Supporting

Aboriginal ministry
page 2

Growing
GippsIand
page 3

Palm Sunday around
Gippsland
page 6 and 7
Does it
all matter?
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Abbey cleans up
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Pictured here (leIt to right) are: blues musician,
Fiona Boyes; the Very Rev. Steve Clarke, Dean oI
Sale Cathedral; international artist Dawn Stubbs;
Gippsland Gallery curator, Simon Gregg;
and the Rt Rev. Dr Ian George, Iormer
archbishop oI Adelaide, at the opening oI the
Cathedral Art Show. This was part oI a very
successIul and lively Forum on Spirituality
and Art at the cathedral on Tuesday 15th April.

Sale
Coming to faith via C. S. Lewis and homeschooling, page 11
FORUM ON SPIRITUALITY
AND ART AT SALE
Hallelujah!
The Dean and the Rt. Rev. Dr. Ian George
begin the Palm Sunday service at Sale.
More Palm Sunday photographs pages 6 and 7
Yarram
Photo: Christine Morris
Photo: Christine Morris
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Index
Spirituality and Art Forum 1


Letter from the bishop 2


Growing Gippsland 3


Trafalgar Community 3
Complex


Abbey cleans up its act 4


Swinging at St. Peters 4


Raymond Island Retreat 4

New Directions 4

Lifting the Veil 5


Harvest Festival at Yarram 5

Caregiving course 5

Palm Sunday 6&7

Mission Project - Sudan 8


Letter to the Editor 8

Thank you letter 8

Above and Beyond 9
Laurence Biggs

What does God 9
want from me?

Does it all matter? 10
Theological reection

Coming to faith 11

Community in colour 12

Diocesan calendar 12


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Bishop John McIntyre
S
ustainability is a key
issue Ior Aboriginal
ministy in our diocese,
as it is Ior most dioceses
around Australia. The
Aboriginal Ministry Fund was
established to address this
matter, but apart Irom some
regular income and occasional
donations, it struggles to
provide the resources necessary
to keep pace with the needs
oI Aboriginal ministry in
Gippsland.
At last year`s synod, a
working group was established
to address the development oI
the Iund to ensure sustainability
Ior Aboriginal ministry into the
Iuture. The group has ascertained
that a high priority needs to be
placed on education about the
ongoing needs Ior Aboriginal
ministry in Gippsland. Our
experience is that as people
grow in their awareness, they
are certainly generous in their
response.
May is a good month to raise
these matters because it includes
National Sorry Day on 26th May
and National Reconciliation
Week Irom 27th May to 3rd June.
The amazing response to the
national apology to the stolen
generations made by then Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008 led
to a sharp increase in awareness
by white Australia about the
treatment and ongoing suIIering
oI Aboriginal people.
It led to a Iar greater
receptiveness to Aboriginal need,
and to immediate and generous
responses by many. The challenge
remains to maintain the response
consistently over the years. The
ongoing celebration oI Sorry
Day is one means by which we
can maintain the momentum oI
generous response.
In a way similar to the national
apology, national consciousness
was raised in 1967 when there
was a reIerendum to remove the
explicit exclusion oI Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander
peoples Irom the Australian
constitution, thereby eIIectively
recognising their citizenship oI
the commonwealth. Again
there was an overwhelmingly
positive response. The start oI
Reconciliation Week on 27th
May, the day oI the reIerendum,
recalls this positive response by
the people oI Australia to our
frst peoples. Similarly, the end
oI Reconciliation Week marks
the Mabo decision oI 2nd June
1992, when Native Title was
frst recognised by Australian
law. These annual national
remembrances are all designed
to keep in Iront oI us the ongoing
needs oI Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples, and to
call on our ongoing generosity in
support oI them.
It seems good then to use
these same events to reIocus
on our need in the diocese
to achieve sustainability
Ior Aboriginal ministry.
Perhaps our Reconciliation
Action Plan (RAP) Ior this
coming Reconciliation Week
should be to achieve ongoing
sustainability Ior Aboriginal
ministry through a viable, long-
term, stable diocesan source oI
Iunding Ior it.
Remember there are still very
signifcant gaps between the
well-being oI Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Australians
and the rest oI us. Remember they
remain among the lowest socio-
economic groups in Australia and
have little means oI their own to
sustain themselves. Remember
the largest single source oI their
social and economic stability
was the land we took Irom
them. II we would see justice Ior
Aboriginal people in Gippsland,
there is a demand on us to
make provision Ior them out oI
our wealth; wealth gained by
depriving them oI their lands.
I suggest we establish a
RAP to address the ongoing
support oI Phyllis Andy and
Kathy Dalton, both priests
oI this diocese and both Iully
committed to the service oI their
people in their ministries.
What we require is regular,
ongoing donation and income,
preIerably including a trust
account built out oI the
proceeds oI land sales Irom
across the diocese. It is ftting
symbolically that the wealth
earned by us Irom land be the
primary source oI Iunding Ior
sustainable ministry by, with
and to Aboriginal people, Irom
whom that same land was taken
without reparation.
I commend the Aboriginal
Ministry Fund to parishes,
congregations and individuals as
a vital aspect oI your regular and
sacrifcial giving. The working
group will continue its work on
this matter and continue to keep
it beIore the people and parishes
oI the diocese as a matter central
to our ministry in the name oI
Jesus Christ.
Letter from the Bishop
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M
ost oI Gippsland`s
growth in the coming
decades will be in the
coastal and western sections
oI our Diocese, according to
Iorecasts made available to
local government. Growth is
expected mainly in regional
centres and smaller towns that
are within two hours` drive
oI Melbourne.
Warragul and Drouin,
towns that are already joining
up in terms oI development
iI not in community identity,
will likely make up the
largest population centre in
Gippsland, with a population
by 2031 oI just under 45,000.
Together they will exceed
our biggest population centre
currently Traralgon which
will by then have a population
oI 36,500. TraIalgar is set to
nearly double its population
by 2031.
The western end oI
the Latrobe Valley: Moe/
Newborough, will grow to a
population oI more than 20,000
up Irom the current 16,500.
It is within the 2-hour
commuting distance oI
Melbourne. Morwell will grow
by less than 2000 to 16,000,
and Traralgon by 10,000.
In South Gippsland,
Wonthaggi and surrounds will
almost double in size to just
under 15,000. Korumburra
and Leongatha will grow by
about a third to 6500 and 8000
and respectively.
The growth in places like
Wonthaggi and Warragul-
Drouin will be aided by
the State Government`s
recently announced intention
to develop them as urban
centres: the Iirst such
beyond greenbelt sections
starting at Cranbourne
and Pakenham. Wonthaggi
and Warragul-Drouin will
become major service and
education centres. Towns in
the greenbelt zone will not
grow as Iast, though Koo Wee
Rup will grow by a third, and
coastal developments along
the Bass Coast will thrive.
Central Gippsland towns
such as Sale will see only
moderate growth: it will
grow Irom its present 14,700
to 18,200.
But in the East, Bairnsdale and
surrounds will grow by more
than 5000 to nearly 19,000.
Orbost is expected to grow
substantially as it becomes a
centre Ior the whole oI East
Gippsland. Lakes Entrance
will increase to more than
10,000, and Paynesville to
about 5000.
Analyst Mark Biggs oI MBK
Consulting, himselI a Drouin
resident and husband oI Drouin
churchwarden Lacy Biggs,
said 'As in the rest oI regional
Victoria, growth in Gippsland
is expected to be concentrated
in regional centres, smaller
towns in the south and east that
are within one or two hours
oI Melbourne`s CBD, and
amenity or liIestyle` locations,
particularly the rapidly
growing settlements along the
Bass Coast.
But Mr. Biggs said that
growth would also continue
in parts oI Gippsland Iar Irom
Melbourne. 'Bairnsdale and its
hinterland, including the towns
oI Paynesville, Metung and
Lakes Entrance, is projected to
have over 12 000 more people
by 2026, an average growth
rate oI 1.38 per cent per year.
'Smaller towns in coastal
locations will continue to grow,
while others that are distant
Irom the main centres are
expected to decline, he said.
Bishop John McIntyre said
that though the population
projection fgures were
interesting and helpIul Ior
the diocese in its strategic
planning, they needed to be
taken with a dose oI caution.
'There are so many variables
at play in these Iorecasts that
some oI them could turn out to
be quite wrong, he said.
He noted by way oI example
that small towns like Bunyip
and Tynong could grow quickly
with the development oI the
new racecourse presently being
constructed at Tynong: not
necessarily taken into account
at the time oI the estimates,
which were made on the basis
oI research done to aid local
government bodies in making
good planning decisions.

