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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. 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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 to see those details. [[#WikiAccess|For access information click here.]]) ## 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. ## The 10 in the above example apparently means uploaded in October, not necessarily the October edition. ## SUNDAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK! (John 20:1) = GWUC Headlines for week ending June 10 = * [[https://ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Newsbeat-June.pdf|The June Presbytery Newsletter]] includes Glen Waverley's Indonesian Festival. * Letters from Monash City Council to [[attachment:L from Monash Council to Residents.pdf|residents]] and [[attachment:L from Monash Council to Traders.pdf|traders]] give some information about parking changes planned when the Bogong Ave parking station is closed during extentions. * [[https://issuu.com/ucavictas/docs/202306crosslightjune_flipbook|June Crosslight]] is now available. * [[https://ucappep.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2e8f27b32523221ded6bfe2d6&id=4a5af69092&e=f0fe1afd2f|Garry Deveral's talk about the Voice referendum]] is now available. = GWUC Headlines for week ending May 20 = * ChurchCouncil met this week, and provisional minutes are [[CouncilMinutes20230515|available.]] * The next Home-brewed pub conversation about forming new communities of faith will be held on Sunday 21 May 2023 at 4pm at The Rogue Squire, Cnr Ferntree Gully & Jells Rd, Wheelers Hill. This regular gathering is for those interested or involved in starting contextual expressions of Christian community. We’re a peer group of learners about gathering people beyond the church and exploring faith with them. For more information contact Craig Mitchell [email protected] * The Seventeenth Meeting of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania will commence at 10am on Saturday 18 Nov 2023 and conclude at 4pm on Tuesday 21 Nov 2023. The meeting will be held at Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill. It is time to consider nominating for membership at the 2023 Synod Meeting. Any confirmed member of the Uniting Church can nominate as a Synod member. = GWUC Headlines for week ending May 13 = * Synod is holding a [[attachment:230509eLMJIM_Net Zero Greenhouse Dropin.pdf|Zoom session on reaching net zero emissions]] Wednesday 31 May 2023, 6pm-7:30pm. = GWUC Headlines for week ending May 6 = * The [[https://ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Newsbeat-05-2023.pdf|Presbytery Newsletter for May]] is now available. * PPE and the Victorian Council of Churches are co-sponsoring an evening of listening and conversation about The Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Voice Referendum on Tuesday evening 30 May at Glen Waverley Uniting Church, 7.30-9.00pm. The speaker will be Rev Dr Garry Deverell, Lecturer and Research Fellow in the School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity. [[https://ucappep.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2e8f27b32523221ded6bfe2d6&id=1e8f34e4ad&e=f0fe1afd2f|More details here.]] = GWUC Headlines for week ending April 22 = * Church Council met this week, and provisional minutes are available at CouncilMinutes20230417. = GWUC Headlines for week ending April 15 = * [[IndonesianFestivalPlanApr2023|Plans for the Indonesian Festival]] are coming together. Bookings are now open for the paid events. * Church Council meets Monday evening. Agenda items to DavidMorgan please. = GWUC Headlines for week ending April 8 = * The [[https://ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Newsbeat_April_WWW.pdf|April Newsbeat (Presbytery newsletter)]] is now available. = GWUC Headlines for week ending April 1 = * [[https://ac.actforpeace.org.au/index.php?action=social&chash=df877f3865752637daa540ea9cbc474f.1550&s=889708724406ec30f5aafd39393f269f|A new appeal by Act for Peace]] will support refugees in Kenya. * Professor Anne Pattel-Gray speaks about the [[https://ucappep.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2e8f27b32523221ded6bfe2d6&id=5924608cb2&e=f0fe1afd2f|Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Voice referendum on Youtube]]. [[https://ucappep.