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 DIRECTOR OF MUSIC is Mr Tim Swales. Born in the Isle of Wight in 1938, Tim Swales started learning to play the piano at the age of 6, became a choirboy at 8, an organ student at 12, was admitted as an Associate of Trinity College of Music, London, in December 1954, and joined the Royal Navy a month later. Tim’s education was undertaken in 5 different schools before joining the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, notable among them being the King’s College Choir School at Cambridge. While at Cambridge he auditioned twice, unfortunately without success, for entry to the choir. Music continued to play a large part in the early stages of Tim’s naval career, the facilities at Dartmouth being particularly good, but service at sea gave him few opportunities. However there was the occasional shore appointment, including 3 spells at the RN College in Greenwich, which enabled him to keep in practice. Tim spent 25 years in the Navy, most of it in the Submarine Service, before taking early retirement in 1980 to emigrate with his wife Kathe and son David to Australia. Settling in the Northern Beaches, at first in Allambie but since 1985 in Dee Why, Tim gained employment initially with the Maritime Services Board as a tug master and then as a skipper with Captain Cook Cruises. He is also the Commodore of the Sydney Heritage Fleet. In 1994 he joined the choir at St John’s as a bass, soon afterwards taking on the additional responsibility of Assistant Organist. David Coburn, Director of Music from 1992, moved to a new appointment in a different Parish in 2002, with Tim then filling the position at St John’s in an Acting capacity. Tim was confirmed as Director of Music the following year. Tim was recently honoured by receiving the Merchant Navy Medal. . |
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PASTORAL CARE ASSISTANT is Mrs LYNETTE JOHNSON Lynette is married to Tony, our head server and they have two married daughters. She has been a parishioner here for the past 19 years, since her arrival with her family from the UK. Lynette has completed an Education for Ministry course and at present is studying at Mary Andrews College to gain a Diploma in Theology. She has completed a Lifeline Telephone counselling course and 2 CPE courses (Clinic Pastoral Education) at Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards. During that time she worked on the Children’s ward, Oncology ward and Emergency and Accident Dept. For 3 months she also worked at Westmead Hospital. Lynette has been a pastoral care worker at Manly Hospital, for the past 12 years She visits all wards including Intensive care and serves on the committee which helps to organize in-service talks and support for other pastoral care workers, helps to put together training courses for new pastoral care workers and helps to organize memorial services for the hospital 4 times a year. She visits our local private hospital (Delmar Hospital) one morning or afternoon a week or whenever they call her in. Apart from all these roles, this busy lady finds the time to be the Baptism co-coordinator for our parish and handles related issue in connection with that, as well as being very involved in the children’s ministry work. Lynette can be contacted on 9971 9085 or email: lynette@qvrcom.com.au . |
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