The Jenerable Philip Muston
is Archdeacon of the
Western Region and rector of
St. Pauls Warragul.
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Growing Gippsland
Gippsland`s population is projected to grow
by about a third over the next 15 years.
by Philip Muston

In early March works began
to build the new community
complex attached to St
Marys Trafalgar. It will house
a kitchen, toilet amenities,
a community access ofce,
gathering space and a hall.
Long overdue, this complex,
thanks to public and private
grants and local fundraising,
will serve the rapidly growing
community of Trafalgar and
surrounding areas. Amongst
many uses this complex will
house the popular Jaffas
after school program and
Mainly Music as well as being
available for other outreach or
community programs.
The Church Street
Melaleuca tree at the centre
of a delay with Baw Baw
Shire will be cared for, having
been assessed by a qualied
Arborist. Currently it is fenced
off and mulch has been applied
to protect its root systems.
The Trafalgar Community Complex
Construction begins for the new Trafalgar Communitv Complex. The Pin Oak tree in the foreground
is incorporated into the design with a deck area for enfoving a morning cuppa.
by Paul Degraaf


Abbey cleans up its act

Emma Nicholls, the new
intern at the Abbey of St.
Barnabas on Raymond Island,
has made a start on setting
an environmental blueprint
for the future of the Abbey
precinct.
Aged 25 and coming from
Loftus in the Sutherland Shire
near Sydney, Emma has come
to the Abbey for a year to gift
her knowledge in the setting
up of a plan to map, organise
and begin remediation of the
once pristine site.
Emma said, I was given
an open brief by the priest in
charge, Edie Ashley. She asked
me to come up with some
ideas that could set the ground
work for years to come.
First, Emma began mapping
the areas vegetation. She
noticed that the site was
surrounded by good bushland
so she had to think in terms
of its protection. For that she
needed to nd volunteers who
would help with weed control,
then expand the bushland
by planting.
She has begun collecting
seed from around the
island to plant at the Abbey.
This keeps the integrity of
the bushland and
provides new pockets
of revegetated land.
If the bushland
becomes increasingly
viable then that
protects the shoreline
too. Im still thinking
about the shoreline
and issues of erosion,
but the bushland
is certainly part of
the solution to its
stabilisation.
Emmas early mapping work
materialised on Australia Day
when the Abbey held a Picnic
Day offering food and music,
to encourage volunteers who
came to rid the Abbey precinct
of a noxious weed named
polygala, a not unattractive
infestation from South Africa.
Polygala has a mauve pea-
like ower and many people
use it for a bedding plant, but
it does get out of hand and
sties native vegetation.
Three trailer loads of the
weed were pulled out, though
there are still remnants of it,
and about 150 people local
and non-local enjoyed the
barbeque cooked by Michael
Fox, and the lamingtons
distributed by Judy Rennick,
both parishioners of St Peter
by the Lake, Paynesville.
Kay Moore and Don McColl
played a mix of 60s and folk
music, and the Bishop of
Gippsland, the Rt Rev John
McIntyre, sang and played an
eclectic selection of music
on guitar.
Emma provided the
Environmental Challenge Tent
where volunteers collected
their tools and received their
designated area for weeding.
Books on environmental
issues were also available
for people to look at. She
was assisted in an appraisal
of the weed eradication
by Mr Alistair Mailer, a local
environmentalist.
The replanting that followed
the weeding was made
possible by the generous
donation of 100 plants by
Susie Pullis who runs the
Raymond Island Koala and
Wildlife Shelter. In an act of
reciprocal generosity, the
Abbey donated $200 to
Susies work with wildlife.
The plantings can be
seen bordering the Abbey
driveway and in pockets along
the roadside.
Emma has spent the
previous three years working
for the private company,
Toolijooa, which contracts
to local and state governments
in the areas of weed
removal, revegetation and
stabilising erosion.
She is a Bachelor of
Science from Sydney
University, specialising in
Biology, and has Certicates
3 and 4 in Conservation and
Land Management, all skills
she is able to put to good use
at the Abbey.
She is a reader, a jogger
and a lover of folk and blues
music, who is setting in
place structures that will help
support the Abbeys ecological
integrity. She is keen that
these plans are done in
cooperation with the islands
environmental groups.
For her part, Emmas
plans involve setting in place
resources for volunteers: a
handbook on the islands
vegetation that will include
information on weed
identication and eradication,
the importance of the native
vegetation, the different
communities of vegetation
and their signicance.
She also wants to build
habitat boxes for the specic
wildlife that inhabits the
island. In the past, old trees
were felled for rewood. These
were usually the trees with
hollows that provided habitat.
If we want to save the wildlife,
we need to restore habitat,
she said.
The Abbey only has Emma
for a year. But the early
signs are that she will leave
a really valuable legacy
for the environment on
Raymond Island.
Raymond Island weekend
retreat for families

