Uniting VicTas is the welfare arm of the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania. They recently held their Annual Meeting online – check out the stories of the work being done over the past year by dedicated staff and volunteers – you might even see some familiar faces amongst the presenters.
You can support the ongoing work of Uniting by donating to the Winter Appeal – follow the link to do this online here:
https://www.unitingvictas.org.au/appeal/
Or you can pick up a donation envelope from our table in the foyer at church.
St Luke’s received a thankyou letter and certificate of appreciation today for our donations to the Christmas Bowl in 2020. The Christmas Bowl is part of our commitment as a church to ecumenical action – churches working together for good.
Thankyou to everyone from St Luke’s who contributed!
We have an online fundraising Team for Lent Event this year – you can join our team and start your own fundraising page to encourage your friends and family to donate to Lent Event in 2021 where our help is needed now more than ever!
Not wanting to emulate the shops, however given the slower delivery rates of letters through Australia Post these days, those of you who still like to send Christmas cards may be interested in the charity cards we have available.
A thankyou from our visiting speakers last year
Leprosy Mission
Val Grills, our Leprosy Mission “champion”, is ordering cards through the mission to sell to our regular church supporters this year. If you would like to place an order through the church, please send an email to the office and we will let you know what is available once Val’s order has arrived. You can also support the Leprosy Mission through their online shop here:
They have some beautiful and useful items available which would make great gifts for the people you’re missing. Our friends at the Leprosy Mission have called to let us know that they are praying for us and to offer their support – some of you may remember the visit of Tim and Amar last year to share the good news of the work they are doing to help people with Leprosy overcome discrimination and have a good quality of life.
Uniting
Uniting Christmas cards are available in packs of 10 for $10 from the office on Tuesdays and Fridays. Cards can be dropped off to you in the 3216 postcode.
Uniting World
Uniting World is working with our church partners in other countries to try to limit the impacts of COVID-19 as well as other work of poverty mitigation and peace building. You can support their work through purchasing gift cards which represent things like health care or school packs, or goats and chickens!
If you’d like to place an order, you can check the online “Everything in Common” gift catalogue here:
and email the office to place your order and organise payment – or simply shop online! We do have gift cards left over from last year here at the church.
at Christ Church Hall, cnr Moorabool and McKillop Streets, Geelong…
on Saturday 27th June 2020 from 9.30am- 1.30pm….
including –
knitted and wearable items
cakes and slices
jams and preserves
plants and bargain bins!
… and lots more too!
….social distancing and all health restrictions will be met, and there’s lots of on site parking! …don’t miss this great opportunity to get that special present for that special someone.. or for yourself! …
Friends, the office is receiving quite a few end of financial year appeals for support from local community organisations as well as our Uniting Church agencies. I thought I would post them here in case these are causes you would like to support.
Anam Cara House: https://www.givenow.com.au/anamcarahouse19
Barwon Health Foundation: https://barwonhealthfoundation.org.au/
