âAnglican Mothers Union Australia (AMUA) recognises the privileged position that comes from living in a high-resource country and the need to share financial resources with Mothers Union members overseas. To this end, AMUA is supporting specific projects in the Pacific over two-year periods,â says AMUA Coordinator for Overseas and Northern Outreach, Dr Robin Ray
âThe response to our Baptism book resource project has been wonderfully encouraging. Bishops and Archbishops have been keen to endorse the book and school chaplains and Religious Education teachers have also been enthusiastic,â says The Revâd Paul Bland from St Paulâs, East Brisbane while providing tips on how parishes can produce their own book resources
âIn 2008, my spiritual life was radically and indelibly changed by a 14-week visit to the Sisters of St Mary in Tanzania on behalf of Anglican Aid Abroad. There I witnessed the profound faith and love of Jesus shown in schools, health clinics, support for the vulnerable, care for people who were maimed and outcast, and through the teaching of sewing and agriculture to improve livelihoods,â says Marilyn Wright from St Bartâs, Mt Gravatt
Archbishop Jeremy prayed a special blessing on Saturday as Little Angels Salisbury Early Learning Centre celebrated its first birthday with an open day
âHow do we #MoveTheDate back without being forced to by a pandemic? There are effective and affordable solutions. We can accelerate their implementation by sharing knowledge of what works and bringing people together,â reflects The Revâd Peter Moore, Chair of Angligreen
âIn order to encourage and foster growth in disciples and discipleship, how are we as the Church called to respond to the emerging yearning for pilgrimage?â asks St Matthewâs, Holland Park parishioner Randal Dennings
âImagine every Anglican parish and community around Australia doing at least one thing to share the hope that we have in Jesus and being fervent in prayer during next yearâs Easter Day to Pentecost period. To me, that sounds phenomenally exciting!â says The Rev’d Michael Calder from The Parish of Wishart and Hope25
St Johnâs Cathedral recently welcomed Coomera Anglican Collegeâs Strong Hearts Club, who helped create a Prayer Space as part of the Cathedralâs Prayer Spaces initiative, encouraging stronger connections between Anglican schools and the Cathedral
âWhilst our parishâs community market provides useful revenue for our ministries, it is much more about engaging our local community and giving our creative people the opportunity to sell their goods,â says Pru Haldane from All Saintsâ, Chermside
âA highlight of my pilgrimage was reaching a place known as Cruz de Ferro, or ‘Iron Cross’âŚAt its base, a rocky mound (now a fair climb up) has been forming over the years. The tradition is to lay a stone, brought from the place of the pilgrimâs origin, at the top of the mound, so I placed a Kiwi stone given to me by my brother just before he died in 2001,â says The Revâd Pauline Harley on her intertwined Cursillo and Camino journey.