by Paul De Graaf Trafalgar
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Around The Parishes
T
he Reverend Sue
Jacka Irom TraIalgar
arranged an Anglicare
Parish Partnership grant Ior a
Iamily retreat at the Abbey at
Raymond Island, set in several
picturesque acres oI pristine
bushland, surrounded by the
waters oI Gippsland Lakes.
For Iamilies in the TraIalgar-
Yarragon area, it was a chance to
have a short getaway to recharge
their batteries and sharpen up
their parenting skills. Anglicare
provided a DVD session on
parenting, with discussion
oIIering much needed tips and
advice.
Sue`s relaxed approach
allowed the course to be both
enjoyable and inIormative,
and there was an abundance oI
resources to look over both
books and DVDs.
Lydia Jacka`s skilled hands,
with the assistance oI several
others, made sure that the

children`s time was flled with a
variety oI games and activities.
People arrived at varying
times on Friday evening and
Were greeted by Anne Gooding
and Sue Pye, cooks Ior the
weekend. Some relaxed games
and supper were provided.
Saturday kicked oII with
an early breakIast beIore
commencing a nature walk
admiring God`s beauty at work.
In all eighteen koalas were
spotted, while early risers saw
kangaroos. The waterIront was
great Ior paddling, swimming
and kayaking. A lavish dinner
was served, Iollowed by a
campfre where a koala came
out oI one tree and walked
behind us beIore climbing up
another. Some campfre singing
and myths were shared.
The weekend culminated in a
thanksgiving service on Sunday
in the chapel overlooking
Lake Victoria.
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L-R: Al Steenholdt, Dr Hugh Chisholm, Rev Janet Wallis,
Peter Wallis, Pat Bowman
Swinging at St. Peters
by John C. Maglen Paynesville
The last weekend in February at Paynesville and the town
comes alive with the Annual Music Festival.
St. Peters by the Lake made its contribution on the
Sunday morning when the East Gippsland Symphonia played
the hymns for a large congregation at the morning service.
Blessed with a warm, sunny day, morning tea was provided in
the gardens, followed by a free concert by the Symphonia.
An hour and a half of toe-tapping music from well-known
musicals had the more energetic of the audience dancing
on the lawns.
Archdeacon Edie Ashley said, I am delighted that we could
have the Symphonia visit us to provide such beautiful music
both in the church and in the gardens. They are so talented
and added a new dimension to our life at St. Peters.
New Directions
by Mary Nicholls
Moe

Young and old were recruited
at the recent Moe Parish
working bee when sheds
and property needed to
be cleared for a potential
property sale, making way for
new directions and master-
planning. Pictured here is
the translocation of our
community garden.
Meanwhile others empty
Opportunity shop recycling
bags from the storage shed.
A scarecrow for the garden
was constructed by members
of the boys group, BAMM
(Boys Anglican Ministry Moe).
Since Sue and Peter
Lendon of Newborough
parish inspired us with the
original construction of the
garden bed and other fruit














tree plantings, the Sunday
school children and various
youth members have
maintained the work until last
growing season when church
development plans required a
relocation.
The gardens new site
behind the rectory offers
many new opportunities. Wait
for the next instalment with
widening participation.
by Sue Fordham

A
large group oI
parishioners Irom both
centres in the Lakes
Entrance and Metung parish
have been undertaking the
Adult Christian Education
Foundation course, 'Equipped
to be a Caregiver.
Beginning in Lent,
participants have seen the course
as part oI their personal Lenten
discipline and preparation.
The course, developed by
Reverend Canon Graeme
MacRobb, and owing much to
the late Reverend Dr. Selwyn
Hughes, provides training
and development oI skills and
knowledge in pastoral care.
Canon Graeme visited the
parish the weekend beIore
the study began, encouraging
parishioners to join the course
and to hone their skills by using
them on one another!
Participants have really
enjoyed each week and have
Iound the wisdom oI Christ`s
own pastoral care to those
he encountered a great
encouragement Ior their own.
As we are all called to love our
neighbours, we are all called into
the ministry oI caring Ior one
another, or as the course puts it,
the Ministry oI Neighbouring`!
The course is very practical,
based on knowledge Irom years
oI pastoral practice, and includes
refective homework` where
we make our own connections
and discoveries.
Topics include Caring in
Times oI Crisis, Understanding
the GrieI Journey, Loving
and Caring Ior the Depressed,
and The Caregiver Caring Ior
OneselI. Times oI sharing and
refection during group study
have been very rewarding, as
we grapple with each topic and
associated biblical readings.
The Ieedback has been very
positive,with people already
putting new skills and learning
into practice aIter the frst
Iew sessions. Equipped to
be a Caregiver` is an eight
session study, with an optional
supplementary study which the
whole community oI the church
can be invited to participate in
together. We would defnitely
recommend it to others!
The Rev. Canon Barb Logan is
rector of St. Lakes Entrance and
Metung, and Regional Dean of the
Eastern Region.
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Christian Women Communicating International present
Vicki Mustafa, Lifting the Veil
5 May, 10:00 am Lakes Entrance Anglican Church
5 May, 2:00 pm Orbost Uniting Church
6 May, 10:00 am Bombala Anglican Church
6 May, 2:00 pm Delegate Nurses Quarters
7 May, 10:00 am Cooma Anglican Church
8 May, 10:00 am Cann River Anglican Church
8 May, 2:00 pm Mallacoota Anglican Church
9 May, 1:00 pm lunch,
2:00 pm talk, Bairnsdale Presbyterian Church

