Archbishop Phillip Aspinall thanks all those who have generously donated to his emergency relief appeal to assist those affected by drought, flood and fires, and calls each one of us to pray for and nurture creation
âKieronâs patience in trusting that God would make a way for him to baptism, in Godâs time and in Godâs way, was a beautiful model of what the season of Advent can mean for us. We who anticipate Christâs birth in our midst with much excitement and who also await the second coming of Christ, can often wonder how these things will come to be,â says priest for Holy Hermits Online, The Revâd Jamee Callard
Bishop Cam Venables explores what change means for church and community building in our regions and beyond: âI think it is an exciting and challenging time to be part of the Church, and to be making disciples in a rapidly changing worldâŚâ
Sunday’s Evensong gathering recognised and commemorated the courage and journeys of survivors of sexual assault and institutional abuse, their supporters, and whistleblowers across Australia. Survivor The Rev’d Ros Clifton preaches
âIn contrast to the BCA, which does not support rural ministry in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland, the BMF only supports rural ministry in parishes of our Diocese and gives at least 98 per cent of all money donated to support rural ministry,â says Bishop Cam Venables, as he updates us on the BMFâs vital work
âLast week I received communications from the National Council of Churches in Australia circulating several statements from the World Council of Churches and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The statements call for prayers for peace in Palestine, Israel and the Holy City of Jerusalem, and I thus encourage our Diocesan community to join in these prayers,â says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
“I think it should be an absolute foundation in a faith-based organisation to have that collaborative, co-operative, compassionate approach…this culture of comprehensive Anglicanism within the Anglican Church Southern Queensland opens the doors for reaching out and embracing people who are different,” says St Francis College Dean of Students and lecturer Dr Sheilagh O’Brien
âMany of our songs pose thinking questions and contain lyrics about love, joy and forgivenessâŚWe sing about other peopleâs troubles and how Godâs love has guided them to wherever they are today,â says Coomera Anglican College Captain and Senior Worship Band drummer Chris Airey in the continuing anglican focus series, âHow my art intersects with my faithâ
âItâs a worthy tale of an astonishing woman with new insights and just a few leaden blemishes that stop it from soaring,â says anglican focus film reviewer Jonathan Sargeant on this Marie Curie biopic
The Gympie Anglicare Foster and Kinship Care service thanks community members from St Peterâs Anglican Church, the Gympie Sports Club and the wider Gympie community who donated much needed presents for children in out-of-home care, as well as for the biological children of their volunteer carers, putting smiles on young faces this Christmas