The Olive Way is a place of welcome for all who want to use it. We first opened our doors in 2007 responding to a vision and desire to open our doors and offer hospitality beyond Sunday mornings.
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Peter Blair is the Olive Way Pastor.
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We welcome Ruth Sandy as the Olive Way Operations Coordinator.
Olive Way Reopens 2022
The Olive Way is open from 10am to 1pm on Tuesdays & Wednesdays – Tuesday (hot lunch will be served at 12:30pm) and Wednesday (light refreshments are offered).
We are looking for volunteers to come and help prepare our Tuesday hot meals, so if you have any favourite meals that you’d like to share with our guests, and some time on a Tuesday morning please let me know. We welcome the variety! Usual numbers attending are between 30-40 people. We have even been given a cookbook designed specifically for Olive Way from a nutrition student who used us a kind of case study for her project.
Read With Open Arms a collection of stories from the Olive Way reflecting on urban spirituality.
Sharing a meal
A hot lunch will be served at 12:30pm on Tuesdays with light refreshments available on Wednesdays
Olive Arts Collective
An art group operates on Wednesdays. The congregation supports local artists throughout the year providing a welcome space and resources to explore their artistic gifts. Olive Arts on Zoom meets fortnightly on Thursdays. Arts Access offers an NDIS funded program Tuesdays. The artists’ work is exhibited at various times during the year.
Hospitality and Resilience
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An act of generosity
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