St John’s College within the University of Queensland students took to the streets in their chocolate and gold Hawaiian shirts, joining the Mud Army for a week to assist flood-impacted community members, including two Brisbane priests whose home was flooded
Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers tells us about energetic philanthropist Eliza Tritton OBE who contributed much to our Diocese and to the wider Brisbane community
“I’d never have stepped into a church of my accord, but when your fiancée suggests that you attend church, you go. Four years after the initial call to study, I walked into The Parish of North Pine. There I was asked by The Rev’d Lynda Johnson, ‘What brings you here today?’ With all the eloquence of a grunt I replied, ‘I dunno!’” recalls The Rev’d Peter Jeffery
World Council of Churches leaders have met with the parents of Layan Nasir, a 24-year-old Palestinian Anglican student who has been detained by Israeli authorities — without formal charges — since April 2024: a case emblematic of a broader issue, where individuals are held in detention without formal charges, often for extended periods, without due process
Archbishop Jeremy’s Christmas card this year has a special connection to our Anglican schools after a card design competition was won by a Year 7 student, who submitted a stunning Australian-themed nativity watercolour
“It’s a story about how God interrupted the mundane rhythms of a Welsh retreat centre, transforming it into a House of Prayer, inspiring the development of the international Local Houses of Prayer movement,” says The Rev’d Cameron Freese
UK survey finds clergy interested, but not ready for scientific debate in public. Research conducted by Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science found a “disconnect” between personal enthusiasm for science and confidence in discussing it in the public domain
“It will be wonderful to celebrate the Eucharist with such a diverse group of clergy at the conference. I took the liberty of checking the Gospel reading for the opening Eucharist,” says Provincial Clergy Conference preacher Bishop Peter Grice
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is beginning an East Jerusalem Initiative, through which the WCC-EAPPI is accompanying—even without a physical presence—families facing eviction and displacement, as well as people facing other violations of their rights. The WCC director of the Commission for the Churches on International Affairs Peter Prove explains the goals and history behind the East Jerusalem Initiative