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The Anglican Diocese of Grafton seeks a pro-active executive leader to join its team on the North Coast of NSW. The Registrar/General Manager is based in the Registry Office in Grafton. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and resilient with proven experience in achieving outcomes that address complex issues. See more.
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“Bishop Arthur Malcolm [the first Aboriginal Bishop] took us out to Nungalinya College for praise and worship one Saturday evening; he took us out there and we had this great time, singing and dancing. The didgeridoo was playing, the clapsticks; that was when I saw the Scriptures were danced into the church being played by the didgeridoo and the clapsticks, and I saw that for the first time. I felt good, we all felt good and proud,” says The Rev’d Aunty Lenore Parker in this special “For our Elders” NAIDOC Week interview
“The only grandfather I knew was a poultry breeder and a gardener, based in Rosewood near Ipswich, as well as a shoemaker. He influenced me deeply. I loved assisting him with raising poultry when I was a boy. It was incredibly exciting. So I am keeping a small poultry flock – mainly Light Sussex – during my retirement,” says The Rev’d Bruce Sligo
“Anglicare North Coast and Anglican parishes working together make a formidable team, combining knowledge, skill, resources and finances to make a real difference for households and communities in times of need,” says Anglicare North Coast CEO Dr Leon Ankersmit
“I should have been on campus at The Southport School boarding, but I was on the family property in Alstonville, NSW, when the unprecedented flood event hit our region of the Northern Rivers. I had been sent home after testing positive to COVID-19, with no idea what was about to unfold,” says Year 12 TSS student Jack Thornton
“The community’s overwhelming response to the 2011 floods showed how south-east Queenslanders pull together at times such as this. So I again encourage members of our Diocesan family to offer a helping hand in the massive clean-up. Our faith communities are already showing the resilience and generosity that we have come to rely upon in such weather events,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
‘Collaboration’ was the emerging theme when Anglican Registrars from around the nation gathered in Coolangatta recently during a three-day conference, co-hosted by The Diocese of Brisbane and The Diocese of Grafton
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