St John's Cathedral Community News October 2017 #91

SEMINAR IN NEW FARM

CHRISTIANITY .…. 1ST CENTURY….. NOW….. IN THE FUTURE

Sat. 7th October 9.00am– 3.00pm

Merthyr Road Uniting Church Centre 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm Sponsored by Merthyr Explorers and Progressive Christian Network Qld Sat 7 th Oct 9:00 – 3:30 Registration from 8:15 Cost: $50 per person including morning tea. BYO lunch or order for $15 Bookshop available – cash or cheque only

Speakers: Prof Hal Taussig , USA scholar in early Christian Literature Michael Morwood , prominent Australian theologian 9am – Our introductory activities Morning Program – Future Christianity out of renewed thinking from the past 9.15am – 10:30 Hal – The making of New New Testament why? and what? How is all of this relevant to contemporary Christians? Time for questions 10.30am – Morning tea 11.00 – 12:15 Michael – Why we need a radical re- interpretation of ‘God’ and ‘Jesus’. Some comments on ‘a personal God’ or ‘an everywhere God’. Afternoon Program – A new kind of Christianity 1.15pm – Hal – The shape of an emerging new type of Christianity, followed by questions 2.15pm – Michael – Presenting Jesus to the modern world, followed by questions 3.15pm – Last words/reflections/comments from Hal and Michael. 3.30pm – Close Time for questions 12.15pm – Lunch

Phone enquiries : 0409 498 403 Email: drgarn@bigpond.net.au Registration form available at http://ucforum.unitingchurch.org.au

ST FRANCIS DAY CELEBRATION TO CLOSE THE SEASON

Join us as we culminate this season with a celebration of St Francis Day and a gathering of Eco Groups at St Phillip’s Anglican Church, followed by dinner in the Friary at 115 Cornwall Street, Annerley. RSVP to The Rev’d Miriam Nyrene tssf on 0434 385 508 or by email to: deaconmiriam@gmail.com

Sat. 7th October 6.00pm

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OCTOBER 2017