General News
3 April, 2024
Shirley’s Coaldrake Award a rare honour
SHIRLEY Heather has joined a select group of the Anglican Board of Mission members to receive the Fred Coaldrake Award. The St John the Evangelist Newbridge parishioner was presented with the award during the monthly church service at Inglewood and...
SHIRLEY Heather has joined a select group of the Anglican Board of Mission members to receive the Fred Coaldrake Award.
The St John the Evangelist Newbridge parishioner was presented with the award during the monthly church service at Inglewood and Districts Health Service hostel.
The award is usually given to clergy and missionaries. Shirley is one among a select group of parishioners to be honoured.
The award was presented by Canon Ian Howarth and recognised Shirley’s contributions to raising funds for ABM.
These have included running pancake and morning tea programs, collecting and trimming thousands of stamps sent and organising gold coin jar collections across the Anglican Parish of Inglewood and Maldon.
Shirley also made cumquat jam and cakes for sale at fundraising events.
Frank Coaldrake was an Anglican missionary in Japan after World War Two and became chairman of the Australian Board of Missions when, in 1970, he was elected Archbishop of Brisbane, but he died before being consecrated.
The award is presented annually to missionary, volunteer or staff members of the Anglican Board of Mission.
“People’s faithful and selfless commitment to promoting the Gospel and growing the church has laid the foundation for the missional partnerships that continue to underpin all our work today,” the board says of people recognised with the award.