The Common Ground apartments are nearly finished (just up the road from our Church). They will be for people who have been unemployed or homeless and for some who find housing affordability difficult. Our Church is providing a box of food as a welcome to each new resident. Nearly 20 boxes were packed last Sunday and are in the main worship space. We still need INSTANT COFFEE & WEETBIX which can be brought on any Sunday and placed in our offering food basket. Thank you to all who have supported this part of our support of local community and to those who packed the boxes!

Can you help with this project?
Staff from Uniting Mission and Education (part of the wider Uniting Church) are coming to Gungahlin Uniting on the weekend of 30 May/1st June. The aim of the research project is to talk to people from a range of uniting churches, learn from your stories and experiences, and use the information to encourage others in developing creative and effective church groups. [Read more…]

Our Mustard Seed Uniting Food Pantry continues to grow and we continue to need volunteers to support this great work.

We are looking for:
An admin support person who would come in for an hour or two each week to record new members, update statistics, make member’s cards and other various admin tasks. It would be best if this was done from the office, but the time is negotiable.

[Read more…]

Gungahlin Uniting Breakfasts
Come along & share breakfast with friends from Gungahlin Uniting Church at the Siren Bar and Restaurant. All are welcome!

Men’s Breafast
Saturday 9th May at 9am

Women’s Breakfast
Saturday 16th May at 9am

Mustard Seed Uniting Food Pantry Extension
The builders of the food pantry shed have been and looked at the site and discussed possibilities and will give a quote to extend our current store size. [Read more…]

Celebrate Gungahlin Festival Stall – Call For Volunteers
Gungahlin Uniting Church will be holding a stall at the festival, to be held on Saturday 11 April from 11am – 4pm.  We will be having a cake stall and promoting GUC’s various programs and services.  If you can assist by providing goods for the cake stall and/or volunteering to staff the stall for a couple of hours, please see Elizabeth Phythian and/or add your name to the lists in the foyer.

Big Working Bee
Saturday 29th March – 9am to 12pm.
Please bring barrows, shovels and rakes!
(See Mark Butson for more details)

Dress Up Clothing Wanted for Oasis
Yvonne is leading Oasis this term and would love to get some dress ups so as to be able to act our some of the Gospel passages.  Fabrics or materials such as old sing or cot sheets, old ties, etc, old belts, would all be appreciated.

Please remember…
Please remember that we all work together and that not everything has to be directed to our minister Mark.

If you have items for the bulletin…
they can go straight to Wanda Beeby, Editor (bulletin@web1.gungahlinuniting.org).

If you have items for Church Council…
please see Heather Lamb, Secretary (secretary@web1.gungahlinuniting.org) or Chris Dodd, Chairperson (chairperson@web1.gungahlinuniting.org).

If you have roster problems…
please make your own swap, or if you have roster enquiries, please contact Kate Morse, Office Manager (office@web1.gungahlinuniting.org).

If you have property questions…
please contact Mark Butson (mark.butson@web1.gungahlinuniting.org) or Steve Sweet (steve.sweet@web1.gungahlinuniting.org).

Get Involved This Easter
Last year you couldn’t buy Fairtrade Easter eggs in supermarkets. Mary Appiah is a farmer who grows cocoa.  The more cocoa she sells on Fairtrade terms, the more her community can benefit from fair prices.  Mary is coming to Australia this Easter. Sign our petition asking Coles and Woolworths to increase their Fairtrade Easter range next year.

Go on, be a good egg.  Sign with Mark:  Google ‘sign with Mary’ and sign a petition online.