The upside-down

challenge
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Declaration
Day
page 3

Prayer vigil
for refugees
page 5
Youth ministry
summit
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A month of smoke
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Conscience to the nation, page 11
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1ohn Fenton - Against fracking
Fire at Hazelwood coal mine close to Morwell see page 5
Photos courtesy of Lock the Gate
J
ohn Fenton, a Iarmer who has 24 gas wells on his
property in Pavilion, Wyoming, in the United States,
spoke to a crowd oI 200 at the Rosedale Mechanics
Institute on Friday 7th March. He described the methane
contamination oI water on his Iarm, and other impacts oI the
gas felds. With the EPA advising against drinking the water,
the mining companies now truck in clean water. Fenton has
become an anti-Iracking activist, and has been on a speaking
tour oI the eastern states oI Australia.
Meanwhile, Mirboo North recently declared itselI coal and
coal seam gas Iree. (See story on page 3.)
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Against fracking 1
Letter from the bishop 2
Declaration Day 3
Tenth annual quilt show 4
Kidsplus+ camp 4
Open doors and 4
celebrations
A month of smoke 5
and ash
Prayer vigil for refugees 5
World Thinking Day 5
Youth and family 6
ministry summit
Farewell Camille 7
Welcome to my place 7
Parish picnic 7
From the schools 8
Look out for God 9
New citizens 9
Our response to 10
asylum seekers
From the editor 10
Conscience to the nation 11

Discipline leads to joy 12

Diocesan calendar 12


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Bishop John McIntyre
I
n the game oI liIe, the
resurrection is not just
a game-changer but the
game-breaker. It is the
moment that breaks liIe open
in a way that means absolutely
nothing will ever be the same
again. Every aspect oI liIe
is irreversibly transIormed
because Christ is risen. The
world is turned upside-down,
or to quote Jesus, Irom now
on the frst are last and the
last frst`.
These are fne words and
fne sentiments but do we
really shape our whole lives in
the light oI the liIe-changing
reality oI resurrection? That is
the challenge that Easter holds
out beIore us. Are our values
shaped by the upside-down
reality that is aIfrmed by God
in the resurrection oI Jesus
Christ Irom the dead? I ask
myselI this question as much
as I put it beIore anyone else.
The resurrection is God`s
'Yes to Jesus in liIe and in
death, and to all that he said
and did. It is the aIfrmation
that in Jesus we see what it is
to be Iully human Irom God`s
point oI view. Whereas with
merely human eyes we may see
Jesus` death as a sign oI Iailure,
the resurrection tells us that
in God`s eyes, Jesus lived liIe
as God wants liIe to be lived.
The resurrection raises up
Jesus as the epitome oI human
liIe, aIfrmed and exalted by
God. His liIe is the pattern oI
liIe Ior each oI us, together and
in our lives as individuals. To
be Iully human, is to live in the
imitation oI Christ.
The starting point Ior this
liIe oI imitation is to walk
humbly in grace beIore God
out oI love Ior God. That we
do this truly is demonstrated
in the way in which we walk
humbly in grace beIore each
other and all whom we meet,
out oI love Ior each other. As
it was Ior Jesus, this is most
potently demonstrated when
we love those Irom whom we
are most distant and who may
even cause us harm. Jesus calls
us to love our enemies.
This is the upside-down
challenge oI the resurrection. It
stands in direct confict with a
world shaped by commitments
which arise out oI our loyalties
to just about anything other
than loving our enemies. By
those loyalties, we so easily
justiIy why, when it comes
to some people, we Ieel no
responsibility at all to walk
humbly in grace beIore them
and with love Ior them.
Tragically this is
sometimes as true
within our churches,
Iamilies and
communities as it
is Ior those who in
our minds are so
Iar oII they do not
even register as
having a call on our
compassion or our
concern Ior justice.
Easter is certainly
worth celebrating,
Ior in the resurrection
oI Jesus Christ Irom
the dead lies the
assurance oI God`s
gracious love Ior us,
even though it is our
wrongdoing that puts
Jesus on the cross.
At the same time,
it lays beIore us an
awesome challenge,
in the real sense oI
that now oIten over-used word
(awesome). It is the challenge
to live in love Ior all and any,
beginning with those least
likely, and to act in grace and
with humility beIore them.
Suddenly the Easter
challenge looks bigger and
harder than it may at frst
appear. Thank God we go on
the Easter journey in the power
oI God`s Spirit.
Letter from the Bishop
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Every aspect of life is
irreversibly transformed
because Christ is risen.
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T
he Rev. GeoII Pittaway,
rector oI St. Mary`s
Mirboo North, added a
Christian voice at the town`s
Declaration Day when he spoke
to 200 people at Baromi Park
about the dangers oI mining
coal seam gas in Gippsland.
GeoII told the crowd on
February 9: 'It`s God`s earth
and we need to be responsible
stewards oI the resources God
has given us, including the
beauty and the amenity oI the
place. He also thanked the
committee oI the community
group, Coal and Coal Seam
Gas Free Mirboo North, Ior
their hard work. They have
been meeting regularly in
St. Mary`s Church Hall Ior
some time.
GeoII said that he wasn`t
representing the church St.
Mary`s doesn`t have an explicit
position on the issue but he
agreed to speak so as to put a
Christian perspective on it.
Other speakers on the day
included Councillor Don Hill,
local organic dairy Iarmers,
and representatives oI Gasfeld
Free Seaspray.
Prior to Declaration Day,
CSG Free Mirboo North
had door-knocked and taken
petitions around the town.
They claim that 96.6 oI the
townspeople are against coal
and coal seam gas.
The Declaration document
was delivered to the South
Gippsland Shire Council in the
week Iollowing Declaration
Day, but it remains to be
seen what impact the
declaration has.
GeoII`s understanding is
that the Council is sympathetic,
but does not have any power
to stop the mining companies.
The Council can represent the
views oI the local people to
the Victorian government, but
he says it will be 'up to the
government to stop it.
He says the declaration
will soon be tested, because a
mining company is reportedly
intending to test in areas
including Seaspray and Mirboo
North. There are currently
exploration licences Ior coal
seam gas covering the whole
oI Mirboo North. GeoII thinks
that the issue 'will come to a
head eventually.
Phil Piper, a member oI
the committee Ior CSG Free
Mirboo North, says that legally,
the Declaration has no power.
He argues, however, that what
the mining companies want
is 'a social licence, and he
claims that the Declaration has
the power to take away that
social licence.
Phil said that typically a
mining company would go
into a town and try to build
goodwill by donating money
Ior example, 'to a church or
a Iooty club. He said that a
Iarmer has the right to say no to
a mining company that wants
to drill on their land, but the
company can then go to VCAT
and VCAT is very likely to let
the mining company go ahead.
However '|the companies|
are reticent to do that because
oI the adverse publicity they
would get.
Suzanne Wightman, an
organic dairy Iarmer Irom
Mirboo North, argues that the
Declaration and the work oI
CSG Free Mirboo North are
worthwhile because it is all
happening early enough. She
compares South Gippsland to
Queensland, where the mining
companies came into Iarms and
had wells sunk beIore Iarmers
understood the implications.
By then it was too late to
stop them.
Suzanne also said that the
Declaration will 'hopeIully
encourage other towns to
do the same thing, adding
'I would encourage everyone
to use their voice sign
a petition, talk to your
neighbours, be inIormed.
Everyone needs to
be inIormed.
For Suzanne, being
an organic dairy Iarmer
means that coal seam gas
wells on her property
could have fnancial
implications. 'II there`s
any contamination, I lose
my certifcation; thereIore
I lose the premium that I get
paid Ior my milk. However,
she said that being organic was
not the primary issue Ior her.
She would still be involved
in the movement to stop CSG
mining and would care about
the issue whether her Iarm was
organic or not. Her hope is that
the mining companies will 'get
tired oI fghting and go away.
Phil Piper argues that coal
seam gas is inappropriate not
just because oI the impact it
has on Iarming. He said 'At
the end oI the day, it`s only
a bandaid, because what we
should really be Iocussing
on are cleaner, less-polluting
Iorms oI energy such as wind
power or solar. The technology
is here but we have these
dinosaur industries that don`t
want to change. He claims
that although some people say
gas is cleaner than coal, what
they don`t take into account is
the whole process oI extracting
it Irom the gasfelds. He says
that there are leakages, and
when methane goes into the
air, it is Iar worse than burning
coal, in terms oI greenhouse
gases.
The state government has
imposed a moratorium on
Iracking while the process is
under investigation. However
the Gas Task Force, an
initiative oI Iormer Premier
Ted Baillieu, has recommended
that the ban on Iracking be
liIted and that the government
support the industry. Other
recommendations include
the appointment oI a Gas
Commissioner to liaise with
local communities, chair the
independent water committee
and provide advice on Iracking.
The Hon. Peter Reith, a
Iormer Deputy Leader oI
the Australian Liberal Party,
and more recently chairman
oI the Gas Task Force, said
in a December 2013 speech
to CEDA (Committee Ior
Economic Development oI
Australia) that more science is
needed` and that 'exploration
is the best way to gather
inIormation on water. He also
said 'In my opinion, to secure
existing jobs and to provide
the prospect oI more jobs,
both Victoria and New South
Wales cannot aIIord to delay.
We should Iollow the lead oI the
US where gas production has
revitalised the manuIacturing
sector. He argued that 'gas
is not only important to lower
emissions, it is also essential
to the use oI wind power and
pointed to rising gas prices in
Victoria, saying these could
have a negative impact
on manuIacturing.
Mr. Reith quoted
ProIessor Peter Hartley
Irom the University oI
WA (a Iormer President
oI the US Association Ior
Energy Economics and an
economics proIessor at Rice
University in Houston) as
saying 'There is no proven
case oI Iracturing fuid or
hydrocarbons produced by
Iracturing diIIusing Irom the
Iractured zone into an aquiIer.
This comment was made on
October 8, 2013 in a speech at
Deakin University, Melbourne.
However, since then, water
contamination has occurred in
New South Wales. The Sydney
Morning Herald reported
on March 8 this year that
according to an oIfcial
investigation, 'A coal seam
gas project operated by
energy company Santos in
north-western NSW has
contaminated a nearby aquiIer,
with uranium at levels 20
times higher than saIe drinking
water guidelines.
With its Declaration, Mirboo
North has clearly expressed its
desire not to take any chances
with ground water, agricultural
land and human and
animal health.
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Declaration Day
Residents gather to declare Mirboo North coal and coal seam gas free
by Jan Down
The Rev. Geoff Pittaway
Suzanne and Scott Wightman"s organic dairy farm

