18. The Rev Dr John Bunyan asked -
(a) Noting that the Council of the Northern Region has supplied details of its 1998 grants on page 95 of the "Blue Book", I ask if Synod could be provided with details of the grants given by the other Regional Councils, and also in the case of all Councils, basic details of the unsuccessful applications?
(b) Has Anglicare yet consulted with the Pastoral Care Department of Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital or with the George's River Regional Council or staff with regard to funded chaplaincy in that hospital, and is it aware that on any one day there may be from 70 to 100 Anglican patients there, at present visited by the elected Convenor and Secretary of that Department?
(c) Has Standing Committee taken note at all that in one of the very difficult areas of the Diocese, there is no Anglicare or Diocesan funded hospital chaplaincy, namely at Auburn District, St Joseph's Auburn, Canterbury, and Bankstown-Lidcombe hospitals, despite the existence of chaplaincy at some of these in the past, and if so, has it considered whether this fact might contribute to any public impression, whether rightly or wrongly held, that our Diocese in its hospital chaplaincies, schools and parishes, makes more provision for the rich than for the poor.
To which the President replied -
(a) Details of 1998 grants given by Regional Councils, other than North Sydney, are set out below. The names of parishes and other bodies who were unsuccessful in their applications for a 1998 grant from Regional Councils are also set out below.
• Western Sydney
(i) Grants made by Council in 1998
$ - Blackheath (Hampton) 1,200 - Cambridge Park 18,500 - Crestwood 40,000 - Doonside 7,000 - Dural 3,000 - Guildford 4,200 - Kenthurst 3,800 - Kingswood 1,200 - Lalor Park 15,000 - Lidcombe/Berala 35,750 - Merrylands West 4,200 - Mt Druitt 39,700 - Mulgoa 11,500 - Northmead 5,000 - Oakhurst 37,000 - Quakers Hill 5,000 - Glenmore Park 30,000 - Riverstone 7,000 - St Clair 46,000 - St Marys 3,000 - AYE (Toongabbie) 10,000 - Wentworth Falls 4,500 - Westmead 8,000 - Windsor 4,000 - Wilberforce 8,000 - Kingswood - tertiary chaplaincy 52,000 - Quakers Hill - tertiary chaplaincy 4,000 - Richmond (Hawkesbury) - tertiary chaplaincy 15,000 - TAFE - tertiary chaplaincy 26,440 - Auburn - Chinese cross cultural 35,000 - Penrith - Turkish cross cultural 35,000 - Candidates Assistance 1,000 - Finance and Loans 2,500 - Ministry review 1,300 - Link 3,000 $529,000
(ii) Unsuccessful Applications for 1998 Grants
- West Pennant Hills
• North Sydney
(i) Grants made by Council in 1998
- See page 95 of the 1999 Report of the Standing Committee
(ii) Unsuccessful Applications for 1998 Grants
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$
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| - St Peters East Lindfield - RE Teacher | 2,000 |
| - St Peters Hornsby - Youth\Young Couple's Worker | 24,000 |
| - All Saints North Epping - Youth Worker | 4,000 |
| 30,000 |
• South Sydney
(i) Grants made by Council in 1998
$ - Bondi 3,240 - Bondi Beach 7,367 - Catechists 5,000 - Chaplaincies 90,000 - Cooks River 26,000 - Croydon 20,000 - East Sydney 35,000 - Erskineville 5,000 - Glebe 4,165 - Kensington 13,000 - Lilyfield 10,000 - Lord Howe Island 45,000 - Malabar 12,000 - Maori Ministry 30,000 - Petersham 10,000 - South Sydney 68,000 383,772
(ii) Unsuccessful Applications for 1998 Grants
Information not available.
