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The New Cranmer Society exists within the Anglican diocese of Melbourne. From the President:

Welcome to the New Cranmer Society page.

It promotes: * effective church governance which responds to today's demands but is consistent with the teaching of Scripture * contemporary Biblical Anglicanism * orthodoxy Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) sought to promote preaching and the proclamation of the Good News in ways that ordinary people could understand, while upholding and not diluting the Bible's authority. Such aims are as

relevant today as they were 500 years ago. The New Cranmer Society similarly endeavours to encourage our church leaders and institutions to be faithful to the teachings of Scripture and orthodox Anglicanism, and to express these truths in ways that are contemporary and mission-focused. Please consider our principles and objectives below and our invitation to join the New Cranmer Society. We seek to act with Christian integrity and prayerfulness, confident that God is at work in the cities of Melbourne and Geelong. We welcome your prayers and support. Malcolm Woolrich

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Principles:

The New Cranmer Society adheres to the constitutional position of the Anglican Church of Australia with its historic declarations applied in their orthodox sense. As well as upholding orthodox Christian belief, the New Cranmer Society seeks to adopt and apply in a renewed and current form the strategies used by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer including:

* Working for continuous reform of the Church and its institutional structures to bring them into greater consonance with the Scriptures while responding to the demands of the time;
* Proclaiming the gospel in idiom that will be "heard not only with the ears but also heart, spirit and mind". Objectives:

The objective of The New Cranmer Society is to unite in one association members of the Anglican Church in the diocese of Melbourne who wish to promote:

a. The presentation of considered contributions to Synod, Synod related bodies, the Archbishop and Council of the Diocese and other diocesan councils and committees and governing bodies of Anglican organisations in the diocese of Melbourne generally;
b. The identification and encouragement of the election and appointment of qualified and committed persons to membership of incumbency committees, and the bodies referred to in (a);
c. Co-ordinated co-operative action by parishes and extra parochial organisations on matters of common concern

29/05/2025

On Saturday evening, the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne elected Bishop Ric Thorpe as the new Archbishop of Melbourne.

Hear the thoughts 'from the inside' of the historic election from our President, Andrew Judd.

On Saturday 24 May 2025, the Anglican Church Diocese of Melbourne reached an historic inflection point, voting to elect Bishop Ric Thorpe as the next Archbishop of Melbourne.

21/05/2025

All Synod members are invited to join tonight's pre-synod briefing held in person at Ridley College, and also available to join over zoom at the link below. At this meeting the committee will outline our strategy and recommendations for the Synod. There will also be opportunity for some feedback and discussion, and also time for prayer.

Please note that tonight's meeting will NOT be recorded as it includes discussion of confidential information which should not be shared.

7:30 pm at Ridley College, Adam lecture room
Or join online here: 776 687 9836

**Synod Members Only Please**. We do ask that, given the confidentiality of the process, that only members of the Synod (or otherwise approved persons) attend our upcoming pre-Synod events. All in-person attendees will be asked to sign-in, and zoom attendees names will be checked against Synod member lists. Thank you!

19/05/2025

If you missed out on watching our Webinar on the Archbishop Election Process, you can catch up before this Friday by watching below.

At this webinar, committee member Timothy Arnold-Moore will talk through the process by which the election will be conducted. Before you attend, you might li...

27/03/2025

All are welcome to join us at our regular monthly prayer meeting, gathering TONIGHT, from 8-9pm over zoom.

If you can't join us, why not pray wherever you are - for our Diocese, our clergy, our ministries, and for the upcoming election.

Tonight we are also praying with thankfulness for NCS committee member Michael Phillips who is being commissioning this evening as Vicar at Ormond Anglican Church.

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81838582029
Meeting ID: 818 3858 2029
Passcode: 256133

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22/01/2025

Did you know that New Cranmer holds a monthly online prayer meeting?

On the fourth Thursday of every month, you can join us to pray for our diocese, our Synod, and our upcoming election. This month's prayer meeting is TOMORROW night, Thursday 23rd Jan, at 8pm.

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/81838582029

Meeting ID: 818 3858 2029
Passcode: 256133

27/10/2024

We hope that you can join us tonight for our Annual General Meeting.

Monday 28th October, 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Doncaster (106 Church Rd, Doncaster)
Onsite parking and supper provided.

Members who are unable to attend in person may attend and vote online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89284238583?pwd=pqpNVNcSnCnnGFC9wgKrOIOlS965du.1
Passcode (if required): 669218

02/10/2024

1 week till Synod and its time to get organised!

Don't forget to book in for our Synod Breakfast (Sat 12th Oct, 7:45am) with Rev Glenn Buijs speaking on "A Shackleton call to ministry in the West." Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/CUWQG

NCS is also running a pre-Synod briefing THIS COMING SATURDAY morning (5th October, 10am). A chance to get on top of Synod business for this year. Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1263486

Come along to learn about and discuss the issues under consideration at Synod 2024, led by members of the New Cranmer Committee.

30/08/2024

Look out for our August Newsletter hitting your inbox today.

And...Synod Breakfast Bookings are open!
Revd Glenn Buijs will speak on 'A Shackleton Call to Ministry in the West'
It was sold out last year, so make sure to invite your friends and get your tickets here:
https://www.trybooking.com/CUWQG

19/06/2024

Find some great resources from our recent 'Reimagining Conference' on our webpage:

Resources Procedural The Melbourne Synod Act Standing Orders of the Melbourne Synod A guide for Synod members (September 2019) Form to ask question Business Paper Postal Ballot Application Form Reports and Official Publications Constitution of the New Cranmer Society Previous Constitution of the New...

21/09/2021

Melbourne Synod is coming up. Have you heard about the New Cranmer breakfast event? We’ve shifted our traditional get together online to the Saturday before Synod. Register now and renew your membership while you’re at it:

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=813370&

The New Cranmer Society is a movement within the Melbourne church that seeks to support the diocese in its vision of making Word of God fully known. Our traditional pre-Synod briefing will be on Zoom this year, with BYO breakfast. It will be the week before Synod (to avoid Zoom fatigue)

29/09/2019

2019 Synod Breakfast with Reverend Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant. Book here at the Trybooking link.

2019 Melbourne Synod Synod Breakfast The 2019 Synod breakfast will be held at the usual location (Young & Jackson Hotel) on Saturday, 19th October, 2019. Open to all, especially members of Synod You need an admission ticket which can be booked online by using this TryBooking link found here. https:/...

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https://www.newcranmer.org.au/

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