CGGS Announces New Principal
Canberra Girls Grammar School (CGGS) is delighted to announce the appointment of experienced educational leader Mrs Terrie Jones as its new Principal, after an extensive national and international search. Terrie, who is currently the Head of St Michael’s Grammar...
Lambeth Award for Bishop Stephen Pickard
As he marks his retirement from his roles as Director of the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture and Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, Dr Stephen Pickard has been honoured by a prestigious international Anglican Award. Bishop Stephen...
Go Ahead, Cake my Day
A recent spotlight on the Lanyon Valley, by ABC Radio Canberra, included their regular segment giving away a cake to a worthy person or group in Canberra. This time, during an outside broadcast in Lanyon Valley, radio host Lish Fejer announced that the winner of Cake...In Memory of Doreen Warren
Doreen Warren, the wife of former Diocesan Bishop Cecil Warren, died on 20 March 2022. Cecil married Doreen Burrows after meeting her at a Saturday Tennis Club in 1946. Doreen was a nursing sister at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, the daughter of a strict...
Wagga Wagga Local Woman of the Year
This story and photographs initially appeared as a press release from Dr Joe McGirr and have been reproduced with permission. Pastoral care co-ordinator Reverend Leonie White has been named as the 2022 Wagga Wagga Local Woman of the Year. Independent Member for Wagga...
Bishop-in-Council Farewells Bishop Stephen
On Saturday 26 March 2022, following the Bishop-in-Council Planning Day, a special farewell BBQ was held to formally recognise Bishop Stephen and Jennifer Pickard’s service and contribution to the Diocese. The event took place in the new Grevillea Building at the...
Bishop Mark Writes … Easter 2022
I’ve always had a soft spot for the corroboree frog, but I never expected I would be compared to one. In a recent article in the Canberra Times it was suggested I have much in common with the tiny yellow and black striped amphibian. Drawing on Census data the writer...
Blessing Packs for Clergy Spouses
COVID-19 disrupted many of our clergy spouses’ events in our beautiful Diocese in 2021 and early 2022. This was a shame as excitement about the programmed events had grown; there were quite a few early bookings. Those of us who were organising the events were...