Welcome
Saturday Sunset
Parish and People
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Street Address: 89 Dexter Street, Cook, ACT, 2614, Australia. |
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Mail Address: PO Box 98, Jamison Centre, ACT, 2614, Australia. |
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Worship Centre and Parish Office:
Contact us
by phone on (02) 6251 6100,
by fax on (02) 6251 6430 or by email at office@holycovenant.org.au. |
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Website: holycovenant.org.au |
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Weekly Bulletin: A Parish bulletin is produced each week and is available in printed and electronic form. |
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See the Weekly Bulletin for further details. |
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Our Rector:
The Venerable Susanna Pain commenced her ministry here in February
2006. Susanna was ordained as a deacon in this diocese in
1989 and was one of the first women priests in the Diocese
of Adelaide in 1992. She came to Holy Covenant with
experience in the Wayville parish in Adelaide, St James'
King Street in Sydney, and St John's Cowra.
Susanna was collated as Archdeacon of North Canberra at St. Saviour's Cathedral Goulburn, 18 September 2009. Susanna leads retreats, quiet days and retreats in daily life and enjoys facilitating Inter Play body/movement Workshops. She is also a qualified remedial massage therapist. Susanna is passionate about The One who says 'I came that you may have life in all its fullness' (John 10:10). Susanna can be contacted by phoning her Rainbow Centre office on (02) 6253 3365 or by email at rector@holycovenant.org.au. Alternatively a message can be left with the Parish Office by phoning (02) 6251 6100. |
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Honorary Associate Priest:
Revd Jill Crawford.
Jill also takes services at Ozanam (Southern Cross Care, Garran), Calvary Retirement Village and Calvary Hospital and occasionally at Amity at Aranda. Jill can be contacted by email at jillcrawford@actewagl.net.au or by phoning the Parish Office on (02) 6251 6100. |
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Honorary Associate Priest:
Revd Nikolai Blaskow.
Nikolai is part of the leadership team of Holy Covenant, assisting with worship, preaching, teaching and pastoral care. He is involved in chaplaincy outreach to Canberra High School and The University of Canberra, assists with ministry to the young people at Holy Covenant and continues his ministry of Intercessory Prayer. Nikolai can be contacted by email at nikolai.blaskow@yahoo.com.au or by phoning the Parish Office on (02) 6251 6100. |
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Holistic Care Nurse:
The Venerable Anne Ranse.
Anne was ordained into the permanent diaconate in the Diocese on Ascension day, 24 May 1998. She is currently Dean of Age Care Chaplains and Archdeacon to the Diaconate. Anne's day to day ministries outside these areas are as part time chaplain at the Black Mountain School for children with disabilities, on the ministry team at the Canberra Aboriginal Church and joint licence as a deacon with St James Anglican church at Holt where she has a ministry to the elderly and house bound and pastoral care, and with Holy Covenant Church Jamieson as the Holistic Care Nurse. Prior to ordination and raising a family Anne worked as a Missionary nurse in the outback serving 4 years with Bush Church Aid Society at Coober Pedy in South Australia and 4 years with the Presbyterian Board of Missions in the remote and isolated Pitjantjantjara Aboriginal Community of Ernabella in the Musgrave Ranges of South Australia. Anne is a hospital trained nurse qualifying in General Nursing at Goulburn Base Hospital and Midwifery at Royal North Shore, Sydney. Anne can be contacted by email at nurse@holycovenant.org.au or by phoning the Parish Office on (02) 6251 6100. |
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Youth Worker:
Rhys Thorpe is our part-time Youth Worker. Rhys has
a theology degree from St Mark's and experience in
youth work in Canberra and the UK. He is also School
Counsellor and Chaplain at Burgmann Anglican School.
Rhys is married to Anna. He works in the parish on Tuesdays and Sundays. Rhys can be contacted by email at youth@holycovenant.org.au or by phoning the Parish Office on (02) 6251 6100. |
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See the Youth page for further details of youth programs and events. | |
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Family and Children Ministry:
Our two Family and Children workers are Susan Joy Nevile and Andrea de Vaal.
Please pray for Susan Joy and Andrea as they carry out their roles and for the
growing numbers of families joining our parish.
Susan Joy's email address is susanjoy@holycovenant.org.au and Andrea's email address is andrea@holycovenant.org.au. Please phone the Parish Office on (02) 6251 6100 for further information. |
