āIn growing organic produce and building community alongside the Romero Centre menās group members, we are embracing the Anglican Marks of Mission,ā says The Revād Samuel Dow on the urban farm he is building alongside people seeking safety in our community
āWhilst our parishās 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,ā says Pru Haldane from All Saintsā, Chermside
āThe coins give us a tangible connection to the man who wrote most of the letters in the New Testament and who was Lukeās hero in Acts. As well as providing a tangible link, the coins have much to tell us about the environment in which Paul did his seminal work,ā says Dr Peter Lewis from The Parish of Gold Coast North
St Johnās Cathedral recently welcomed Coomera Anglican Collegeās Strong Hearts Club, who helped create a Prayer Space as part of the Cathedralās Prayer Spaces initiative, encouraging stronger connections between Anglican schools and the Cathedral
āIn 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,ā says Marilyn Wright from St Bartās, Mt Gravatt
āThe PMC Team reached out to parish clergy across our three Regions over the last week to ask what parishioners can do to support them and other parish leaders as they nurture and care for us during this difficult time. Their responses can be summed up simply via 4 pās ā prayer, Parish Direct, participation, and practical assistance,ā says Dr Stephen Harrison, Executive Director of Parishes and other Mission Agencies Commission (PMC)
āGFS ā An Anglican Ministry in our Diocese supports a range of initiatives, locally and internationally, by providing grants for parishes; bursaries for St Francis College students; financial support for Ichthus Camps; and funding for a chaplain one day a week at Queensland Childrenās Hospital,ā says GFS ā An Anglican Ministry Office Administrator, Margaret Humphries
āEarlier this month, Sri Lankan-born refugee and Multicultural Australia client Sisira Fernando joined in the working bee at Baroona Farm and immediately felt connected with the placeā¦He was delighted, in particular, to see okra, winged beans and gotu cola (a herb) growing. However, most of all Sisira felt welcomed at the working bee,ā says The Revād Samuel Dow
āIn 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?ā asks St Matthewās, Holland Park parishioner Randal Dennings
āThis bookās fundamental message is that the nitty-gritty of the economic livelihoods, social activities, cultural expressions and spiritual wellbeing of those living in our rural communities is uniquely intertwined, as folk resiliently pull together through the ups and downs of daily life,ā says anglican focus Editor Michelle McDonald in her review of Christine McLeanās book, From Bush Brothers to Mission Area in 130 Years