This week we’re focusing on the power of music. There are some amazing musicians in our Bondi community who bring forth the diversity and creativity of music. In Australia music has this incredible capability of uniting people. When I’m at local gigs, it lifts my spirits to see the whole crowd enjoying themselves, listening to someone’s imagination represented in song.
At the Chapel I’ve met many amazing musicians, some who come from Norman Andrews House to play on our pianos. When there isn’t music being played in the Chapel, there’s a beautiful stillness for those who seek a moment of prayer and reflection.
Our mission here is ‘Creating Community for Good’. We welcome people of different faiths and backgrounds to our Chapel, especially for special events, because the good we do together is better that being separate. Next week we’re hosting an Interfaith Celebration, inviting a number of musicians and performers to introduce our little community to the sounds of their faith. There will be Sanskrit mantras, Islamic music, poetry and Hang music. It will be a wonderful event which I invite you to join.
Last Sunday I celebrated 30 years of ministry. 30 years is quite a milestone when you are in the ministry. I started off as a young man on the cusp of turning 30 and now I'm about to turn 60. It has been quite a ride! It has taken me from Wollongong, to Bondi Beach, on to Newcastle and Wauchope and then a full circle back around to Bondi again. The hair is thinner and greyer but the passion for my work still burns.
One of the projects I’m hugely excited about is the Future Dimensions Eco-Faith conference. It will be another example of bringing people together to discuss what we can do for climate change. I will be MCing the three panel discussions on Dominion over the Earth, Teaching Eco-Faith and Eco-Faith in Action. I can’t wait to hear the debates our panels will have over these topics. We’re offering an early bird discount for the conference which will end this Friday 2 May.
Peace,
John Queripel
Minister
[email protected]
At the Chapel I’ve met many amazing musicians, some who come from Norman Andrews House to play on our pianos. When there isn’t music being played in the Chapel, there’s a beautiful stillness for those who seek a moment of prayer and reflection.
Our mission here is ‘Creating Community for Good’. We welcome people of different faiths and backgrounds to our Chapel, especially for special events, because the good we do together is better that being separate. Next week we’re hosting an Interfaith Celebration, inviting a number of musicians and performers to introduce our little community to the sounds of their faith. There will be Sanskrit mantras, Islamic music, poetry and Hang music. It will be a wonderful event which I invite you to join.
Last Sunday I celebrated 30 years of ministry. 30 years is quite a milestone when you are in the ministry. I started off as a young man on the cusp of turning 30 and now I'm about to turn 60. It has been quite a ride! It has taken me from Wollongong, to Bondi Beach, on to Newcastle and Wauchope and then a full circle back around to Bondi again. The hair is thinner and greyer but the passion for my work still burns.
One of the projects I’m hugely excited about is the Future Dimensions Eco-Faith conference. It will be another example of bringing people together to discuss what we can do for climate change. I will be MCing the three panel discussions on Dominion over the Earth, Teaching Eco-Faith and Eco-Faith in Action. I can’t wait to hear the debates our panels will have over these topics. We’re offering an early bird discount for the conference which will end this Friday 2 May.
Peace,
John Queripel
Minister
[email protected]