Volunteering Opportunities – Page 2 – St Luke's Uniting Church, Highton

11/08/2020

Mission Outreach Ministry Team and Environment Action Group Meetings

Here’s a quick update regarding these ministry and mission teams.

Mission Outreach Ministry Team

The team is not meeting monthly but rather staying in touch via the phone.
Material support for refugees is still available but now happening by appointment and with contactless pickup.
Bread deliveries are not happening at the moment as Ken has “retired” as the organiser. This wonderful connecting ministry has been deeply appreciated by many refugee families over the years and we are grateful for all the volunteers who have helped to make it happen. There is certainly an opportunity for another leader to take up this ministry, should you feel a call and have a van – though we will need to navigate our way through protocols needed to keep everyone safe during the COVID19 pandemic.

Environment Action Group

Is not meeting monthly but group members are keeping in touch with one another and doing what online action that they can
Recycling can still be dropped off at the church during open times
Repair Cafe is suspended until it is safe for groups to meet again

26/07/202004/08/2020

Mask Makers needed for Uniting

Dear Friends,

Uniting Vic.Tas is calling on volunteers to make reusable, fabric face masks.

Victorian health authorities have made it mandatory for people in Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to wear a face mask when outside their home, and recommend that people from regional areas also wear a mask if physical distancing is not possible.

An increase in demand for face masks is making it hard for many vulnerable and marginalised people in our communities to access them.

By having cloth masks available for low-risk situations, we can ensure our supply of surgical masks can be used where they are needed most.

If you are handy with a sewing machine or needle and thread, we’d love your help in making face masks, which will be distributed across our services.

Our community in Canberra have already begun sewing up a storm, you can read about it here.

To register your interest or obtain more information, please visit our website or call our team on 1800 668 426.

Once you’ve finished sewing the masks, please mail them to our Dallas Warehouse, which is using COVID-19 safety measures to receive and store items

Uniting Vic.Tas
38-40 Phillip Street
Dallas, VIC 3047

Any contributions will be gratefully received. Masks will be distributed across Uniting Vic.Tas and Uniting AgeWell services.

Thank you for your help during these trying times as we support people in need.

Best Regards

Dale

Dale Barker-Harrington

Community Fundraising Coordinator

Community & External Relations

07/05/202007/05/2020

Tips for recording yourself for online presentations

Dear friends,

It has been so lovely to see our people in our online worship and other presentations, sharing greetings, bible readings and prayers.

As one of the editors, I get to see your recordings many times and come up with creative ways to present your contributions so that you are clearly seen and heard.

I want to encourage those of you who are “brave” enough, to consider joining the “digital worship roster”, to help present and prepare items for Sunday morning, Messy Church, Kid’s church and other opportunities we have to share the story of Jesus’ transforming grace and our lives as a community of faith.

Here are some tips for helping you to prepare a great video recording:

In summary:

– Smartphones are fine
– Record from a fixed position
– Make sure the light source is in front of you, not behind you
– Record in Landscape, not portrait
– Record in a quiet environment
– Do a test to check if you are loud enough
– Pause at the beginning and end of the video, and after a stumble so that the editor can work their magic
– Don’t be nervous! We love to see our people in our worship!

Thanks to Abigail and Christopher for their help with photos and sound effects!

We look forward to seeing many more St Luke’s faces and hearing your voices as we continue to gather virtually to keep one another safe. If you are interested in helping to prepare a segment for one of our online ministries, please let either Paul or myself know by emailing the office – info (at) stlukesuca.org.au

21/02/202021/02/2020

Prayer Shawls For Bushfire Areas

Pastoral Connections have been seeking contacts who could take and make available to those in the fire-ravaged areas some of our hand-knitted and crocheted shawls, with a card assuring those suffering that we are praying for them. We have had a wonderful response, with the following distribution numbers and areas:

6 shawls and 4 knee rugs went to Orbost on 11th January.
7 shawls and 3 knee rugs went to a chaplain in Merimbula for delivery to Bombala on the 19th January.
5 shawls went to Bright for distribution by the UCA minister.

We still have some available to give to those in fire areas. Please contact Beth on 52436874 if you know of someone who could be comforted by the gift, or who can take into the areas for distribution.

25/01/2020

Barwon Uniting Combined Pancake Day 10am-1pm Sat 22nd February

Uniting Churches of the Uniting Barwon Local Engagement Group

(LEG) are joining forces with Uniting to host a BIG Pancake Day Event

in the center of Geelong City. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our UCA presence across our wonderful city and support local community needs. Proceeds earmarked for Uniting Housing and Homelessness Support Services in Geelong.

Volunteers are needed for the following tasks:

Set-up – Pack Up: 9.00 to set up stall/kitchen From 1:00 to pack up
Cooks – to prepare and flip pancakes.
Runners – to replenish supplies to the stall
Admin – to do the paper-work and monitor the finances
Servers – to dish-up pancakes
Hosts – to be a friendly presence on the day, to share info about local congregations (and to distribute any hand-outs your congregation would like to share).
Coordinators – to coordinate volunteers, and oversee operations at the Central City stall site, and the kitchen.

LET’S GIVE GEELONG A BIG DELICIOUS TASTE OF OUR UCA HOSPITALITY – AND THE CHANCE TO HELP OUT THE VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

CONTACT LISA STEWART – Lisa.Stewart@vt.uniting.org TO REGISTER

Barbara and Pam – sharing the hospitality of God while raising funds for Uniting!

