- Latest version of the US magazine Ubique
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Date Posted: Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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- Liberal Catholic Church Magazine from France
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Date Posted: Thu, 11 Aug 2022
How's your French? We are delighted to receive magazines from LCC provinces in many areas of the world. Here is one from the province of France, Switzerland and French Africa. Attachment:
- Corpus Christie (Church of St John the Beloved)
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Date Posted: Mon, 4 Jul 2022
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On Sunday 19th June, St John The Beloved, Melbourne, celebrated the Feast of Corpus Christi.
On this day the Holy Eucharist takes place before the Blessed Sacrament.
The large Host – which is housed in the tabernacle - is installed in the monstrance and this is placed on top of the tabernacle during the service.
The service is celebrated with all of the candles lit, and the altar and the celebrant vested in white.
- Altar frontal for St Michael and All Angels (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Wed, 18 May 2022
At St Michael's we have a beautiful new altar frontal embroidered by our good friend, Noela L'Estrange, over the past 6 months. She chose 6 Australian native flowers, an Aboriginal symbol for meeting place and the Souther Cross. Noela tells me her school nuns would be very pleased with her because the back of the embroidery looks as good as the front.
- Ubique Easter 2022
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Date Posted: Tue, 17 May 2022
Here is the journal of the Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States. Click HERE to see the pdf version. Attachment: For more information, see: www.thelccusa.org/ubique/
- Ordination of Rev. William Johnston (Church of St Francis and St Alban)
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Date Posted: Tue, 17 May 2022
The Province of Australia are delighted to announce that Rev. William Johnston was ordained on 10 April 2022 at the church of St Francis and St Alban in Sydney.
- Magazine El Caliz
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Date Posted: Tue, 29 Jun 2021
Magazine El Caliz is the magazine ublushed by the Liberal Catholic Church in the Province of Argentina and Uruguay.
Please open the attachment to read the latest magazine.
The picture shows the martyrdom of St Alabn.Attachment:
- UBIQUE Easter 2021
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Date Posted: Sun, 25 Apr 2021
The attachment contains the Easter edition of Ubique, the magazine of the LCC Province of the United States.
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- Easter 2021 Photos from the Melbourne Parish (Church of St John the Beloved)
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Date Posted: Wed, 7 Apr 2021
Picture 1
Prior to the beginning of the service, Blanche Lough gave the Easter Greeting to the people: “Christ is Risen”, responded by the congregation “He is Risen indeed”.
Picture 2
Immediately following the Processional Hymn, Fr Fred Shade, assisted by his sanctuary team, blessed the Paschal Candle.
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The Vicar presents his reflection on the Mystery of Easter.
Picture 4
The sanctuary team:
Back: Rev. Russell Cole, Rev. Alan Davis,
Front: Len Lacey (organist), Fr Fred Shade (Vicar), Blanche Lough.
It has been a long time since the parish witnessed a High Celebration.
- Communion Magazine out now
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Date Posted: Mon, 7 Dec 2020
The Christmas Communion Magazine is available now. View it HERE.
- August Communion Magazine out now
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Date Posted: Tue, 18 Aug 2020
Go to Communion Magazine under the News and Events banner to enjoy the latest Communion Magazine.
- Easter Communion Magazine out now
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Date Posted: Wed, 1 Apr 2020
Find the latest Communion Magazine at the Communion Magazine page under News & Events for a very interesting read.
- Easter newsletter
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Date Posted: Mon, 23 Mar 2020
Read the Easter newsletter from Bp Richard HERE
- Lenten Letter
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Date Posted: Thu, 20 Feb 2020
The season of Lent commences on Ash Wednesday which falls on 26thFebruary this year. In previous Lenten Letters I have referred to Pancake Tuesday, also called Mardi Gras – Fat Tuesday in plain English and Carne Vale – Goodbye to Meat also in plain English.
However the Season of Lent is more than denying oneself some of the so-called pleasures of life, it is a period of preparation for Easter, the most important Festival in the Church Calendar. To be effective the forty days of lent must involve more than abstaining from culinary delights. Mental and spiritual preparation are much more important – and much more difficult to undertake.
To help us in the process of preparing ourselves the first five Sundays of Lent have an intent for the day and on the sixth Sunday – Palm Sunday – we are commemorating Our Lord’s Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.
When calculating the 40 days of Lent the Sundays are not counted because, although solemn, they are days when we are celebrating the presence of the Living Christ. Lent ends three days before Easter.
Might I suggest that attending church during Lent would be an excellent preparation for the most important festival in the Church Calendar?
Love and Blessings
- The LCC goes to university
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Date Posted: Tue, 22 Oct 2019
Richard will run four interactive seesions on Tools for Living in the 21st Century at the Gold Coast campus of Griffith University in November for staff, students and anyone else who cares to join. For some tiime now he has led meditation seesions at QUT on Friday mornings.
