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GLEN WAVERLEY UNITING CHURCH COUNCIL AGENDA

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1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES

1.1. PRESENT

Ministry Team: AlaneeHearnshaw, NeilPeters

Other Councillors: RyanChan, AlisonClarkson, AnneCook, DavidFraser, GlynHowells, DavidMorgan, WendyPepper, DanielSihombing, SonySimanjuntak.
Others: None

2. DEVOTIONS, CARING & SHARING

“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)

2.1. DEVOTIONS

3. CONFIRM MINUTES OF LAST MEETING & THIS AGENDA

3.1. Minutes of Last Meeting

Recorded at CouncilMinutes20200325 here.

3.2. Agenda of This Meeting

Any additional items

This is a special meeting to consider updates to the COVID-19 situation.

4. RESPONSES TO COVID-19

4.1. On line Communion

• Presbytery have sent three documents, a pastoral letter from Diedre Palmer, some guidelines for online gathering afor worship with holy communion, and some resources for theological discernment on the matter. These are available as a single document here.

• The letter includes "The decision whether to offer Online Gatherings for Worship with Holy Communion is the responsibility of the Church Council with the Minister."
• Neil has a recommendation to bring to Council.

4.2. Financial implications

• See the report from the treasurer at FinanceReport20200404 or below.

4.3. Survey

• Expressed needs have been communicate to ministry team.

• DavidMorgan will report

4.4. Maintaining contact through shutdown

• See IsolationIdeasMarch2020

• How are we going with implementing the ideas from last meeting?

  • Virtual GOMER has been meeting via Zoom each week. Also Youth group, Youthies and Mice, Kats and Dogs.

  • We have received notification that Uniting will run a one hour Saturday Dad's Playgroup on Zoom, with GWUC volunteers invited to read a story.
  • Database filters were used and the results communicated to team.
• And how are the ministerial team and Joanne travelling with all these new demands?
• What do they need help with?

5. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

29 April 2020 using Zoom

Appended documents

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