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Bush Ministry Fund

Thursday September 12

A man wearing an akubra and a woman wearing jeans -- both priests -- standing outside a rural church made of timber

Country clergy compassion and commitment

“We all know that farmers and graziers do it tough in inclement weather and mounting debt, which is a key reason why the Bush Ministry Fund is so vital,” says The Rev’d Ross Ellwood

A woman priest and women parishioners serving Christmas treats around a table

“Making room in our church’s ‘inn’ for those needing company and others wishing to serve”

“For some, these Christmas gatherings serve a significant role in providing company and a place to be…For others, the opportunity to serve, to be purposeful, to be needed at Christmas time is equally significant,” says Bush Ministry Fund priest The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss

The Rev'd Loretta Tyler-Moss and Brisbane Valley Churches Together (BVCT) volunteer Kailan ready to deliver BVCT Foodbank parcels in November 2023

“Through collective prayer and collaboration, our foodbank has been blessed”

“As we launch our foodbank in early December, please hold us in your prayers. The need is great, and we are very keen to respond to human need in loving service. Please pray that we may be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit, compassionate to those we seek to serve and creative and collaborative in our work together,” says The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss

Slow and steady service fulfils an authentic Christian life

“All parishes do things in different ways, and we in Drayton are enjoying finding ways to live the loving, serving, joyous Christian life authentically,” says The Rev’d Rick Gummow from The Parish of Drayton

Bishop Cam Venables’ 20 August 2023 Bush Ministry Fund sermon

Watch Bishop Cam Venables’ sermon at St John’s Anglican Church, Hervey Bay, as he shares stories about how the Bush Ministry Fund is nurturing faith in our Western Region

Brewing community connections with a Cuppa and Company

“In our own little way we have made a community of care for those who come to join us, something I have found at Christ Church since I was lucky enough to come up here to journey with them,” says The Ven. Sue Barker from The Parish of Goonaneman

Pass it on before you pass on

“The motto of the Allora Men’s Shed is ‘Pass it on before you pass on’. I appreciate their characteristic rural matter-of-factness and generosity. Their motto recognises the value of what people bring to the group and that everyone has something to share with others — some expertise or genius to offer,” says The Rev’d Matthew Skelton from The Parish of Allora-Clifton