St. Peter's Anglican Church - Southport

83 Nerang Street, corner High Street, Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland 4215 Australia

Rector Fr Harry Reuss 

Telephone 07 5531 1702  

Mobile  04 2818 7625

email  sportigpond.net.au 

Father Harry Reuss was the Rector of the Parish of Murwillumbah from 1994 before his commissioning as the Parish Priest of Saint Peter’s in August 2005.  The son of a dairy farmer in Victoria, Fr Harry gained his Diploma of Agriculture at Longerenong College, served for a while in Borneo, came back home and gained his Licentiate of Theology at Saint Barnabas’ College, Adelaide, before being made Deacon in 1969 and Priest in 1970 by the Bishop of Ballarat, and serving a curacy in the Parish of Horsham.  He served a further curacy for two years in the Parish of Lillington at Leamington Spa in the Diocese of Coventry UK, where he met and married Gillian, returning to Ballarat to take up the duties as Rector of Nhill in the West Wimmera in 1975.  He was called to the Parish of Portland in 1979 where he served his time as Rector until 1994 when he left to become Rector of the Parish of Murwillumbah.  During his time at Murwillumbah he became well known in the community for his pastoral visitation and fine traditional worship.

Hon Assistant Priest

Fr  Denis Landman

Telephone 07 5573 4660  

Mobile 04 0775 8376

email  sportang@b.nu 

Father Denis Landman was born in London, studied at London University and joined the Royal Navy.  He served in many parts of the world, including Singapore and Malaysia, as an Officer in Naval Intelligence and retired as Lieutenant-Commander. He joined the Liverpool (England) City Council, where he became Private Secretary to the Lord Mayors of Liverpool for ten years.  He was awarded the MBE in 1961.  He was a lay liturgical assistant for 15 years before being ordained to the Priesthood in 1983 by the Bishop of Chester.  After three years as Assistant Curate of Saint Paul’s, Tranmere in Chester he was invited by the then Archbishop of Brisbane (the Most Rev.  John Grindrod, KBE) to come to Australia where he became Assistant Curate here at Saint Peter’s and then was appointed Priest-in-Charge of the newly formed Parish of Biggera Waters in 1988 until he reached retirement age in 1992.  He then took up part-time work in various parishes until gravitating back to Saint Peter’s.   In 1980 he was recognised by the Federal Republic of Germany by his appointment to the Order of Merit.  In 1955 he married Dolleke.

Anglican Chaplain to the Gold Coast Hospitals

Reverend Sid Rogers

Telephone  07 5577 5446 Mobile  04 1917 5960

email  XXXXXXXXXXX 

Father Sid Rogers, has come to us from South Africa with a B.Sc. in Biological Science from the University of Natal and a Dip.Th. from the University of Nottingham. Fr Sid was made Deacon in 1980 and ordained Priest in 1981 by the Bishop of Zimbabwe.  After a curacy in Matabeleland and three years as Rector of Lundi he flew across oceans to the “Shaky Isles” to take up duties in New Plymouth, then to Te Kuiti, and then became Chaplain at Wellington.  Three years in Auckland brought him to Saint Hilda’s as Chaplain for some six years before he was appointed Anglican Chaplain to Gold Coast Hospitals in 2004.

Hon Assistant Curate

Ian Dredge

Tel 04 0987 5119

email  sportanggpod.u

Hon Assistant Priest

Fr John Pinson

Tel 04 1679 2640

email  sportanggpod.u

Hon Assistant Priest

Fr Paul Dunn

Tel 04 3984 3749

email  sportanggpod.u

Sacristan

Shane Inglis

email  mailto:spor.net.

 Eucharistic Assistant

Michelle Greening

email  mailto:spod.n

Musical Director

Graeme Robertson

Tel  07 5574 5097

email   duronimo08

Priest's Warden

Allen Peters

email  dra@optusnet

People's Warden

Andrew Bode

Tel  07 5594 7024

email   o:bodega@dart.

People's Warden

Bev Philben

Tel  07 5531 3031

email  oben@bigpo

Parish Administrator

Christine Corroy

Tel 075532 8978

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Parish Treasurer

Heidi Hoy

Tel 075532 8978

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Alpha Leader

Rosemary Power

Tel 075532 8978

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