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24.01.2022 Every Friday morning Clayton Hall is filled with dozens of teachers and students at our very popular English As A Second Language lessons. And once a year we have a huge quiz night to fund this amazing program that helps so many! Can you come? We have a few tables left and the night will be a lot of fun! Call Bev on 0438 840 756 to grab your spot.
24.01.2022 https://affordablesa.com.au/ A useful resource for those doing it tough. There is also an App.
24.01.2022 Here's the poem we shared together in church on Sunday March 22. It's by DANUSHA LAMÉRIS. Small Kindnesses Ive been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle, people pull in their legs... to let you by. Or how strangers still say bless you when someone sneezes, a leftover from the Bubonic plague. Dont die, we are saying. And sometimes, when you spill lemons from your grocery bag, someone else will help you pick them up. Mostly, we dont want to harm each other. We want to be handed our cup of coffee hot, and to say thank you to the person handing it. To smile at them and for them to smile back. For the waitress to call us honey when she sets down the bowl of clam chowder, and for the driver in the red pick-up truck to let us pass. We have so little of each other, now. So far from tribe and fire. Only these brief moments of exchange. What if they are the true dwelling of the holy, these fleeting temples we make together when we say, Here, have my seat, Go aheadyou first, I like your hat. See more
24.01.2022 The Spire Community is currently host to Safe Harbour Australia's SALA Festival installation "A thousand boats" Stunning photograph of the front courtyard by Asbjorn Kanck. It will be here throughout August, all are welcome to come see..
23.01.2022 Christmas Message from the Spire Community Manager - There are three things to say about Christmas at the Spire Community. First, to the staff and volunteers, you have done wonders. By the time we close for Christmas we will have served 8,000 or more meals, and supported about 1200 individuals and families through Emergency Relief and Low Income Support Christmas Hampers and Community Food Day. We have provided English lessons to about 30 people every week and given opportu...nities to volunteers to develop new skills and confidence and of course they have repaid in spades. All this does not include the other ways in which we change lives such as through our work with the Circle of Hope, the Anti-Poverty Network and Jobs Café. It is a privilege to be part of this seemingly endless well of compassion and creativity. Second, Christmas here is lovely. The Volunteer Dinner was great and the ESL Christmas Celebration is always a highlight. The Church of course is also offering Carols and Celebrations. But finally Christmas is a stark reminder of everything that is wrong with Australia. Christmas shines a harsh light on loneliness and illness and family conflict. As we know cause of most of those problems is poverty. We do a great job of responding to the symptoms of poverty here at the Spire Community . We need to get better at focusing on the causes of poverty. So if you are lucky enough to have the money and friends and family around you enjoy! And if you are not so lucky hold on. We will be back in Janaury. I always regret not being here for people over Christmas when they need us. Maybe we can fix that next year! - David Winderlich
23.01.2022 hang in there <3
23.01.2022 Goodies Op Shop reopens next week!!!! <3 We can accept happily accept donations this week though :)
22.01.2022 The news is out! Goodies is having a 50c End of Month Sale! From July 31st - August 1st, we have many items on sale for 50c each! That's right! Sale on: All men...s & womens t/shirts All womens pants/trousers All babys jumpsuits & selected clothing (size oooo to size 1) All baseball caps Selected paperback books All single disc CDs All single disc DVDs All VHS tapes Hope's Cafe is also having all Tea & Coffee for 50c too! I can't believe what a good deal this will be! I will see you all on Friday the 31st and Saturday August 1st!
21.01.2022 Such beautiful weather for the opening of our new Peace Park! Thankyou so much Member for Sturt James Stevens MP for visiting our community and officially opening the park which was made possible thanks to a Stronger Communities grant. It was also wonderful to be visited again by Councillor Christel Lorraine Mex and Anne Monceaux - Mayor of Burnside. And of course, much gratitude (and admiration!) to Paul, Jacob, Ellie, Robert and the rest of the team who worked so very hard to create this beautiful park. Come visit it soon!
21.01.2022 Meet Jeff! He is one of the hard working members of our Tuesday Gang who keep our grounds looking great and working well. Thanks Jeff!
