What a joyful celebration yesterday as we joined with people from many parts of Australia the calling of God through the Holy Spirit of\u00a0 eight Anglicans to be ordained\u00a0to proclaim in word and deed the love of God in Christ to our world.<\/p>\n
Three people were ordained\u00a0as Priests and five as Deacons at St David\u2019s Cathedral, Hobart, at 10am\u00a0Saturday 7th of December.<\/p>\n
The Ordinands\u00a0came from very different backgrounds, and will serve the Church and community in Tasmania in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n
Reverends Chris Bowditch and Victor Shaw are young ministers who will be ordained Priest.\u00a0 They are working particularly with growing ministries to youth, young adults and families in Hobart.<\/p>\n
Michael Chau, who is to be ordained Deacon, is the Chinese Minister at Wellspring Church in Sandy Bay, where he ministers to a bilingual congregation and also with the many international students at the University.\u00a0 He has come to Tasmania originally from Hong Kong, but with 10 years in Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Dr Sam Gough, to be ordained Deacon, is a medical Doctor with a young family, who has had a career change and will be the Assistant Minister at Kingston.<\/p>\n
David Blyth, Fraser Herbert, Celia Hooker, to be ordained Deacon, and Reverend Keith McCoy to be ordained Priest, have come to this ministry later in life.\u00a0 They come from around the state and have had careers as varied as Firefighter, IT worker, Nursing\u00a0and Community Worker, as well as being parents and in some cases grandparents!\u00a0 They will work as a part of ministry teams in the north and south of the state.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Missionary Diocese of Tasmania\u00a0continues to see a steady stream of new leaders being ordained over recent years.\u00a0\u00a0 We are blessed with men and women of wide experience and different gifts, younger and older, who are taking up the challenge of serving their church and local community in these new roles. They are a valuable part of the local leadership of the Anglican Church in Tasmania.<\/p>\n
Excellent article by Philip Heyward in the Mercury today with photos, Anglican Church’s big catch of new clergy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What a joyful celebration yesterday as we joined with people from many parts of Australia the calling of God through the Holy Spirit of\u00a0 eight Anglicans to be ordained\u00a0to proclaim in word and deed the love of God in Christ … Continue reading