Kylie and Pastor Matt Letcher were welcomed to the Finley and the Harvest Presbyterian Church communities by interim moderator Dave Powell.
Members of the Harvest Presbyterian Church, encompassing Finley and Berrigan, witnessed the commissioning of their new Pastor, Matt Letcher, during the service last Sunday morning.
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Interim Moderator Dave Powell travelled from Albury to perform the official ceremony.
Pastor Matt and his wife Kylie moved from Yeoval, a small village in the Central Western district of NSW, located between Dubbo and Orange, to Finley mid-January to take up the position after coming across an advertisement for the role.
They have two daughters, 23 year-old Natalie who is a nurse and 21 year-old Katie who is at university.
Pastor Matt has spent many years in the ministry including eight years at Broken Hill.
He and Kylie declare they are country people at heart and are looking forward to their time ministering with services in Finley each week and Berrigan every second week.
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CanAssist Finley Branch recently presented Finley IGA’s manager, David Conrick, with a Certificate of Appreciation recognising the incredible assistance the business continues to give to all charitable and other organisations in the Finley community.
CanAssist alone has raised more than $5000 in the last 12 months by sitting in store and selling raffle tickets.
Please keep in mind that all money raised by CanAssist Finley Branch stays in the community to assist local people and their families during their journey with cancer.
The organisation will be holding a street stall on Friday, May 2 and look forward to receiving the continued support given so generously in the past.
CanAssist Finley branch president Pat Radford and Jenny Isedale present a Certificate of Appreciation for Finley IGA to manager David Conrick.
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Just a reminder that the Berrigan Shire Dementia Alliance’s next presentation ‘Unlocking Hope No. 14 – Understanding Dementia’ will take place on Thursday, April 10 at the RS Club.
A representative of Dementia Training Australia will be in Finley for this presentation and as many members of the community as possible, including health workers, are encouraged to attend.
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Also, this Friday, March 28 the Finley Little Athletics Club annual general meeting will be held at the club track at 5.30pm.
New members are welcome at all times.
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Plans are well under way for the Finley Public School Fete which will be held on Friday, April 4, from 3.30pm.
There will be lots of entertainment for all ages and some fantastic stalls, including those that each class will be providing.
Be sure to keep this date in mind to go along and join in the fun and support the school.
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Have you marked the date on your calendar for the Finley LHAC skin cancer bus, provided by the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation, which will be in Finley on Monday, April 7 from 8am until 4pm?
The bus will be situated on the corner of Pinnuck and Murray Sts, opposite the Tuppal Hotel.
This is a great opportunity to have a check that could save your life.
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