Latest Cathedral News
A Meditative Communion Service, 21 May at 6.00pm
Do you need some time out? Some peace and quiet? Are you seeking a new expression of church? Then come along to our Meditative Communion Service next Tuesday (May 21st) at 6pm. There will be an optional meditation of 20 minutes from about 5:30.
From the silence emerges the life of the community: we chant, break bread, and share a simple meal.
Enquiries:
ctyack@anglicanbrisbane.org.au
Chorister Scholarship Programme
A unique experience for young boys who enjoy singing; providing a rich and disciplined environment to gain outstanding choral skills and an exceptional education in one of australia's leading schools.
Applications closing on May 31st
Queensland's First Female Bishop
On Saturday April 6, Bishop Alison Taylor became the first woman to be ordained as a bishop in the Anglican Church in Queesland.
http://www.baysidebulletin.com.au/story/1413956/right-reverend-taylor-admits-shes-a-pioneer/?cs=12
Government urged to Engage Queenslanders on Gaming and Liquor Review
The Chair of the Brisbane Anglican Diocesan Social Responsibilities Committee, The Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt, today called on the Newman Government to do more to engage with the community sector and Queenslanders over the liquor and gaming laws discussion paper, released on the 15th February.
'Behavioural protocols' for asylum seekers "fear-mongering"
A SENIOR Anglican figure has accused Australian politicians of wielding words like "weapons" in the asylum-seeker debate.
The Very Revered Dr Peter Catt, a member of the recently-formed National Council of Churches of Australia asylum-seeker taskforce, accused opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison of "pure fear-mongering" after he demanded a range of "behavioural protocols" for asylum seekers.
