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[[Image:User meeting PJR PE.JPG|thumb|right|250px|In this photo are [[User:Philip J. Rayment]] (left) and [[User:Peter Ellis]] (right). This picture was taken on 8 January 2008 when we met during a visit by me to [[Melbourne]]. My hat is made of [[kangaroo]] [[leather]].]]
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My real name is Peter Ellis. 

I live in [[Canberra]], the capital city of [[Australia]].

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 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]].

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