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The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, will deliver the inaugural Robert N. Bellah Lecture on Religion and Public Life, hosted by the Graduate Theological Union. The lecture will take place on April 9 at the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. The title of Budde’s address is: Following Our North Star in Tumultuous Times.

We will be watching the talk on the big screen in Old Bishopsbourne and having morning tea at the same time. This event offers a wonderful opportunity to gather as a community, enjoy some refreshments, and engage with thought-provoking ideas. Join us for an inspiring lecture and a delightful morning tea!

Cost

To help cover the costs of morning tea, we kindly request a $10 donation.

Registration

https://www.trybooking.com/DANEA

More Information

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: “Following Our North Star in Tumultuous Times” (Inaugural Robert N. Bellah Lecture) / Events at UC Berkeley

We regret to inform you that the Meet Brother Merric event scheduled at SFC has been cancelled due to the forecasted weather associated with Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

You are invited to meet Brother Merrick of the Taizé Community in France at St Francis College. The gathering will begin at 2 pm on Sunday, March 9, with Brother Merrick sharing with the group from 2:30 pm for about an hour.

Taizé is a small village in France where, in 1940, Brother Roger founded an ecumenical community of brothers during the Second World War. The brothers, from Catholic and various Protestant traditions, initially lived in community centered on prayer in the village church. In the 1960s and 70s, large numbers of young people from various countries started visiting the brothers, leading to the construction of the much larger Church of Reconciliation and the creation of chants that could be sung in many languages with beautiful harmonies. You can learn more about the community here: The Community Today - Taizé.

Brother Merrick, the first Australian-born Taizé brother, will be visiting Brisbane in March. We have the privilege of meeting with him at St Francis College at 2 pm on Sunday, March 9. Afterwards, you are encouraged to attend the Taizé prayer service at Kenmore at 6 pm.

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St. Francis College Commencement Service

🗓️ Date: 23 February

Join us as we celebrate the start of a new academic year! This special event is a wonderful opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to come together and mark the beginning of another exciting journey at St. Francis College.

To register your attending and help with catering, please click on the link below:

https://www.trybooking.com/CYIWA

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St. Francis College Student Orientation Evening

🗓️ Date: 17 February

Welcome to our new students!

Join us for an evening of introductions, campus tours, and important information to help you start your journey at St. Francis College. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow students, faculty, and staff, and to get acquainted with your new academic home.

To register your attendance, please click on the link below:

https://www.trybooking.com/CYIUY

📢 Attention Prospective Students! 📢

Don't miss your chance to join the St. Francis College community! 🏫✨

🗓️ Application Deadline: February 14th

Make sure you submit your enrolment applications by this date. We can't wait to welcome new faces and bright minds to our campus!

To enrol as an auditing student or in a tertiary program please contact our Registrar, Linda Burridge at registrar@ministryeducation.org.au or 35147403.

Seeker’s Day - Exploring Vocation

Saturday 31st August 2023 – 1pm - 3pm

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.

For more details and to register your interest.
Click here to email and register: vocations@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Enquiries:  vocations@anglicanchurchsq.org.au or phone 3514 7414 (Mon - Thurs).

Are we getting too squeamish about the atonement? There is a quiet crisis of confidence in many Western churches. Confusion, debates and changing sensibilities have thrown doubt on whether one of our central doctrines can be reliably communicated as “good news” today.

This book approaches atonement through story, allowing imagination to illuminate the multi-faceted meanings in Christ’s atoning work, and exploring how those rich stories can be good news for the complex issues of our day.

The Ven. Dr Anne van Gend will be in converstion with The Rev. Canon Nicki Colledge about Restoring the Story: The Good News of Atonement. The nature of the event is very low-key; a chat between friends to draw out the insights that Anne has gleaned whilst exploring this topic. It is not an official book-launch with a formal response; more a friendly gathering and a chance to hear first-hand from Anne. There will be an opportunity for questions, for your book to be signed, and to enjoy light refreshments and good company.

Please register for catering and set-up purposes (scan or click the image below), and advise us if your circumstances change and you can no longer attend.

SFC invites you to join us for our Semester 2 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 will also be introduced to the Accordance Bible Software

Program - Thursday 18 July, 2024

4:00 – 4:15pm Welcome to College - Principal, Rev'd Dr Ruth Mathieson
4:15 - 4:30pm Site Orientation and Facilities – Registrar, Linda Burridge
4:30 - 4:45pm ARK sites (Meta & Child/Blended Units) –Assoc. Prof Peter Kline
Accordance Rev’d Dr Greg Jenks
4:45 - 5:00pm Library Orientation –Library Manager, Ms Eve James
5:00 - 5:15pm Questions
5:15 – 5:45 pm Evening Prayer
5:45 – 6:15 pm Light Meal
6:15 – 7:45 pm Academic Integrity –Academic Dean, Assoc Prof Peter Kline
8:45 - 9:00 pm Other Important Info – Principal, Rev'd Dr Ruth Mathieson

Please register your attendance for catering purposes at https://www.trybooking.com/CTCIK

Do you want to:

• initiate change in your professional context?

• engage in research?

• explore theological and spiritual perspectives?

• tackle complex problems?

• integrate critical praxis?

• deepen your practice and knowledge with the Doctor of Professional Practice.

The University of Divinity invites you to join as at St Francis College in Brisbane or online to learn more about the Doctor of Professional Practice from Program Director Dr Rebekah Pryor.

This information session is for experienced practitioners looking to engage in research to develop advanced knowledge and skills relevant to their professional context.

Following a cohort model and comprising a coursework and a research project, this doctoral level program integrates critical thinking, spiritual awareness and theological engagement with knowledge and lived experience. Practice-based, the program equips mature professionals to develop their research competency and make impactful contributions. Graduates of the course are innovative and collaborative practitioners who integrate understandings of self, profession, systems and context. As researchers and thought leaders, they model what it is to do deep work.

Date and Time

Tuesday 16th July 3–4pm (with light refreshments from 2:30pm)

Location

St Francis College (233 Milton Road, Milton QLD 4064)

Zoom (link will be emailed following RSVP)

Please RSVP (for catering purposes and to receive Zoom link) via Humanitix

RSVP now

Do you want to become a Professional Supervisor? Study with us to build foundational skills in:

• accountability

• mature ethical work practices

• self-care

The University of Divinity invites you to join us at St Francis College in Brisbane or online  to learn more about Professional Supervision courses from Program Director Dr Cath McKinney.

This information session is for practitioners working in all helping professions, from ministry, health and community development to education, leadership and governance.

Our Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma courses are in their fourth year of multiple deliveries. They are designed to qualify people to become Professional Supervisors with knowledge, skills and experience to provide structured relationships of trust and transparency in which supervisees can review their work in groups or individually, in-person or online.

Graduates of the courses emerge as mature, ethical practitioners – Professional Supervisors capable of working with sensitivity, compassion and clarity of purpose.

Date and Time

Tuesday 16th July 1–2pm (followed by light refreshments)

Location

St Francis College (233 Milton Road, Milton QLD 4064)

and Zoom (link will be emailed following RSVP)

Please RSVP (for catering purposes and to receive Zoom link) via Humanitix

RSVP now

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

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