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Holy Trinity Church Fortitude Valley

Saturday April 27

The Coming of The Light 150th anniversary: join in the re-enactments, weaving workshops, dancing and food festivities

Find out how you can join in the historic 150th anniversary ‘The Coming of The Light’ celebrations to be held in Brisbane in early July, commemorating when The London Missionary Society and Melanesian leaders landed on Erub, introducing the Bible to Torres Strait Islanders

Honours and awards for the Diocese

Four people from the Anglican Church Southern Queensland received Queen’s Birthday Honours recently, while a major property redevelopment with Holy Trinity, Fortitude Valley picked up a major architectural gong

Prof. Greg Marston (Head of School of Social Science UQ), The Most Rev'd Dr Phillip Aspinall (Archbishop of Brisbane), Cr Vicki Howard (Councillor for Central Ward) and Mr Don O'Rorke (Consolidated Properties) at the Holy Trinity Parish, Fortitude Valley launch of Trinity Commons

Trinity Commons launched

The Trinity Commons hub for ‘Building Community Together’ through programs and events, education and research, was recently launched at Holy Trinity Parish, Fortitude Valley by the parish, Anglicare and the University of Queensland

The Rev’d John Spooner of Fortitude Valley Parish

Diocesan Archivist Michael Rogers introduces us to The Rev’d John Spooner, who was born in 1839 and “who was a familiar figure in the life of Fortitude Valley for twenty years”