By Bishop Mark Short. I am writing this reflection on International Women’s Day, thankful for the enormous contribution made by women, lay and ordained, stipendiary and voluntary to the life and witness of our Diocese. I am also proud that our Diocese has been a pioneer in the recognition of women’s ministry through the…
Embracing Ministries provides pastoral care, spiritual support and developmentally appropriate programs for children and especially families in the Canberra area who live with disability. The program has seen incredible growth over the past year, in spite of the challenges of COVID-19. According to Director, Andrea De Vaal Horcui, families feel they have found a…
Rev’d Jonathon Holt from Lanyon Valley Anglican Church shares with us his passion for ministry and the Gordon Community Centre which serves the local community and operates in partnership with Anglicare. When did you know you were called to ministry? As an older teenager, people at church encouraged me to have a go at…
Anglicare invites you to pray with us as we seek to live out our vision. We have been exploring why we care, how we care and what shapes our care over the past few months. This is the result of much prayer and discussion. Our Vision (WHY we care) What we are aiming for…
2020 has been a challenging year. We’ve been reminded daily that we are all dependent on each other, and our actions affect people we may never meet. Interdependence is familiar to anyone who walks with our compassionate God. The Public Issues Commission, with the support of Anglicare, is offering a six-week study which looks at what God has to tell us about compassion in…
Last Monday 14 September, Anglicare (NSW South, NSW West & ACT) held an open day at the Anglican Parish of Crookwell on Denison Street, the site of their new Disability Day Centre that will begin offering services later this year. “It’s important for regional communities like Crookwell to have access to services that support…
by Rev Karen Kime – Anglicare Cultural Safety Manager. It is incomprehensible that an affluent and socially ‘enlightened’ nation such as ours, feels the need to criminalize children as young as 10 years old. It is incomprehensible from all of the reports relating to Black Deaths in Custody, that few of the recommendations have ever…
“We’re all in this together.” Somehow those words have become stuck in my head during this COVID-19 season, courtesy of TV advertising on high rotation. It’s certainly true that the challenge of responding to COVID-19 has impacted all areas of society. Nonetheless, if solidarity is to be more than a slogan it needs to…
The Rev’d Sarah Plummer has been appointed as Anglicare’s new Director of Mission and Culture. When asked what she is anticipating in her new role, Sarah said, “I really enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories. I love discovering ways communities can flourish together so that the most vulnerable have evidence of hope and…
Let us pray Heavenly Father, we give thanks for the work of Anglicare and its staff and volunteers. As we build on the foundations of Sister Esther and the Community of the Holy Name nearly 90 years ago, help us to continue to serve those in our communities who face challenges and difficulties every day….
