The Last Word

Notes: The author reflects on his recent visit [August 2002] to Sydney where he attended the annual Australian Religious Press Association and the pre-meeting Anglican gathering of communicators. "The most fitting word I can find to summarise my recent visit to the Anglicans in Australia is mutuality. .... In Sydney I was immediately confronted with the fact that the Anglicans in Australia are served in areas of communications by professional and committed Anglican Christians, who like so many, work sacrificially, to say the least. The multiple speeches I made over the six days enabled me to engage and help others in a mutuality that I have rarely experienced in my work over 12 years. I can remember when I felt so `ministered to' while attempting to also `minister to' people that, like me, deal with difficult and often sad situations, that can and do breed ill feelings in our respective communities". Also includes a personal appreciation of the diocese of Sydney.

Subjects: Communication - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion; Church and the press - Anglican Church of Australia; Anglican Church of Australia. Diocese of Sydney; Religious newspapers and periodicals - Anglican Church of Australia