by Tania Ernst
Drouin
D
rouin`s Christ Church
opened its doors
to the wider
community throughout the
frst week oI February to
allow people to look around
the church, and appreciate
a time oI quiet contemplation
and prayer. A range oI
vestments was on display
with inIormative details
available Irom our team oI
'Living Books.
A marvellous combined
service was held on February
23 at which the Celebrant and
Preacher was Archdeacon
Emeritus, the Reverend Ray
Elliot. Ray was celebrating the
60th Anniversary oI becoming
a priest.
We congratulate Ray upon
achieving this milestone
and give thanks to God Ior
Ray`s ministry amongst us;
and Ior his ministry throughout
Gippsland Diocese, Bendigo
Diocese and Ior a short time in
the Church in England.
During his liIe Ray has
served as Dean oI the Cathedral
and as an Archdeacon. Over
80 people attended the service
and later enjoyed morning
tea and Iellowship with Ray
and Joyce. A beautiIul
arrangement oI fowers was
presented to Joyce.
Kidsplus+ Camp on
Raymond Island
by Mary Nicholls
Open doors and celebrations
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Around The Parishes
F
orty eight participants
enjoyed our 2014
Kidsplus Camp, this
year held at Raymond Island,
14th to 16th March. The
campers were challenged with
the task oI 'Looking out,
encouraging each other to
recognise and celebrate God`s
giIts in nature, creation and
one another.
Campers under eight
prepared a nature mural as
they considered God`s constant
presence with us and His creative
giIts. The upper primary group
constructed a road-oI-liIe mural,
emphasising the use oI various
traIfc signs, as an example oI
God`s directions Ior us to heed
iI we choose to Iollow Him.
Discussions ensued as to the
challenges we Iace in our Iaith
journeys.
Diocesan Youth Development
OIfcer, the Reverend Richard
Lanham, challenged the senior
campers in discussions initiated
Irom flm clips Irom the popular
Evan Almighty. 'Look out, be
prepared, alert, and attentive to
God`s leading, protection and
the opportunities He provides.
That was the basic message oI
the various devotional activities
provided this time.
Leaders Irom the parishes oI
Moe, Traralgon, Korumburra,
and Sale cooperated to provide
this opportunity with David
Gover Irom MaIIra assisting the
team with the canoeing activity.
(Thank you David.) The fne
weather enabled us to Iully use
the site Ior the inevitable Koala
hunts, archery, craIt, parachute
and other games, beach
activity, fshing and a Saturday
morning highlight cruise on the
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around Raymond Island. The
young people Irom Heyfeld,
Nyora, Moe, Traralgon and
Sale cooperated wonderIully
and many new Iriendships
were Iormed.
A number oI frst time
Kidsplus Camp attendees were
welcomed and we do hope
their enthusiasm will encourage
extra parishes to make the eIIort
to send representatives next
time. (Yes, the talk has started
that perhaps with some extra
support Irom across the diocese
another camp may be possible,
this year. 'Look Out Ior such
inIormation.)
The diocesan Kidsplus
Network expresses their
appreciation to parishioners and
Iriends across the diocese who
have supported this activity
through prayer, sponsorship and
provision oI equipment, time,
and transport. Two special small
grant applications to Melbourne
Diocesan CEBS (The Anglican
Boy`s Society) resulted in some
much appreciated Iunding Ior
the provision oI the special
cruiser activity and also the hire
oI a bus to collect our campers
along the highway.
Iris Maxheld, June and Bill Burrows, Lacv Biggs, Alisha Jones, Tania Ernst and Ruth Green on the
morning of the Ficifolia Parade showing a couple of visitors from Barrhead, Canada (sister citv of
Drouin) around Christ Church
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L-R: Al Steenholdt, Dr Hugh Chisholm, Rev Janet Wallis,
Peter Wallis, Pat Bowman

by Margaret Motton
Westernport
The 10th annual Quilt Show
Ior Lang Lang will be on May
3 4, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Most quilts are on display, but
there are a small number Ior
sale. There will also be fIteen
stalls selling patchwork
Iabrics and supplies, hand-
made buttons, craIt work
and cakes.With many people
involved Irom the community
in setting up the hall and
organising the event, and
many visitors, the Quilt Show
is a Iorm oI outreach Ior
the church.

