by Sarah Maguire | Oct 9, 2024 | News
One year on from 7th October 2023 an atrocity leading to a year of violence, death and destruction on a huge scale, it can be difficult to find words to respond adequately in the face of such loss and bitterness. APF Counsellor Bishop Philip Huggins of Melbourne has...
by Sarah Maguire | Apr 30, 2024 | News
Our April Online Prayers were held on 25th April 2024. This month we focused on the twin themes of Earth Day and the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. In addition to prayers for peace, APF members shared scripture readings. Sue Gilmurray sang “A Climate...
by Sarah Maguire | Apr 5, 2024 | News, Uncategorised
During our online prayers for humanitarian workers, participants were invited to think about humanitarian organisations active today and put their names in the chat so that we can remember them in our prayers. Below is a transcript of those that were mentioned....
by Sarah Maguire | Mar 19, 2024 | Diary
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Joseph the Worker. For our March Monthly Prayers, Thursday 21st March at 7p m, we focus on the Humanitarian workers who are present at times and places of greatest human need: Conflict, Famine, Natural Disasters and other terrible...
by Sarah Maguire | Feb 1, 2024 | News
In this recording made for APF Monthly Prayers on 25th January the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Bishop Philip Huggins reflects on Christian peacemaking in the year ahead. Philip was assistant bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne also Director of the...