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- Dr Philip Freier, Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne
Ministry:
Theological education and training, ordination, professional standards, ministry appraisal, regions, bishops, and clergy
Archbishop Philip's Prayer for Melbourne:
God of community,
we give you thanks for this beautiful and vibrant city:
for its diversity of people and cultural life,
for its industry and commerce,for its hospitals and agencies of care,
and for its places of learning, recreation and worship.
God of compassion,
we pray for all who live and work in this city and for those who visit here:
open our hearts to
welcome the stranger,
shelter the homeless,\
befriend the lonely,
care for the needy,
and offer hope to those in despair,
for these are your people.
God of community,
Giver of life, of love and hope,
hear our prayers for the welfare of this city.
Amen
SMS Prayer:
God of compassion
Ur here 24/7
Ur @hm, @schl, @wrk
W al gnr8ns
Thnq.
Lhm 2 care 4 othrs
4 they r ur ppl Amen.
Translation:
God of compassion
you are here 24 hours a day seven days a week
you are at home, at school, at work
with all generations
Thank you
Lord help me to care for others
For they are your people, Amen
Around Melbourne
Lambeth reveals Communion as “a blessing to the world”
8/Aug/2008
Archbishop Philip Freier says he will return to Melbourne from the Lambeth Conference with a far greater sense of the vitality of the Anglican Communion worldwide, which he describes as a “blessing to the world”.
Shared stories force us to lift our eyes beyond ourselves
3/Aug/2008
Bishop Paul White has been touched by the stories he has heard through the course of the Lambeth Conference, and has urged the church to “lift its focus beyond parish, diocese and even country” to face the needs of the world and the worldwide Anglican Communion.
We have not forgotten you – a message of encouragement from Sudan
2/Aug/2008
Four bishops from Sudan have joined with Melbourne's Archbishop Dr Philip Freier to send a moving message of hope and encouragement to the many Sudanese who have left the country to settle in Australia.
Archbishop says we must consider Pacific Islands in climate change policy
2/Aug/2008
Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne Dr Philip Freier has urged the Federal Government of Australia to consider the plight of its neighbours in the Pacific Ocean, and to raise its targets on carbon emissions.
Commit to the covenant process, Melbourne Archbishop says
1/Aug/2008
Media release: The Archbishop of Melbourne Dr Philip Freier has urged all the bishops of the Anglican Church worldwide to commit themselves to the covenant process currently being worked out to provide a framework to strengthen unity across the Communion.
Rome’s concern highlights importance of unity
30/Jul/2008
While some in the Anglican Communion may have found themselves a little irritated by the amount of rhetoric that has issued from the Vatican in recent weeks on the divisions facing the church, David Richardson, says that it should be taken as a very positive reminder that the unity of the church is God’s will.