2013 at Corinella
and Lang Lang
At St. John`s Lang Lang
in 2013 there were Iashion
parades in April and
November and a Flower
Show. These have a good
Iollowing and raise Iunds Ior
the church.
At St. George`s Corinella,
the opportunity shop has
done well all year. There
was a very good Cent Night
in winter. Community
Lunches are held once
a month and provide a link to
the local community.
10th Annual Quilt Show for Lang Lang
Morwell was on our TV screens every night for weeks due the
re in the Open Cut. There was smoke, dust and smell over the
town for a month or more. There were days when the smoke
was blown away and the sun shone, then the wind turned and
the town was covered again. It was amazing how the coal dust
seeped into houses through miniscule cracks and crannies.
The uncertainty about how long it would take to get the
re under control caused a particular emotional challenge for
everyone here. There was an enormous amount of work going on
to put the re out. Helicopters criss-crossed the sky constantly,
trailing water buckets on long ropes. Fire trucks travelled along
the roads bringing new re ghters to relieve those who had
worked for many hours.
A Respite Centre ran in Moe for several weeks to provide
information and respite. Health checks were available and free
train travel from Morwell was offered by Vic Rail.
The churchs response was above all acknowledging
the resilience of the people of Morwell. Morwell has a
core population who have lived here all their lives. They are
committed to their town and their church. There were many
offers of accommodation in other parts of the state. Though
grateful, most people wanted to stay at home. There was some
anger that outsiders were using the situation in Morwell for
their own ends. Some people who are against the mining of
coal were bussed here for public meetings and masqueraded
as Morwell residents. Members of the media were determined
to put the blackest view on this situation and were stirring up
anger and blame.
The smoke and ash affected day to day activities. The Safe
Ministry Workshop was postponed. Fossick and Find kept
operating but sometimes volunteers had to be sent home
because of the smoke. Archdeacon Heather Marten and the
Rev Lyn Williams, and all members of the congregation were
frequently contacting each other, especially those who are
older or unwell. There was constant prayer and worship services
continued as normal.
VCC (Victorian Council of Churches) visitors came from
other areas of the State to support the people of Morwell. With
Latrobe Council staff and volunteers, they visited thousands of
homes. As a description of one of those visits, the VCC visitors
called on one elderly woman, who said Thank you for coming,
Im doing ne. But there is one thing which is worrying me.
Today is my 90th birthday. My son said he would send me a
card and some money. There is no postal delivery and I cannot
get to the Post Ofce. The visitors took written permission from
this lady to the Post Ofce so they could collect her mail. On
the way back to her home they bought a birthday cake and
celebrated her birthday with her in her home. Bravo!
Victorian Council of Churches visitors. Some came from other parts
of Victoria to support the people of Morwell.
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World Thinking Day at St. James
by Bevil Lunson
Orbost
O
n 23rd February, St.
James was transIormed
with fags and uniIorms,
as the local Girl Guides and
Scouts attended Ior a church
service to commemorate World
Thinking Day, the anniversary
oI Iounders, Lord and Lady
Baden-Powell.
By an interesting
coincidence, Lord and Lady
Baden-Powell were each
born on the 22nd February,
although some years apart, so
it was natural that Guides and
Scouts, all over the world use
this day to 'think about their
Iounders and each other.
The Thinking Day Iund
is used to help in countries
where disasters strike or
where there is national striIe.
The photograph below
shows the Guides and Scouts
preparing to parade into
the church with their
respective fags. Both
groups participated in
the service which was Iollowed
by morning tea.
O
n Sunday the 2nd
March, a small group
oI people Irom MaIIra,
Sale and Avon parishes met at
Holy Trinity StratIord to pray
that Australia and the World
Community will establish and
implement compassionate and
just policies to care Ior the
reIugees oI the world.
The Vigil was led by Avon
priest, the Rev. Brian Turner
who, as participants lit candles,
read Irom a list oI 160 countries
Irom which over 11 million
reIugees are seeking reIuge.
Brian was encouraged to
hold the Vigil aIter reading
the inIormation Irom
GetUp! 'Light the dark
Community Vigil.
The worship occasion
reminded us that God`s people
are sojourners, are hospitable,
work with God to meet
human need, and struggle with
obedience to Authority!
Dozens oI Bible readings
were listed to support these
statements and those attending
were given some accompanying
questions to consider, such
as 'Who, in the Bible, was
a reIugee?
The worship included a
recognition that it was not easy to
welcome everyone!
Readings Irom the prophet
Isaiah (58.6-9) and Jesus`
challenging words in Matthew
25:35-46 were read Iollowed
by silent refection. We sang,
unaccompanied, two hymns,

O God oI Love` and Beauty
Ior Brokenness`.
A Statement oI Faith,
intercessions and a Litany
completed the worship.
A picture oI a woman reIugee
behind a wire Ience stands
behind the Prayer Tray in Holy
Trinity reminding us each week
that our responsibility in prayer
and action continues.
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Around The Parishes
A month of smoke and
ash at Morwell
by Carolyn Raymond
Prayer Vigil for Refugees Stratford
Lef to right: Brian & Lynette Teese, Brian Turner, Kate Campbell,
May Kyne, Graham Knott, Judy Tulloch, Denise Vranek
Photo courtesy Snowy River Mail

