MOVEMENT FOR THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN

bringing change and understanding

MOW
Movement for the Ordination of Women  The Reverend Sal Tatchell 1929-2020
in the Anglican Church of Australia

and the Sydney chapter (Sydney MOW).

MOW Australia:

  • Encourages women to hear and respond to the call of God
  • Recognises, encourages and extends the ministries of women
  • Encourages the church to make full use of the ministries of women
  • Encourages expression of women’s perspectives in theology
  • Celebrates diversity in spirituality
  • Promotes the use of inclusive language in worship and Church life
  • Seeks to move all dioceses in the Anglican Church of Australia to admit women to the ordained ministries of the Church
  • Seeks to bring laity and clergy into closer partnership
  • Liaises with appropriate national and international women’s groups
  • Fosters ecumenical links and supports moves to ordain women in other churches
  • Supports those women already ordained
  • Gathers and shares information between members across all dioceses

MOW Australia activities:

  • Holds occasional conferences with quality local and international speakers
  • Publishes conference proceedings
  • Produces merchandise when appropriate
  • Hosts a website
  • Has an email group
  • Holds lectures, seminars, retreats and quiet days
  • Has a local branch in Sydney (Sydney MOW)
  • Organises activities in other states

READ  Objects in our constitution at Clause 1.4.

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The MOW Logo

Ro Yule, an artist living in Victoria designed the logo for the celebration of the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in Melbourne in 1992. To mark that historic occasion Ro’s design was reproduced on a Banner, scarves and mugs.

Ro’s conceptual idea was about how women’s spirituality and ministry (the golden sunburst shape) would grow and emerge from the cross … that women’s spirituality was something organic and would flourish if given half a chance. Within that lively golden shape were the round host and chalice marking the centrality of the Eucharist in Anglican Worship and the role of the priest in celebrating the rite. The cross shape also echoes the female symbol with a live leaf emerging from the cross.

The banner was a constant symbol of MOW for the next twenty years. It was used at a service at St Paul’s Cathedral on 9 December 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the first ordination of women to the priesthood in Australia. A copy of the design was taken from this banner and used for the 2012 MOWatch Conference in Kincumber NSW and from then on.

Please enjoy the vibrant colours and the vision they and the design impart.

Ro Yule

Leadership

Elaine Lindsay

President

Elaine Lindsay joined MOW back in the 1980s and has been active on the Sydney committee over the years. Her PhD was publ... Read More
Anne Edwards

Ann Edwards

Vice President

The Rev’d Dr Ann Edwards is the Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of The Gap in Queensland, and a certified practising sp... Read More
Colleen O'Reilly

Colleen O’Reilly AM

Vice President

The Venerable Dr Colleen O’Reilly AM – Vice-president Colleen O’Reilly is a priest in the Diocese of Melbourne ... Read More
Danni Clark

Danni Clark

General Representative

The Reverend Danni Clark The Rev’d Danni Clark was ordained in Brisbane but began her training in her native Englan... Read More
The Very Reverend Keren Terpstra

Keren Terpstra

General Representative

The Very Reverend Keren Terpstra is currently the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral, Sale, in the Diocese of Gippsland. Befo... Read More
Rev'd Sandra Kjellgren

Sandra Kjellgren

Secretary

I was born in Brisbane and raised in the Anglican faith in a tradition that would be best described as broad-church Angl... Read More

Kathleen Toal

I have been an Anglican all my life. I remember when I was baptised (I was 4, nearly 5) there was a light filtering down... Read More
Melissa Conway

Melissa Conway

General Representative

Melissa Conway is the associate priest at St James’ Anglican Parish in Toowoomba, with special responsibility for St A... Read More

Tanja Hagedorn

General Representative

I grew up in the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa which provided me with a firm foundation for my fait... Read More

Ruth Champion

Sydney Convenor

I’ve been a member of MOW for twenty years. I worked on the Unfinished Business conference committee during 2021-22 an... Read More

Conferences

Photo Gallery for the 2024 Conference: Lead Like a Woman!

28 to 30 November 2024 | Thursday 28 November – St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane 4000. Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November – St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, 11 Petrie Street, Ascot 4007

Photo Gallery for the 2024 Conference: Lead Like a Woman!

28 to 30 November 2024 | Thursday 28 November – St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane 4000. Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November – St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, 11 Petrie Street, Ascot 4007

We hope you enjoy these photos of the 40th Anniversary Conference of the Movement for the Ordination of Women Australia ...

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Rev Danni Clark and Rev Sandra Kjellgren hang a banner on the pulpit of St John's Cathedral in Brisbane.

2024 Conference: Lead Like a Woman

28 to 30 November 2024 | Thursday 28 November – St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane 4000. Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November – St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, 11 Petrie Street, Ascot 4007

2024 Conference: Lead Like a Woman

28 to 30 November 2024 | Thursday 28 November – St John’s Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane 4000. Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November – St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, 11 Petrie Street, Ascot 4007

The Movement for the Ordination of Women Australia Ltd invites members, supporters and guests to the 2024 National Co...

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GET IN TOUCH

President: Elaine Lindsay
president@mowatch.com.au
Vice-President(s): Ann Edwards
Collen O'Reilly AM
Secretary: Sandra Kjellgren
secretary@mowatch.com.au
Treasurer: Kathleen Toal
General Representative(s): Danni Clark, Melissa Conway, Tanja Hagedorn, Karen Terpstra
Sydney MOW Convenor: Ruth Champion
convenor.sydneymow@mowatch.com.au
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