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||<20%:> ~-Group-~ || ~+<<Anchor(Asylum Seeker Support)>>'''Asylum Seeker Support'''+~ || || Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:|| To provide assistance to the needs of asylum seekers within our community || || Current Office Bearers:|| Convenor: Robin Pope (to June 2014); currently vacant, with role shared.<<BR>>Reps on OEASSN: Heather Wilkins, Geoff Willis || || Membership numbers:|| 6 || || Usual meeting attendance:|| 5-6 || || Meeting times and days:|| Anually for review, and informally during year. || || Locations used by Group:|| Private homes || || Highlights of the year:|| We have continued to support the Dandenong Asylum Seeker Centre, run by David Spitteler, with many donations of food, clothing and linen, which are collected and delivered by committee members. Lentara ASP project manager Mohammed Isah spoke at morning services on 29th June and at the Outreach BBQ Forum afterwards which was well attended. GWUC also responded to specific requests from Lentara, via Mohammed, for garden tools and sewing machines.<<BR>>Committee members and several other GWUC members assisted in delivering leaflets or doorknocking for the Whitehorse Community Chest in May, as part of our support for the Outer Eastern Asylum Seeker Support Network (of Lentara ASP). This resulted in a grant of $4,083 [down from last year] which is being used for the rental cost of a unit in Heathmont housing asylum seekers. In addition, we were granted a further $3,600 from the GWUC 2014 fete proceeds, to be used for this purpose also.<<BR>>Committee members have attended several seminars and rallies to raise public awareness of AS conditions, and to put pressure on policy makers. <<BR>>We continue to play an active role on the OEASSN committee, with two members attending their meetings very six weeks and receiving a briefing from Lentara ASP staff who also attend. || |
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||<20%:> ~-Group-~ || ~+<<Anchor(Church Council)>>'''Church Council'''+~ || || Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:|| “The Church Council shall give priority in its life to building up the Congregation in faith and love, sustaining members in hope, and leading the Congregation to a fuller participation in Christ's mission in the world. This priority shall be reflected in the agenda of its ordinary meetings.” (UCA Regulation 3.1.2a) || || Current Office Bearers:|| Helen Stewart (Chair),<<BR>>Judy Lowe (Secretary),<<BR>>Ashley Irvine (Treasurer). || || Membership numbers:|| Ministers: 3, Elected: 10; Co-opted: 2 (Total: 15) || || Usual meeting attendance:|| 12 || || Meeting times and days:|| Ordinary meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m. || || Locations used by Group:|| Room 1, GWUC || || Highlights of the year:|| The year began with a Church Council Planning meeting titled 'Journey with Hope.' Neil Peters presented his theology and what he considered important in the life of the church See: [[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/NeilPetersPresentation]]<<BR>>Church Council decided to incorporate strategic planning sessions as a part of each Church Council meeting. Timelines were put in place for each month.<<BR>>To begin the process of dreaming and visioning Church Council organised a joint meeting of Church Council with Missional Group conveners and Functional Group conveners. This became the first of our focus group meetings where time was spent dreaming and visioning. At the meeting each convener presented two key goals for 2014.<<BR>>Discussion at the five focus group meetings centred around questions such as :Who are we? What do we offer? Who do we serve? How do we challenge ourselves to think wider, bigger and more missionally: reflecting our community's demographic and ethnicity? Feedback from all five forums was collated.<<BR>>[[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CouncilAgenda20140722?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=Focus_Ideas.pdf]]<<BR>>Glen Waverley Uniting Church Organic Vision Document was put together from the responses from the open forum meetings and after prayer and discernment. The Congregation endorsed the Organic Vision Document at the Congregation meeting in December,2014. The four key areas were:<<BR>>1.Continuing to build connectedness and genuine community.<<BR>>2.Nurturing faith development, sharing, questioning and exploring faith.<<BR>>3.Kingsway Ministry.<<BR>>4.Raising Glen Waverley Uniting Church's profile.<<BR>>Church Council are committed to challenging ourselves by keeping identified areas at the forefront of all we do.<<BR>>[[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/VisioningIdeas3]]<<BR>>At the June meeting the proposal for the new format of Congregation meetings was supported by Church Council.<<BR>>[[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongMeetingProcedures]]<<BR>>A team from Church Council have had conversations to explore partnerships in Ministry between Glen Waverley Uniting Church and the Mulgrave Indonesian Congregation. Input from Presbytery continues to be sought.<<BR>>Some members of Church Council joined the “Growing Faith Reaching Community Group.” [[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/GrowingFaithReachingCommunity]]<<BR>>Church Council have sought input from the Children's and Families' Minister at Brighton Beach UC, Rev Judith Watkins, to gain further insights into the possibilities in the role. A team from Church Council have been working on developing a position statement.<<BR>>Church Council approved the request from CTM for Glen Waverley Uniting Church to host a theological student from March to October in semester time.<<BR>>In the latter part of the year time was spent exploring Ministry team make up. This exploration continues in 2015 with current thinking in light of recent discussions and possibly options to be presented at the March Congregation meeting.<<BR>> || |
