2021 Martyrs Day ceremonies and a message from the Primate
This is part of a message from the Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia, the Most Reverend Geoff Smith, to commemorate the recent New Guinea Martyrs Day.
Anglican churches around the country celebrated the day on or around 2 September this year.
ABM has collected just a sample of sermons which offer reflections on the New Guinea Martyrs and what their sacrifices may mean for us today.
You can read the whole message from Archbishop Geoff here:
https://adelaideguardian.com/2021/09/02/the-new-guinea-martyrs-are-more-than-a-sentimental-memory
And, finally, a Martyrs Day service at St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, where the Dean, the Very Rev’d Dr Andreas Loewe, spoke about Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, and the Martyrs of New Guinea as models to future generations of what it is to follow Christ.
![Martyrs Window at St Cuthbert’s Prospect, South Australia. The window incorporates the cross, a gift of the Anglican Church of Japan, which was presented by the late Canon Frank Coaldrake in memory of their former parishioner, Lilla Lashmar, one of the New Guinea Martyrs ©Angela McKay](https://www.abmission.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Martyrs-Window-at-St-Cuthberts-Prospect-South-Australia.jpg)