THE ADELAIDE UNITARIAN
Monthly Newsletter of Unitarian Meeting House The Unitarian Church of South Australia Inc., 99 Osmond Terrace founded 11 July 1854 NORWOOD SA 5067 Telephone: 0490 660 175 Minister: Rob MacPherson Email: Past President ANZUUA [email protected] Website: www.unitariansa.org.au Minister Emeritus: The Rev. Allen Kirby Services are usually held every Sunday morning at 10.30 am, and at Shady Grove at times and dates as advertised. See notice below.
December 2020 and January 2021 Issue No. 1067 Page 1
CHURCH GATHERINGS HOPEFULLY RESTORED FROM 6 DECEMBER SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES AT NORWOOD AND SHADY GROVE WILL HOPEFULLY BE RESTORED FROM THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER, WITH DUE ADHERENCE TO PREVAILING COVID-SAFE PLAN RESTRAINTS The church office will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 9 am and 1 pm (please call first to check). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the office via email or phone. Yours sincerely Jennie Dyster President of the Committee of Management
An email will be sent from the church office if any significant changes to the service schedule are made. NOVEMBER Sunday 29 at 10.30 am • Zoom meeting* led by Jennie Dyster—no service at Norwood. Details to be emailed. Address: 'Vision' Sunday 29 • ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING—DEFERRED to 7 February 2021 • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) DECEMBER – FACE-TO-FACE SERVICES TO BE CONFIRMED VIA EMAIL, COVID-19 RULES PREVAILING Sunday 06 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood led by the Rev. Nicolas Rundle Music offerings: Brendan Moyse Address: 'Loose ends' 06 at 5.00 pm • Vespers** at Shady Grove led by the Rev. Jo Lane (see this item on page 6) Address: 'Mind the gap' Music offerings: the Rev. Jo Lane Monday 07 at 11.00 am • Stream-of-Life Ruggers group (until approx. 2 pm) (see this item on page 5) Thursday 10 at 4.00 pm • Terrace Singers (until 5.30 pm) (see this item on page 5) • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Sunday 13 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood led by Minister Rob MacPherson Music offerings: Margaret Lambert Address: 'What good is religious pluralism?' Thursday 17 at 6.00 pm • Lectio Divina worship (until 7 pm) (see this item on page 3) • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Sunday 20 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood led by Jennie Dyster Music offerings: Brendan Moyse Address: 'Christmas 2020' (includes Sunday Club performance) • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Thursday 24 at 5.00 pm • Christmas Eve Vespers at Shady Grove led by the Rev. Jo Lane (see this item on page 6) Address: 'Christmas service' Music offerings: the Rev. Jo Lane Sunday 27 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood led by Jennie Dyster Music offerings: Schrödinger's Cats Address by Janet Whitham: 'An amazing woman' • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) JANUARY Sunday 03 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood—leader to be advised Music offerings: Brendan Moyse Address: tba • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Wednesday 06 at 9.30 am • Shady Grove Committee Meeting, Shady Grove (see this item on page 6) Sunday 10 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood—leader to be advised Music offerings: Margaret Lambert Address: tba • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Sunday 17 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood—leader to be advised Music offerings: Brendan Moyse Address: tba 17 at 12.15 pm • Vision Group meeting (until 1.15 pm) (see this item on page 4) Thursday 21 at 6.00 pm • Lectio Divina worship (until 7 pm) tbc (see this item on page 3) • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Sunday 24 at 10.30 am • Service at Norwood led by Minister Rob MacPherson Music offerings: Schrödinger's Cats Special Service: 'Ritual of departure for a retiring minister' This will be the final service Rob will conduct for the UCSA before formally retiring as Minister. Guests taking part in the service include the Rev. Nicholas Rundle (the Minister's Spiritual Director), Mr Luke Thomson (Principal of the Pembroke School), and a Zoom message from the Rev. Sara Ascher (Director of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists). Our annual Blessing of the School Bags will also take place at this service. Young attenders are encouraged to bring their school bookbags for a blessing to begin the school year. THE ADELAIDE UNITARIAN DECEMBER 2020 and JANUARY 2021 PAGE 2
JANUARY (continued) • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) Sunday 31 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood—Leader to be advised Music offerings: tba Address: tba • Shady Grove bushcare (weather dependent) (see this item on page 6) FEBRUARY Monday 01 at 11.00 am • Stream-of-Life Ruggers group (until approx. 2 pm) (see this item on page 5) Sunday 07 at 10.30 am • Service* at Norwood—leader to be advised Music offerings: Brendan Moyse Address: tba Sunday 07 at 11.45 am • ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (until approximately 1 pm)—details to be advised closer to the date (* denotes a service arranged through the Worship Committee, ** by Shady Grove members) The date of the next Committee of Management meetings will be set by the existing Committee prior the rescheduled AGM.