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2e8f27b32523221ded6bfe2d6&id=dceeec3392&e=f0fe1afd2f|Rev Dr Garry Deverell also speaks about the Statement and the referendum]]. Both Anne and Garry are faculty members of the University of Divinity. * The [[https://e.issuu.com/embed.html?d=202304cross_april_newflip&u=ucavictas|April edition of CrossLight]] is now available. = GWUC Headlines for week ending March 25 = * [[https://mailchi.mp/bed2e4cbd25b/news-and-upcoming-initiatives-to-spark-your-energy-renewable-of-course-15571524?e=bf5df5aef6|United Climate Action Network news]] is available. * The [[Survey2023|Survey]] requested by the last congregational meeting is now available. = GWUC Headlines for week ending March 18 = * Church Council met this week, and [[CouncilMinutes20230313|provisional minutes]] are now available to the congregation. * Presbytery have provided some links to do with The Voice referendum. * Resources from the Official Yes Campaigns – [[https://yes23.com.au/ online course and materials]] and their booklet attached, and [[https://fromtheheart.com.au/education/#/|online course.]] * Kitchen Table Conversation: [[https://togetheryes.com.au/|Yes, Together.]] = GWUC Headlines for week ending March 11 = * The [[https://ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Newsbeat-03-2023.pdf|Presbytery Newsletter for March]] is now available. * A [[attachment:EcoTaskHomePage/Net Zero Emissions for the Synod Discussion Paper.pdf|discussion paper on the Synod of VicTas achieving net zero carbon emissions]] has been released. * The final total for the Book Sale is $6552.27, a great result for all those who helped at all stages. Remaing books have been deliverd to [[ https://www.brotherhoodbooks.org.au/about-us|Brother hood books]] and children's books to [[https://123read2me.org.au/|123read2me]] = GWUC Headlines for week ending March 4 = * March is the month for our Welfare program at [[https://www.grilld.com.au/restaurants/victoria/melbourne/glen-waverley|Grill'd Local Matters.]] Put your tokens in our jar to maximise our funding. = GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 18 = * Church Council met this week, and provisional minutes are available at CouncilMinutes20230220 * Monash City Council is [[https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/About-Us/News/Monash-first-to-deliver-soft-plastics-recycling-option-for-residents-following-suspension-of-RedCycle|accepting soft plastics for recycling]] at the Ferntree Gully Road depot. If you would like to be part of a scheme to collect soft plastics from the congregation and take to the depot, please contact DavidMorgan = GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 18 = * For those wishing to donate to the earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria, Act for Peace, the aid arm of the National Council of Churches in Australia, (Christmas Bowl) have now launched an emergency appeal at https://actforpeace.org.au/syria-turkiye-earthquake/ * The [[https://www.agr.org.au/feb-2023-newsletter?utm_campaign=b32ac956-850f-40b1-a015-8d763f773c6d&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=2260a6b7-91f4-4f8b-b904-75e2b6e646c9|Alliance for Gambling Reform newsletter]] is now available. * The [[https://issuu.com/ucavictas/docs/202302_crosslight_feb_flip|February Crosslight]] features a story about Kelly Skilton. * The CarefulKitchenCrew have prepared a checklist for UsingTheChurchKitchen = GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 11 = * Sarah Manase, Presbytery Communications Officer wrote: Our Newsbeat Newsletter goes out the 1st week of every month, so if you know any stories or workshops or testimonies that would be useful, I would appreciate them by the 24th of every month. <<BR>>It doesn't need to be long, whether it be 1 page or 1/2 a page or even just a paragraph and lots of good quality photos - this would be great! <<BR>>In the month of March our theme will be focusing on " Thankfulness". If you have any people or know of a story that leads to this theme that would great. Or if not, anything is welcome. * A picture of the original Methodist Church in Waverley road is at HistoricalPictures. If you can identify any of the people, please tell DavidMorgan. = GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 4 = * The [[https://ucappep.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Newsbeat-02-2023.pdf|Presbytery Newsletter for February]] is now available, including articles about Kelly Skilton and Daniel Sihombing. * The stained glass display funded by the Marriott bequest is now on display. [[MarriotArtworkInstalled|A photo with the artist's explanation ]] is available. = GWUC Headlines for week ending Jan 28 = * Church Council met on Monday, and [[CouncilMinutes20230123|provisional minutes]] are now available. * AlisonClarkson was elected Chair, and DavidMorgan continues as secretary. * [[ProposedSupplyHoonDec2022|Hoon You]] joined the meeting. = GWUC Headlines for week ending Jan 21 = * [[attachment:FinanceCommittee/2022AnnualManagementReport.pdf|Annual financial statement is now available.]] * RevHoonYou will commence supply ministry at Glen Waverley for six months from February. Details at ProposedSupplyHoonDec2022 ## 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. 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GWUC Headlines for week ending June 10
The June Presbytery Newsletter includes Glen Waverley's Indonesian Festival.
Letters from Monash City Council to residents and traders give some information about parking changes planned when the Bogong Ave parking station is closed during extentions.
June Crosslight is now available.
Garry Deveral's talk about the Voice referendum is now available.
GWUC Headlines for week ending May 20
ChurchCouncil met this week, and provisional minutes are available.