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Around The Parishes
Caregiving
Course
CWCI Gippsland Safari
Seder Meal, Maundy Thursday, St Nicholas

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VICKI GREW UP WITH ISLAM BELIEFS. THROUGH THE PATIENCE
AND LOVE OF A CHRISTIAN FRIEND SHE CAME TO KNOW THE LORD.
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ENABLING GRACE
It is ama:ing what can be achieved
when one realises and trusts that
what God asks us to give, he hrst
provides, what he asks us to do, he
hrst enables, and what he asks us
to be, he has alreadv been shaping
in our lives.
HARVEST FESTI VAL
(Refreshment Sunday) at Holy Trinity Yarram by Glenda Amos
by Barb Logan
Lakes Entrance and Metung

On Sunday 30th March, we
celebrated Harvest Festival at
Holy Trinity, Yarram. Autumn is
traditionally the time for harvest so
we chose Refreshment Sunday (Lent
4) to give thanks to God for all the
good things we have in our gardens.
The church was decorated with corn
stalks and baskets ready to receive
the produce.
A table in front of the altar held
a display of fruit, vegetables, herbs
and sauces. One of the items from
The Diocesan Strategic Plan we
have chosen to address as a parish
this year is: to implement change to
be sacricial in our giving and generous
in our attitudes toward each other.
As we planned our Harvest
Festival we held this goal in our
minds and hearts. Here was an
opportunity for us to be sacricial
in our giving and generous in our
attitudes towards each other. God
has blessed us with an abundant
harvest: tomatoes, corn, apples,
pumpkins, owers; fruit and
vegetables of all kinds. Freely we
have received, freely we give.
The Rev. Jo White preached
about sacricial giving, in
particular, about our attitudes to
the things we have worked for
Everything, shared and offered
for the benet of Gods people and
kingdom. We put money in the
plate as a symbol of what
we have worked for and now
freely share. God gives us
everything 100% and
asks of us only one tenth of
that as an offering; so little for
so much!
After the service we shared
produce from a trading table.
We could swap or purchase
goods including jams, home
baked bread, tomato sauce,
freshly laid eggs and a huge
variety of vegies and fruit.
There were no prices set
which made us all think
really carefully about what we
wanted to give for the bounty
before us. We raised $102.00
towards the installation of
black-out curtains for our
west windows.
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Lakes Entrance

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil

asking Who is this? Matthew 21:10
A
mply equipped
with palm Ironds
and other assorted
greenery, a large group,
complete with a small donkey
and pony, gathered outside
St. Mary`s Anglican Church.
Following some hearty
singing led by the Rev. GeoII
Pittaway and Doug van
Hoorn on his guitar, the group
proceeded to the Assembly
oI God worship centre where
Pastor John Robertson oIIered
a reading and words oI witness.
With numbers swelling along
the way, it was onwards to St.
Joseph`s Catholic Church where
Phil Head shared a reading Irom
Isaiah 52 and 53 and the donkey
decided its little legs could go no
Iurther! The oIfcial procession
concluded at St. Andrew`s
Uniting Church where the Rev.
Joedy Meers enthralled young
and old alike with a children`s
activity and a junior version oI
Palm Sunday leading into
Good Friday.
There was great enthusiasm
among the participants,
especially as they made their
way to beautiIul Baromi Park
Ior lunch. While most walked,
other worked to ensure that a
meal was ready and waiting.

Around 90 people gathered
to express the joy oI Jesus
in their lives and to actively
witness among other members
oI their community. The
Walk oI Witness proved to
be a positive and upliIting
beginning to Holy Week
and Easter observances Ior
Christians oI all denominations,
and will, no doubt, be eagerly
anticipated next year.
Sing Hosanna! was at the heart of all who gathered for the frst
truly ecumenical Walk of Witness in Mirboo North on Palm Sunday.
Above: Helen Gibson, Barbara Anderson and the Rev. Canon Barb Logan making the crosses
from the palms which were donated by Yvette and Barry McCartney of Paradise Holiday
Apartments in Lake Bunga.
Mirboo North
Palm Sunday Around The Parishes
Maf-
fra
Sale Yarram
Walk of Witness
by Chris White
T
he Palm Sunday
weekend was a big
one Ior the parish oI
St. Paul`s, Korumburra. On
Saturday night we held the
Parish Dinner, a most enjoyable
aIIair attended by over 100
people. It was a delicious meal
and we were entertained by
The Rhythm Kings playing
rock and roll and classics hits
Irom the 60s, 70s and 80s, so
dancing was the order oI the
night. Bishop John McIntyre
and Jan were also able
to attend and enjoy this
occasion with us.
On Palm Sunday we had a
procession Irom the church hall
to the church. Here, Bishop John
blessed the new Iront doors oI
the church beIore we entered Ior
the service.
The doors were made by a
parishioner, Herb Treacy, to
replace the original doors which
were Ialling into disrepair.
Herb decided to make them
Irom blackwood timber he had
purchased years ago, cut Irom
a local plantation. Herb had
brought the door knob with him
Irom Ireland 40 years ago, and
the hinges are replicas oI some
also brought Irom Ireland. Old,
square-headed bolts were used
and the wood was given an oil
fnish so the grain oI the timber
can be seen. The doorswere
made in memory oI Herb`s
late parents who atttended the
church whenever they visited
Irom Ireland. We now have a
ftting entrance to our lovely
church building which is open
every day to allow Ior private
prayer, meditation or refection.
Bishop John then baptised
Shannon, a young man who
came to the church about six
months ago; a special occasion
Ior Shannon and the parish.
A communion service Iollowed,
celebrating Palm Sunday with
the church decorated with large
palm Ironds.
This year Synod will be held
in Korumburra, a picturesque
little town set in the rolling
green foothills of the
Strzelecki Ranges.
Korumburra was settled
in the late 1800s as a black
coal mining centre, and
grew quickly. Coal later gave
way to dairy farming in this
area with its rich soil and
good rainfall.
The town is now expected
to grow quickly again,
with its current population
likely to grow by about
one third in the next fteen
years. Much farm land
is now being developed
for new housing.
A feature of the town
today is the Coal Creek
Community Park and Museum,
where visitors can see what
life was like in the early days
of settlement.
Entry is free and the park is
open from Thursday to Monday
during term time.
Synod members are
encouraged (weather
permitting) to take their lunch
to the Coal Creek Park, to
Coleman Park in Queen
Avenue, or to the Botanical
Park in Bridge Street.
Further details will be sent
to parishes.
Joyful Palm Sunday weekend
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Maffra

