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Group

Adult Group

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

Fellowship and Social get together once a month including welcome to new members. The group gives to various causes using funds raised. (Monthly gold coin donation and proceeds from Peridot Theatre ticket sales).

Current Office Bearers:

LindsayBrown, BeverleyBrown, JennyVass and RogerVass (the annually appointed small committee co-ordinates the program).

Membership numbers:

c50

Usual meeting attendance:

30-40

Meeting times and days:

First Friday each month except Jan and Dec when special events are held.

Locations used by Group:

Generally Room 1

Highlights of the year:

Adult Group continued with a monthly round of interesting speakers drawn from acquaintances of members. The program for 2015 was as follows:
Feb: BBQ at Rev Ineke and Tom Gyles
Mar: “Restoration of the Great Melbourne Telescope” (J Pollock)
April: “Bridging Lanka” (S Lorback)
May: “Press Images of the 20 Century (Bruce Postle)
June: Soup- Games- Sandwich (F & R Wagon and A & M Lemke)
July: “The First Silent Night” (film-L & G Collins)
Aug: “A life mapped out” (D Fraser)
Sept: “Travel in Canyonlands” (R & J Vass
Oct: “Organ Donations” (T Ferrugia)
Nov: “Life of Sir John Monash” (C Miller)
Dec: Christmas dinner for 60 members in the hall with entertainment provided by several singers and instrument players (organised by A Hosking ).
Donations totalling $449 were made to: Bridging Lanka $50. Nepalese earthquake ($99), Cherish Kenya ($100), Wesley Mission ($200)

Group

FISH - Red

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

Care & Share

Current Office Bearers:

Convenor: LynneBoyer

Membership numbers:

22

Usual meeting attendance:

7

Meeting times and days:

Twice a year

Locations used by Group:

Church

Highlights of the year:

Christmas Lunch at the Church. We tend to sit together at church functions and catch up for coffee after church.

Group

Free Spirit

Purpose, Aim or Mission of the Group:

Music can warm the soul and bring us closer to the Lord!
Free Spirit is a group of people who aim to enrich worship through music - and sometimes have some fun with other types of music as well. Free Spirit is regularly part of the worship at the Glen Waverley Uniting Church, but also likes to be part of worship with other congregations from time to time.
Free Spirit is self-funding; each member contributes $1 per week, used to buy music and cover other expenses.
Free Spirit operates under a privacy policy in accordance with GWUC guidelines.

Current Office Bearers:

Music director: DebLeigh
Music selection and purchase: DebLeigh
Liaison with ministerial team: DebLeigh
Librarians: JoanneBoldiston
Music borrowing: LiseHales
Calendar/schedule: JennyAbraham & JohnSnare
Roll & performance record RobinPope
Scarves and ties: MarjorieSnare
Prayer and care: MarjorieSnare
Treasurer: JohnSnare
Historian JohnSnare
Friends of Free Spirit Register GeoffWillis
Supper roster LynMaslen

Membership numbers:

30 members

Usual meeting attendance:

25 members

Meeting times and days:

Practice weekly on Wednesday evenings.
Singing at worship or other events in both GWUC and elsewhere twice a month, including GWUC worship on the fourth Sunday of each month (except December and January) alternating between 9:15am and 11:00am services.

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. Regular contributions of music to worship in Glen Waverley Uniting Church.
2. Contribution of music to worship at the Croydon Uniting Church (March)
3. Participation in the Ecumenical Choral Service hosted in 2015 by the Holy Redeemer Church, (East Oakleigh) in May. Subject to obtaining the necessary approvals, it is planned for the Glen Waverley Uniting Church to host the Ecumenical Choral Service in 2016.
4. Participation in the Glen Waverley Uniting Church combined anniversary choir in June.
5. Participating worship simulcast with Beeac Uniting Church in September
6. Recording a fund-raising CD. The recording work was finished in 2015. Following final editing, mixing and replication it is expected that the CD will go on sale early in 2016 (with proceeds to support Glen Waverley Uniting Church projects). The CD was funded by Free Spirit members.
7. Participating in special Easter and Christmas services at Glen Waverley Uniting Church.
Plans for 2016 include more visits to other churches and possibly a concert.

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:

39

Usual meeting attendance:

25

Meeting times and days:

Mondays at 10am

Locations used by Group:

Madeline’s Restaurant, Jells Park

Highlights of the year:

A new record attendance of 32. The wide variety of men who attend.