St John’s Weekly Bulletin – Sunday 7 May 2017

Blessings, Murray

This bulletin was emailed to members of the parish on Thursday 4 May 2017 – if you would like to join the Weekly Bulletin email list, please call the church office on 02 4927 5399 and we will happily arrange this.

The Anglican Women Australia Conference, 5-8th June, hosted by Anglican Women in the Diocese of Newcastle runs 5–8 June at Club Macquarie, Argenton. Cost for the full conference (5-8 June) is $275. Registration is from 3pm on the Monday, and the conference will be finished by 12 noon on Thursday. More information is available at http://www.anglicanwomennewcastle.org.au/

During the conference, the Anglican Women’s service will be held at Newcastle Cathedral on Tuesday 6 June, with morning tea from 9.45 am. The service begins at 10.30am, Bishop Peter Stuart will preside and Bishop Kay Goldsworthy will be the speaker. This service is open to all, not just those attending the Conference.

The two basic parts ways we do that are: Working With Children Checks, and Safer Churches Training.

1. The Working With Children Check (WWCC) is a history check through a person’s national government and employment records and flagging people who might cause concern if they were allowed to work with children. In NSW, a WWCC is a requirement for people who work or volunteer with children.

2. Safer Churches Training is another basic part of our effort to keep safe. It involved a one-day course to start with, with half-day refresher courses. The list of upcoming courses is found through the Diocese of Newcastle website at: http://newcastleanglican.org.au/mission-ministries/safe-ministry-training/ . We require volunteers to complete this training, but we strongly recommend that all parents and people with a passion to keep St John’s safe undertake this training. It’s an excellent resource for all parents who are concerned about the safety of their children, whatever institutions and groups they are associated with.

We have a new page on our website at http://www.saintjohns.com.au/children to provide easy links for you to be involved with a Working With Children Check or Safer Churches Training. This page can be found under the “Kids, Youth and Families” tab on our website homepage.

Date: Sunday 21 May 2017

Time: 6pm

Venue: Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle