and everyone to “go the distance” for Bishopdale College.
After The Abbey last weekend, I caught up with a few of our crew to hear what stood out.
"Churches that prioritise prayer become places where people love Jesus more deeply."
"We are part of something much bigger."
The great Mozart was moved to write: “The organ will always be the king of instruments”.
Who are the people in your neighbourhood?
"We Anglicans have something powerful to offer."
In Western society, we have lost the sense of life’s rhythm.
I invite you to pray for children and families ministries in another parish.
The big changes in my life have grown out of small, ordinary moments – not grand gestures.
"People in our community are already asking questions about meaning and spirituality."
We lead out of who we are more than what we say.
