Meet the team!
Priest-In-Charge: The Reverend Lyn Kareta
Lyn joined us as our parish priest in January 2026 and comes to us with a warm and listening heart and a passionate energy to discover the ways in which our parish may continually become a thriving community in Christ. Prior to ministry, Lyn held a career in organisational psychology focused upon leadership capability and culture change in corporate environments. With this experience in mind, and a passion for seeing people transformed in faith, Lyn is excited about how we move together as an inclusive community in our next season of ministry. Lyn is particularly keen to explore how we may constantly seek to live out God’s mission in the world together, through growing disciples and shining the light and love of Christ into our local community, so that we continually find ways in glorifying God in all we do. All are invited to join this journey – we would love a chance to welcome you.
Parish Administrator: Dianne Kemp
Dianne is married with two adult children, and has three grandchildren. She and her husband have been attending St Mark’s since 1991. Dianne was a Churchwarden at St Mark’s from 2004 to 2009, then 2011. Before joining us as our Parish Administrator, Dianne was Office Manager for a Quality Assurance Program for the Royal College of Pathologists.
Parish Administrator: Ainsley Butler
Ainsley is married with two young sons. With various tertiary qualifications, she joins us after working in marketing, and customer service previously. Her secondary education was completed at Hillbrook Anglican School in Enogerra.
Warden: Robert Standish-White
Robert came to Australia from Zimbabwe in 2000 and began attending at St Marks a couple of years later. He is a team player who is keen to make a practical difference, and help make our church both accessible and caring. He is an architect and active member of Wildlife Queensland. He enjoys finding new places to walk his dog and dabbles in a bit of watercolour painting.
Warden: Bronwyn Barber
Bronwyn is a very active leader of our parish, facilitating missional events and co-leading our weekly children’s ministry. Bronwyn has been a member of the Clayfield parish since 2023 but has served as a Parish Council member and attended as a parishioner since her youth. Bronwyn is also a leader within the Diocese of Brisbane’s chapter of GFS which is a global Anglican ministry for girls and young women, and GFS Youth Group occurs Friday nights within our parish at Clayfield.
