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WHAT’S ON!
Welcome to the ‘What’s On at St John’s Cathedral’ page. Here you will find what is on this week, coming up, concert information and much more.
THIS WEEK AT ST JOHN’S
English Conversation Group
Mondays
2-3pm
Darnell Room
(Zoom link below)
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Take a break, have a coffee (or other preferred cuppa) and chat online with various members of the extended Cathedral community. Relax, bring your beverage and be welcomed into the conversation on Tuesdays – any time between 10.30am and 11.30am.
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Our Cathedral offers a weekly Christian meditation group on Tuesday evenings from 6.45 to 7.30pm. The meditation group is always open to new members. A simple meal of soup and bread is available in St Martin’s House from 5.30pm.
The meditation group meets in the Cathedral as well as by Zoom. To join via Zoom, use either this Zoom link or your phone – (07) 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 278 417 931#, Passcode: 042853# and then Participant ID: #.
Further information: Please contact The Rev’d Canon Julia Van Den Bos by email (jvandenbos@stjohnscathedral.com.au) or via the Cathedral office.
Why Christian Meditation?
Meditation is a universal spiritual wisdom and a practice found at the core of all the great religious traditions, leading from the mind to the heart. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness. It can be practised by anyone, wherever you are on your life’s journey. It is only necessary to be clear about the practice and then to begin – and to keep on beginning.
In Christianity this tradition of contemplation, the prayer of the heart or ‘apophatic prayer’, became marginalised and often even sometimes suspect. But in recent times a major recovery of the contemplative dimension of Christian faith – and prayer – has been happening. This is transforming the different faces of the Church and revealing the way the Gospel integrates the mystical and the social.
Central to this process now is the rediscovery of how to pray in this dimension and at this depth: finding a practice of meditation in the Christian tradition. The World Community teaches a practice derived from the Gospel teaching of Jesus and the advice of early Christian monks. The Desert Fathers and Mothers teach a Christian spirituality of powerful relevance for those today who want to live their discipleship to Jesus in a radical and simple way.
Information about Christian meditation is available at wccm.org/content/what-meditation.
Coffee on Wednesdays (COWs)
10am-2pm (in the Cathedral)
Good coffee, good food, great conversations!
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Welcome to the film series Earth, Our Original Monastery, a contemplative prayer series featuring seven poetic blessings written by Christine Valters Paintner inspired by her book Earth, Our Original Monastery.
Poetry is the soul’s language. Through image, lyric, and metaphor, poets are able to convey messages from the soul of their humanity to express a moment of awakened truth—a glimpse of the Creator still at work and ever connected to creation. Christine’s poetic blessings are an invitation into the blessed Divine current, into the practice of deep listening for the whisperings of your own soul. They are contemplative prayer pieces, guides to being present in communion with Creator and creation.
This study series will go over seven weeks. We will start the week before the Season of Creation and continue through to the Wednesday after the Season of Creation.
Although the book is not required for this study, if you would like a copy it can be found online for purchase;
Sign up for the zoom link: https://holyhermits.com.au/
St John’s Cathedral
FREE! MORNING CONCERT SERIES 2026
Next Concert
QUEENDSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
VOICE
Thursday, 1 October 2026
11am
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Kids @ St Johns
Sundays
9.30am
in person during the Choral Eucharist
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Children’s Ministry
Children are very much part of our family and the children’s area in the Cathedral is available whenever the Cathedral is open.
St John’s Cathedral
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, 4 October 2026
11.15am
(In the courtyard)
Labyrinth Walk
A Walk with S. Francis of Assisi
Sunday, 4 October 2026
from 11.15am
(online only this month)
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A Walk with S. Francis of Assisi – invites us to bring an end to the celebration of the Season of Creation with a timely reflection based on the words of and inspired by S. Francis of Assisi.
Due to extenuating circumstances this Labyrinth Walk was pre-recorded for streaming via the Cathedral’s YouTube page on October 4 – there is no live/in-person presentation this month. The walk will be available on the Cathedral YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@StJohnsCathedralBris/streams from approximately 11.15am, and will be available to watch at a later time also.)
The path is always new, because,
as a spiritual discipline, the labyrinth
is a path of contemplation,
reflection, prayer …
Beneath the surface, walking the labyrinth
is a profound discipline in listening,
in active silence, in finding movement
and rhythm in the stillneses underneath
and in between everyday’s noise.
