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The Columbarium
All Souls’ Chapel is considered one of the
hidden gems at St. Augustine’s.
Thanks to the very considerable efforts of
Robyn Loan and her small team, the chapel
has recently had a ‘face lift’, with upgraded
lighting and associated electrical work,
beautiful painting on the ceiling and doors,
cup-boards etc.
All this is self-funded by pre-purchases of
niches, which also supports the Memorial
Garden upkeep.
All parishioners are encouraged to take
some time to visit the chapel to inspect, and
spend a few minutes of quiet meditation.
The chapel continues to host a growing
number of occasional visitors, being open
24/7, seeking some quiet time … and the
monthly Requiem Eucharist which provides
a ‘service with a difference’ continues to
grow in popularity and is highly commended.
DRINKS @ The Rectory
One of our widowed ladies commented
to our rector last year that she missed
having that drink in the evening with her
husband - but she couldn’t drink alone.
That remark was the spur for
Drinks at
the Rectory
which has been a greatly
enjoyed occasion last year and again this.
There were about 30 of us, single or
widowed, who took advantage of Marian’s
hospitality on 7th October, meeting those
we may not have known (they probably
go to THE OTHER SERVICE!), eating
and drinking and generally having a very
pleasant hour or so before going home to
dinner.
Thank you for your thoughtfulness,
Marian.
Ken & Reg Staines at Drinks @ the Rectory (in their
pink shirts in support of Pink October – thank you
gentlemen)
YOUTHCHAT REPORT
Many thanks to the panellists, moderator and
audience members who joined us for our
very first #youthchat event on 12 September.
Our panellists were very kind to give up
their Friday evening and share their thoughts
on issues such as marriage equality,
refugees, freedom of speech and gender
equality.
Thank you to: Pat Mullins, former Senator
Sue Boyce, Stephen Keim, Reverend Gillian
Moses and Youth Parliamentarians Jordana
Colvin and Timothy Kariotis.
The forum was moderated by Associate
Professor Leon Wolff, brother of Rodney.
It was a fantastic evening full of enlightened
and energetic debate and discussion.
The evening ended with more conversation,
fellowship and delicious Pizza Capers pizzas
in the hall!
It was very encouraging to see such inspiring
young people engaging with politics and
their society; we can’t wait to host another
#youthchat forum soon – watch this space
for next year’s program.
Even if you are away, you can access
the sermon each week as Marian
uploads it promptly to our parish
website
hamilton.com.au
Some parishioners who have difficulty
hearing also find this a blessing, and
others just find it worthwhile to read it
at leisure so they can think through the
points raised.
The appropriate Bible reading is
cited so you can read that before the
sermon.
For those who can’t always
be with us on Sundays …
