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Parish Websites Newcastle

Parish Websites.

In general most parish websites are quite good. Some of course could be better, but that is life. We need to be abreast of changes in the internet. Parish Websites are often the first view many people get of our community of faith. Well designed, information rich, parish websites help make a good first impression.

Thursday of the Seventh week in Ordinary Time

Parish Websites : Ministry - Mission - Message

Calendars, News Sheets and Sermons may be part of Parish Websites. Parish Websites help people stay in touch with church life. Parish Websites are tools for ministry and mission. They are not simply marketing. Parish Websites help us proclaim our message. Many people use mobile phones to browse the net. As a result 'responsive' design is a must. One of my tasks is to develop Parish Websites. I also help with websites for church groups. 

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The Rev’d Jacqueline Drewe was commissioned as Priest in Charge of the Parish of Morpeth on Tuesday 4 December at 7pm. The Rev’d Nicole Baldwin was commisioned as Priest in Charge of the Parish of Branxton Greta Lochinvar on Friday 7 December at 7pm. [read_on...]

Scone Grammar School wraps up 2018 with speech day The Scone Grammar School community gathered on Wednesday for their annual Speech and Presentation Day, marking another year of success both inside and outside the classroom. A year of celebrating ama [read_on...]

On Saturday 1 December The Rev’ds Nicole Baldwin, Jacqueline Drewe, Philip Morris and John Quilter were ordained to the priesthood at Christ Church Cathedral. The Cathedral was full as family, friends, Bishops, clergy and visitors came together to ce [read_on...]

On Christmas Day, thousands of children in Australia open a present from their father or mother or grandparent who is not there – they are in prison. Prison Fellowship are looking to partner with churches in sharing God’s love with families across th [read_on...]

Christmas is underway at Samaritans with staff and volunteers busily preparing for the return of Christmas Lunch in Singleton. With the support and generosity of the local parish, volunteers, sponsors and supporters, Christmas Lunch in Singleton will [read_on...]

The Anglican Communion Office at the UN is taking a delegation to the 63rd meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. [read_on...]

The united Church of Pakistan’s Diocese of Peshawar is celebrating two decades of work promoting interfaith harmony in its schools. [read_on...]

Archbishop of Canterbury commissions new Mothers’ Union Worldwide President during service in London’s Southwark Cathedral. [read_on...]

The Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Suheil Dawani, has met the Mayor of Bethlehem to discuss a new World Anglican Centre in Bethlehem. [read_on...]

A cross-border initiative has been announced to promote two medieval Celtic saints: Welsh St David and his pupil, Irish St Aidan. [read_on...]

I AM glad that George Herbert’s day falls as it does, just at the end of February. Although this February has been unseasonably mild, it’s often wintry enough; but it’s also often just as February turns towards March that we get some glimpse or pr... [read_on...]

POPE FRANCIS called for an “all-out battle against the abuse of minors, both sexually and in other areas” in a speech on Sunday at the close of a conference on clerical sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. More than 150 senior bishops and ca... [read_on...]

THE strongest, not the poorest, in society should bear the weight of the risks of Brexit, the Archbishop of Canterbury told the General Synod on Saturday. Moving his motion on the state of the nation, he said: “We must be ready for any difficultie... [read_on...]

IT IS a “blasphemy” against Christ to tolerate racism and discrimination against the Roma, Gypsy, and Traveller communities in the UK, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, has told the General Synod. He was speaking on Saturday ... [read_on...]

BY VOTING to make evangelism a priority, the General Synod has committed itself to a “radically differently shaped Church”, the Archbishop of Canterbury said on Friday. Applause followed the carrying of a motion that calls on the Church to “equip ... [read_on...]

“A unidade cristã é uma dimensão intrínseca da graça de Deus conosco. Ela pertence a nossa fé, pois também a confessamos nos credos da igreja antiga. Pertencer a Cristo significa pertencer ao corpo de Cristo, a Igreja", afirmou o secretário gera [read_on...]

