Revd Sue Lodge-Calvert appointed Parish Priest
The Revd Sue Lodge-Calvert has been appointed Parish Priest for Denmark-Walpole. Sue received a great welcome at a service in St Leonard's on 25th July 2010 when she was commissioned by the new Bishop of Bunbury (see article in Denmark Bulletin 26/08/2010)
Sue was born and spent her early childhood in the wheatbelt town of Koorda. Due to severe droughts in the 60's the family moved to Perth where Sue spent her teen years. During this time Sue joined the Midland Methodist youth group and came to give her life to the Lord on a camp in Bunbury.
And its been an exciting, sometimes bumpy, journey ever since.
Sue came into the Anglican Church in the early 1980's where her three children were born and raised in the Christian community. These three children are now grown young adults. Katherine is married and lives in Washington state, USA and Sue will visit her in June before she moves down to Denmark. Samantha lives in Fremantle and works in the travel industry. And Claude Thomas has just started work as a Renewable Energy Engineer.
Sue was a social worker for 25 years and was very surprised to learn that God wanted her to be a priest as she thought she already had a life time vocation. As Sue has grown into this calling she can no longer imagine being anything other than a priest.
August 2010 was the fifth anniversary of her ordination. Sue loves the great outdoors and is delighted to be joining us here in Denmark and Walpole to enjoy God's good creation and the community that calls this place home.
Sue's appointment is part time — generally she will have Thursday and Friday off and work Monday - Wednesday and Saturday and Sunday mornings.