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St Stephen's Anglican Church Kambah 25 Years of History |
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| Mount Neighbour Primary School First site of the original Uniting-Anglican Church |
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| Urambi Primary School Second Church Site |
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| Kambah High School Third Church Site |
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| Mount Taylor Primary School Fourth Church Site |
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| Vicarage/Rectory First Church Building |
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| Shearing Shed Site of Phil Morrell 'Stir Fry' Church Picnic |
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| Wyatt Memorial First church founder to be interned in the Churchyard. She died as a result of a tragic accident. A tribute is below. |
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| Memorial Rose Garden in Churchyard where Janet Wyatt rests in peace. | ![]() |
| Stain Glass windows were a commissioned work with a theme of renewal represented by a typical Australian bushfire. | ![]() |
Tribute to Janet Wyatt
From 1974 she was a Senior Editor at the
Australian Government Publishing Service and at
the time of her death she was acting as Supervisor of Editorial
work.
Janet gained first class honours in the Licentiate of Theology
and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from the University of London.
In 1963 Janet went to Tanzania with the Church Missionary Society
and became a lecturer at St Philip's Theological College,
Kongwa. During this time she became involved in the Central
Tanganyika Press.
On her return to Australia in 1972 Janet helped to found Acorn
Press Limited in 1979, as a non-profit organisation to serve
church and community. Within St Stephen's Janet was on Parish
Council, and licensed as a lay reader.
Janet was elected to the Diocesan Synod and from there to the
General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia. From
there she was appointed to the Doctrine Commission of General
Synod, was later elected to the Missionary and Ecumenical Council
Janet's missionary commitment was also evident in her service as
the first woman member of the Translations Committee of the Bible
Society in Australia and as the Diocesan Secretary of
S.P.C.K.Australia. In the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn
she served on Bishop-in-Council and on the Board of the College
of Ministry. She was also an early supporter of the
Movement
for the Ordination of Women although she had no personal
ambitions or vocation to an ordained ministry believing that her
work was in itself a valid ministry.
Janet was a member of the Canberra Ornithologists Group, Anglican
Women, the Society of Editors, the Colophon Society and the
National Press Club.