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Mehefin 2017 June 2017

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THE DAWN

The magazine of the

Melbourne Welsh

Church

BIBLE STUDY

Morning:

14th 5 Beech Crt Boronia

28th 6 / 52 Harp Rd. Kew

Evening:

5th and 19th

Please contact the Ministers for further

details.

CHURCH SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

SUNDAY SERVICES

Prayer list

Please remember the following in your prayers:

The Gough Hughes family Nola & Mac Harris

Loris Williams Will Owen (aged 7)

Laura Sheppee Glynn Thomas

Dewi Arwel Hughes

Raphaela Beryl Burrup

Lyn Platt

Trevor Jones Robert Berry

Remember all the sick, sad, scared,

hungry and lonely in our community and

beyond.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

JUNE 4 PENTECOST

11:00am English Rev. Siôn Gough Hughes Communion Junior Church

JUNE 11

11:00am English Rev. Siôn Gough Hughes Junior Church

2:30pm Welsh Rev. Sion Gough Hughes

JUNE 18

11:00am English Rev. Siôn Gough Hughes

Junior Church

JUNE 25

11:00am English Mr. Peter Whitefield

Junior Church

2:20pm Welsh Rev. Siôn Gough Hughes

Our diligent and hardworking volunteers are busily wrapping and packing shoeboxes at the monthly working

bees. At the moment the project is short

on the following items:

Boys : undies sizes 4 - 6 tops sizes 10 - 14

t-shirts sizes 4 - 14 Girls : tops sizes 10 - 14

Our next working bee will be on Tuesday, June 20. Morning tea is provided, BYO lunch.

If you can spare a few hours to help out, it would be very much appreciated

CHURCH announements

3rd Merlene Steylen

8th Wayne Gardiner

12th Lloyd Berry

Duncan Gardiner

13th Catrin Griffiths

16th Tom Cooper

June Earle

17th Bradley Warburton

Eleri Little

18th Richard Williams

Debbi Ingles

19th Jane Griffiths

20th Ruth Whitefield

23rd Joyce Ong

24th Anne Morris

26th Fred Boomsma

28th Robert Berry

Best wishes and congratulations to :

june

anniversaries

Congratulations to all those couples celebrating

an anniversary in June including:

Debbie & Mark Gardiner on the 9th

Jane & Geraint Griffiths on the

12th

June birthdays

Please contact the church

office if you have a

celebration that you would like The Dawn to

acknowledge.

On-going support

The Melbourne Welsh Church community supports a number of good causes on an on-going basis.

The most ambitious is the Operation Christmas Child Project, often mentioned in The Dawn. An

energetic group of volunteers meet regularly to organise well over 200 boxes to be sent overseas later in the year. But all the goodies used are

supplied by donation from our wonderful church congregation - quite an effort.

The Sunrise Children’s Villages organisation (sunrisecambodia.org.au) has been supported by

our congregation for many years by regular tin donation and by sausage sizzles.

We support the Leprosy Mission which is an interdenominational Christian medical mission currently working in over 30 countries where

leprosy remains a major public health issue. Our members and friends collect thousands of used stamps during the year that go to the mission that

use them to raise funds.

Each year the Melbourne Welsh Church supports

the Cancer Council of Victoria through: Holding a Biggest Morning Tea in May

Making daffodil badges that are sold at our annual St. David’s day Gymanfa Ganu

The Church makes annual monetary donations to a wide range of charities and organisations, including:

Fred Hollows Salvation Army Red Cross Flying Doctor Service CARE Australia

Bible Society Oxfam Barnabas Australia Prahran Mission Wesley Mission Caritas Odyssey House Parkinsons Australia

Victor Chang Research Frontier Services Anglicare OAC Ministries Juvenile Diabetes

Christian Blind Mission World Vision MS Wycliffe Muscular Dystrophy Alzheimers Australia and others.

sion’s MEssAGE

Dear Friends,

As most of you will know my father passed away unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago and so firstly, and fore mostly, I wish to thank everyone who sent cards, texts, emails, phone calls,

prayers and those who came to see me. Your love, care and support have been invaluable at this time. Thank you.

