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Good Friday - Stations of the Cross
15 April 2022

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Each Good Friday we remember the key events of Easter at midday at Highfield Park, cnr of Highfield Rd and Riversdale Rd East Camberwell.  
We gathered again on 15 April 2022 to remember the sacrifice of the Cross.  The very gentle autumn breeze and the screech of corellas added to the occasion. Hot Cross Buns and an Easter egg hunt for younger participants rounded off the liturgy.
World Day of Prayer
On Friday 4 March 2022 we gathered at St Paul's Anglican Church, Canterbury to celebrate the world day of prayer.  The theme for the day was based on Jeremiah’s words of encouragement to the exiles in Babylon as found in Jeremiah 29: 11:    For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord.   Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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Stable One:  caring for homeless people in winter months

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On 5 October 2021 Jenny Willetts, Managing Director and founder of Stable One, spoke at the Canterbury Council of Churches Zoom forum.  Jenny inspired listeners as she outlined how  Stable One has developed the ‘winter shelter’ model in Victoria, under which local churches in a particular area work together to offer accommodation and hospitality, making a practical difference at the coldest time of year.  Yarra Ranges, Mitcham, Whitehorse and Bendigo are among the centres now operating – www.stableone.org

Ecumenical Liturgy for Mental Health
On 10 March 2021 we gathered at St Dominic's Church for an ecumenical liturgy to give thanks for the gift of good health, and to open eyes and hearts to the challenges of mental health today. 

Carols in Maling Road

Carols are part of our celebration of the core of Christmas, Christ's birth.  Our Carols in Maling Road on Saturday 18 December went very well - on a beautiful summer's day singers and bystanders alike were transported to the season of the birth of Our Lord.  Click here for an enjoyable video rendition of Joy to the World.

We also shared our Christmas celebrations this year with a Canterbury Council of Churches production of a video of Christmas Blessings.   Many thanks to Rev. Stephen Field of the Canterbury Baptist church for an engaging video presentation.