Rector:  Appointed due January 2009
Locum Tenens : Rev L Monaghan Th. Schol., Dip. RE.
Phone 6424 6420
     devangli@keypoint.com.au
                     St John's Anglican Church Devonport City  
                      St Paul's East Devonport  St Olave's The Don  All Saints Spreyton
updated 8th October 2008     
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.        
Psalm 34:3

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A STATEMENT OF VISION AND PURPOSE

We affirm that together and in the Gift of God's Spirit we deeply desire to grow into an identify marked by ...

 a passionately embraced Christ-centre
    a commitment to the continual discernment of and obedience to the will of God
    commitment to personal whole growth towards the fullness of the stature of Christ

    commitment to caring for each other, those who search and those who are lost,
We affirm that there are identifiable choices and patterns of daily living to which we give priority
continual prayer; fasting and all disciplines which facilitate our attentiveness to and centring upon the will and purposes of God,

acts of private and corporate worship,

studying Holy Scripture,

sharing the experiences and stories of Christian pilgrims now and through the ages,

fellowship with pilgrims and seekers, the alienated and marginalize.

truly caring for each other,
    nurturing the young,
    reaching out to others, empowered by our Christian identity in the gift of God's Spirit.

Pragmatically and at this time in the dynamic expression of parish life our
identity and priorities find expression in the following commitments ...

... continual prayer; fasting and all disciplines which facilitate our attentiveness to and centring upon the will and purposes of God­

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Parish Prayer Groups - intercessorial and meditative


Workshops in developing personal prayer lives


Appropriate corporate calls to prayer and fasting

... acts of private and corporate worship

    Prayer Book worship 

    Creative / community liturgies (e.g. Pizza Fellowship) ...

    studying Holy Scripture -

    Parish Bible Studies / Home Groups

Lenten focuses

... sharing the experiences and stories of Christian pilgrims now and

through the ages and nurturing the young -


    Development of 'Catechesis of the Good Shepherd'
    Commitment to C.R.E. / Sunday Schools
    Exploration towards establishing an Anglican School
    Identification, development and empowerment of lay ministry

... fellowship with pilgrims and seekers, the alienated and marginalize,

... truly caring for each other -

        Pastoral Care Symposium

Parish / Hospital / Aged Care Visiting

... reaching out to others, empowered by our Christian identity in the gift of God's Spirit 

    Outreach - situational analysis / shuffling the deck chairs?

  Affirmation of parish-based fellowship - parish based ministries

    Development of other fellowship opportunities - barbeques, pizza fellowships