19.01.2022 Click below to read the latest edition of the Spire Weekly Newsletter! https://drive.google.com//1-ItHlCMYoaDByXJRSqkC3_Tpo/view
19.01.2022 Check out our latest newsletter here: https://drive.google.com//1AQkk9GSRQq4XdzNuRlkKjn404/view
18.01.2022 This months supper club is going to be a lot of fun! Support our volunteers in their job creating efforts, support our community and explore the 'interesting' menu that Jon is cooking up for us :)
18.01.2022 Friends, no doubt you are finding your newsfeed filled with cancellations and closures due to Covid 19 at the moment. While the Spire Community will do its best to provide essential services a lot of things are going to change to keep you safe. Tomorrow the Community Support Program will be distributing free fruit and veg to our current list of recipients as usual and cafe will have a good nutritious meal that can be taken away, and we will have some takeaway food on Friday a...s well.... but we sadly won't be able to gather to chat or drink coffee or craft or all those fun things we are used to doing together. We will be reducing the number of people in our Emergency Relief office. And there will other changes over the next week. Just for a while. We are developing some fun ways for us to gather online and and we will remain connected emotionally...if not physically. This too shall pass and we shall be together again with gusto!! Thankyou for your understanding x
17.01.2022 Spire winds up for the year, but there is still much to enjoy with special Christmas Carols in Clayton Wesley Uniting Church at 7pm on Christmas Eve and traditional Christmas Morning service at 9:30am. All are very welcome
17.01.2022 Soon will be that time of year that holds joy for many people, but for others in our community it is a real struggle. Every Christmas we give away 200 hampers and toys to families and individuals so they too can have a happy christmas! Play our Reverse Advent Calendar and help collect for us, or give us a donation using the link below. We are grateful for any help you can give <3
16.01.2022 Its International Volunteer Day! Thankyou to all of the wonderful volunteers who work in our op shop, in our cafe, maintain the gardens, work in community support, teach English and everything else needed to make our community the happy buzzing place it is! Thankyou <3
15.01.2022 All the news from our community in this weeks Newsletter :)
15.01.2022 Thankyou to all of the wonderful people who make the Spire Community the vibrant, nourishing and happy place that it is. Happy National Volunteers Week!!!
14.01.2022 Thanks students of Annesley Junior School who visited us this week to learn more about social justice and the work of our community. They worked so hard helping us do a clean up, explored musical instruments, helped with our Op Shop, and listened to the stories of some of those in our community. Come visit us again soon!
14.01.2022 It is nearly finished! Our new Peace Park will have its grand opening on Friday the 11th of October...please come :)
14.01.2022 Join Goodies Op Shop in Beulah Park on Friday the 28th and Saturday 29th of August for a 50c sale day! All items under the marquee's will be for sale for 50 cents and Hope's Cafe will also be having all Tea and Coffee for 50c. Can't wait to see you all there!
14.01.2022 If you have been meaning to sort through your winter woolies and give your closet some breathing space, then Goodies Op Shop would be pleased to get your donations! We have a huge demand for all things warm and cosy in our shop this week :)
13.01.2022 It's been a busy few weeks at the Spire Community - Click on the link for a glimpse of what our community has been up to!
13.01.2022 Lots happening this week in the Spire Community - to find out more read our newsletter by clicking the link below. https://drive.google.com//1wYlymU4-NLMBZaVrfUnygcQqyv/view
13.01.2022 Thank you to all those who attended our Annual General Meeting this evening. We will make our Annual Report available online this week :)
12.01.2022 Only two more sleeps!!!
12.01.2022 $1 sale on today at Goodies Op Shop, in preparation for clearing out the space for Hopes Cafe opening. Come on down for a bargain!
08.01.2022 This weeks Spire Community Newsletter for you to read :)
08.01.2022 Goodies Op Shop has all kinds of awesome things to offer you throughout June - including, hope's cafe FILLED with all 1/2 priced items! It will be a must see and must shop month :)
07.01.2022 Here are just some of the artists and products available this Saturday at our Rummage & Chill - pre-loved clothing sale. Come along and browse for bargains in Goodies Op Shop, enjoy a delicious meal in Hope's Cafe and then enjoy the beautiful art and craft in Clayton Hall at our Community Stands. Its going to be a lovely day <3
07.01.2022 66 men, women and children that were on Manus and Nauru have been living in community detention in Adelaide for the past year or so. Starting from November 4 th...ey are being evicted. They will be able to work but won't have income support. Come along to this fundraiser if you want to help. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rent-rescue-and-jobs-for-asylu
07.01.2022 Just posted on the Clayton Wesley page a new snail mail newsletter for congregation members. Posted it yesterday (did you know stamps are now $1.10! Last time i remember looking they were 60 cents...). Thought I'd share it here too.
05.01.2022 Join with us at 11:30 tomorrow morning as we have the grand opening of our new community Peace Park in Beulah Park. All are welcome!
05.01.2022 The Spire Community is working hard to ensure we can continue to offer activities, services and create meaningful connections during this time. To see a list of all activities planned ONLINE, then click this link for our online schedule. If you have any ideas about activities we can offer using the magic of the web...let us know in the comments
04.01.2022 Goodies Op Shop is having a Half Price Sale on everything between 10am and 1pm TODAY! So support the work of our community and grab yourself a bargain
04.01.2022 We are fast working on ways to bring various aspects of our community life online so we can remain connected, more news on that soon...but until then, for those of you who attend church on Sunday mornings, Paul has an online sermon for you to listen to this morning. Just click the link!
04.01.2022 Read our latest newsletter by clicking the link below. In this weeks edition learn how our community is going ONLINE in many new and interesting ways, also answer our quiz question to try to WIN a mobile phone recharge voucher to help you stay in touch.
03.01.2022 We are about to head into a new year and before we leave the old one behind we want YOUR thoughts on the Spire Community Strategic Plan for 2020. Come along and have your say :)
02.01.2022 Many in our community are working hard on our new Peace Park - nearly there!! We will be opening it officially on mid October :)
02.01.2022 It's community food day at the Spire Community! If you are on a low income and live in the Eastern Suburbs you may be eligible, phone 8331 3529 to find out more!
