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

“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

"Our prayer was that God would be glorified, that people would come (albeit not too many at once), and our unity in Christ would be infectious and people would leave knowing that belonging to a small parish church can be a life-giving thing," (The Rev'd Rick Gummow, September 2023)
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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

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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

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Godly Goondiwindi gazette

“Other than God’s call to serve in Goondiwindi, one other thing especially attracted me to this parish – the parishioners’ dedication to wider community life. Everyone counts in rural communities. People engage, make things happen, and see needs and action them. Community involvement is central to the local culture and often critical to its survival,” says The Rev’d Dr John Rolley