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GWUC Headlines for week ending November 16

• The Presbytery Newsletter for November is now available.

• Port Phillip East Presbytery is delighted to invite people to the Ordination Service of DanielSihombing in Caulfield Indonesian Uniting Church on Sunday 1 December at 2pm. Daniel has been active in the UCA for a number of years and has served in supply ministry at Monash UC, Korean Church of Melbourne and Caulfield Indonesian UC as well as leadership roles at Glen Waverley UC. Daniel has accepted the call to the Pilgrim College – Faculty Position – Systematic Theology placement, to start on 1 January 2025. If anyone wants to join us with this special occasion, please register via the link by 26 November.

• The November issue of Newsbeat has a report on our fete.

• The annual report of the Commission for Children and Young People is now available.

• Church Council met this week and provisional minutes are now available.

GWUC Headlines for week ending November 9

• ChurchCouncil meets next week, and additions to the Agenda are being sought.

GWUC Headlines for week ending October 19

• The Fete is this Saturday

• Uniting World have released their Everything in Common Gift Catalogue for 2024.

GWUC Headlines for week ending October 12

• Church Council met this week and Provisional minutes are available.

• The Presbytery Newsletter for October is now available (including an ad for our fete!).

GWUC Headlines for week ending September 28

• Act for peace (Christmas Bowl) are having a giving day on Wenesday October 2 when all donations will be matched

GWUC Headlines for week ending September 14

• The Australian Religeous Response to Climate change are having a Flagship event next Tuesday.
  WHEN: September 17, 2024 at 10:00am - 11am
  WHERE: St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC 3000

• Provisional minutes from the Council meeting are available at CouncilMinutes20240912

GWUC Headlines for week ending September 7

• The Presbytery Newsletter for September is now available.

• Church Council meets next Thursday. The agenda is devloping at CouncilAgenda20240912.

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GWUC Headlines for week ending August 10

• The Presbytery Newsletter for August is now available.

• Church Council met this week. Provisional minutes are here.

• The report of the worship time review group was adopted.

GWUC Headlines for week ending July 13

• The 5pm service has a new name and program.

• Provisional Council Minutes from this week are available.

GWUC Headlines for week ending July 6

• Church Council will meet next Thursday. The agenda is developing here.

• During July, our pancake breakfast program is one of three charities being supported by the Grill'd hamburger store in Kingsway. Eating there and putting your tokens in our jar can increase the amount of support. See https://grilld.com.au/local-matters

GWUC Headlines for week ending June 15

• The June 2024 edition of Newsbeat, our Presbytery magazine is now available. This issue is jam-packed with lots of fantastic interviews following our Ministry Milestones service, a special interview with Rev BillMorgan for his 80th anniversary of Ordination, and a chat with Alison Campbell Rate about modern challenges facing music ministry.

GWUC Headlines for week ending June 8

• An introductory online Unit for anyone who wants to know more about the New Testament is available in July. For further information click the link here.

• ChurchCouncil met this week, and Provisional Minutes are available. Decisions include:

  • To continue with 10am worship during July and August while a task group of IanFerguson, VidaFoo, AlisonClarkson and LorraineChee review service times,consulting with the congregation and bringing a recommendation to the August CC meeting as to whether to return to 9:15 and 11:00 am services or continue with a single 10:00 am service.

  • To move meetings to the second Thuursday of each month, to enable more timely presentation of "End of month" financial and staffing information.

GWUC Headlines for week ending June 1

• ACT2, the report on the future of the UCA has been released.

• Church Council will meet next Thursday June 6. The agenda is developing at CouncilAgenda20240606

GWUC Headlines for week ending May 4

• Church Council met this week and provisional minutes are available.

• The Synod Social Justice Newsletter is now available.

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