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||<20%:> ~-Group-~ || ~+<<Anchor(FISH - Blue)>>'''FISH - Blue'''+~ || || Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:|| Fellowship || || Current Office Bearers:|| - || || Membership numbers:|| 20 || || Usual meeting attendance:|| 20 || || Meeting times and days:|| 4 to 5 times annually || || Locations used by Group:|| Private homes. || || Highlights of the year:|| Managing to coordinate everyone's schedulas to maximise attendance. || ||<20%:> ~-Group-~ || ~+<<Anchor(FISH - Yellow)>>'''FISH - Yellow'''+~ || || Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:|| Meet for fellowship and provide pastoral care to each other || || Current Office Bearers:|| Pam & Malcom Bunney <<BR>>Barbara & John Hurst || || Membership numbers:|| 20 || || Usual meeting attendance:|| 14 - 19 || || Meeting times and days:|| Approximately every 5 to 6 weeks || || Locations used by Group:|| Usually members' homes || || Highlights of the year:|| Birthday celebrations, special anniversaries, new grandchildren, a bowls and Indian restaurant night out, Cup Day with hats & bow ties. || |
Link to reports for 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,
GWUC Annual reports for 2014
Church Council is now calling for all groups to submit their annual reports.
Download the form here:GroupReport2014Template.doc or submit online: here
Reports from groups are being posted here as they are received.
Enquiries to DavidMorgan.
Adult Group
Asylum Seeker Support
Broadcast Ministry
Careful Kitchen Crew
Children & Families
Church Council
Communications
Community Hub MG
Cooee
Database Users
Finance Committee
FISH - Blue
FISH - Yellow
Free Spirit
GOMER
Kids Church
Leisure Time
MeditationStudy
Men's Fellowship
Ministry to Seniors
Monday Night Bible Study
Playgroups
Prayer Request
Property Committee
The Hub
UCAF
Uniting Voices
Welfare Committee
Group |
Adult Group |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
Group fellowship and support within the church |
Current Office Bearers: |
Arthur & Anne Davey, Bill & Jill Norquay |
Membership numbers: |
50 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
40 |
Meeting times and days: |
First Friday of month |
Locations used by Group: |
Chapel |
Highlights of the year: |
Our Christmas meeting was a great success, we had a spit roast at the church and it went very well. We have a variety of events, we try to get members to arrange a speaker for the meeting and it has worked well. We had Neil and Lyn Peters early in the year just after they arrived and it was a great “get to know you” event. Tom Rose, the chaplain from Epworth was another speaker who was very interesting. |
Group |
Asylum Seeker Support |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To provide assistance to the needs of asylum seekers within our community |
Current Office Bearers: |
Convenor: Robin Pope (to June 2014); currently vacant, with role shared. |
Membership numbers: |
6 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
5-6 |
Meeting times and days: |
Anually for review, and informally during year. |
Locations used by Group: |
Private homes |
Highlights of the year: |
We have continued to support the Dandenong Asylum Seeker Centre, run by David Spitteler, with many donations of food, clothing and linen, which are collected and delivered by committee members. Lentara ASP project manager Mohammed Isah spoke at morning services on 29th June and at the Outreach BBQ Forum afterwards which was well attended. GWUC also responded to specific requests from Lentara, via Mohammed, for garden tools and sewing machines. |
Group |
Broadcast Ministry |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To provide a broadcast worship services to selected locations. To record and create DVD's for distribution to GWUC members and other interested parties. To create and support an in home and hospital ministry. To record significant worship events. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Co-leadership. WarrenGreenwood is contact point |
Membership numbers: |
5 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
Electronic - 3 to 5 |
Meeting times and days: |
As required |
Locations used by Group: |
Church |
Highlights of the year: |
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Group |
Careful Kitchen Crew |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
