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A wonderful tribute to Fay
What a wonderful farewell service for our dear Fay de Witte on Friday morning.
There were loving tributes from Audrey, Sam and Jeff and some of Fay's favourite music was played. 
And what we could all do well to take to heart, this advice for living from Fay herself, which Audrey had recorded:
· Stand up for what you believe
· Always tell the truth
· Look for the best in people
· Be content with what you have
· Do not envy others
· Pray always
If we all followed Fay's example, what a wonderful world we would have.
Thanks Fay, we will miss you greatly. — Hilary
 
Covid19 Safety in church premises
To help protect all our members and the community please ensure that;
1. If you have experienced a fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath or travelled overseas in the last month do not come to Church
2. You maintain the social distancing rule of 1.5 metres
3. You update the Attendance Register when attending Church
Use the provided disinfectant wipes on all services touched in the toilets.
This Sunday's services
This Sunday, July 26, the 9.30am service will be led by Mr Laurie Selby.

Cuppas resume for church
The Church Council met on Monday 13th July and decided the following;

1. Morning Tea could recommence as from this Sunday (19th July) under the following conditions
   1. Disposable cups will be used.
   2. Individual sachets of sugar & coffee will be provided.
   3. Only commercial biscuits in individual wrappers will be supplied.
   4. Wooden stirrers will be provided.
   5. Tea, hot water & milk will be poured by one or two “gloved” people from the kitchen servery.
2. Church groups such as Adult Fellowship, Banner Group can meet in the hall as long as the follow the Church’s Safety Plan
3. At this stage Café on Cowper will not recommence – this decision will be reviewed at the next Church Council meeting.​

Skin Care                                                  
 ©Claire Reynolds 7th July 2020
Take care of your skin, although it’s just thin you really should guard it with care.
In a whole lot of strife and in danger of life you would be if your skin wasn’t there.
 
For although it is thin, it keeps all the rest in and it makes you look tidy and neat.
Just think of the scare if your skin wasn’t there and the rest of you fell round your feet.
 
If you’d no skin in place, there’s no spot for your face and your features would all disappear.
When you walk down the street, all the people you meet would not know you from Adam, I fear.
 
If your skin wasn’t there, there’s no place for your hair and your coiffure would be rather dull.
Where your hair was once lush, there’d be nothing to brush it would just be a bare bony skull.
 
Imagine the moans and the rattles and groans if no skin kept your skeleton straight.
And think of the trouble and the big pile of rubble, for your bones would all disintegrate.
 
There would be such a fussel as you lost all your muscle; for muscle is really just meat.
You wouldn’t feel strong and it would be so wrong -- dogs chasing you way down the street.
 
And what of the flood as you notice your blood all gushing off straight down the drain.
You would feel awfully weak; you’d be up that old creek with no paddle to get back again.
 
Sing “Hey, Diddle Diddle” right in there in the middle if all the rest should fall away;
the real vital parts, like lungs, liver and hearts would drop out; and then you’ve had your day!
 
So, take care of your skin, for it may be just thin, maybe wrinkled and wrecked by the weather;
But don’t ever doubt it; you are stonkered without it, because it keeps all your good stuff together.
 
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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