anglican focus

The news site of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland: nourishing and connecting our faith community

Parishioner, St David's, Chelmer-Graceville and St Hugh's, Inala

Margaret Thurgood

About Margaret -

Margaret Thurgood is a Parishioner at St David’s, Chelmer-Graceville and St Hugh’s, Inala, and has a special interest in spiritual writing. She graduated from UQ in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science.

Margaret writes on -

Articles by Margaret

"The Joshua series has taught me that sometimes you need to break the rules, or the law, to do the right thing. I like how it is based on scripture. According to the Pharisees, who were strict about the law, you couldn’t eat with sinners – but Jesus did. Jesus also told us not to judge" (Southern Region parishioner 102-year-old Margaret Thurgood, February 2022).
Faith book reflections

The book I have given away the most and why: Margaret Thurgood

“This book is a parable about how people would react to Jesus today and how the Church, in an institutional sense, could react to him,” says centenarian parishioner Margaret Thurgood
Reflections

Margaret’s musings: spiritual stocktaking

“As a financial year ends and a new one starts there is always stocktaking, so at the start of this Church year we should all do some spiritual stocktaking,” says soon-to-be-101-year-old Margaret Thurgood from St David’s, Chelmer-Graceville and St Hugh’s, Inala

Get some soul in your inbox

Thank you for subscribing

By submitting your details above to receive anglican focus communications, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the Collection Notice and the Diocese’s Privacy Policy.