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The Parish of Nundah

Friday April 19

Heather and Warring Geddes on their wedding day at St Andrew’s, Lutwyche in 1951

Q&A with 97-year-old fundraising champion, baker, former religious education school teacher and cradle Anglican, Heather Geddes

Meet Heather Geddes and find out how she raised $50,000 for her parish, why she fell off a stationary horse as a child, who delighted her with a visit recently and about her faith journey

Parishioners John Elliott, Charlie Elliott and Liz Elliott, with Anthony Monaghan from Monaghan Signs

Nundah parishioners absolutely wrapped with novel decal

“Our new beautiful custom decal wrap of St Francis of Assisi was installed on a sunny morning recently with the aid of a cherry picker, one window pane at a time, in just a few hours and at a fraction of the cost of traditional stained-glass,” says Liz Elliott from St Francis of Assisi, Nundah

A Church Chronicle story published on 1 September 1920 states that the rose bowl was presented by The Parish of Nundah “Vicar” to the Patterson couple: “as a token of the esteem and gratitude of the congregation, remarking that what impressed him most about the work of them both that it was the work of really consecrated people.”

Antique silver rose bowl’s surprise return to The Parish of Nundah

“November saw a precious piece of history being returned to The Parish of Nundah in the form of an antique silver rose bowl, which was presented to parishioners Mr and Mrs Paterson 101 years ago,” says Jenny Eagles from The Parish of Nundah