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In this edition of Frank's News:
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Letter from the Principal
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Dear Readers,
The jacarandas at St Francis College have been putting on a beautiful display for the last couple of weeks. I have lived most of my life in Adelaide and there they tend to come into flower at the end of November or early December, thereby providing appropriate Advent colour. Here in Queensland, I hear that the Jacaranda purple is associated with exam time. We are indeed now coming to the end of semester and due dates for final assessments. At the end of exam week you are warmly invited to attend our End of Year Thanksgiving Service on Sunday 17 November (please register with the link below). As this is one of only a couple of times a year that we gather as the whole St Francis College community, Bishop John Roundhill will commission Adam Couchman as our Academic Dean and Linda Burridge as our Registrar during the Eucharist. We are delighted to welcome musicians from North Pine Anglican Church to lead our singing as we gather for worship and give thanks, farewelling students who are completing students and celebrating achievements of the year.
Enrolments for University of Divinity courses in 2025 open on 1 November, and in addition to the existing courses we will be offering a Graduate Diploma in Pastoral and Spiritual Care, which is ideal for those exploring chaplaincy positions. A number of schoolteachers and leaders have found the Graduate Certificate in Divinity a great way to resource teaching Religious (and Values) Education and also gain understanding of the Anglican context of the schools. Although there has been a restructure, the University of Divinity will continue to offer Graduate Certificate in Professional Supervision (now hosted by Whitley College) and a Graduate Certificate of Leadership (now hosted by Uniting College for Leadership and Theology). All these Graduate Certificate courses are great. For those interested in further study there are a number of PhD fee scholarships available this year, the UD VOX – News, Articles and Events from the University of Divinity community site lists those offered by the School of Graduate Research and Trinity College and the Ivor Church Bursary will also be available for this purpose. The Spiritual Direction Formation Program is planned for 2025. Please contact the Director, Dale Keenan or Program Officer, Wendy Dann for more information.
On 9 November there is an Ichthus Camp Vision Day to explore the future of Ichthus Camps within the focus of Anglican Youth Children and Family Ministry. Please contact the Director of AYCF, Elissa Cotroneo if interested in attending this discussion. Currently the FormEdFaith team of Jonathan Sargeant and Fiona Hammond are filming a new resource, but they are never too busy to book in workshops in parishes for 2025. It is possible to enrol in their other courses including the Certificate in Anglican Theology and Praxis at any time. The Roscoe Library is a wonderful resource and if you have not already visited I encourage you to come in, noting that any member of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland can become a member of the library for free.
Best wishes for November as we come to the end of “Ordinary Time” and look to Advent and the holiday season.
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Milton Parish Evening of Poetry and Art
Date/Time: 25 October 2024 at 6.30pm
Gather with the Milton Anglican community to hear poetry by Kate Gardiner and see the art of Kerry Holland and Donald Pincott in responding to Kate’s poetry. Refreshments served from 6.30pm, with the official program from 7:00pm for about an hour.
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New Ways to Engage People in Parish Life
Date/Time: 2 November 2024 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Do any of the following apply to your parish?
- Are you a parish in between priests?
- Are you planning community engagement or outreach?
- Are you needing to redo your Mission Action Plan?
- Do you need to re-vision your use of properties?
- Are you looking for ways to re-invigorate your parish?
- Are you facing conflict over an important issue?
- Is your faith community trying to address an important social need?
- Are you trying to integrate different groups of people?
In settings where there is:
- No straightforward answer
- A range of strong opinions
- A shortage of money and available people to participate
If you’d like some tools to assist you with any of these scenarios, or more, this workshop is for you!
The one day event is open to all parishes, we encourage both laity and clergy to attend. It will be held at St Francis College Milton.
It will be facilitated by Vivienne Read and Julie Cunningham from Complexability Pty Ltd. Viv and Julie have been facilitating the Adapting Ministry in Complex Times workshops hosted by St John's Cathedral. The program has been designed to support parishes as they navigate their future ministry using tools derived from complexity theory.
This is a free event.
Please register for catering purposes.
