Pentecost - John 20: 19-23
Rachel is the daughter of Anne and David, sister to 9 brothers and sisters and today, aunt to 11 nieces and nephews. Family has formed who and how she is. Rachel studied Arts/Law where her desire to understand more about justice and equity was sated. She chose to follow her heart and, for the last 23 years she has been endeavoring to animate and expand her knowledge in classrooms and co-curricula contexts in NSW, Tanzania and Queensland. From her first year as a teacher through to her role today as a leader in a Catholic Education System, Rachel has prioritised her time and energy to work with students to: collaborate and co-create Social Justice advocacy experiences; write and co-facilitate Retreats; and build Immersion programs locally, nationally and globally. At the heart of each of these experiences is dialogue and an opportunity to sit and listen to the wisdom and ways of those who are encountered on the journey. Currently Rachel works in Catholic Education Services Cairns as a Leader of Formation working across 30 Catholic schools in Far North Queensland in the areas of Faith Formation, Religious Education, Outreach, Truth-telling, Healing and Reconciliation. Family and friends are her foundation, Ignatian spirituality is her way of proceeding and music and food fills her soul.