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Youth and Family Ministry Summit
Around The Parishes
by Rich Lanham
I
am so happy to report on
the success oI the Youth
and Families Summit that
was held at Raymond Island
on the 21-23 oI February. The
attendance was terrifc with
great representation oI clergy
and lay people Irom across the
diocese.
Due to people`s availability
and other commitments, the
weekend was arranged so
the bulk oI the interaction
and discovery happened
on Saturday. The Ieedback
I have had has been very
positive. Thank you to all who
attended and thank you to our
keynote speakers. The keynote
addresses are available on
audio, on request.
CELEBRATING TOGETHER
On Saturday we had the
chance to hear Irom three
very experienced people. Our
intention was to unpack the
key elements oI the diocesan
strategic directions. Bishop
John was our frst keynote
speaker, addressing the
'Celebrating together aspect.
He gave us some background
to the strategic directions
process and also some great
insight to our current situation
as a diocese.
Last time we went through
the process oI fve year
planning we looked at our
'strategic plan. This time we
have taken the step to provide a
'directions Iramework Ior our
parishes Irom which they can
Iorm their local strategic plans.
So in our parishes we can
ask the questions, 'How are we
as a parish going to plan to go
in those directions? and 'Each
year, what are we going to
Iocus on? Essentially it`s the
diIIerence between the diocese
telling the parishes what to do,
versus creating a Iramework
Ior parishes to discover their
plan Ior their context.
The bishop was very
encouraging about our diocese,
while at the same time pointing
out that we need to act now to
reach our local communities
and look at Iresh ways oI being
the church.
LIVING TOGETHER
Our second speaker, Sarah
Gover, comes to us Irom
Anglicare and is a wonderIul
blessing to many oI our parishes
who are seeking to be creative
as they connect with their
community. Sarah spoke to
us about 'Living together
reaching out to our community.
She spoke about some great
examples oI ministry around
our diocese, but also told
about her journey with the now
Bishop oI Wellington, New
Zealand, Justin Duckworth,
and the story oI community
engagement in Wellington. How
we as the church have the great
opportunity to become once
again intrinsically connected to
the liIe oI our community. She
spoke oI the great opportunity
to show the love oI Christ to
the people outside our church
walls. Sarah is available to
come to any oI our parishes to
provide support in community
engagement planning.
GROWING TOGETHER
Our third speaker, the Very Rev.
Steve Clarke, Dean oI St. Paul`s
cathedral at Sale, spoke to us
about 'Growing together
the journey oI discipleship. He
reminded us oI the need to move
beyond the routine oI church
and to reconnect with a God
who is Iar bigger than our ideas
and practices. He suggested
that we need to be aware oI the
danger oI 'Iunctional deism
to re-look at our walk with
the Lord, our trust in God and
our understanding oI Iollowing
Jesus. Discipleship begins with
an understanding oI a loving
God and our journey is the
change that comes Irom being
connected to that love.
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
SPEAKERS AND THE
NEED FOR CONNECTION
Later in the aIternoon we
heard Irom two Youth For
Christ representatives, John
Van der Marel and Dave Nott.
Dave and John spoke about
the ways in which Youth For
Christ can support our work in
our local communities. John
spoke particularly about his
partnership role with the parish
oI Neerim South.
All in all it was great time
Ior workshopping issues and
solutions, sharing experiences
and ideas and listening to great
stories oI ministry, praying
Ior each other and simply
connecting.
I believe connecting
through sharing our stories
and challenges is essential Ior
us. As I have spoken to others
about the Summit and refected
on the discussions had, I am
convinced oI our need to come
together more regularly. I
explained at the summit that
we are to establish a youth and
Iamilies ministry network with
gatherings throughout the year,
across the diocese. There is a
plan to have another gathering in
June, possibly in Korumburra,
more detail to come. These will
be one-day events.
DEVELOPING LOVERS
I was very encouraged by
both the speakers and the
conversations with people who
attended. I loved hearing the
passion people have to explore
the strategic directions Ior their
parishes and the hope they have
to see people changed, healed
and restored by an encounter
with Jesus.
As I refect on our role
as church in society, I am
convinced more and more
oI the 'power oI love
God`s unconditional,
generous, unlimited and all-
encompassing love. Love is
not simply a passive emotion,
but also a powerIul action. I
am compelled to discover more
what this looks like as God
loves me and wants me to love
others.
More and more I Ieel
we Iocus too much on
developing leaders and
Iront-oI-house proIessionals
instead oI developing lovers.
Lovers oI God and lovers oI
God`s creation.
It`s good to have an itinerant
person come and tell us about
mission and ministry, a 'subject
matter expert who can tell us
how we need to do things; but
we as God`s people need to
be Iocusing on experiencing
and showing love such as God
shows us. To be generous and
sacrifcial, to be Iorgiving
and inclusive. Let`s pray that
God will fll us with the Holy
Spirit that we would fnd joy
in the liIe God has Ior us, and
share that joy with others.
(See John 13:34-35)
Our community engagement
plans will come Irom this.
Jesus brought people along
with him Ior the journey. I`m
sure it would have been easier
iI he just Iorced people to live
the way he described, or iI he
simply did without us because
oI how much we might slow
the process down. We need to
be people who bring others
along with us. It is costly, time
consuming and sometimes
tedious. It can be Irustrating
and slow, but it`s what Jesus
does with us. He doesn`t bully,
manipulate, coerce or reject.
He waits, he nurtures, he
Iorgives, he encourages. Jesus
is our primary example oI how
to minister to our community
and how to grow disciples.
Let`s be lovers, with Jesus`
way as the defnition. The
more we love like Jesus,
the more we will lead like
him. (See Mark 10: 43-45)
God bless you.
THE REV. RICH LANHAM IS
ASSISTANT MINISTER AT ST.
PAUL`S, SALE, AND DIOCESAN
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.
Camille (left) working in the kitchen
ApriI 2014 The GippsIand AngIican Page 7
by Sue Jacka
Hospitality and the idea of
welcoming the stranger have
been marks of our faith since
Old Testament days. Have you
ever wanted to offer hospitality
to people who come from a
different culture, but you were
not sure how to go about it in
a way that made your guests
feel comfortable? Welcome
to My Place for Dinner is
an opportunity for Australian
Christians, compelled by the love
of Christ, to show hospitality to
migrants, asylum seekers and
refugees during Refugee Week,
15-21 June 2014.
There is a very helpful website
with great resources; some
are easy to read with practical
hints and others set out a

Biblical basis for hospitality and
welcoming strangers. Churches
are encouraged to put on an
event where people from other
cultures are invited and the
church community provides
a meal. Others are planning
simple Come to my place for
dinner invitations where one
or two families are invited. At
the recent training session, I
found some helpful suggestions:
Put on a smorgasbord of
different types of food
so that your visitors can
choose whats appealing
to them.
Have a variety of cutlery on
the table in a casual way
rather than set places.
Remember food restrictions:
Muslims eat Halal meat
all sh is Halal, otherwise
you need to buy Halal meat
or go vegetarian.
People from India often do
not eat beef, even if they are
Christian. If in doubt, ask
your guests what they would
like to eat.
Bring out photos of your
family or favourite places to
encourage conversation.
Ask your guests to bring
items from their culture or
photos so you can learn
more of their story.
Will you encourage your church
to get involved or gather a few
friends to get together to provide
a welcome for some newly arrived
neighbours. For resources:
welcometomyplace.org.au
Welcome to my place
by Deirdre Crawley
Trafalgar

