“You might be asking — why should I care about aged care or aged care reform? When I asked two of Anglicare’s aged care leaders this question, the following is what they shared,” says Dr Stephen Harrison, Director of Mission, Research and Advocacy at Anglicare Southern Queensland
“The idea for our walk came when we were considering some way of raising awareness about clergy mental wellness to churchgoers, as well as to the wider community. With one of us based in Ipswich and the other at the Cathedral, a walk from one church to the other seemed a natural idea,” say The Rev’d Dr Gemma Dashwood and The Rev’d Selina McMahon
Meet Simon Tang and find out about his faith journey, hobbies, unique secret skill, plans and goals, and his thoughts on comprehensive Anglican identity and purpose
“To love is to want the best for the loved one, to see them flourish and live life to the full. Love leads to empathy and empathy leads to solidarity and solidarity leads to action on behalf of the other and for the other,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt
Join other local Anglicans, like Justice Unit Coordinator Jen Basham, and do a carbon fast this Lent: “Together, taking small but important actions, we can dramatically reduce our carbon pollution”
“We must treat each part of the body kindly to maintain a healthy relationship with our whole body. Thus, it only makes sense that we should love and care for everyone. It does not come down to some being more important than others, but rather that we are all people made in God’s image, which is reason enough to celebrate our diversity,” says St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School sacristan Monica Behrenbruch
Director of Mission at Anglicare, The Rev’d Canon Linda McWilliam reflected on the importance of valuing cultural and religious diversity in her recent Harmony Day address
Meet David Lefrancke and find out about his recent emergency trip to assist Anglicare nurses in Roma, why he loves his job, what he thinks about our churches’ responses to COVID-19’s challenges and what he would write on a billboard and why
“Digital church has been a reality for many years, but the concept of a live-streamed Eucharist requires some theological and pastoral reflection,” says Fr Jim McPherson
Anglicare Southern Queensland offers practical and helpful tips to assist families manage the back-to-school transition