[Oe List ...] Memories of Ann DUffy

[Isobel and Jim Bishop]

> Dear everyone, 
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> I would like to add a few lines about dearest Ann Duffy.
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> The Duffy, Oakley and Robins families were all part of the Ecumenical ministry team in Broken Hill. The Duffys were Presbyterian
> ( like Jim and I )The Robins and Oakleys were Methodist. ( Later in 1977, we all become members of the new Uniting Church in Australia.  A long and complex story how our Church was formed…) 
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> Broken Hill is way out west in the State of  New South Wales.  It is 715 miles, or 1151km from  Sydney !  In those days it was primarily a mining  town. 
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> Don Clark and I taught the first RS1 there, as far as I remember…. It went well, others can add/correct, please.
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> Ann and Rob and their family were part of the first Sydney Religious House in Australia. This Religious House was actually the Paddington Manse, the Church house in which Jim and family lived . 
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> Ann was a primary School Teacher, and  yes, was an early ‘ Permeator’. Ann was also a person who always carefully weighed up the consequences and did not act without due consideration as to the effects of the decision she was making. I personally appreciated the way she challenged issues analytically. I remember most of all Ann’s  laugh, given as a sincere deep laugh, almost a  low chuckle.  
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> The early days were quite hard as we adjusted to missional family living. While the Duffys were living in this House, we invited some children from Mowanjum, a former Presbyterian Aboriginal Mission, to come and live with us.  These  children  and our own bunches all attended the local  Primary School where Ann taught some of them.  This required us to expand our living space, so we ended up with our children and some adults living in two Church houses on the same  block of  land. Steve Rhea may remember some of this, or Jeanette Stanfield.  ! 
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> Later, Ann and Rob were Area Priors of Area Edmonton before they moved to Chicago Centrum when Rob was assigned to the Panchayat. From there, they were assigned to Hong Kong where Ann and Rob worked across South East Asia before returning to the Sydney House. Eventually they returned to congregational ministry when Rob was appointed minister at Canowindra Uniting Church in western New South Wales. 
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> Grace and peace be yours,
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> Isobel 
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> Isobel and  Jim Bishop
> isobeljimbish at optusnet.com.au <mailto:isobeljimbish at optusnet.com.au>
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Isobel and  Jim Bishop
isobeljimbish at optusnet.com.au





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