Over the last 2 weeks the teams have worked really hard and made 550 Christmas puddings. All of these have been allocated to our orders which means there are no more orders being taken. Thank you to everyone who has put in their orders before production started. Orders will be ready for picking up late November.

Sunday services are held at 9.00am.

Fijian services are held at 11.00am, except for the first Sunday of the month when our Fijian congregation attends our 9.00am service.

Just to let you know that the Sunday English language service will continue to be streamed live onhttps://www.youtube.com/@CampbelltownUnitingChurch We would love to welcome you in person, but the service online offers an alternative on Sunday mornings or at any convenient time.

The Church has opened a “Loaves and Fishes” mobile food van in conjunction with Bill Crews Exodus foundation. The van will be open for a FREE lunch for those in need on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11.00am. A cool meal for the second day will be supplied. Any one you know who is finding it tough is welcome. We would be grateful if you could spread the word.

Coffee and tea are available from 10.30am. On Fridays from 9.30am shower and laundry facilities are available. Everything you need will be provided.

Over July we were reminded of the prevalence of plastic, the damage it does to our environment and to our health. We will continue to be challenged about single use plastic and the changes we can make as individuals, as a church and as a society.

We are a congregation that takes the safety of those attending very seriously.

Currently we have no restrictions as to who may attend our services, but we still ask that normal precautions be taken, and you may wish to wear a mask .

If it is not convenient for you to give in person at our Sunday services, you may wish to use direct debit. The following are our bank details.

BSB 634 634

Account Number 100014276

Uniting Financial Services.

https://www.insights.uca.org.au/we-cant-change-the-world-but-we-can-do-a-little-bit-towards-it/

A couple of years ago, prompted by the War on Waste program on the ABC, some of us got together to talk about why we are interested in our responsibility for the environment as Christians and as concerned individuals. We know that we reflect a wider concern within our congregation. Our church life profile from the recent survey tells us that there is not one of us who thinks that, as Christians, we do not have a responsibility to care for the environment. While 74% of us said we are active, 26% said that they were not.

Our conversation was wide ranging and lively. We have so many ideas. Each of us has taken away one thing to research for the next meeting. The aim is to help each member of the congregation find ways that we can act to lessen the impact our lifestyle has on the environment. We will also be looking at ways that Campbelltown Uniting can take steps to recycle and make well informed purchases.

Here are some of the links to places to go to help us have a sustainable Christmas:

Uniting World: https://everythingincommon.com.au/

World Vision: https://www.worldvision.com.au/gifts

ACT for peace: https://gifts.actforpeace.org.au/collections/all-gifts

Dreamstarter shop: https://campaigns.ing.com.au/Dreamstarter/Shop

Donate a plate: https://donate.waysidechapel.org.au/event/donate-a-plate