PUBLISHED SERVICE ADDRESSES OR ARRANGEMENTS Please be aware that the topics or arrangements are subject to change at the Minister's, presenter’s and arranger's discretion.
PODCASTS OF SERVICES Our arrangement with Channel 44 to televise services has been discontinued. Our audio podcasts of every Sunday service continue to be available for free download on the Podbeam app (the ‘Expanding Horizons’ program with our logo). There is an easy link to this on the church website (www.unitariansa.org.au/).
IN THIS ISSUE … MINISTER’S WORKING ARRANGEMENTS AND PODCASTS OF SERVICES 2 CONTACT DETAILS MINISTER’S WORKING ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTACT DETAILS 2 Minister Rob MacPherson ceased to be our full-time Minister at ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S AVAILABILITY AND the end of January 2020 and will continue his association with the CONTACT DETAILS 2 church on a one-Sunday-a-month basis until 24 January 2021. His STREAM-OF-LIFE CONTACT DETAILS 2 pastoral duties will be absorbed by the Pastoral Care committee. MINISTER'S MESSAGE 2 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 3 See the PASTORAL CARE item on page 4. LECTIO DIVINA ALTERNATIVE WORSHIP 3 COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT (CoM) 3 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S AVAILABILITY ADMINISTRATION 4 AND CONTACT DETAILS NEW FINANCIAL YEAR – FEES DUE NOW 4 PASTORAL CARE 4 The office is usually open 9 am to 1 pm on Mondays, SUNDAY CLUB 4 Wednesdays and Fridays for administrative work, but hours may VISION – IMAGINE, DEVELOP & FLOURISH 4 vary due to current restrictions or circumstances. Our office VALE CLIVE BROOKS 4 PERSONALIA If reading this newsletter 5 Administrative Assistant is Mary Chase. BIRTHDAYS on your PC, clicking (or 5 Please send all emails that concern the administration of the Ctrl+clicking) on a line in WOMEN'S DISCUSSION GROUP 5 church to the church’s email address. Thank you. MEET & EAT EVENT this Table of Contents will 5 send you to the item. STREAM-OF-LIFE (SoL) 5 Church office phone contact: ALFRED STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN 5 SHADY GROVE CONGREGATION 6 Mobile 0490 660 175 if calling from within Australia, CHARLIE'S DOODLES 6 or +61 490 660 175 if calling from overseas. VOLUNTEERING AND ROSTERS 6 The church email address has changed – please note new email: PHOTO GALLERY 7 CHURCH OCCUPANCY CALENDAR — DECEMBER 2020Error! Bookmark [email protected] defined. CHURCH OCCUPANCY CALENDAR — JANUARY 2021Error! Bookmark not defined. NEWSLETTER TEAM 7 STREAM-OF-LIFE CONTACT DETAILS DUTIES ROSTER 8 Jennie Dyster 0428 820 658 ROSTER OF SUNDAY SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 8 COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT 8
NOTICE: Annual General Meeting DEFERRED FROM 29 November 2020 TO 7 February 2021 Due to COVID-19 restrictions, members of the Congregation are hereby notified that the church’s 165th Annual General Meeting will be deferred to 7 February 2021.
