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School Chaplains

Friday September 22

St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School students

Travelling with the saints

“Various saints have been inspiration for some of our greatest artists, so why not share those masterpieces with our students? And those unbelievable stories are a great invitation to talk about science and belief,” says The Rev’d Gillian Moses from St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School

Cross-commish connections as school, Anglicare services and parish gather in Roma

The Cannon Hill Anglican College community is still buzzing from their outback tour late last year, especially their visit to Anglicare Southern Queensland’s Children and Families team in Roma

The Rev'd Jocelyn Pitt visited Churchie on 2 November 2022 as the school celebrated the 30th anniversary of the ordination of women. The Rev'd Jocelyn was the first ordained woman to be a Chaplain at Churchie, where she served between 1993 and 2003

Churchie celebrates the ordination of women

The 30th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Anglican Church of Australia was celebrated at Churchie recently with a special visit from The Rev’d Jocelyn Pitt to the Preparatory School chapel services

Have we shrunk the mystery of atonement into words?

“Given the difficulties surrounding commonly-held atonement theories, then, perhaps we should quietly shove the whole thing under the carpet and focus on nicer aspects of our faith? I believe we need to lift up that carpet…Perhaps we may discover a few dusty lumps, long pushed out of sight by all but dusty theologians, which, when polished, show gleams of gold,” says The Ven. Dr Anne van Gend

Flinders supports flood-affected Gympie families, raising $12,000 by donning fluoro in tribute to emergency services

Students, staff and families at Matthew Flinders Anglican College raised more than $12,000 in a single day for Gympie Region people impacted by the recent floods, while donning fluoro to acknowledge emergency crews and volunteers

Churchie students creating paths to prayer and gratitude

Churchie Chaplain Stephanie Cotroneo recently asked Religious Education students to create their own labyrinths in their homes and yards – find out what some of the boys have to say about prayer, meditation and gratitude