Now this is a church that interests me...
Cheers to a pub full of good worshipping
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Ian Royall
October 17, 2007 12:00am
WORSHIPPERS in Docklands will be able to have a pot in one hand and a Bible in the other.
The new harbourside suburb's first church service will be in a pub.
Anglican minister Guy Mason will hold his first service this month in the upstairs bar of the James Squire Brewhouse.
The 28-year-old clergyman said the pub was a natural meeting place for Docklands' many young residents.
"You could have a beer with your Bible-reading," he said.
He expects opposition from traditionalists.
"It's helpful for the church to connect with the community in creative ways because God is still relevant," he said.
"It's a good venue, it's not dingy and there's plenty of room."
He's confident of a fair-sized congregation for his first Sunday morning service on October 28.
The minister gathered a few of his 20-something flock yesterday with Bibles open -- presumably at John 2:1-10 where Jesus turned water into wine.
The Docklands Church is part of the 165-year-old St James Old Cathedral in West Melbourne.
But the new church is a 21st century creation -- parishioners email each other and the website has YouTube videos.
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