THE MUSTARD SEED
Cnr of Mitchell and Price Street
Behind St Leonard's Anglican Church
Monday 10am – 1pm
Tue Wed Thur Fri 10am - 4pm
Saturday 9.30am – noon
contact: 0498 345 793
DONATIONS
The following donations are most gratefully accepted and can be left at the shop or on the veranda when the shop is closed:
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Clothes and shoes provided they are clean.
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China and glassware that is not chipped or stained
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Manchester provided it is clean
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Kitchenware and household goods in good order
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Tools
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Bric a brac, jewellery, books
We regret that we are unable to accept furniture or electrical goods of any kind.
RECYCLING
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25 – 35 bags of rags per week are sent for recycling by Eucalypt (an organisation based in Albany and Perth that employs people with a disability)
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3 trips per week are made to the Denmark Tip Shop for a third chance at re-sale
HOW FUNDS ARE USED
Mustard Seed earnings make up approx. 50% of parish income, and approx. 80% of parish giving, i.e. between $10,000 & $16,000 per year.
Organisations and appeals supported include:
Locally:
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Nowanup Teenage Camps (Noongar reconnection to country)
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Riding Develops Ability Denmark
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Waroona & Districts Fires Appeal
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Denmark and Walpole Primary Schools (Breakfast Club, supplies & assisting students attend activities)
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Albany Seafarers
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Denmark Arts (Burundi Peace Choir, Aboriginal Women’s Desert Choir)
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Bushfire Appeal (Esperance)
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Foundation For Ministry and Bush Church Aid (supporting struggling rural parishes)
Globally
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Médecins Sans Frontières Aust
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Wheel Chairs for Kids
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Mindooroo Foundation "Sea the Future"
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Suryani Institute for Mental Health, Bali
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Anglican Board of Missions (community and aid projects in Australia and abroad)
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CARAD Inc– Nepal
Further detail can be found in the parish annual reports.
MANAGEMENT
The Mustard Seed is managed by a small committee which reports to Parish Council. Parish Council determines how funds are spent.
COMMITTEE
Wendy Schwab
Sally Prickett (Volunteer Coordinator)
THE STORY OF THE MUSTARD SEED
The Mustard Seed Op Shop opened in 2007, and as in the parable, has grown from the smallest of beginnings into a flourishing concern, with sales making up approximately 50% of parish income. We are not only able to survive as a parish with near full-time ministry taking an active role in the community, but to also make significant financial contributions to community and humanitarian causes near and far.
The Mustard Seed is staffed by approximately 43 volunteers. Three-quarters of these are drawn from outside the parish, which illustrates the importance of the Mustard Seed to the local community, as a social hub and as an organisation with a strong sense of service and great generosity of spirit.
FUTURE PLANS
Plans to build an extension to re-house The Mustard Seed more comfortably, and return the hall and stage to community use, are currently on hold. Over 2019 - 2020, the foundations were repaired, a new kitchen and bathrooom for volunteer use, an extension to the deck, and ramp access were completed. Fundraising to cover the cost of the lower ramp is ongoing.
