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Pastoral Note
Rev. Dr Bernard Thorogood

Date of Death:
30 April 2020

Further Details:
A thanksgiving service for the life of Rev. Dr Bernard Thorogood OBE will be held on Monday, 27 February 2023 at 11.30am at Pymble Uniting Church. This follows his death and funeral at the height of Covid restrictions in April 2020 when his UK-based family were unable to be present.

Bernard Thorogood was a significant and much-loved figure in the world church, serving in the Pacific, leading the Council for World Missions as General Secretary and also serving a term as General Secretary for the United Reform Church in the UK, including contributions to the World Council of Churches. He retired to Australia, where he was recognised as a Minister of the Uniting Church, and was an active and respected member of the Pymble Congregation. He served a term with Pymble Chapel as part time minister and continued exercising his writing and artistic gifts to the joy and benefit of all who knew him.

The service will be an opportunity to celebrate his life and to recognise the significant place the Uniting Church, and the Pymble congregation in particular, played in his later years.

All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will follow in the Marshall Hall. The service will be broadcast live and able to be watched later at https://www.youtube.com/user/gordonuniting

Pymble Uniting Church - 1 Livingstone Ave, Pymble.

Please continue to keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

Pastoral Note
Rev. William Wallace Robertson

Date of Death:
6 February 2023

Further Details:
Rev. William Wallace Robertson died in the early hours of 6 February 2023, whilst sleeping peacefully next to his wife of 65 years, Ann. Will and Ann had recently moved from their home at Smith’s Lake, to a supported living Villa at Sunrise, Tuncurry. He is greatly loved and missed by his wife, Ann, his five daughters Liz, Jeanette, Heather, Ruth and Joanna, along with his 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

A man of strong faith, love, and convictions, Will entered the ministry in 1991 following early retirement from the Department of Education. He faithfully served our God through his ministry to several communities throughout NSW and in the Northern Territory. After a period of ministry at Ebenezer/Pitt Town, he provided supply ministry, responding to congregation requests from Orange and Glen Innes. He also trained for Intentional Interim Ministry, and was called to Richmond/Kurrajong, and to Katherine in the Northern Territory in 2002. After his return to NSW, Will continued to give freely for periods, in supply at Riverstone, Emu Plains & Jamisontown, Urunga, Finley, Tocumwal & Jerilderie.

Funeral details:
Date: 13 February 2023
Time: 10:00am
Place: Forster Uniting Church, Cnr Lake and, MacIntosh St, Forster NSW 2428

Please continue to keep the family in your thoughts and pray

Practical Completion is expected before 10th February 2023.


Rev. Dr Ean Pearce

Date of Death:
8 November 2022

Further Details:
Rev. Dr Ean Pearce was a minister of the Uniting Church and former Methodist Church. He was much loved by his wife Marie and children, Martin, Vaughan, Jeremy and Katrina and their families.

Ean served in the Orange, Condobolin, Peak Hill, Oberon, Dubbo, Cherrybrook and Chatswood South congregations, as a chaplain at Uniting Wesley Gardens Belrose and as the Secretary for Central West Presbytery.

Funeral details:
Date: 18 November 2022
Time: 10:30am
Place: Ebenezer Church, 95 Coromandel Rd, Ebenezer NSW 2756

Rev. Robert (Bob) Evans

Date of Death:
8 November 2022

Further Details:
Rev. Robert (Bob) Evans was passionate about preaching of the saving power of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He studied widely the subject of Church History, in particular Revivals, and wrote several books on the subject. Bob served in Granville, Parramatta North, Boolaroo/Speers Point, Leeton, Maclean, Lower Blue Mountains, Warrumbungles.

Bob was a widely acclaimed amateur astronomer. He was awarded an OAM in 1988 for “contributions to Science – Astronomy”, and much more recently an MA from Macquarie University. Bob also holds the record for visual discoveries of supernovae.

Bob is survived by his wife Elaine and their family.

Please continue to keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.

I will be there!