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Auchenflower-Milton Parish Parish Profile 2014

The Parish of Auchenflower-Milton

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DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE PARISH

The residents of Auchenflower, Milton, Paddington, Rosalie and Torwood are principally educated, professional young families. The business community includes national and international offices of engineering companies, catering companies, the historic Fourex Brewery and Suncorp Stadium (formerly Lang Park). There is also a high profile sporting community in the area. The community is an unusual and exciting mixture of developing high density residential units, original family homes, commerce and light industry.

We have excellent transport links, with the Milton Railway Station close by and Milton Road with its bus services, as well as easy access to the Inner City Bypass and pedestrian overpass to the Barracks Shopping Complex, Petrie Terrace and Roma Street. The new City Cat ferry terminal at Park Road will be operational by late 2014.

There is an eclectic mix of shopping, restaurants and cafes on Park Road and the Barracks, Petrie Terrace, Caxton Street, Paddington and Rosalie Village.

Several schools, including the popular and expanding Milton State School, Petrie Terrace State Primary School and Stuartholme Catholic Girls’ School are within our parish. Several kindergartens and pre-schools, including a Montessori Kindergarten in Auchenflower are also within the parish boundaries. Brisbane Boys’ College and Boys’ and Girls’ Grammar Schools are in neighbouring suburbs. The Kelvin Grove campus of the University of Technology is close by.

There are excellent recreational facilities in the parish, including Gregory Park, a large new park and public tennis centre at Frew Park, the Ithaca swimming pool, Neal Macrossan Playground and an adjoining skate park – all very popular with young people. The stadium houses the PCYC. The Roma Street Parklands and South Bank beach and pathways are very close to the church site. Nearby bikeways cross the city via many park and river routes.

There are excellent cinemas at the Barracks and Rosalie. There are many art galleries in Paddington and the Royal Queensland Art Society has its headquarters and galleries on Petrie Terrace and almost next door to the Arts

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Theatre which stages plays. La Boite Theatre is beside the QUT campus at Kelvin Grove. A short drive across the river delivers you to the Queensland Performing Arts complex, Queensland Art Gallery, Museum and Queensland Gallery of Modern Art.

The closest private hospitals are the St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital at Spring Hill and the Wesley Hospital in Auchenflower. Two small private hospitals are situated in Auchenflower and Toowong. The public Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital is a few minutes’ drive away via Hale Street.

PARISH STAFFING

Clergy: the parish currently has a locum priest on a part time basis of two week days plus Sunday.

Paid staff: the parish administrator manages the office twenty hours per week from Monday to Thursday.

Volunteer staff: there is a highly active, hands-on team. The wardens, priest and administrator have a weekly team meeting and work closely together in the management of the parish. A volunteer prepares and prints the weekly pew sheet and monthly newsletter.

CHURCH

Christ Church sits in an historic site on Chippendall Street, providing an oasis of tranquillity in the bustling inner-city.

Weekly Eucharist services are sung on Sunday at 8.30am and said on Wednesday at 9.30am, when it is followed by a study group. Recent initiatives are ‘Come for a Cuppa’ and ‘Mothers Meet’, which provide outreach opportunities once a month.

The Old Rectory, of Victorian Gothic design and built in 1883, is now the oldest building in the complex. Both the parish and priest’s offices are there. It also houses two community-based tenants. One is a specialist consultancy and the other is an advocacy agency working with people from a non-English speaking background who have a disability.




Within the Old Rectory is the Hardman-Perry Room, an elegant 19th century drawing room with original fireplace and lath and plaster walls. It is hired for functions and serves as a parish meeting place. The Old Rectory is fully air-conditioned.

Paying tours of the church and cemetery will be introduced from 6th December 2014, following the successful tours conducted during the Brisbane Open House weekend on 10th-11th October 2014.

St Alban the Martyr Church, Auchenflower will be deconsecrated in early 2015. Public and parish meetings are being held on 4th December 2014 to start the process.

The St Alban’s hall continues to be hired out regularly to local community groups and its rectory is also rented on an RTA lease.

ACTIVE MINISTRIES

The parish has a very small, loyal congregation.

1. We are compliant with the requirements of the Diocesan Policy & Procedures for the Protection of Children.

2. We currently hold a Kids Club twice monthly as part of developing our youth ministry and interest in families and youth.

3. Metanoia, a discussion group for the consideration of current Christian concerns following a shared evening meal, is held on the last Wednesday of the month.

4. Our ministry to the elderly includes a monthly visit to Rosalie Nursing Home.

5. Home communion is provided to housebound parishioners.6. We host the Salvation Army for a weekly service titled ‘God’s Sports

Arena’ on Sunday evenings, which attracts 60 to 80 people.7. We are developing ministry with the sports community.8. We actively support the Bush Ministry Fund, the Australian Board of

Mission and Anglican Aid Abroad.