If you are a remote parish and not able to attend, please contact Angie and express your interest in future online events.
Angie Mooney
amooney@stjohnscathedral.com.au
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Ichthus Ministry Vision Day
Date: 9 November 2024
Join us for the Ichthus Ministry Vision Day on Saturday, 9 November 2024, from 9:30am to 1:30pm at St Francis College, Lecture Room 1. This event is a wonderful opportunity for our community to come together, share ideas, engage in discussions, and provide feedback about the future of the Ichthus Camping Ministry.
For those unable to attend in person, you can join via Zoom using the Meeting ID: 824 0843 2328 and Passcode: 775882.
Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
Please confirm your attendance and inform Elissa of any dietary requirements by emailing elissa.cotroneo@ministryeducation.org.au before 5 November. We look forward to your participation and valuable input!
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Join us for a special celebration marking the end of the academic year. The event will begin with a Eucharist at 2:30pm, with Bishop John Roundhill as the celebrant and preacher. During the service, Dr Adam Couchman will be formally commissioned as Academic Dean and Linda Burridge as Registrar. After the service, we will gather on the Old Bishopsbourne lawn for a celebration.
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2025 St Francis College Calendar
Here is a copy of the 2025 St Francis College Calendar with all our major dates highlighted. Please make a note of these important dates in your diary.
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Are you:
- interested in studying theology including Biblical Studies, Church History or Mission & Ministry?
- looking to upskill and advance your professional development?
- wanting to explore, understand and strengthen your faith?
We have an exciting and diverse range of units on offer for you to study at SFC in Semester 1 2025! All units are available to be audited or can form part of a degree, diploma or certificate through the University of Divinity. Flexible Study Modes are available.
Enrolments open on Friday 1 November, so, call now to start the enrolment process.
Here are the units we've got on the way:
Biblical Studies
Church History
Mission & Ministry
Systematic Theology
For more information or to have a chat about what course would suit you, please contact our Registrar, Linda Burridge on (07) 3514 7403 or registrar@ministryeducation.org.au
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Roscoe Library Matters
Roscoe Library new items … October
Use this link to take you to items added to the Roscoe Library during October. Click on the title to reveal more information. Move to the next 20 items by using the arrow in the centre top. Sort results by publication date or title etc. Note that some of these items might be electronic resources; please remember to log in to borrow these.
Just a reminder: any member of the Anglican Church Southern Queensland (ACSQ), whether that be as a parishioner or employed in some capacity, may become a member of the Roscoe Library at St Francis College at no charge. Click on register in the top right-hand corner.
Scanning/printing/copying within the Roscoe Library
To provide functionality that is in line with modern standards and expectations, the Roscoe Library is performing an upgrade on its scanning, printing and copying. This upgrade will allow self-service adding of credit to your printing/copying account and will allow us to be more flexible in the services that we offer.
Starting now, you will be able to sign up for a uniflow account. This account will be necessary for scanning and for printing or photocopying. Although there is a small cost to print or copy, we remain committed to not charging for scanning. The date when the new system will take effect is likely to be at the end of October.
For those who already have printing/copying accounts, once you have signed up to uniflow and the old printing service is shutdown, we will transfer your credits to the new service.
With the new system: you will be able to add credit to your uniflow account from your credit/debit card; you will be able to print in colour (higher cost); and you will be able to print A3 (higher cost).
So that you are ready to scan, print or copy when this new system begins, sign up now for the new service: click here and follow the prompts (this will take just a couple of minutes). To manage your account, for example to place more money for printing or copying, you will need to know which email address you used when registering, so please record this!
We look forward to offering this improved service.
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Reading with Spiritual Eyes Book Club
There is still time to read or listen to our current book, Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran. The book chat will be in person and online on Tuesday 12 November from 5:30pm – 7:00pm; all are welcome. Click here for more information and for the registration link.
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Spiritual Direction Formation Program - St Francis College
Choose from...
- Certificate in Spiritual Direction - 4 years part-time
- The Art of Contemplative Listening - 1 year part-time
Opportunity to...