22/11/2019

Uniting Barwon need Volunteers – Can you help?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR UP TO 15 HOURS VOLUNTEERING PER WEEK?

Uniting Barwon urgently needs motivated, reliable NEWSTART clients to join our passionate team of volunteers.

Uniting Barwon (formerly UnitingCare Geelong) is an emergency relief agency providing assistance to individuals and families in our local community who need practical support during times of financial and personal struggle.

We need more volunteers to join the retail teams based at our Op Shops in Point Lonsdale, Drysdale, East Geelong, Hamlyn Heights, Corio, Norlane and Highton, and our welfare teams in Grovedale, Norlane and Winchelsea.

URGENT vacancies include:

Saturday 10am-12pm retail shifts at our Highton Op Shop
Saturday 10am-3pm retail shifts at our Hamlyn Heights Op Shop
Monday and Friday 9am-1pm interviewer shifts at Norlane

Other vacancies include:

Weekday 10am-4pm shifts at our 7 Op Shops (customer service, merchandising etc.)
Weekday morning and/or afternoon shifts:
Receptionist (organising client appointments, phone and face to face)
Clothing and food distribution (assisting our clients)
Pickups and deliveries (van crew member or driver)
Grounds and maintenance (mowing, weeding, cleaning etc.)
Interviewing (assisting our clients)
Sorting of donations (clothing and bric a brac etc.)
Assisting with our monthly book sale (sorting and selling books)
Welfare all-rounder (Reception, Interviewing, Food and Clothing distribution and Sorting at Grovedale and Norlane)
Admin, finance and business related roles

If you—or someone you know—would enjoy being part of a can-do volunteer team, please contact Elizabeth Hopkin on 4210 1113 or email Elizabeth.Hopkin@vt.uniting.org

Support vulnerable people in the community and help make a difference.

*Volunteer appointments are subject to satisfactory Working with Children Check, criminal history checks and reference checks prior to commencement.

31/05/2019

First Aid Training at Wesley Uniting Church

Volunteers at St. Luke’s are encouraged to consider First Aid training. Please contact your Ministry Team Leader if you would like to attend. This course has been organised by Wesley Uniting in partnership with Cameron Walker, the UCA Vic/Tas Safety Officer. This is a great opportunity to refresh or learn new skills. The courses are fully accredited.

Tuesday 25th June 2019
Wesley Geelong Uniting Church 100 Yarra Street GEELONG
9AM TO 3.30PM

These courses have been greatly discounted to $110.00 per person.

Catering will be provided. Please note that there may be a small charge to cover the catering costs.

How to book:

Click on link to book online: https://premiumhealth.com.au/unitingchurch/
Clink on enrol and select continue button in blue.
Follow prompts to fill in details.
Payment to be made by credit/debit card (VISA or Mastercard) on enrolment to secure place.

Alternatively

Call 03 9530 7111 to book over the phone with Premium Health Customer Service
Payment to be made by credit/debit card (VISA or Mastercard) on enrolment to secure place.

10/05/201910/05/2019

Op Shop Volunteers Urgently needed

Are you keen to volunteer in the Porter Ave Op Shop 2 hours (or more) a month?

Uniting Barwon URGENTLY needs motivated reliable volunteers from 10am till 12pm Saturdays!

If you—or someone you know—would enjoy being part of a can-do volunteer team, please contact Elizabeth Hopkin on 4210 1113 or email Elizabeth.Hopkin@vt.uniting.org

Support vulnerable people in the community and help make a difference.

*Volunteer appointments are subject to satisfactory criminal history checks, reference checks and Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

02/03/201902/03/2019

Clean Up Australia Day Sunday 3rd of March

Our environment is no place to leave rubbish and debris lying around, so we’re teaming up again to clean up the Barrabool Rd Stormwater Basins. Please register and join us at the Clean Up Australia website, then spread the word to come along and work off those unwanted pancake calories from the pancake feast following the church service on Sunday March 3; Clean Up Australia Day.

Be visible in our local community; help us to be seen cleaning and taking care of our locality. Our efforts are making a difference; the quantity and types of rubbish needing to be removed from our local area is gradually reducing each year.

We’d love your help on the day if you would like to sign up to be a volunteer at our Clean Up site.

https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/ianlawrence this is my volunteer page!

Want to get in touch or have a question about the Clean Up?

Contact Robyn at the church office 52442997.

Got a question for Clean Up Australia? You can send an enquiry to cleanup@cleanup.com.au or give them a call on 1800 CUA DAY ( 1800 282 329 )

Thank you for your support! Remember – change starts with you!

Best wishes,

Ian LAWRENCE

05/02/2019

Sunday Morning Worship Rosters

St Luke’s has been blessed by the work that Pam Seller and Ian Pooley have done over the past several years in ensuring that our Sunday Morning Worship is well supported by the volunteers from the congregation.

From now on, the role of organising and co-ordinating the volunteers for Sunday morning Worship returns to the St Luke’s Office co-ordinator – Robyn Hodge – commencing with the March roster. Roles that are usually organised by particular people will continue to be done by those people.

Volunteers can notify Robyn of changes and availability on 52442997 or email info@stlukesuca.org.au.

There may be some hiccups in the first couple of months, but I trust that people will be understanding and gracious as any problems are sorted out. Thanks to all of you who help the weekly Sunday Morning Worship service to happen!

Robyn Hodge, Office Co-ordinator.