Diocesan Dates
| August 2010 | ||
| 7 | Bishop's Cert. w'shop #2 | Wodonga |
| 21 | Christian Education | Wangaratta |
| 28 | SCMF - program 1 | Euroa |
| September 2010 | ||
| 4 | Bishop's Cert. w'shop #3 | Wodonga |
| 7 | SSWT | venue tba |
| 9-12 | Cursillo: Men's 1 | Dookie |
| 12 | Back To Church Sunday | |
| 18 | SCMF - program 2 | Euroa |
| 23-26 | Cursillo: Women's 1 | Dookie |
| October 2010 | ||
| 2 | Bishop's Cert. w'shop #4 | Wodonga |
| 5 | AWA luncheon | Dederang |
| 6 | AWA luncheon | Seymour |
| 16 | SCMF - program 2 | Shepparton |
| 26-29 | Diocesan Conference | Harrietville |
| November 2010 | ||
| 6 | Bishop's Cert. w'shop #5 | Wodonga |
| 13 | Cursillo Ultreya | Yarrawonga |
| date to be confirmed | ||
| 18 | MU coffee morning | St John's |
| & AGM | Village | |
| 20 | SCMF - program 2 | Wodonga |
| date & venue to be confirmed | ||
| 30 | SSWT | venue tba |
Welcome to the website of the Diocese of Wangaratta!
Here you will find information about the functioning of the Diocese, including documents and forms for clergy and congregations.
A description of the Diocese can be found on the Parishes page, along with a page for each parish providing details about their church communities, ministry team, services, and organisations.
And on this page you can form an idea about what our current priorities as a Diocese are.
Last updated: 3 August 2010
Diocesan update
Election Prayers
A Litany for use during an Election Campaign, from the Liturgy Commission, is available here: election prayers
Euroa Ministry Fair postponed
The August meeting of St Columb's Ministry Fair, originally scheduled for Sat 21 Aug, has been postponed seven days to 28 August, from 10am to 4pm. This is to allow participants to attend the 21 August gathering in Wangaratta on Christian Education and Formation hosted by Dr Charles Sherlock (see next item).
National Speaker on Christian Education at Cathedral
Join Dr Charles Sherlock, well-known priest, writer & educator, in a lecture & discussion on "How to be a Grown-up Christian!" at Purbrick Hall on 21 August from 11am. Sherlock, who has overseen the revision of the Litchfield Curriculum into its Australian context of the Bishop's Certificate (Trinity Curriculum) will offer an overview of ways in which Christians of all ages can keep their faith, hope & charity fresh. There will be a bring & share meal followed by an optional talk by Sherlock guiding potential students & facilitators of the Bishop's certificate through an overview on both the pedagogy & potential of this new diocesan curriculum. For further information, call Fr Rob Whalley at the Registry (03 5721 3484) or email chaplain@wangaratta-anglican.org.au.
Cursillo launched at Synod 2010
Bishop Keith Slater, National Episcopal Overseer of the Anglican Cursillo Movement of Australia, commissioned Bishop John as the Diocesan Episcopal Overseer.
Bishop John then commissioned Revd Malcolm Halford as Diocesan Spiritual and Director Alan Garside as Diocesan Lay Director for Cursillo.
Bishop John's 2010 Synod charge
- Progress report: see the summary below.
- Chancellor: the Hon John Batt has tendered his resignation, effective end of 2010. His Honour Justice Clyde Croft to succeed.
- The Horn of Africa: later this year we will explore the possibility of linking with the Diocese of the Horn of Africa, led by Bishop Andrew Proud.
- Catholic Evangelism: see the summary below.
- The full text of the Charge and a synopsis of the Synod resolutions have been added to the Synod page.
2010 Synod progress report
- Diocesan staffing: internal reorganisation has enabled a Bishop's chaplain to be appointed - Rob Whalley is doing the ground work for lay education & on-going clergy professional development. Also, in Advent we will have a Diocesan Archdeacon.
- New Deanery structures & clergy: 3 Area Deans have been appointed (see Deaneries), & 5 new clergy have been welcomed into the Diocese, with more to be appointed (see clergy changes). We have 2 young ordinands at Trinity, but we need to be actively seeking more young vocations.
- B2CS: Peter McKeague will once again be championing Back To Church Sunday on 12 Sep, after a successful debut last year.
- Cursillo: has now been established in the Diocese, with the first weekends scheduled for September (see Cursillo).
- SCMF & Bishop's Certificate: New structures & supports for ministry in the Diocese have been defined (see Ministry Training.) St Columb's Ministry Fair will be moving around the Deaneries & the Bishop's Certificate is being offered again.
- Strategic Plan & Financial Planning: work has been initiated for both of these, & we now have a first cut of the strategic plan.
- Parish Administration Act: while a full review of this has been put on hold, Synod has a resolution to allow "experimental ministry configurations ... as part of the trialling & testing of ministry units & methods". (Resolution passed)
Catholic Evangelism
It is planned to add this soon - please revisit the website in a few days.
Recent website changes
| 18 Jun 10 | The Synod charge and a synopsis of the Synod session have been added to the Synod page. |
| 5 Jun 10 | Added Ministry Training and ABM Auxilliary pages - both are still under development. |
| 4 May 10 | Added the Cursillo weekend Application form to the Cursillo page. |