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The Gospel and Guiness?Saturday the 20th of OctoberNews 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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