On Wednesday, an official opinion was unveiled by a high-ranking group of Australian Anglicans in which they decided that it is OK for an Anglican church to conduct a service to bless a same-sex union.
This group, called the ‘Appellate Tribunal’, has the special role of providing a legal opinion to our national church, although it’s not binding until the formal parliament of the Australian Anglican church (called ‘General Synod’) meets next May to decide whether to adopt the opinion.
In making up its mind, the Appellate Tribunal asked the official opinion of a board of bishops of Australia, as well as another panel of theologians, and both groups came up with the same, united decision that a same-sex blessing was, in fact, contrary to the Bible and the doctrine of our church.
It is possible that some Anglican churches in Australia might decide not to wait till next year’s General Synod, but will ‘jump the gun’ and soon start to conduct blessings of couples that have already had a civil same-sex marriage ceremony.
If these liberal churches do this, then it will place enormous pressure on the unity of the Anglican Church of Australia, and may lead some churches and ministers to seek leadership from a different bishop than the one in their own diocese.
This is the very thing that happened recently in New Zealand, and which could easily happen in Australia.
Thankfully all of the leaders in our own Diocese of Sydney reject this liberal view, as do the majority of Australian Anglicans, as represented by General Synod.
At a time like this we are thankful for the fellowship of Gafcon, which stands alongside orthodox Anglicans as they seek to be faithful to God’s good word about life and salvation.
Let’s pray that those who have departed from God’s word might repent and turn back to him, and that those orthodox Anglicans who stand firm in these liberal dioceses might be able to continue to serve God and their congregations during these tough times of disobedience.
JODIE McNEILL
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This weekend we Jodie leads us from Ephesians chapter five verses 21 to 33, teaching us about what God says to ‘Husbands and Wives‘, as we live in relationships that submit to Jesus.
SPECIAL MEMBER’S MEETING
Our Parish Council decided this week that it would like to launch an OHSC (Outside of Hours School Care) ministry at our church, but first it would like the consent of a special general meeting of our parish. We’d love you to come along and find out more about the proposed ministry and to help us make this decision, together. The meeting will be held in the church hall on Tuesday 1st December at 7pm.
MORNING PRAYER DAILY
Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month is CMS. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall. Check out their ministry atwww.cms.org.au.
TOYS N’ TUCKER
Bring along toys and non-perishable food so we can get it to those in need this Christmas through the ministry of Anglicare.
SAFE MINISTRY TRAINING
If you are a volunteer that helps out with our children and youth ministry, come along to our Safe Ministry Training Day todayfrom 9am.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!
FAMILY NEWS
BIRTHDAYS 16th Jett Warner
GIVING UPDATE
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $98,802. Compared to that total we received $109,200, leaving a gap of $-10,398.
Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To give by direct transfer then these are the details. Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.
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This weekend we Jodie leads us from Ephesians chapter five, teaching us about the complementary relationship between ‘Husbands and Wives‘. To catch up on previous sermons in our series ‘Ephesians: United with Christ’, head to our Youtube channel youtube.jamberooanglican.com.
If you have any questions simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.
This week Jodie will be answering the following questions:
1 Do the sexual sins in the New Testament need to be understood in the original, Hellenistic context?
2 Is it right to judge other Christians?
3 How should we rebuke and correct other Christians?
4 Why should we do good works if they don’t get you into heaven?
5 Is it sinful to be anxious?
Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! We have a kids program at both services and would love for you to be in fellowship with us.
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This weekend Jodie leads us from Ephesians chapter five about how to ‘Live Carefully‘.
MORNING PRAYER DAILY
Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month is CMS. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall. Check out their ministry atwww.cms.org.au.
TOYS N TUCKER
Bring along toys and non-perishable food so we can get it to those in need this Christmas through the ministry of Anglicare.
SAFE MINISTRY TRAINING
If you are a volunteer that helps out with our children and youth ministry, come along to our Safe Ministry Training Day on Saturday 14th November.
PARISH COUNCIL
The next meeting will be this Tuesday 10th November at 7pm in the hall.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!
GIVING UPDATE
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $98,802. Compared to that total we received $109,200, leaving a gap of $-10,398.
Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To give by direct transfer then these are the details. Account name: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.
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This weekend we Jodie leads us from Ephesians chapter five about how to ‘Live Carefully‘. To catch up on previous sermons in our series ‘Ephesians: United with Christ’, head to our Youtube channel youtube.jamberooanglican.com.
If you have any questions simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.
Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! We have a kids program at both services and would love for you to be in fellowship with us.
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This weekend Jodie teaches us from Ephesians chapter five about ‘Living in the Light‘.
MORNING PRAYER DAILY
Join us for Morning Prayer at 7am every morning (except Sunday) at zoom.jamberooanglican.com for a half-hour of prayer and Bible reading.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month is CMS. To support this great ministry, buy and donate from the mission table in the hall. Check out their ministry atwww.cms.org.au.
TOYS N TUCKER
Bring along toys and non-perishable food so we can get it to those in need this Christmas through the ministry of Anglicare.
SAFE MINISTRY TRAINING
If you are a volunteer that helps out with our children and youth ministry, come along to our Safe Ministry Training Day on Saturday 14th November.
PARISH COUNCIL
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 10th November at 7pm in the hall.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!
FAMILY NEWS
BIRTHDAYS: 31st Shani Smith 3rd Harmony Smith
GIVING UPDATE
Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $6272.00, leaving a gap of $28.00. Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $98,802. Compared to that total we received $109,200, leaving a gap of $-10,398.
Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To give by direct transfer then these are the details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.
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This weekend we Jodie teaches us from Ephesians chapter five about ‘Living in the Light‘. To catch up on previous sermons in our series ‘Ephesians: United with Christ’, head to our Youtube channel youtube.jamberooanglican.com to watch them.
If you have any questions simply fill out a response slip during the service, email us at office@jamberooanglican.com or send an SMS to 0439 890 086 and Jodie would love to answer them this weekend during our services.
Join us on Saturday at 5pm where we will have fellowship over dinner afterwards, or Sunday at 9am followed by morning tea and hot espresso! We have a kids program at both services and would love for you to be in fellowship with us.
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