'Father Bob' at 'South Sydney Herald' Fundraiser

'Father Bob' was the guest speaker at Buon Gusto last Friday night when 80+ punters gathered to support South Sydney Uniting Church's 'Herald.' Because of organiser Trevor's connections even Premier Kristina Keneally dropped by for the meal and 90mins of socialising on the night.

The food was superb and Father Bob spoke engagingly about a wide range of subjects to do with celebrating community organising and social justice activism through the paper. He compared this work to that of Ted Noffs, Bill Crews and others.

He was as he is in the media in the sense that 'what you see is what you get' and I even had a chance to chat with him over coffee before the dinner and talk about the 7PM Project and his trip to Melbourne's 'Big Day Out' with Ruby Rose which I use to introduce youth ministry workshops and discussions with adults and groups.

All in all it was a great night of socialising and support where I was happy enough to provide the background music and PA system... where the new mics need some fine tuning and foam baffles to stop the "pph pph-ng when you speak!!" so hence the well placed red serviette.

Photo courtesy of Hayley French!!