Sharing the light and love

“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)

Considering the importance of sharing the light and love of Christ with others, Hume Anglican Grammar school works closely with Anglicare to reach out to the community members. Teachers, students, and parents wholeheartedly respond to the donation appeals made twice a year, mainly during Christmas and in winter. The collected items are sorted out by the students and put the containers in the van sent by the Anglicare office.

It has been a great experience of working together passionately towards fulfilling the needs of the homeless, aged, lonely people, who approach the Anglicare for help. Apart from the formal donation drive, some families and teachers do contact Anglicare and offer their donations in personal capacities. This shows that the school has been successful in implanting the justice perspective into the thoughts and hearts of the school community.

Anglicare is very central to the hearts to our students. Last year the primary students sent the profit they made through their market exposure to Anglicare, and the school is looking forward to doing so again this year.

The school is also supportive to the local parish, St Peter’s Anglican Parish, who has been instrumental in the inception of the school. The school youth group prepared palm crosses in their gathering close to Good Friday, for donating to the parish. Every Sunday, the church services are held in the chapel of the school, and the school keeps the doors open for church activities during the week.

Hume Anglican Grammar school works alongside the Diocese, in fulfilling the vision and mission of the Diocese and responds positively to each invitation extended to the students, principal and chaplain.

In March 2023, the Archbishop invited the Anglican schools to the Anglican School Forum to share the experience of being an Anglican school. Being a highly multicultural school, our students expressed their experienced and expectations, which were well-received by the Diocese. The Archbishop has again invited the student representatives to the Diocesan Ministry Conference in June. We are looking forward to an active participation, along with the Priests of the Diocese.