MOVEMENT FOR THE ORDINATION OF WOMEN

bringing change and understanding

bringing change and understanding

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 in the dark church. It seems now that the Light has always shone as I have always been ‘involved’ in church activities. The most significant has been my association with the very early days of MOW.

The parish of Eltham has been in the front line of affirmative action in the church and in 1984 the vicar encouraged parishioners to go to a meeting to set up Melbourne MOW. My friend, Susan Sandford, then encouraged me to join the national movement and I went to my first MOW conference in 1986 in Adelaide.

Thus began what I think of as the halcyon days of MOW – our movement was of interest to the secular press, Keith Mason drew up the Constitution, and I was part of the organising committee for the wonderfully successful 3rd MOW national conference in Melbourne in 1986. We held our breath hoping the budget I had drawn up would hold – it did in fact make a profit as segments, featuring Kevin Giles, Veronica Brady and the then Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, were sold to the public.

In 1988 I remember the Canberra conference for Patricia Brennan’s response to being named ‘STRIDENT’ – STIR and TEND

There are always different ways of looking at insults.

It was then, also, that Diane Heath resigned as national treasurer (1985-89) and I took over, beginning my service to MOW in that role.

Leadership

Elaine Lindsay

President

Elaine Lindsay joined MOW back in the 1980s and has been active on the Sydney committee over the years. Her…

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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…

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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 where she…

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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 England,…

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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. Before…

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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…

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Kathleen Toal

I have been an Anglican all my life. I remember when I was baptised (I was 4, nearly 5) there…

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Melissa Conway

Melissa Conway

General Representative

Melissa Conway is the associate priest at St James’ Anglican Parish in Toowoomba, with special responsibility for St Anne’s Church…

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Tanja Hagedorn

General Representative

I grew up in the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa which provided me with a firm foundation for…

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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 and…

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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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