Diocese of Grafton

Mrs Gae Shorten

Diocesan President

Profile of the Diocese

The Diocese of Grafton, sometimes called the "Diocese of the Northern Rivers", extends for about 500 kms along the north coast of New South Wales from Port Macquarie in the south to Tweed Heads in the north and inland to the Great Dividing Range. The coastal towns are renowned for their beauty, fabulous beaches, and recreational and professional fishing. It is a fertile area devoted to cattle raising, dairying, time industries, and growing bananas, avocados, macadamia nuts, and sugar cane. Tourism is also a fundamental part of the economy for these areas. The sub-tropical climate is almost perfect all year round.

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT ANY BRANCH IN THE DIOCESE

There are 28 Parishes in the Diocese with over 300 members. We have 13 branches and one Caritas group. The Diocese is divided into two Zones, the Northern Zone and the Southern Zone.

GRAFTON MEMBERS WORK IN THE COMMUNITY:

Visiting the sick in hospital, and mothers in maternity units
Supporting the Chaplains of Grafton and Kempsey Goals
Participating in baptismal programs
Provide Court Care at local Court Houses
Assist at School Breakfast Clubs
Provide hospital emergency toilet bags to local hospitals
Are involved in ministry in their parishes, and
Pray daily for each other, for linked branches and worldwide members.

Diocesan Project

Audio Mia Mia
The major project for our diocese is Audio Mia Mia. With our service expanding so rapidly we have now purchased a Fast CD Copier to make life easier. Sadly we’ve had to relinquish the use of cassettes as it is too difficult to maintain old taping equipment or get replacement parts. We’re hoping that all our clients will be able to cope with CDs from now on in.

Do contact us if you would like to become a regular subscriber to our Audio Mia Mia service.

Coming Events for 2010

Diocesan MU Conference

When:		Weekend of Friday 27^th August to Sunday 29^th August 2010

Where:		Stuarts Point Convention Centre, 250 Grassy Head Road, Stuarts Point (situated a few kilometers south of Macksville, NSW)

Accommodation:		Motel style with own ensuite

Cost:		$130 – includes all meals from Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch

Guest Speaker:		Mrs Bronwyn Fryar, Coordinator for the Prayer & Spirituality Department for MU Australia

Enquiries and application forms		Diocesan President, Gae Shorten gae.d.shorten@bigpond.com, or any MU Branch in the Grafton Diocese.

All welcome to this weekend where you can be assured of a warm welcome, much fun and fellowship in a beautiful area of the Mid North Coast of New South Wales

Thanksgiving & Celebration Day
This year our Celebration Day will be held on Thursday 11^th November 2010. As it is falling on Remembrance Day we look forward to including a segment in our program to remember the sacrifices made for each one of us from those who gave their lives, time and energies in the Great Wars. Our theme colour will be red to coincide with ‘Poppy Day’. It will be an election year so a number of our portfolios will be changing hands.

GRAFTON - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
(The Cathedral Church of Christ the King)

Bishop, The Right Reverend Keith Slater - Dean, The Very Rev’d Donald Kirk

    Sunday Services
                                8:00 am    Sung Eucharist
                                9:30 am    Morning Worship

Grafton, "the home of the Jacaranda", is situated inland on the Clarence River.
The Bishop resides in Grafton.

Christ Church Cathedral - Grafton

updated 3/3/2010