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Pastoral Care Coordinator, Northern Region

The Rev’d Ann Shepperson

About The Rev’d Ann -

The Rev’d Ann Shepperson is Pastoral Care Coordinator of the Northern Region for the Anglican Church Southern Queensland. She has a Bachelor of Theology, a Certificate of Teaching and a Diploma of Chaplaincy and provides Anglican ministry in the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. She has a particular interest in training Pastoral Carers to minister in our hospitals and prisons and equipping parishes to be open, hospitable and caring church communities.

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Articles by The Rev’d Ann

The art of deep listening

“It wasn’t until I began working in hospital chaplaincy that I realised that, although I was often not heard in my family of origin, I had learned to listen very well and that was a valuable skill for any chaplain or pastoral carer to have – a skill that, in fact, forms the basis of all caring interactions,” says The Rev’d Ann Shepperson, while inviting parishes to host ‘Creating Caring Communities’ courses

Q&A with retiring Pastoral Care Coordinator, The Rev’d Ann Shepperson

Meet retiring Pastoral Care Coordinator for the Northern Region, The Rev’d Ann Shepperson, and find out about her ministry, favourite scriptures, travels, which person of faith inspires her most and her future plans