Have you noticed that all around us we are faced with uncertainties?
Rising costs of living, the housing crisis, wars and rumours of wars, family violence, mental health epidemics, instability and fear.
The Anglican Church of Australia believes that Jesus is our hope in an uncertain world and it wants to share that hope with others.
Imagine every Anglican Church in Australia, in every town and suburb, city and community, all working in the same season to proclaim hope in an uncertain world.
This season is called Hope25.
Hope25 aims to unite parishes across Australia in a focused season of sharing hope in Jesus between Easter and Pentecost in 2025.
The project encourages intentional community outreach, offering resources, training and events to support parishes in engaging their communities with messages of faith, hope, and resilience.
Across Newcastle Anglican churches, plans are already underway for this intentional season of sharing hope in Jesus.
Parishes have been encouraged to use the build up to Hope25 as a time to organise teams, where ideas can be brainstormed and shared.
It has been encouraging to see the ideas parishes have for promoting Hope25 and sharing hope in Jesus.
There have been ideas around invitational ministry, community outreach events such as markets and community picnic days, using op shops as opportunities to share hope in Jesus, and sermon series reflections.
Clergy at Newcastle Anglican have also been preparing for the season, with a local Hope25 team presenting workshops at Synod and the Clergy Conference.
During Lent 2025, Anglican churches across Australia, including those in Newcastle, are encouraged to engage with the Hope25 Lent study.
This contains 47 reflections on hope in Jesus from Australian bishops, with accompanying reflections.
Visit hope25.com.au to find out more.
