Here you will find quick links to two weeks of Service Notes for each of our four Sunday services.

These will be updated each Thursday – “THIS WEEK” covers the coming Sunday; “LAST WEEK” the preceding Sunday.

Click the title bar or ‘+’ button to toggle open your chosen week and select the service time.

Sunday 27th October 2019 is the eve of the 10th anniversary of the completion and consecration of our Cathedral.

Everyone is most welcome to join us for a very special event at 3.00pm, followed by a concert at 5.00pm then acommemorative Evensong service at 6.00pm, concluding with drinks and nibbles from 7.00pm. No RSVPs necessary: all most welcome!

MORE INFO in the October CCNews (#115).

Most of us don’t know what it’s like to spend a night on the street, but nearly all of us could relate to being cash-strapped at some time. An unexpected bill, a medical emergency or maybe the breakdown of a relationship – it doesn’t take long before money is tight
… too tight.

Orange Sky Australia helps by creating a safe, positive and supportive environment for such people, who are far too often ignored and feel disconnected from the community. Orange Sky deliberately connects our friends in need by offering free laundry, showers and most importantly, conversation.

Having clean clothes was important, but giving time to people and genuinely listening to their experiences meant so much more. That’s why, at Orange Sky, the mission doesn’t involve words like ‘laundry’ or ‘washing’ – the mission is simply to positively connect communities. The most important bits of infrastructure are six orange chairs which emerge wherever the van stops.

Every week around Australia, 1,300 volunteers sit on orange chairs and chat. There, they experience first-hand the tough realities for our friends on the street. But, more than that they learn the power of connection and conversation. Those six orange chairs are where barriers are broken down, stereotypes are challenged, relationships are built and connections are formed. Every day at Orange Sky is a demonstration of how a positive connection can transform a person’s life.

At St John’s Cathedral, we value the importance of community and welcoming the stranger. It costs $288 for an entire shift of genuine conversation, clean clothes and warm showers. Can we support Orange Sky to provide at least five shifts of life-changing connections for our friends on the streets?

That’s only $1,440 – roughly the cost of 360 cups of coffee. Think about the impact that this small contribution might have for our friends on the street.

MORE INFO: see centrespread pages 16-17 in the August CCNews
and also the Orange Sky website: https://orangesky.org.au