AnnualReport2023

Group

Broadcast Ministry

Aim or Mission of the Group:

To provide broadcast facilities for worship services to a global audience. 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 and other events. To provide technical assistance to both the Ministry team and other worship space users.

Current Office Bearers:

WarrenGreenwood is contact point

Membership numbers:

5

Usual meeting attendance:

Meeting times and days:

As & when required, online or at GWUC

Locations used by Group:

GWUC – Beeac, Kerang, Johnsonville, Trafalger, and many others and a global audience. Average “hits” each week = 250

Highlights of the year:

• Weekly worships were viewed and supported by over 200 to 250 logins each week despite live worship resuming, Prayers and Reflections continued to be viewed by more than 50 persons each week (on average). As well as congregations near and far away, many of our own members, shut-ins or just persons having a rest, still enjoy logging into the services each week rather than attending. They have told us they still feel a part of the congregation when they do that.
• There are now over 394 people (50% increase globally on 2022 numbers) who have “Subscribed” to this ministry on YouTube and our website, and who receive an automatic email whenever we are streaming worship.
• The ability to stream funerals and other special events has been of great support for families with members unable to get to the event, and the wider community, with these services being viewed local/interstate/overseas.
• We have been blessed by a young member of the congregation wanting to learn and participate in this ministry (Danial Wojak) who has become very competent and of great assistance. Others are also showing an interest in learning.
• The professional and supportive participation of the Ministry team in this outreach. It has been hard for them to engage with members of the congregation through a camera, but they have been wonderful. Understanding how to use microphones and also understanding how their image and stories are shown in many other churches has helped lift the quality of our ministry. Not all of the leaders of worship have understood these challenges, but the broadcast team have worked with them and tried to “make them look good” as the saying goes.
• We get a great deal of feedback and appreciation from many people on how they enjoy the worship options.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

In particular, we would like to thank the ministry team for their co-operation and creative planning of worship. They have done a spectacular job under difficult circumstances.
Continue to help all leaders of worship understand that the congregation each week is not those they see in the pews and to learn that things they show need to be visible in many different locations and so need thought when using them.
Copyright continues to be a challenge in this ministry – Synod does not provide adequate support, but fortunately places like CCLI have a wonderful help desk. But in the end, the Broadcast team and the Ministry do what they believe is fair and appropriate and always try to ensure creators of words and vision are acknowledged for their creative input.

Group

Church Council

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:

Chair: AlisonClarkson
Secretary: DavidMorgan

Membership numbers:

9

Usual meeting attendance:

8

Meeting times and days:

Third Monday of each month on Zoom

Locations used by Group:

Zoom

Highlights of the year:

* Committing to fund two full time ministers.
* Finding two full time ministers. Thank you JNC2022

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

Database Users

Aim or Mission of the Group:

To maintain the church rolls in the database.

Current Office Bearers:

Convenor: DavidMorgan

Membership numbers:

12

Usual meeting attendance:

Meeting times and days:

Meeting as needed but mainly by email

Locations used by Group:

Highlights of the year:

* Having RussellGreenwood improve the security of the database.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

FISH - Yellow

Aim or Mission of the Group:

To provide social networks under the umbrella of FISH groups.
Members also care for each other pastorally.

Current Office Bearers:

The convenors in 2023 have been Anne and Ian McMillan.
The convenors in 2024 will be Geraldine and Robert Fleming.

Membership numbers:

We have 24 members including Donna and Jim Robinson, in Canada.

Usual meeting attendance:

We usually have about 18 members, at most meetings.
Meeting times and days:

Meeting times and days:

Meetings are held every 6-8 weeks, mostly Sundays for afternoon tea, lunch or dinner.

Locations used by Group:

We mostly meet in members’ homes.
Highlights of the year:
We celebrate members’ special birthdays and anniversaries. There is a high level of fellowship within the group. Some members meet at other times for coffee.
We mostly meet in members’ homes.

Highlights of the year:

We celebrate members’ special birthdays and anniversaries. There is a high level of fellowship within the group. Some members meet at other times for coffee.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

None.

Group

GOMER

Aim or Mission of the Group:

A Fellowship group for retired men

Current Office Bearers:

DavidMorgan convenor

Membership numbers:

30

Usual meeting attendance:

15

Meeting times and days:

Mondays 10am

Locations used by Group:

Fellowship area and kitchen

Highlights of the year:

A more settled year of meeting at the church. We now use Piatella for coffee, supplemented by hot chocolate made in the church kitchen. We have assumed responsibility for putting out the bins. We miss the lake walk, but Madelines remains closed on Mondays, and meeting at the church has advantages of less noise and controlled ventilation during the ongoing pandemic.

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

GWSC pancakes

Aim or Mission of the Group:

To provide pancakes on a Thursday morning at Glen Waverley Secondary College.

Current Office Bearers:

Loosely organised via Signal app

Membership numbers:

9

Usual meeting attendance:

6

Meeting times and days:

Thursday mornings during school term.

Locations used by Group:

By the music room aat GWSC

Highlights of the year:

* Continuing without Alanee.
* Having extras from outside our congregation.
* Having NeilPeters and LindaLi fill in for us.
* Recruiting ChrisWaddell
* Having teachers tell us that "Thursdays are different thanks to you"

Any needs that Church Council can assist:

Group

UCAF

Aim or Mission of the Group:

To enable members to share in Christ’s mission, meeting together for Fellowship, Service and Worship

Current Office Bearers:

President/Secretary: MargaretDuncan
Vice President: BarbaraThompson
Treasurer: Norma Saxton
Membership numbers:

Membership numbers:

30

Usual meeting attendance:

22

Meeting times and days:

First Tuesday of the month at 10.00 am

Locations used by Group:

Fellowship area and Chapel
Highlights of the year:
Thought provoking devotions at each meeting.
Commitment Service.
Easter Service.
Guest speakers:- David Fraser, David Karoly, Bill Norquay, Dr. Anne Newton,Kirsty Porter (Umbrella Dementia Cafes), Rev. Graham Bartley.
A music group from Wesley College entertained us before a fund raising luncheon. We were able to pass $1072.40 to our Welfare group.
Fellowship area and Chapel

Highlights of the year:

Thought provoking devotions at each meeting.
Commitment Service.
Easter Service.
Guest speakers:- DavidFraser, DavidKaroly, BillNorquay, Dr. AnneNewton,Kirsty Porter (Umbrella Dementia Cafes), Rev. Graham Bartley.
A music group from Wesley College entertained us before a fund raising luncheon. We were able to pass $1072.40 to our Welfare group.

Any needs that Church Council can assist: