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Port Phillip West Presbytery
The Presbytery's boundaries stretch from Lorne in the south-west to Queenscliff in the south-east and include all the Bellarine Peninsula and Geelong. The western edge of the Presbytery includes Winchelsea, Meredith, Lethbridge, Lara, LIttle River, Bacchus Marsh and Pentland Hills, and Sunbury. In the north, the Presbytery includes Romsey and Lancefield, Darraweit Guim and Wallan, and then on the eastern boundary it includes congregations along the Hume Highway south of Wallan, through Craigieburn, to Coburg, and finally Brunswick. Northcote Chalice Community of Faith, Darebin North West and Croxton to the east of Sydney Road are also in the Presbytery. All of Melbourne's western and north western suburbs are within the Presbytery's boundaries.
It's a big Presbytery!
Forthcoming Presbytery meetings: In 2010 there will be five Saturday meetings of Presbytery - 6 February, 8 May, 24 July, 2 October and 27 November. The meeting on 6 February will be held at the Western Heights Uniting Church, 31 Douglass Street, Herne Hill (Melway 441:E11).
The Presbytery Standing Committee meetings will be held from 10 am to 3 pm on Wednesday 27 January at Hoppers Crossing Uniting Church, 225 Derrimut Road (Melway 206:D1), and then on the following Tuesdays: 23 February, 23 March, 27 April, 18 May, 22 June, 27 July, 24 August, 28 September, 19 October, 23 November, and 14 December at locations to be determined. Please note that any matters that need to be dealt with by Standing Committee need to be in the hands of the Secretary of Presbytery seven days preceding the meeting.
Correspondence to Presbytery and its committees (Standing, PRC, Mission Strategy & Education, and Property and Finance) should be addressed in the first instance to the Secretary of Presbytery, the Rev. Robert Renton, and mailed to 16 Baden Drive, Hoppers Crossing 3029 or emailed to robert.renton@bigpond.com.
The Presbytery Pastoral Relations Committee meetings in 2010: Tuesdays, 2 February, 2 & 30 March, 27 April, 1 & 29 June, 3 & 31 August, 28 September, 2 November (TBC), 30 November. All meetings will be held at the Altona Meadows-Laverton Uniting Church, Central Avenue, Laverton (Melway 53:D12) from 6 pm (bring your own meal).
The Mission, Strategy & Education Committee is convened by the Rev. David Webster. Meeting date: Tuesdays - 2 February, 30 March, 1 June, 3 August, 28 September, 30 November. Each meeting will be held from 6 pm (bring your own meal) at the Altona Meadows-Laverton Uniting Church, Central Avenue, Laverton (Melway 53:D12).
The Administration, Property & Finance Committee, convened by the Rev. Richard Franklin. Meetings for this body will be arranged as needed.
2010 Office-bearers are:
Presbytery Chairperson: Ms Jenny Hayes
Deputy Presbytery Chairperson: Dr Neil Tweddle
Presbytery Secretary: Rev. Robert Renton
Presbytery Treasurer: Rev. Richard Franklin
Convenor, Pastoral Relations Committee: Rev. David Anderson
Convenor, Mission, Strategy & Education Committee: Rev. David Webster
Lay Representative, Placements Committee: Mrs Amanda Mullen
Presbytery Ministers -
Rev. Ann Key (Pastoral)
Rev. David Mills (Mission & Education)
Rev. Robert Renton (Administration).
Presbytery Resource Worker: Rev. David Anderson
ALL CORRESPONDENCE: Rev. Robert Renton or mail to 16 Baden Drive, Hoppers Crossing 3029.
Lorne Flats
The Presbytery manages (through the good graces of a small management committee) two flats at Lorne that are available for hiring by members of the Uniting Church. Originally established through a gift to provide an opportunity for missionaries on furlough to have a holiday by the sea, they can now be hired for a short period by any member of the Uniting Church. To make a booking, you need to email Jenny Patchett or by telephoning (03) 52813287. You can view the website here.
