News and events
From the Vicar
Our thanks to Yvonne Wake and all who worked to make our "Underwear Sunday" last week such a success. Some $1100 worth of clothing was brought to church, and distributed to the Asylum Seekers Centre, Dandenong. See the "thank you" certificate from David Spitteler on the notice board.
Book in now for the "Refreshment Breakfast" on Saturday 13th March (the day before "Refreshment Sunday", also known as "Mothering Sunday") which will be from 8am to 10am at the Mooroolbark Scout Hall, Marion Avenue, Croydon. This is an event sponsored by our three parishes, Croydon, Mooroolbark and Kilsyth- Montrose. Full breakfast, $15. The speaker will be Steve Bradbury, Chairman of "Micah Challenge", a global advocacy campaign mobilising Christians against poverty. His topic: "Famine, Feast and Weight Loss".
Anyone interested in helping out on "Clean Up Australia Day"? The Croydon Wetlands in Norton Road is being tackled on Sunday 7th March, 9.30am to 11.30am. Meet Council officers in the car park at Fred Geale Oval, Norton Rd (Melway 50 K5) at 9.30am. Wear sturdy footwear, gloves, sunscreen, hat, and bring refreshments and a rubbish bag or bucket. It would be great if a delegation could be involved, from St John's -- straight after 8am church, of course. Please see me about this.
Our next Family Service will be on Sunday 14th March. The planning meeting will be at 3pm TODAY, at the Vicarage.
Please note: there will be no Saturday Evening Prayer service on 27th Feb.
The vestry has agreed to create the "play area for babies and small children" in the back pews of the church. This will be there for a trial period.
Tim Gibson
MEN'S CONNECTION will resume for 2010 on Tuesday 16th February between 2 - 4 p.m. in the Downstairs Meeting Room. All men—young ...old... and in between—are warmly invited to stop by for a chat and a "cuppa".
Stay for a couple of minutes or a couple of hours! There are no formalities. just an opportunity to talk and/or listen ... with men of wide, varied and interesting backgrounds .
David Challen is " the host" this year. Inquiries: Phone: 97235953
"Community Meals at St John's" is the new name for what we have been previously calling the "Soup Kitchen".
Good work! We made $190 profit from the sale of the "Anglican Church Calendar". (Will go to parish funds)
There will be a meeting of the Southern Sudanese Christian Welfare Assoc'n on Sunday 21st March, 4pm, in the Fellowship Room. All invited.
SAVE THE DATE!
Farewell - On Friday evening, 12th March there will be a function in the Vicarage to farewell John and Janet Upton. 6-8pm. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
WOMENS EVENING FELLOWSHIP
All members of the congregation are invited to hear Fr. Tim give a Lenten talk on Monday, 22nd February at 7:30pm in the Fellowship Room.
Please note the Women’s Evening Fellowship now meets every 4th Monday and not every last Monday.
PLEASE NOTE— Owing to ill health the coffee morning on 27th February has been cancelled.
On the Narthex table or notice board
Newsletters and other material from:
- “All About Patchwork", Mondays, 9.30am, at St James & St Peter's, Kilsyth
- Movement to Music" children’s sessions, at St James & St Peter's, Kilsyth
- ‘Act for Peace’ Haiti Appeal
- Word bookshop catalogue
- LifeWorks marriage preparation and enrichment programmes
- Church Army Prayer Diary
- Grief and bereavement education programmes
Diary Dates
- Feb 22 Women’s Evening Fellowship, 7:30pm
- Feb 24 Eucharist at Ibis, 11:00am
- Feb 24 Warden’s Meeting, 7:30pm
- Feb 27 WEF Morning Coffee, 10:15am
- March 7 Clean Up Australia Day
- March 9 Meeting of wardens/vicars of Mooroolbark, Kilsyth and Croydon
- March 10 Vestry Meeting, 8:00pm
- March 11 Eucharist at Taralla, 11:00am
- March 12 Farewell function for the Uptons, time 6-8pm
- March 13 Combined parishes Lenten breakfast, Mooroolbark at 8:00am
- March 27 Working Bee 9am –12 noon