Today at Gungahlin Uniting Church
It is good to come together to worship and it is good to have everyone here with us today – Welcome. Today we also welcome Rev. Dr. Geoff Broughton, from St. Mark’s Theological College in Canberra, who will bring us our message. Geoff is lecturer in Practical Theology and his chosen parable is The Parable of the Unjust Steward (Luke 16: 1-31.) At Gungahlin Uniting we usually have morning tea in the middle of worship followed by Oasis for our primary aged children, today Mentors will gather with the youth, and in the worship space Geoff will bring us his message.

A month of Parables @ Gungahlin Uniting Church
Over four weeks, four guest preachers will give us the message based on a parable of their choice.

Sunday 21st October	Sister Lorraine Gatehouse Lorraine is from the Brigidine Order – The Gathering Place Dickson.	The parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee Luke 18: 9-14
Sunday 28th October	Rev. Dr. Geoff Broughton Geoff is a lecturer in Practical Theology at St. Mark’s Anglican Theological College Canberra	The parable of the Unjust Steward Luke 16: 1-31
Sunday 4th November	Bishop Pat Power. (Retired) Pat was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn
Sunday 11th November	Rev. Kevin Dilks Kevin is the Uniting Church Canberra Region Presbytery Minister for Administration and Pastoral Care	The Parable of the Ten Pounds Matthew 6: 25-34 & Luke 19: 11-26

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Today at Gungahlin Uniting Church
Welcome to Gungahlin Uniting. Today we all remain in worship together as we share in communion and reflect on the word of God in creative ways. Everyone who is with us today is welcome to receive the bread and wine as an expression of your faith in Jesus Christ.

Bible Studies and Conversations at GUC on the Gospel of Luke.
Starting next Sunday evening at 5pm you are invited to come along to Bible Conversations on the Gospel of Luke. Luke is the Gospel that is the focus of our Advent readings and most of our reading throughout 2013 so this is a great opportunity for study, conversation and learning about this book. Everyone is welcome.
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Today at Gungahlin Uniting Church
Welcome to everyone who is with us today as we come together to worship God. Everyone is welcome as we seek to be an expression of the breadth of God’s love for all humanity. At Gungahlin Uniting we usually share morning tea in the middle of worship. After this in the worship space, there is an activity for the Oasis group, (Primary aged), and a message from Proverbs and the Gospel of Mark.

Angel Tree Helper
For the past three Christmas periods, Gungahlin Uniting Church has been involved with Angel Tree, which organises a gift to be bought for a child of a prison inmate. The prison inmate indicates what they would like to give to their children, we buy it on their behalf and then we deliver it to the family in the week before Christmas. Often it is a grandmother or a single mother caring for the children, so last year we also organised a small gift of a Christmas cake and some soaps for them too.

Jenelle Martin who organised Angel Tree last year for our congregation is looking for a helper. This person would help wrap the gifts and deliver them. If you would be willing to help please speak with Jenelle (62554006).
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Today at Gungahlin Uniting Church
Welcome to everyone who is with us for worship today; may it be a time of faithful encouragement. At Gungahlin Uniting we usually share morning tea together in the middle of worship. Today our youth meet with the Minister in the first half of worship, then after Morning Tea, Oasis for our primary aged children meets in the courtyard rooms at the end of the passage. Younger children are part of the delight of our church and if you wish there are some activates for them near the big windows.

Mustard Seed Uniting Food Pantry
Last Sunday at our congregational meeting we were given a few different names and variations of those names as suggestions for our Food Pantry. The name that was strongly supported as a first choice or second choice was The Mustard Seed Uniting Food Pantry. From little things, big things grow!
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Today at Gungahlin Uniting Church
Welcome to everyone who is with us for worship today. We seek to be an inclusive Christian community for all people. Today we have morning tea in the middle of worship followed by our different groups. There is Oasis for the primary aged children which meets in the courtyard rooms at the end of the corridor. There is Billabong for our High school and youth which meets in the quiet room off the foyer. There is also a message with readings and song back in the worship space.

Today – Congregational Meeting
Following worship today we have an important congregational meeting to which you are invited even if you just want to hear some of the news and information on our church. Congregational meetings at Gungahlin Uniting are about making important decisions through conversation and consensus. Today we will hear from our treasurer as we affirm the budget for 2012/13. We will also make some important decisions on the food pantry around our plans to go ahead, plans for the store and expenditure on this mission.
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