Candlelight Concerts
Experience classical music like never before
Candlelight concerts in the Cathedral are a unique musical and sensorial experience created by the stunning ambience of candlelight. These concerts allow you to enjoy some of the most famous works of classical music in a completely new way. Concerts are held at 6.30pm & 8.30pm and tickets from $32 are selling fast.
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Candlelight Concert Schedule:
6.30pm and 8.30pm (unless otherwise noted)
May 2 (Thur)
Hans Zimmer’s Best Works
May 3 (Fri-6.30pm)
Best of Joe Hisaishi
May 3 (Fri-8.30pm)
A Tribute to The Beatles on Strings
May 17 (Fri)
Best of Magical Movie Soundtracks
May 18 (Sat-4.30pm)
Candlelight Junior: Music for Kids and Adults
May 18 (Sat)
A Tribute to Coldplay and Imagine Dragons
May 30 (Thur-6.30pm)
A Tribute to Rihanna
May 30 (Thur-8.30pm)
A Tribute to Whitney Houston
May 31 (Fri)
A Tribute to Coldplay
June 1 (Sat-9am,11am,1pm)
Mindful Glow: Candlelight Sound Bath
June 1 (Sat)
A Tribute to ABBA
June 20 (Thur)
A Tribute to Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
June 22 (Sat-6.30pm)
A Tribute to Pink
June 22 (Sat-8.30pm)
A Tribute to Queen
June 28 (Fri-8.30pm)
A Tribute to The Beatles on Strings
June 29 (Sat)
Best of Joe Hisaishi
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone. Book early as tickets selling fast!
Further information and Tickets: https://candlelightexperience.com
Video: youtu.be/buf8Qb5WClc
Available by appointment during the COVID-19 Crisis
It is administered by the “Laying on of Hands with prayer” by a priest gently touching the head or shoulders of the person in need. No questions are asked although a person may, if they wish, give their name or a brief description of their concern. It is perfectly acceptable, even encouraged, to receive this ministry on behalf of another who cannot be present.
Those who wish to receive this ministry are invited to make their way to the Lady Chapel (north side of the Cathedral) following the reception of Communion.
The Ministry of Laying on of Hands with Anointing is also available at other times, including after each act of worship. Please contact the Cathedral Office.
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Click here to read: ‘What is Spiritual Direction?’
Spiritual Direction sessions are now available at the Cathedral. To find out more, please contact Glynis by email
EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY (EfM)
~ a ‘taster’ program!
The EfM group is a multi-parish group that has been meeting since 2018. EfM is an Anglican Church accredited adult learning programme, that enables people to discover the connection between Christian faith and their daily life.
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The EfM group is a multi-parish group that has been meeting since 2018. EfM is an Anglican Church accredited adult learning programme, that enables people to discover the connection between Christian faith and their daily life.
EfM helps participants to interpret the richness of the church’s faith in our complex world; and to express it with confidence, in both words and actions, in their daily living and their own communities. EfM is formational and transformational for Christian life and ministry. It does not tell you what to believe, as you search for meaning. EfM is open to people of all denominations and faiths.
General information about EfM Australia can be found at the following website:
https://www.efmaustralia.org/
Participants elect to join up for a year at a time, to form a group that studies scripture and church history with guided texts. Each week we come together to reflect on what has been studied and our own faith questions. There are no exams or set assignments other than the weekly reading and reflections.
The Cathedral EfM group is recommencing on Monday 6 February 2023.
The EfM programme can also be entirely online, through an Australia wide group. Online groups typically commence in February and June each year.
If you are interested and would like more details on either the Cathedral or an online group, please contact: Canon Gary Harch on 0418 132 680, email harchgm@gmail.com You can also contact the Dean, Peter Catt.
Offsite events, particular theme days/weeks or festivals which might be of wider interest are more likely to be found in the GENERAL NEWS section on the home page of this website. This is not a hard-and-fast rule: we will be keeping an eye on the dispersal of information across this new website, to try to minimise the number of clicks and cross-reference links needed.
Regarding links, some of the events featured here (and on the home page) may require registration, ticketing or booking fees. Where this is the case, either the event image or a specific text link should take you to the relevant (external) website for more details.
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Wasting Time With God
The Rev’d Canon Sarah Plowman
Discerning the Will of God
Wednesday, 1st May 2024
9.30-11am
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During Wasting Time with God, Sarah is going to share her journey in discerning the will of God to be consecrated Bishop.
Bishop Bill Ray will also share some of his experiences and insights as bishop.
Sarah was born in Sydney but spent her childhood and adolescence in Nambour, where she attended the Anglican Church. She attended St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School for Years 11-12 where her faith and vocation were stimulated by the prayer life of the sisters of the SSA. Following tertiary study in Applied Science (Physics), she taught Physics and Maths for several years before becoming a lay Chaplain at All Saints Anglican School. Sarah’s ministry journey began there; she was ordained priest in 2005. She served as a school chaplain in Brisbane between 2008 and 2018, which she absolutely loved; education and learning are her passion. She has been a Canon of the Cathedral since 2014. For the past 6 years Sarah has worked as Diocesan Director of Discernment and Formation.
