Fete for Ministries

Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus will host a garage sale and fete on Saturday, April 3, for the Religious Education Ministries from local churches.

There will be stalls with trash and treasure, Devonshire teas, cake, craft and plants.

A jumping castle and face painting will be provided for entertainment.

The Ministries employ three teachers to teach religion at both college campuses: Jeff Roffey, Nikki Stone and Matthew Crocker.

This work began at Umina High School in 1989 with one teacher and expanded to Woy Woy High in 1995.

These teachers also take sport, music classes and help out wherever their talents lie.

They also run lunchtime groups and take students on excursions to concerts and camps.

They have been called on to perform pastoral and counselling duties during crises including suicide.

The finances for this work are raised by seven local churches, Rotary, sponsorship by local businesses, and through fundraising.

This year our budget is about $130 000.

The garage sale and fete are the major fundraiser for the Ministries.

Melanie de Jager, March 4