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Sunday's service
Next Sunday's service, at 9.30am in Gloucester Uniting Church, will be led by Mrs Lorraine Pepper, followed by morning tea or coffee. 
Disaster Relief Appeal
The Elders Council will make a $1000 donation to the Frontier Services Disaster Relief Appeal.
Many of you will have seen in the media just how much people in remote Australia are struggling.
The country is experiencing the most severe weather conditions we’ve seen in a long time, with extreme drought, floods and bushfires.
It was decided that people should also be given the opportunity to donate individually.  This can be done either by putting some money into an envelope marked 'Frontier Services Disaster Relief Appeal' and placing it in the offering or by donating on the Frontier Services website at:  https://frontierservices.org/donate/disaster-relief-appeal/ 
 If anybody needs a tax deductible receipt, they should use the above website or if they need assistance with this, contact Jeff Kite on 6558 7436. 
Bibles for the World
Dominican Republic
You are invited to our Bibles for the World Fundraising Dinner. Hear Lindsay Brown speak on his recent experience giving out  Bibles  in  the  Dominican Republic.
 Saturday 23 March 2019
at 6.30 for 7.00 pm
St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, Gloucester
Dress: Smart Casual Cost: $20.00 per person RSVP: 15 March 2019, Phil Ph: 0479 135 847; email: tareegideons@mail.com with dietary needs
Camp Elim Women's
Convention
17th - 19th May 2019
Speakers: Helen Rienits and Carol Kolby
Day registration available as well as the
full weekend.
If interested please contact Heather and she will forward the registration form
0438581639 or beesleyheather@gmail.com
 

Gloucester Uniting Church Elders were commissioned at the Sunday, February 17 service 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.

Rev Cherie Strudwick led the service last Sunday in our church. She is pictured (centre front) with a few members of the congregation, from left, Shirley Hazell, Diana Rosenbaum, Bill Murray, Elaine Maslen, Rev Strudwick, Anne Williamson, Bob Tebbet and Rev John Hoskin.
The Gloucester Uniting church membership is delighted to formally welcome John and Cathy Hoskin to our congregation. They have recently transferred their membership from Pennant Hills Uniting Church to Gloucester Uniting Church.
 
 

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