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Anglican Communion News Site
When she speaks, they listen - Jenni Woodhouse along with Lisa Watts handing out essential advice to Sydney ministry workers on how to keep children safe from the perpetrators of sexual abuse.
As chaplain of the Archbishop's Professional Standards Unit (PSU), Jenni Woodhouse has already spoken to almost all of Sydney's Anglican clergy at meetings across the diocese, including the one held at St James', Croydon yesterday.
The event was one of 13 seminars taking place between May and September alerting clergy and ministry workers to the importance of the Faithfulness in Service code.
The national code, outlining appropriate behaviour for those in pastorial ministry, has been adopted by the Sydney and General Synods.
PSU director Philip Gerber is pleased with the overwhelming response of Sydney's ministry workers to the seminars.
'With three to go, well over 95 per cent of clergy have already attended,'Mr Gerber says.