Pray With Us
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation, to you be praise and glory for ever. As once you ransomed your people from Egypt and led them to freedom in the promised land, so now you have delivered us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of your risen Son... more info >
New Life Comes From Death
New life comes from death. This is the heart of the Easter story, and yet generations of theologians and scientists, carpenters and tram drivers have struggled to make sense of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. What happened that first Easter day? Just recently I read a book suggesting that resurrection, life from death, is the great paradigm for all life, not just for the Resurrection of Jesus. All the parables of sowing grain in the Gospels bear witness to the agricultural truth that new life comes from death. In our relationships with our family and friends we are very conscious that growth in love and understanding demands a type of death to what has been before. In order to move on to new futures, we must give up clinging to the people, the images and the ideas of the past. New life from death is not such a strange thing at all, really. The Christian belief is that every time we experience new beginnings, when we allow God’s love to break open the closed places, the tombs of our hearts, Resurrection breaks through and we are led into God’s future of hope and new possibilities.
This Easter as the Church celebrates the resurrection of Christ, may we all come to know the truth that God calls each of us to new and vibrant life. + Garry
Anti Poverty Chef Competition
To encourage awareness of poverty around the world and in particular in our own region, ANGLICARE Victoria is holding the Anti Poverty Chef Competition. Anglicare hopes to increase awareness of the challenge involved in cooking a low cost main meal for one person at a cost under $5. more info >
Christian Meditation
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION - A Practice of Prayer for Today. This workshop will teach participants an ancient practice of contemplative prayer exploring its Christian roots and context and showing how this prayer of the heart is a practice for those seeking a deeper authenticity and experience of the Divine Mystery at the heart of all. more info >
Bishop's Easter Message
See the Bishop's Easter Youtube Message. more info >
The Chronicle
The Chronicle is the official newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat. .If you would like to make a contribution to The Chronicle email your article and and images to: Janine Stewart, The Editor: editor@ballaratanglican.org.au. ** APRIL 2012 Chronicle is currently available. more info >
dNews
To help Parishes be more aware of Diocesan activities and events a fortnightly newsletter has been established that will be emailed out to all parishes: parish priests and parish pew sheet compilers. Training events, regional and diocesan events, and important news and activities should be promoted in the dNews. more info >
Benedictine Abbey Camperdown
Every person has a vocation, for most this will include marriage and family life, for others the single state and for some it will be lived out within a religious community. Every person needs to spend time discerning their God-given vocation... more info >
Daily Gospel Reflections
The 2012 Gospel Reflection notes have commenced. more info >
Intercessions
Diocesan Prayer Calendar for 2012 as of 3 February. more info >