I went home and had the privilege of conducting the service for the 'Old Man' (as I called him). Nearly 150 people were there as we remembered and celebrate Dad, it was a wonderful send off. Seeing all those people, reading all the cards and messages -

it really hit home how much the 3 'F''s mean. Friends, family and faith.

For the service friends came from as far off as Germany; family drove down from

Scotland and back in the same day just to be there for us. It was not just a wonderful tribute to Dad but also a great source of strength. I cannot express the gratitude I feel towards everyone who has shown me support over this time.

The third F - faith - has also been important over the past days too. Cards and messages have included Bible verses and prayers and lovely religious quotes but the

one that helped me the most came from someone in this church - it was just a plain card and written inside were the words:

Siôn,

as you keep telling us - Joshua 1 v 9.

And it was signed.

That's all it was and it was amazing. I won't embarrass the person who sent it, but thank you. To be reminded of my favourite verse at this time was good but to go and

read it and understand it a little better was priceless.

I'll leave you with that verse that has brought me so much comfort and strength over

the past weeks. It has done so for years but recently it seems to have a new kind of authority-

‘Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be

discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.’

God bless you all,

Yours,

Siôn All at the Melbourne Welsh Church were saddened to hear of the passing of John Gough Hughes, father of our Rev. Siôn.

John, aged 83, had not experienced good health of late but seemed to be picking up so his passing was unexpected. Siôn

flew home to lead his dad’s funeral. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Siôn’s mum, Glenys, recently retired Minister from Upper Colwyn Bay, to Siôn and

the family.

JiM’s MEssAGE

JiM’s MEssAGE

Around 1851 the English poet Matthew Arnold wrote a poem inspired by the sound of the waves at night pushing the

shingles back and forth on Dover Beach. Thousands of years before the philosopher Sophocles had been moved by a similar

sound on a beach in Greece. Arnold wrote his poem, Dover Beach, as a reflection on the changes occurring in Victorian

society, especially the changes in religion:

The Sea of Faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear And naked shingles of the world.

That was over 160 years ago but many are still haunted by the melancholy, long, withdrawing roar of faith from the modern world. Arnold’s poem is perhaps better

known for its depiction of the result of that withdrawal of the Sea of Faith:

And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.

Are things really this bleak? Are we in a world from which faith has withdrawn, or is

the pattern of faith being transformed and our eyes are not yet accustomed to the changes? One of the delights of my journeying in Wales has been to see the evidence of the pattern of spiritual changes that have influenced that country over

thousands of years. By my reckoning there is a rhythm of renewal and decline that operates on a cycle of 250-500 years. Other see the great transformations of

Christianity working in cycles of around 500 years. So what Arnold lamented as a great decline might be seen as just the cyclic pattern of a living faith in a season of withdrawal, only to be renewed when the Spring thaws the snows of winter.

This year is the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation. Perhaps we are

due for a season of refreshing and new energy. May God grant us the patience and the faith to wait for such a season and the courage and clarity of vision to be part of it!

Grace and peace,

Jim

JiM’s MEssAGE

PEtEr’s MEssAGE

I was sent a reflection in the form of a poem. Titled, We are not Machines, it was a timely reminder we are people, living

breathing with beating hearts. Machines are machines; when they break, as invariable they do, it is not too difficult to repair

them. People are not machines; emotions and 'feelings' can easily be 'broken'.

Journeying with people who are 'broken' is a privilege and a responsibility not to be taken lightly. Machines don't have hearts, people do.

In her song, Rescue the Perishing, Fanny Crosbie penned this line:

'Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter, feelings lay buried, grace can

be restored. Touched by a loving hand, woken by kindness, chords that were broken vibrate once more.’

We are not machines.... You are not a machine.

You are a child of God with a beating heart. You are a tour guide

to God's love and glory.

