Remembrance Day

Remembrance Day 2026: Reflection and resources

“To acknowledge and appreciate the service of Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel since being installed as Archbishop I have worked annually alongside current or former ADF service personnel to develop themed Remembrance Day video messages,” says Archbishop Jeremy Greaves, while introducing this year’s Remembrance Day message and providing additional resources.

Remembrance Day 2026 message from Chaplain James Hall and Archbishop Jeremy Greaves

“On Remembrance Day when you pause on the 11th hour to remember those who have died while serving or upon their return home from war, I also ask you to pray throughout the day for all veterans, past and present, and their families,” says Chaplain James Hall, along with Archbishop Jeremy Greaves.

Ministry news

GFS — An Anglican Ministry: Grants and bursaries for 2027

"One of the best parts of my job is seeing the fruit that comes from the initiatives that GFS — An Anglican Ministry financially supports,” says Margaret Humphries, while sharing about grants and bursaries that GFS — An Anglican Ministry provides.

What is a vocation to ordained ministry and how is it discerned in the Anglican Church Southern Queensland?

“Christians take their calls to ministry and mission seriously. Ordained ministry is one expression of Christian vocation — and it’s for particular people in particular roles in particular contexts,” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley from the Clergy Development, Training and Wellbeing team.

Resources

“World Teachers' Day gives us a dedicated time to stop and recognise the extraordinary work teachers do every day”

“As World Teachers’ Day approaches on Friday, 30 October, I am thinking about how important it is to show teachers our appreciation — for they also need encouragement. The time I most felt appreciated was when I bumped into some past students…It was incredible to me that they both remembered me as their primary teacher and remembered that our class had bonded like a little family in the classroom,” says Angela White from the Anglican Schools Commission.

#SundayIsComing reflection: Sunday, 1 November 2026

"I sometimes wonder whether we've misunderstood the Beatitudes. We usually hear Jesus saying, 'Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the peacemakers.' But perhaps another way of hearing those words is: 'You are in the right place when…'," says Archbishop Jeremy Greaves.

A victim-survivor story retold by Carole Danby

The story of a Christian woman who endured emotional, spiritual and financial abuse for over 20 years, and how her Christian beliefs, together with the messages she heard in church, acted to keep her in the abusive relationship until helped by her parish priest.

Chicken soup for the soul 

“Kim Wade inspires me because of the way she supports Glennie’s First Nations students”

“When I met Kim I was struck by her warmth, intelligence and sincerity. Kim is a gifted painter, who helps Glennie students use art to connect with Country,” says Uncle Paul Paulson from the Anglican Schools Commission.

Service-Learning through inter-generational connection: St John’s Anglican College students welcome Anglicare clients

St John’s Anglican College Year 10 Service-Learning students are connecting with local community members, moving beyond the classroom to learn about the positive impacts of belonging and inclusion, in collaboration with Anglicare Southern Queensland. 

Q&A with sport fan, keen traveller, Churchie Old Boy and dedicated Senior School teacher and coach, Wei-Wei Tsai

Meet Wei-Wei Tsai and find out about what inspires him as a Churchie teacher, where he loves to travel to, what book he recommends, what he would write on a billboard, his thoughts on Reconciliation and the kindest gesture he has witnessed.

Marion, diversional therapist at Symes Thorpe: "I love my job"

"We look after the emotional, cognitive and spiritual side of residents — keep them moving, keep them thinking and just make life in a residence as much fun as possible," says diversional therapist Marion from Symes Thorpe Residential Aged Care Home.

Corporate volunteers roll up their sleeves for new youth homelessness facility

Anglicare's new youth homelessness facility in Beenleigh is one step closer to welcoming its first residents after 90 corporate volunteers helped transform 30 newly completed apartments into ready-to-live-in homes.

Justice & Advocacy

Anglicare Southern Queensland warns “tough on crime” approach risks failing Queensland’s children

Anglicare Southern Queensland has strongly criticised a recommendation to pass Queensland’s Breach Bail, Go to Jail and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, warning that mandatory youth detention and weakened diversion safeguards risk drawing more young people into the justice system without addressing the causes of offending.

“Peace demands that we think critically about how we ended up here”

“We, as a nation, cannot be at peace with ourselves whilst First Nations children are incarcerated at the exorbitant rates I’ve shared with you today, and call it ‘justice’…Justice is a future where the shackles are removed from our children — where they stand on Country in spaces of healing and cultural connection, guided by community, Kin and Elders, unbound from the ongoing legacies of colonial harm,” says Goenpul, Terrangerri | Minjerribah woman Dr Pekeri Ruska.

Pacific churches reject US call to end UN decolonisation mandate

The Pacific Conference of Churches, in a recent message, rejected a US call to end the mandate of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation.

Anglicare Australia calls for Youth Allowance to be abolished as report reveals shocking shortfalls

Anglicare Australia is calling on the Federal Government to abolish Youth Allowance as a lower-rate payment and bring young people on to the same working-age payments as other adults.