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Western Region

The Baru Beat The Baru Beat

“The Bush Ministry Fund is vital to supporting the people and parishes that live on and cultivate this land”

“Our parish has been blessed to have the support of The Rev’d Ross Ellwood as my training priest, thanks in large part to the BMF. The steady presence of Ross and his wife, Val, has been invaluable to my family in our first posting. They’re even giving gardening tips to Ken as we attempt to plant our first veggie “crop”. Fortunately, I haven’t seen any snakes yet,” says The Rev’d Courtney Smith from The Parish of Allora-Clifton

Reflections

More than we realise

“Charlie Trindall did not answer the questions he’d asked, instead leaving them with us as a gift. The wisdom he offered continues to reframe the Ash Wednesday affirmation and some of the familiar words we use at funerals,” says Bishop Cam Venables

The Baru Beat

Oh, the Places You'll Go (in a 4x4)!

“In our Meals on Wheels group there is a dearth of four-wheel-drives, so my Meals on Wheels partner and I were allocated the difficult delivery in question. My first delivery was very challenging. The road access was narrow, rough, awkward and definitely unsuited to conventional vehicles,” says BMF deacon The Rev’d Loretta Tyler-Moss from The Parish of Brisbane Valley

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