It’s the week of Joy! Here’s this week’s update:
Resource for parents and congregation – Growing up Together
Growing up together – Intergenerational rituals to mark rites of passage in the lives of children and young people
Growing Up Together is a FREE intergenerational resource is for multi-age households, small groups and communities of faith committed to growing up together in worship, witness and service. Growing Up Together comprises an overview of the place of rites and rituals in the lives of young people and their communities plus liturgical resources for marking these significant occasions. Growing Up Together contains resources for recognising and celebrating, in an intergenerational way,
- A new sibling
- Starting school
- The first job
- Transition from adolescence to young adulthood
- Leaving home
Download your copy here
or contact Robyn at the church office to have one emailed or printed for you.
Weekly Update Sunday 9th December 2018
Here is this week’s news sheet:
Uniting World at Parliament House
Unitingworld’s Marcus Campbell writes:
This week I’ve been at Parliament House in Canberra, joining more than 200 Christians from across Australia to call on our leaders to do more for the world’s poorest.
The event was organised by Micah Australia, a coalition of churches and faith-based organisations working together to advocate for a more just world.
In small lobby groups, delegates young and old met with 94 Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum.
We all came bearing the message that Australian Aid works. Aid saves lives, improves global health and removes barriers that keep communities in poverty.
Read more about the church’s call to raise our voices for justice here
Weekly Update Sunday 2nd December 2018
Books Beyond Boundaries exhibition at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
Some inspiration for upcyling all those books we don’t sell at our garage sales!
Eastern Hub Community Centre is proud to announce that our creative community arts project, BOOKS BEYOND BOUNDARIES, is now on at Geelong Library & Heritage Centre.
This is the culmination of a year long project with artists David, Teresa and Liz collaborating with community members to rework the book format into amazing artworks.
See the wall of illustrated, painted, stamped, stencilled and reworked book parts and the cabinet of illuminated and sculpted artistbooks plus an exhibition of assembling publications from the Field Study Archive.
21 November -20 December
Discover for yourself the world of artistbooks and what happens when people creatively collaborate.
Supported by a City of Greater Geelong Creative Communities arts grant.
Christmas and Advent Services 2018
Advent Worship & Celebration – Hope – Sunday 2nd Dec @ 9:30
Special Morning Tea to celebrate the commencement of Advent Season.
Advent Sunday 2 – Peace – Sunday 9th December @ 9:30
Last Kid’s Church of 2018
Blue Christmas Service – Tuesday 12th Dec @ 7pm
Service of remembrance & hope for those who are hurting
Midweek Christmas Service Thursday 13th Dec @ 2pm
Traditional service of carols & readings followed by afternoon tea.
Advent Sunday 3 – Joy – Sunday 16th Dec @ 9.30am
Family-friendly service with lots of singing!
Advent 4 – Love – Sunday 23rd December @ 9:30am
Light the candle of love with us on the last Sunday before Christmas
Christmas Eve – Jesus’ Birthday Party – Monday 24th December @3-4pm
Celebrate Jesus’s birthday with a highly participatory version of the Nativity Story followed by a bring and share afternoon tea.
Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December @ 9.30am
All age Christmas celebration
Weekly Update Sunday 25th November 2018
Safe Church Training Reminder – Wednesday 28th of November
“The St Luke’s Uniting Church Highton is committed to providing safe places where people are cared for, nurtured and sustained. We have today adopted the Keeping Children Safe Statement of Commitment as attached. Through it, we commit ourselves to the care, protection and safety of all people, particularly those who are vulnerable.”
St Lukes Statement of Commitment to Keeping Children Safe
Adopted by Church Council on the 27th of November 2017
As part of our implementation of the Keeping Children Safe policy, all church leaders, employees and volunteers are required to attend a Safe Church training session. The next session will be held on
Wednesday the 28th of November
from 7-9pm
in the Fellowship Room at St. Luke’s.
Please RSVP to Robyn or Paul via the church office: info@stlukesuca.org.au or 52442997.
International Day of People with Disability and Inclusion Week.
City of Greater Geelong is celebrating International Day of People with Disability and Inclusion Week.
A range of exciting workshops are being held to acknowledge our City’s clever, creative and inclusive community.
Workshops include ‘Body Mapping’, ‘Don’t Stare Be Aware Disability Awareness Training’, ‘Tree of Life’ and ‘Art, the NDIS and You’
Monday 29 November – Monday 10 December
Renew Geelong Concept Space
105 -107 Moorabool St, Geelong
For further information contact
Cassandra Rabich
City of Greater Geelong
crabich@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
5272 5024
See the link for more information: http://www.geelongaustralia.