Please await further details re reports in the February 2021 Newsletter or via the church's Administration Assistant.
MINISTER'S MESSAGE 24 January 2021, the final Sunday I am rostered to 'Long Time Gone' conduct worship. I will send out formal invitations by Well friends, after a 20+ year association with this email to members old and current in the next few weeks. church, in my 10th year as your Minister, the time is I have invited a few interested guests to speak briefly approaching to say "Adios". to mark the occasion—the Rev. Nicholas Rundle On 31 January 2021, we will conclude our formal (the Minister's Spiritual Director), Mr. Luke Thomson association, so that both I and the church can move (Principal of the Pembroke School), and a Zoom ahead—the church into a new Ministry, and me into a message from the Rev. Sara Ascher (Director of the fuller commitment to UU Chaplaincy at Pembroke International Council of Unitarians and Universalists). School. Rituals of departure are emotionally intelligent for To that end, you are invited to join me in both congregation and Minister. Symbolic ceremonies celebrating a Ritual of Departure Service on Sunday like these enable all involved to 'let go' in full awareness of all that's been, and to move forward with confidence THE ADELAIDE UNITARIAN DECEMBER 2020 and JANUARY 2021` PAGE 3 and gratitude. Historically, we’ve never really managed opportunity to learn ice-skating. More than once I was the endings of ministries well here. For the sake of the pulled up abruptly for making unwarranted assumptions church we’ve loved together, let’s manage this one as about how the other half lived! we would wish to remember, and as we would wish to An obituary in the newsletter won’t be ready for the be remembered. December/January edition and so I have decided to Which is not to say there won't be 'big feelings' about share a few memories of Barbara now. It is partly due to parting ways, no matter how we manage what we do—I Barbara that when I read or hear of lies or lawbreaking know I am having some, as the time approaches! But in the paper I think twice before joining any chorus of this service is to help us process those feelings, and put disapproval. Making the world a better place does not them in their proper place, so that we can get on with the mean you excuse the 'deprived for being depraved' but it bigger work of UUism—to be the liberating voice of should provoke you into supporting equality of liberal spirituality and religious dissent in our community, opportunity instead of the status quo, which delivers and to uphold the '7 Principles' as a means of personal, goods and services and compensation quite efficiently to collective, and social spiritual transformation. Principles the 'haves' most of the time. before personalities, as our dear departed Audrey Abbie Barbara introduced me to foot reflexology, which I would have said. have abandoned, and meditation, which I have not. She In the intervening weeks between this newsletter was vibrant, funny, spikey and threw great parties. I will going to print and that service, it is my sincerest wish miss her very much. Her loss makes me reflect on the that all of you beloved ones, and all you call your value of community. It does my heart good to observe beloved ones, have as safe and joyful a holiday season the strong friendships and bonds between members: for as the fates allow. example, in the Sunday Club and Ruggers. There is Yours in faith and service, nothing like doing stuff together to strengthen our REV. ROB MACPHERSON, MINISTER relationships. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Warm regards JENNIE DYSTER What an eventful fortnight! We are fortunate that our The mind is everything: you are what you think. last outbreak of COVID-19 was not a worst-case LECTIO DIVINA ALTERNATIVE WORSHIP scenario and all credit to our Premier Mr. Marshall for both calling the tight shutdown and also for calling it off three days early when an anomaly in contact tracing LECTIO DIVINA COVID-19 rules now permit attendance numbers emerged. typical for our Lectio Divina gatherings, and with It has repercussions for us as the latest COVID-19 social distancing readily compliable with, we can now regulations have restricted attendance for the remainder pick up where we left off. of November. We have postponed