Sharing the Heavenly Banquet Mini-conference | 11–12 June 2026
Reigniting an Anglo-Catholic revival in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland
You are warmly invited to Sharing the Heavenly Banquet, a two-day mini-conference exploring the renewal of Anglo-Catholic life, worship, spirituality and mission in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland.
This gathering is for clergy and laity who long to see a deeper sacramental, prayerful and outward-looking Catholic life within our Church. It will bring together prayer, conversation, teaching, fellowship, social mission, lay formation, and the celebration of the Mass.
A major feature of the program will be a special Thursday evening webinar with Bishop Philip North, Bishop of Blackburn, who will speak on renewal, mission and the life of the Church. Bishop Philip is widely recognised as a compelling voice for Catholic Anglican renewal, parish mission, and the Church’s vocation among the poor.
The conference will also ask what Anglo-Catholic renewal might look like in our own context: not simply preserving cherished forms, but faithfully transmitting a living inheritance through formation, sacramental life, prayer, hospitality, justice and mission.
Why attend?
Come to:
Hear Bishop Philip North on renewal, mission and the Church
Explore the future of Anglo-Catholic life in Southern Queensland
Join in prayer, conversation and sacramental fellowship
Reflect on worship, formation, social mission and lay Catholic spirituality
Share supper, lunch and fellowship with clergy and laity from across the Diocese
Cost: Free
Supper is provided on Thursday evening. Lunch is provided on Friday.
Program
Thursday 11 June
St John’s Cathedral | 4.00 pm – 8.00 pm
Supper provided
4.00 pm — Evening Prayer
Led by The Dean
4.30 pm — Supper
Darnell Room
5.15 pm — Welcome
5.30 pm — Anglo-Catholicism: Setting the Scene
Father Duncan Gorwood
6.00 pm — Special webinar with Bishop Philip North
A short talk by Bishop Philip, followed by Q&A and discussion with Bishop John Roundhill
7.00 pm — Talking Circle
Led by The Dean
8.00 pm — Prayer and close for the evening
Friday 12 June
All Saints’ Wickham Terrace | 9.00 am – 2.00 pm
Lunch provided
9.00 am — Morning Prayer
Bishop John Roundhill
9.30 am — Panel Discussion: The Sacramental Life
10.30 am — Morning Tea
11.00 am — Anglo-Catholic Social Mission
The Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt
11.30 am — Forming a Rule of Life: A Lay Experience of Catholic Spiritual Development
Dr Duncan Unwin
12.15 pm — Mass
1.00 pm — Lunch and close
Organising Committee
Bishop John Roundhill
The Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt
The Reverend Canon Dr Marian Free
Father Duncan Gorwood
Dr Duncan Unwin
RSVP
Please RSVP to: redhill@anglicanchurchsq.org.au
For enquiries, contact:
Dr Duncan Unwin
0407 032 755
Sharing the Heavenly Banquet
Prayer. Sacrament. Renewal. Mission. Fellowship.