Living Faith Church Calendar

Come Along for a Musical Morning!

Everyone is welcome to come along as we practice and learn the new songs sent out in Term 3.

We will spend the morning looking at the songs and getting to know them better before they are added to the church song list in November.

The songs we will be learning are A Thousand Hallelujahs, Sing Where ever I Go and Kyrie Eleison.

Sheet music and links to recordings of the songs were sent out to members of the music teams early in Term 3.

If you are interested in coming along and need copies of the sheet music before the day contact Jessica.

Please RSVP by the 7th of October to Jessica or via the website.

See you there!

Please feel welcomed to join with us for Sunday Morning Worship every week at Living Faith Church

In Person at 37 Grimshaw St, Greensborough VIC 3088, Australia

Online at https://www.youtube.com/@livingfaithchurchonline2080/streams

The Craft Group is a safe and welcoming space for people to gather and do their own crafts, share their crafts with others, or learn new skills. It encourages new friendships both within and outside the church community. We hope this will, in turn, encourage the sharing of faith, leading to a closer relationship with God and the ability to offer practical support when needed within the group.

We have tackled many crafts, including woven paper baskets, Yo-Yo (Suffolk puff) making, punch board projects, notebooks, projects using buttons, macrame (it did not beat us!), colour wheel theory, quilling, polymer clay, teabag folding, lots of card-making techniques, and, of course, a full term of various Christmas crafts.

If you would like to join us, [contact](https://www.livingfaithchurch.org.au/contact/living-faith-church) Living Faith Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

The Living Faith Church Codgers group was formed over 20 years ago by Adrian Clark, a well-remembered past Minister of Living Faith Church.

As a group of senior citizens, we meet every Tuesday during school terms.

The format is that we sit around in the Youth Room at Living Faith Church and enjoy each other’s company. Of course, at the conclusion of every meeting, we have tea, coffee, cakes, biscuits, and sausage rolls.

Every meeting starts with 12 to 15 men present; some are men of faith, and others are not. We always begin with individual reports of what has been happening in the men’s lives. This is done in a very systematic way, so no one misses out. It sometimes takes quite some time, but this is a big feature of the group. Everyone gets listened to.

You could say we are like a Life Group without studying the Bible. The subjects we cover, though, can be very important and insightful to men.

If you would like to join us, [contact](https://www.livingfaithchurch.org.au/contact/living-faith-church) Living Faith Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of ourfriendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

Come Along and Join POND as they meet for lunch and try their hands at Dungeons and Dragons.

Will the dice be in their favor or will calamity befall their characters?

When: October 18th at 12 noon.

Where: At the Clough House (contact Kate for address)

RSVP to Kate or email admin@livingfaithchurch.org.au

The Youth and Young Adults of Living Faith Church have been running Dungeon and Dragons games for the last 5 years and this October the mastermind behind our games will lead the younger POND members in an afternoon of fun, laughter and creative chaos.

They will get the chance to roll dice to test their skills and creative thinking as they try to find the answers they seek...that is if they can find the right questions to ask first. When all else fails someone will probably roll to cast a fireball...I wonder if any of the characters will survive the encounter.

Hope to see you there!

Come and enjoy a beautiful dinner in the company of other women from Living Faith Church.

If you would like to join us, [contact](https://www.livingfaithchurch.org.au/contact/living-faith-church) Living Faith Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

Please note that bookings are essential as the RSL is often fully booked.

Belonging by Design

Embracing Neurodivergence in your Church.

Intergen asks us "How can we make neurodiverse youth and young adults feel safe, comfortable and flourish within our church communities?"

On Tuesday 20th of October Lisa Gosbell will speak about this question and about the steps we can take to achieve this goal. She will also invite Rev Angela Cook and our very own Kate Clough to speak about what they are doing in their communities to answer this question. Welcoming, accepting and including neurodiverse individuals across our churches.

The event will run as a 2 hour webinar at 7pm on Tuesday the 20th of October with tickets on sale at : https://intergen.org.au/belongingbydesign

The tickets cost $21 per person or $94.75 for a group of 5.

If you would like to attend the Living Faith Church Group please reach out to Kate or Ellen.

More information about the event and the guest speakers is available online at the Intergen site via the link above.

Q Festival - 23rd -24th October 187 Burgundy Road, Heidelberg Victoria.

"An event created by and for the LGBTQIA+ community exploring what it means to be people of faith, actively working toward a flourishing and expansive faith for all."

Come and join us for the first Q Festival in Heidelberg as we explore who we are in faith and as a community. Over the course of the festival guest speakers such as Steff Fenton, David Landis-Morser, Teash Taylor and the team from Queerfully Made Podcast and many more.

Some of what you can expect from the event includes workshop, live podcasts, a community dinner, theology, inclusion, identity, transformation, stories and more. Workshop and discussion topics and descriptions are listed on the event site, if you would like to know more about the sessions. Speaker bios are also online to introduce the event speakers.

Tickets are $20 and are available from the event site https://sites.google.com/view/qfestival?pli=1&authuser=0

For more information about the event check out the event site, the event flyer or email : qfestivalinfo@gmail.com

Event Program

October 23

FRIDAY

6:45pm • Registration Table Opens

7:00pm • Opening Session

Name Identity & Story

We begin with our stories by exploring our name and identity through a series of stations and conversations.

8:30pm • Conversation and Supper

Listen and Eat

A time to gather, connect and enjoy a light supper.

9:30pm • Evening Closes

October 24

SATURDAY

9:00am • Registration Table Opens

9:30am • Morning Session

Welcome and Keynote

Where and Who are we in this space.

11:00am • Morning Tea

11:30am • Workshops

There will be three workshops on offer. Keep an eye out for our topics and facilitators.

1:00pm • Lunch (BYO)

2:00pm • Workshops

There will be three workshops on offer. Keep an eye out for our topics and facilitators.

3:30pm • Afternoon Session

Who and What we would like more of in this space.

4:30pm • Afternoon Tea

5:00pm • Workshops

There will be three workshops on offer. Keep an eye out for our topics and facilitators.

6:30pm • Community Dinner

7:30pm • Rave and Supper

A time to gather, connect, dance and enjoy after dinner nibbles.

9:30pm • Evening Closes

A Banyle Network of Uniting Churches event

The Café of Dangerous Ideas is designed to do two things: for those of us who are Christians of any persuasion – it is designed to make us ask how our faith impacts on the modern world. For those of us do not share that faith, it is designed to ask how does your morality impact on the decisions you make about various issues in our world today.

The Café of Dangerous Ideas gives you the chance to actively engage your faith and to make connections with others in the community who want to learn and discuss. We welcome you whatever your beliefs and understandings.

We usually meet on the last Friday of the month at the Sycamore Tree Café at 185 Burgundy Street Heidelberg from 7.30 – 9.30pm. A delicious supper is also provided.

Parking is available in the Uniting Church, next to the cafe.

https://banyuleuc.org.au/connecting-with-community/cafe-of-dangerous-ideas/