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Hot Cross Buns are already in the shops but if you’re like us you’re still celebrating Christmas and New Year and in this part of the world if you buy Easter Eggs too early they just end up as a gooey, sticky mess.

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After many months of hard work, the Restoration and Renovation of the Cathedral is almost complete. The final work is being done on the large West-facing window before the scaffolding is removed and the final bit of roof can be replaced. Soon the electricians will finish their work inside and the painters can begin.

The work has been possible through the generosity of the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, the NT Government, John Halikos and many, many people from the Darwin community and around Australia.

The completion of the work will be marked by a grand celebration on 27 November. Watch for more details.

• Marriage shall consist of a union between one man and one or more women. (Gen 29:17-28; II Sam 3:2-5)
• Marriage shall not impede a man’s right to take concubines in addition to his wife or wives. (II Sam 5:13; I Kings 11:3; II Chron 11:21)
• A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed. (Deut 22:13-21)
• Marriage of a believer and a non-believer shall be forbidden. (Gen 24:3; Num 25:1-9; Ezra 9:12; Neh 10:30)
• Since marriage is for life, no state or federal law, shall be construed to permit divorce. (Deut 22:19; Mark 10:9)
• If a married man dies without children, his brother shall marry the widow. If he refuses to marry his brother’s widow or deliberately does not give her children, he shall pay a fine of one shoe and be otherwise punished in a manner to be determined by law. (Gen. 38:6-10; Deut 25:5-10)

Why not join the Revd Dr Steven Ogden and others as we explore love, the God of love, the history of marriage, the complexity of human relationships and how we can think about family in this new age.

Christ Church Cathedral Harbour Room,
9.30am-4.00pm, Saturday August 20, 2011 ($50.00 / $35.00)
Morning and afternoon tea provided.

All participants receive a copy of Steven Ogden’s new book, “Love Upside Down.”

Download a brochure here.

Val Webb

Dr Val Webb joins us at the Cathedral this weekend for a workshop on Saturday, and to preach at our Sunday morning service at 9.00am.

“God: who, what, where, why and if?” is the title of the workshop to be led by Val on Saturday, from 9.30am in the Cathedral Harbour Room.

Why not join us as together we explore questions about how and if we can talk about God, and as we wonder about what we might learn from and how we might speak with those from other traditions.

For more information, you can download a flier here.

Many of Val’s books will be for sale at discount prices, along with a wide selection of other books from the Cathedral Bookshop.

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The last time there was this much scaffolding on the Cathedral was thirty five years ago.

After twelve months of hard work, grants from the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation and the NT Government and the generosity of Cathedral Friends from all over Australia, work has begun on a major restoration and renovation of Christ Church Cathedral. Costing over $600,000 the project will at last fix the leaks that have plagued the Cathedral since it was built over thirty years ago, repair the damage to the interior, upgrade the electrical system and see the addition of wide tropical verandahs along the Northern and Southern sides of the building.

Once the work is completed, the Cathedral will be more useable, have a smaller carbon footprint and show the whole of the Darwin community that we are committed to remaining a vital spiritual heart in the Darwin CBD.

We still need to raise $50,000.00 to complete this important project. If you would like to donate using our secure on-line facilitiy use the button (left) or you may like to send a cheque to the Christ Church Cathedral Building Appeal, GPO Box 181, Darwin, NT 0801

Lulu wrote: To God, how did you get invented? From Lulu.

You can read the Archbishop’s reply (click on the image, right) and the full story here.

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