Posts by kayshanley
SummerView 2018
SummerView is a conference hosted by the Tasmanian branch of the Church Missionary Society (CMS), who exist that the world might increasingly know, obey and adore Jesus. At the conference, a renowned Bible teacher, a CMS Australia leader and returning Australian CMS missionaries provide outstanding teaching and input to inspire and challenge us all to…
Read MoreAnglican Camping Tasmania – Summer Camps for grades 3 -12
Our camps are specifically tailored for children and youth! We know that young people look to enjoy fun and adventures, as well as to experience authentic relationships. We aim to provide all campers with a camp experience where they can build meaningful friendships, see ‘real’ Christian leaders live out what they believe, and have heaps…
Read MoreA Pastoral Letter on the results of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey
Dear Brothers and Sisters, The result of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is now known to us. Around 62% of the participants in the survey agreed that same-sex couples be allowed to marry under Australian law. Well over a third of Australians did not agree with this proposition, and 20% of the population abstained…
Read MoreAnglican Bishop encourages kindness and respect following postal survey results
The Bishop of Tasmania, The Rt Revd Dr Richard Condie today welcomed the publication of the results of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. “This survey has been difficult for many Australians and I’m glad that the public has now had its say,” said Bishop Condie. “While I remain of the view that the traditional…
Read MoreA living hope– the resurrection
Bishop Richard asks – ‘What could be considered “a higher or more pressing claim” than someone’s own life? The answer is: the life of one you love. We gladly make sacrifices for the ones we love. We do it in small ways every day, and from time to time, in much bigger ways, even with our…
Read MoreA Pastoral Letter on Marriage
Australians will participate in a postal survey on the redefinition of marriage beginning in September 2017. I thought it was worth reflecting on how our Diocesan Vision to be a church for Tasmania, making disciples of Jesus, informs how we should think about this. Following Jesus on Marriage As disciples of Jesus we are called to…
Read MoreDark MOFO Festival
Last week our airwaves and newspapers were awash with stories and commentary on a proposed event for the Dark MOFO Festival this winter. The event will see an animal carcass, its blood, and entrails used in a ritualistic way over audience participants and an altar. All of this is billed as an artistic performance to…
Read MoreRoyal Commission
On Monday the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released their report of Case Study 36 – The response of the Church of England Boy’s Society and the Anglican Dioceses of Tasmania, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney to allegations of child sexual abuse. The Report details the findings of the Royal Commission on…
Read MorePoker Machines – Letter to Parliament
One of the resolutions from this year’s Synod was for me to make known the damaging impact that poker machines have on communities, asking all parishes and individuals in our diocese to join with me in campaigning on this issue. Poker machines are designed to addict and always favour the “house”. They cost too many…
Read MoreGiving thanks for 175 years and seeking to be a Church for Tasmania into the future
The Anglican Bishop of Tasmania, Dr Richard Condie, said, “Birthday Celebrations are important moments in anyone’s life, especially so if you have reached the grand old age of 175”. “These anniversaries are time to reflect on the past and make some plans for the future,” he said. “The Diocese of Tasmania and the Cathedral Church…
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