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Blackwood Uniting Church

Locality: Blackwood, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8278 7699

Address: 266 Main Road 5051 Blackwood, SA, Australia

Website: http://blackwooduc.org.au

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24.01.2022 23rd November 2020 COVID, COVID, COVID: An Update To describe last week as eventful is something of an understatement, from both a personal and church perspective:- businesses shut down, aged care facilities locked down, outside exercise prohibited, people confined to home; community classes shut down and external room hire put on hold; church activities, such as Playgroup, Mainly Music and face-to-face worship cancelled; the church closed, with Michael, Jacqui and Tim work...ing from home; and Sunday worship back to pre-recorded format. Deep breaths. In and out, in and out Having experienced a mild case of whiplash from the rapid about-turn from total shutdown, we need to review and clarify our current response at Blackwood Uniting Church. We continue to respond to prevailing circumstances, government regulations, and Synod guidance in relation to COVID. Our response is in keeping with our overall intent to treat the pandemic and our responsibilities seriously. The current plan (which we know from past experience may be subject to change at short notice) is as follows:- Face-to-face Sunday worship to recommence this coming Sunday 29th November (first Sunday of Advent) for both 9.15am and 11.00am faith communities. Church activities, such as Roundabout Playgroup, Mainly Music can recommence in the week starting Monday 30th November. This will be the last week of the year for Mainly Music. Other church activities which use the church building, such as Bible groups and cluster groups can, if desired, recommence in the week starting Monday 30th November. Community classes to recommence in the week starting Monday 30th November. This will be the last week of the year. External hire to recommence in the week starting Monday 30th November. It is the intention, at this stage, to go ahead with the last Messy Church for the year on Sunday 6th December. We will keep you apprised of any changes to the above. Michael Dowling Chris Bray Minister Church Council Chair

24.01.2022 Word for the Week We shrink from change, yet is there anything that can come into being without it? What does nature hold dearer or more proper to herself? Could you have a hot bath unless the firewood underwent some change? Do you not see, then, that change in yourself is of the same order, and no less necessary, to nature? Marcus Aurelius 121-180 CE Roman Emperor and philosopher

21.01.2022 Word for the Week Hopemust spring to life spontaneously in every generous spirit faced by the task that awaits us; and it’s also the essential impulse, without which nothing can be done. A passionate longing to grow, to be, is what we need. Life is ceaseless discovery. Life is movement. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A French idealist philosopher and Jesuit Catholic priest who trained as a palaeontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of the Peking Man.

20.01.2022 Here is the link for the service this Sunday, 22nd November 2020, can be found (as usual) on this page. http://blackwooduc.org.au/downloads/live-streaming/

19.01.2022 You might be interested in going along to the "Windspiel Open Garden 2020", the last weekend of this month, in support of the Blackwood/Hills Circle of Friends.

16.01.2022 Word for the Week A person who is not disturbed by the incessant flow of desires can alone achieve peace; not the person who strives to satisfy such desires. Bhagavad Gita Often referred to as the "Gita", it is a 700-verse Hindu scripture that is part of the epic Mahabharata, commonly dated to the second century BCE.

15.01.2022 Word for the Week The roots of education are bitter; but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle 384322 BC Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.

10.01.2022 URGENT NOTICE: All Group Activities within the Church Building have now been suspended excluding Church Services due to new COVID Regulations. (Please note this includes all groups that have a COVID-Safe Management Plan as the Govt has CANCELLED all COVID-Safe Management Plans for 2 weeks where you will then have to apply for a new plan.)

09.01.2022 Word for the Week For the person who sees nothing at the end of the world, nothing higher that themselves, daily life can only be filled with pettiness and boredom. So much fruitless effort, so many wasted moments! But to those who see the synthesis of the Spirit continuing on earth beyond their own brief existence, every act and event is charged with interest and promise. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (A French idealist philosopher and Jesuit Catholic priest who trained as a paleontologist and geologist and took part in the discovery of the Peking Man.)

09.01.2022 Word for the Week Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin (19241987) American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist.

04.01.2022 Word for the Week The best portion of a person’s life are their little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. William Wordsworth 1770-1850 English Poet

04.01.2022 Word for the Week The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein

01.01.2022 The Bike Shed featured in an interview with Spence Denny, Peter Jones, Jacqui and Sam Duluk on the ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast program this morning! (Link in comments below.) Well done everyone involved in the work of the Bike Shed outreach. If you have a bike / bikes you'd like to donate, please contact Jacqui in the office. (Thank you, Sam Duluk, for the photos!)