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GWUC Headlines for w/e 8 Sep 2018

• Presbytery newsletter for September is now available.

• The Synod newletter is also available.

• Material Aid Offering – Today – Sunday 9 September - Muesli bars, ‘UP&GOs’, noodles in a cup and pens and pencils are all welcome and will go to support the Brentwood Secondary College’s Wellbeing Department.

• An Afternoon with Free Spirit – Today – Sunday 9 September - All are invited enjoy an afternoon with Free Spirit from 2.30pm on Sunday 9 September. Admission is $25 Adult and $20 Concession which includes afternoon tea. Tickets are available from the Office or Vida Foo. All funds raised support our Church programs and activities.

• September Issue of NewView – Closing Date Friday 21 September - Please send in reflections, photos, anecdotes, poems and reports of activities in our church community to either [email protected] to the office.

• Moon Festival – Saturday 22 September - If you would like to help with the Moon Festival Celebration please sign up on the sheet outside the office. We need people to assist with craft, setting up and packing up, and sitting and chatting over a cuppa.

• Delivery of Fete Leaflets – Volunteers Needed - Please add your name to the list on the office counter if you can help to deliver leaflets for our fete. We need about 50 people to letterbox-drop 13,000 leaflets during the second week of October. If you delivered leaflets for last year’s fete, please tick or cross out your name on the list, depending on whether you can assist again this year. Enquiries: Murray Lowe – 9885 8514

GWUC Headlines for w/e 1 Sep 2018

• We have received a pastoral letter from the UCA President about an Additional Marriage Liturgy.

• Father’s Day Morning Tea – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - Fathers and Grandfathers are especially invited to come to our 9.15am and 11am services next Sunday where there will be a focus on Father’s Day. Between the services there will be a special celebratory morning tea.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - An election for Church Councillors will be held today. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. Four Church Councillors have completed their term although some may be willing to renominate. Further information is available from the office and CongregationalPage

• Freezer Purchase Voting – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - Voting regarding the use of Endowment Fund interest earnings to purchase a new freezer takes place at all services today.

• Free Spirit Concert – Sunday 9 Sep 2018 - All are invited enjoy an afternoon with Free Spirit from 2.30pm on Sunday 9 Sep 2018. Admission is $25 Adult and $20 Concession which includes afternoon tea. Tickets are available from the Office or Vida Foo. All funds raised support our Church programs and activities.

• Newsbeat, the Presbytery newsletter is now available.

GWUC Headlines for w/e 25 Aug 2018

• Presbytery minutes record that Hannah Dungan has been commissioned as the chaplain to Somers Camp.

• Indonesian Dinner & Interfaith Gathering – Saturday 25 Aug 2018 – 5.15pm
  Please join with us for dinner and inter-faith dialogue at this event. For more information see the August Monthly bulletin.

• Outreach Forum – Sunday 26 Aug 2018 – 12noon - Join us for an Outreach Lunch Forum with Richard Feeney, the State Manager of Prison Fellowship, who is coming to share with us about the Prison Fellowship ministry.
  To assist with numbers, please add your name to the sign up sheet on the Office Counter.

• Father’s Day Morning Tea – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - Fathers and Grandfathers are especially invited to come to our 9.15am and 11am services next Sunday where there will be a focus on Father’s Day. Between the services there will be a special celebratory morning tea.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - An election for Church Councillors will be held on Sunday 2 Sep 2018. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. Four Church Councillors have completed their term although some may be willing to renominate. Further information is available from the office and CongregationalPage

• Tim Costello, CEO of WorldVision, will be joined by Claire O’Neil, Labor Member for Hotham and others, to discuss refugee policy and the future of compassion and generosity in Australian politics on Thursday 30 Aug 2018 from 5pm, in lecture theatre H2 in the Menzies Building, Monash University, Clayton.

GWUC Headlines for w/e 18 Aug 2018

• Indonesian Dinner & Interfaith Gathering – Saturday 25 Aug 2018 – 5.15pm - Please join with us for dinner and inter-faith dialogue at this event. For more information see the August Monthly bulletin.

• Outreach Forum – Sunday 26 Aug 2018 – 12noon - Join us for an Outreach Lunch Forum with Richard Feeney, the State Manager of Prison Fellowship, who is coming to share with us about the Prison Fellowship ministry.
  To assist with numbers, please add your name to the sign up sheet on the Office Counter.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - An election for Church Councillors will be held on Sunday 2 Sep 2018. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. Four Church Councillors have completed their term although some may be willing to renominate. Further information is available from the office and http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongregationalPage

• Bush Dance - A final reminder about the Bush Dance on this Saturday from 2pm. All are welcome to come and join in the fun at this fundraising activity for our church.

GWUC Headlines for w/e 11 Aug 2018

• Monthly Material Aid: Uplift Socks Oddsox – Sunday 12 Aug 2018 - We are collecting new and odd socks. These are used by amputees to keep wound dressings in place and clean. Please bring along some new or odd socks.

• Muffin Morning Tea – Wednesday 15 Aug 2018 – 10am to 12noon - Come and enjoy some delicious home-made muffins with a cuppa for morning tea and take home some recipes. Bring your family and friends. All ages welcome. All donations to research into Parkinsons’s Disease.

• Fundraising Bush Dance – Saturday 18 Aug 2018 – from 2pm - All are welcome to join in the bush dance which is also a fund raising event for our congregation. $8 per adult or $25 per family. Come along for a fun afternoon and night. To give an idea of numbers, please add your name to the list on the office counter. More details available in the August Monthly bulletin.

• Indonesian Dinner & Interfaith Gathering – Saturday 25 Aug 2018 – 5.15pm - Please join with us for dinner and inter-faith dialogue at this event. For more information see the August Monthly bulletin.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - An election for Church Councillors will be held on Sunday 2 Sep 2017. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. Further information is available from the office and http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongregationalPage

• Planned Giving Letters - These are available from the table in the foyer. Please check and take yours and any you can deliver. Please check name and address details carefully and advise the Office of any changes necessary.

GWUC Headlines for w/e 4 Aug 2018

• Presbytery newsletter for August is now available.

• Church Council has been asked to consider recognition of First Peoples in our services and buildings. Read the discussion at AcknowledgementOfFirstPeoples. Comments welcome to <CouncilSec AT gwuc DOT org DOT au>

• Club 2018 – Sunday 5 Aug 2018 at 12noon - Club 2018 will meet for lunch today following the 11am service. All welcome.

• Free Spirit Concert – Sunday 5 Aug 2018 at 2.30pm - At 2.30pm Free Spirit will present their concert at Croydon Uniting Church, 6 Tallent Street, Croydon, in support of the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre I Brunswick. If you are unable to attend their concert here at Glen Waverley on September 9, then consider attending this afternoon to support asylum seekers.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 September - An election for Church Councillors will be held on Sunday September 2nd. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. The nomination period for Church Councillors is open from Sunday July 22nd until Sunday 12 Aug 2018. Four Church Councillors have completed their term although some may be willing to renominate. Please prayerfully consider who might be nominated or renominated to serve our Congregation as Church Councillors. Further information and nomination forms are available from the office and http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongregationalPage

• Planned Giving Letters - These are available from the table in the foyer. Please check and take yours and any you can deliver. Please check name and address details carefully and advise the Office of any changes necessary.

• With Love to the World - The new edition of With Love to the World is now available. Please collect your copy from the letter rack.

GWUC Headlines for w/e 28 Jul 2018

• Meeting of the Congregation – Sunday 29 Jul 2018 at 11.30am - There will be a meeting of the congregation on Sunday 29 Jul 2018 at 11:30am following combined worship at 10am. Amongst other things, this meeting will consider the recommendations of the Congregation Outreach Projects Selection Panel for projects for this year. A draft agenda is available to download at CongMeetingAgenda20180729. Any questions can be forwarded to John Snare.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - An election for Church Councillors will be held on Sunday 2 Sep 2018. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. The nomination period for Church Councillors is open from Sunday 22 Jul 2018 until Sunday 18 Aug 2018. Four Church Councillors have completed their term although some may be willing to renominate. Please prayerfully consider who might be nominated or renominated to serve our Congregation as Church Councillors. Further information and nomination forms are available from the office and the CongregationalPage.

• Empty Beeac Premium Bags - Please return any emptied Beeac Premium Bags to the church (put them beside the recycling bins) so we can prepare for this year’s fete. Ordering will be available shortly. Thank you – Warren Greenwood. 0403 028 948.

• With Love to the World - The new edition of With Love to the World is now available. Please collect your copy from the letter rack.

GWUC Headlines for temberw/e 21 Jul 2018

• A pastoral letter concerning the Assembly decision on marriage. and a reflection on the decision.

• Tennis Club AGM – Saturday 28 Jul 2018 at 5pm - The Annual General Meeting of the Uniting Church Glen Waverley Tennis Club will be held in the clubhouse on Saturday 28 Jul 2018 at 5pm. Entry to the clubhouse is from Highvale Primary School Car Park at the end of Ashton and Plymouth Streets, Glen Waverley. Club members are urged to attend.

• Meeting of the Congregation – Sunday 29 Jul 2018 at 11.30am - There will be a meeting of the congregation on Sunday 29 Jul 2018 at 11:30am following combined worship at 10am. Amongst other things, this meeting will consider the recommendations of the Congregation Outreach Projects Selection Panel for projects for this year. A draft agenda is available to download athttp://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongMeetingAgenda20180729. Any questions can be forwarded to John Snare.

• Adult Group – Friday 3 Aug 2018 at 8pm - Join us for Adult Group on Friday 3 Aug 2018 at 8pm in the fellowship area. Please come and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, light supper and fellowship. All are welcome. Enquiries: Bev & Lindsay Brown 9561 2136.

• Election of Church Councillors – Sunday 2 Sep 2018 - An election for Church Councillors will be held on Sunday 2 Sep 2017. Members of the congregation will have an opportunity to vote following each worship activity on that day. The nomination period for Church Councillors will be open from Sunday 22 Jul 2018 until Sunday 18 Aug 2018. Four Church Councillors have completed their term although some may be willing to renominate. Please prayerfully consider who might be nominated or renominated to serve our Congregation as Church Councillors. Further information and nomination forms are available from the office and http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongregationalPage

• Empty Beeac Premium Bags - Please return any emptied Beeac Premium Bags to the church (put them beside the recycling bins) so we can prepare for this year’s fete. Ordering will be available shortly. Thank you – Warren Greenwood. 0403 028 948.

GWUC Headlines for w/e 14 Jul 2018

• Life Explored - Life Explored is a 7 week course that aims to help people uncover what they are really living for – and how God promises to meet their deepest desires for happiness. Over 7 weeks, we will be exploring together a video series that introduce us to the God of the Christian faith – it is open to all who are interested and searching for answers. There will be a time for questions and discussion in a friendly manner. Please register with Dietrich 0435 596 784 or [email protected]

• Meeting of the Congregation - Notice of Meeting - There will be a meeting of the congregation on Sunday 29 Jul 2018 at 11:30 following combined worship at 10am. Amongst other things, this meeting will consider the recommendations of the Congregation Outreach Projects Selection Panel for projects for this year. A draft agenda is available at
  http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/gwuc/CongMeetingAgenda20180729 Any questions can be forwarded to John Snare

• Dri