St Luke's Uniting Church, Highton
St Luke's is a congregation of the Uniting Church in Australia, located in Highton, Geelong.
Apologies for the delay, some technical glitches this week! Part of Sunday’s Easter Celebration – amidst gratefully acknowledging our new life in Jesus – was the creation of an Easter cross, decorated with posies of white flowers.
Thanks to our lovely helpers Linda and Judy for organising this activity!
Highton Rotary, St Luke’s Environment Group, Clifton Springs, Curlewis Coastcare invite you to join us for a litter survey followed by a famous Rotary BBQ.
When: 22 April 10am
What: Earth Day Activity and BBQ
Where: The Dell, Clifton Springs
What to bring – gloves, sunhat and suncream, warm top (just in case), bag or bucket, $2.50 for BBQ and a water bottle.
We will take a survey of the litter we find at The Dell and send our findings to the Port Phillip Eco Centre who will add this to their data base from all around Port Phillip Bay.
A proactive approach will be taken by finding out where the rubbish comes from and taking action:
We will divide into 3 teams measure and mark 3 areas on the beach.
We will then pick up all the rubbish in the 3 areas, then lay it out on 3 separate tarps.
Lastly we will count all the different types of rubbish and record it on the survey sheet and send the results to the Eco Centre.
Midweek Communion Service Thursday 13th April @ 2pm – Traditional service
Maundy Thursday Thursday 13th April @ 5.30-7.30pm – Easter Reflections over Dinner Family friendly.
Good Friday Friday 14th April @ 9.30am – Followed by Hot Cross Buns.
Easter Sunday Sunday 16th April @ 9.30am
Last week’s news sheet … not so hot off the press! Apologies for the delay in posting.
The Gift of time spent in the company of God
The gift of Self-reflection
The gift of reaching out to our neighbours
The Lenten Offering is an annual event in the life of congregations within the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. It is conducted during Lent and Easter at a time of reflection, renewal and recommitment.
In response to God’s love for all people and the giving of his son to the world, an opportunity is provided for people of the church to make a sacrificial offering to support important mission projects.
THE 2017 LENTEN OFFERING WILL SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:
By giving a special Lenten Offering you will be helping meet the real needs of people in our local and global communities and sharing the love of god.
To support the Lenten Offering pick up an appeal brochure at church, send a cheque or postal order to Share, PO Box 24154, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001 or free call 1800 668 426.
To donate online, follow this link: http://secure.donman.net.au/client/ShareAppeal/Donate.aspx
The weekly newssheet is hot off the press! Weekly News 26-03-2017
What if you knew that by Just Walking Across The Room and saying hello to another person, you could make a huge impact on their life? It is nothing difficult …… just a matter of taking a genuine interest in another human being.
On Sunday 19 March after church, another famous Roast Lamb luncheon will be served. No need to book, just come and Walk Across The Room to strengthen friendships as you share a meal together.
During the past few years, we have invited and welcomed many ‘newcomer’ families to Australia to worship at St Luke’s. Several of these were Refugee/Asylum Seeker families. Through Men’s Shed & Mission Outreach, we meet Newcomers at their point of need (provision of furniture, household items, paper work queries, food, etc.).
By increasing the level of social interaction between our Church Community and with Newcomers, by sharing food, we get to know them better and they get to know us better leading to a greater sense in Newcomers of belonging in the life of St Luke’s.
Rae Anderson – Mission Outreach Ministry Team
The Uniting Church Centre for Theology and Mission in Victoria has just released its calendar of events and opportunities for learning and education for ministry for the first 6 months of 2017.
There are many interesting and inspiring practical training opportunities for ministry leaders and in-depth theological exploration for people wanting to deepen their understanding of faith and how to live today.
You can find all the details at the website here:
http://ctm.uca.edu.au/ctm/events/
and some DL sized cards with the calendar will be available from the church foyer.
Pop the 26th of March in your diaries and start planning your picnic!
Join members of the St. Luke’s Congregation for a relaxing lunch and afternoon at the Barwon Valley Fun Park on Barrabool Road, opposite Riverview Coffee House, now called Cafe R n R.
This area has easy access to Barwon Valley Fun Park, walking tracks, open areas
for ball games, riding bikes, and of course, and is close to the Coffee House for excellent
hamburgers, coffee, cake, etc. This is a great way to spend a relaxing few hours getting to know some of our newer members or catching up with each other.
BYO everything.
Wet weather venue: Back at St. Luke’sWhen: Sunday 26th March 2017, 12-2pm
Barwon Valley Park – map
RSVP via Facebook or via our contact form.