• Georges River
(i) Grants made by Council in 1998
$ - Belmore Youth Ministry (part time) 2,000 - Belmore Arabic Ministry (full time) 34,000 - Hurstville Grove Associate Ministry (full time) 4,000 - Panania Assistant Youth Work (full time) 18,000 - Arncliffe Rector (full time) 10,000 - Regents Park Vietnamese Ministry (full time) 30,000 - Marrickville Chinese Ministry (full time) 30,000 - Carlton Asian Ministry (full time) 25,000 - Hurstville Chinese Ministry (full time) 48,000 - Bossley Park Italian Ministry (full time) 45,000 - Marrickville Area Deanery ESL Teacher (part time) 22,000 - Campsie Cross-Cultural Worker (full time) 34,000 - Greenacre Muslim Ministry (full time) 56,000 - Liverpool South Spanish Ministry (full time) 30,000 - Hoxton Park Minister (full time) 4,000 - Hoxton Park Lay Minister (full time) 40,000 - Bossley Park Minister (full time) 22,000 - Regional Ministry Conference 4,000 - Finance and Loans Board 32,000 - Contingencies 9,000 499,000
(ii) Unsuccessful Applications for 1998 Grants
$ - Sadleir Curate 33,705 - Chester Hill Children's Work 4,410 - Oatley Primary School Worker 10,000 - Hurstville Lay Worker 15,000 - Blakehurst Youth Minister 7,200 - South Carlton Assistant Minister 37,500 - Moorebank Women's Ministry 6,000 - Georges Hall Youth and Children's Ministry 9,000 - Peakhurst/Mortdale Children's Ministry 15,000 - Smithfield Youth Worker 34,000 - Campsie Chinese Pastor 20,000 - Punchbowl Vietnamese Minister 13,000 - Cabramatta Children's and Youth Worker 30,000 - St John's Park Catechist 4,000 - St George Hospital Chaplain 30,000 268,815
• Wollongong
(i) Grants made by Council in 1998
$ - Ambarvale/Cataract 18,000 - Glenquarie 23,000 - Minto 10,000 - Eagle Vale 6,000 - Campbelltown 7,000 - Culburra Beach 6,500 - Eagle Vale Loan Repayment 10,500 - Contingency for parish ministry 10,000 - Cross Cultural Director 52,000 - ESL Team 35,000 - Wollongong University Chaplain 52,000 - Macarthur - UWS University Chaplain 15,000 - Bomaderry University Chaplain 1,000 - Shoalhaven - 2 Counsellors 45,000 - Macarthur - Chinese Lay Pastor 28,000 - Macarthur 20,000 339,000
(ii) Unsuccessful Applications for 1998 Grants
$ - Sutton Forest 5,000 - Milton 12,000 - Gerringong 5,000 - Shoalhaven\Wollongong University Chaplain 8,500 - Southern Highlands - SRE Teacher\Youth Minister 33,500 - Campbelltown - Youth Minister 18,000 - Picton - Family/Youth Minister 29,000 - Port Kembla - Pastoral Worker 12,000 - Gymea "People of God"/"Soul Revival" 12,250 - Culburra Beach - Assistant Minister 40,000 - Narellan - Assistant Minister 20,000 - Shellharbour - Youth Worker 15,000 - Ingleburn - Assistant Minister 50,000 260,250
(b) Dr Bunyan gave notice of a motion at the last Synod. The Standing Committee asked that ANGLICARE consider the issue of concern.
ANGLICARE has provided a detailed report but the matter is yet to be formally considered by the Standing Committee - I expect that it will receive active consideration in the near future.
Given that the matter is the subject of active review in the Standing Committee, it is inappropriate to respond in any detailed way at this time.
However, I am advised that ANGLICARE has not consulted with the Pastoral Care Department of the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital but that it has consulted informally with the Georges River Regional Staff. ANGLICARE is aware that a significant number of patients are visited by the personnel of the Pastoral Care Department.
(c) The Synod no longer provides any funding for hospital chaplaincies, and such funding now largely comes from ANGLICARE's own resources. The Standing Committee greatly appreciates ANGLICARE's contribution to this ministry. A detailed report from ANGLICARE about hospital chaplaincies has been provided, but the Standing Committee has not had the opportunity to consider it.