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Parish Mission initiatives

This year we began a new program of Mission Partnerships to make connections with particular parishes in the Melbourne Diocese.

Christy Capper's Journey

Christy Capper is in the second year of her Theological studies and at the beginning of the year, joined Trinity as a resident student. With a lengthy academic record and vast experience in community involvement it is remarkable someone 28 years old has accomplished so much.

Introducing the Morna Sturrock Doctoral Fellow, Revd Jasmine Dow

In February, the Revd Jasmine Dow commenced as the Trinity College Associate Chaplain and the new Morna Sturrock Doctoral Fellow. She is also Chaplain to the Canterbury Fellowship, a community that has been in partnership with Trinity for 50 years.

Celebrating 20 Years of Women in the Priesthood

Trinity College Theological School celebrated the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood with a conference and book launch in September. The crowd included a number of pioneer figures in the ordination debate.

New Testament Scholars Unite for eConference

Dean of the Theological School, the Revd Dr Dorothy Lee, recently presented a seminar on Matthew’s Gospel as part of an eConference run by the Roman Catholic Broken Bay Diocese, Sydney.

Andreas receives Royal Historical Society honour

Trinity College Chaplain, the Revd Dr Andreas Loewe, has been welcomed as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in Great Britain, in recognition for his extensive research in church history.

Trinity welcomes Dorothy and Ray

On Sunday 22 May, the Revd Dr Dorothy Lee and the Revd Canon Dr Raymond Cleary were officially welcomed to their new positions at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne, at an installation service held in the Trinity College Chapel.

Dr Dorothy Lee to lead Trinity College Theological School

New Testament scholar and Anglican priest the Revd Dr Dorothy Lee has been appointed Dean of the Theological School at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne.

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Latest Meditations

Do Unto Others

20/08/2020
By Dr Chris Porter
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you” Matthew 7:12

The gift of patience

13/08/2020
By The Revd Dr Colleen O'Reilly
We learn patience through experience as we become adults. We learn that the seeds will push through the soil, the special day will come, and we will ‘be there’ - eventually.

On Gratitude

06/08/2020
By The Revd Canon Professor Dorothy Lee
Gratitude is one way to enhance our resilience and endurance in these difficult days. Psychologists tell us that our brains our wired for the negative—a survival instinct so that we are always prepared for the worst. But our brains also need to be re-trained so that they don’t fall into a pit of despair and hopelessness.

The Perils of Perseverance

30/07/2020
By The Revd Professor Mark Lindsay
Well-meaning rhetoric about ‘persevering’ isn’t that helpful right at the moment.

Hope

23/07/2020
By Dr Rachelle Gilmour
Hope, assurance of restoration, and belief in the God who can bring an end to all suffering, does not prevent Jesus weeping.

'Do unto others' (even in a pandemic)

16/07/2020
By The Revd Canon Dr Bob Derrenbacker
In the face of increasing turmoil, let's continue to follow the 'Golden Rule', and 'do unto others', even in a pandemic.
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Video messages from the Dean of the Theological School

During the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, Dean Bob Derrenbacker delivered messages to the Trinity College Theological School Community via our YouTube channel. You can watch them via the links below. 

Historial fiction novel on St Paul discussed in Ridley panel event
Damascus author, Christos Tsiolkas, talks St Paul with theologians. This panel discussion took place at Ridley College on 12 February 2020 - moderated by Bishop Paul Barker and featuring Ridley Principal, the Revd Dr Brian Rosner, and Trinity College lecturer, the Revd Dr Fergus King.

48th Barry Marshal Memorial Lecture: Women's Leadership in the Anglican Church of Australia
Trinity alumna Kay Goldsworthy was installed as the 8th Archbishop in Perth in February 2018, becoming the first woman in the world to be given the title of Archbishop within the Anglican communion. Prior to that, in 2017, she became a member of the Order of Australia (AO). On 22 August 2018, she returned to Trinity to deliver an address about women’s leadership in the Anglican church in Australia. Kay prompted the audience to consider how successful leadership by women is measured and the way the theological landscape is changing across the country.

A Theological Culture for Ministry Education
By the Revd Dr Don Saines, Director, Ministry Education Centre, Theological School Commencement Service, 27 February 2017.

Mother's Day
By Mr Campbell Bairstow, Dean & Deputy Warden, Trinity College, at Evensong, 8 May 2016.

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