From tim at saint-uriels.org Wed Jun 18 00:21:37 2008 From: tim at saint-uriels.org (Tim Mansfield) Date: Wed Jun 18 00:23:00 2008 Subject: [st uriel's] Changes and St Uriel's Day References: <3F9F9442-30A5-47D9-A85D-53334A974679@saint-uriels.org> Message-ID: If you haven't dropped into the St Uriel's website for a while (http://www.saint-uriels.org ) you will notice a new look to the site, but that's not all that's been going on. We recently moved the weekly service from it's former home at the chapel in Marrickville to a larger, more attractive home at the Unitarian Church in Darlinghurst. We're no longer a narthex of the Apostolic Johannite Church, we're now a parish of the AJC since I attended the recent Conclave a few weeks ago. At the Conclave, I knelt before my bishop and was ordained a priest in the holy, catholic and apostolic church. Shortly afterwards, he announced the formation of the Parish of Saint Uriel the Archangel and my appointment as rector (or presiding priest) of the parish. So, now we meet weekly for a Gnostic, Johannite Eucharist (or Holy Communion) service at our new venue every Sunday evening at 7pm. The service is a beautiful, ancient yet modern rite celebrating the immanent presence of the Divine in our everyday experience. Unlike other churches with which you might be familiar, the AJC opens its doors to anyone regardless of race, cultural background, religious affiliation, belief (or lack thereof), gender or sexual orientation. Similarly, we don't restrict who can share in the communion service with us. So, please come and join us to share one of the most ancient celebrations in our western tradition hosted by one of the youngest churches in Sydney. In particular, this coming Sunday we celebrate the festival of our patron saint, Uriel the Archangel, one of the four Archangels who guard the manifest world and the patron of elemental earth. 7pm Eucharist followed by conversation, tea and snacks Unitarian Church 15 Francis St Darlinghurst (closest station: Museum) Your in Love and Light, Reverend Father Tim Mansfield Rector, Parish of St Uriel the Archangel Sydney, Australia Apostolic Johannite Church