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= GWUC Headlines for w/e 14 November 2105 =
 * Congratulations to our '''Glen Waverley Interchurch Council''' members! At the AGM on Wednesday night, JanClear was elected President, and JohnHurst continues as Treasurer. Just because GW Uniting Church now dominates the new management team does NOT mean that we discourage new members! There is always a place for interested volunteers to help us with the work of the Interchurch Council. Visit http://glenwaverleychurches.org/news.xml to see Jan being handed the reins.

= GWUC Headlines for w/e 7 November 2105 =
 * '''Commissioning of Nancye Cottrell - Sunday 8 November at 9.15am & 4.30pm''' At both our 9.15am and 4.30pm services on Sunday we will be Commissioning Nancye Cottrell in her new role with Children and Families. Please join with us at this time.
 * '''COP Presentations - Sunday 15 November at 9.15am''' At the 9.15am service next Sunday the congregation will present the 2015 COP grants to the approved recipients following the success of our fete last month. After all the hard work of the fete it will be wonderful to give grants to the six worthy projects.
 * '''Congregational Meeting - Tuesday 24 November at 7.45pm''' Our next Congregational Meeting will be held on Tuesday 24 November at 7.45pm. The key agenda items will include approval of the 2015 budget, introduction to the Safe Church Concerns Person and a report from the Faith Development Missional Group. Please put this date in your diaries now

= GWUC Headlines for w/e 31 October 2015 =
 * '''Ping-Pong-A-Thon - Friday 30 October at 6pm''' - All are invited to participate in this 24-hour event. All funds raised will benefit those being trafficked in the South-east Asian region.
 * '''Is Australia Doing Enough? - Sunday 1 November at 3pm '''- Join us at High Street Road Uniting Church and hear renowned advocate Julian Burnside speak about the plight of Asylum Seekers looking for a safe homeland to resettle in.
 * '''Campaign for Australian Aid - Wednesday 4 November at 7.30pm''' - Please join us for this Monash Forum at 7.30pm at Clayton Church of Christ. Speakers include Anna Burke (Member for Chisholm) and Matthew Maury (TEAR Australia). There will be a time for questions and open discussion as well as a light supper. All are welcome.
 * '''Quiet Day for Reflection - Sunday 7 November at 10am''' - All members of the congregation and friends are invited to join us at Cornish College for a quiet day of reflection. The day will be based on the monastic system of prayer, study, meditation and work. If you are interested in attending please collect a flyer from the Stewards Table and add your name to the list on the office counter.
 * '''Fete Lost and Found''' - While sorting through books after the fete a USB stick was found containing travel photos. If you believe this might belong to you, please contact the Church Office.

= GWUC Headlines for w/e 24 October 2015 =
 * '''Pleasant Sunday Afternoon - Sunday 25 October at 2.30pm''' - Celebrating Community - A Monash Seniors Festival Event to be held here at Glen Waverley. You are invited to share a programme of music, readings, poetry and reflection including afternoon tea.
 * '''Seniors Morning Tea at The Hub - Thursday 29 October at 10am''' - Come and share morning tea with our seniors who help in our community. All ages welcome. All donations to research into Motor Neurone Disease.
 * '''Ping-Pong-A-Thon - Friday 30 October at 6pm''' - All are invited to participate in this 24-hour event. All funds raised will benefit those being trafficked in the South-east Asian region.
 * '''Quiet Day for Reflection - Saturday 7 November at 10am''' - All members of the congregation and friends are invited to join us at Cornish College for a quiet day or reflection. The day will be based on the monastic system of prayer, study, meditation and work. If you are interested in attending please collect a flyer from the Stewards Table and add your name to the list on the office counter.
 * '''Fete '''- Lost and Found While sorting through books after the fete a USB stick was found containing travel photos. If you believe this might belong to you please contact the Church Office.

