The Geelong City Parish, UCA

Bevianne Fitch Bevianne Fitch is a retired schoolteacher who became a meditation student in 1971 and has continued to practise since then. She has dived into many forms of meditation practice, and in 1995 took training with Ian Gawler in teaching group meditation. She has taught meditation classes and led meditation groups at Wesley for several years.

Kathryn McCallum is an environmental journalist, who has written articles for Australian Geographic and The Age and produced radio features for the ABC. She has assisted top scientific experts with writing for the popular media. She is a former Australian rowing champion, and in 2003 she walked 700 kilometres solo along the Australian Alps Walking Track. She is mother of two young boys. Kathryn is president of the Geelong Sustainability Group, focused on local climate action. Kathryn was chosen to train with Al Gore, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former US Vice-President, in September 2007, as part of The Climate Project – Al Gore’s Climate Change Leadership Program.

Sue Murrant is a psychologist and counsellor with the Wesley Centre for Life Enrichment Counselling Service, with experience in family services. She co-facilitates the Bereavement Support group with Karin Shepherd.

Ross Pearce is a lay preacher in the Uniting Church who has had a long experience in theatre in and around Geelong.

Greg Roberts is a social worker, and is one of the counsellors with the Wesley Centre for Life Enrichment. He co-facilitates the After Suicide program, and is the facilitator for the Loss and Grief program, as well as co-facilitating the Relationship Enrichment program with Kathy Thomas.

Karin Shepherd is a family therapist and counsellor with the Wesley Centre for Life Enrichment, specialising in family, relationship, adolescent, substance abuse and personal development. She co-facilitates the Bereavement Support group with Sue Murrant.

Rev Paul Stephens is the Director of the Wesley Centre for Life Enrichment, and also a minister of the Geelong City Parish of the Uniting Church. He co-facilitates the After Suicide support group on the 3rd Tuesday of each month with Greg Roberts, and, with Meg Wardlaw, co-facilitates the Marriage Preparation course which runs once a term.

Kathy Thomas is a psychologist, and is one of the counsellors with the Wesley Centre for Life Enrichment. athy co-facilitates the Relationship Enrichment program along with Greg Roberts.

Meg Wardlaw is a counsellor in private practice who co-facilitates the Marriage Preparation course with Paul Stephens.

Joan Wright Howie is the Spiritual Formation Advisor with the Uniting Church's Centre for Theology and Ministry in Parkville, and has a specific focus in developing the spiritual formation life of the church. Joan is a Uniting Church minister and Spiritual Director. Amidst bringing three children into the world, she has been in congregational ministry at Burwood and Fitzroy Uniting Churches, worked as coordinator of the Synod Lacuna project, and offered supply ministry in several Melbourne congregations. Joan is currently candidate for a Master's degree in Spiritual Direction and is working on a thesis entitled The embodied experience of Grace as maternal embrace. Body theology and bibliodrama are interests that Joan is developing.

___________