About Us
Grace
Church prides itself on
being a parish strong on
teaching. By dipping
into the pages on Jesus
Christ, the sacraments,
weekly homilies,
pastoral letters and
reports, you too can be
challenged, uplifted and
informed as we are every
Sunday.
Mission Statement
The mission of the
church is:
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to proclaim the good
news of the kingdom
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to teach, baptise
and nurture new
believers
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to respond to human
need by loving
service
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to seek to transform
unjust structures of
society
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to strive to
safeguard the
integrity of
creation and to
sustain and renew
the life of the
earth
Most people encounter
the Anglican Church
through their
neighbourhood church or
parish. A parish is the
local official gathering
of the Anglican church,
which has its own local
administration and is
defined by a
geographical area or
locality. There are over
one hundred parishes in
the Diocese of Perth
which are located
throughout the Perth
metropolitan area and
the rural and regional
areas south of Dongara,
north of Mandurah and
east to Kalgoorlie,
Esperance and the South
Australian border.
Responsibility for local
decision making by a
parish is taken by the
Parish Council. The
Priest (also called
Rector) serving in the
parish usually acts as
the Chairperson. The
Parish Council are
elected from the members
or parishioners at the
annual meeting of the
parish. They discuss and
make decisions on
budgets, building
maintenance, local
ministry needs and
priorities. In
consultation with
parishioners they will
usually look after and
coordinate the parish’s
approach to ministry,
worship, pastoral care,
outreach and commitment
to overseas mission
work.
Contact Joondalup
Parish if you are
looking for somewhere to
worship or require
information about
baptism, confirmation,
weddings or funerals in
your local area. |