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil

asking Who is this? Matthew 21:10
Palm Sunday Around The Parishes
For more information
about Coal Creek Park:
www.coalcreekvillage.com.au
Lakes Entrance
Korumburra
Korumburra
Korumburra
Uniting Church Mirboo North Sale
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Morwell
O
ur Mission Project at
St. Mary`s is to raise
money to support the
Sudan RelieI and Development
Organisation. The project
provides emergency assistance
to people aIIected by civilian
and military violence in
disputed parts oI Sudan, near
the border with South Sudan.
The Episcopal Church
oI Sudan has a unique
access to the confict areas
and is oIten able to provide
assistance where other agencies
cannot gain access. There
are so many needs. Provision
oI Iood, medicine and water
purifcation tablets is critical.
Plastic sheeting and blankets are
also desperately needed. Our
link with the Church oI Sudan is
through ABM.
So the challenge was how
to raise money Ior this much
needed cause? We were very
Iortunate that a generous Iriend
oI a member oI our congregation,
Irene Weeding, agreed to show
her beautiIul quilts, tatting and
needle work. This was shown
in the home oI Carolyn and
Oliver Raymond. Carolyn also
displayed her paintings.
The people oI St Mary`s all
contributed, either by cooking,
working on the day or coming
to visit the Exhibition. We had
many visitors Irom the Latrobe
Valley community, and we were
thrilled with the amount oI
money raised.
Heather Martin draws the rafe
Cath Peruzzi and her sister Carolyn Bennett Morwell
Letter to the editor
The latest article in TGA April about fracking was very
interesting and prompted me to research the situation in
Switzerland, my country of birth. The research
disclosed that similar problems have surfaced in Europe.
One of the issues I noticed included induced seismicity.
It appears that earthquakes can be triggered by the
fracking procedure. In Blackpool two earthquakes
(of magitudes 1.5 and 2.3) were recorded that
subsequently were thought to have occurred as a
result of fracking.
In Basel, Switzerland, the fracking method was used
for geothermal drilling with an earthquake of the
magnitude of 3.4 resulting. Seeing some areas in
Australia are geologically sensitive, there would be a
good chance of some seismic activity as a result of fracking.

With a bit of luck it would only be a minor event.
Groundwater contamination is also a concern
both in Australia and Europe.
I can understand the concerns of farmers as it
appears that one well will use approximately 2.5 acres of
land (excluding roads). In addition there will be a lot of
noise and light disturbance since drilling will be carried out
for 24 hours a day. Trafc can also become a major issue.
Should I be fortunate enough to be a farmer I would
not want my land to be spoilt in this way. It is surely to
be hoped that governments of all persuasions will not
force land owners to accept coal seam gas harvesting on
their land.
More information can be found at Ecotox Centre:
Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology:
www.eawag.ch/beratung/oekotox/index_EN

Kevin Bur
Moe
LETTER OF THANKS
This is my high thanks to the
Morwell Anglican Church
pastors and leaders of this
Parish for their faithfulness
and the kindness they have
shown to us, the South
Sudanese Congregation, who
have an afternoon service
every Sunday. I wish to
thank all of you for your
support over the past six
years. Im so very blessed
to work together with those
faithful pastors: the
rector, Archdeacon Heather
Marten, Associate Priest,
the Rev. Lyn Williams and
Associate Priest, the Rev.
Kathy Dalton.
The Morwell pastors are
always with us in happiness
and even in sad times: you
support us as needed. I thank
you. I praise my merciful
healer/worker of miracles,
the loving and powerful God,
for all the things He has done
for my family, congregation,
community, and myself.
I have faced a lot of
challenges but even though
it is a very hard time, a hard
year for me and for others,
we will overcome it:
Romans 8: 35-39.
Once again thank you
to the Anglican Church
pastors, and the faithful
congregation.
God bless you all.
The Rev. Stephen G. Riek
Morwell South Sudanese
Congregation
Carolyn Raymond and Irene Weeding
Felicity Knight admires some ne needle work
Te Annual Serra golf day at Sale was won by the Catholics; fellowship enjoyed by all
Around The Parishes
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By Rich Lanham
May 2014 The GippsIand AngIican Page 9
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Above and Bevond is the story
oI the Rev. Laurence Biggs`
experience on the Russian
Convoys to Murmansk top
secret covert operations, some
oI which are still denied to this
day and then Coastal Forces
duties on Motor Torpedo
Boats.
Events in the North Sea in
December 1944 led him to
make a promise to serve God.
He later Iulflled that promise,
becoming an ordained minister
in the Anglican Church, both in
the United Kingdom and then
Australia. AIter emigrating
Irom the United Kingdom in
1970, he served as rector oI
both Poowong-Loch and
Drouin parishes.
This selI-published book
by Mark Biggs, Laurence`s
son, has gained international
attention, with reviews in the
United Kingdom and another
on the U.S. site, MaritimeQuest
which said, 'This inspiring
story is one everyone should
read.
Mark says 'I wrote
Above and Bevond not Ior
a broader audience, but Ior
me. I published the work
so that iI, in the Iuture,
Iamily members develop an
interest in the past, the story
was not only recorded but
was retrievable. SelI-
published books, according to
all the research I undertook
beIore publishing, attract
very little interest outside
oI the immediate Iriends
and Iamily. I have thereIore
been totally surprised by
the attention the book is
generating and sometimes
a little embarrassed, when
the editing challenges have
been highlighted.
Above and Bevond was
recently reviewed in the
United Kingdom by the Royal
Navy Research Archives. They
say: 'It is a story oI one man`s
journey to God; Laurence
Walter Biggs` story tells oI his
journeys in World War Two...
'AIter completing ten
missions with Special
Operations it really was
back to normal` duties, this
time with Coastal Forces
employed on minesweepers
and patrol work. In December
1944, aIter several brushes
with death, Laurence fnds
himselI foating in the
Ireezing waters oI the North
Sea aIter MTB 243 has struck
a mine and been abandoned,
and he makes a promise to
serve God.
According to Mark,
Above and Bevond is more
than a war story. It attempts to
delve into the soul, revealing
Laurie`s previously privately
held philosophies on prayer,
Christianity and religion`s
place in society. 'His views
may even come as a surprise
to some oI the people who
knew him, says Mark. 'But
Above and Bevond is also a
story oI a search Ior truth
The stories Irom the past can,
Ior many Iamilies, defne and
infuence their own journey,
but have you ever wondered;
what is the truth?
Above and Bevond is also
a story oI discovery as Mark
attempts to uncover the truth
oI his Iather`s story and
in particular that IateIul
night in the North Sea. 'I was
to discover mystery more
than answers, and in the end,
it is up to the reader to reach
their own conclusion.

