Olive Press 9/8/26

Communications Review – extended!!!
The invitation to participate in and contribute to the major review of our Communications ministry has been extended until 16th August.  We have a small number of responses and are grateful to everyone who has completed the survey.  We do need more responses to get as much insight and understanding into how effective or otherwise our communications ministry is.  Please complete the survey.  See the email with all the details here.

Christmas Eve Pageant planning
The worship committee has started talking about the Christmas Eve Pageant and we need your help.  Come along after worship on 16th August for a conversation about the pageant and how we might tell the story of Jesus’ birth this year.  Find out more here.

Northey lecture – Mawson
The Northey lecture is a public lecture supported by a generous bequest in memory of JD Northey, offered at the Centre for Theology & Ministry.  Faith in Protest: Liberation Theologies and Activism in the 1970s and 1980s will be offered on Wednesday 2nd September, 2pm, hosted by Robyn Whittaker.

BUC Gardening Group
Do you love gardening? Do you have some free time on Thursday afternoons?  Yes?  Join Merri and the Gardening Group  in the garden any time between 2&5pm.  Read the feature story ‘Celebrating our Gardens’ from the August Olive Branch.

Interested in Baptism?
I am looking to start a series of discussion sessions on the basics of the Christian faith.
This could be as a way of preparing for baptism, or just because you are curious about the Christian faith.
Sessions will be outside work hours either in person or on zoom.
Contact Cath to register your interest.0438 504 394

First Nations Focus

1. Protect Our Precious Water: Stop the Data Centre Near Darwin – Sign the petition
2. Making big polluters pay for climate change in local communities  – Sign your local Merri-bek, Yarra, Darebin or Moonee Valley petition
3. Climate Action Merri-bek’s Affordable Renewables forum  – Register for 6:30pm 26/8