A Peas/ceful Day
On ANZAC eve, Wednesday 24th April, some 30 people of aboriginal and non-indigenous descent gathered at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture for reflection and a creative wreath making workshop, plus yarning about how best to commemorate Aboriginal lives...
One Young Leader’s Experience with Embracing Ministries
People are made in God’s image and are loved wholly by him. Churches should be places where judgement and self-image are eliminated, along with feelings of exclusion, isolation and patronisation. However, this is not the norm within our churches.For years...
Anglicare’s New Executive Manager for Child, Youth and Family Services
Anglicare is delighted to welcome Joe Cashman to the position of Executive Manager – Child, Youth and Family Services, a role filled previously by Jenny Kitchin. Joe has 17 years of experience working in the human services sector in a variety of government,...
Thousands Attend Palm Sunday Rally for Refugees
‘Enough is enough. All off Manus and Nauru in 2019’ was the theme of the Palm Sunday refugee rally held in Canberra on 14th April.About 4,000 people attended the rally, joining tens of thousands at similar gatherings around Australia to seek just and humane treatment...
Sod Turning at Wollondilly
The newest stage of Anglicare’s Wollondilly Gardens Retirement Village in Goulburn was officially launched on Wednesday 3 April at 10am, with a ‘turning of the sod’ attended by management, staff, residents and representatives from partner organisations.Stage 3...
The Bush Church Aid and Our Diocese – BCA Celebrates 100 Years
Our Diocese has had much involvement down through the years with the Bush Church Aid Society. Our present Bishop, Mark Short was previously the National Director of BCA (2011-2019). He succeeded Brian Roberts (1992-2011) who is now Area Dean of the Monaro and Acting...
The Next New Thing!
Ben Paton is the next new thing – really a person! – for Synergy Youth and Children’s Ministry. With Andrew Edwards stepping into a part-time role with Synergy in order to pursue an additional ministry, the Board of Synergy has employed Ben as part-time...