Reflecting upon the lives of the Saints - Charles Gore Bishop 1932

Born in 1853, Gore became one of the most influential of Anglican theologians. He helped reconcile the Church to some aspects of Biblical criticism and scientific discovery, yet was catholic in his interpretation of the faith and sacraments. He was also concerned to bring catholic principles to bear on social problems. As an Oxford don and then as a Canon of Westminster, he was renowned for his preaching. In the 1890s, he was the founder – and first leader – of the Community of the Resurrection, which latter settled at Mirfield in Yorkshire. From 1902, he was successively Bishop of Worcester, Birmingham and Oxford. He was much mourned at his death on 17 January 1932.

We meet to worship on custodial land of the oldest living civilisation in the world. We pay our respects to both the Jagera and the Turrbal people and their Elders, past, present and emerging, for they hold the hopes, dreams, traditions and cultures of Aboriginal Australia. We acknowledge and respect their spiritual connection to country and their stewardship of the land that now sustains us all. We pray for ongoing reconciliation for all who call Australia home.