the AGM until Come and find the quiet centre in your busy week February. The term of the current Committee is therefore with this gentle, contemplative and spiritually extended. If the two-square-metre rule has still not been enriching alternative worship, using our community- restored, we will need to use Zoom. generated Breviary of inspirational readings. I will be COVID Marshall for Clive Brook’s funeral at We meet on the third Thursday of each month 10 am on Friday 27 November, which will be live- from 6 pm until 7 pm. (January yet to be confirmed.) Enquiries to HUGH LAMBERT streamed due to restrictions. I hope you enjoy the service online or in person if invited. It will be one of celebration for a life well lived. COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT (COM) Death always involves loss, but not necessarily The last committee meeting was held at the end of surprise. Barbara Willow’s sudden demise was a total October, pending the anticipated Annual General shock to her family, to me and I imagine it will be to you. Meeting which was to take place on 29 November. Barbara attended our church for over twenty years. Last In the light of recent changes to COVID-19 decrees time we saw her she was full of the joy of living, from the Government, and the resultant uncertainty, it interested in her life, her dogs, the future of our church has been decided to postpone the AGM until Sunday and her reading. She and dogs attended Ruggers. And if 7 February 2021, although, of course, this is subject to ever one needed a reader of poetry or a demanding text, conditions prevailing at that time. Barbara excelled in conveying subtlety, powerful This means that the current Committee of emotion, irony or savage wit. Her range was awesome, Management will remain in place at least until that date. and it wasn’t till her 80th birthday that I realised the As at the time of writing we haven’t scheduled the next extent of her theatrical training. Her birthday was CoM meeting but will do so between now and February. celebrated by an amazing tea party and those of us who However, we still need nominations for three thought we knew quite a bit about Barbara found out an Committee positions, for the office of Secretary and also awful lot more. for Treasurer. Committee positions are for three years, My own friendship with Barbara began shortly after and the Secretary and Treasurer positions are for one my entrance to Unitarianism in the 1990s. We worked year, but the incumbents are able to stand for re-election. together for the best part of eleven years on our In the interim, Mary Chase will keep everyone outreach program on Radio Adelaide, Expanding informed of developments via periodic emails. Horizons. Each program involved generating an on-air PETER WHITHAM conversation with a few musical breaks. Barbara was an Acting Secretary exacting team member. She was far more politically Minutes and all papers for CoM meetings are placed in the library once aware than I. She was a feminist, an activist and had the minutes of that meeting have been ratified. experienced poverty and hardship in her life. My major childhood deprivations were a bicycle and the
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For up-to-date health and community information related PASTORAL CARE to COVID-19, see sahealth.sa.gov.au and Should you need pastoral care support please health.gov.au/. The most up-to-date information about contact one of the members of the Pastoral Care the federal government’s multi-billion-dollar stimulus committee: package to help our economy through this difficult time is John Hall 0422 534 782 available at treasury.gov.au/coronavirus. Helen Hall 0403 838 930 ADMINISTRATION Sandy Schultheis 0422 307 444 Christine Mason 0421 027 376 As this is being written, services at the church are Jennie Dyster 0428 820 658 again suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We HELEN HALL were lucky to only have three days of complete SUNDAY CLUB lockdown in November, and modern technology made it easy for me to work from home on one of those days. Program Currently I am back in the office, although services will During November we explored the 5th Unitarian probably not restart until we are allowed to gather with Principle, which is all about using our voices and two-square-metres per person again. In