All age worship is brought to us this week by Darren and includes communion followed by morning tea and a BBQ at the end of the service.

This week we again pray for those around us who grieve and who are feeling the weight of life, love, family and death at this time, particularly Pauline and the family. We pray for those who are suffering in their health and wellbeing; mental health, physical health and spiritual wellbeing.

This Sunday 6th May Margaret Reeson will lead the first half of worship while our minister Darren has breakfast with the Billabong Youth Group in the multipurpose room. Darren returns with the message after morning tea while Oasis for primary aged children meet; thank you to Dawn and Katrina who are leading Oasis this term.

First Sunday Converse and Cafe meets at 6 pm at the church for a smaller worship gathering that is conversational, reflective and prayerful, with the option of joining together for a meal in the town centre afterwards for those who would like to stay on. Everyone is welcome!

Several members of GUC kindly gave donations to help provide relief to the victims of the earthquake that seriously damaged property, food gardens, water supplies and livelihoods in the highlands of Papua New Guinea a month ago. Thank you very much to those who helped. The donations have gone to the Regional Secretary of Highlands Region of United Church for distribution.