- Knights Templar Parade 25 August (Church of St John the Beloved)
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Date Posted: Fri, 30 Aug 2019
The Church of St John the Beloved hosted Knights Templar on Sunday 25 August. Read more about this fascinating order from the time of the Crusades on Wikipedia.
- Bishop Richard visits the Presiding ArchBishop (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Fri, 30 Aug 2019
Bishop Richard Taylor had the opportunity in August to vist Presiding ArchBishop William Downey in Ojai, California.
- Knight Templar Church Parade in Melbourne
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Date Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
Dear Parish members and friends,
This is to let you know about an exciting event that will take place on Sunday 25th August at our parish church in Melbourne, to which you are all invited.
This is known as the Knight Templar Church Parade.
At our usual service of the Holy Eucharist at 10.30 am, a large number of visitors will be in attendance.
The Celebrant is our Vicar, Very Rev Fred Shade. Visitors will be members of the United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta.
All are very welcome as we share our facilities with a wider group.
Sincerely,
Libby Shade
Parish Secretary
- A New Reality (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Tue, 25 Jun 2019
Does science have all the answers? Read more about the spiritual path in Bp Richard's latest newsletter at www.smlcc.com.au.
- Early history of the LCC church in Melbourne (Church of St John the Beloved)
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Date Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2019
The Very Rev. Fred Shade tells us about the early days of the LCC church in Melbourne. You can read this interesting story in his Whitsunday Sermon 2019 which you can find under Parishes/Melbourne News.
- Communion Magazine
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Date Posted: Mon, 22 Apr 2019
Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy reading the Easter Communion Magazine. Attachment:
- Rediscovering the Christ Principle within ourselves
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Date Posted: Mon, 22 Apr 2019
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- What is Life? Do scientists have the answer? Read Bp Richard's latest newsletter at smlcc.com.au. (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
- Communion Magazine
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Date Posted: Sat, 29 Dec 2018
Issue 3 2018 of the Communion Magazine is now available. You can find it under the banner NEWS AND EVENTS.
- Vale The Most Reverend Graham Wale
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Date Posted: Tue, 9 Oct 2018
It is my sad and solemn duty to inform you that our dear brother and co- worker in Christ’s Catholic Church has been called home and now rests in the arms of his Lord and Master. Bishop Graham passed into the Light at 6:30 AM local time at home and in the presence of his loving wife, family and friends.
Our dear Brother in Christ offered his life in service to our Lord and His Church and to the service of Humanity. He served nobly as our Presiding bishop for the better part of thirteen years. A good example of the “awakened man” as described by our founding bishop JI Wedgewood as one who “seeks to unite himself with the current of the Divine Purpose and Will”.
He has left us on this physical plane But he remains ever within our hearts. May he rest ever peaceful in the Lord.
Fraternally,
+Christian Schoch
- Regionary Archbishop's Message
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Date Posted: Tue, 9 Oct 2018
VALE THE MOST REVEREND GRAHAM SIDNEY JAMES WALE
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- Tact and Tolerance - newsletter from Bp Richard Taylor (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Mon, 8 Oct 2018
The latest newsletter from St Michael and All Angels Attachment:
- Tact and Tolerance - magnificent sermon from St John the Beloved
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Date Posted: Mon, 8 Oct 2018
You mustn't miss this uplifting Sermon on the work of our church from the Very Rev. Fred Shade. Attachment:
- August Newsletter (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2018
Another fascinating newsletter from Bp Richard at smlcc.com.au.
- Beautiful "stained glass" windows
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Date Posted: Mon, 13 Aug 2018
At a recent visit to the Church of St Thomas in Canberra we saw some beautiful "stained glass windows". They are batik designs on thin material so that the light from the window can shine through. Ibu Maria is a batik from Indonesia and St Francis was made by Bea Evans in the ACT in memory of Fr Harry Pringle.
- Now a beautiful wedding venue (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Sun, 24 Jun 2018
St Michael's has been transformed into a beautiful wedding venue for up to 80 guests. Have the wedding ceremony upstairs and the reception downstairs where huge deck looks out over the lawn leading down to the canal. Inside there is a spacious lounge and a modern kitchen.. Contact Penelope on 0404 266 822.
- Bp Richard celebrated in Sydney on Low Sunday
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Date Posted: Mon, 9 Apr 2018
Bp Richard celebrated at St Francis, Gordon and at the LCC Chapel in The Manor, Mosman.