Mais de trinta participantes de diferentes países da América Latina irão se encontrar na cidade de Antigua, Guatemala para uma consulta regional sobre os temas da paz e da segurança humanitária na América Latina. [read_on...]

“Deus da vida, guia-nos à justiça e à paz” será o tema da 10ª Assembleia do Conselho Mundial de Igrejas (CMI), que acontecerá em outubro de 2013, em Busan, Coréia do Sul. [read_on...]

Angola, localizado na zona austral do continente africano, é um país onde o povo começou a respirar sinais de paz a partir do ano de 2002, depois de uma longa guerra que dizimou milhares de seus cidadãos e parte de seus recursos naturais. [read_on...]

For a couple of years there are been discussions about establishing a website for the Newcastle Branch 0f Anglican Mothers Union Australia. The Mothers Union is an iconic organisation within the Anglican Church, and often thought to be quintessential [read_on...]

When I was rung about a website by the new Rector of Hamilton, of course I was posed with the challenge as I had already worked with the Parish of Hamilton in the Diocese of Newcastle. It is not that it is a competition, but rather that I needed to b [read_on...]

New Website for a Parish with a long history. The brief was brief, and the main purpose of the site is to introduce for to the parish, and hopefully encourage people to be part of the community of faith. The post CockleBay Anglican appeared first on [read_on...]

Filioque is a Latin word which translates as 'and the son'.The Filioque Clause are the three words added to the procession of the Holy Spirit in the Nicene Creed.We believe in the Holy Spiritthe Lord, the giver of lifewho proceeds from the [read_on...]

It's a few years since we last addressed the Cardiff site, fairly soon after their new Rector was inducted. Now that the parish has got a new rhythm when Canon Katherine asked me about a few changes, it seemed to me it was time to suggest a reno [read_on...]

Hi All Anglican Women, Riverina is well underway with plans for our Biennial NSW Provincial Conference to be held at St Alban’s Cathedral Griffith from Friday afternoon 17th to Sunday afternoon 19th May 2019. We have a great programme organised and I [read_on...]

The 2019 silent retreats for women in Lent will again take place at the Catalina Conference Centre at Rathmines, on the western shore of beautiful Lake Macquarie (between Toronto and Morisset). The weekend retreat will take place from Friday evening, [read_on...]

This year the annual Spring Celebrations organised by Anglican Women in the various deaneries of the Diocese of Newcastle in September will feature speakers from Riding for the Disabled, which has a number of centres in the diocesan area. RDA will be [read_on...]

  About 120 people braved the rain and cool conditions to attend the service, held in the magnificent St Peter’s Church at East Maitland. Following refreshments in the comfortably heated church, the service commenced at 10 am. Rector, Archdeacon Davi [read_on...]

On Thursday evening, 10th May 2018 – the Ascension of our Lord – a wonderful service, full of pomp and ceremony, took place at Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle, where the consecration of two new Assistant Bishops for Newcastle – Sonia Roulston and C [read_on...]

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un cut short their nuclear summit  ABC NewsTrump, Kim Jong-un Vietnam meeting live: Donald Trump meets North Korean leader  NEWS.com.auTrump-Kim summit collapses with no agreement  Sydney Morning HeraldDonald Trump has many [read_on...]

'Vanilla' child sexual abuse comments were 'profoundly damaging'  The AgeThe defence barrister for Cardinal George Pell has apologised for comments about child sexual abuse that were widely criticised by trauma survivors and ... [read_on...]

Pakistan, India, Kashmir: Warning of nuclear war as fighter jets clash  NEWS.com.auIndia and Pakistan seem on the brink of war (again) — but could it go nuclear?  ABC NewsIndia and Pakistan are already at war on truth  Sydney Morning HeraldFor Kashmi [read_on...]

The Kid and The Choirboy – the harrowing story of George Pell's victims  The GuardianGeorge Pell guilty: Why accuser was so compelling in court  NEWS.com.auHistory will judge George Pell, the cardinal who sought to crush me  Sydney Morning Heral [read_on...]