any case, during listening to the voices of others. Thanks to Aaron Poeze this unpredictable time, you should still be able to reach for helping out. me via the normal church phone number or by email. At the time of writing, our plan for December is to run As long as services are suspended, I will be sending our education program on 6 and 20 December. On the out 'virtual notices' weekly, as during the previous shut- 6th, Stacey Roy will introduce the distinctly Unitarian down, with links to online services. I will also send out an festival of Chalica and we will prepare for the Christmas email announcement when we can resume meeting in performance which will occur on 20 December. the meeting house. Those who do not use email will get At the In-gathering Service on 24 January we will a phone call. have the annual 'Blessing of the Schoolbags'. Children Our new church email system is being rolled out, are invited to bring their schoolbags to receive the which means that church administration has a new email community’s well-wishes for the year ahead. address. Please use [email protected] to On other Sundays, play and fellowship will be contact the church office. available with our assistants. For up-to-date details of Please check that your email program recognises the our activities please join the Sunday Club Facebook new address as 'Not Spam' so that you are sure to get group page. any personal messages from the church in your main Volunteering in Sunday Club Inbox. Group emails, such as the newsletter distribution, If you would like to assist with the children’s program, will come to you via Mailchimp and may also end up in please contact David on 0403 933 857. It is fun and your 'Spam' folder until you tell your email program to rewarding! accept them. If you are not sure how to do this, ring me DAVID FREESMITH [email protected] and I will try to work it out with you (every email program Sunday Club Coordinator is slightly different). VISION – IMAGINE, DEVELOP & FLOURISH Hopefully, I will be seeing you in-person in the office again soon! 'Vision' monitors the wellbeing of the church and Kindest regards, MARY CHASE develops new ideas for the future of the church Administrative Assistant The next meeting will be held on Sunday 17 January at 12.15 pm in the manse. NEW FINANCIAL YEAR – FEES DUE NOW Following the vacancy created by John Harris' The church financial year ended on resignation, please contact one of the Vision Team if you 30 September 2020. Membership fees for the 2020–2021 would like to participate in planning the church's future. year are due now. These fees are $35 for full membership Vision Team and $20 for members with a concession card. Aaron Poeze, Daphne Treloar, Pauline Rooney, You are encouraged to think about how much you Christine Mason, Sandy Marion, Richard Mayo, Stacey Roy might contribute financially to our church during the next and Rob MacPherson (ex officio). Convener to be determined. year. Options for giving are: VALE CLIVE BROOKS a) using the envelope scheme (If you would like envelopes please let me know and I will supply them.) On Saturday, 14 November 2020 b) through the offertory collection my dear husband Clive Brooks was c) by electronic funds transfer mercifully released from the cruel d) directly to me (Please place in an envelope with your grasp of dementia. He joined our name on the outside. I will receipt and send to you.) Unitarian community not long after he e) using your credit/debit card at the tap point in the retired and contributed through his church foyer. work on the Finance Committee and Every commitment will help to increase the vitality of our Expanding Horizons Radio Team the church. for many years. Our bank account details are: He will be remembered for his forthright manner, his BSB: 633 000 lovable eccentricity, and his sense of humour, which was Account Number: 155743792 always associated with an impish look on his face and a Account Name: The Unitarian Church of SA twinkle in his eye. We will miss him very much. I am very Your generosity is greatly appreciated. grateful for all the loving support I have been given by HELEN HALL, Assistant Treasurer our wonderful Unitarian community throughout dementia’s long goodbye to Clive. Now we have both been set free. JANE BROOKS
