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St Mary’s Kangaroo Point

Friday June 13

Image of Private Herbert Cooke and Memorial Plaque at Eumundi Museum

Beyond the battlefield: Preserving the past between the Diocese and the Australian Defence Force

“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

Embodying the Spirit of Christ through small acts of compassion

“Every action, big or small, absolutely makes a difference! Last week, 50 men who spent nearly seven years trapped in Immigration detention on Manus and Nauru plus up to two years locked up in a Kangaroo Point hotel were released with a Bridging Visa into our community,” says the Justice Unit’s Peter Branjerdporn

Photograph of the Proctor family located in the Chapel at the local Mission to Seafarers Centre, c.1912, with Mrs Amy Proctor (centre) and her daughter Amy (left) (Image courtesy of Heather Turner Volunteers Supervisor, Mission to Seafarers Brisbane)

The woman who spearheaded Mission to Seafarers: Amy Proctor

One woman’s desire to help those in need and honour her family’s legacy has led to hundreds of thousands of seafarers being helped for over a century in our Diocese

Miss Bedford and Dr Cooper – pioneering Queenslanders and St Mary’s parishioners

Dr John Earwaker from St Mary’s, Kangaroo Point tells us about Dr Cooper and Miss Bedford, two pioneering locals and devout St Mary’s parishioners who were decorated for their courageous service in World War I and whose unique legacies live on today

EfM adult learning program

Rector’s Warden at St Mary’s, Kangaroo Point, Kay Self tells us about the origin and history of the popular EfM course and invites us to become part of the 2,000-strong EfM Australian legacy: “I would describe my personal EfM experience as a guided exploration of my faith through study, reflection, discussion and sharing, in a supported and accepting group, led by knowledgeable and experienced mentors”