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Labyrinth Spirituality

Labyrinth Spirituality

In recent decades the rediscovered meditative practice of labyrinth walking has been building in popularity across the world. Historically found in many ancient cultures it is believed to have been adopted into the Christian tradition around the fourth century. By the middle ages labyrinths were installed into cathedrals across europe, often along pilgrimage routes and sometimes seen as a ‘pilgrimage in-place’ in times when a pilgrimage to another place, such as the Holy Land, was difficult to make. Bishop Jeremy Greaves, contrasts mazes and labyrinths by saying: “A maze is designed so that you are tricked and confronted by choices…
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A Prayer for Peace In the Holy Land

A Prayer for Peace In the Holy Land

A prayer from Archbishop Hosam Naoum رئيس الأساقفة حسام نعوم O God of all justice and peace,we cry out to you in the midst of the pain and trauma of violence and fear which prevails in the Holy Land.Be with those who need you in these days of suffering; we pray for people of all faiths —Jews, Muslims and Christians and for all people of the land.While we pray to you, O Lord, for an end to violence and the establishment of peace, we also call for you to bring justice and equity to the peoples.Guide us into your kingdom…
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Taize and Evensong

Taize and Evensong

Taize is a peaceful time of prayers, poetry, chants and restful silence based on the approach of the Taize community in France. Taizé is an ecumenical Christian community known for its simple and meditative style of worship. The emphasis on simplicity and space, providing a unique opportunity for reflection. The community is open to people of all denominations and welcomes visitors from all over the world. Evensong is one of the treasures of the Anglican tradition - the office of sung evening prayer with the beauty of choral music. In 2024 Taize and Evensong will occur on the first Sunday…
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Join a Choir or Orchestra

Join a Choir or Orchestra

Communal music making inspires connection, shared leadership, and deep spiritual awe for the beauty that transforms our days and opens our hearts. Join one of these many musical groups hosted at St George's and led by our dear friend and acclaimed musical director, Kim Kirkman. Join the Sunday music team or one of the many community choirs and ensembles hosted at St George's.  If you are interested in joining in, contact  Kim on 0431 560 929 or  [email protected] Music Director: Kim Kirkman After originally training as a violist (B Mus), Kim moved to voice (Post Grad Dip) and became co-owner, musical director and member…
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News and Resources

News and Resources

Australian Anglicans: Another Place to Party (latest articles) Anglican Focus (latest articles) Anglican Church Southern Queensland> ACSQ: Official site> The Ven Dr Lucy Morris, Archdeacon of the Sunshine Coast> St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane> Anglican Schools Qld> Anglicare: Residential and Community Care services> Anglican Board of Mission St Francis College Online Short Courses and Education> Anglican Identity> Faith Asking Questions> What Matters About Jesus> Being Anglican> Exploring the Bible> Understanding Worship>  LA Handbook> The Role of LA’s> Readers and Intercessors Handbook Advocacy> Equal Voices> Love Makes a Way> Australian Religious Response to Climate Change Reconciliation> Uluru Statement > A Voice In The Wilderness (Anglican Board of Mission study)> Common Grace> Red Shoes Walking (Glenn Loughrey is a Wiradjuri man committed to advancing the…
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Lent Resources

Lent Resources

God’s Own Country”First Nations leaders and clergy from the Anglican Church, generously offer theological insights and personal reflections that help us to hear the VOICE of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of faith. Based on the Seven Days of Creation and with stunningly beautiful paintings by the Rev’d Aunty Robyn Davis, ‘God’s Own Country’ is an essential, life-giving and challenging study. In our struggle to become an authentically Australian church, what better resource could we turn to than the voices of leaders who draw on vibrant Christian faith and a 60,000 year old understanding of God’s relationship with the…
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A Sunshine Coast Christmas!

A Sunshine Coast Christmas!

Congratulations to Quinn Smith, winner in our 2023 Cards for Community Student Design contest and to our runners up. You can purchase cars from St George's Maleny $10 a pack. Sale of cards will benefit Speak Up Now! Stop domestic violence in our communities. . . .
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Developing an Apology: Listening to LGBTIQA+ Voices

Developing an Apology: Listening to LGBTIQA+ Voices

Please share (rather than Like) this post so that it gets the widest possible circulation. The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane (Anglican Church Southern Queensland) intends to offer an apology to LGBTIQA+ people for the harm caused by the treatment of LGBTIQA+ people by The Anglican Church Southern Queensland. An Invitation to be heard The committee charged with developing the apology would like to hear from LGBTIQA+ people who are current or past members of The Anglican Church Southern Queensland, and members of their families, regarding their experience of The Anglican Church Southern Queensland (Diocese of Brisbane) through…
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Advent Resources

Advent Resources

Downloadable Devotionals for Individual or Group Use The Making of a Messiah: What the women of Matthew's Genealogy teach us about Jesus. Way of Love Advent Guide Anglican Board of Mission Advent Resources: Songs From a Strange Land or A Voice In the Wilderness Advent Books Advent Manifesto by Martyn Percy Stick with Love by Arun Arora Unearthly Beauty: The Advent Saints by Madelen Smith Light of the World by Jill Amy-Levine Preparing for Christmas by Richard Rohr Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers by Clair Brown and Michael McKay The First Christmas by Marcus Borg and…
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How we spend our days

How we spend our days

How we spend our daysis, of course,how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour,and that one,is what we are doing. A scheduledefends from chaosand whim.It is a netfor catching days. It is a scaffoldingon which a workercan standand labour with both handsat sections of time. A schedule is a mock-upof reason and order —willed, faked,and so brought into being; it is a peace and a havenset into the wreck of time;it is a lifeboaton which you find yourself,decades later,still living. Each day is the same,so you rememberthe series afterwardas a blurred and powerful pattern. Annie Dillard
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