“The motto of the Allora Men’s Shed is ‘Pass it on before you pass on’. I appreciate their characteristic rural matter-of-factness and generosity. Their motto recognises the value of what people bring to the group and that everyone has something to share with others — some expertise or genius to offer,” says The Rev’d Matthew Skelton from The Parish of Allora-Clifton
“The community’s overwhelming response to the 2011 floods showed how south-east Queenslanders pull together at times such as this. So I again encourage members of our Diocesan family to offer a helping hand in the massive clean-up. Our faith communities are already showing the resilience and generosity that we have come to rely upon in such weather events,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
The Toowong Women’s Homelessness Service, run by Anglicare Southern Queensland, provides temporary accommodation and support to women 18 years and over, as well as young women between 16-25 years of age with children who are pregnant or parenting or working towards reunification
“Her work is still going on to this day, and serves as a fitting tribute to a devoted, kind and innovative woman,” says Archives Researcher Adrian Gibb of Louisa Toogood, the founder of the St John’s Ecumenical Coffee Brigade
The Rev’d Canon Garry Dodd reflects on the work of Mission To Seafarers for Sea Sunday, which is celebrated on Sunday 14 July: “the over-riding theme for Sea Sunday 2019 is the call to act – to go beyond a simple act of charity – and move on to unconditional love for those in need in our community”
A series of five webinars in five days convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC) will offer theological reflections on ‘Hate Speech and Whiteness’. Running from 19-23 October, the webinars are being produced by the WCC’s Theological Study Group of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace
Find out what key insights Anglicare Leaders Forum participants Priya Titus, Dave Williams, Kylie Clark and Rees Maddren took away from this year’s event and how they will implement these insights in their work
Cannon Hill Anglican College students recently collaborated with the Zonta Club of Brisbane East to assemble 100 breast cushions for people recovering from breast cancer surgery at the Mater Hospital — find out more about the initiative from those who participated, including CHAC Social Justice Coordinator Marion Rutter and students Fionn Espiner and Mischa Mossman-Postula
“Jarjums Connect Group was established for all children, carers, families, staff, First Nations Elders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members to come together and immerse themselves in the sharing of First Nations history, cultural knowledge and a variety of cultural practices,” says Anglicare’s Lalania Tusa
“The local Moldovans were Christians from different denominations. Their willingness to risk their lives for fellow Moldovans and Ukrainian refugees set a new bar for servant leadership. I was also inspired by how they banded together despite their theological or liturgical differences to focus on what was important – caring for others,” says Gold Coast nurse-paramedic and Christian Helen Zahos