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PERSONALIA If you are a member and would like your birthday included, please let me know. Buongiorno ancora! For my last contribution, I hope you will excuse (and Some members may no longer want to receive a card in the post. Please contact me if this applies to you. understand) two words of my beloved Italian. I've finally succumbed to health problems, and am leaving the door As I am no longer able to continue in this role, I am wide open for someone in slightly better condition to hopeful of a volunteer to take over—please! BRONWYN SHILLABEER step in. [email protected] It's becoming a refrain—COVID-19—not much happening. Whilst travelling has almost ground to a halt, WOMEN'S DISCUSSION GROUP for better or worse, life goes on, or, in some cases, with The Women’s Discussion Group is currently in an ageing membership, ceases. recess. New meeting dates will be confirmed when Two of our members have passed on, very recently. known. Clive Brooks had been unwell for a considerable time, and his passing was not unexpected. However, the MEET & EAT EVENT sudden loss of Barbara Willow was totally unexpected. It Meet & Eat events have been suspended until further was only a couple of weeks back that she delivered a notice, due to restrictions caused by COVID-19. beautiful reading during a service, and I recall noticing BRONWYN SHILLABEER | mob.0422 207 931 her comparative frailty, as she was helped from the stage—but no more than that. She departed fairly STREAM-OF-LIFE (SOL) promptly after the service, so I didn't find an opportunity Osmond Club to speak with her. Her sudden death, just a few days For further information on the Osmond Club, please ago, was a shock to all of us. Our thoughts are with both contact Judy Viner on 8338 2316. of their families, and I believe that you will find more Ruggers detailed references elsewhere in this newsletter. The date for December will be Monday 7th at 11 am. As hinted, last month, Sandy Schultheis has We will take a break for January and meet again on undergone knee replacement surgery, but, like so many Monday 1 February. I hope you all enjoy the holiday good people, can't be held down, and is now well on the break. road to recovery. If you’d like to join in from home and make some After ten years in their home at Unley, the time had squares for the rugs, please do! The measurements are come for the Binenbaum family to move on. These days, 25 cm x 25 cm (10"x 10") in 8 ply yarn on 4 mm (No.8) with a constant eye to COVID-19 factors, dealing in real needles. Other ideas and instructions are on the estate has become increasingly stressful, but, following Wrap with Love website: a search, and the repeated sharing of personal details, http://www.wrapwithlove.org/knitting-patterns/. they've been fortunate in locating a property not too far Please contact Val Webb for more information. VALERIE WEBB and the UNITARIAN RUGGERS TEAM away, within the area that they are comfortable with and [email protected] | mob.0413 955 565 they're now busy settling in. I believe that Michael is happy, having a larger back yard to explore. Mr Google Terrace Singers (a women’s choir) tells me that it's 1 km further from the Unitarian Church Terrace singers will be meeting on an ad hoc basis at Norwood, but 400 metres less for David to ride to and members will be informed by email of arrangements. school, so it looks as if they've done well. We wish them It is not yet possible to have standard choir rehearsals. a long and happy stay! The first meeting was held on Thursday 22 October. The next meeting will be held Thursday 10 December, And now, it's well and truly, 'ARRIVEDERCI'! (...except after which the Singers will be in recess until February that I may have a chat, or write something, explaining 2021. how easy, and rewarding, it would be for someone Enquiries may be directed to MARGARET LAMBERT young and fit to fill my gap). mob.0407 797 795 ANNETTE TAYLOR Plastic bottle reuse project [email protected] | mob.0468 383 959 We are now selling a universal liquid soap at $3/L, but BIRTHDAYS you need to bring your own bottle. The soap is available in the manse laundry. Help is available from any of the We wish the following people a very happy birthday. Stream-of-Life working group. December This is a soap for use in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry. You can add your own colouring, fragrance or Marcus 2nd 19th Justine Whitham even antiseptic if you think it necessary! Funds raised will Hamilton-Smythe be used for future church projects. 