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Synod begins a new Term From lunchtime on Thursday 17th to lunchtime Friday 18th June Synod met in the Hall at St Alban’s Cathedral Griffith. This was the First Session of the SixtyFourth Synod of the Diocese of Riverina. As...

Ordination as Priest Nearly a year after their Ordination as Deacons, and with all the experience that year has brought, Frederik and Gemma were Ordained as Priests by the Bishop on the Feast of St Clement of Rome, 23rd November...

A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden and there it divided and became four rivers. [Genesis 2.10] New Dean Installed New Dean hopes to bring Cathedral closer to life of the Griffith community. The Very Reverend Canon...

New Deacons Ordained The Rev’ds Frederik & Gemma Le Mesurier after their Ordination with Dean Anne Wentzel, Bishop Donald Kirk and some of the Clergy present. The Rev’d Canon Wayne Sheean who preached the Sermon is on the left. Thursday...

Farewell St Paul’s Church Hay When the Diocese of Riverina was first established there were two towns of significance in the Diocese— Deniliquin and Hay—and the first Bishop, Sydney Linton, decided to settle in Hay. The story of this and...

Installation of Cathedral Canons The six new Cathedral Canons who were elected at the Diocesan Synod in October were installed at a special Eucharist during the Diocesan Clergy Conference on 20th February. The October Synod passed a new Cathedral Ordinance...

In the face of ongoing drought – prayer! As the drought continues to ravage regional and farming communities throughout New South Wales with some towns predicted to run out of water as early as November, the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney,...

The Clergy and people fromacross the Diocese mettogether in Synod on Friday18th and Saturday 19thOctober. Synod began with aEucharist in the Cathedralwith Bishop Donald presidingand assisted by DeaconsBrendan Webster (Griffith)and Jeni Bedding(Narrandera). Rural Deans At that celebration the newly appointed...

RIDLEY COLLEGE IN GRIFFITH Photo L-R: The Reverend Neale Sommersby, Mr Graham Stanton, The Reverend Jocelyn Heazlewood, The Reverend Jeni Bedding, The Reverend Mary-Ann Crisp and The Very Reverend Robert Harris. A Reflection from The Reverend Jeni Bedding, HonDeacon Parish...

Diocese Farewells Bishop Rob and Janine Gillion On Saturday the 21st of July atSt Albans Cathedral Griffith athanksgiving service was held tofarewell Bishop Rob and JanineGillion. Parishioners, friends andClergy came from far and wide tosay goodbye. Neville Bamblett of BidgeeBoxing...