The CKC aims to provide leadership and guidance to ensure that food safety standards are understood and maintained by all users of the GWUC kitchen. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Food Safety Supervisor: Yan Emms |
Membership numbers: |
11 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
10 |
Meeting times and days: |
On the third Monday at 7.30pm in February, May, August and November |
Locations used by Group: |
Usually in Room 1 followed by a short training session possibly in the kitchen. |
Highlights of the year: |
It was very heart warming to welcome three new members to CKC which broadened our representation of the various user groups at GWUC. |
Group |
Children & Families |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To support the faith development and mission of the families ministry within GWUC |
Current Office Bearers: |
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Membership numbers: |
4 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
4 |
Meeting times and days: |
Varied times depending on the need of the group. Usually Wednesday evenings |
Locations used by Group: |
Vestry |
Highlights of the year: |
- Supporting the introduction of Godly Play into 9.15 and 4.30 Kids Times. - Increasing our number of volunteers for 9.15am KAT & DOG |
Group |
Church Council |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
“The Church Council shall give priority in its life to building up the Congregation in faith and love, sustaining members in hope, and leading the Congregation to a fuller participation in Christ's mission in the world. This priority shall be reflected in the agenda of its ordinary meetings.” (UCA Regulation 3.1.2a) |
Current Office Bearers: |
Helen Stewart (Chair), |
Membership numbers: |
Ministers: 3, Elected: 10; Co-opted: 2 (Total: 15) |
Usual meeting attendance: |
12 |
Meeting times and days: |
Ordinary meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month, 8 p.m. |
Locations used by Group: |
Room 1, GWUC |
Highlights of the year: |
The year began with a Church Council Planning meeting titled 'Journey with Hope.' Neil Peters presented his theology and what he considered important in the life of the church See: http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/NeilPetersPresentation |
Group |
Communications |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
The Glen Waverley Uniting Church Council has established a Communications Committee with the following responsibilities: |
Current Office Bearers: |
Coordinator: |
Membership numbers: |
Seven members plus usually a member of the ministry team. |
Usual meeting attendance: |
Six |
Meeting times and days: |
First Monday of the Month |
Locations used by Group: |
A meeting room at the church |
Highlights of the year: |
During 2014: |
Group |
Community Hub MG |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
Aiming through our activities of Cooee, Leisure Time, Playgroup, The Hub and Welfare to open up our church to the local community as a welcoming, supportive and friendly place of Christian hospitality. |
Current Office Bearers: |
In 2014 Judith Greenwood - Co-ordinator |
Membership numbers: |
8 on CHMG |
Usual meeting attendance: |
7 or 8 for CHMG meeting |
Meeting times and days: |
CHMG meeting - Wed afternoon, 4 times each year |
Locations used by Group: |
CHMG meeting - room 2 |
Highlights of the year: |
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Group |
Cooee |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
Friendship, support, company |
Current Office Bearers: |
None |
Membership numbers: |
5 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
4 |
Meeting times and days: |
Friday 12noon - 3pm |
Locations used by Group: |
Fellowship area |
Highlights of the year: |
Continued support for each other. |
Group |
Database Users |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
The group of people authorised to access the church rolls database. |
Current Office Bearers: |
No formal structure |
Membership numbers: |
17 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
All meetings are electronic |
Meeting times and days: |
NA |
Locations used by Group: |
NA |
Highlights of the year: |
Inclusion of photos in anticipation of Neil's arrival. Increased integration with wiki and rosters. |
Group |
Finance Committee |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To monitor and report on all income and expenditure at GWUC, and bring to attention of the church council any significant issues that arise. |
Current Office Bearers: |
AshleyIrvine (Treasurer), WarrenGreenwood, MattGraham, and NeilPeters. |
Membership numbers: |
Four |
Usual meeting attendance: |
Four |
Meeting times and days: |
7.30 pm on the 2nd Tuesday every month, except January. |
Locations used by Group: |
GWUC office. |
Highlights of the year: |
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Group |
FISH - Blue |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
Fellowship |
Current Office Bearers: |
- |
Membership numbers: |
20 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
20 |
Meeting times and days: |
4 to 5 times annually |
Locations used by Group: |
Private homes. |
Highlights of the year: |
Managing to coordinate everyone's schedulas to maximise attendance. |
Group |
FISH - Yellow |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
