âThrough the Reconciliation process, I believe that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children will have the same life chances and choices as non-Indigenous children, and the length and quality of First Nations peoples’ lives will not be determined by their racial background,â says Anglicare Cultural Support Worker and Kuku Yalanji Traditional Owner Lalania Tusa, as National Reconciliation Week continues
Hear some of what Reconciliation Action Plan launch speakers shared, including Wangan Jagalingou Elder The Rev’d Aunty Alex Gater, Saibai Elder Aunty Dr Rose Elu, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Kabi Kabi Elder Aunty Professor Boni Robertson and Quandamooka Bundjalung Elder Aunty Sandra King
Hear Bishop Jeremy Greaves and The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the importance of the ‘sending out’ at the closing of a Eucharistic service in the St Francis College short course series, âUnderstanding Worshipâ
Hear St Francis College’s Bishop Jonathan Holland explain how a Eucharistic service unfolds and why Eucharistic services have historically followed this “lovely shape and structure”
Hear Bishop John Roundhill and St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School chaplain The Rev’d Gillian Moses share about how they use the Prayer Book: “Each one of those Prayer Books is stacked full of beautiful liturgies to help you at different times of life. And, also curiously, they are beautifully laid out”
Reconciliation Action Plan launch participants share their thoughts on Reconciliation at St John’s Cathedral
With the annual olive harvest season commencing, the World Council of Churches launches a global initiative this week, highlighting the spiritual, economic and cultural importance of the olive harvest for Palestinian communities, and witnessing to the impact of the occupation
Anglicare Southern Queenslandâs annual Rental Affordability Snapshot has again illuminated the dire situation facing people on low incomes in Greater Brisbane
âFollowing more than three years of research into the use of performance reviews in ministry and other professional settings, consultation about concerns and consideration of the benefits â including two pilots and feedback gathering from over 20 ACSQ clergy to create, trial and finetune our own ministry and wellbeing reflection tools and process â the Ministry Review Sub-committee is now ready to launch an ACSQ Ministry Reflection and Review Program,â says Archbishop Jeremy
Churches around Australia will be simultaneously tolling their bells just before midday on Friday 21 August to mark Earth Overshoot Day â Â the day people have used all the natural resources that the Earth can renew during the year