Church Connections Blog
Mary’s Market farewells fearless leaders
From the very beginning, when the parish council of St Mary in the Valley Anglican Church first met with Anglicare to discuss the idea of opening an opportunity shop (16…
A fond farewell to Gordon Community Centre’s Community Chaplain
Through the collaborative efforts of Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church, the Gordon Community Centre in Canberra’s south has thrived in recent years—offering a variety of community programs and…
New location, same friendly faces—Sapphire Surprises in Eden gets a new home
Last month the Sapphire Surprises op shop in Eden relocated to a new, larger space, just a few hundred meters down the road. The shop, which is run in partnership…
Senator David Pocock visits Anglicare Emergency Relief Hub at Arawang
On Monday 15 January, volunteers from the Arawang Emergency Relief Hub welcomed a visit from Independent Senator, David Pocock. The hub, which is run in partnership by Anglicare and the…
A Day Out on the Green – Celebrating Resilience in Parkes
Parkes Anglicare, in cooperation with Parkes Action Club, hosted a community recovery day last month to celebrate the resilience of community members impacted by last year’s floods and connect…
Parish Partnerships continue the Anglicare Sunday tradition
We would like to thank the many parishes that participated in Anglicare Sunday last month. In recognition of this year’s theme of, For I Was Hungry, most parishes chose…
Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn meet for 48th annual Synod
From the 8th-10th of September Bishops, clergy members and representatives of the laity of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn met for the first session of the 48th…
Burgmann Anglican Schools Gives Generously
Burgmann Anglican School students and their school community have collected thousands of pantry items for our Pantry Appeal in support of our emergency relief services across Canberra. We are…
A small pantry with a big heart – Arawang Emergency Relief Hub
Based at Arawang Anglican Church in the ACT, the Arawang Emergency Relief Hub is an entirely volunteer-run food pantry on the front line of the cost of living crisis.…
Reopening of The Church Pantry – Anglicare’s Bathurst Emergency Relief Service
The Church Pantry in Bathurst, which operates as a partnership between Anglicare and All Saints Anglican Cathedral to provide emergency relief to a growing number of vulnerable community members…