For those of you who are graduates of St Francis College you are encouraged to join the SFC Alumni organisation. 

After a couple of years of hiatus, their AGM will be held at 3 pm on Friday June 21, 2024 at St Francis College.
Please register interest using this link by June 3 and to receive the agenda papers. 
The Rev'd Helen Paget is the Secretary for the Alumni, please contact her on helen.paget@anglicanchurchsq.org.au for further information.

An Alumni Event is being planning for St Francis Day, Friday October 4, please save the date and watch for more details.

Are you considering ministry in the Anglican Church?
Seekers Day will be a time of discussion, information, discernment and reflection on vocation, ministry and more!
Suitable for anyone considering ministry of any kind in the Anglican Church.

Saturday 25 May 2024 12:30pm to 3pm
Following the St Francis College Open Day
St Francis Theological College, Baroona Rd, Milton

Contact the Rev’d Canon Sarah Plowman, Director of Discernment for more details and to register your interest.
Click here to email and register: vocations@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Are you looking to further your education?
Join us for our Open Day on Saturday 25 May, 2024 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Come and explore our diverse range of study options and see all that St Francis College has to offer. Engage with our teaching staff, enquire about courses and subjects, hear firsthand from current students about their experiences and take a tour of our stunning site and facilities.
 
Hear from our guest speaker, The Rev’d Dr Garry Deverell, Academic Dean, Lecturer, and Research Fellow in the School of Indigenous Studies at the University of Divinity, as he shares his expertise in Indigenous studies and spirituality.  A trawloolway man from northern lutruwita (Tasmania), Dr Deverell is the author of Contemplating Country (Wipf & Stock, 2023), Gondwana Theology (Morning Star Press, 2018) and The Bonds of Freedom (Paternoster, 2008). 

The title of Garry's paper will be Communion in Country: Aboriginal ways to embrace the paschal spirituality of Christ. He will explore analogies and connections between the liturgical experience of the Great Three Days in the Western Church and the Aboriginal experience of country and community.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to explore your educational and spiritual journey.
Register your attendance for catering purposes on Trybooking today!
 
Seeker's Afternoon will follow the Open Day.
 
Mark your calendars and join us at St Francis College, University of Divinity for a day of inspiration and discovery. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Please click here to look at the Program.

All are welcome to attend the 2024 University of Divinity Brisbane Graduation Ceremony.
This will be held at St John's Cathedral, 373 Ann St, Brisbane City
on Sunday 19 May, 2024 at 6pm as part of the Evensong.
Come celebrate the achievements of our St Francis College students who have graduated their courses during 2023.
Please register for catering purposes on Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/COJPF

This year the Felix Arnott Lecture will be presented by the Rev’d Dr Joan Riley during May, the Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Prevention Month.
Dr. Riley will be discussing the topic of 'Scripture and Silence in a Context of Domestic and Family Violence' on Friday, May 10 at 7pm.

The Rev’d Canon Dr Joan Riley is the Principal of another college of the University of Divinity, St Barnabas College in the Diocese of Adelaide.  An experienced parish priest, Joan blends her work in the church and desire to follow Christ’s mission and calling with her academic learning. A New Testament scholar with a classics background, her research areas include the Letter to the Colossians, Greek inscriptions in Asia Minor, Greek and Roman religion, women in Asia Minor, and the cultural engagement between pagans, Jews and Christians.  

Before the lecture, we invite you to enjoy light refreshments at Old Bishopsbourne starting at 6pm. It will be a great opportunity to mingle and connect with fellow attendees.
 
To secure your spot, please register on Trybooking. Don't miss out on this enlightening and thought-provoking event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please register on Trybooking at https://www.trybooking.com/CQMPD

All are invited to a Public Lecture at St Francis College

Come hear Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh speak on the environmental impact of occupation and military conflict in Palestine.

Date: Thursday, 2 May, 2024

Time: 4.00pm - 6:00pm

Venue: Old Bishopsbourne at St Francis College, 233 Milton Rd, Milton.

Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh is the founder and volunteer director of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) at Bethlehem University (http://palestinenature.org). He has previously served at several US universities including Tennessee, Duke and Yale. Professor Qumsiyeh has published over 180 scientific papers, more than 30 book chapters, hundreds of articles, and several books.