T
he Parish oI TraIalgar
has been saddened by the
loss oI a IaithIul Iriend
in Camille Key at the end oI
October.
Her daughter, Glenda, spoke
at the memorial service, held at
St Mary`s TraIalgar. Camille`s
childhood was at Mansfeld,
where her parents had a draper`s
shop. Her decision to pursue
nursing training was interrupted
by contracting polio but
aIter learning to walk again she
completed this, later working
in Darwin.
She returned to Melbourne,
where she married Ronald Clive
Key in 1959. They had two
daughters, Glenda and Jan.
Camille returned to her
nursing when the children were
old enough, experiencing Aged
Care, Industrial and District
Nursing. She always showed
a commitment to community;
as Guide Leader, Red Cross
Volunteer and even when she
was no longer able to work.
She would combine her love oI
knitting, sewing and other craIt so
she could send packages to people
less Iortunate.
When the girls leIt home,
Camille moved frst to Rawson
where she was a warden at
St Thomas` Erica and then to
TraIalgar aIter Ron`s death. Mount
Baw Baw was special to her as it
was where she met her husband.
They made liIetime Iriends there
and Iamilies grew up together.
The Rev. Sue Jacka, who met
Camille in later years, describes
her love Ior the Lord. Camille
enjoyed discussing Scripture,
contemporary issues and how we
should respond to them as people
oI Iaith. Camille was a member
oI the Cursillo movement, was
a regular at Know Your Bible
(KYB), and Iound the Education
Ior Ministry`, a Iour year course oI
study, very stimulating. Camille
was rector`s warden at TraIalgar
and a great believer in the church
reaching out to others, so she was
involved in the monthly Yarragon
Market Iree kids` craIt stall and
holiday programs. Camille was
also interested in prayer and
meditation, enjoying trips to the
Abbey at Raymond Island and
Quiet Days.
The Rev. Neil Thompson
oIfciated at Camille`s Iuneral.He
recalls a high point oI Camille`s
liIe as, aIter years oI gentle
nudging by his Iriends and the
Holy Spirit, her husband Ron
declared his Iaith in the Lord Jesus
Christ, not long beIore his death
at the Warragul hospital. It was a
wonderIul time oI celebration.
Glenda expressed admiration
Ior her mother`s ability to adapt
to her changing circumstances,
describing the wonderIul
Iriendships she too now enjoys,
because oI her extended network.
She described her mother`s
blossoming independence in
later years, and courage to take
little holidays on her own. These
included a trip to South Australia,
to visit her daughter Jan and her
Iamily.
Glenda tells oI having Iound a
note where Camille had written:
'Ron gave me the courage to step
out and do the things that I believed
I could not do, and introduced me
to skiing at Mount Baw Baw.
Camille will be remembered as
a lady who lived out her Iaith.
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Around The Parishes
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Swimming at Blue Rock Dam
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by Deirdre Crawley

O
n a beautiIul Sunny
aIternoon under clear
blue skies, parishioners
and Iriends Irom St Mary`s,
TraIalgar, gathered on the
lawns oI Blue Rock Dam.
It was a perIect day Ior an
old Iashioned picnic. A packed
lunch, some nibbles and
reIreshments were shared on
picnic rugs and chairs.
This was Iollowed by games,
and a chance to hop in the
kayak to paddle out to the
horizon iI you were strong
enough to the peace and
beauty oI God`s creation. With
a First Aider in attendance,
children and many adults
had a go`, while others
just enjoyed the aIternoon and
some relaxed conversation.
What a lovely space
we enjoyed!

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s part oI the Year 9
Environmental Studies
curriculum, the Year 9
students oI Gippsland Grammar
have been studying Iood
security. Students were asked
to bring in an Australian
and Ioreign made product
to investigate Iood miles.
This Iood was then gathered
to be taken to the Anglican
Cathedral in aid oI the Cathedral
Pantry Appeal.
On the 12th oI March the
students went down to the
Cathedral to learn about how
the Cathedral helps struggling
people and also to learn how
to sort the Iood. The students
participated in Iour diIIerent
sessions based around Iood
security. One oI the activities
was to go and visit the Salvation
Army`s Iood distribution centre.
They learnt about what Iood
and items are used in Iood
parcels and they also learnt
many diIIerent reasons as
to why people might need a
Iood parcel.

One oI the other activities
was to go and visit the
community garden behind the
chapel. Rich told the students
stories oI how you should not
do things because you want
something back but because it
makes you Ieel good. They also
got to look at the community
garden and hear stories oI how
they make people Ieel happy
and gives them something
to enjoy.
Students also participated in
an activity where they had an
average weekly budget and had
to divide it amongst diIIerent
categories oI spending.
They then had to start
redistributing the money as
things started to go wrong.
The aim oI this activity was
to show the students that liIe
can become very diIfcult
with little money and that
sometimes it is not the Iault oI
people when things go wrong
and that it could possibly
happen to them.
The fnal activity was
learning how to sort the Iood
needed Ior Iood parcels. The
students learnt what Iood
was good, what Iood was to
be thrown away and what
Ioods were only sometimes
suitable. They then had to
try and sort through a box
oI their donations and make
sure they were all put into the
right categories.
This day was really an
amazing eye-opening experience
Ior all oI the students. Many
thanks to the Iollowing people
who organised and presented
the day: Sarah Gover, the
Rev. Rich Lanham, Christine
Morris and Belinda Alcock
(Salvation Army Community
Services Coordinator).
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By Claudia Klose, Year 9
Gippsland Grammar School
Grade six students from St
Pauls Anglican School Traralgon
organised a community Shrove
Tuesday morning at St James
Traralgon. The Rector, Canon
Jeff Richardson, a chef in his
former life, rallied the students
together in the kitchen. All the
students had turns cooking
pancakes, while some prepared
the toppings and arranged the
tables and chairs outside. It was
the rst time the school and the
church had worked together on
a community project. Students,
parents, parishioners and
members of the community
gathered to sample the
delicious savoury and mouth-
watering sweet pancakes.
The young students displayed
exceptional organisational skills
and were most courteous and
polite as they dished up the
pancakes to the adults (and
other students). Canon Jeff is
hoping that the school may be
able to link into other projects
planned for 2014, thereby
creating further connections
between the parish and the
school community.
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Canon Jeff and students preparing pancakes
Letting people know
The community garden at the cathedral
An Induction Service Ior the 2014 School PreIects was held at
Gippsland Grammar`s Garnsey Campus on Monday February
3. School Principal, Mr David Baker, congratulated the PreIects
on their appointment as School leaders and role models Ior
all students. PreIects, parents and guests attended the service,
which was Iollowed by morning tea in the Chapel oI St Anne.
Back Row (L to R). Richard Ingrouille oI Goon Nure, Georgia
Dunkley oI Wy Yung, Ellie Anderson oI Flynn, Hugh Evans oI
Bairnsdale, Mike Kerrison oI Traralgon, Ryan Worboys oI Wy
Yung, Nicholas McConville oI Bairnsdale, Dan Lee oI Bushy
Park, Maggie Taylor oI Sale, Lilly Walsh oI Sale, Ms Jan Henry
(Deputy Principal Head oI Garnsey Campus).
Front Row (L to R). Leah Sjerp oI Granite Rock, Angus Rose
(Vice Captain) oI Paynesville, Georgia MacQueen (Vice Captain)
oI Eagle Point, Mr David Baker (Principal), Amelia Vuillermin
(School Captain) oI Cowwarr, Al de Steiger (School Captain)
oI Bairnsdale and Kelsey Rettino oI Bairnsdale.
Students discuss the contents of a food parcel
From The Schools
ApriI 2014 The GippsIand AngIican Page 9
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W
e have just returned
Irom a Kids camp
on Raymond Island.
It was a great time Ior young
people to connect, experience
Iun activities, laugh, share and
hear Irom God.
The theme Ior the camp
was 'Look Out. Look out Ior
God, see God in your daily
liIe, experience God`s love and
care, fnd God`s promises in
scripture, understand Jesus` giIt
to us and to see a Iuture where
we experience and are changed
by God`s love.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
'Remember vour Creator
in the davs of vour vouth,
before the davs of trouble
come and the vears approach
when vou will sav, I hnd no
pleasure in them.`
It`s easy Ior us to get into a
habit oI doing our own thing
and learning ways to cope with
liIe or make decisions without
recognising God`s presence.
God is always there but we can
Ieel alone and disconnected
because we haven`t realised
God is always with us.
At camp when we had our
Sunday morning worship, it
was the very young children
who had the most to say about
who God is and where we can
fnd him. They knew Jesus was
God`s son and that God made
the world and us and that he
loves us all. It seems though as
we get older we fnd ourselves
busier and busier with daily
activities, so God, Jesus and the
Holy Spirit get put on the back
burner or Iorgotten altogether.
So I asked the young people
some questions. 'Can God
love you more than he already
does? And the general answer
was no. Then I asked, 'Can
God love you any less than he
does? Again the answer was
no. So I asked, 'Can we make
God love us more than he
already does? And the answer
was no. Finally I asked, 'Can
we make God love us any less?
And the answer was no. II this
is the case, which I believe it is,
then we have an opportunity to
experience the love God has Ior
us in Jesus.
So here is the great message
we are able to hear and explore.
God loves us no matter what.
Jesus says I love you; I gave my
liIe Ior you.

