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| = The TARDIS = This page is the Home Page for the [[http://www.gwuc.org.au|Glen Waverley Uniting Church]] wiki page, known as TheTardis. |
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| == Latest News == * The ChristmasAlight2013 flyer is available. * The final fete results are [[attachment:ChurchFete2013/Fete2013ResultsThanks.pdf|here]] * More information on the Divestment process is listed under [[#UoF|Synod]] * A SaltPage has been established to provide quick reference to all the things going on as a consequence of the 1 Jul 2013 decisions. To a large extent, it subsumes all the Steering Committee pages, and the ChurchFutureDirections pages. '''Please bookmark this page and check it regularly.''' * The HeadLines page is now the place to look for the latest news. * Interesting Fact: There are now 569 people who are members of at least one church group! (The church database records 631 confirmed members and 159 members, as at 24 Aug 2013.) |
Link to > [[WhatUseIsTheWikiToMe|What use is the wiki to me.]] |
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| Old news is archived on the PreviousNewsItems page. | = The PSALTER = This page is the Home Page for the [[http://www.gwuc.org.au|Glen Waverley Uniting Church]] wiki page, known as ThePsalter (People Sharing And Listening Together - Everyone Rejoicing!). All links on this page are accessible by any person, logged in or not. Every word or phrase that you see in a different colour is a link to some other page (just like a normal web page). |
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| == Services == * ''[[https://gwuc.org.au/live/|On line services]] each Sunday at 9:15 and 11am, except for some combined services as per the [[RosterPreaching]].'' ## * Join the VirtualMorningTea after the live streaming service. ## * We can now welcome "in person" attendances to the regular services services with conditions for those who feel safe attending. See [[attachment:Updated 2020 Return to GWUC.pdf| details here.]] ## * 9:15am family and 11am traditional services are both [[https://gwuc.org.au/live/|live streamed]] and available afterwards, with translation facilities. See BroadcastMinistry |
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| Note that many of the pages linked from these quick links may have access control on them. You will need to visit the CreateUserAccount if you do not have an account on this wiki. * CongregationalPage (this page deliberately placed first) * The [[ChurchFutureScProposal|report and proposal from the Church Future Directions Steering Committee]] is available. * [[ChurchFutureDirections|Information about current planning for the long term future of this church]]. * The ChurchInCelebration * [[CongregationData|Some statistical data about the congregation]] * ChurchWorshipServices (for information and comment on the different styles of worship that we offer) * Annual reports of groups in the congregation [[AnnualReport2013|2013]] (now open), [[AnnualReport2012|2012]], [[AnnualReport2011|2011]], [[AnnualReport2010|2010]], [[AnnualReport2009|2009]] * CommunicationsCommittee * There are two calendars, [[http://www.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&ctz=Australia/Sydney&pvttk=49f1680c4c548b4dcc48d0d36de429b7|GWUC Diary]] for church events and [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gwuc.org.au_66j4ml2g4prmb4mkl72c88fppc@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Australia/Sydney&pvttk=d997e5856d864b7071b2a71bdd63109c|Bookings]] for bookings for external groups. * ChurchBulletin and NewView * [[http://wr.victas.uca.org.au/assets/1347/UCInformation_March2010.pdf|Synod news]] * CouncilPage and council committees. Check this page for all council matters, such as [[MusicCopyright|Copyright Issues]], CouncilPolicies and Job Descriptions * [[CouncilMinutes20131017|Minutes of special meeting on UCA divestments]] * Last minutes: CouncilMinutes20131029. * Next agenda: CouncilAgenda20131119 - restricted to council members only * Ecumenical: we are members of the [[http://www.ajhurst.org/~ajh/parish/GWICC/index.xml|Glen Waverley Inter Church Council]], and follow their [[GwiccPrayerList|Prayer List]]. * The !EldersPage has been decommissioned. See the SaltPage instead. For worship rosters, please see the RosterSaltCurrent. For our pastoral program, see PastoralPartners. * Events * The [[ChurchFete2013|Church Fete]] * Key Dates for events in the church calendar are shown at EventsKeyDates * FundRaisingEventsCalendar2013 (last year FundRaisingEventsCalendar2012) * combined services during 2013 - see RosterPreaching * [[GivingToGlenWaverleyUCA|Giving to Glen Waverley UCA]]; a guide to giving options and processes. * Group Lists * MasterGroupList (lists all church groups) * [[GroupContactList|Group contacts' page]] (the list of contact persons for groups, and information for those persons) * MailingLists (gives the mailing lists available) * Groups * GomerCoffeeList * [[UcafHomePage|UCAF]] * UnitingVoices (ChoirPage) * FreeSpirit * (other groups are welcome to add their group pages to this list) * [[InformationSystemsOverview|Information Systems]] * HowToUseTheChurchWiki - getting started in using the wiki. Recently added is a section on Attachments. * WikiTipOfTheDay gives a list of all the wiki tips * ChurchDatabase - information about the church database * [[GroupContactList|Group contacts' page]] - information for the contacts persons of groups. * ChurchComputerSystems - more technical information about the above and our