5th Sandy Schultheis 19th Jenny Opie The project is designed to make it possible for you to 14th Amber Young 22nd Christine Mason reduce the number of plastic containers you buy with your soap products. So, don’t throw out that bottle when it is January empty. Bring it to church and we will refill it. We look 11th Janet Whitham 17th Robert Pedlow forward to your support of our new initiative. 13th Judy Ann Miles 28th Luke Harris JENNIE DYSTER Coordinator, SoL Working Group 'It's a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.' Moliere ALFRED STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN From A little book of happiness We were disappointed that the Open Day had to be Affirmations Publishing House 2007. cancelled when the South Australia went into lockdown just days before. We have collected boxes of quality
THE ADELAIDE UNITARIAN DECEMBER 2020 and JANUARY 2021` PAGE 6 books and nurtured many seedlings and cuttings, so Bushcare and cemetery at Shady Grove once lockdown is eased we will be selling books, plants The grant money of $3,000 from Mount Barker and produce every Saturday (10 am to 1 pm) and after District Council has now been spent and the Project the Sunday service through December and January in Manager (Melissa Sumerling) has reverted to her the hope of raising funds and recruiting new members. position of Bushcare Supervisor, working five The community garden will continue to function hours/month. Next year's crop of freesias will allow us to through January. judge how successful this year's work was. Over 75% of JENNY WARNER the plants were treated and the volunteers worked a [email protected] | mob.0411 523 544 total of 241 hours on the project. We are still working to SHADY GROVE CONGREGATION remove seed heads and are very busy dealing with non- native summer grasses. Any help you can give in the News next few weeks would be greatly appreciated. We try to The combined Norwood/Shady Grove November pick cool days for working and, unless we have a cool service, entitled “Bush bathing”, and led by the January, we will take a break then. Rev. Rob MacPherson, was attended by a good The application for a Heritage Agreement with the SA (COVID-sized) number at Shady Grove. Dept of Environment and Water has progressed with a Shady Grove dates to remember site visit, preparation of a map of the areas to be COVID-19 rules for numbers able to attend each excluded, and another form to fill in. We have been service, still apply. Every person intending to be at assured that we are not finally committed until we send either one or both 6 and 24 December Vespers need to documents to the Valuer-General and there will be a CONTACT US, one week before the service, formal discussion with the congregation before the Brian and Pat Simpson on (08) 8536 2616 church makes a final application. or email [email protected], Working bees continue to be ad hoc with days nominated each week according to the weather * Sunday, 6 December, Vespers at 5 pm ** forecasts—usually Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday in the Shady Grove church building and occasionally a Friday, to suit anyone who wants to Leader: The Rev. Jo Lane lend a hand. Email me if you want to be on my list. Address: 'Mind the gap' Music: The Rev. Jo Lane JENNY WARNER Wardens: Judy & Eric Miles [email protected] | mob.0411 523 544 CHARLIE'S DOODLES * Christmas Eve Vespers Thursday, 24 December at 5 pm *** Ships in the Shady Grove church building There’s a ship at the bottom of the sea was once thought of as the best in the world Leader: The Rev. Jo Lane certainly the fastest Address: 'Christmas service' - till she hit that 'berg Music: The Rev. Jo Lane Wardens: tba There’s cruise ships that pull into Tobermory harbour and flood the streets with 1,400 gawpers NO January service for Shady Grove.
battleships and containerships ** For 6 December Vespers, if people would like to bring Each one bigger and more powerful than the last their own food and drinks, cutlery, china, drinking cups but all are dwarfed by that biggest one etc. to be used only by them, we can enjoy some time where Bernoulli’s laws don’t apply together after Vespers. … companionship.
