A senior Sydney Anglican has expressed 'deep distress after the Christian Democrat Party (CDP) members distributed a controversial 'Christian values checklist to his parishioners last Sunday in an attempt to win last-minute votes.

Anglicare Sydney has expressed disappointment at both the government and opposition for lacking a coherent vision for Australias disadvantaged.

The NSW Department of Education has indicated that World Roman Catholic Youth Day events will be given priority in government school buildings leaving church based schools with no premises for up to two Sundays.

St Stephen's, Penrith has used the 170th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of their historic building to connect with the local community.

Malaysian Bishop Yong Chen Fah has challenged Sydney Anglicans to send more missionaries to South East Asia.

A quick glance at this book could make one think that it is written by a woman for women and has little to offer male readers. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is a book to challenge and enthrall those who are concerned to follow Christ at any cost.

Rich Lanham is one of those rare workers who knows how to turn a community need into a doorway for ministry, without leaving Jesus out in the cold.

Although it was one of the best, most happy and certainly best run General Synods in memory, there were, of course, still some glitches and difficulties in Canberra in October.