We honour and acknowledge the Wurundjeri People
To all who walk this land
May you always stand tall as a tree
Be as gentle as the morning mist
And as strong as the earth under your feet
May the warmth of the campfire be in you
And may the Creator Spirit of the Wurundjeri people
Always watch over you.
(Parish memorial plaque)
We begin our parish story by thinking of this place before the Europeans came. We honour and acknowledge the First People of this land where we established our parish and built our church.
We honour and acknowledge the Wurundjeri People
Who have lived here in deep time – for more than thirty times the Christian Era
Who have lived in harmony with the land we now share together
Who have nurtured, have been nurtured and continue to nurture the land we now call Australia.