Meet for fellowship and provide pastoral care to each other |
Current Office Bearers: |
Pam & Malcom Bunney |
Membership numbers: |
20 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
14 - 19 |
Meeting times and days: |
Approximately every 5 to 6 weeks |
Locations used by Group: |
Usually members' homes |
Highlights of the year: |
Birthday celebrations, special anniversaries, new grandchildren, a bowls and Indian restaurant night out, Cup Day with hats & bow ties. |
Group |
Free Spirit |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
Music can warm the soul and bring us closer to the Lord! |
Current Office Bearers: |
Music director: Deb Leigh |
Membership numbers: |
30 members |
Usual meeting attendance: |
25 members |
Meeting times and days: |
Practice weekly on Wednesday evenings. |
Locations used by Group: |
Practice is usually in the home of Russell Lang, and usually in the Church the week before an occasion when Free Spirit sings. |
Highlights of the year: |
1. Participation in the Induction service for Rev. Neil Peters in January. |
Group |
GOMER |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
A group for men to enjoy simple weekly fellowship over coffee in an unstructured atmosphere, as and when they are able. Keener members also do a walk before coffee. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Membership Secretary: DavidMorgan |
Membership numbers: |
38 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
20 |
Meeting times and days: |
Mondays at 10am |
Locations used by Group: |
Madeline’s Restaurant, Jells Park |
Highlights of the year: |
Increasing numbers. Celebrating returns from travel or illness. A new tradition of scones for special occassions |
Group |
Kids Church |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To provide opportunities during 9.15am worship for children to explore their faith in age appropriate ways |
Current Office Bearers: |
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Membership numbers: |
19 children |
Usual meeting attendance: |
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Meeting times and days: |
Sunday's during 9.15am worship |
Locations used by Group: |
Room 1 & 2 |
Highlights of the year: |
- the introduction of Godly Play into our programs, which has provided further opportunities for children to explore the stories of the Bible through wondering. |
Group |
Leisure Time |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
A weekly friendship group for isolated seniors in our wider community. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Coordinator: Margaret Fraser, Committee: Cliff Baker, Pam McDonald, Laurel Muir, Elwyn Pederson, Barbara Thompson, Alison Hawkins, Pat & Ross Vevers, Jeanette Coutts, Jenny Robertson |
Membership numbers: |
26 guests (weekly), 63 volunteers (on monthly roster). |
Usual meeting attendance: |
Average of 13 guests in 2014 and 13 rostered volunteers. |
Meeting times and days: |
Every Monday, except public holidays and Christmas break. |
Locations used by Group: |
Room 1, Fellowship area and Kitchen |
Highlights of the year: |
* Continuing outreach to isolated seniors in the community - both new guests and those who have attended regularly |
Group |
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Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
This is not only for church folk & not Christian any more than any other religion, so most members do not attend our church or any other church. |
Current Office Bearers: |
GWUC contact: BobbieRooks |
Membership numbers: |
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Usual meeting attendance: |
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Meeting times and days: |
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Locations used by Group: |
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Highlights of the year: |
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Group |
Men's Fellowship |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To share in christian fellowship listen to a speaker & to enjoy a chat over a cuppa |
Current Office Bearers: |
Malcolm Chamberlain |
Membership numbers: |
35 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
26 |
Meeting times and days: |
We meet at 2pm on the 1st Tuesday of the month excepting January & November |
Locations used by Group: |
Chapel-Room 1 |
Highlights of the year: |
Speakers for the year |
Group |
Ministry to Seniors |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To minister to senior members of the congregation in spiritual, pastoral, social and supportive ways, and to the wider community through links with retirement villages, hostels and nursing homes; to offer fellowship in an inclusive way across the GWUC community. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Coordinator: AlisonClarkson |
Membership numbers: |
n/a |
Usual meeting attendance: |
n/a |
Meeting times and days: |
n/a |
Locations used by Group: |
n/a |
Highlights of the year: |
Senior services at GWUC |
Group |
Monday Night Bible Study |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To provide members an opportunity to gather regularly for fellowship and through conversation on the Bible passages, members share their faith journey with God |
