Alpha Course
Starts 27/2 7pm in the church and runs for 11 weeks with a break over Easter. It is a course for exploring the Christian faith. No cost, no commitment, no follow up.
Contact: mike.flynn@stcolumbs.org.au
Communication
We run four web sites: stcolumbs.org.au | spl.org.au | keriva.org.au | wiki.stcolumbs.org.au
for church activities, our sports ministry, our counselling ministry and a wiki for members.
We print this news sheet each week for those attending worship services.
We send out a regular eNews - you can subscribe at: office@stcolumbs.org.au.
This year each member will receive a login to Elvanto - a church management system that will allow us change our own contact and roster details as well as communicate with the church teams we are part of.
Community Garden Club
Meets on the first Saturday of each month (except January) from 10am to 12noon.
Contact: robyn.loyer@gmail.com
Children’s discipleship
These programs run on Sunday mornings during State school terms.
Mini Kids - for pre-school children
Kids Church - for primary aged children
Contact: alison.knox@stcolumbs.org.au
Church year
Worship services run each Sunday at 10am and 6pm - Communion is on the 3rd of 5th Sundays of each month.
8/2 - 136th anniversary of the opening of St Columbs Hawthorn.
22/3 to 24/3 - Parish weekend away in Mount Evelyn.
19/4 - Good Friday | 21/4 -Easter Sunday.
16/10-19/10 - Synod.
24/11 - AGM
8/12 - Family Christmas Celebration.
24/12 - Kids Carols and Big Kids Carols.
Parish Council
Meets on the 3rd Monday evening of each month.
Playgroup
Runs 10am to 11:30pm Thursdays of State school term time
Contact: Elsa McMillan | landemac@bigpond.net.au
Prayer
Prayer days from 7am to 7pm on Saturdays 18/5, 24/8, 26/10 (church chapel)
Weekly prayer meeting from 9am to 10am Mondays of State school term time (office)
Northern Territory Partnership
17/3 - 12noon, NT partnership update and luncheon.
3/5 - 6/5 Katherine Christian Convention.
Late August - trip to Kewulyi (tbc).
Contact: janis.lampard@bigpond.com
Small groups
Tuesday AM Hawthorn - contact: lizyewers@hotmail.com
Tuesday PM Hawthorn - contact: lewina.evans@gmail.com
Wednesday PM Camberwell - contact: Malcolm Woolrich | mwoolrich@hotkey.net.au
Wednesday PM Hawthorn East - contact: alisonjflynn@gmail.com
Sunday arvo Camberwell - contact: David & Carol Knox | knoxes@optusnet.com.au
SPL cricket
SPL starts 11/2 with a warm up season of world cup with finals on 3/3.
Season 18 starts, 11/3, Grand Finals on Sunday 14/7. Dates for season 19 to be advised.
Cricket is played Sunday afternoon and evenings from Sunday through to Thursday each week of the current season.
Contact: pete.horsford@stcolumbs.org.au
Wardens
Meet in the evenings, generally on the second Monday of each month.
Worship leaders
Will meet in the evenings of: 25/2, 27/5, 26/8 (tbc), 25/11.
Youth ministry
Sunday mornings 10am during State school term time
Summer and Winter camp
Contact: paul.hughes@stcolumbs.org.au
The getting of Wisdom -
2019 St Columb’s Weekend Away
Our parish weekend away is March 22, 23, 24 2019. Our guest speakers are Lindsay and Clarissa Wilson who are combining forces to teach us from Proverbs and elsewhere in the Bible on wise living. Book Now: www.trybooking.com/TIWZ