Please register on Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CPZGH

Don't miss out on this special opportunity to attend seminars on the Psalms given by The Rev'd Assoc. Prof. Matthew Anstey while visiting Brisbane to teach an intensive in BA2013 Praying the Psalms: Theology, Poetry and Liturgy. These seminars are available for in-person attendance only. 
These seminars are available for in-person attendance only.

Sat 2 March Program (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)
Translating The Psalms of Ascent for Rhythm and Song
Metaphors and Psalm 126 
Gender and Psalms 127 & 128

Please register on Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CORVO . Cost $25

If you wish to enrol in this unit of study for credit (https://www.stfran.qld.edu.au/ba2013z ) or simply attend classes online as an audit student (https://www.stfran.qld.edu.au/auditing), please contact our Registrar on 07 35147403 or Sheilagh.obrien@anglicanchurchsq.org.au by COB February 15, 2024.

Matthew is currently preparing a new translation of the Psalms for public worship, with an accompanying commentary.

Don't miss out on this special opportunity to attend seminars on the Psalms given by The Rev'd Assoc. Prof. Matthew Anstey while visiting Brisbane to teach an intensive in BA2013 Praying the Psalms: Theology, Poetry and Liturgy.

These seminars are available for in-person attendance only. 


Fri 1 March Program (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
- Translating The Psalms of Ascent in the Twenty-First Century
- Culture and Psalm 120 
- Violence and Psalms 123 & 129

Please register on Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CORVH . Cost $25

If you wish to enrol in this unit of study for credit (https://www.stfran.qld.edu.au/ba2013z ) or simply attend classes online as an audit student (https://www.stfran.qld.edu.au/auditing), please contact our Registrar on 07 35147403 or Sheilagh.obrien@anglicanchurchsq.org.au by COB February 15, 2024.

Matthew is currently preparing a new translation of the Psalms for public worship, with an accompanying commentary.

SFC invites you to join us for our Semester 1 Orientation Evening.
At Orientation, you will meet your lecturers, learn about the online learning environment (ARK), and discover how the College and the Roscoe Library can support your studies.
Students taking units in Biblical Studies are invited to a training session with the Accordance Bible Software at 3pm - 5pm.
Please register your attendance for catering purposes on Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/COJTQ

Program – Wednesday 21 February 2024

3:00 – 5:00 pm          Accordance Training                Venue - LR2 – Rev’d Dr Greg Jenks

5:15 – 5:45 pm          Evening Prayer                        Venue - Chapel of  the Holy Spirit

5:45 – 6:15 pm          Light Meal                               Venue – Lawn of Old Bishopsbourne

 6:15 – 6:30 pm             Welcome to the College          Venue LR1 - Principal, Rev'd Dr Ruth Mathieson

- Vision and Mission

- Relationship between UD and SFC

- Introduction to Lecturers

6:30 – 6:45 pm          Site Orientation and Facilities – Finance and Property Manager, Mr Rod Mengel

6:45 – 7:15 pm             ARK sites (Meta & Child/Blended Units) – Assoc. Prof Peter Kline 

7:15 – 7:45 pm             Academic Integrity  – Academic Dean, Rev'd Dr Wendi Sargeant

-          Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct

-          Attendance

-          Grading and Assessment, Extensions

-          Appeals and Complaints  

7:45 - 8:45 pm            Library Orientation – Library Manager, Ms Eve James

-          With web cam for Zoom participants

8:45 - 9:00 pm               Other Important Info – Wendi Sargeant

-          Orientation on ARK

-          Key dates eg Census Date

-          Relevant Policies

-          Tutoring

-          First Point of Contact Quiz and Prizes

The Principal and Faculty of St Francis College invite you to celebrate the commencement of the academic year at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Milton.

At this service, prizes will be awarded studies undertaken in 2023, and there will be recognition of CSU graduates who were enrolled through St Francis College.

Professor Peter Sherlock, Vice Chancellor of the University of Divinity will also be in attendance and will be the preacher for this occasion.

This service will also provide an opportunity to farewell, Dr Sheilagh O’Brien, our current Dean of Students and lecturer in church history.
Please join us on Sunday 18th February, 2024 at 3pm and stay afterwards for afternoon tea at Old Bishopsbourne.