- develop the capacity to listen empathically and sensitively
- develop an openness to reflect on and learn from your own and others' lived experience
Applications close 17 February 2025
For more information about these courses or enrolling, contact:
Dale Keenan on (07) 3514 7429 or dkeenan@ministryeducation.org.au
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Administration Hours Christmas- New Years
As we get closer to the joyous season of Christmas, we wanted to inform you about our administration hours during this period. Please note the following schedule:
- Tuesday, 24 December 2024: 9:00am - 1:00pm
- Christmas Day, 25 December 2024: Closed
- Boxing Day, 26 December 2024: Closed
- Friday, 27 December 2024: Closed
- Monday, 30 December 2024: Closed
- Tuesday, 31 December 2024: 10:00am - 2:00pm
- New Year’s Day, 1 January 2025: Closed
- Thursday, 2 January 2025: 10:00am - 2:00pm
- Friday, 3 January 2025: 10:00am- 2:00pm
The Roscoe Library
The library will close for the year at 4:30pm Friday 20 December 2024 and will re-open for business 9:30am Monday 13 January 2025.
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You can make their Christmas Brighter
Christmas is a time for giving and sharing joy with loved ones. It’s a time for giving, a time for reflection and a time for hope.
Anglicare have many clients who won’t have friends or family to spend the festive season with. Clients, who will struggle to provide their children with a Christmas meal, let alone presents or activities these holidays.
You can help make this Christmas bright for someone in need by donating a gift. There are many places you can drop off your donation or gift including St Francis College. For more information please visit In Kind Donation - Anglicare Southern Queensland.
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2024 Conference: Lead Like a Woman
The Movement for the Ordination of Women Australia Ltd invites you to the 2024 National Conference, “Lead Like a Woman,” from 28-30 November in Brisbane. This event will feature sessions on leadership, addressing violence and coercive control, and discussions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women leaders. The conference will be held at St John’s Cathedral and St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School. Registration closes on 1 November, so be sure to secure your spot soon!
For more details and to register, visit here.
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GFS Grants
GFS Brisbane is offering a limited number of financial grants to groups that provide Christian ministry to children and youth. Interested groups are invited to apply for grants of up to $500. Please submit your application by 30 November 2024.
For details regarding the application, visit: GFS Brisbane Grant Information
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Clergy Summer School
Date: 13-15 January 2025
Where: The Southport School
This summer, while many clergy are on holiday, take the opportunity for lifelong learning and worship in a relaxed setting with fellow clergy. The 2025 School will focus on understanding and addressing trauma within our congregations and ourselves. Discover effective ways to minimize trauma and promote healing.
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Getaways and Event Spaces
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Escape to Tranquility: Pointro Campsite at Boonah
Need a break from the daily grind of city life? Try out our Diocese’s Pointro Campsite at Boonah.
Pointro Campsite offers affordable accommodation, spectacular views, lots of water activity options, hot showers, a friendly onsite manager and a tranquil place to relax.
- There is a roomy bunkhouse, which has been fitted with a new gas stove and has free satellite TV, a huge kitchen, plenty of hot water, a games room and more.
- There are also eight well-spaced-out campsites with stunning outlooks.
- You can enjoy the open-air chapel where you can see the water from different directions from the pews. It is a peaceful spot to sit and contemplate, to pray or to worship with others.
- Experience the beautiful waterhole, complete with waterfall, which is large enough for swimming.
Because of the peacefulness, the campsite is the perfect place for parishes and ministries to enjoy fellowship time or go on retreat or pilgrimage.
Want to know more? Read the anglican focus article 'How's the serenity?'
For bunkhouse bookings, please email pointro@anglicanchurchsq.org.au.
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Old Bishopsbourne
Are you planning a corporate or private function such as a family reunion, workshop, wedding or community event in 2024/2025? Have you considered using the gracious Old Bishopsbourne? This heritage-listed building is equipped with WiFi and lecture facilities, has a fully functional kitchen and is surrounded by beautiful spacious grounds. It has flexible seating for 60; and features a number of breakout configurations. For more information, please contact Rod.
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Contact
Please use the email addresses below to contact SFC Staff:
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