1ohn 3:16
For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and onlv
Son, that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have
eternal life.
Just as it says in Ecclesiastes,
'Remember your Creator in the
days oI your youth. Now is the
time while you are young, to
discover God`s great love and
plan Ior you. Be happy because
God loves you and Jesus is with
you. And let that love change
you and see it change others.
A prayer
Dear Jesus, thank vou that vou
love me, thank vou that vou
died for me and offer me a life
better than anv I could make
for mvself. I dont want to live
mv life without experiencing
vour love and I want to follow
vou. Help me to trust vou, love
vou and love the world around
me. I want to be the person vou
created me to be. In vour name
I prav. Amen
A South Sudanese couple and their children became
Australian citi:ens on Australia dav. The Wei familv.
Anviik, Alier, and children, parishioners of St. Pauls
Cathedral, Sale.
Rich and the children at Kids Camp
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Diocesan Youth Development Ofcer
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Short Bible readings, prayers, suggested activities and daily
stories from the world-wide Anglican Communion will arrive
each day this Lent via a new app devised by ABM. The app can
be installed on Apple and Android smartphones and tablets.
ABM Education Ofcer, the Rev. Jazz Dow says that the
app is designed to bring a day by day awareness of the many
expressions of Gods mission that can be seen throughout the
international Anglican family.
Each day your phone will prompt you to stop and reect
upon the urgent and exciting work of the Holy Spirit, said Jazz.
The app is available as a free download from the Apple store
and Google Play. Just search ABM Lent.
Other Lent resources, including videos can be found at
www.abmission.org/lent.
The Anglican Board of Mission (ABM) is the national mission agency of the
Anglican Church of Australia.
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From the editor

William P. Alson, an American
professional philosopher, was
nding his way back to faith after
many years of living a secular
life. While he was spending some
time in Oxford in the 1970s, his
daughter suggested he try the
worship services at the Anglican
cathedral, which had a world-
famous choir.
It was not philosophy that
brought William back to God,
but rather the Anglican liturgy
and music. He writes, Oxford
is a marvellous place for being
drawn back into the church,
if music plays a large role in
ones communication with the
divine, as is true in my case.
(From an essay in God and the
Philosophers, OUP, 1994)
This reminded me of
something I had read many years
ago: that the really happy person
is closer to nding God than an
unhappy person, because they


cant help but look for someone
to thank.
In this issue, Bruce Armstrong
(see back page) nds music leads
to worship, and next month look
out for a story about a woman
who needed to see that Christian
faith could be reasonable before
she could believe that you
dont need to bury your intellect
in order to be a Christian.
So many different paths
to faith philosophy, music,
farming, sailing,... perhaps even
the occasional sermon! God
knows what will help each person
to nd their way home.
Jan Down
by Carolyn Raymond

