1. GLAD TIDINGS No. 9 PART C
John cooking the
Featured in Part C:
mu-mu
âą Port Kemblaâs islander mu-
mu greeting fest
âą Port of Edenâs blessing at its
annual whale festival
âą Bishop Garry moves to
Ballarat Diocese
âą Townsvilleâs new seafarersâ
centre looking brilliant
âą Changes at Gladstone MTS
Port Kemblaâs Islander âMu-muâ greeting feast
Port Kemblaâs John Kewa called on all roastâ.
his native PNG highlander skills to It was wonderful to see participating in
prepare a special feast welcoming the the balmy evening celebrations many
recent visit of MTS secretary general volunteers and strong supporters of the
Tom Heffer to the centre. mission including Port Kemblaâs CEO
In the backyard of the mission, John Dom Figliomeni and local Federal
expertly prepared and presided over a member Stephen Jones. A sumptuous
traditional Pacific Islander âMu-muâ and rousing night was had by all. It was
involving- the digging of a pit, adding unanimously agreed by all present-
banana leaves lining, placing heated bring on the next feast John!
rocks, adding vegetables then pork
and chicken for a two hour âearth
Port of Edenâs blessing at its annual whale festival
John Kewaâs Kembla MTS team has
been visiting Eden port for ship visiting
purposes since the death of the Revd
Jim Pether until we can establish a
permanent base. It will be necessary
for us to relocate from our present Eden
mission premises. As part of Edenâs
summer celebrations the town had a
rousing Whale Festival and John Kewa
was delighted to join an ecumenical
group of locals that conducted a
liturgy of blessing of the waters of
Twofold Bay, of all seafarers and the
migratory whales that visit there.
2. Bishop Garry moves to Ballarat Diocese
Chair of the Australian Council
Bishop Garry Weatherill has moved
from the Diocese of Willochra in SA
to become the tenth bishop of
Ballarat, Victoria. Garry will stay on
as chair of the Council and serve as
Liaison bishop for the West. Bishop
Paul White from Melbourne
becomes Liaison bishop for the East.
MTS representatives Ann Robinson & Graham Miller at Bishop Garryâs
enthronement
Townsvilleâs new seafarersâ centre looking brilliant
Townsvilleâs MTS manager Graham
Miller has highly praised Townsville
Portâs new extensions and the Portâs
generosity in relocating our
seafarersâ centre into the smartly
renovated building alongside berth
9. The freshness, extra space,
modern facilities and state of the art
communications has been a big hit
with visiting seafarers and provided
a real boon for Grahamâs
hardworking staff and loyal
volunteers.
The image below shows Bishop Bill
Ray accompanied by Townsville
Portâs CEO Ross Dunning leading, in
the presence of some 80 guests, the
rededication ceremony of the
seafarersâ centre- marking a new
chapter in its 84 year old history at
the Port of Townsville
Bishop Bill Ray and Ross Dunning open the mission extensions
Changes at Gladstone MTS
Bishop Godfrey Fryar has announced environments and extensive experience
that Honorio Hincapie is to replace in pastoral ministry, counselling and
Gladstone âs MTS chaplain Trevor Phillips psychology Honorio is ideally suited to
who has recently left our seafarersâ look after the many seafarers visiting MTS
centre. Honorio has been volunteering Gladstone. Port Kemblaâs loss is
with our mission at Port Kembla. With a Gladstoneâs great gain. Good luck
background working in multicultural Honorio and make sure you pack your
Honorio with Reverend Tom
sun screen (and mosquito repellent).
Heffer
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