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Sunday's service
Next Sunday's service, at 9.30am in Gloucester Uniting Church, will be led by Rev Lindsay Sheppard, followed by morning tea or coffee.
Help produce a Christian flyer
The Inter Church Council is looking at producing and distributing a flyer at Christmas to each household in Gloucester with the Christmas church service times on the back. 
We are now looking for a Christian Christmas message or poem with or without artwork to go on the front of the postcard sized flyer. 
The message must be original and be submitted with the author’s knowledge and blessing to be used. 
Submissions should be emailed to office@gloucesterbaptist.com along with the author’s name and contact details by 7 August 2019.
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 in February 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.
Living with Grief
We grieve many different kinds of losses throughout our lives, yet, the death of a loved one often causes the most intense grief of all. We don’t ‘get over’ the death of a loved, nor are we able to truly ‘let them go’. The dead don’t want to be forgotten.
Through a 7-session program you will invited to acknowledge your grief, understand its place in your life, and learn how to live with it. The sessions will occur every 3rd Friday and allow for around 5-6 participants. Venue and time TBA.
For further information, or to register your interest, please contact Rev Audrey de Witte on 0428 370 669 (leave a Text message if you wish), or email Audrey on: audde@bigpond.com

 
 

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