Hubby of 1, Dad of 3, Dir of Music in Sydney Cathedral. National President RSCM Australia, Chair RSCM NSW, Director SydneyPromPraise, Punch & Judy Professor
Sydney, Oz
Joined November 2011
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Not long now! See you at St Peter’s Cremorne, Friday 25 September, 6.30pm start. 🎶 📚 😇
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Our Evensong Deconstructed event is coming up on Friday 25 September at St Peter's Cremorne: Illustrated Lecture 6.30pm, followed by Choral Evensong 7.15pm. Presented by PBS NSW in collaboration with The Royal School of Church Music NSW. Use the QR code to RSVP. See you there!
‘For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.’
Why do people turn to religion and what can the church offer that they can't get elsewhere?
The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie says that churches that simply preach and tell people to be 'nice' sometimes miss the point, and that a church can offer something that is strange, distant and deep.
@_F_B_G_ | @holland_tom
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Those religious people and lobbyists in full:
Wow: In her interview with us on Sky News just now, Esther Rantzen hit out at “religious people” and “lobbyists” for meaning the assisted dying bill is set to fail
news.sky.com/story/politics-…
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Yesterday I was listening to music and my son came in and I said “with classical music there’s Bach and then there’s everyone else” He said “that’s so Partridge”. I felt a strange mixture of humiliation and paternal pride, which I don’t think there’s even a German word for.
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Gas a granny but protect a porker: what an absolutely morally bankrupt ruling class we have.
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They are prohibiting the use of CO2 in the slaughter of pigs, but under the assisted dying bill (which the Government have been covertly pushing), CO2 can still be an acceptable approved substance to kill a human being.
🚨 NEW: The Government is set to announce the "biggest animal welfare reforms" in a generation
- Ban puppy farming by reforming dog breeding rules
- Ban electric shock collars on pets pending a consultation
- Ban trail hunting amid concerns it is being used as a smokescreen for illegal fox hunting
- Introduce humane slaughter rules for farmed fish to prevent avoidable pain during killing
- Phase out colony cages for laying hens, which restrict movement and natural behaviours like nesting and perching, and pig farrowing crates, which confine mother pigs and stop them turning around after giving birth
- Ban snare traps that can catch pets and cause suffering for animals
- Reform the use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs after evidence it causes distress and suffering
- Ban shooting hares during the breeding season (roughly from February to September) so young hares are not left without mothers
This is extremely moving and rather beautifully written: ‘On first going to church’ | George Owers | The Critic Magazine thecritic.co.uk/on-first-goi…
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I gave a speech today in an empty chamber. It’s about the need for a Christian restoration.
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Christ is risen! These words capture the entire meaning of our existence, for we were not made for death but for life. #Easter vatican.va/content/francesco…
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Introducing Elias Wilson, our glorious tenor soloist!
Elias is a Young Artist with Opera Australia, and will be performing with three other Opera Australia artistes; Angela Brun, Ashlyn Tymms and Richard Anderson.
Book now: trybooking.com/CYVSN
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Our wonderful bass soloist for Good Friday’s Messiah- Richard Anderson trybooking.com/CYVSN
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It’s nearing the most special Friday of the year- Good Friday! One of the ways we celebrate this extraordinary day is our annual performance of Handel’s Messiah at the Cathedral: 7pm Friday 18 April 2025
Book tickets here:
trybooking.com/CYVSN
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One of the most beautiful cities in the world was founded 1604 years ago today - thread🧵
1. Venice at sunset
