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Getting to know the incoming Archbishop of Sydney   Source:-http://acl.asn.au/ Many will know Kanishka Raffel, who was elected as Archbishop of Sydney at the special session of Sydney Synod this week. If you don’t know Kanishka, here is some background provided by his nominators: “Kanishka Raffel is currently the Dean of Sydney, serving at St Andrew’s Cathedral. He has been married to Cailey for 32 years, and they have two adult daughters. Born in London of Sri Lankan parents, he arrived in Australia as a 7-year-old. His father died soon after the family arrived in Australia and his mother and siblings moved back to Sri Lanka for a couple of years before returning to Australia when Kanishka was 9. Raised a Buddhist, a friend gave Kanishka a copy of two Gospels when he was at University. At the age of 21, Kanishka was convicted by the inescapable words of Jesus in John’s ...

May 11, 2021 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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CANON ROY HENRY BOWYER-YIN MA(Cantab): By Menaka Ashi Fernando Canon Roy Henry Bowyer-Yin SOURCE:Medium It was in December 1946 that the legendary Roy Henry Bowyer-Yin first strode into the portals of S’ Thomas College Mount Lavinia. What was to be a mere six-month stint went on to become a significant 16 year alliance between Bowyer-Yin and his School by the Sea. An artist’s impression of S. Thomas College Mount Lavinia The story goes on to say that Rev A J Foster who was on leave in England, had his leave extended due to the unfinished fragments of WWII. It was during this period that the Board of Governors of S Thomas College approached Bowyer-Yin requesting him to fill in as Chaplain during Foster’s absence. Yin’s desire to travel, mingled with his missionary zeal prompted him to accede to the request. ...

May 2, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , Comments 0
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