18.10.2013
The Rev Ása Björk Ólafsdótirr Features on Soul Waves This Week
The Revd Ása Bjork Ólafsdottir, the Vicar of Dun Laoghaire and Diocesan Development Officer for Dublin and Glendalough features among this week’s Soul Waves interviews.
Focusing on following Christ’s teaching to look after your neighbour, Ása works on a ‘food bus’ travelling around the area with meals for the homeless. People can get on the bus and have their meal in relative comfort. Rev Ása cooks hot meals herself and brings them around on the bus. She is also looking for ways to open a facility locally which will provide for homeless but also for those fallen on hard times.
Rev Ása Björk has a unique sincerity to her mission as a pastor and is in conversation with Paul Loughlin, PRO Soul Waves Radio, about the financial crash and how it impacted Icelandic people in particular and how they reacted in such a magnanimous manner.
Both the Church of Ireland and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, in which the Rev Ása was ordained, are part of the Porvoo Communion, a fellowship of Anglican and Lutheran churches in northern Europe who celebrate their unity as churches and who share a common sacramental life and ministry through the Porvoo Declaration.
To listen to the interview with Ása click here.
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