The next Home-brewed pub conversation about forming new communities of faith will be held on Sunday 21 May 2023 at 4pm at The Rogue Squire, Cnr Ferntree Gully & Jells Rd, Wheelers Hill. This regular gathering is for those interested or involved in starting contextual expressions of Christian community. We’re a peer group of learners about gathering people beyond the church and exploring faith with them. For more information contact Craig Mitchell [email protected]
- The Seventeenth Meeting of the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania will commence at 10am on Saturday 18 Nov 2023 and conclude at 4pm on Tuesday 21 Nov 2023. The meeting will be held at Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill. It is time to consider nominating for membership at the 2023 Synod Meeting. Any confirmed member of the Uniting Church can nominate as a Synod member.
GWUC Headlines for week ending May 13
Synod is holding a Zoom session on reaching net zero emissions Wednesday 31 May 2023, 6pm-7:30pm.
GWUC Headlines for week ending May 6
The Presbytery Newsletter for May is now available.
PPE and the Victorian Council of Churches are co-sponsoring an evening of listening and conversation about The Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Voice Referendum on Tuesday evening 30 May at Glen Waverley Uniting Church, 7.30-9.00pm. The speaker will be Rev Dr Garry Deverell, Lecturer and Research Fellow in the School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity. More details here.
GWUC Headlines for week ending April 22
Church Council met this week, and provisional minutes are available at CouncilMinutes20230417.
GWUC Headlines for week ending April 15
Plans for the Indonesian Festival are coming together. Bookings are now open for the paid events.
Church Council meets Monday evening. Agenda items to DavidMorgan please.
GWUC Headlines for week ending April 8
The April Newsbeat (Presbytery newsletter) is now available.
GWUC Headlines for week ending April 1
A new appeal by Act for Peace will support refugees in Kenya.
Professor Anne Pattel-Gray speaks about the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Voice referendum on Youtube. Rev Dr Garry Deverell also speaks about the Statement and the referendum. Both Anne and Garry are faculty members of the University of Divinity.
The April edition of CrossLight is now available.
GWUC Headlines for week ending March 25
United Climate Action Network news is available.
The Survey requested by the last congregational meeting is now available.
GWUC Headlines for week ending March 18
Church Council met this week, and provisional minutes are now available to the congregation.
- Presbytery have provided some links to do with The Voice referendum.
Resources from the Official Yes Campaigns – https://yes23.com.au/ online course and materials and their booklet attached, and online course.
Kitchen Table Conversation: Yes, Together.
GWUC Headlines for week ending March 11
The Presbytery Newsletter for March is now available.
A discussion paper on the Synod of VicTas achieving net zero carbon emissions has been released.
The final total for the Book Sale is $6552.27, a great result for all those who helped at all stages. Remaing books have been deliverd to Brother hood books and children's books to 123read2me
GWUC Headlines for week ending March 4
March is the month for our Welfare program at Grill'd Local Matters. Put your tokens in our jar to maximise our funding.
GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 18
Church Council met this week, and provisional minutes are available at CouncilMinutes20230220
Monash City Council is accepting soft plastics for recycling at the Ferntree Gully Road depot. If you would like to be part of a scheme to collect soft plastics from the congregation and take to the depot, please contact DavidMorgan
GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 18
For those wishing to donate to the earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria, Act for Peace, the aid arm of the National Council of Churches in Australia, (Christmas Bowl) have now launched an emergency appeal at https://actforpeace.org.au/syria-turkiye-earthquake/
The Alliance for Gambling Reform newsletter is now available.
The February Crosslight features a story about Kelly Skilton.
The CarefulKitchenCrew have prepared a checklist for UsingTheChurchKitchen
GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 11
- Sarah Manase, Presbytery Communications Officer wrote:
Our Newsbeat Newsletter goes out the 1st week of every month, so if you know any stories or workshops or testimonies that would be useful, I would appreciate them by the 24th of every month.
It doesn't need to be long, whether it be 1 page or 1/2 a page or even just a paragraph and lots of good quality photos - this would be great!
In the month of March our theme will be focusing on " Thankfulness". If you have any people or know of a story that leads to this theme that would great. Or if not, anything is welcome.
A picture of the original Methodist Church in Waverley road is at HistoricalPictures. If you can identify any of the people, please tell DavidMorgan.
GWUC Headlines for week ending Feb 4
The Presbytery Newsletter for February is now available, including articles about Kelly Skilton and Daniel Sihombing.
The stained glass display funded by the Marriott bequest is now on display. A photo with the artist's explanation is available.
GWUC Headlines for week ending Jan 28
Church Council met on Monday, and provisional minutes are now available.
AlisonClarkson was elected Chair, and DavidMorgan continues as secretary.
Hoon You joined the meeting.
GWUC Headlines for week ending Jan 21
RevHoonYou will commence supply ministry at Glen Waverley for six months from February. Details at ProposedSupplyHoonDec2022
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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.