“Research shows that when a child is named, intentionally included and encouraged by five adults in a church congregation, they will start to feel at home in their parish community,” says St Francis College’s Fiona Hammond, while suggesting a number of helpful conversation kick-starter questions
“Each week we create and distribute three short and engaging videos, with the aim of communicating key information and providing a sense of continuity whilst we are unable to gather face to face,” say The Rev’d Adam Lowe and The Rev’d Michael Calder from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba, who offer valuable video filming, editing and distribution tips
Churchie old boy overcomes injuries and beats Federer, becoming a new tennis star at the US Open
“One of my close friends recently opened up about the extent of the violence she experienced in her marriage. Raised in a Christian home, she married a Christian man whom she said, ‘looked perfect on paper’. They are both intelligent people at the top of their professional fields, and had a lovely home with beautiful children at the best private schools. I knew that there were problems, but it was not until a year after they separated that I discovered the extent of what she had endured,” says The Rev’d Ann Edwards
Dr John Earwaker from St Mary’s, Kangaroo Point tells us about Dr Cooper and Miss Bedford, two pioneering locals and devout St Mary’s parishioners who were decorated for their courageous service in World War I and whose unique legacies live on today
‘Collaboration’ was the emerging theme when Anglican Registrars from around the nation gathered in Coolangatta recently during a three-day conference, co-hosted by The Diocese of Brisbane and The Diocese of Grafton
Meet Leonie Clancy and Susan Pietsch from Holy Hermits Online and find out about their recently launched deep-dive dialogue project, their faith journeys and favourite scriptures, the kindest gestures they have received and where they do their best thinking
“Luke is saturated with eyewitness accounts of life-changing encounters with Jesus. This Lent help your family journey through Luke, learning more about some of these characters and their responses to Jesus, while reflecting on your own encounter with Jesus,” says Bettrys Lowe from St Bart’s, Toowoomba
“Children love opening up the eggs to discover what is inside. There is, of course, a twist when you get to the final egg (number 12) and the children realise that it is intentionally empty before finding out how this relates to the empty tomb,” says Bettrys Lowe from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba
“God’s persistent call to be in the digital space with our diverse group of HHO community members is what keeps me showing up to my computer. It seems I’m in good company because many of our folk are not with HHO because they are tech-enthusiasts, but because God is inviting them to be a part of our flourishing online community,” says Holy Hermits Online priest The Rev’d Jamee Callard, while offering online ministry tips