Coming Events
SHOPPING FOR BCO?
This week’s list: Spreads (vegemite, Nutella, honey, peanut butter), muesli bars, baked beans, biscuits, tinned kidney beans. (NO tea, pasta, toothpaste or toothbrushes, please)
SEASONS OF CREATION STUDY – Mondays at 10am
Rev Heather is leading a Season of Creation Bible Study on Monday mornings at 10am for 5 weeks. All are welcome to come along to one or more of these sessions for a time of reading, prayer, reflection and conversation over morning tea. I do hope to see you there.
COFFEE MORNING – Friday 10 October
Coffee morning at Bin 3 Café, Belmore Road is on Friday 10 October at 10.00am. All welcome.
HELP END POLIO
Rotary’s Walk with Us fundraiser is on again from 1-31 October. I will be walking again to raise as much as possible for this great cause – to eradicate polio forever!
If you can, please donate to my part of this fundraising effort where our district clubs hope to raise $100.000 this year. Just go to http://rotarywalkwithus.org/ and follow the links to the Rotoboars team and then my name to make a tax-deductible donation. I aim to walk at least 150 km over the month and to beat my total funds raised last year.
Every dollar raised becomes $3 thanks to the Gates Foundation.
This is part of Rotary’s number one global project, and you can be apart of it! Please help this worthy cause. See me if you prefer to make a non-deductible cash donation.
John Burley (Rotary Club of North Balwyn) Ph 0417353965
CHURCH WALKERS: First Walk for the season is on Saturday October 11th.
We will meet at the church car park at 9am or at The Deakin University Car Park, Holland Avenue, Burwood at 9-20am.
This car park is near the corner of Elgar Rd and Burwood Highway.
Once you have turned left from Elgar Rd into Burwood Highway, you turn left at the first traffic lights into Holland Avenue.
Once in Holland Avenue, you turn almost immediately left into the car park adjacent to the football oval.
The walk is about 6km in length and we will walk along The Gardiners Creek Trail. We will enjoy a coffee stop halfway.
Please let Wendy and Graham Ray know at least a week before the walk if you plan to attend, to facilitate café arrangements.
DO YOU LIKE CHATTING WITH PEOPLE AND HELPING THEM AT THE SAME TIME?
Volunteers are needed at BCO (Boroondara Community Outreach) to interact and assist vulnerable clients during distribution of emergency relief (Mondays/Thursdays)
This position will involve offering clients fruit/vegetables, non-perishable items and meals that are available and assembling food boxes accordingly.
If this interests you, please speak with Voon (Mob 0404807945).
CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO LIKE TRIVIA NIGHTS
The Social Events Committee is looking for fun loving helpers for our Church Trivia night to be held Saturday 25 October. If that is you please talk to Ray Michelle about what you would like to assist with!
WWCC New Requirement – Organisation Email Address
When applying for or renewing a WWCC, applicants need to include an organisation email address. To ensure consistency, please use our dedicated email: wwccr@victas.uca.org.au. This email receives all WWCC and Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) notifications across the Synod.
CARDS FOR SALE
David Ogilvie has kindly donated some beautiful cards originally prepared by his mother Margaret. These will be on display in the Fellowship space after worship. A small donation, to support the work of BCO, would be appreciated for any cards you choose.
BREAD TAGS FOR WHEELCHAIRS
Plastic bread tags are collected Australia-wide and recycled in Robe, South Australia. All funds raised through recycling are used to supply wheelchairs mainly in South Africa. Please save your bread tags. Ask your family, friends, and local schools, etc to save them for you, then drop them into the box at church.
For more information contact: ozbreadtagsforwheelchairs.org.au
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER
A lovely gathering of people meet for prayer meeting each Sunday morning in the hall for 15 minutes before each service from 9:40am. All are welcome. We will be praying for the church, the community and any other needs that may arise.
Regular Events
Sunday
Church service, 10 am weekly (Communion, first Sunday each month)
Monday
Tuesday
Social Justice Group, 3rd Tuesday every month from February at 10.30am
Wednesday
Prayer Group, 2 pm-3 pm. All welcome to come to a time of sharing and prayer
Day Fellowship Stamp Trimming, 10 am (First Wednesday each month)
Day Fellowship Meeting, 10 am (Third Wednesday each month)
Property Committee Working Bee, 9 am to noon (Second Wednesday each month)
Property Committee Meeting, 7.30 pm Fourth Wednesday each month)
Church Council Meeting, 7.30 pm. First Wednesday each month
Thursday
Choir Practice, 8 pm to 9.15 pm
Friday
Minister’s day off
Saturday
Balwyn Heights Bush Walkers: October to May (Second Saturday each month)
Coffee and Craft, monthly on the Fourth Saturday.