Getting on with life for the Rummerys

Several fellow deacons and their wives recently travelled from Canberra and Boorowa and met with Deacon Paul & Jo Rummery at the Catalina Club at Bateman’s Bay to offer assistance, support and especially comfort and prayers.

Deacon Paul & Jo Rummery tragically lost their home at Tuross Head to fire just short of Christmas time. It was a devastating and life changing event.

Their visitors had remained in contact with them since that terrible day when everything they owned in life was lost to fire, and the devastation of losing all their memorabilia and history was a big blow to them in so many ways.

They were able to talk freely of how this was affecting them; the shock, the disbelief, the ongoing trauma, the difficulty trying to work through the legal aspects, and yet they were both stoic and resigned to move on in their lives with the support of so many people who love them dearly.

The Deacons of the Archdiocese were proud to spend some time with Paul & Jo, to pray with them, to hug them and reassure them. And they all joked about the message chalked on the board behind the table where they enjoyed lunch together.

Archbishop Christopher catches up with Jo and Paul Rummery

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