Easter is a time when Christians remember the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made dying on the cross for us and the life he gives through his resurrection. His Spirit empowers his followers to restore each person their dignity and the knowledge that they are truly valued for who they are. Today, Rosies – founded by […]
Domestic and family violence is most unfortunately a pervasive community issue that can affect anyone regardless of their social, economic, or cultural group – it does not discriminate. It often consumes families from the inside. St Eugene de Mazenod – our Oblate of Mary Immaculate founder – is in fact the patron saint of families […]
Our collaboration with the Sisters of Mercy has been in place for many years. Our outreach room is located in their very own building in Justice Place. The sisters are most kindly increasing our storage capacity by giving us access to an additional room. Our Rosies branch can now store more items for our many […]
Introducing #climb4rosies competition. To celebrate being proud charity of choice for the Activ8change and SkyPoint’s Q1 Stair Challenge 2016 we have organised a photo competition on Rosies facebook page. Rosies invites you to be creative (yet decent!). Have fun and best of luck! Here’s how to enter. Take a photo of yourselves with your mates […]
From the Gold Coast Bulletin The team from Gold Coast home builder Choice Homes are preparing to put themselves through the pain barrier at the SkyPoint Sea to Sky Q1 Stair Challenge next month. The company has partnered with the Q1 Stair Challenge to sponsor the event, in which entrants take on a gruelling 78-floor […]
ASFIT Misfits Running Club is rising up to the challenge to climb the stairway to heaven to support local charity Rosies. Rosies is proud charity partner for Active8Change’s SkyPoint Sea to Sky Q1 Stair Challenge on the Gold Coast for the second year running on Sunday, February 28. The ASFIT club decided to climb the […]
Encounters in my first year as General Manager make real the value of hospitality. Our 1,000 plus volunteers are wonderful friends as they create connections. Hospitality creates connection Connection builds friendship Friendship allays fear As fear recedes, hope emerges With hope… You can see from our Rosies family story that hope is emerging. We thank […]
We are invited over Christmas, more than ever, to spare a thought, a prayer, or even a visit to our neighbour who will spend Christmas alone. According to Marcel Proust ‘the real voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new landscape but having new eyes’. Let us adopt a different attitude towards our brothers and […]
Our Rosies ‘angels’ have been devoutly offering refreshments, snacks, and friendship at our Southport Magistrates Court Outreach for nearly 25 years. Rosies volunteers provide comfort and smiles, and a haven in a sometimes tense environment. Smiles can unexpectedly be seen on faces of those visiting what is known as the ‘tea and sympathy room’ located […]
Rosies’ Toowoomba Branch team paraded for the Carnival of Flowers in front of 30,000 plus people for the second year. Our volunteers and Swagman, one of our regular friends on the street, were delighted to see so many smiles coming from the crowd. ‘Taking part in the event means a lot to our Rosies volunteers. […]