See review at:
www.maritimequest.com/store/new_releases.htm
Above and Beyond is available in paperback or E-book.
borrow from. West Gippsland Librarv,
purchase from. Fishpond or Ama:on, or bv contacting
Mark Biggs bv email. mbiggsmbkconsulting.com.au.
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The Secret War of the
Reverend Laurence Biggs
One Mans Journey to God
during WW2
What does God want from me?

How to become a follower of Jesus Part 1
I have heard this question
asked and I have even asked
it myself. It can be asked
with frustration or fear, or it
can be asked with a genuine
desire to know the good plan
God has for you.
Once you know God
exists and Jesus died to
free you from sin, you have
the opportunity to tell God
that you dont want to live
any more as someone who
doesnt know Him. Instead
you realise you want to be all
God created you to be and to
follow Jesus example of living
as a child of God. In fact you
want to reect Jesus, valuing
the things he does, loving
the way he does, and giving
of yourself the way he does.
Your awesome adventure is
discovering the life that God
intended for you. So its not
a bad question to ask. What
does God want from me?
There are a number of ways
you can nd the answer to
this question. You might ask
your parents. You could ask
you teachers, your Sunday
school or CRE teachers, your
school Chaplain and even your
church ministers. Youll likely
receive some good guidance
and advice, but at the end
of the day, the one place you
really need to look is the Bible.
One answer to the question
would be, God wants you to
be a follower of Jesus.
Over the course of the next three instalments we are going to
look at this question: How do I become a follower of Jesus?
The rst step to answering this question is to realise that the
place we have to look is the Bible. So lets have a look
at it together. Ill give you something to read and also give you
some questions to answer. Read John 1: 1-34
1. Who is the word?
2. Who is the light?
3. Who is John in the story?
4. What happens if you receive the
light that John is speaking about?
5. How does verse 29 describe Jesus and his mission?
6. In verse 34 who does John say Jesus is?
If you want to dig deeper check out these web pages for some
great resources.
www.max7.org/ us-en.superbook.cbn.com
I hope this is helpful for you as you discover who Jesus is,
what he is like and how to live as one of his followers.
God bless you all
The Revd Rich Lanham is the Diocesan Youth Development ofcer.
For Young Disciples
by Edie Ashley

I
n the frst instance, it matters
because in the near Iuture
human kind Australians
along with others Irom many
places in our world may not
be able to take Ior granted the
abundance oI Iresh Iruit and
vegetables, mild and relatively
even climate, clean water and
Iresh air that we enjoy today.
We will need to fnd new
patterns oI day to day living,
travel and communication.
More signifcantly, it matters
because such practices do not
respect the integrity oI the land.
They destroy its structure and
ecology and Iail to recognise
the long term consequences
Ior the land and its inhabitants.
When we disturb the integrity
oI the land to the detriment oI
those who 'till it and keep it
and Ior the fnancial gain oI
those with power or money we
have 'overstepped the mark.
We would do well to look to
the Hebrew Scriptures to see a
picture oI the interconnected-
ness oI land and people, to ask
again the question 'how then
do we live in a way that enables
the deep balance oI creation to
be maintained and sustained?
The creation story culminates
with the seventh day being set
aside and blessed as a day oI
rest. (Genesis 2.2). From the
beginning the principle oI Sab-
bath rest was woven into the
created universe. From the be-
ginning the balance oI creation
was maintained and sustained
as it rested in relationship with
God. Blessed and consecrated
by God. (Exodus 20: 11)
The Hebrew people took
the Sabbath seriously. Keeping
the Sabbath was a way oI
liIe (Exodus 20: 8-11). It had
implications Ior their regard Ior
the land and its use, patterns oI
work, economic transactions, and
social structures. They believed
that iI they honoured the Sabbath,
God would bless them and
their children. II they Iailed to
honour the Sabbath, God would
withdraw God`s blessing.
A Sabbatical Year ( Leviticus
25: 1-7 and Deuteronomy
chapter 15: 1-18) was set aside
every seven years. This included
a Land Sabbath when the land
was set Iree to rest. No crops
were to be sown, and only
produce that grew by itselI was
able to be harvested and used Ior
daily Iood.
AIter seven cycles oI sab-
batical years, the 50th year was
proclaimed a Jubilee (Leviticus
Chapter 25:11-55). During the
Year oI Jubilee there was to be
a sabbatical Ior the ground the
land was to lie Iallow and rest
Irom cultivation, the Jews were
to eat only what the feld itselI
provided, and encumbered or
IorIeited land was to be returned
to its original owners.
The liIe and Iaith oI the
Hebrew people was held and
sustained by keeping oI Sabbath,
but there were consequences
when they Iailed to observe
Sabbath. They Iorgot that their
identity and liIe was given by
God. They Iailed to let the land
rest; it became desolate.
Leviticus suggests that the
reason Ior exile was that the people
had Iailed to give the land the rest
it needed. (Leviticus 26: 34-35)
The vision oI Jubilee also
Iorms a strong theme through
the prophetic writings oI the
Old Testament, but it is not
just an Old Testament concept.




