COVID-19 Additional and revised requirements…
24 July Every parish must register as a COVIDSafe Business Rules for singing and administering communion remain unchanged Dear sisters and brothers, Registering as a…
COVID-19 – Update – Updated…
23 July – Number 1 Updated documents and communication Dear sisters and brothers, Every one of us is aware of the increased concern in our…
COVIDSafe Ordination at Christ Church…
Our Diocesan Bishop, Dr Peter Stuart, introduced the ordination on Saturday 18th July as a “strange and wonderful event.” “Strange,” he said, “because we are…
Notice of Hearing
The Matter of the Professional Standards Committee (applicant) and Reverend Douglas Morrison-Cleary (respondent) has been listed for hearing at Newcastle Local Court House on Tuesday…
COVID-19 Update – Entry restricted…
8 July – Number 1 Entry restricted for people return from travel in Victoria Applications now open for reopening of children, youth and family ministries…
COVID-19 Update – Hall hire…
20 June – Number 1 Hall hire can recommence subject to new COVID19 guidelines Church buildings previously used for public worship on a weekly basis…
COVID-19 Update – Slight amendment…
13 June – Number 1 Slight amendment to service time instructions Incumbents and Churchwardens responsible for determining the number of church services on any day…
COVID-19 Update – Application to…
5 June – Number 1 Application to re-open Opportunity and similar Retail shops is now available Dear colleagues, Parishes can now apply for permission to…
COVID-19 Update – Application processes…
29 May – Number 1 Application processes will begin next week for further reopening church buildings, reopening opportunity (and similar activities) and for allowing hall hire. Where…
COVID-19 Update – Thank you…
26 May – Number 1 Thank you for your careful attention to detail in applications to reopen church buildings No changes in permissions Parishes urged…
COVID-19 Update – Slow stream…
19 May – Number 1 Slow stream of applications for reopening of church buildings Guidance on baptisms Dear colleagues, Reopening applications I am grateful for…
COVID-19 Update – Incumbents and…
15 May – Number 1 Application can be made to livestream services on a Sunday NSW Health have advised that congregation numbers doesn’t include the…
COVID-19 Update – Incumbents, Parish…
14 May – Number 1 Application process for reopening church buildings and recommencing church activity released Dear brothers and sisters, Introduction I was grateful for…
COVIDSAFE AUSTRALIA Update – Revised…
9 May 2020 – Number 1 Revised draft of for opening church buildings and recommencing parish operations released Details about hall hire included in draft…
COVID-19 Update – Draft steps…
8 May 2020 – Number 1 Draft steps for opening church buildings and recommencing parish operations released The Australian Government has released a document outlining…
COVID-19 Update – Parish Council…
8 May – Number 2 Parish Council Treasurers to provide monthly updates Payment restrictions remain in place Treasurers to continue to provide monthly updates An…
COVID-19 Update – Wonderful stories…
8 May Wonderful stories of increased electronic giving in parishes Parishes to pay as much of their debt to the diocese on a timely basis…
COVID-19 Update – No changes…
28 April – Number 2 No changes in the restrictions on the use of church buildings This evening I received the following advice from Multicultural…