other computer systems. * [[ChurchMinistries|Ministries]] * ChildrenAndFamilies * YouthMinistry * SeniorsMinistry * FreshExpressions * Mission Activities * The OnTheWayTogether journey, resulting in the 4 mission groups of our church: * CommunityOutreach * [[MusicalInstrumentsForRefugees|Musical instruments for refugees]] * FaithDevelopment (was FaithCommunity) * InclusiveCommunity * CommunityHub * [[CooeeInformation|Cooee]] * LeisureTime * [[http://gwuc.org.au/children-families/playgroups/|Playgroups]] * StoryHub * TheHub * WelfareCommittee * Resources * The UCA [[attachment:MeetingsManual.pdf|Manual for Church Meetings]] is available on this wiki (faster download), or directly from the [[http://assembly.uca.org.au/images/stories/Regulations/2012/Manual_for_Meetings_2009.pdf|Assembly Site]] * [[ChurchRosters|Rosters]] * The SaltPage is all about our worship together. See the RosterSaltCurrent for current worship rosters. * The SuggestionBox is available to take your comments about any aspect of church life. <<Anchor(UoF)>> * [[http://www.uca.org.au/|Uniting Church in Australia]] * [[http://assembly.uca.org.au/|The Assembly]] * [[http://wr.victas.uca.org.au/|The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania]] * [[PresbyteryPage|The Port Phillip East Presbytery]] - information about the Presbytery and our relationship with it. * Uniting our Future Divestments process * [[http://www.ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Newsbeat-October-Special-UoF-edition-2013.pdf|Announcement from Presbytery]] * [[http://listeningpost.victas.uca.org.au/projects/uniting-our-future-uca-victas|Updates from Synod.]] * [[http://listeningpost.victas.uca.org.au/projects/uniting-our-future-uca-victas/documents|Fact sheets.]] * Invitational appeal for donations to reduce the need to sell properties. [[attachment:DivestmentsAppeal.pdf]] * [[SecondDivestmentsMeeting|Invitation to another information meeting.]] * Worship at Glen Waverley: see the SaltPage and the RosterSaltCurrent for information. |
See the separate [[GwucQuickLinks|Quick Links]] page. ''This is a good page to bookmark in your browser if you are a regular visitor to these pages.'' |
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| == What's a Wiki? == A wiki (from the Hawaiian word for 'quickly') is a web page set up for interactive use. That means that '''you''' can edit and add content to it, and even create new pages, without needing to know any technical details of how web pages work. |
== Latest News == For the latest news see the HeadLines page. Old news is archived on the PreviousNewsItems page. |
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| While this may seem daunting at first, it gives the wiki pages great power as a tool for communicating information and knowledge. Think 'Wikipedia' and you will understand the immense power that comes from making the web pages open to all contributors. There has never been an information tool as powerful as a wiki in the whole history of the human race! | Copies of the ChurchBulletin (weekly) and [[Kingsway]] (bi-monthly) are available online. |
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| This does come with some caveats. There are people around who will attempt to subvert such a constructive tool, simply because it is constructive. This means we have to go to some effort and inconvenience to manage such attempts. The most obvious one is that we want you to identify yourself, and for this, we use a username/password combination, also known as an ''account''. Such accounts are easy to setup, and once you have one setup, we can authorize you to interact with the wiki pages. | == Church Diaries == All bookings for functions in the church building, both church functions and hirers, are now in the one diary - but! due to technical reasons, are shown in two distinct calendars. Please consult '''both''' of the following diaries for room availability, and send requests for new entries to <<MailTo(office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au)>> |
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| <<Anchor(FirstTimers)>> | * [[http://www.google.com/calendar/[email protected]&ctz=Australia/Sydney&pvttk=49f1680c4c548b4dcc48d0d36de429b7|ChurchDiary]]: diary of all church related events * [[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=gwuc.org.au_66j4ml2g4prmb4mkl72c88fppc@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Australia/Sydney&pvttk=d997e5856d864b7071b2a71bdd63109c|ChurchBookings]]: diary of bookings for external groups. |
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| == First Time Visitors, Read This! == If you want to create a new account, visit the CreateUserAccount page. That page gives step-by-step instructions to help you create an account for use with this wiki. If this doesn't work, click JohnHurst! |
== Mailing list == Regular emails are sent to members. To join the list contact <<MailTo(office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au)>> or go to http://eepurl.com/c8zcWH |
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| If you want help on how to use the wiki, see the HowToUseTheChurchWiki page. You might prefer to use the week-by-week introduction used in the ChurchBulletin at BulletinWikiArticles. | == Contact details == [[https://gwuc.org.au/about/contact/|How to contact the church.]] |
