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Latest report from the Reverend Gloria Shipp

Jan 23, 2024

ABM would like to congratulate the Reverend Gloria Shipp, who has been inducted into the Parish Hall of Fame of St Paul’s Anglican Church in Manuka, Canberra.

The parish wrote to the Rev’d Gloria that the Hall of Fame features “First Nations role models. This is an initiative… in line with the 2023 NAIDOC Week theme of ‘For Our Elders’… We congratulate you on your work over many years and many different groups you have supported in your various communities. You have been a wonderful role model for those communities and for us in Canberra.”

The Rev’d Gloria also continued her pastoral ministry, officiating at a wedding at Burra Bee Dee Mission, near Coonabarabran, and performed baptisms in Warren, Nyngan, and Dubbo.

She and Eddie participated in NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation activities, including Eddie performing a smoking ceremony at the unveiling of signage acknowledging the massacre which took place on the Bogan River in October 1841.

You can read more here.

ABM thanks the Reverend Gloria, her husband Eddie, and her administrative assistant, Jen, for all they have done during the past six months to continue the work of Walkabout Ministries. We also thank all who generously support this work through ABM.

The Rev’d Gloria and Eddie join other Elders in cutting the cake for NAIDOC Week in Nyngan last year. © The Rev’d Gloria Shipp. Used with permission.

The Rev’d Gloria and Eddie join other Elders in cutting the cake for NAIDOC Week in Nyngan last year. © The Rev’d Gloria Shipp. Used with permission.

Eddie Shipp performed a smoking ceremony at the unveiling of signage acknowledging the massacre on the Bogan River, October 1841. © The Rev’d Gloria Shipp. Used with permission.

Eddie Shipp performed a smoking ceremony at the unveiling of signage acknowledging the massacre on the Bogan River, October 1841. © The Rev’d Gloria Shipp. Used with permission.