Around the Diocese
Vacancy: Business
Manager/Registrar's Role
The Diocese is seeking to recruit a Business
Manager/Registrar to manage the financial and administrative business of
the Diocese. The responsibilities are broad-ranging and include Staff
Leadership, Financial Management, Property, Investments and Insurance
Matters. Applications close on 8 August 2008.
For a copy of the position
description, please contact Gayle Adams by email: gayle@bendigoanglican.org.au
or by phone (03) 5443 4711.
Parish Vacancies
At present, the Diocese has a number of vacancies and
these are listed below:
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Eaglehawk
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Kyneton
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Northern Mallee
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Robinvale
For more details, please contact the Vicar General,
The Rt Revd Ron Stone on (03) 5443 4711
COMING EVENTS
The weekend of 29 and 30 November 2008 will be a
special one in Boort.
As well as celebrating St Andrew's patronal festival
and the 50th anniversary of the present Church building, Boort will be
welcoming home local identity, June Nixon. June is a world-renowned
organist, composer, and Choir Mistress at St Paul's Melbourne.
Hear the male voice choir of St Paul's Cathedral
Church, Melbourne in concert at 8.00 pm on Saturday night, 29 November
at the BOORT Memorial Hall. The concert will embrace an Advent theme.
Tickets - $15 per head.
Join us on Sunday, 30 November at 10.30 am for a service
of worship at St Andrew's Anglican Church Boort.
For more details, contact Betty Barnes on (03) 5455
2093 or The Revd Heather Vander Reest on (03) 5455 2844.
The fourth annual Bonhoeffer Conference, timed to
mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, is concerned with the
enduring influence of Bonhoeffer's discipleship on contemporary
Jewish-Christian relations.
For more details of the conference to be held at
Kincumber, NSW, please click on the following hyperlink: http://wwwnewcastle.edu.au/faculty/education-arts/events.html
Challenges for the Future - You Can Help
With
the drought, the Diocese of Bendigo faces significant challenges including
the ongoing resourcing of ministry and building an effective church for
the future. At the same time, the Diocese is strongly committed to being a
missionary church, ministering to our cities, towns and rural areas.
If
you wish to help the Diocese, please:
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Pray for us: The Diocesan Prayer (the Prayer is
included at the end of this section)
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Donate to our Drought Relief Fund. All donations will go
towards keeping our clergy on the ground in many drought-affected
communities. Donations may be sent to PO Box 2
, Bendigo 3552
Prayer for Rain
Following are some prayers you may
find useful:
An
Australian Prayer for Water
Almighty God,
whose son Jesus Christ
called those who were thirsty
to come to him,
believe and drink;
look in mercy
on your Australian people,
living in a dry land.
Forgive our misuse of water;
help us conserve this your gift to us.
We beseech you
send rain
to replenish our reservoirs,
wells and artesian reserves.
Let rivers of living water
flow out of our hearts,
so that strengthened by your Spirit,
we may continue to serve you,
and praise your holy name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
(Based on John 7: 37-39)
Written by The Revd Canon Paul Robertson
New Lambton, July 2004
In times
of drought
All things look to you, O Lord,
to give them their food in due season:
look in mercy on your people,
and hear our prayer for those whose lives and possessions are threatened
by drought
In your mercy restore your creation and heal our land.
So guide and bless your people,
that we may enjoy the fruits of the earth
and give you thanks with grateful hearts,
through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Rain
God our heavenly Father
through your Son you promised
to those seeking first your kingdom
and your righteousness
all things necessary for bodily welfare:
send us, we pray, in this time of need,
rain to water the earth,
that we may receive its produce
to strengthen and sustain us
and always praise you for your bounty;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Diocesan Prayer
Generous
God, thank you for the Diocese of Bendigo, the beautiful mountains, hills,
plains and native forests that make up our environment.
Bless
the cities, towns and rural areas; and the parishes and congregations in
which we live and serve.
Give
us vision, energy and hope to be a Missionary Church. By the Spirit’s
gifts equip us to live the Gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your
will, that we may share the joys of the whole creation;
Through
Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord. Amen
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