Congregational Meeting Sunday 27th July after the 9.30am service
Movie Night Friday 1st August 6pm
A fun night for all ages with the screening of the movie 'Matilda' - a great movie for all ages. There will be popcorn and lollies to enjoy while watching the movie here at the church. Everyone is welcome!
8th May 2025 Church Council Meeting Update
- The Council reflected on the many and varied Ministry and Mission activities of the last two months (both one-off events and our regular activities) including:
- Easter services, Easter outreach and celebrations
- Lenten Bible studies
- Days for Girls
- Community Corner, Table Tennis, Games Club and English classes - The resignation of Linda Brunton as the Chair of the Congregation, as a member of the Church Council, and as our Presbytery Representative was received and accepted. Linda’s circumstances prevent her from continuing and we are hugely thankful for her contribution the leadership of EUC over many years.
- This leads to some opportunities for others to step up as we now have vacancies and are actively looking to fill the following roles:
- Chair of the Congregation
- Secretary of the Congregation
- EUC Presbytery representative (*2) - The activities of the working groups established to initiate and implement activities were reviewed and discussed. Members of the Congregation are invited and encouraged to join these groups.
Important upcoming dates for the calendar are:
- 18th May Pot Luck Lunch
- Weekend of 31st May visit to Henty / Culcairn Uniting Church
- 26th May Small Groups commence 6 weeks discussing the movie War Room
- 22nd June Church Day Camp 8am – 2.30pm
Other items arising from the working group discussions
- Michelle Loxton has agreed to take the lead role in coordinating the activities of the Pastoral Friends Group
- The survey of those attending the worship services has commenced with the 8am service. The survey of the 9.30am attendees is to follow. The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of these services in meeting the worship needs of current attendees
- the draft budget for 2025/26 was discussed and approved for presentation to a Congregation Meeting to be held on 27th July, 2025.
- Property - the replacement of the windows in the East/West room fronting the piazza has now been completed. - The Non-Real Estate Mission Activity grant application has been approved (with formal documentation to come) and we can now proceed to determine and define the intended roles as outlined in the Mission Plan. This will involve us obtaining input in the first instance from those already involved in young families and young adult ministries. This is necessary to enable finalisation of the draft position descriptions and to begin the recruitment process.
- Both the Moderator and the Chair of the Presbytery have agreed to attend and take part in worship at the 9.30 services later in the year.
- A letter drafted by UCAN, but under EUC letterhead, was approved for submission to Jerome Laxale congratulating him on his re-election and expressing a desire to work with him to achieve benefits for the community so that ‘no-one is left behind’.
Next Church Council meeting Thursday 3rd July, 2025.
Church Council members: Phil Looby (Chair), Janelle Dodd (Treasurer), Lesley Bradbury, Kerrie Springett, Jermaine Yan, Mark Leal, Wynne Cheng, Rev Kiduk Hwang, John Brunton (Minutes), Rev Seung Jae Yeon (Ministry team leader), and Rev Marion Gledhill.
Phil Looby, Council Chair
Eastwood Uniting Church Ongoing Mission Plan for 2025-2029 and
Congregational Meeting 15 September 2024
The draft Eastwood Uniting Church Ongoing Mission Plan for 2025-2029 was endorsed by Church Council on
1 August 2024, to initiate discussion and enable deliberations regarding the future mission and ministry of the Congregation. During August a summary of the document was translated into Chinese and Korean languages to ensure all members of the Congregation can actively participate in this process. On the 8th September 2024 Church Council facilitated discussion sessions following the 9.30am Worship service where questions were answered and any further contributions considered. Church Council finalised a revised draft document that was adopted at a Congregation meeting on 15th September 2024.
Click here to view the draft document.
Click here for the minutes of the Congregational Meeting
1 August 2024, to initiate discussion and enable deliberations regarding the future mission and ministry of the Congregation. During August a summary of the document was translated into Chinese and Korean languages to ensure all members of the Congregation can actively participate in this process. On the 8th September 2024 Church Council facilitated discussion sessions following the 9.30am Worship service where questions were answered and any further contributions considered. Church Council finalised a revised draft document that was adopted at a Congregation meeting on 15th September 2024.
Click here to view the draft document.
Click here for the minutes of the Congregational Meeting