st oswalds glen iris

St Oswald's Anglican Church, 100 High Street, Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia

Caritas:

" Fellowship in Action" - part of The Mothers' Union

The purpose of Caritas is

1. To be specially concerned with all that strengthens, preserves and creates Christian home and family life.

2. To provide in the parish and entry/contact point to those who are outside the influence of the Church

There shall be no qualification for membership. There is a voluntary payment made towards postage and administration costs and includes a set fee which is forwarded to Mother's Union.

The Caritas group at St Oswald's is a thriving group with over forty members on the mailing list. The group meets on the fourth Monday of the Month at member's homes and usually a speaker is invited. The evening provides time afterwards to socialise during supper. The year concludes with a celebration usually in the form of a Dinner.

DATE	LEADER	DEVOTIONS	MEETING
MONDAY 4^TH FEBRUARY			*MU/Caritas Service*
MONDAY 25^TH FEBRUARY	Helen Rehn	Barb Olney	*Drinks and get-together* *Please bring favourite Starters/Entrée Recipe to share with everyone.*
MONDAY 17^TH MARCH NOTE THIRD MONDAY	Barb Olney	Beth Wilson	Rob Boardman Rob will talk to us about the *future* *of Supermarkets. A topic we will all be interested in!*
MONDAY 28^TH APRIL	Beth Wilson	Helen Rehn	Bev Hewlett Missionary Days past and present
THURSDAY 8^THMAY STARTS AT NOON	ST OSWALDS HALL HIGH STREET GLEN IRIS		Eva D'Jong Director of Duldig Gallery in Burke Road Malvern and she relates a very interesting story.
MONDAY 26^TH MAY	Helen Rehn	Beth Wilson	*Melbourne* Ambassadors Mr Gerry Bruin will give us an informative talk on the background of the Melbourne Ambassador programme.
MONDAY 23^RD JUNE	Barb Olney	Helen Rehn	To be advised
MONDAY 28^THJULY	Beth Wilson	Barb Olney	Friends of Romania Julie Chamberlain Supporting the orphans of Romania - an insight into the enormous task Julie undertakes every year.
MONDAY 25^TH AUGUST	Helen Rehn	Beth Wilson	Dan Webb " Three Women I knew on Radio!"
MONDAY 22^ND SEPTEMBER	Barb Olney	Helen Rehn	Robin Bell Robin is a very experienced Naturopath and she will impart some of her knowledge on the subject.
MONDAY 27^TH OCTOBER ALSO AGM	Beth Wilson	Barb Olney	*Programme planning*
MONDAY 17^TH NOVEMBER NOTE THIRD MONDAY			*Xmas Break-up*

Contacts and venue details from:

Helen Rehn 98857477 rehnfamily@hotmail.com
Beth Wilson 98893064 behar@bigpond.com
Barbara Olney 9885 6017 robo@netconnect.com.au