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The Parish of Roma

Saturday May 17

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

20 families supported in Roma Anglicare stationery drive

Anglicare Southern Queensland and Roma parishioners and community groups have worked together to provide 20 local families with back-to-school essentials in an annual stationery drive

The Rev'd Micahel Stalley and Bishop Cam Venables hanging out with the Big Meat Ant in Augathella in October 2021. The Big Meat Ant is inspired by the local football team and draws tourists to the tiny Western Queensland town.

1,400km, 16 hours, three churches and two clergy

“As we travelled, it was clear that Bishop Cameron knows each community, its people and clergy deeply. He ministers alongside them with empathy and understanding. Many in his region know him as ‘our priest’ because he spends much of his time working with the parishes who do not have their own local clergy,” says The Rev’d Michael Stalley