GLEN WAVERLEY UNITING CHURCH

MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION

To be held in the Worship Centre at 8:00pm on Tuesday 20th November 2018.

Draft AGENDA

1. Welcome and Apologies

Apologies: JohnHurst, BarbHurst

2. Prayer

3. Confirmation of Minutes of Meeting held on 29 Jul 2018

The minutes of the July meeting of the congregation are at CongMeetingMinutes20180729.

4. Matters Arising from the Previous Minutes

5. Correspondence

6. Reports and Recommendations

6.1. Ministry Team Report

For information.

6.2. Church Council Report

For information.

6.3. Fete Report

The proceeds for the fete will probably not be finalised until the end of November. However an interim report will be presented for information.

6.4. Election of Church Councillors

For information, the chair will report on the outcome of the election of Church Councillors held on 20 Aug 2018. A report of the election is at CongMeetingReport20180902.

6.5. Property Report

For information. Come and find out what a SWALE is.

7. 2019 Budget Proposal

For decision.

8. Other Business

8.1. Endowment Fund - Proposal from Badminton Club. (Andrew Hosking)

The number of ping pong players have increased markedly over the last six months and the Badminton Club is running short of table space on some nights. For some time now they have been investigating the possibility of options for replacing two of our table tennis tables. With the approval of Church Council, the Badminton Club seeks approval from the Congregation for $1,000 to be made available from the Endowment Fund Interest to meet the cost of purchase of two table tennis tables. This proposal meets the criteria of the fund in that it can be seen to be part of the wider community outreach programs of the church.

Proposal

The congregation agrees to the expenditure of $1,000 from the Endowment Fund for the purchase of two ping pong tables and bats for the Badminton Club, as recommended by Church Council at their meeting on 2018-08-22.

8.2. Safe Church (David Morgan)

Congregation commitment

In December 2016 the congregation meeting (CongMeetingMinutes20161213) approved the proposal that: That the Congregation reject the Church Council’s proposed Code of Conduct for Members, and ask the Church Council to lead a process to develop a new way of describing how we aspire to treat each other.

That Code of Conduct, adopted by Council but rejected by the congregation, forms the basis of our current Safe Church posters. Inspired by looking at church statements in the UK, we have come up with the following proposed new poster.

Proposal

As a congregation, we commit to:

• the care and nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with all adults and children. This includes paying due regard to the beliefs and wishes of adults and children in the development and delivery of church led activities, including worship.
• the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and vulnerable adults, recognising that vulnerability changes with circumstances.
• the establishment of safe, caring communities within our church which provide a loving environment maintaining a culture of 'informed vigilance' as to the dangers of abuse.

8.3. Acknowledgement of Australia's First Peoples (Glyn Howells)

9. Benediction