= GWUC Headlines for w/e 17 October 2015 =
 * '''Church Fete - Saturday 17 October from 8.30am''' - Don’t forget the fete … looking forward to seeing you there.
 * '''West Papuan Dinner - Saturday 24 October at 6pm''' - St Luke’s Uniting Church are inviting anyone interested to a West Papuan three-course dinner with entertainment and guest speaker. Cost: $25. Neil and Lynn are going if others would like to join them. See the Outreach noticeboard for further details.
 * '''Pleasant Sunday Afternoon - Sunday 25 October at 2.30pm''' - Celebrating Community - A Monash Seniors Festival Event to be held here at Glen Waverley. You are invited to share a programme of music, readings, poetry and reflection followed by afternoon tea.
 * '''Seniors Morning Tea at The Hub - Thursday 29 October at 10am''' - Come and share morning tea with our seniors who help in our community. All ages welcome. All donations to research into Motor Neurone Disease.
 * '''Quiet Day for Reflection - Saturday 7 November at 10am''' - All members of the congregation and friends are invited to join us at Cornish College for a quiet day of reflection. The day will be based on the monastic system of prayer, study, meditation and work. If you are interested in attending please collect a flyer from the Steward’s Table and add your name to the list on the office counter.

= GWUC Headlines for w/e 10 Oct 2015 =
 * '''Cake Stall - Fete''' - The UCAF would appreciate donation of cakes for the cake stall at our fete. If you bring the cakes on Friday, please ensure they are labelled with your name and phone number. Donations to the Cake Stall can also be made through the bakeless envelopes available on the Office counter. Ingredient lists are also available on the counter.
 * '''Fete - Local Trader Vouchers''' - Support the fete by pre-purchasing one or more of the 50+ vouchers donated by local traders to the silent auction. See weekly bulletin for details of vouchers available.
 * '''Planned Giving Envelopes '''- The new sets of planned giving envelopes are available from the table in the foyer. Please collect yours as this saves us postage costs.

= GWUC Headlines for w/e 3 Oct 2015 =
 * The latest [[http://www.ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Newsbeat-October-2015.pdf|Presbytery Newsletter]] is available.
 * The list of vouchers donated to the silent auction at the fete, and available to the congregation to purchase at face value is available [[Fete2015Vouchers|here.]]
 * '''Daylight saving this weekend! '''Please note that Daylight Saving commences this weekend. Don’t forget to put your clocks forward one hour on Saturday night!
 * '''Fete – Leaflet Delivery.''' If you have volunteered to deliver leaflets for the Fete, please collect your leaflets from the table in the church foyer. The leaflets need to be delivered by Sunday 11 October.
 * '''Fete - Local Trader Vouchers.''' Support the fete by pre-purchasing one or more of the 50+ vouchers donated by local traders to the silent auction. See weekly bulletin for details of vouchers available
 * '''Planned Giving Envelopes''' - The new sets of planned giving envelopes are available from the table in the foyer. Please collect yours as this saves us postage costs.
 * '''Team Leave - '''Heather is on leave from 21 September to 9 October. During this time the office will be open reduced hours. Please check the bulletin to see when someone will be in the office to assist you. Neil is on leave for a few days, returning on Wednesday.
 * '''Spring Clean - '''The pre fete spring clean will be happening this coming Saturday 10 October from 8:30am to 12 noon. The focus will be windows, gardens and carpets. All help, even for part of the morning would be much appreciated.
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## Note to editors: please use the following template for links to Newsbeat, to ensure that readers are taken to the correct page.
## * The [[https://www.ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Newsbeat-October-2019.pdf|Presbytery Newsletter for October]] is now available.
## Note that the Presbytery is not very consistent with the format of their URLs. You need to check each time.

= GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 27 =
 * ChurchCouncil met on Wednesday night. [[CouncilMinutes20210224|Provisional minutes]] will be available soon.
 * Council decided this week to resume three morning services after Easter at the same times as pre-pandemic. This decision came from both the desire for diversity in worship, and from the fact the numbers attending the 10am services are approaching the allowed limit and some members are staying away because of the crowding. The 5pm service plans to resume after school holidays. Conversation will also begin regarding the 1 pm service. Council seeks feedback from members to inform future decisions. Both 9:15 and 11 will be live-streamed, as they were before the pandemic.<<BR>>Wearing of masks in church is no longer compulsory, but strongly advised whenever distancing is difficult. It also is encouraged in order to make others feel safe. Windows will continue to be open to ensure ventilation as the best defence against aerosol transmission.

= GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 20 =
 * The wiki is back! Hooray and thank you JohnHurst.
 * [[https://www.ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Newsbeat-March-2021.pdf|The March issue of Newsbeat]] is available.
 * Church Council will meet next Wednesday 24th. Matters to be considered should be sent to [email protected]
 * Pancake breakfast at Glen Waverley Secondary College resumed last Thursday, just a year after being suspended.
 * [[CongMeetingAgenda20210314|The meeting of the congregation]] made some important decisions. [[CongMeetingMinutes20210314|Minutes]] will be available soon.
 * The Synod's JIM Cluster has developed a[[https://justact.org.au/first-people/actions/|study guide resource on the Statement from the Heart]] for Second Peoples seeking to explore and pursue a truthful, just and meaningful relationship with First Peoples.
 * TheHub will resume on Tuesday mornings only from April 20.
 * In April 2021, Glen Waverley Uniting Church Welfare Committee are one of the community groups being supported at [[https://www.grilld.com.au/restaurants/victoria/melbourne/glen-waverley|Grill'd.]]

= GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 13 =
 * The wiki is still broken. Sorry

= GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 6 =
 * Unfortunately the wiki (aka ThePsalter) is broken at the moment. We are working to repair it as soon as possible.

= GWUC headlines for week ending Feb 27 =
 * Church Council met this week. Provisional minutes are now available, see CouncilMinutes20210224
 * Council agreed to continue single services up to Easter Sunday, and to use the time until Easter to build community and engage the congregation in discussions on how and when we resume diverse services, and what those diverse services may look like. As part of this a survey will be coming next week.

= GWUC headlines for week ending Feb 13 =
 * NO congregation at church this week, due to [[attachment:OpeningAfterCoronaVirus/HolidayInnShutdown.pdf|state shutdown order.]]
 * [[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/OpeningAfterCoronaVirus#Last|Government guidelines for "Travelling with others"]] are now available. These should be followed when giving rides to people who do not reside with you.
 * [[CovidGuidelinesForGroups|Guidelines to enable groups to meet safely in the church]] are now available.

= GWUC headlines for week ending Feb 6 =
 * [[attachment:Kingsway/Kingsway202102.pdf|The new edition of the Kingsway magazie]] is now available.
 * [[https://www.ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Newsbeat-February-2021.pdf| Newsbeat, the Presbytery newsletter]] is now avaialble for January
 * ChurchCouncil met this week, and [[CouncilMinutes20210203|provisional minutes]] are available to the congregation.
 * Wearing of masks is now compulsory in all indoor spaces, including worship. [[OpeningAfterCoronaVirus#Last|Further details here.]]

= GWUC headlines for week ending Jan 30 =
 * TheHub, the Thursday English class and the Bilingual English class have all cancelled for the first school term, and are hoping to start after Easter.


= GWUC headlines for week ending Jan 23 =
 * The [[2021BookSale|Book Sale]] is planned for Feb 27, subject of course to COVID numbers and with many precautions. To volunteer to distribute leaflets, please contact PeterAnderson. To help with setup and on the day, please contact SueMorgan.
 * In person attendance at worship is now possible. [[https://mcusercontent.com/37010fcf076a5fbf8a261ceba/files/d50f86ec-dd85-480f-998b-0d3bbc2ab540/Updated_2020_Return_to_GWUC.01.pdf|Details here.]]

