Christopher John Heath priest - personal home
pages
A Spark of the
Spirit
"snail mail": Box 9128 Post Office Orange East NSW 2800 Australia.
email to
frsparky@bigpond.net.au
about me: born 1951; married 1979; two young men born 1981, 83;
divorced 2005.
B.E. (Elect) 1974 (and hence "frsparky") Th.L. 1977 ordained priest
1978.
presently serving as the Chaplain to the Bloomfield Psychiatric
Hospital and Orange Base Hospital in the Diocese of Bathurst.
My "CV" in .pdf format.
The views contained here are in no way purported to be those of the
Anglican Church, the Diocese of Bathurst, the Greater Western Area Health Service or anywhere else :-). I
would not be in the job I am in, or undertaking this exercise, if I
did not believe that they, albeit approximately, reflected the views
of Jesus. That will be up to the hearers or readers to judge. The
words may be quoted freely. I am very grateful for the encouragement
I have received from my congregations over the years and on the
Internet, as well as some who find my words confronting, which leads
me to conclude that I might be on the right track.
I try to upload and post sermons for the following Sunday as I preach
them, each week by Monday midday, local time. This can mean Sunday
for those in later time zones. I use the Anglicized version of the
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (copyright The Division of
Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ
in the United States of America 1989) originally through "The Online Bible"
Macintosh Version 2.5.2 July 1995 (Yeshua's Ministry) but more recently through Oremus. The readings used are according to the Revised
Common Lectionary (copyright the Consultation on Common Texts 1992)
as used in A Prayer Book for Australia Broughton Books 1995 wth the Old Testament and Psalm chosen to complement the Gospel for the day.
I am keeping the artwork to a minimum primarily because I haven't
mastered that yet, but also because simple text is accessed and
downloaded quickly.
Some links to my community - which reflect some of my interests:
Information about
Australia with links to my former home state of South
Australia.
Visiting South
Australia
The Barossa Valley - A
famous wine producing area in South Australia.
Brighton Secondary School
home page, where our two boys have attended.
Yoga Spirit Studios -
where Rebecca Richards used to try to get me balanced - I suspect I'm a
lost cause :-)
Mood Disorders Association of South
Australia
Church links:
Anglicans Online
The official page for the
Anglican Church of Australia.
The
official page of the Diocese of Bathurst.
St Peter's Cathedral
Adelaide Home Page (where I was ordained).
The Anglican
Pages of Louie Crew lots of good links on both sides of the Lesbian
and Gay debate.
Molly Wolf's
Sabbath Blessings
every blessing,
Christopher Heath.
enjoying my mid-life crisis :-)
Terri and Dr Philip Heath - married 13th April 2009.
Dr Eleanore and Timothy Heath - married 2nd August 2009.
Copyright Note: The New Revised Standard Version Bible may be quoted and/or reprinted up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, provided the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible or account for fifty percent (50%) of the total work in which they are quoted. "New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved." When quotations from the NRSV text are used in non-saleable media, such as church bulletins, orders of service, posters, transparencies, or similar media, the initials (NRSV) may be used at the end of each quotation. The Psalm portions are from A Prayer Book for Australia; The Liturgical Psalter, © English text 1976, 1977 © 'inclusive language' version 1995, David L. Frost, John Emerton, Andrew Macintosh. One psalm only may be reproduced on a non-commercial basis for single occasions, within the guidelines for reproduction from this book. All other rights held by HarperCollins, London. (APBA p 492)