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| If you are an Elder or Church Councillor, you need to be aware that the pages for those two groups mentioned below ([[#CouncilStuff|Council Stuff]], [[#EldersStuff|Elders Stuff]]) are restricted to those recorded on the [[EldersGroup|Elders Group]] and [[CouncilGroup|Council Group]] pages, and you will need a user account and password before you can be added to these pages. Email <<MailTo(ajh AT SPAMFREE internode DOT on DOT net)>> for help with this. | Phone numbers and email addresses of members are kept exclusively on member home pages, visible only to members who have logged on to the wiki. Various ways to find people are listed at HowToContactMembers |
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| Other church users can browse most of the pages without using an account, but you will generally need an account if you want to write to the pages in any way. Again, JohnHurst can help with this. | == First Time Visitors == If you want to get an account to use the wiki, or find out more about the wiki, please visit the GwucWikiFirstTimeReaders (clicking on that last word will take you to the page). |
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| From time to time, it is planned to run workshops on the use of the wiki. Please contact JohnHurst or DavidMorgan if you want to attend one of these. You can see the list of people who have attended a previous workshop at the TrainedPeopleGroup page. | == New Users == For help on how to read and edit the wiki, see HowToUseTheChurchWiki. |
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| == The Mission Matrix == The MissionMatrix page shows how we plan to divide up mission across our four OnTheWayTogether themes. Within the OnTheWayTogether page, the concepts and mission of each theme is developed. These are meant to be dynamic pages, changing to reflect the current state of these missional themes. The four themes are: FaithCommunity, InclusiveCommunity, CommunityHub, and CommunityOutreach. == Why a Wiki? == To see why I'm keen to see the wider use of a wiki in our church, read this interesting article about some recent [[http://www.igi-global.com/marketingdept/newsletter/octnewsletter/journal.html|Wollongong University research]]. It is titled "Creating Successful Knowledge Management Systems Using Wikis", and discuss how wikis are useful to the ''corporate knowledge'' - all that stuff about the running of the church (in our case) that is locked up in peoples' heads, and seldom committed to paper. As the authors say, ''it is in the best interest for management to support the Wiki as a knowledge management system because the Wiki will be maintained by corporate knowledge workers, those who acquire and disseminate living knowledge''. One thing that I think constrains people '''NOT''' to undertake leadership roles in our church is their fear of what they don't know. As Church Council Chair, I have been gobsmacked by the number of things happening in our church of which I was previously quite unaware. We are a big place - it is difficult for any one person to grasp all the nuances of things happening around the congregation. So what do we do? We "leave it to the experts", which is why the same 'usual suspects' bob up in the leadership roles around the church. I have far more faith in human nature than that - I think we can all take on leadership roles, and it is just the fear of the unknown that prevents us. This article suggest how using a wiki can get a handle on the "corporate knowledge" that lies behind a (relatively) large church organization like ours. JohnHurst |
== The Psalter Archive Page == For archived documents, please see [[http://wiki.gwuc.org.au/archive.html|the Psalter Archive]] |
Link to > What use is the wiki to me.
The PSALTER
This page is the Home Page for the Glen Waverley Uniting Church wiki page, known as ThePsalter (People Sharing And Listening Together - Everyone Rejoicing!). All links on this page are accessible by any person, logged in or not. Every word or phrase that you see in a different colour is a link to some other page (just like a normal web page).
Services
On line services each Sunday at 9:15 and 11am, except for some combined services as per the RosterPreaching.
Quick Links
See the separate Quick Links page. This is a good page to bookmark in your browser if you are a regular visitor to these pages.
Latest News
For the latest news see the HeadLines page. Old news is archived on the PreviousNewsItems page.
Copies of the ChurchBulletin (weekly) and Kingsway (bi-monthly) are available online.
Church Diaries
All bookings for functions in the church building, both church functions and hirers, are now in the one diary - but! due to technical reasons, are shown in two distinct calendars. Please consult both of the following diaries for room availability, and send requests for new entries to <office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au>
ChurchDiary: diary of all church related events
ChurchBookings: diary of bookings for external groups.
Mailing list
Regular emails are sent to members. To join the list contact <office AT gwuc DOT org DOT au> or go to http://eepurl.com/c8zcWH
Contact details
Phone numbers and email addresses of members are kept exclusively on member home pages, visible only to members who have logged on to the wiki. Various ways to find people are listed at HowToContactMembers
First Time Visitors
If you want to get an account to use the wiki, or find out more about the wiki, please visit the GwucWikiFirstTimeReaders (clicking on that last word will take you to the page).
New Users
For help on how to read and edit the wiki, see HowToUseTheChurchWiki.
The Psalter Archive Page
For archived documents, please see the Psalter Archive