I
.join with many other
Christians in condemning
the Government`s policy,
Operation Sovereign Borders.
I am appalled by what the
Government says it in doing
in my name. Asylum seekers
come to our shores desperately
seeking peace and security.
Our response to their arrival is
to punish them Ior using people
smugglers. We are attempting
to reach the people smugglers
by destroying their victims. We
are using vulnerable nations,
Papua New Guinea and Nauru,
to carry out this policy and
prevent the asylum seekers
reaching our shores.
I agree the coming oI
asylum seekers to our shores
by boat is a diIfcult and
challenging problem. It is
very hard Ior us in Australia,
where we have peace and
considerable Ireedom, to begin
to appreciate what it is like
to live in a community where
violence is an everyday event,
to imagine being targeted
because oI our race, our Iaith
or our political allegiance.
Where some oI those we loved
have been brutally murdered,
where access to schools,
medical help and ability to
travel to another area are
denied. People who come by
boat are desperate. You do not
get on a leaky boat and set oII
into the open ocean unless you
are desperate.
For many years I was a
member oI Rural Australia Ior
ReIugees. This local group
was Iacilitated by people
Irom the Uniting Church.
All the members oI our
group were Christian but we
came Irom several diIIerent
denominations. We attempted
to bring greater understanding
oI the situation oI the asylum
seekers to our community. We
wrote to the papers, we wrote
to politicians. We spoke to
groups. We put on displays
and created art work. We also
wrote to individual asylum
seekers who were in detention
on Nauru. We sent them things
which would make their
lives easier.
All the people I wrote to were
Irom AIghanistan. They were
Irom the persecuted minority
the Hazaras. In some cases, as
these young men matured they
were at risk oI death by the
Taliban. Their Iamilies raised
money to get them to Australia,
hoping here they would be
saIe. Many oI the young men
I wrote to were sent back and I
do not know what happened to
them aIter they leIt Nauru.
Our group, RAR, disbanded
when the Labor Government
was elected under Mr. Rudd.
We were getting older and no
longer had the energy to be
constantly working to increase
public understanding. However
the situation has deteriorated
again under both the Labor and
Liberal Parties. What can I do,
what can our church do?
We can welcome and assist
any reIugees that we know.
Our church, St Mary`s
Morwell, is richly blessed
by having several Sudanese
Iamilies as part oI our church
Iamily. I know Archdeacon
Heather Marten and the Rev
Lyn Williams, and several
members oI the congregation
have been tireless in their
emotional and practical support
Ior these Iamilies, as they learn
about our culture and settle into
a way oI liIe which is Ioreign
to them.
We are also raising money
Ior the Sudan Emergency Fund
as our Mission project this year.
The money will be distributed
to needy communities through
the Church oI Sudan.
Personally I have begun to
help at a Homework Group
run aIter school at Liddiard
Rd School. There are many
Sudanese students here, many
oI whom have not had the
opportunity to go to school
beIore they came to Australia.
I have also volunteered as
a tutor Ior adult students
who are learning English
through TAFE.
I am aware that this is
very little. I am also aware oI
how much I am learning and
appreciating getting to know
such wonderIul people. The
asylum seekers in detention on
Nauru and on Manus Island are
in my prayers.
Our response to the asylum
seekers coming here by boat
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I
t is essential Ior the
prophetic voice to be heard
in Australia today. From
a Christian perspective, this
means it is essential Ior the
concerns oI God, as we know
God in Jesus, to be spoken into
the Australian situation as we
know it today. Sadly, there is
with rare exception a dearth oI
the prophetic in our national
liIe Irom anywhere, least oI all
Irom the churches. Those who
stand responsible in the church
Ior raising a prophetic voice
need to be reawakened to the
urgency oI the task.
Prophets are voices oI
conscience to the nation. No-
one is in a position to be the
conscience of the nation.
However, it is essential to the
health oI any group oI people
to have those within the group
who speak and act out oI their
own consciousness oI what
is right and wrong; to speak
and act in conscience. Where
those voices are silenced and
those actions suppressed, the
spiritual and moral health oI
the whole is imperilled. Where
those voices are heard and their
proposals heeded, there is hope.
Their voices and actions are
prophetic insoIar as they are
inIormed by a consciousness
shaped by concerns usually
alternative to the concerns oI
the mainstream group. They
are conscience to the nation.
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This demands courage, and
more so in extreme contexts.
Witness the voice oI Dietrich
BonhoeIIer in Nazi Germany,
who defed Hitler when even
the rest oI the church oI his
day spoke Irom within the
mainstream voice and were
shaped by the concerns oI
mainstream consciousness.
Ultimately he was to pay with
his liIe because oI the words
he spoke and the actions he
took, inspired by his alternative
consciousness.This was in turn
shaped by his understanding oI
God in Jesus Christ.
Not many are called to pay
this high price, but there is
usually a price to pay when a
person speaks with a prophetic
voice. It certainly always takes
courage. To be conscience to
the nation requires the growth
oI perception that lies outside
mainstream understanding.
Paulo Freire gives a prime
example oI how a consciousness
alternative to the mainstream
is nurtured in a community. In
Pedagogv of the Oppressed,
he writes Irom within his
experience oI exploitation by
the United States oI countries
in South America, including his
native Brazil.
Part oI the strategy oI
exploitation is to use as a
weapon oI oppression what
Freire names as the banking`
concept oI education. In this
way oI educating, the oppressor
imparts a bank` oI inIormation
to those who are oppressed to
ensure the justifcation Ior their
oppression is believed, even
by those who are oppressed.
In contrast to this, Freire sees
true education as the means
oI liberation Irom oppression
by a process oI consciousness-
raising through dialogue. It sets
Iree both the oppressed and
the oppressor, by nurturing
human capacity.
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Education oI a community is
not just about what happens
in schools and universities. A
community is also educated
by the manner in which
inIormation is shared, most
potently through the media.
Who controls our media when
we are adults is as important
as who teaches us when we
are children.
Where what Freire names
as the banking` concept oI
education undergirds our
educational and media processes
in Australia, there is little chance
oI nurturing the prophetic voice.
Rather, educators will simply
make sure students bank`
enough inIormation to pass
their tests well enough to get
into the job where the banked
inIormation can be utilised
to make money, the more the
better. And media outlets will
continue to provide only that
inIormation which fts the ruling
materialist mentality oI most
Australians. Here the prophetic
voice is easily sidelined and
essentially silenced. And where
there is no prophetic voice there
will inevitably be manipulation
oI the people.
Australians are easily
manipulated because by and
large our aspirations are pretty
basic. We are essentially a
materialist country in the
worst sense oI the word. What
matters most, what we worship,
is security and achievement,
symbolised by material wealth,
the pursuit oI luxury, the
acquisition oI things, and
sporting prowess. Even what
Australians call spiritual` is
oIten about what I can gain Ior
myselI in a more secure state
oI existence in mind and body.
Some oI the new and Iastest
growing religious groups in
Australia play successIully on
this so-called spiritual` thirst.
In communities shaped by
this kind oI aspiration, nurturing
a prophetic voice is a priority.
That voice will arise out oI the
alternative consciousness that
recognises the ultimate truth
oI the words oI Jesus; that
those who seek to gain their
own liIe will lose it and those
who are willing to give up their
lives Ior Christ`s sake and the
Gospel will fnd it`. Only when
that prophetic voice is raised
with clarity in the liIe oI our
nation will there be true hope
Ior us. Only then will we know
a community where justice is
done, compassion is shown,
and where leaders are chosen
on the strength oI their capacity
to serve the common good
because they are motivated by
compassion and the pursuit oI
justice and truth.
Christians have much to
contribute into the processes
that will ensure that there is at
least some chance oI nurturing
and maintaining the prophetic
voice, both in what we expect
oI the educational process and
in what we expect Irom our
media outlets.
It demands an approach to
educational excellence that
nurtures human capacity and
dares to conIront head-on the
question oI values and values
Iormation. This needs to be
done in a way that examines the
basis oI what is right and wrong;
that develops the conscience or
moral consciousness, and lays a
Ioundation that nurtures in those
being educated the capacity to
speak prophetically into the liIe
oI our communities.
It demands an approach to the
media that is not satisfed only
with the so-called Iacts oI the
matter` but which recognises
that behind the reporting oI
every matter there is an agenda,
oIten based on an implicit
acceptable` way oI thinking,
in which those who think
otherwise are marginalised and
even demonised.
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But it begins with us and how
we ourselves are prepared to
live. We must ensure that the
culture oI our churches refects
the concerns oI God, who asks
that we seek justice and show
compassion as the sign that we
walk humbly beIore our God`.
Being Christian is not just about
being religious. It is about who
we are and the way we speak
and act. It is about the way
we live in community and the
attitudes we encourage in all the
contexts in which we live. It is
about seeking and speaking the
truth, and shaping all that we
are and do in the light oI that
truth. It is about taking a radical
approach to what it means to
live out the demands oI God as
revealed in Jesus Christ in the
whole oI our liIe.
To commit to a call to nurture
the prophetic is in the frst
place to commit to looking at
the way we in our churches
conduct ourselves: what we
hold to be important; what we
encourage in our members; how
we discipline, and whether the
policy makers oI the churches
have the courage to encourage
members to be constructively
critical oI the way those in
leadership do things. II we
would nurture an alternative
consciousness, we must practise
that consciousness ourselves
right now. II we want to nurture
the prophetic in our midst, we
must be willing right now to
shape all we do by the demands
oI justice and compassion that
lie close to the heart oI God.
I believe that iI the outcome
we seek is holistic living,
understood Irom within the
insights oI the Iaith we proclaim
as Christian, then we can nurture
a much-needed alternative voice
within the liIe oI our nation.
That voice will be conscience to
the nation, right now as we seek
to embody the ideals oI our Iaith
in our communities, and into the
Iuture as those whose lives are
Iormed within our communities
are emboldened to see the
world in terms oI what is just,
compassionate and true, and to
speak into the world in the light
oI those concerns. Those voices
will be prophetic.
Nurture the prophetic voice
and sow seeds Ior justice and
compassion, Ior the sake oI the
soul oI this country. Let that be
our mission as Christians: let that
be our vision as churches.
ApriII 2014 The GippsIand AngIican Page 11
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Who controls our media
when we are adults
is as important as
who teaches us when
we are children.
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by Bishop John McIntyre
Opinion
by Jan Down
C
an you worship God
when playing the
trumpet? 'Absolutely!
exclaims Bruce Armstrong. He
delights in playing obbligatos
and fnding ways oI what he
calls 'embellishing the music
to enhance a song or hymn, and
Ior Bruce this is worship. He
says he loves to 'sing and play
the praises oI our good Lord and
Jesus Christ. Clearly his Iaith
makes an enormous diIIerence
to his music. He is Iervent about
this, saying, 'You`re not just
blowing! You`re not just making
a sound! You`re worshipping
God by using God`s giIt
oI music.
Bruce and Iamily arrived in
Warragul in 1965, intending
only to stay Ior six years. But he
became Director oI Music Ior
the Warragul Municipal Band in
1968, his Iamily settled into the
liIe oI the town, and they stayed
on very happily. He has only
had three years oII Irom leading
the band, back in the late 90s.
So how did this all come
about? Bruce was living in
Bendigo when at the age oI
nine, his parents took him
to the Bendigo Citizens and
Boys Band. Both parents were
musicians, and were determined
that Bruce would also Iollow
that path. He began learning
to play cornet and trumpet and
hasn`t looked back since.
Why the trumpet? Bruce
says that the choice oI brass
instrument is determined by the
size oI the mouth piece rather
than the sound oI the instrument.
He explains that there are seven
diIIerent brass instruments:
soprano cornet; fugelhorn;
tenor horn; baritone; the
trombone Iamily; and two sizes
oI tuba the EE and the BB.
Bruce started with the cornet
and 'stuck with it. He says
'I wouldn`t be without it.
The Warragul Municipal
Band practises once a week,
or twice iI they are rehearsing
Ior a big concert or contest.
Bruce also teaches brass, on a
voluntary basis, one aIternoon
a week in the Band room at
Warragul. The instruments are
very expensive to buy, so the
band hires them out to students.
As well as practising with the
Band, Bruce plays Irequently
at home. He says there are 24
muscles around your lips, and
you need to keep using them.
He tells the story oI James
Morrison, the great trumpet
player, who says iI he doesn`t
practise Ior two days, he notices
the diIIerence; iI he doesn`t
practise Ior Iour days, his
fans notice.
A student once amused
Bruce by saying, 'II God had
wanted me to play a cornet, he
would have made my mouth a
diIIerent shape.
Bruce also loves playing in
the church band at St. Paul`s
Warragul, with others who play
percussion, rhythm guitar, bass
guitar and keyboard, and Iour
people who play brass. The
rector (and Archdeacon) Philip
Muston, oIten joins the band
to play rhythm or bass guitar.