*** For Christmas Eve Vespers, food arrangements will VOLUNTEERING AND ROSTERS be conveyed to people when they register their attendance. Volunteers requested ***Until we get back into full swing, a possible Other Dates suggestion please: As we are low on volunteers for Wednesday 6 January at 9.30 am Greeter and Warden duties and are not doing a tea and Shady Grove Committee meeting. coffee service at present, would anyone who was on the Tea/Coffee roster be available to do the Greeter/ Bring own food drinks and utensils if required for the Warden duty? Committee meeting. If so, that would be much appreciated and relieve * Weather Policy at Shady Grove: If a High Fire Danger or a High Wind Warning, or the temperature is forecast as 35C degrees or higher at some who are often doing this duty more than once in Shady Grove on the day a service or event is scheduled, are predicted the month.*** as warnings for the Mt Lofty area on the ABC TV News the night before, then that service or event will be cancelled. SANDY AHMED, Roster Coordinator If a service were to be one of the combined Norwood/Shady Grove [email protected] services planned for the year (first Sundays of March, April, November), that service will be held instead at the Norwood church at 10.30 am. These warnings are also given at the Bureau of Meteorology website. PAT SIMPSON
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Sunday Club picnic at Dunstan Adventure Playground
NEWSLETTER TEAM Hugh Lambert, Sandy Schultheis, Jo Vabolis - Editors, whips Editors, Vicki Sobczak - Proofreading Sandy Ahmed - Rostering Vacant—Volunteer? - Personalia correspondent Vacant—Volunteer? - Birthday correspondent Printing, and preparing and Mary Chase - addressing envelopes Bev Berry - Hard-copy distribution Editors - Electronic distribution
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DUTIES ROSTER
GREETER WARDEN COFFEE FLOWERS SOUND SYS TECH NOV 29 ZOOM Service at 10.30 am, with ZOOM Coffee Hour at 11.30 am til 12.10 pm – details Friday 27 November DEC 06 S Ahmed R Mayo church flowers J Eaton J Eaton DEC 13 V Webb C Mason M Lambert H Lambert R Mayo Coffee, tea, biscuits not being DEC 20 C Lykos J Warner provided due to COVID -Safe Plan M Madden R Mayo R Mayo constraints. DEC 27 J Heylen C Mason Hopefully things will get back to church flowers J Brooks G Shillabeer JAN 03 E Guess R Mayo normal early in the New Year. J Brummitt J Eaton J Eaton JAN 10 V Webb C Mason church flowers R Mayo R Mayo JAN 17 J Heylen R Mayo M Lambert H Lambert R Mayo JAN 24 C Mason C Mason church flowers J Brooks G Shillabeer JAN 31 C Lykos J Warner M Madden J Eaton J Eaton FEB 06 E Guess R Mayo church flowers H Lambert R Mayo
ROSTERING - If you are unable to take your turn on the rostered date, please contact another person on the same roster and arrange to interchange dates. NOTE: COVID-Safe Plan Wardens are appointed for all church activities.
ROSTER OF SUNDAY SERVICE PARTICIPANTS COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT Medi- Below is the composition of our Committee of Date Leader Reader Story Musician tation Management (CoM) following the AGM on 24 November 2019, and election of President and Vice-President at the Committee of Jennie Dyster- Nov 29 n/a Management meeting of 1 December 2019. ZOOM mtg serving until The Rev. Nicholas Brendan Dec 6 Rundle Moyse Rob MacPherson The Minister, ex officio 2022 Minister Rob Margaret Jennie Dyster President* Dec 13 MacPherson Lambert John Hall Vice-President* 2022 Leader to Brendan Peter Whitham Acting Secretary* 2020 Dec 20 Jennie Dyster arrange. Moyse Richard Mayo Treasurer* 2020 Jennie Dyster and Schr dinger's 2020 Dec 27 ö Christine Mason Janet Whitham Cats Jenny Opie 2020 Brendan Vicki Sobczak 2020 Jan 3 To be advised Moyse 2021 Margaret Jean Foster Jan 10 To be advised Lambert Margaret Lambert 2021 2021 Jan 17 To be advised Brendan Peter Whitham Moyse Aaron Poeze 2022 Minister Rob Schrödinger's Jan 24 MacPherson Cats * The President and Vice-President are elected by the Committee of Management for one year at the first CoM meeting after the AGM. Jan 31 To be advised tba + The Secretary and Treasurer are one-year positions elected at the Brendan AGM. Currently the Secretary's position is vacant: Peter Whitham is Feb 7 To be advised Moyse Acting Secretary.
Helen Hall Assistant Treasurer This is not an official Committee position Due to COVID-19 restrictions the Annual General Meeting set for 29 November 2020 was deferred to 7 February 2021. The above positions will be held over until this time.
ᵠ Church Officers for 2020 President Secretary Hon. Treasurer Jennie Dyster Not yet appointed Richard Mayo 80 Osterly Avenue Acting Secretary: 39 Mann Drive BRIDGEWATER SA 5155 Peter Whitham BROMPTON SA 5007
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