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My hobbies include: [[Amateur Radio]], [[electronics]], Community Broadcast [[Radio]], [[web site]] maintenance (for various community groups), reviewing books (for the state-wide magazine of my church), running publicity campaigns for community groups, making fruit [[wine]] (just like Jesus did!), and a few other things. But, before all that is my family.

My hobbies include: [[Amateur Radio]], [[electronics]], Community Broadcast [[Radio]], [[web site]] maintenance (for various community groups), reviewing books (for the state-wide magazine of my church), running publicity campaigns for community groups, making fruit [[wine]] (just like Jesus did!), and a few other things. But, before all that is my family.

I am a [[Christian]] and, along with my wife and family, participate in the life of my local church, [http://www.kippax.org.au Kippax Uniting Church & Community Centre], a [[congregation]] of the [[Uniting Church in Australia]]. Our church is very active in community affairs, employing one person part-time to manage our involvement with children through the pre-school Playgroups (11 sessions per week at last count, reaching well over 100 families) that operate from our purpose-built facility that is integrated into the church building and used on Sundays as a creche. We also have one person full-time to work as a community counsellor and another two from early 2008 as part-time counsellors. We also have a full time minister. I feel privileged to be part of a church that has a priority in placing people outside itself high on its priority list, rather than having its attention turned inwards. Our church has among its people various leading Australian scientists, thinkers, social activists, etc; but you would never know it: To me, and them, we are all just ordinary folk.  

I am a [[Christian]] and, along with my wife and family, participate in the life of my local church, [http://www.kippax.org.au Kippax Uniting Church & Community Centre], a [[congregation]] of the [[Uniting Church in Australia]]. Our church is very active in community affairs, employing 18 staff (as of mid-2009), including one person part-time to manage our involvement with children through the pre-school Playgroups (12 sessions per week at last count, reaching well well over 100 families) that operate from our purpose-built facility that is integrated into the church building and used on Sundays as a creche. My wife helped start this program when our children were small. We also have several people full-time to work as community counsellors and another others as part-time counsellors. We also have two full time ministers, and one part time. I feel privileged to be part of a church that has a priority in placing people outside itself high on its priority list, rather than having its attention turned inwards. My wife (a teacher) runs several programs there as a volunteer: a holiday program for Primary School children; and, a program to help parents institute effective discipline (hence a happy home) for their 2-12 year olds.

 

Our church has among its people various leading Australian scientists, thinkers, social activists, etc; but you would never know it: To me, and them, we are all just ordinary folk.  

Please also see my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peter_Ellis user page] at [[Wikipedia]].

Please also see my [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peter_Ellis user page] at [[Wikipedia]].