139. Ann Edwards - 5 November 2023

Australian Women Preach

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time - Matthew 23: 1-12

The Rev’d Dr Ann Edwards is the Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of The Gap in Meanjin (Brisbane) Queensland. Ann serves as the Vice President of the Movement for the Ordination of Women and is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist.

Prior to ordination, Ann was a Lecturer in Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University (ACU), following a career in clinical practice and then management in Queensland Health.

Ann’s parish ministry is complemented by her interest in empowering families of children with disability, developmental concerns, or neurodivergence as they participate in health services, education, and in church. She serves as a member of the Equitable Access Working Group in the Anglican Church of Southern Queensland and is an ACU researcher in the ENVISAGE consortium.

Ann is married to Garth; they have two children, a new rescue dog, and a newly disgruntled tuxedo cat. When one of Ann's sons was 6, she asked him if he knew what she did for a job. He answered, "Yes Mummy, you're a speech theologist". To date, no better description for Ann's vocation has been coined.