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� Surfcoast Uniting Churches Newsletter - Sunday 5.11.2017 Page �1
Next WeekAnglesea *9.30*Rev M. Russell
Aireys Inlet 10.30Worship TeamTorquay 9.30
Bellbrae 11.00Rev Kenneth Ralph
Bellbrae Bric-A-Brac and Bookroom
Sorting each Tuesday from 1pm – 4.30pm
helpers are very welcome.
Opening timesThursday, Friday 10am–4pm
TodayAnglesea 9.00
Aireys Inlet 10.30Rev Margaret
RussellTorquay 9.30
Bellbrae 11.00Rev David Walker
Items for this news letter to [email protected] or phone 5263 2297Bible Readings - Joshua 3:7-17 - Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 - 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 - Matthew 23:1-12
Aireys Inlet Anglesea Bellbrae Torquay
NOTICEBOARD
Anglesea Property C’tee Meeting: 9.30am on Saturday 11th November Anyone who can is invited to join in a short working bee in and around the church at
10.30am on the 11th, in preparation for “Back to Church’ Sunday on the 12th.
Anglesea Back to Church on Sunday 12th November at 9.30am (note time) Please remember the Anglesea Back to Church Sunday in your prayers. If it is to have
the best possible outcome, it will depend on us inviting people we know, praying for them and being warm and welcoming (but not pushy). A special morning tea will follow the
service, so plates of food will also be appreciated. Printed Invitations are available at the church this morning.
More information on page 2 of this Newsletter.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Airey’s this morning as they celebrate their Back to Church service.
WEBSITE UPDATE
A Website Committee Meeting will take place on Saturday November 18th. Graham Holtshausen from the IT Section at the Uniting Church will be present to show us the details of our new web site. If you have any suggestions on content for our web site,
please email them to me at [email protected]
Other Important Dates Monday 6th.November Elouera 2.15pm. (Rev David Walker)
Monday 13th. November Anglesea Aged Care 10.30am. (Rev Margaret Russell) Tuesday 14th. November Messy Church 3.45pm. (Rev David Walker)
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The cards will be for sale at $1 each (with envelope). The Torquay Church Council has
agreed to meet the cost of production. Money from any sales can simply be banked with weekly offerings, as long as it is clearly
shown on the deposit report.
Trinity Uniting Church Anglesea (turn off Camp Rd just before the hotel, and go to end of road)
A ‘Back to Church Sunday’ provides a congregation with an intentional opportunity to invite friends, relatives and neighbours
who used to come to church, or perhaps never did, using word of mouth and printed invitations. It will only succeed if each person does their part with invitations, being supportive, welcoming and
warm, without being pushy or pointing out that the person/people are not usually present. A special meal or morning tea will add to
the welcome and give people a chance to engage in friendly conversation. It is usually advertised on public notice boards and in
local papers too. The service itself should be very similar to the usual one for that congregation (we are not ‘selling’ false
merchandise) but being careful not to use jargon or‘preach at’ any visitors.
Intransigent cruelty can never be justified
Sitting in front of the TV in the evening, cup of coffee in hand, we watched a doctor who has recently served in the detention centre on Nauru tell of his experience (“7.30”, ABC TV, 30/10).
He explained the degree to which the Australian government actively prevented him from offering basic humane medical care to asylum seekers on Nauru.
There is no credible moral, ethical or political justification for the way in which the Australian government is managing offshore detention centres. We are outraged at what this government is doing in our name. We are ashamed at the inhumanity and intransigent cruelty being perpetrated by our government.
We demand they consider what compassionate policy and international treaties require of them as elected representatives of the Australian people.
Rod and Beth Horsfield. Viewbank Printed in The Age on Thursday, November 2 Let the peace of God rule in your hearts