= GWUC headlines for week ending Jan 1 =
 * A [[https://gwuc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37010fcf076a5fbf8a261ceba&id=3a2efc3961&e=ddae59856b|virtual tour of the 'Once Upon A Christmas Installation']] is now available.
 * An [[https://gwuc.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37010fcf076a5fbf8a261ceba&id=8466756b45&e=ddae59856b|updated statement on worship attendance]] is now available.
  * We are [[ OpeningAfterCoronaVirus#Last|advised]] that the changes announced on Jan 31 do not affect worship.

## Footnote. Please leave when archiving. Thanks. DavidM
== Access information ==
<<Anchor(WikiAccess)>> Note that some wiki pages require a wiki login, available to all church members. This can be arranged by contacting JohnHurst. If you want to see a particular wiki page and cannot, you are always welcome to contact DavidMorgan or ask the ChurchOffice to print a copy for you. If you need help finding information, see GwucWikiFirstTimeReaders or ask.

Please Note: These HeadLines are available for you to make short announcements.

You can edit this page directly! Ask JohnHurst or DavidMorgan or JohnSnare for advice.

Previous news items are available here

Please do not include private phone numbers or email addresses on this page. For contact details of any names, click on the name itself (for security reasons, you must be logged in. For access information click here.)

GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 27

  • ChurchCouncil met on Wednesday night. Provisional minutes will be available soon.

  • Council decided this week to resume three morning services after Easter at the same times as pre-pandemic. This decision came from both the desire for diversity in worship, and from the fact the numbers attending the 10am services are approaching the allowed limit and some members are staying away because of the crowding. The 5pm service plans to resume after school holidays. Conversation will also begin regarding the 1 pm service. Council seeks feedback from members to inform future decisions. Both 9:15 and 11 will be live-streamed, as they were before the pandemic.
    Wearing of masks in church is no longer compulsory, but strongly advised whenever distancing is difficult. It also is encouraged in order to make others feel safe. Windows will continue to be open to ensure ventilation as the best defence against aerosol transmission.

GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 20

  • The wiki is back! Hooray and thank you JohnHurst.

  • The March issue of Newsbeat is available.

  • Church Council will meet next Wednesday 24th. Matters to be considered should be sent to [email protected]

  • Pancake breakfast at Glen Waverley Secondary College resumed last Thursday, just a year after being suspended.
  • The meeting of the congregation made some important decisions. Minutes will be available soon.

  • The Synod's JIM Cluster has developed astudy guide resource on the Statement from the Heart for Second Peoples seeking to explore and pursue a truthful, just and meaningful relationship with First Peoples.

  • TheHub will resume on Tuesday mornings only from April 20.

  • In April 2021, Glen Waverley Uniting Church Welfare Committee are one of the community groups being supported at Grill'd.

GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 13

  • The wiki is still broken. Sorry

GWUC headlines for week ending Mar 6

  • Unfortunately the wiki (aka ThePsalter) is broken at the moment. We are working to repair it as soon as possible.

GWUC headlines for week ending Feb 27

  • Church Council met this week. Provisional minutes are now available, see CouncilMinutes20210224

  • Council agreed to continue single services up to Easter Sunday, and to use the time until Easter to build community and engage the congregation in discussions on how and when we resume diverse services, and what those diverse services may look like. As part of this a survey will be coming next week.

GWUC headlines for week ending Feb 13

GWUC headlines for week ending Feb 6

GWUC headlines for week ending Jan 30

  • TheHub, the Thursday English class and the Bilingual English class have all cancelled for the first school term, and are hoping to start after Easter.

GWUC headlines for week ending Jan 23

  • The Book Sale is planned for Feb 27, subject of course to COVID numbers and with many precautions. To volunteer to distribute leaflets, please contact PeterAnderson. To help with setup and on the day, please contact SueMorgan.

  • In person attendance at worship is now possible. Details here.

GWUC headlines for week ending Jan 1

Access information

Note that some wiki pages require a wiki login, available to all church members. This can be arranged by contacting JohnHurst. If you want to see a particular wiki page and cannot, you are always welcome to contact DavidMorgan or ask the ChurchOffice to print a copy for you. If you need help finding information, see GwucWikiFirstTimeReaders or ask.

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