On Sunday August 7, about 60 lost sheep, including 10 children and teenagers, gathered for the 92nd anniversary service of Calen Uniting Church, the only Protestant Church building in Calen established in 1930 as a union church of Methodists and Presbyterians.
The program, on the theme of Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Sheep, included handouts for the kids, mainly Cecil the Lost Sheep, Andrew McDonagh’s version of the Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7).
Bruce Manning from Toowoomba, grandson of W. J. Manning, editor and proprietor of the Daily Mercury, and son of Noel Manning, an Elder from St Paul's and cane farmer who was among the church’s founders, reflected on the history of the church.
Margaret-Ann Jeppesen gave a poem on the nature of the church, Tracey Casey gave her testimony, and the church recognised the service of lawn mower Wayne Greishaber. Sally Day and Heather Fischle outlined plans to reach out to the local community through school chaplaincy and religious instruction in schools.
On Wednesday August 10, in the late business part of a meeting of Mackay Regional Council, Fran Mann highlighted the service. Thank you to all who helped make the anniversary service so memorable including the Christian Motorcycle Association and the Cantankerous Cow!
REV. DR JULIA PITMAN, SECRETARY, MACKAY CHURCHES TOGETHER
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