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| This meeting of the congregation agrees that it is committed to the Glen Waverley Uniting Church being a Safe Church under the Uniting Church's Safe Church policy and agrees to adopt the summary of it described in the SafeChurchPoster2018. | 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. |
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:
2. Prayer
3. Confirmation of Minutes of Meeting held on 9 Jul 2017
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 2017. A report of the election is at to be added.
6.5. Property Report
For information.Come and find out what a SWALE is.
7. 2018 Budget Proposal
For decision.
8. Other Business
8.1. Safe Church
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.