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Sunday's service
Next Sunday's service, at 9.30am in Gloucester Uniting Church, will be led by the Collett team, followed by morning tea or coffee.

YOY Movie Afternoon
In the church hall
From 1.30pm
Members to bring something for afternoon tea
Saturday, 19th October

Visit of State Moderator
 The Moderator of the NSW/ACT Synod, Rev Simon Hansford will be visiting Gloucester on Monday 21st October, meeting with Church Council in the morning followed by lunch at 12:30 which is open to all members of the Congregation. If you are available please come a meet the Moderator.
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Visit from Rev Bill Crews
from the Exodus Foundation
Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10
Dinner on Saturday night
6.00pm in our hall - $25 per head please RSVP by Monday, 4th November
2 course meal provided by Blueprint Training Kitchen
Please invite your friends to come and hear Bill speak to us about his work with the Exodus Foundation in Sydney
There will be a sheet in the foyer for you to indicate if you are able to come – We will need precise numbers for catering purposes, RSVP Monday, 4th November,
Worship Service on
Sunday morning
Rev Bill Crews will conduct the service
Gloucester Inter-church Council
 
Week of Prayer
13th until the 20th October
Wednesday 16th: Prayer Meeting at Anglican (St Paul’s) Church 5pm
Sunday 20th: Christian Outreach Centre 2pm

Mid North Coast Presbytery Annual Retreat
"Discernment - practices for life abundant’’
with Rev Jenny Ducker (Pastoral Relations
Minister with Sydney Presbytery)
 17th October to 19th October 2019
at Stuarts Point (SDA) Convention Centre set in an area of natural beauty adjacent to the beach
All are welcome Come expecting to learn and re-learn practices of discernment, and to have the opportunity to spend time with God to ask and listen to what God is doing in your life, and where God might be leading you in your
particular ministry and mission.
Come expecting to be affirmed, surprised, and loved by God who names you and holds you and calls you.
Registrations close 1st October. For registration forms contact your Church Council Secretary, Presbytery Representative or marie.battle@bigpond.com (0431 735 251)
Fellowship annual meeting officers
Jill Carson was been elected president of the Uniting Church Adult Fellowship Group at its annual meeting.
Vice presidents are Claire Reynolds and Shirley Hazell; secretary Sandy Tebbet; treasurer Margaret Cornish.
Catering committee comprises Heather Beesley, Rhonda Merchant, Christine Bolton and Barbara Reichert; communion committee, Christine Bolton, Margaret Cornish and Colleen McKay; card senders, Claire Reynolds and Sue Thomas; Court helper, Claire and her helpers; and purchasing officer, Helen Parsons.
Claire asks if you know of anyone within the church family that is ill or grieving to please ring her on 6558 2310.
Jill thanked the executive for their efforts over the previous year and encouraged all to always welcome any new person to attend these meetings which are held the first Tuesday of each month.

Gloucester Uniting Church Elders were commissioned  by the Rev Lindsay Sheppard. They are from left, Kerry Chisholm, David Collett, Bob Tebbet, Colin Charles, Collister Reynolds, Bill Williamson, Jenny Shaw, Megan de Witte, Sue Thomas, Jeff Kite and Alan Cornish. Chairman of the Congregation Sam de Witte and Rev Sheppard are standing at the back.

80 years plus long service certificates were presented to members of Gloucester Uniting Church Adult Fellowship in recognition of dedication and commitment to the ministry of the Uniting Church in Australia in the ninth decade of life. They are, back, Helen Parsons, Norma Wilson, Colleen McKay, Elaine Maslen, Johanna Heyink, and Daph Croker; front, Yvonne Fisher, Leah Weismantel and Fay de Witte. The certificates were presented by John Williamson, chairman of the Elders Council.
 

Mission

Our mission is to be a living presence of God in the Gloucester community and to
follow the example of Jesus Christ so God's transforming love may be experienced by all.

The Gloucester Congregation supports local, national and international groups, such as:

• SRE programme in the local high school
• Christian & Life Education in local primary schools
• Wauchope Aboriginal Youth Group
• Nungalinga College
• Broken Hill Outback Patrol
• Leprosy Australia
• Samburu Sponsorship, Kenya
• Lausanne Australia, St Andrew's School in India