- Archbishop Graham's Lenten Message
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Date Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2018
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- Bp Richard celebrated High Mass at St Alban on February 11
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Date Posted: Mon, 12 Feb 2018
- The Holy Spirit as the Fire of Love - beautiful epistle
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Date Posted: Mon, 12 Feb 2018
Timeless and beautiful words for us all. Yesterday was a day of the Holy Spirit as the fire of love.
- Christmas Carols and Readings (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Sun, 17 Dec 2017
Join us on Christmas Eve at 6pm for carols and readings followed by refreshments.
- Regionary Archbishop Graham in Melbourne
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Date Posted: Tue, 7 Nov 2017
Regionary Archbishop Graham Preston visited St John The Beloved, Melbourne on All Saint’s Day, 5th November. Pictured are deacons Rev. Russell Cole and Alan Davis and the Vicar Fr Fred Shade. 
- Worldwide news November 2017
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Date Posted: Fri, 3 Nov 2017
In Memoriam
This year, three of our Bishops journeyed onwards into the Light.
Bishop Ian Hooker (b. 25/12/1930), 9th Presiding Bishop of our Church, passed into a higher life of service on 26th January. Bishop Ian was consecrated on the 3rd June 1990 at Sydney, Australia.
Bishop Alfred Lambden (b. 11/03/1926) passed into a higher life of service on the 31st January. Bishop Alfred was consecrated on the 25th May 1980 at Auckland, New Zealand.
Bishop Robert McGinnis (b. 4/08/1925) passed into a higher life of service on the 12th June. Bishop Robert was consecrated on the 22nd June 1979 at Ojai, California.
The Synod is highly appreciative of their dedication, their work, and their lifelong commitment to the very soul of our Church.
May they rest in peace and Light perpetual shine upon them.
New Bishops
On behalf of the General Episcopal Synod, I am pleased to announce that there have been three Services of Consecration to the Episcopate this year.
On Saturday the 3rd of June, Thomas Robert MILLER was consecrated as a Bishop of our Church and appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Province of the United States of America. The service took place at our Church of St. Gabriel & All Angels, at Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A. The service was conducted by me, with Archbishop William Downey and Bishop Lloyd Worley as my Co-consecrators and with the further assistance of Bishop Gaspar Torres.
William Downey; Sr. Melinda Arndt; Bp. Lloyd Worley; Fr. J. Forth and Bp. Gaspar Torres.Thomas Miller; Sr. Donna Miller; Abp. L to R: Fr. T. Donovan; Abp. Graham Wale; Bp.
On Sunday the 8th October Goran SVRDLIN was consecrated as a Bishop of our church and appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop for Croatia. The service took place at our Pro-Cathedral Church of St. Michel de Paris, Paris, France. The service was conducted by me, with Archbishops Christian Schoch and William Downey as my Co-consecrators and with the further assistance of Bishops Athanase Kaba, Richard Bayly and Thomas Miller.
Rear: Abp. William Downey; Bp. Goran Svrdlin; Abp. Graham Wale; Abp. Christian Schoch.
Front: Bp. Thomas Miller; Bp. Richard Bayly; Bp. Athanase Kaba.
On Sunday the 15th October. Ferenc HEISZER was consecrated as a Bishop of our Church and appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop for Hungary. The service took place at our Pro-Cathedral Church of St. Michel de Paris, Paris, France. The service was conducted by me, with Archbishops William Downey and Bertil Mebius-Schroder as my Co-consecrators and with the further assistance of Archbishop Christian Schoch and Bishops Francis Vinkler, Athanase Kaba, Richard Bayly and Thomas Miller.
Rear: Abp. Bertil Mebius-Schroder; Abp. Graham Wale; Bp. Ferenc Heiszer; Abp. William Downey
Front: Bp. Thomas Miller; Bp. Richard Bayly; Abp. Christian Schoch; Bp. Francis Vinkler; Bp. Athanase Kaba
We look forward “unto many years” of service for and with our new Bishops.
X Graham
Presiding Archbishop
Feast of All Souls, 2017
- All Saints and All Souls (Church of St Michael and All Angels)
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Date Posted: Wed, 1 Nov 2017
Read an interesting newsletter from Bp Richard on Halloween, All Saints and All Souls (attached) . You can also see it at smlcc.com.au. Attachment:
- The Icons of Melbourne
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Date Posted: Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Have a look at this fascinating article about the beautiful icons in the Church of St John the Beloved in Melbourne. Attachment:
- New sign at St John the Beloved
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Date Posted: Thu, 12 Oct 2017
A new parish sign was installed outside the church in September 2017.Libby Shade (Secretary) and Fr. Fred Shade (Vicar) pictured here, admiring the results.
- Have you seen?
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Date Posted: Thu, 5 Oct 2017
Have you seen the gorgeous stained glass windows in the Church of St Francis and St Alban in Sydney. It's worth a visit?
