Don's Blog
Hi All,
What an enjoyable week. Some preparation,
some meetings, some planning, some organizing upcoming events. Let me share
with you some happenings.
You may remember that last year UCIC took over
the Warehouse Cafe and entered into an agreement with Crossroads for them to
operate the cafe again. The statement that we prepared said; “UnitingCare Crossroads in partnership with
the Uniting Church in the City have proposed a new initiative to give clients
the opportunity to learn new living skills, give primary carers respite and at
the same time help with the integrating of Crossroaders into the community at
large. This project will be based at the Warehouse Café.”
The good news is that since that time, the Health
Department and Lotteries West contributed a grant so that Crossroads could
refurbish the cafe and run the training programmes. During the week I
visited the cafe to see the progress and am happy to report that the
refurbishment is well under way. It is hoped that in about 9-10 weeks we
will be opening again and the programs for people with a disability will
commence. So watch this space.
On Monday evening we held our second full
UCIC Church Council. We are slowly but surely getting to the point of
understanding the complexity of UCIC and all the things that need to be done. We
have now set a date in July for a Congregational meeting and this will take
form of a shared meal. We will also commission our new members of Church Council
and present the budget with voting to take place a week later in the various
worshiping communities. Can I invite you to watch this space too?
Tuesday evening saw Kay and I at the University
of WA Prize giving ceremony held in Winthrop Hall. A great event, particularly
as we are able to acknowledge our Wesley Scholars, who offer us their beautiful
music in worship at Wesley.
This Sunday we celebrate Mothers Day and
although I have some angst regarding the commercial aspects of this day, I
still want to acknowledge our mothers and the part they play in our lives. This
week I have prepared a video clip to show as part of my tribute to this day. I
hope you will enjoy seeing it.
Which reminds me to say that Mal Mohan, who
shares with our children, is inviting them to help create a special little gift
for all our mothers. Of course we need children to help, so my plea again is to
invite your children, your grandchildren, your neighbours children to assist.
The more the merrier.
This Sunday is also the last Sunday for John
Beaverstock. John has been playing the organ at Wesley for nearly 14 years. He
has contributed so much and we have much to thank him for. During worship we
will have the opportunity to thank John and make a presentation and after
worship we will share a special cake to acknowledge the occasion as well.
This morning I met with Sally Morgan
(Station No 15 – The Resurrection) and Catherine Czerw (our Curator for
Stations). We began a discussion regarding organizing a special art exhibition
on the Theme of the Child. We are hoping that this may be part of our Advent
celebration and it may become an annual event. So I will also keep you
informed.
Converge is now only a couple of weeks away.
If you would like to see a full program of events you can go to http://www.gtp.com.au/ucic/inewsfiles/6ppDL_Flyer_PRINT.pdf
Of particular note for those of us who would like to
celebrate our heritage is the ‘A Stitch in Time’ event, which is on the Thursday evening beginning at 7pm.
This day is the anniversary of John Wesley’s conversion when he uttered the famous
words, “My heart was strangely warmed’ On this night
we will be taking a step back in time in the form of a dramatized prayer meeting
of revival
prayer and hymns, with the ‘Wesley’s’. It promises to be a good
night, with yours truly taking part.
I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.
Thanks for
reading.
From your
minister,
Don
Sunday 13th May
8.30am Discussion Group in the Guild Room
10.00am Worship – The Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Reflecting on “Love”
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