Accused Family Court bomber runs out of money to fund his defence  ABC News'The accused is indigent': alleged Family Court bomber broke, judge says  Sydney Morning HeraldView full coverage on Google News [read_on...]

Hi all. I'm struggling with a decision that I've had to make recently and would like to know if what I am choosing to do is something that God would allow or is possibly leading me to do. Back in May of 2018, I made the decision to leave th [read_on...]

A Study of the Scriptures: The New Testament. Warning: Please Read Thread Rules Below Before Posting. Rule #1. This is not a debate thread; Nor is it an insult thread. This is a study thread. If you disagree with an interpretation or view expressed h [read_on...]

You can watch live on C-SPAN on YouTube or TV. [read_on...]

These chapts in John are the longest discourse by JESUS in the NT I believe and I thought it would be nice if I put this up and discontinue the thread I had on the whole NT verse by verse. I will be going by the main 3 greek texts, the W-H, T-R and B [read_on...]

We’re not saved yet … for salvation is a process “with fear and trembling” (Phil 2:12). Warnings about losing eternal life ••• Mark 9:43 “If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having t [read_on...]

Anglican Church slammed for excluding same-sex spouses from 2020 conference by Hugo Greenhalgh | @hugo_greenhalgh | Thomson Reuters Foundation Monday, 18 February 2019 16:50 GMT View attachment 1101 LONDON, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Leadi [read_on...]

Upon reading Nowell’s Middle Catechism in its entirety yesterday, today I have had to take some steps and make some choices and I want to know what you kind folk think... So after reading the catechism... I took down my Orthodox Icons of Our Lady of [read_on...]

Conservative Christians Just Retook the United Methodist Church The mainline denomination voted on Tuesday to toughen its teachings against homosexuality, same-sex marriage, and LGBTQ clergy. It must now decide whether it will stay together. Emma Gre [read_on...]

Hi all! So, I'm new to the forums and fairly new to TEC. I was raised Baptist. My Uncle was a Catholic as I was growing up and kinda on the outs with the family because of it. But that didn't deter him. As I got older and moved out on my ow [read_on...]

Do you follow the rubrics for clergy and pray the Daily Office at home? If so, do you use the BCP(American or other national versions of it?)? Or do you use the newer liturgical books (BAS in Canada, Common Worship in England and so on) Or do you fol [read_on...]

Silence

SilenceTo come to a place where silence exists, to realise there are people who are content to listen and to live in silence impresses people today who are not at all impressed by mere words.”

Thomas Merton

His was the word that spoke it

Elizabeth1His was the word that spoke it, he took the bread and broke it, and what his word doth make it, that I believe and take it.

Queen Elizabeth the First

On this day in history

  • Church History
  • 1784 John Wesley charters the Methodist Church
  • 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church becoming the first pope to do so since 1415
  • World History
  • 1874 In one of the longest cases ever heard in an English court the defendant was convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
  • 1914 In the aftermath of the Balkan Wars Greeks living in southern Albania proclaimed the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus.
  • 1928 Indian physicist C. V. Raman and his colleagues discovered what is now called the Raman effect for which he later became the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.
  • 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China concluded with the two countries issuing the Shanghai Communiqu
  • 2001 A high-speed train accident occurred at Great Heck near Selby North Yorkshire England killing ten passengers and injuring 82 others.

Newcastle, NSW Australia

Each Anglican diocese has its own unique name. the Diocese of Newcastle (NSW) came into being by Royal letters patent in 1847. The Diocese of Newcastle UK came into being by act of the English parliament in 1882. Many think we copied the English, however on this occasion the English copied the Aussies!

My home diocese is Newcastle, N.S.W. Australia. So, if I don't say, assume I mean  Newcastle, Australia. Naturally I write as an individual, and no view I express should be understood as the official view of the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle.