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Service of Prayer and Lament for Afghanistan

Service of Prayer and Lament for Afghanistan

Today, Friday 27 August, the Cathedral welcomed Defence Force Chaplains of Perth and The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia, at a Service of Prayer and Lament for Afghanistan. The Service was based on one prepared by Bishop Keith, Bishop of North...

A lament for Afghanistan

A lament for Afghanistan

O God, we weep over Afghanistan, over the decades of war, over the cost in lives. We weep over the waste, the destruction, the devastation. We grieve for the dead and the displaced. Our tears flow for the shattered hopes. Our hearts confess Australia’s share in the...

COMING AND BECOMING: a meditation on Advent

COMING AND BECOMING: a meditation on Advent

Cathedral Scholar, Dr Bill Leadbetter is an historian, whose principal interest is in the Roman Empire. He has published widely in Roman history and in the history of the early church. He has participated in and led archaeological survey work at Aperlae in southern...

Reverend Rae at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral

Reverend Rae at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral

On Friday 4 December 2020, Cathedral Pastor Reverend Rae Reinertsen was invited to robe, process and read the prayers for a wedding at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral. Reverend Rae commented: “It was a wonderful wedding celebration, I felt truly privileged to be invited...

Chataway Responses

Chataway Responses

At Evensong on Sunday 23 August we premiered the Responses written by our very own Dean, the Very Reverend Chris Chataway, sung by the Cathedral’s fabulous female upper voices. Dr Joseph Nolan, Cathedral Master of Music said: “We have been so fortunate at St George’s...

In Praise of Evensong

In Praise of Evensong

The Anglican Prayer Book evolved from the First Prayer Book of Edward VI issued in 1549, and was widely resisted. Contrary to the official line vigorously pursued by such influential figures as Thomas Cromwell and backed up by a formidable publicity machine, mediaeval...

Vale The Right Reverend Brian Kyme

Vale The Right Reverend Brian Kyme

AN APPRECIATION OF HIS MINISTRY AT THE CATHEDRAL When Bishop Brian retired from his official diocesan duties, he became complicit in a double conspiracy. I conspired to have him at the Cathedral, and he conspired to come to the Cathedral. It was a win-win match-up. I...

Congratulations….

Congratulations….

Congratulations to the Very Reverend Chris Chataway following his installation as Dean of St George's Cathedral on Saturday 1 February. Dean Chris was ordained Deacon in 1985 in St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide, and priested the following year. He has been in full time...

Appointment of Dean of St George’s Cathedral

Appointment of Dean of St George’s Cathedral

The Chapter is delighted to announce the appointment of the Very Reverend Chris Chataway, Dean of Ballarat as the next Dean of St George’s Cathedral. Dean Chataway is a highly respected member of the Australian clergy, having served both as an Archdeacon in Adelaide...