Current Office Bearers: |
JitTan is its prime mover but others in the group volunteer to facilitate in some sessions |
Membership numbers: |
17 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
13 |
Meeting times and days: |
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 7.30pm |
Locations used by Group: |
Room 2 in GWUC |
Highlights of the year: |
Seasons of the Spirit inclusive program for the congregation for 2014. |
Group |
Playgroups |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
As for 2013 |
Current Office Bearers: |
Coordinator: Kaye Mackinnon |
Membership numbers: |
Average of about 90 children + about 10 on the waiting list |
Usual meeting attendance: |
14 -20 children per session + 1-2 carers per family |
Meeting times and days: |
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday |
Locations used by Group: |
GWUC rooms 2,3, & playground |
Highlights of the year: |
Success of the new Friday group. |
Group |
Prayer Request |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
The group has changed from a Prayer Chain to a Prayer Group. The coordinator contacts the members by email, and their task is to pray, nothing more. |
Current Office Bearers: |
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Membership numbers: |
11 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
No meetings |
Meeting times and days: |
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Locations used by Group: |
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Highlights of the year: |
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Group |
Property Committee |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To maintain, expand and care for the Property/s used by the Glen Waverley Uniting Church for the benefit of all of the congregation and act as a stewardship caretaker for those properties on behalf of the Uniting Church in Australia. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Chairperson: WarrenGreenwood |
Membership numbers: |
12 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
11 |
Meeting times and days: |
1st Monday of each month, 7:30pm |
Locations used by Group: |
Room 1 |
Highlights of the year: |
o Successful installation of new ordained placement (Rev NeilPeters and family) in the 15 Southdown Ave manse. |
Group |
The Hub |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To welcome, offer hospitality and grow relationships with people in the local community and in our church. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Judith Greenwood - Co-ordinator |
Membership numbers: |
50 volunteers. |
Usual meeting attendance: |
The Hub Volunteers' Lunch and Meeting - 25 |
Meeting times and days: |
The Hub volunteers' Lunch and meeting - once in 2014 - Sunday lunch. |
Locations used by Group: |
Foyer, kitchen and also fellowship area for special morning teas. |
Highlights of the year: |
Special Morning teas at The Hub for 2014 - Well attended, great atmosphere, more and more new people from the community attending. Some family and friends of GWUC people, others seeing notices in the Monash PALS booklet or the local paper etc. |
Group |
UCAF |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To enable and strengthen fellowship so that people grow in an understanding of the oneness of believers. |
Current Office Bearers: |
President/Secretary: MargaretDuncan |
Membership numbers: |
51 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
34 |
Meeting times and days: |
First Tuesday of the month at 10 am but not in January. December meeting 11.am |
Locations used by Group: |
Fellowship area, Room1, and in May and December the hall and Church. |
Highlights of the year: |
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Group |
Uniting Voices |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
To enhance the worship life of the church through music and song |
Current Office Bearers: |
Co-conductors: Barb Hurst, Elwyn Pederson |
Membership numbers: |
28 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
24 |
Meeting times and days: |
Rehearsals: Thursday 8pm, |
Locations used by Group: |
Room 1 and Church |
Highlights of the year: |
We sang at services on first and third Sundays from February till Christmas. We joined with Free Spirit for the Anniversary service. |
Group |
Welfare Committee |
Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group: |
The purpose of the GWUC Welfare Committee is underpinned by the mission of the GWUC within the Community Hub Mission Group. We provide practical, spiritual and emotional support to those in our Church and in the wider community, who seek our support. Some recipients self refer, others are referred by members of our congregation or local agencies. All referrals are responded to promptly. |
Current Office Bearers: |
Co-ordinator: Dorothy Lockhart |
Membership numbers: |
4 |
Usual meeting attendance: |
4 |
Meeting times and days: |
Quarterly formal and minuted meetings with ongoing informal liaison amongst members as required. |
Locations used by Group: |
GWUC meeting Rooms |
Highlights of the year: |
Our Christian imperative is to care for the poor and the Welfare Committee considers our efforts as contributing to this enormous task. |