April 9, 2022 | by

本周，Parramatta Council 市议会网站上已经发布了我们的圣约翰发展规划提案 (Planning Proposal) ，并征集公众意见。您很可能已经看到了Facebook 和其他社交媒体上的一些评论，对我们的发展有很多错误的理解。我建议我们不要在社交媒体上和这些人争论。

下周初，我们将在圣约翰网站和Facebook 页面上发布问答题，希望对您有所帮助。但最重要的是，如果您对发展规划有任何疑问，请向牧职同工或执事会成员询问。

同时，我们鼓励您通过其网站向 Parramatta 市议会作出回应，以支持该项目。

https://participate.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/st-johns-anglican-church

以下一些内容大家可以参考，随意使用，但请不要 [搬字进纸]，我们要用自己的意思来表达观点(用英语)。这很重要，因为市议会只接纳议个人独立的意见，不喜欢联名签字信：

  • The proposal enhances the main building, namely the Cathedral, by providing a new square at the front door, on the western end of the Cathedral 计划在大教堂西端提供一个新广场, 更加凸显大教堂的雄伟
  • A new functional and beautiful public space will be built at the western end of the Cathedral 新广场提供实用和优美的公共空间
  • It preserves the grassed area around the Cathedral 大教堂周围的草地会继续保留
  • It potentially removes the hall which will give opportunity to open up the space at the front of the Cathedral and allow new space for church use to be built. 拆除大厅，这将 会令大教堂前面的空间更加广阔，并建造更多教堂可使用的空间
  • The current hall itself replaced earlier versions of buildings designed to support the Cathedral and it has been changed over the years. It is not a building of great heritage significance or of importance to us as the everyday user. 要拆除的大厅，根本没有很多重大文化遗产和实用的意义
  • The facilities provided for parishioners by the halls and meeting rooms are outdated and inadequate for a modern church facility with a membership of close to 1000 people in the heart of the City of Parramatta. 大厅和里面的房间已经过时，不足以容 纳Parramatta中心拥有近 1000 名成员的现代教堂
  • The proposed tower on the north side is a slender tower which does not impede any of the view corridors from Church St., Hunter St., or Parramatta Square. It will not dominate or crowd the Cathedral itself. 新建的大楼不妨碍从 Church St.、Hunter St. 或 Parramatta Square 的任何景观。它不会喧宾夺主的影响大教堂的雄伟
  • St. John’s Cathedral has provided a public benefit since 1953 when the church agreed with the City Council to remove the fences and permit the public to have access to the grounds and to open up the city for movement from East to West. The Cathedral has a history of opening the grounds for activities and benefits for the city and the Cathedral itself as a place for quiet thought and prayer. It is only appropriate that this history be recognised and taken into account and the project supported by the city. 自 1953 年以来，圣约翰大教堂一直提供公共利益，将围栏拆除，允许公众进 入我们的草地，方便居民行走和提供活动场地。我们更提供一个安静祈祷的地方。希望 居民承认和考虑这段历史并支持这1个的项目

主任牧师
Bruce Morrison
6/Apr/2022