At the end of December 2024, Cathedral Curate and Church Planter, The Revd Amy Footson will conclude her time at St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne to take up a new role with the Diocesan Church Planting Team. During her eighteen months at St Paul’s, Amy has made many significant contributions to our community, particularly through her establishment and leadership of our Gather student congregation and her ministry to young adults.
Dean Andreas Loewe expressed his gratitude for Amy’s ministry at St Paul’s: “It’s been wonderful to have Amy as part of our team, and especially to see Gather grow from an idea into a community for young adults. Her creativity, pastoral care, preaching, and commitment to enabling young adults to come to faith, and grow in faith, have been a real blessing to the Cathedral.”
“I have very much enjoyed my curacy at St Paul’s Cathedral. It has been great to be part of the team and to get involved in the various ministries here at St Paul’s”, The Revd Amy Footson said: “I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given over the last 18 months, especially in leading our Gather at St Paul’s 6pm congregation. It has been a joy to walk alongside people as they have attended St Paul’s for the first time, and to be a part of the baptisms and confirmations this year where 3 members of Gather were baptised and confirmed! It has been a joy to be a part of this ministry, and I am so thankful for the opportunity of starting my ordained ministry journey at St Paul’s Cathedral, and I am thankful to the Dean and the staff here for giving me such an opportunity.”
The Revd Canon Bree Mills, Canon for Church Planting, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Amy to the Diocesan Church Planting and Revitalisation Team. Her work in establishing Gather at St Paul’s embodies the innovative spirit essential to developing new expressions of church across Melbourne. We look forward to collaborating with Amy as she inspires emerging young leaders in church planting and enhances our communication and training platforms. We look forward to working with Amy through this next chapter of ministry life, and seeing how God uses her gifts to help grow new communities of faith.”
The leadership of Gather will continue under the Revd Lydia Thangadurai, who joins us as Cathedral Succentor on Advent Sunday. We invite the Cathedral community to celebrate the ministry of Amy among us at a special morning tea on the Fourth Sunday in Advent at 11.45am. If you would like to contribute to a gift, you can do so by EFT to: BSB 083-004, Account: 51-510-2452, adding ‘Amy’s Gift’ to your transaction.
Please keep Amy, her husband Tom, and their growing family in your prayers as they prepare for these significant changes in their lives.