Holy Covenant Anglican Church
Ministry Team
Revd Dr Wayne Brighton
Rector
Wayne is a leader who believes that God’s Kingdom grows best through local churches that value justice, love mercy and are eager to see God’s grace break through in surprising ways.
He is the Archdeacon for Chaplaincy and a member of the Diocese’s Public Issues Commission. He is currently a member of General Synod’s Mission and Ministry Commission and involved the NSW Civil Chaplaincy Advisory Committee and formerly the chairperson of ACT Pastoral Care Council.
Wayne completed his PhD in 2014 which examined the cultural challenges associated with innovation in a variety of church settings. His initial theological education was done in Canada at Regent College, Vancouver. He loves snowboarding and is passionate about everyday discipleship.
Ven Emeritus Anne Ranse OAM
Holistic Care Nursing Ministries
The Venerable Emeritus Anne Ranse OAM RN is the chaplain to the parish’s Holistic Care Nursing Ministry. This ministry cares for the elderly, isolated and housebound in the community by providing social activities, community events and assistance to enable people to stay in their own home for as long as possible.
Anne was ordained a permanent deacon in the Diocese on Ascension day, 24 May 1998. Prior to ordination and raising a family Anne was a hospital trained nurse, qualifying in General Nursing at Goulburn Base Hospital and Midwifery at Royal North Shore, Sydney. She worked as a Missionary Nurse in the outback with Bush Church Aid Society at Coober Pedy in South Australia and the Presbyterian Board of Missions in the remote and isolated Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal Community of Ernabella in the Musgrave Ranges of South Australia. She continues to raise the profile of the diaconate in the Diocese and around Australia.
Revd Lynda McMinn
Honorary Priest
I have recently retired from full time parish ministry as the Rector of Ainslie, and am very happy to find a new spiritual home here at Holy Covenant, and to help out as part of the team from time to time. A key part of my role here will be to work with Wayne as we build and strengthen a network of ‘broad church’ Anglicans across the Diocese, people who have a heart for diversity, compassion and justice and for living out the Gospel call to love. A key ministry passion is for hospitality, where sharing food and drink isn’t just an optional extra to parish life, but central to all we do together. As we share food at God’s table, so we share food together. Over food shared with love, we not only meet one another, but we meet God.
I am very grateful to be living in a delightful retirement unit in Brindabella Court in Downer, where I share the space with two independent franchisees, or British Shorthair cats, Monty and Chester. There is no doubt that the old adage is true – dogs have masters, but cats have slaves! I also now have eight grandchildren of various ages, who are an ongoing delight.
Caity Cameron
Office Manager
Hello, my name is Caity and I am very happy to introduce myself as the Office Manager at Holy Covenant.
In 2023, I graduated from ANU, where I studied Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy. My particular interest in the region is Palestine and modern Palestinian history, with great interest in how Australia (and the West) develops policy relating to the ongoing conflict. That being said, I’m also very interested in Arab culture and history in general (and Australian foreign policy pertaining to the region!).
I am a mad cat person and have a calico kitty called Pickles, whose favourite things are heaters and snacks.
I’m a parishioner at Holy Cross in Hackett and have been for the past 14 years. There, I serve on Parish Council and am a lay Synod representative.
I also love to play soccer. I play weekly with the Big Issue’s Community Street Soccer program and last year was very blessed to be selected a ‘Street Socceroo’, playing as a striker for Australia in Sacramento, California at the Homeless World Cup – an international Street Soccer tournament established in 2003. With the Big Issue, I also do some work in their Classroom Program, talking to schoolkids about homelessness, disadvantage and marginalisation.
I’m always happy to have a chat about any of my interests that I’ve mentioned above, or about anything else!
Lou Passmore
Youth Ministry
My name is Lou Passmore and I’m the Youth Ministry Coordinator at Holy Covenant. I’ve worked with kids and youth of various ages in a variety of contexts including outside of hours school care, day care, in tutoring positions and in high school teaching practicals.
I studied Psychology and Population Health at the ANU from 2016 – 2019, and Secondary Education and Arts at UC from 2021 – 2023. I have also previously worked for Anglicare, which provides me with a background in trauma-informed care and education. It is my aim to foster a youth centred culture in our programs to provide a safe, nurturing space for our young people to learn and grow in.