This event will be held in person and on Zoom and will begin with a short prayer service at 9.30am. Following that, people are encouraged to get a cup of coffee or tea and we will then join Sarah for discussion and Q&A at 10.10am.
Zoom link or (video/audio) or your phone – 07 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 823 3447 0652#, Passcode: 303180# and then Participant ID: #.
Tuesday Coffee
10.30am to 11.30am
Relax for an hour having a coffee and chat online with various members of the Cathedral community. Bring your coffee (or other preferred cuppa) and be welcomed into the conversation on Tuesdays from 10.30am.
By phone – (07) 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 885 952 546#, Passcode: 399344# and then Participant ID: #.
Christian Meditation Group
Tuesday evening
6.45pm
The Mediation Group is now meeting again in the Cathedral and also by Zoom.
To join by Zoom please either:
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or To join by phone ring (07) 3185 3730 and enter these details: Meeting ID: 278 417 931#; Passcode: 042853#; Participant:#
Wine before Breakfast
The First Friday of Every Month
7-8.30am
Wine Before Breakfast (WBB) combines the 7am Friday morning Eucharist with alternative readings from poetry, reflections and other sources with musical offerings that match the theme of the day. Focus is on the world around us, concentrating on issues of social justice, community and living out the truth of the Gospel message.
After the Eucharist, please join us for a nourishing breakfast with convivial company & conversation at a nearby café (venue will be advised in the liturgy notes). No-one is turned away for lack of funds. Please come & share your light and life.
All are welcome!
Labyrinth Walk
1st Sunday of the month
from 11:15am
5th May 2024
A Walk With S. John
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FREE MORNING CONCERT SERIES
Next concert – Thursday 2 May 2024 at 11am
Queensland Conservatorium – Winds
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ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL
FREE! MORNING CONCERTS 2024
All concerts are FREE, and commence at 11am.
4 April: Queensland Conservatorium Percussion BACK ON!!!!
Thursday 2 May: Queensland Conservatorium Winds
Tuesday 21 May: UQ Music: Flute Ensemble and Wind Octet
Thursday 6 June: Queensland Conservatorium: Strings
Thursday 4 July: Australian Army Band Ensembles
Thursday 1 August: Queensland Conservatorium: Brass
Tuesday 20 August: UQ Music: UQ Pulse Chamber Orchestra
Thursday 5 September: Queensland Conservatorium: Composition
Tuesday 17 September: UQ Music: UQ Singers and Pianists
Thursday 3 October: Queensland Conservatorium: Voices
Tuesday 15 October: UQ Music: Brass
Thursday 7 November: Australian Army Band Ensembles
Thursday 5 December: Cathedral Christmass Concert
St John’s Cathedral encourages the wearing of face masks.
Are you on our email listing? For further information, and regular updates,
contact Dr Helen Lancaster: freeconcerts@stjohnscathedral.com.au
Or contact Lisa Clarke in the Cathedral Office, ph.3835 2222
Coffee on Wednesdays
10.00am to 2.00pm
NOT ON THIS WEEK (24.4.24)
Every Wednesday 10.00am Good friends, good food, great conversation.
Please feel ‘mooved’ to join us at our regular COWS (Coffee on Wednesdays) gatherings between 10am and 2pm.
CHAIR YOGA IN THE CATHEDRAL
Wednesdays, 11am-12noon
IN THE DARNELL ROOM THIS WEEK (24.4.24)
ENGLISH CONVERSATION CLASSES
Thursdays, 2.30pm-3.30pm
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY TALKS
Each Week we provide two video talks for Children. These appear on the Cathedral’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel on Thursday and Sunday mornings at 9.30am. The talks encourage and enable engagement with the Christian narrative and the themes and festivals associated with the Church Year. Many of the talks have resources associated with them.
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The Journey 2024:
God’s story, your story, my story.
Sundays 4-5pm
via ZOOM
Those who want to take stock of their lives using a spiritual focus; Those considering baptism for themselves or for their children;
Exploring the art of storytelling as a way to discern God’s call on our lives.
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Who is The Journey for?
Those considering confirmation;
Those who want to become an Anglican;
Those wanting to discern some future direction for their life;
Those interested in unpacking the faith.
What is the process?
The Christian faith is a way of life. Entering into a way of life requires reflection.
Christians are people who seek to live out the way of love. We seek to follow Jesus who, in his own life, demonstrated that we were made by God, who is love, for love. God’s love gives us the energy to love in turn. Since we are made for love, we each have a purpose. The Journey exists to enable people to discover what this truth means for them.