Out in the community, Bruce
plays Ior RSL Iunerals, Ior
Armistice Day and Anzac Day.
Bruce says playing solos Ior
these requires a lot oI practice,
as people are so Iamiliar with
the The Reveille and The Last
Post, 'they will tell you iI you
get it wrong, and it is very
important to them.
Bruce has played Handel`s
Messiah twice, and also
Hayden`s Trumpet Concerto
in E at, when he was in
Bendigo. He says he likes any
music he can play, and loves
listening to classical music,
especially trumpet. He has
recently discovered the English
trumpeter, Alison Balsom. 'She
just melts me with her purity oI
sound, he says. But he is also
'rather partial to some oI these
modern hymns and choruses,
so his musical taste is broad.
The discipline oI practice
has been part oI Bruce`s liIe Ior
many decades. 'My mum and
dad expected me to practise,
says Bruce. 'But I tell my
students, I thank my mum and
dad every day that they did`.
For Bruce that discipline has
been a path to joy.
Page 12 The GippsIand AngIican March 2014
Diocesan calendar
April
6 Book Fair Holy Trinity Anglican Church hall
McIarlane Street StratIord 11:00 am 4:00 pm
Saturday April 12 10:00 am 4:00 pm
Sunday April 13 11:00 am 4:00 pm
13 Palm Sunday procession: Guest preacher,
the Rt Rev. Dr Ian George 7:00 pm
Blues and Blessings Concert with Fiona Boyes,
guest musicians, and combined community choir
St Paul`s Cathedral Sale
15 11:00 am Blessing oI the Oils and Renewal
oI Ordination Vows Bishop John 6:00 pm
Opening oI the Cathedral Art Show and judging
oI entries. A special Forum on Spirituality and Art
with the Dean; Dr Ian George; award winning
international artist Dawn Stubbs; and Gippsland
Gallery curator Simon Gregg, Iollowed by supper
show-casing local produce and regional wines
St Paul`s Cathedral Sale
17 6:00 pm Maundy Thursday Foot Washing,
Stripping oI the Altar, and Vigil, Sale Cathedral
18 9:00 am Good Friday Liturgy oI the Cross
3:00 pm Stations oI the Cross in the Garden
St Paul`s Cathedral Sale
20 6:00 am Eucharist and Lighting oI the New Fire
8:00 am Easter Sunday Eucharist
10:00 am Easter Sunday Family Eucharist
St Paul`s Cathedral Sale
May
2 4 Creative Spirit Festival, Ieaturing a visual art
exhibition at St. Philip`s Anglican Church, Cowes,
and other perIorming and visual arts events
3 4 Quilt Show at St. John`s Lang Lang,
10:00 am 3:00 pm. See details page 4
10 Anam Cara Community Quiet Day
St James` Traralgon, 9:30 am 3:30 pm
1une
21 Anam Cara Community
Annual Thanksgiving Service
St Mary`s Morwell, 11:00 am
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Discipline leads to joy


The Arts In Gippsland
A conversation with Bruce Armstrong, Director of Music for the Warragul Municipal Band

Te trumpet shall sound, and the dead will
be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

1 Cor. 15:52b
With trumpets and the sound of the horn,
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
Psalm 98:6
Photo courtesy Carol Monson
PPhoto courtsy oSnowy River Mial