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Charleville or bust — Waterloo Wanderers travel 900km to see an old friend

“Being sincerely loved and missed by many, 14 parishioners from Anglican Parish of Waterloo Bay — nicknamed “The Waterloo Wanderers” — headed to Charleville to catch up with their dear friend, The Rev’d Jim, in his new environment. We travelled more than 900km in cars and vans over two days, staying overnight in caravan parks and cabins along the way,” says Margaret Carr from The Parish of Waterloo Bay

To mark his retirement, The Ven Rob Sutherland CSC was presented with an Aussie Hero Quilt by chaplains Cindy Waugh and Kerrie Frizzel at Gallipoli Barracks on 10 September 2024 — the quilt features the Royal Australian Army Chaplains' Department Badge, the Australian Army Badge and the Royal Australian Regiment Badge (because Rob was in The Royal Australian Infantry Corps for 20 years). In the background is an image of Bishop Frank Hulme-Moir (1910-1979), who was Chaplain-General of the Australian Army when Rob was at high school and going to church in Sydney
Spotlight Q&A

Q&A with Army chaplain, Archdeacon, Brigadier and parish priest, The Ven Rob Sutherland CSC

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

Reflections

"Near Golgotha strolls many a priest"

“Seeing the Passion of Jesus as being played out in the everyday can heighten our response to those everyday situations. So the children of Gaza become one with the Holy Innocents and Christ loses limbs with Ukrainian soldiers. What are we called to do in response?” asks The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt