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Report on Inclusive Community meeting held in the outer vestry on Monday 5 August at 10am.
- Present-Faye, Barbara, Marj., Alison, Jan and Brace.
- Jan opened the meeting and invited Brace to introduce the community of love and growing spirituality (based on Romans 8: 18-26.) Brace then asked us for some information about groups that are included in Inclusive Community.
- We discussed those who have pastoral needs at the present time.
- Reports-Supportive Care Link-we have been providing transport for Barbara D. to attend rehab. and people to visit Elizabeth H. Laurel needs more volunteers. We gave her some suggestions.
- Reports-Transfers-Out-Ron Earl to Wheelers Hill Uniting Church. IN-Eileen and David Scott Stokes from Glen Waverley Anglican Church.
- Reports-Seniors’ Ministry-Alison reported progress on the Seniors’ seminar on Saturday 14 September and the Seniors’ service on Sunday 11 August.
- Reports-Cradle Roll-supplied by Sue M. There have been 3 baptisms and 17 cards sent from 31/12/2012 to 30/6/2013. Cards are sent on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversary of a baptism. The names are then passed onto Kids Church.
- Email from Andrew H. requesting blankets and jumpers or windcheaters for people with whom Faye McD. works. It was suggested that we put a notice in the September bulletin asking for second hand blankets or jumpers or new windcheaters. Jan will talk to Andrew about this.
- Next MWAB lunch at the RSL on Sunday 29 September and Asian members’ morning tea on Sunday 22 September after 11am service. Jan will ask Jit and others for ideas for food for morning tea. (These dates were changed –MWAB lunch will now be on Sunday 22 September and we will postpone the 11am morning tea.)
- Jan reported on the Pastoral Partners workshop with Sharonne Price. Alison and Jan are working out a time for a follow-up workshop. (This will be held on Sunday 18 August, 2pm-4pm).
- Lunch for congregational meeting on Sunday 25 August-Faye will organise soup and rolls (fillings provided).
- Jan reported that English classes began on Thursday 1 August, 11.15am-12.15pm. A roster of volunteers to conduct the classes is being prepared.
- Jan will ask Chris Br. what she needs when helping with people who pass out in a service (eg Gatorade).
- NEXT MEETING MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER AT 2.30PM IN OUTER VESTRY.
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Report on the Pastoral Partners Workshop with Sharonne Price-2,3and 4 August.
- Sharonne works in the South Australian Synod. She wrote the Pastoral Partners program.
- Sharonne met with a small group of representatives of Pastoral team, Ministry team and Church council on Friday evening. This was a getting- to- know session and Sharonne began outlining the program and answering our questions.
- Thirty people met together at 10am on Saturday morning. They enjoyed morning tea together and then I opened the morning session with devotions. Sharonne then led us in a session covering topics including pastoral care as part of the church’s calling, images of pastoral care, our aims as a pastoral care team, the characteristics of the Pastoral Partners program including training for pastoral carers, how pastoral partners care for small clusters, the ongoing nurture and education for pastoral partners and the elements and core content of training programs.
- Sharonne then led us in a session on the art of listening.
- Sharonne finished the session by showing us the materials available to assist in implementing the program.
- We shared lunch together and people discussed the program enthusiastically.
- After lunch we began the second session. Sharonne talked about how we could begin introducing the program and then led us through training sessions on grief and spirituality and depression. The program concluded at 3pm .
- Alison and I had the opportunity to talk about the implementation of the program with Sharonne on Saturday evening and this was very helpful.
- Sharonne preached at the 8am, 9.15 and 11am services on Sunday morning. Then we had lunch with the members of Club 2013 so that was another good opportunity for Sharonne to meet members of the congregation.
- Alison and I met last week and decided that we wanted to have a follow- up session sooner rather than later. We decided to have this session on Sunday 18 August at 2pm. We have distributed flyers and David emailed elders and visitors. This will be the first pastoral partners training session and we will talk about where we are going from here.
- We were very grateful to Sharonne for giving her precious free time to visit us. Bill Norquay engraved her name on a wooden candle holder and we presented this to her at the end of the session on Saturday.