“When the President of Mothers Union in the Diocese of Malaita, Catherine Lamani, turned up to a mid-week service at St Faith’s, Strathpine in September last year, we got chatting,” says Pam Lynam
“Towards the end of the parishioner’s funeral, I said that, ‘We will see all of you at the pub after the service.’ It meant something to her family and friends that I was part of the group of loved ones grieving her loss. Her son subsequently shouted me a beer, later commenting how much he appreciated my care for his mum…Our parish can only afford a full-time priest because of the Bush Ministry Fund, which is overseen by Bishop Cam Venables,” says The Rev’d Matthew Skelton from The Parish of Allora Clifton