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Synod Member, Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn; Member, Diocesan Public Issues Commission; Member, General Synod; and, President, PIEN

Helen Rainger

About Helen -

Helen Rainger is a Synod Member of the Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn, a Member of the Diocesan Public Issues Commission, a Member of General Synod, and President of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN). Helen is a retired teacher with a Bachelor of Arts, a Diploma of Education and Master of Theology.

Helen writes on -

Reflections

Articles by Helen

Are you being served more than meets the eye?

“Shawarma is from the Arab-Middle East region, but a recent major tour company promotion described the shawarma as an Israeli delicacy. This is a far cry from the friendly tussle between Australia and New Zealand over pavlova!” says Helen Rainger, General Synod member and President of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network

“Each morning you must wake up and find your own hope”

“Daily life all over the world often revolves around work and food. Looking at the second photo, we see the work that this man does, growing strawberries for all to eat. Taken in Ramallah, this photo captured for me that element of life going on,” says Helen Rainger from the Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn

In 2018 the President of PIEN Helen Rainger accompanied Palestinian evangelical Christian Areej Masoud to Parliament House in Canberra, where Areej met with the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network: supporting a just peace

anglican focus asked President of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) and General Synod member (Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn) Helen Rainger to tell us about PIEN and how she came to be involved in advocating for the rights of Indigenous Palestinians to freedom, peace and safety