Canon Garland (1864-1939) is described as the Architect of ANZAC Day commemorations. At the start of World War 1 he was active in recruiting volunteers to join the army. When news of the events at Gallipoli reached Brisbane he determined that a solemn observance of the anniversary of death of so many there. An ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee was established at his persuading with him as Honorary Secretary. It fell to him to devise the first commemoration in Brisbane on 25 April 1916. Elements of today’s ANZAC Day commemorations, especially at Dawn Services, are based on the order he compiled for that first commemoration. So the origins of ANZAC Day commemorations were firmly based on Christian understanding of suffering and death.
The Rev’d Bill Colbrahams is currently Priest-in-Charge at the parish of St Barnabas, Ithaca-Red Hill. His earliest involvement in ANZAC Day services was as a Boy Scout. However it was as part of the community at St Barnabas that he learnt of the origins of ANZAC Day and the role of their Rector between the two World Wars, David Garland. Bill encourages commemorating near-contemporary holy women and men. As we know more about their lives it helps us to have a more realistic understanding of what it is to be a holy person.
This event will be held ‘in person’ in the Cathedral, over YouTube and Zoom. Choral Evensong will be ‘in person’ at 6pm in the Cathedral and will also be accessible at 6pm here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNK4UfKhyzHdskN-s_Q9e4Q.
Bill will talk about David Garland in the sermon as part of Evensong.
From about 7.10pm we will join together in person in the Cathedral and via Zoom to share discussion with Bill over refreshments.
To join via Zoom, use either this Link:
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or your phone - (07) 3185 3730,
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Please note: This event replaces the one previously advertised - The Venerable Rod Winterton speaking on George Herbert. That will now happen on 1 February next year.
October’s Mystics, Theologians and God-botherers will be the final for 2025.
On Sunday 2 November, the 6pm service will be our annual Commemoration of the Faithful Departed - All Soul’s Choral Requiem - where we remember those we no longer see.
On Sunday 30 November, the evening service will be our annual Advent Procession of Light at 7pm.
Mystics, Theologians and God-botherers will resume on Sunday 1 February 2026.
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