Walking the labyrinth is an exercise
in finding the voice speaking in whispers
underneath the whirlwind of sound.
~ Travis Scholl, “Walking the Labyrinth –
A Place to Pray and Seek God” p.17, IVP Books, 2014
The Journey 2026: God’s story, your story, my story.
Exploring the art of storytelling as a way to discern God’s call on our lives.
Sundays (on zoom)
4-5pm
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Who is The Journey for?
Those who want to take stock of their lives using a spiritual focus; Those considering baptism for themselves or for their children; 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: Use either this Zoom link (video/audio) 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.
Mystics, Theologians & God-Botherers
1st Sunday in the Month
‘Father Mychal Judge’
with The Rev’d Dr Gemma Dashwood
Sunday, 4 October 2026
6-8pm
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Father Mychal Judge (b.1933 d. 2001) was a Catholic Franciscan Friar and Chaplain for the NY City Fire Department.
He was identified as victim 0001 after he rushed into assist those in the Twin Towers.
Father Mychal was also well known for assisting the homeless and alcoholics as well as extending God’s love to those who identified as gay and lesbian.
Gemma is a tertiary Franciscan, non-stipendiary Anglican Priest and doctor. She is passionate about good liturgy and social justice.
Gemma will introduce us to Mychal Judge in the sermon as part of Evensong.
This event will be held ‘in person’ in the Cathedral, over YouTube and Zoom. Choral Evensong will be ‘in person’ at 6pm in the Cathedral and will also be accessible at 6pm here: www.youtube.com/@StJohnsCathedralBris/streams.
To join via Zoom, use either this Zoom link (video/audio) or your phone – (07) 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 768 010 419#, Passcode: 267366# and then Participant ID: #.
COMING UP
Cathedral AMUA Branch Meeting
Thursday, 8 October 2026
9.45am (in Cathedral)
Yarning Circle
Speaker and date to be confirmed
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RSVP: https://unclebill.online/…/remah-naji-2026-08-23.html…
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UNCLE BILL LEMSON
Co-Chair, First Nations Allies Magandjin
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Chair Yoga
Wednesdays
11am-12noon (Darnell Room)
IN RECESS UNTIL NOVEMBER
CONCERTS
St John’s Cathedral
FREE! MORNING CONCERT SERIES 2026
Next Concert
QUEENDSLAND CONSERVATORIUM
VOICE
Thursday, 1 October 2026
11am
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Organ Recital: Richard Brasier (UK)
Works by Bach, Franck, Lebrun and more!
Friday, 9 October 2026 at 7pm
St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
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Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 7pm
St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane
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GENERAL
THE EAGLE
This magazine has been produced by the community of St John’s Cathedral since Advent 2004. It explores in depth from a faith perspective the issues that shape and sway us. Please see our current issue below.
Click here to access previous issues on our Community Page.
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Laying on of Hands with Anointing (Healing Ministry)
Following the example of Jesus, and his explicit instructions to his disciples, the ministry of healing for any kind of disease or distress is an integral part of the proclamation and application of the Gospel of compassion. It is administered by the “Laying on of Hands with Anointing” 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.
The Ministry of Laying on of Hands with Anointing is available during the 9.30am Choral Eucharist on the first Sunday of the month. Those seeking the laying on of hands with anointing are invited to make their way to The Oratory after receiving communion.
The laying on of hands with anointing is also available by appointment; please speak with one of the clergy if you are seeking this.
Click to read about 'Spiritual Direction'
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction is about making a space for God in your life. Contrary to the name, Spiritual Direction is not about being ‘directed’; it is being encouraged to draw closer to God in a more conscious experience of God’s presence, grace, and love in your daily life.
In the midst of life we often find it difficult to notice God’s action within it. And yet we yearn to be able to discern the presence and the voice of God at a deeper level. In the practice of Spiritual Direction you are given the time and space to reflect on the experiences of your daily living, and as this contemplation takes place, you begin to discern God’s invitations and the work God is doing in your life.
Click here to read: ‘What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual Direction sessions are now available at the Cathedral. To find out more, please contact the Cathedral Reception at St Martin’s House on (07) 3835 2222 during business hours.
Wasting Time With God
Currently in recess
Wednesday, ….
9.30am (Darnell Room)
In person and via zoom
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To join via Zoom, use either this Zoom link (video/audio) or your phone – 07 3185 3730, enter Meeting ID: 823 3447 0652#, Passcode: 303180# and then Participant ID: #.
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