The most well known Jubilee
Vision, Isaiah 61: 1-2a, is the text
that Jesus used as he unrolled the
scroll in the synagogue and read
the scriptures at the beginning
oI his ministry in Galilee (Luke
4: 18-19). Jesus concluded his
reading with the words 'Today
this scripture has been Iulflled
in your hearing.
This vision oI Jubilee, oI
Sabbath Rest, has been Iulflled
in Jesus Christ. As Paul has
said in Colossians 1: 16-17 'in
Christ Jesus all things in heaven
and on earth... all things have
been created through him and
Ior him... In Christ all things
hold together.
In answer to the question
how then do we live in a way
that enables the deep balance
oI creation to be maintained
and sustained? One might
reply 'not in the exhaustive,
destructive search Ior more, but
in the realisation that our Iuture
is Iound in relationship with all
creation which is indeed held by
God in Jesus Christ.
The Jenerable Edith Ashlev
is Archdeacon of the
Eastern Region and Priest
in Charge, The Abbev parish
in Pavnesville.

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Does it all matter?
The answer is obvious of course it matters
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Narkoojee Winery Glengarry Photo: Jan McIntyre
Fire at Morwell, CSG mining in places that used to be relativelv free from contamination,
fears of mining and fracking in Gippsland, contaminated drinking water in North-Western
NSW, potential destruction of large areas of agricultural land loss of livelihood, commercial
practices that disturb the rhvthm of the land. (cf. TGA Februarv, March 2014)
From the editor

Questions, lots of them. Is growth
always a good thing? If not, what
kind of growth is good? Can a
town grow too fast, or too slowly?
Should a town always go on
growing or is there a size that is
just right for that place?
Philip Muston (p 3) gives us
the ofcial predictions for the
growth of towns in Gippsland.
So then we ask, what will it
mean for a town if it doubles its
population in fteen years? And
what will it mean for the churches
in that town?
More questions. Can we
have innite growth on a nite
planet? Can we keep using oil
for our main transport fuel if we
have already used up half of the
easy to access (and therefore
cheap) oil? Will alternative forms
of energy be able to replace the
extraordinary power of oil?
How should churches respond
to the interrelated issues of
climate change, oil depletion,


species extinctions and changing
economics? Edie Ashley (above)
sends us back to the Bible to
discover the interconnectedness
of land and people and asks
how we should live in order
to maintain the balance of
creation. What would it look
like in Gippsland today, if our
churches began living out this
balance? Can you picture it?
Smell, hear, taste, feel it?
One more question: if these
questions interest you, could
you write something for TGA?
A letter, or perhaps an article?
All contributions will be
considered for publication
wed love to hear from you.
Jan Down

K
arina Brooks frst
thought about home-
schooling when she was
still at high school. She was
deeply impressed with two new
VCE students, not least by their
academic capabilities.
Karina discovered they had
been homeschooled, and this
inIormation became the seed oI
an idea about what she would
like to do as a parent herselI
one day.
Years later, when Karina
and her husband Robert Amor
were beginning a Iamily, they
researched home education,
and decided to go ahead.
Twelve years later, Karina says
homeschooling has become
'a way oI liIe.
Karina and Robert have Iour
children aged between three and
almost twelve. Karina is part oI
the leadership team at Berwick.
This is a group oI homeschooling
Iamilies who meet in rented
rooms at an old cheese Iactory
once a Iortnight, to give their
children the opportunity to do
some more specialised lessons,
such as drama, art, sport
or photography.
There are two trained teachers
who are paid Ior two or three
hours per Iortnight. Recently
the children have been creating
illuminated pages, learning to
make their own pigments
and how to use gold leaI.
Karina`s Iamily are
involved in two
churches the Drouin
Presbyterian church
and the Anglican
church at Neerim
South, where they assist
with the Iamily service each
Sunday aIternoon.
But Karina was not a Christian
when she began homeschooling.
At that stage, she thought that
Christians were not very bright
people. But searching Ior some
good resources Ior her children`s
education, she discovered that
many oI them were Christian-
based. At frst she thought she
could simply leave out the
Christian content.
However, her curiosity was
becoming aroused. A certain
name kept coming up in the
literature that oI the Christian
author and thinker, C. S. Lewis.

