District Church Council meet with Regional Church Leaders at Geelong
On Saturday 28 June, leaders from a number of regional congregations met in Geelong to share with members of District Church Council (DCC), on the topics of: blessings experienced as a Parish/Congregation, opportunities to further God’s work, and any local/District concerns.
Eight leaders attended the day, coming from: Living Faith Greater Geelong (Geelong/Leopold/Grovedale/Freshwater Creek), North Geelong, Ballarat, and North West Melbourne Regional Ministry (Melton/Sunbury/ St Albans). Apologies were received from Melbourne Southgate and Footscray.
Each group presented their thoughts and experiences either before or after lunch. Lunch was kindly coordinated by Geelong Lutheran College, and provided by a family business connected with the college.
As is often the case, leaders of the congregations heard of aspects and experiences that were useful, uplifting, and/or shared in common with each other.
In the late afternoon, after the meeting, District Church Council members toured Geelong Lutheran College with previous principal, Jill Lange-Mohr OAM, then spent the night at Araluen Lutheran Camp in Anglesea.
On Sunday morning, 29th August, members of District Church Council attended worship throughout the area.
DCC thanks all leaders and volunteers for their time and efforts in ensuring an instructive and informative time together in Geelong. At the end of August, DCC members will meet at St Paul’s in Shepparton, and they look forward to hearing from congregations in that area.
District Church Council members and attendees on the day.