Please register your attendance on Trybooking for catering purposes at https://www.trybooking.com/COJRX

The Principal and Faculty of St Francis College 

invites you to attend the

2023 End-of-Year Thanksgiving Service

to celebrate the end of the academic year.

2:30 pm Sunday 26 November 2023

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit,

St Francis College, 233 Milton Rd, Milton Q 4064

Please RSVP by November 24 to Linda on 3514 7400 or to admin@ministryeducation.org.au. Please use “RSVP Nov 26” in the title and include any dietary needs.

All are invited to a Seminar with Michael Trainor.

Michael will lead a seminar: ‘A Day with the Gospel according to Mark’ to be held at St Francis College. This day will be of interest and benefit to clergy and lay people alike as we continue Year B in the Lectionary cycle.

Saturday 25 November

9.30am-3.00pm

at St Francis College

Cost $20 which includes morning tea. BYO Lunch

Please register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/seminar-with-michael-trainor-tickets-698831181877?aff=oddtdtcreator

An All Souls Day Service of Repentance and Remembrance for Children Harmed by Clergy and Church Workers
Thursday 2 November, 5:30 pm Chapel of the Holy Spirit, St Francis College.
You may like to bring a ribbon to hang on the arch to remember someone hurt by the church.
All are welcome to attend.
Please email Ruth Mathieson to confirm your attendance on ruth.mathieson@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

All are welcome to the 2023 David Binns Memorial Lecture.

Dr Alexandra Banks will present this public lecture on her doctoral work:
Broken Bodies, Broken Words. Feminist Theology, Trauma and the Arts.
An introduction will be given by Associate Professor Peter Kline, PhD supervisor.  

The lecture will be held on Thursday November 2 (All Souls Day) at 4 pm at St Francis College, 233 Milton Rd, Milton.

Please register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2023-david-binns-memorial-lecture-dr-alexandra-banks-tickets-733245425807?aff=oddtdtcreator  by Monday 30 October for catering purposes. Entry is Free.

If you wish to attend the lecture via Zoom, please email admin@ministryeducation.org.au. Please do not fill in an Eventbrite registration.

Alexandra Banks is a postdoctoral university scholar at the University of Divinity and works as an artist, theologian, writer and researcher who engages theologically with the arts and trauma theory to uncover the complex landscape of embodied memory. Alexandra’s current research is centred on theological engagements with issues of radical suffering, and the doctrinal and practical implications of traumatic embodied memory.

The David Binns Memorial Lectures were established in memory of the late Rev’d David Binns (1942-2008).  Art, for David, was an act of the exploration of meaning and an act of the imagination. Through his art and ministry David challenged us to find the holy in the ordinary, the ordinary in the holy.  His boundless, complex imagination encouraged us to ‘see’ outside the square and he deeply touched the lives of many.  He was deeply committed to ecumenism and the interfaith dialogue.

The 2023 Felix Arnott Lecture will be held in Lecture Room 1, at St Francis Theological College, 233 Milton Rd, Milton on Wednesday 1st November 2023 at 6pm. The presenter will be Professor David Tombs from the Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago. He will reflect on ‘Christ's Love Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity’: Theme of the 11th WCC General Assembly, Germany, 2022.

Wine and Cheese from 5:30pm followed by lecture at 6pm. Please register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2023-felix-arnott-lecture-professor-david-tombs-tickets-733162578007?aff=oddtdtcreator by Monday 30 October for catering purposes. Entry Free.

If you wish to attend the lecture via Zoom, please email admin@ministryeducation.org.au. Please do not fill in an Eventbrite registration.

Professor Tombs spent 13 years working on Reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

He is the author of several open access books including:

• The Crucifixion of Jesus (Routledge 2023) DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429289750

• Explorations in Reconciliation (Routledge 2006) DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315581590

• Latin American Liberation Theology (Brill 2002) DOI https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004496460

• & co-edited with Joseph Liechty, Explorations in Reconciliation: New Directions in Theology https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315581590   

Please join us for an Organisational Leadership Workshop with Professor Albert Haddad,

Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Leadership, University of Divinity.

The Leadership Workshop offered by Professor Albert Haddad is a free taster for the Graduate Certificate in Leadership course through the University of Divinity. The workshop will be useful to people in various roles in the Diocese that exercise of leadership. 