The process aims to give people the space to test and then find their own way into this way of life. It takes what has happened in life to this point seriously. We believe that by reflecting on our life-story we discover how God has been at work in our lives since before we were born, and also identify ways in which we, as unique people, are to respond to this. We discover the way in which God’s love for us can shape our relationships, inform our motives, and help us find deep happiness.
How does it work?
By allowing those involved to ask questions, to talk over issues, share insights and to learn about specific areas that interest them. This takes place within small groups.
Why this way?
We learn most effectively when we are seeking answers to questions that matter to us.
Attending via Zoom:
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or your phone – 07 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 894 0003 0380#, Passcode: 885493# and then Participant ID: #.
For more information please contact:
The Dean, Peter Catt, pcatt@stjohnscathedral.com.au or phone 3835 2239.
Contemplative Eucharist
IN RECESS
Mystics, Theologians and God-botherers
Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson:
Twin Lady Bible-Hunters
with The Rev’d Dr Ruth Mathieson
Sunday, 5th May 2024
6-8pm
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Twin sisters Agnes Smith Lewis (1843-1926) and Margaret Dunlop Gibson (1843-1920) have made an enormous contribution to biblical studies by locating and translating many ancient texts. Born in Scotland, their father fostered in them a love of languages. When they inherited in their early twenties they decided to go to Egypt and the Holy Land, where they learned more languages, such as Arabic, Aramaic, and Syriac as well as Greek and Hebrew. Rather than taking ancient manuscripts without permission like other scholars of the day, the twins helped the monks at Mt Sinai catalogue their library. More of the amazing story of these “Lady Bible-hunters” will be shared on May 5.
The Rev’d Dr Ruth Mathieson is the Principal of St Francis Theological College, a member college of the University of Divinity, where she lectures in New Testament. Ruth has a background in schools and parish ministry. Her research interest is in socio-rhetorical and postcolonial interpretation of biblical text, especially the Gospel of Matthew. In 2023 her book Matthew’s Parable of the Royal Wedding Feast: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation was published. Having moved to Brisbane from Adelaide Diocese in 2022, Ruth enjoys living and working at St Francis College and exploring the region of Southeast Queensland.
All are welcome to join us.
Image: Adapted from www.slideserve.com/danton/how-we-got-the-bible.
Is there a better way?
Exploring Restorative Practices
Friday, 31st May 2024
9.30am to 3.30pm
St Francis College, LR1
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An investigative and punitive approach to responding to conflicts and complaints (not related to children) is commonly used in the churches as a default strategy. This frequently results in outcomes which few are happy with (including people who complain), trauma for complainants, flow-on conflict in communities, and almost no communal healing, reconciliation or redemption.
Restorative Practice provides a well-established alternative approach for dealing with conflict and harm. Restorative Practices are based on principles of accountability, collaboration, truth-speaking, learning and healing. Carefully structured and facilitated conferences enable everyone affected by acts of harm, or multi-participant conflicts, to explore what has happened, who has been affected, what people need, and how relations can be set right. Research has demonstrated very high participant satisfaction with both process and outcomes.
We will use this workshop to explore how Restorative Practise could be used more effectively in the life of our faith communities to enable them to become healthier, to increase social capital, and decrease antisocial behaviour through the reduction of harm and the restoration of relationships.
A Cathedral Resource Church Initiative.
Cost $10 or $50 for groups of six or more from the same Faith community.
Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CREGJ
SAINTS on a MISSION
Fridays at 10.30am
Join Cathedral community member and “self-discovered” medieval and liturgical historian Blair Martin, leading interested folk in reflections and discussion on how we connect the ancient stories and rituals of Feast Days to the world as we experience it today, developing a sense of purpose & meaning for our disrupted and changed lives. Along the way the focus will also be on matters of social justice and our call to be “Saints on a Mission”, living out the Great Commission – to be “Easter People” living in the Resurrection and bringing the good news of the gospel to the lives of those around us.
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To join the discussion, use either this Zoom link
or phone (07) 3185 3730, enter:
Meeting ID: 860 2210 9248#
Passcode: 904552#
Participant ID: #.
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Acoustic Cathedral
with Dr Michael Knopf
In Recess
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Dr. Michael Knopf is a concert guitarist and composer, a dedicated teacher and a music researcher from the United States residing in Southeast Queensland.
The Acoustic Cathedral experience is not a recital but an aural aesthetic assistance to help drain away stress/anxiety/pain for all comers. Michael would love to see people of all walks of life, status and condition beneit. He will be playing some original music, classical guitar repertoire and improvisations, each piece aesthetically modified to encourage a relaxed engagement and to impart the sense of beauty, colour and other-worldliness that we sometimes experience within ourselves as we are immersed in better thoughts and feelings.
Michael’s CDs will be available for purchase after the session.