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October 2006

So many good things at
All Saints, South Hobart

At the end of 2005 the Parish of All Saints, South Hobart had a wonderful weekend called 'Celebrate!'

It was filled with so many good things and Allan Glenn says planning has commenced for the next one.

Special guest for the weekend was Brother Nathan James SSF, an Anglican Franciscan friar. His love of Jesus beamed from his face and we had fun as he taught us to make Anglican prayer beads and prayer ropes to use with the Jesus Prayer. He shared much of his own faith journey and seemed to emulate the idea of what this saint would have been like. We now have a growing group of people who use the prayer beads before the Eucharist on Fridays and Sundays.

A well-attended workshop was led by the Hutchins School Chaplain, Fr John Goodwin, who enabled participants to make beautiful Celtic crosses in stained glass and an important feature of the weekend was a Giant Art Competition for children, with over 200 entries exhibited in the church. Winners received awards at a special service in All Saints, which was bulging with over 300 young people - a great joy to see so many smiling faces!

The weekend also celebrated the establishment of our link with the St Nicholas Hospice, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, which cares for children with HIV-AIDS and related diseases. All Saints supports the hospice with prayer and funds to make the final days of these often very young children as comfortable and happy as possible.

Br Nathan also introduced us to the St Clare Cross, (Photo R.) a simple, wooden cross designed to fit comfortably into one's hand as a reminder of our need for ceaseless prayer. Fr Keith, Director of the St Nicholas Hospice, passed his cross to a retired carpenter who crafted a replica and since then more than 200 crosses have been made and sold, with the proceeds going to the Hospice. At a recent congress of all the bishops of South Africa, each bishop was presented with a Cross of St Clare, made by this same carpenter.

The great work of St Clare and the Poor Clares, as well as the work of the First and Third Orders of the Society of St Francis continue throughout the world today. For more information on these orders and the next 'Celebrate!' weekend contact All Saints, South Hobart 03 6223 1795

The St Clare Cross, designed to fit comfortably into the hand as a reminder of our need to pray.

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		So many good things at All Saints, South Hobart At the end of 2005 the Parish of All Saints, South Hobart had a wonderful weekend called 'Celebrate!' It was filled with so many good things and Allan Glenn says planning has commenced for the next one. Special guest for the weekend was Brother Nathan James SSF, an Anglican Franciscan friar. His love of Jesus beamed from his face and we had fun as he taught us to make Anglican prayer beads and prayer ropes to use with the Jesus Prayer. He shared much of his own faith journey and seemed to emulate the idea of what this saint would have been like. We now have a growing group of people who use the prayer beads before the Eucharist on Fridays and Sundays. A well-attended workshop was led by the Hutchins School Chaplain, Fr John Goodwin, who enabled participants to make beautiful Celtic crosses in stained glass and an important feature of the weekend was a Giant Art Competition for children, with over 200 entries exhibited in the church. Winners received awards at a special service in All Saints, which was bulging with over 300 young people - a great joy to see so many smiling faces! The weekend also celebrated the establishment of our link with the St Nicholas Hospice, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, which cares for children with HIV-AIDS and related diseases. All Saints supports the hospice with prayer and funds to make the final days of these often very young children as comfortable and happy as possible. Br Nathan also introduced us to the St Clare Cross, (Photo R.) a simple, wooden cross designed to fit comfortably into one's hand as a reminder of our need for ceaseless prayer. Fr Keith, Director of the St Nicholas Hospice, passed his cross to a retired carpenter who crafted a replica and since then more than 200 crosses have been made and sold, with the proceeds going to the Hospice. At a recent congress of all the bishops of South Africa, each bishop was presented with a Cross of St Clare, made by this same carpenter. The great work of St Clare and the Poor Clares, as well as the work of the First and Third Orders of the Society of St Francis continue throughout the world today. For more information on these orders and the next 'Celebrate!' weekend contact All Saints, South Hobart 03 6223 1795		The St Clare Cross, designed to fit comfortably into the hand as a reminder of our need to pray.