As she had enjoyed his Narnia
stories as a child, Karina decided
to try some oI his adult books
on Christianity. She began with
Surprised bv Jov, and then read
Mere Christianitv, and Iound
them convincing.
But as these books were
quite old, she wondered iI
modern philosophy may have
Iound this thinking fawed.
So she tried Alvin Plantinga
and Richard Swinburne, both
modern Christian philosophers.
This reading led Karina to the
conclusion that it was 'not
unreasonable to believe. Her
objections had been answered.
The original choice to
homeschool had at frst
been mainly about academic
achievement. AIter becoming
a Christian, Karina says 'it
became less oI a pragmatic
reason, and more oI a theological
or philosophical reason. She
realised they would be able to
educate their children within a
Christian Iramework and ethos.
She says people homeschool
Ior a variety oI reasons some,
Ior example, because their
children have been bullied
at school. But she fnds it
is the parents who have
philosophical reasons who keep
going with home education.
May 2014 The GippsIand AngIican Page 11
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Coming to faith
via C. S. Lewis
and homeschooling
by Jan Down
HOME EDUCATION: GIPPSLAND GROUPS AND RESOURCES
The Home Education Network lists groups around Victoria and has a wealth oI inIormation and resources Ior homeschooling Iamilies:
home-ed.vic.edu.au Contact details Ior the Iollowing groups can be Iound on the HEN site:
Bairnsdale Home Educators; Latrobe Valley Group; Warragul Home Educators. See also: rockpoolhomeschool.com (East Gippsland)
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In Victoria, children oI compulsory school age (aged 6 to 17
years) are required by law to enrol in a school registered in
Victoria or be registered Ior homeschooling. The Education
and Training Reform Act 2006 requires that all children oI
compulsory school age who are homeschooled be registered with
the Victorian Registration and Qualifcations Authority (VRQA).
From Homeschooling in Jictoria. A guide to services and
support, March 2010, published by the Department oI Education
and Early Childhood Development. The 'Home Education
InIormation Sheet, published by the Home Education Network,
says that under the terms oI the Act, home educators must provide
regular and eIfcient instruction that substantially addresses
the eight key learning areas` (Maths, English, Science, SOSE,
LOTE, Technology, Health and Physical Education, The Arts).
Victorians do not require permission Irom their child`s school
or Irom the local Education Department oIfce in order to home
educate. There is no requirement to submit a curriculum or to
Iollow the state curriculum.
by Jan Down
E
ighteen years ago Kate
Campbell was arrested by
the sight oI a handmade
cope and thought to herselI,
'I`d love to do something like
that one day. She saw that
'It was made with love, it was
a simple but stunning design,
and it suited the person it was
made Ior.
This was a signifcant
moment Ior Kate. Though the
opportunity to design and make
copes and stoles did not arise
until years later, the idea had
been stitched into her soul.
Kate has always loved textiles.
She enjoys sewing, knitting,
crochet and embroidery, and
especially likes working by
hand. While she has a room
set up Ior machine sewing and
working on projects, she also
likes to take her work and sit
outside with it on a sunny day.
For Kate to sit and stitch is
prayer. This was a revelation
that came to her some years ago.
'I was a high achieving athlete
a middle distance runner and
hurdler. Then I learnt to sit
still and just be. A practical
person, a typically busy mum
oI three active children, who
was always busy doing things,
Kate discovered that sitting still
and creating something could
allow her to become aware
oI God`s presence, and just
be there with God. The Anam
Cara Community in Gippsland
has been an important part oI
this learning
Every liturgical garment made
by Kate is unique, especially
designed Ior the person. The
process oI creating a piece is
deeply prayerIul. Kate believes
very strongly that Christians are
called to love one another, and
that means living in community.
It means listening to each others`
stories, and that listening time is
sacred and privileged.
While many conversations
are with other believers,
Kate has also discussed her
work with people who don`t
identiIy as Christians, and
these conversations have given
her an opportunity to speak oI
her Iaith.
The creation oI a garment
begins with listening to the
person`s story and developing
some ideas. Then, Kate says, 'I
will lay things out and walk past,
maybe Ior a couple oI weeks it
is a real prayer process.
The time taken to actually
make a stole varies Irom a Iew
hours iI it is all machine sewn, to
anywhere up to 40 hours iI there
is extensive hand embroidery on
both sides. The cathedral white
set which she made took 40
hours, almost all machine work.
That included a Irontal, burse,
veil, chasuble and stole.
Kate loves to play with colour.
Some time ago she attended a
two year course with local artist,
Pat Waters. She enjoyed trying
out many art media, such as
pastels, paints and pencils, and
Iound that she could incorporate
this enriched understanding oI
colour into her textile work.
While she is sometimes
restricted to the colours oI the
church seasons when making
liturgical garments, Kate says
'There`s red and there`s red;
there`s green and there`s green,
so there is always a way to fnd
the right shade Ior the person
and the design.
Kate works with various
Iabrics and fbres, including

pure cotton, silks, linens and
sometimes blended fbres. She
is always looking Ior a match
between the person and the
Iabric, and a garment needs to
hang well, so this also infuences
the choice. Her embroidery is
mostly in cottons, with some
silk and occasionally metallic
threads. To work with the latter
she says is a 'labour oI love,
as metallic threads split and
tear easily.
As well as making copes
and stoles, Kate makes quilts,
occasional wall hangings,
and hand embroidered pieces.
Mostly she likes to make things
that serve a practical purpose
as well as being beautiIul. She
has a sign in her kitchen that
reads, 'I just love to make
beautiIul things.
Last year Kate made a quilt
Ior the local animal rescue to
raIfe, with a theme oI new liIe.
The quilt was called 'Happy
New LiIe. The Iront was in
bold spring colours, cut on the
cross, and made with narrow
strips. The back was a single
panel with fying creatures such
as butterfies and dragonfies.
Kate says her textile work is
one oI the ways in which she
serves God. Working Iull-time
in a medical practice, she sees
the two kinds oI work she does
as complementary, and both
as ministries to people. At the
same time, she says her textile
work 'Ieeds my soul. 'II I go
Ior more than a couple oI days
without doing something, I get
out oI rhythm.
Kate especially enjoys
making special things Ior close
Iriends and Iamily; making the
cakes Ior the weddings oI her
three children and the baptism
garments Ior each oI her
grandchildren have been special
highlights.
Almost all oI Kate`s creations
are commissioned or given away
as giIts. She sees her textile
work as building community,
and this gives her great joy.
Page 12 The GippsIand AngIican May 2014
Diocesan calendar
May
3 10:30 am`GFS Kidsplus An Anglican Ministry
State Council meeting St John`s Ballarat
34 10:00 am 3:00 pm.
Quilt Show at St. John`s Lang Lang
59 LiIting the Veil` with Vicki MustaIa
CWCI East Gippsland SaIari see details page 5
10 9:30 am 3:30 pm Anam Cara Community
Quiet Day St James` Traralgon
1618 Anglican Diocese oI Gippsland SYNOD:
Synod session commences 10:15 am
Saturday 17th at the Function Centre
oI the Korumburra Italian Social Club,
38 Bridge Street Korumburra
31 1:30 4:00 pm LiIting the Veil`: Vicki MustaIa
speaks at aIternoon tea, Sale Baptist Church
see details page 5
1une
24 Clergy conIerence at St Barnabas Abbey
21 11:00 am Anam Cara Community
Annual Thanksgiving Service
St Mary`s Morwell
1uly
19 9:30 am 3:30 pm
Anam Cara Community Quiet Day
St Mary`s Mirboo North
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Community in Colour
The Arts In Gippsland
Kate Campbell, a middle distance runner and hurdler,
became a creator of quilts, copes, and stoles

For Kate to sit
and stitch is prayer