Induction – Cath James
Cath will be inducted as our Children, Youth & Young Adult Minister of the Word in a service presided over by the Presbytery of Port Phillip West on Sunday 19th March at 2pm.  Please come along and bring a plate of afternoon tea to share if you can.

Picnic for Valmai in Temple Park
Everyone is welcome to join the Out and About group for an informal picnic to farewell our friend Valmai before she moves to Canberra. Friday 17th March from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm at Temple Park, Hodgson Street Brunswick. BYO lunch and drinks. The park has two bench seats, shady trees and a toilet.  BYO folding seat suggested.  Helen Rowe 0423 009 813

Nourish
Nourish is a series for primary aged children and their parents.  It will be offered across three Thursdays during Lent – 16, 23 & 30 March.

April & May roster
The roster for the next two months is being prepared.  If you would like to get involved in the ‘work of worship’ please send Saide an email saide.cameron@bigpond.com to find out more.

Holy Week Worship
The worship services for Holy Week are being prepared over the next week or so.  Contact Ian, 0438 547 842‬, or Saide, 0407 096 743.  See details for all the services on the Worship page.

Learn some FN’s stuff: #16
A wisdom that speaks heart to heart – an invitation to listen to a homily from Sarah Bachelard.

ASWC seeking support
The Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre is about to set up two new houses which are completely bare.  They are reaching out to a few networks to see if there are folks who have items they are looking to donate.  Find out how you can help.

With Jesus to the Cross
A Discussion Group – Lent 2023. You are invited to a series of reflective discussion sessions during the season of Lent (What is Lent?). Tuesday evenings during Lent – February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 28

All Teams Pastoral Care Get-Together
An all teams Pastoral Care get-together will be held over lunch (provided) on Sunday 26th March. Meg Moorhouse will give us an introductory talk on grief.

Marvellously Munchie March Dinners
It’s time for Triple Letter Dinners again!!!  Offer to be a host or a guest across three weekends in March.  Send an email to saide.cameron@bigpond.com with your details.

Pop-Up Op Shop
Join in the fun and mystery of the Pop-Up Shop, hosted by Helen and Valmai.  We are FUNdraising for the Olive Way program.  The Op Shop will be set up in the West End of the Hall from 26th February through to 19th/26th March.

Climate Action News

Read about:  Synod Discussion paper (net zero), ‘Don’t NAB our future’ action in Naarm, ‘Stop funding coal’ action with Coburg UC

Website feature

Pages on the website are updated regularly.  This week we are featuring the Council & Committees page in the Members area.  Here you can learn about our Church Council and Committee structure.  Have a look and let us know what you think, responses to saide.cameron@bigpond.com