Nominations

for 2012 Office

Bearers Nominations are invited

and can be forwarded to the

Secretary, 9 Samuel Court,

Bendigo, by Friday 18 May

Chairperson

Secretary

Treasurer

Events Coordinator

Newsletter Editor

Please use the nomination form

at the back of this newsletter

Bendigo ACCESSministries

Chaplaincy Committee PO Box 663, Bendigo 3552

SUPPORTING CHAPLAINCY IN COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS

Farewell Marj, Gwen and Clare 2

Our Chaplains 2

Fundraising events 3

Celebration & Commissioning 3

Acknowledgements 4

Nomination form 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

autumn newsletter, 2012

Community Grant

In 2011 we applied for

and were successful in

receiving a grant of

$1100 from the City of

Greater Bendigo to

‘computerize Bendigo

Chaplaincy Committee’.

Subsequently we have

purchased a new laptop,

software and accessories

to update our IT. This is

the first newsletter pro-

duced using our new

computer.

Many thanks to the City

of Greater Bendigo for

making this grant

available.

We were pleased to re-

ceive a cheque presented

by the Mayor of the

time, Rod Fyffe

(pictured above).

AGM and Dinner

On the 25th May we are

to conduct our annual

dinner and AGM. This is

not a fundraising occa-

sion but rather a chance

to highlight the work of

our chaplains and

chaplaincy in Bendigo.

This year our guest

speaker is Cannon Dr

Evonne Paddison who

is the

CEO of

ACCESS

ministries.

We are

asking that

bookings

and pay-

ment for the AGM be

made early, with the fi-

nal date for payment be-

ing Monday, 21st May.

Cost for the evening is

$25 and can be paid in

cash, by cheque or mon-

ey order and forwarded

to Ray Harvey, 9 Samuel

Court, Bendigo. At the

AGM an election of of-

fice bearers and general

committee members for

the ensuring twelve

months will be held. The

positions of Events Co-

ordinator and Newsletter

Editor also need to be

filled. Please use the tear

-off section at the back

of this newsletter should

you wish to submit nom-

inations.

Fund raising

continues to be

a focus for our

committee.

Once again we

thank Bill and

Helen Farrow for their

willingness to act as

Quiz Mas-

ter and

scorer for

our Trivia

Night.

Please note that

payment for the AGM

dinner is required with

reservations.

Closing date for

reservation and

payment is Monday 21

May.

Do you have an email address? Please help us to cut postage costs by sending your email address to rayandro@bigpond.com

Full-time Chaplaincy at the following Secondary Colleges

Marion Drummond Eaglehawk Secondary College

Narelle Hewitt Crusoe College

Carl Rusbridge Weeroona College

Part-time Chaplaincy at the following Primary Schools

Barbara Miller Spring Gully

Wendy Kofoed Eaglehawk North

Geoff Scott Lightning Reef

Michael Monaghan White Hills

Philip Walz Big Hill, Kangaroo Flat

Wendy Kofoed (replacing Valerie Baker) Golden Square

Our current Bendigo

Schools Chaplaincy Team:

Please pray for

our Chaplains.

AUTUMN 2012 P AGE 2

Recognition of service to Bendigo Chaplaincy Committee

The Chaplaincy Committee has seen a number of

changes since our last newsletter. There have been

three resignations from the Committee, Ma-

jorie Johnston, Gwen Bradbury and

Clare Bellamy (pictured at right

with Rosalie). Each of these

ladies has made a signifi-

cant contribution to chap-

laincy in Bendigo but for

differing reasons have

found it necessary to cease

their involvement as a Com-

mittee member. We thank them

sincerely and trust they enjoy the

other interests they pursue in the future.

Amongst the chaplains there have also been some

changes. Currently there is not a chaplain at Bendigo

Senior Secondary College since the resignation of

Kelvin Curnow, and Sue Edgar resigned

her position at Strathfieldsaye and

Camp Hill. Valerie Baker

(Golden Square Primary

School) has been on

sick leave in Term 1,

and is presently under-

going further treat-

ment. Wendy Kofoed

has been appointed as

chaplain at Golden Square

during Valerie’s absence.

Please remember Valerie in your

prayers.

Back: Glenn Arnott RSM, Marion

Drumond, Phil Walz, Carl

Rusbridge

Front: Barb Miller, Wendy

Kofoed, Geoff Scott, Narelle

Hewitt, Michael Monaghan

Absent: Valerie Baker

BENDIGO ACCESS MINISTRIES CHAP LAINCY COMMITTEE P AGE 3

CRE & Chaplaincy Celebration and Commissioning Service

Our guest speaker at the CRE and Chaplaincy

Celebration and Commissioning Service was

the newly appointed General Manager at

ACCESS ministries, Justin Simpson. Justin has

family ties with Bendigo: he is married to the

daughter of Pauline (nee Burns) and Keith

Crothers. Some of our readers may know his

in-laws. That’s Justin on the left in the back

row.

On Justin’s left is our Regional Support Man-

ager, Glenn Arnott. Glenn is becoming a famil-

iar face to us as he supports our chaplains.

Fund-raising

Sausage siz-

zling seems to

be a handy way

of raising a few

dollars.

Pictured left is

our chairman,

Ray, cooking

the snags, while chaplain, Narelle Hewitt is as-

sisted by Eril Daenke in keeping the customers

happy. The committee appreciates the support

of helpers who can be called on for special

events.

Trivia Night

Our annual Trivia Night, held in conjunction

with the Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival

continues to be our major fund-raising event for

the year. This year we added a new dimension

with the sale of balloons for $5 a pop. Each bal-

loon contained a numbered ticket that corre-

sponded with a number on an item on the table.

Some items were valued at $20, $30, $40 so

there was plenty of incentive to have another go!

Thanks to friends and local businesses who do-

nated goods for prizes.

Greg Harris, one of the minis-

try team at Holy Trinity wel-

comed everyone and brought a

word of encouragement.

We were blessed to be led in

worship by Steve Johnston,

with Jaclyn McKinnon on

keyboard and Steve Wiekhardt

on drums.

Following the service we en-

joyed afternoon tea and a

chance to get to know one an-

other better.

Election of Office Bearers

We are seeking nominations for the following positions on our committee:

Chairperson Treasurer Secretary

In addition, we are seeking nominations for members with voting rights:

Chaplains (2 or 3 recommended) General Committee Members

The term of each position shall be 12 months, and a maximum term of office for Office Bearers shall be five years, subject to re-election at each AGM.

Membership Composition

According to the Constitution of the Bendigo ACCESS ministries Chaplaincy Committee, there are recom-mended categories of membership composition. These categories may represent the following groups:

Local Churches , School Communities, Local Council, Community/Business. Chaplains and Other

Nominations for these categories could be due to employed position (eg Minister, Chaplain, etc) or formal

recommendation (eg letter from church being represented).

Nomination Form – Please detach and return to current committee secretary:

Rosalie Harvey, 9 Samuel Court, Bendigo 3550

Possible Member/Nominee Position Signature of nominator Signature of nominee

All schools have been partially funded by the Australian Government Department of

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the National School Chaplaincy Program. The

views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

This newsletter has been photocopied at Creek Street Christian College at

no cost to Bendigo Chaplaincy Committee.

We are thankful for this generous contribution.