Clergy and lay people from across Southern Queensland honour Bishop Cam Venables, as he celebrates his 25th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood today
Love conquers embarrassment
An Anglican Palestinian student, Layan Nasir, who was arrested last month has been released from prison on bail, the Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem, Canon Richard Sewell reported recently
“A tall intimidating-looking man was walking towards me. His head was shaved and tattooed. I remained motionless, rooted to the spot. As he passed me, he whispered, ‘God bless’,” says Cheryl Courtice on her early prison chaplaincy experience
Former Al Jazeera journalist Professor Peter Greste shared his incredible story of captivity and survival in a Cairo jail and how the power of a global community helped to secure his release
May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month in Queensland. Several ACSQ clergy and lay leaders recently completed a free self-paced online Ridley College course on domestic and family violence education and effective responding. Three participants share their course reflections, including Bishop Cam Venables, Carole Danby and Jenny Clark
“Last year St Bart’s really benefited from participating in a national digital learning cohort with churches of different denominations and sizes involved. It was a great blessing to learn from others, wrestle with questions together, think intentionally about our own contexts and have great input from world-class experts on the subject. Commencing in late May, we are beginning a similar digital learning cohort with churches across our Diocese,” says The Rev’d Adam Lowe from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba
“The Anglican Church Southern Queensland offers clergy, staff, chaplains and pastoral carers, and formation students, along with eligible members of their households, free access to Flourish, a wellbeing programme provided by external consultant, LifeWorks,” says Executive Director of PMC Dr Stephen Harrison
Meet travel enthusiast Khai Balabbo and find out about her Anglicare roles, her take on “Being Together: Embracing Joy”, the kindest and bravest gesture she has ever received, her karaoke go-to song and her faith journey