CHARACTERISTICS & TRADITIONS

The parish uses ‘A Prayer Book for Australia’ and ‘Together in Song’. The Kawai piano and the Whitehouse pipe organ, dedicated in 1922, enhance our worship.

The parish maintains an Anglo-Catholic tradition.

Within the church, there is the Lady Chapel dedicated to Florence Barton, who founded the Girls’ Friendly Society in 1887. The Warriors’ Chapel houses the memorial board dedicated to those who served in the Great War. Other memorabilia refers to the parishioners’ involvement in the Second World War.

The high altar is backed by beautiful stained glass windows, which also feature at the west end of the church. The font was donated in memory of Andrew Petrie, pioneer (1798-1872) is the only item remaining from the first church built in 1873. Most furniture is of intricately hand-carved Queensland silky oak. There is a Priest’s and a Choir Vestry.

The east side verandah, which is open access, often shelters homeless people. The west side verandah with its panoramic views of the grounds, is used by parishioners each week for refreshments following the morning service and also for our ‘Come for a Cuppa’ mornings.

Church, west verandah and garden

We are currently in an ecumenical relationship with the Salvation Army and would welcome further relationships with others.

The parish vision statement says: ‘It is envisaged that Christ Church will be a more than ecumenical centre, where people feel welcome and at home whether




they have a Christian denominational affiliation, are of some other religious persuasion or claim no religion.’The font donated in memory of Andrew Petrie is still in regular use




The parishioners, Parish Council and wardens are seeking for their new Priest-in-Charge someone with a proven record of empowering leadership style, who:-

exercises an inclusive ministry which is mainstream Anglican; consults with parish members & their leaders in decision-making; encourages & supports the ministries of the parish; is a knowledgeable teacher and leader, who challenges people to learn

more about God and their faith; is compassionate and approachable & who gathers people for the worship

and the service of God; encourages questions and exploration of the Christian faith and practice; appreciates art, beauty & church music – both traditional & modern; has good interpersonal skills & can sensitively manage conflict; actively engages with the local community; will develop ministry with children and young people and their families; will develop a ministry with sports people; has good time management skills; will further the aims of the Vision Statement of this parish.

Our new Priest-in-Charge will be working in a part-time capacity three days per week; two working week days, preferably Wednesday as we traditionally hold a short Eucharist service followed by morning tea discussion group. The second working week day is open to negotiation and Sundays would be set aside for the parish.

The parish has embraced the Going for Growth initiative and uses the prayer on a daily basis.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The parish is financed by a combination of parishioner giving, revenue from the popularity of Christ Church, Milton as a unique historical setting for traditional baptisms, weddings and funerals. The Hardman Perry Room in the old rectory and the tranquil surrounds attract members of the local community for their celebrations. The function room and grounds are also used for events tied in with the neighbouring Suncorp Stadium. The leasing of rooms in the Old Rectory along with rent from facilities at the St Alban’s site provide essential income.

The facilities at St Alban the Martyr hall provide a regular source of income, both from the residential lease on the rectory and from hall hire.




The parish has two bequests from benefactors sought to provide for the upkeep of this historical site. Interest on capital from the sale of St Mary Magdalene, Rainworth presently enables the viability of the parish.

Decreasing parishioner numbers, mostly from an ageing demographic, has seen weekly offerings steadily reduce over recent years. The parish is at a critical point, with finances sitting at a marginal level.

There are hundreds of residents in surrounding high rise buildings. More and more of these developments are being built. Contact with them is problematic but not impossible. The means of engaging with them has not yet been explored.

Our 2015 budget has been prepared and approved in principle by the Parish Council. Whilst it has a positive outlook, there are some challenges ahead. Auchenflower-Milton parish is uniquely located in the midst of a thriving, diverse inner-city population; one of the key challenges we face in mission and ministry for the future is to develop new ways to form a synergy between our Anglo-Catholic traditional practices and the ever-increasingly secular society. Underpinning this challenge is the harsh economic climate where people are time-poor, cash-poor and more inclined to use social media as a means of connection.

Throughout the year, the parish engages in successful fundraising activities, for example, the Melbourne Cup lunch. Income generation will need to rise through an increase in parishioner numbers, promotion of the site for functions and increased fundraising.

Christ Church and rectory are heritage-listed and there are plans to introduce regular paying tours from 6th December 2014.

The part-time priest will be provided with clergy housing allowance, parish car, mobile phone and computer.

PHOTO GALLERY




The gardens & Old Rectory




Peace and serenity at Christ Church




The Hardman-Perry Room prepared for the Queen’s Jubilee dinner

Our eastern verandah




Inside Christ Church




Old meets new

Hale Street side of church

We look forward to welcoming you to Christ Church.



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