Learn more about the program at https://divinity.edu.au/study/leadership/

Please register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/organisational-leadership-workshop-with-prof-albert-haddad-tickets-723788309317?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for an Information Session with Professor Albert Haddad from the School of Professional Practice, University of Divinity

Find out about courses in leadership, professional supervision, counselling, clinical pastoral education and spiritual care for yourself or to fulfil needs in your organisation.

For more information about the courses go to https://divinity.edu.au/university/school-of-professional-practice/

Please register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/school-of-professional-practice-information-session-tickets-723792702457?aff=oddtdtcreator

Everyone is invited to be a part of a fun community event at St Francis College:
- the SAINT FRANCIS FESTIVAL!

Centred around the themes of Spirituality, Environment and Creativity, this is a fun community building event which celebrates the spirit of St Francis and brings people together!

Highlights of the day:

• Spirituality workshops (Meditation, Labyrinth walk, Prayer Spaces)

• Environment workshops (Compositing, Propagation, Eco spirituality)

• Creative workshops (Sacred Art, Romero Centre artworks, mainly music)

• Fabulous Food (Devonshire teas, BBQ Lunch, Coffee and Cake)

• Local Creative Stalls (Craft, Cake, Plants, Art)

• Fun for all ages (Kids art activities, Face Painting, Music)

• And of course, the Blessing of Pets

We would love to see parishes promoting the event and encouraging groups to come and experience the hospitality and spirit of St Francis College. Bringing Anglicans together on our beautiful campus is a gift we can share and invite the wider community to join in with!

In addition, enterprising parishes could use this as a creative opportunity for fundraising, by holding a cake, plant or craft stall at the event. Many parishes have craft groups, cake bakers, plant gurus and musicians who could come along to make this festival a richer and more vibrant!

All stall holders can keep all proceeds of their stall! Other details provided on application!

Click here to apply to hold a stall!

All are welcome to our St Michael’s Day Lecture.

'Defining the Enemy: Conflict and the Nation State.'

presented by The Rev’d Jessica Grant.

Reverend Jessica has served in the Australian Defence Force since 2013. She is currently undertaking a Master of Philosophy through the University of Divinity and will commence doctoral studies in 2024.

Please register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/st-michaels-day-lecture-defining-the-enemy-conflict-and-the-nation-state-tickets-708367876387?aff=oddtdtcreator

All are welcome to this lecture in the Mission and Ministry Research Seminar Series. The Ven Sophie Relf-Christopher will present a lecture on “Optimising Diocesan Organisation Culture - a case study from the Diocese of Adelaide".

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

at St Francis Theological College 233 Milton Rd Milton

Please register on Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/.../optimising-diocesan...

The lecture uses data gathered from the Diocese of Adelaide for her Masters of Theology thesis and the findings for Adelaide will be unpacked in a short and punchy lecture that will give time for participants to drill down into potential local dissonance between diocesan culture perceived, and diocesan culture preferred. This seminar will include helpful suggestions around the kind of cultural mechanisms that facilitate the health and harmony all dioceses seek.

All are welcome to this St Francis College Public Lecture: The Idea of the Magdalene

given by Emeritus Professor Philip C. Almond

Mary Magdalene is a key figure in the history of Christianity. After Mary, the mother of Jesus, she remains the most important female saint in her guise both as primary witness to the resurrection and 'apostle of the apostles'.

Join us on September 8 at 5:00pm for Evening Prayer in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, followed by refreshments and the Public Lecture with Emeritus Professor Philip Almond from 6:30pm in Lecture Room 1.

Please register via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/.../st-francis-college...

In his recent book Mary Magdalene: A Cultural History, Philip Almond focused on her 'lives' as these have been imagined and reimagined within Christian tradition. Philip Almond disentangles the numerous narratives that have shaped the story of Mary over the past two millennia and through a thoughtful exploration of the 'idea' of the Magdalene – her cult, her relics, her legacy – he has managed to deftly peel back complex layers of history and myth to reveal many different versions of the Magdalene, including but not limited to: the penitent prostitute; demoniac; miracle worker; wife and lover of Jesus; symbol of the erotic; and New Age goddess.

ATF Press invites you to a Double Book Launch at Old Bishopsbourne, St Francis College on September 7, 2023 at 3 pm.

