“In the ongoing COVID-19 environment, it would be easy to push ourselves beyond our limits and dismiss our own wellbeing, overcommitting without realising that we are using our personal survival resources at a rapid rate. So how do we effectively pastorally care for others while ensuring our own self-care?” asks The Rev’d Dr Imelda O’Loughlin
Meet recently Commissioned Climate Advocates Gillian King and The Rev’d Dr Graham Warren and find out how they came to their Anglican faith, what projects they are working on, how others’ kindness has changed them and about their favourite childhood memories
“I know for my family, doing church at home this year really made me ‘step up to the plate’ regarding my children’s spiritual development like never before. Knowing they didn’t have youth group and children’s church meeting, I realised it was up to my husband and me to shepherd and train our children in the way they should go,” says Penny Howchin from Resource Church St Andrew’s, Springfield
The Rev’d Canon Libbie Crossman, Diocesan Chaplain for Anglican Mothers’ Union Australia, tells us about the history and origins of the significant annual Mothers Union event, ‘Lady Day’, including this year’s Lady Day highlights
“Hearing of the forthcoming visit to Australia by the then Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary), Bishop Webber arranged for the royal couple to attend the ceremonial laying of our Cathedral’s foundation stone,” says Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers
Meet Elissa Cotroneo and find out about Anglican Youth Children and Families news, and her thoughts on the Voice to Parliament, plans and goals, faith journey and secret skill
The Rev’d Selina McMahon introduces us to the man behind the Boxing Day carol ‘Good King Wenceslas’, the Patron Saint of Czechoslovakia
The Reverend Deborah Bird will be commissioned as Rector of the Parish of Kenmore-Brookfield on Saturday 16 November 2024, 3.00 pm at The Church of the Holy Spirit, Kenmore. Congratulations to Deb.