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Watch The Southport School’s students and staff join in the 105th birthday celebrations of the school’s oldest Old Boy, WWII veteran Joffre Bell, while gathering for an Anzac Day service
Spotlight Q&A
Meet Cameron Freese and find out about the importance of Anzac Day to him, how he thinks parishes can be more welcoming to Australian Defence Force personnel and veterans, how his faith inspires his life and what his all-time favourite album is
“On Anzac Day, we remember those that paid the ultimate sacrifice. To ensure that their memory — and all those we memorialise within our Diocese — is not forgotten or lost, we should ensure that the record of that memory (not just the physical object) is created, captured and preserved,” says Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers
Meet Rob Sutherland and find out about what Remembrance Day means to him, the projects he is working on, what he would write on a billboard, his secret skill and suggestions he has for commemorating Defence Sunday
Meet Uncle Milton Walit from St Saviour’s, Laidley and find out about his Anglican Church roles, his faith journey, why he joined the Army, his bishop uncle mentor and his thoughts on Reconciliation, the Bible and Anzac Day
“Siegfried Sassoon was an English soldier during World War I. Born into a wealthy Jewish family, before the war Siegfried lived the life of a member of the landed gentry…While fighting the war he was decorated for bravery because of his actions on the Western Front. He also became severely depressed as he came to terms with what war was like,” says The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt
Our Diocese is thrilled to be joining in the annual Brisbane Open House festival this weekend, welcoming Brisbane locals and visitors into some of our stunning historic churches
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