These are the two different publications that will be launched.

* Decolonising the biblical narrative – launched by Professor Anne Pattel-Gray https://atfpress.com/category/atf-first-nations-theology/

* Reluctant Prophet: Tributes to Albert Nolan OP (South African anti-apartheid campaigner) https://atfpress.com/product/reluctant-prophet/

Please register via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/double-atf-press-book-launch-tickets-695778571437?aff=oddtdtcreator

All are invited to the Book Launch of the Rev’d Dr Ruth Mathieson's book “Matthew’s Parable of the Royal Wedding Feast – A Sociorhetorical Interpretation”. The book is based on the work of Ruth’s Doctoral Thesis and is published by SBL Press in the Emory Studies in Early Christianity.

Assoc. Prof. David Neville, who was Ruth's PhD supervisor will launch the book on Thursday 3rd August in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at St Francis College at 4pm. The launch will be followed by drinks and nibbles in Old Bishopsbourne.

Copies of the book and be purchased from SBL Press at https://cart.sbl-site.org/books/064829C

Please come celebrate this occasion with Ruth.
Bookings can be made on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/book-launch-matthews-parable-of-the-royal-wedding-feast-tickets-641123937957

Please email lburridge@ministryeducation.org.au with any special dietary requirements.

Don't miss out on this fabulous seminar opportunity!

“Breaking through the Stained Glass Ceiling”
Women in the Church – past, present and future
A Seminar in the week of the feast of St Mary Magdalene.

Thursday July 27 from 9:30 am to 3 pm
St Francis College: Lecture Theatre 1
Cost: $40 including morning tea and lunch.

Presenters include:

• Tanja Hagedorn,

• Lucy Morris,

• Anita Monro,

• Margaret Wesley

Topics include: Cultural Violence, Power and Powerlessness, Consent and How to contribute to the Women in Religion wiki-project.

Please register via Eventbrite here. 

St Francis College invites you to join us for our Semester 2 Orientation Day.

At Orientation, you will meet your lecturers, learn about the online learning environment (ARK), and discover how the College and the Roscoe Library can support your studies. Join us for the Eucharist in the Chapel and to eat your lunch on the veranda of the historic Old Bishopsbourne. Finally, in the afternoon students taking units in Biblical Studies are invited to a training session with the Accordance Bible Software.

Please register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/st-francis-college-orientation-day-tickets-648526800117

Program

9:30am – Accordance training (low-level) – required for AL1002 students (LR2)

12:00 – Gather in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

12:15 – Eucharist w/ the Rev’d Ray Clifton

1:00pm – Light lunch at Old Bishopsbourne

LR1:

1:30pm – Welcome to the College with SFC Principal Rev'd Dr Ruth Mathieson

1:45pm – Academic welcome and introduction to the Stream leaders & lecturers with Rev'd Dr Wendi Sargeant

2:15pm – Orientation preview and Student Services Dr Sheilagh O’Brien

Most Orientation components to be completed by students on the ARK site.

Overview of: Academic Integrity, ARK sites (Meta & Child units)

2:45pm – Site Orientation and facilities with Rod Mengel

3:00pm – Library Orientation with Head Librarian Eve James

LR2:

1:30pm-3:00pm - Advanced Accordance training

4:00pm – Afternoon Tea

4:30pm- Academic Skills Development and Tutoring

5:15pm – Evening Prayer

Please bring your computer for the Accordance training.

You are invited to join a conversation with the Very Rev’d Canon Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem and a former dean, the Rev’d Dr Greg Jenks.

Tuesday May 30, 4:30 pm – 6 pm. Lecture Theatre 1, St Francis College.

Zoom will also be available

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89826496015?pwd=UGNTd0VpTjNRVFNqS05HQWtJcjZkdz09

Meeting ID: 898 2649 6015

Passcode: 719855

Eventbrite Link

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/conversation-with-the-very-revd-canon-richard-sewell-tickets-570151457357

What is a VOCATION?

What does it mean to be ORDAINED?

Does this interest YOU?

SATURDAY 20 MAY 1pm to 3pm

St Francis Theological College, Baroona Rd, Milton

An afternoon of discussion and reflection

Registration:   anglicanchurchsq.org.au/vocations

Enquiries:  vocations@anglicanchurchsq.org.au