âAfter a few months of âdigital churchâ, our Parish Council realised that those attending church online were a congregation in their own right and would benefit from support just like the usual face-to-face congregation, so the concept of an âOnline LAâ was born,â says Sarah Gover from the Parish of North Pine
Hear The Rev’d Gillian Moses and Bishop Jonathan Holland explain the place of the Eucharist, and how our hearts are “set on fire as we chew over the scriptures” and how we then “get inspired when we meet Christ in the bread and the wine”
Hear The Revâd Penny Jones explain the importance of the reader in this St Francis College short course video: âGod speaks through the great individuality of each of us. God is incarnate in each of us. And, as each reader brings their own life, their own body and being to the words of scripture, so God is made present amongst us”
Hear The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the meaning behind the Eucharistic vestments of the alb, stole and chasuble (with a little help from some friends) in the new St Francis College short course series, ‘Understanding Worship’
The Rev’d Penny Jones defines ‘worship’ for us in the first video of the new St Francis College short course series, ‘Understanding Worship’
âDuring this Lenten season, what if we focus less on trying to perfect our abstinence, and more on living out an inclusive and holistic faith? Even as we repent of our excesses and indulgences, let us lean towards doing justice rather than going without,â says the Justice Unitâs Peter Branjerdporn, while offering some exciting new Lenten resources written by The Rev’d Deb Bird
With the release of its annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, Anglicare Southern Queensland is calling for the Australian Governmentâs temporary COVID-19 welfare increases to be made permanent and extended to aged pensioners and people with a disability
John Roberto, as keynote speaker at our recent Clergy and Lay Conferences, spoke about reimagining faith formation for the 21st century â four conference participants share their reflections on engaging digital technologies and media, how to embrace change, the benefits of intergenerational approaches and how a faith-based school culture can nourish families and staff
As the Queensland Parliament continues its inquiry into palliative care and voluntary assisted dying, Archbishop Phillip Aspinall has signed a joint statement on the provision of end-of-life care, along with 15 other Queensland religious leaders. They are uniformly opposed to voluntary assisted dying, and are committed to the proper funding and availability of palliative care founded on the promotion of human dignity, human freedom and the common good
Meet Anne Daddow from St Bartâs, Mt Gravatt and find out about her faith journey and favourite scripture, her thoughts on prayer and how she was rescued after being orphaned in World War II