JUNE 28 Led by Fr. Brendan Byrne, Emeritus Professor of New Testament, focusing on John 1:14

AUGUST 23 Led by Rev. Dr. Sean Winter, Associate Professor at the University of Divinity, focussing on John 8:32

OCTOBER 11 Led by Rev. Ian Smith, Executive Officer -Vic. Council of Churches, focusing on John 14:6 6:00pm for dinner followed by study at Melbourne Welsh Church For catering purposes, please contact the Welsh Church Office

M. C. C. I. A. Melbourne City Churches in Action

2017 BIBLE STUDY PROGRAM

‘The Future of Truth in a Post-truth world’

Donations of clothing for the homeless are no longer being accepted at the Welsh

Church. We are extremely grateful to all those who have donated so generously in

the past.

THE

CHURCH

SIGN

RECENTLY

CHristinE’s CULinArY CornEr

Hi all, In March a number of the Melbourne Welsh Church Elders

visited Carmel Welsh Church for our annual business meeting. During the weekend we were fortunate enough to have meals

provided by the lovely Carmel congregation. One special offering was the following: thanks to Ailyn for sharing this recipe. I simply loved it.

250g pitted dates (halved) 1tsp grated green ginger

1¼ cups water 1 tsp bicarb. of soda

125g unsalted butter 1 cup caster sugar (or less)

Date pudding with caramel sauce

1. Prepare a 23cm cake tin by buttering and lining with grease proof paper. 2. Pre-heat the oven to 180°

3. Place dates, ginger and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Stir in the bi-carb and set aside.

4. Cream butter and gradually beat in the caster sugar until light and fluffy. 5. Beat in the vanilla and add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each. 6. Sift flour and fold into the cream mixture, and finally fold in the dates mixture.

7. Add the mixture to the prepared tin and bake for 50mins, or until golden brown and cooked through. (test with a skewer)

8. Meanwhile make the sauce by melting the butter, brown sugar and cream in a

heavy based pan. Allow to boil for 5 mins. 9. Serve the pudding and sauce together. Yum! Hwyl fawr, Christine

½ tsp vanilla essence 2 cups SR flour

3 large eggs ( room T°) 125g unsalted butter

1 cup brown sugar 300ml cream

The church RECENTLY

The delightful May Anderson celebrated her 96th birthday with her friends at the Church on May 7th.

Always well groomed and smiling, our May brought along a delicious Black Forest cake to share, which

was much appreciated by all. Lyn had decorated the hall, including enormous balloons signalling 96.

May, who is always so generous to all, was showered with special gifts which her daughter Joan

needed to help transport.

We hope that May realises we have to do it all again

next year.

There were around 80 in the congregation at the 11:00am service on May 21st, to witness

the Christening of Rex Paul Mason-Warburton. Rex’s parents, Brad Warburton and John Mason

currently live in London where they were married but chose the Melbourne Welsh Church for the Christening due to Brad’s and his

family’s long association with the Church. Rev. Jim led the service, which was followed by a scrumptious lunch for all in the Sunday School

Hall.

"Let the little children come unto Me, for the

kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

Luke 18:16

The church RECENTLY

John Rees was drafted into the British Army in 1942. He

was assigned to a Scottish Regiment (52 Lowland

Division) as part of the Royal Artillery. He had training in England Scotland and Wales

(Sennybridge) where the major artillery training took place. His unit was part of

the left flank push into Germany and was at

Bremerhaven at the time of Germany's surrender. He was also sent to Burma to relieve the British forces there at the end of the war.

John received his colour bars but not medals and thanks to an astute member of the MW Church who realised that he didn't have the actual medals

sought to source them. He is grateful to Felicity Porter for obtaining a replica set on his behalf. His

family may now be moved to act and get the originals if possible! As with the sermon on May 7th there are always more stories, but some take time to come

out!. Llongyrfarchiadau (congratulations) John a Diolch yn fawr iawn (Thanks muchly) Felicity.

The Melbourne Welsh Church is simply not only

used on a Sunday. The Sunday School Hall is

often a hub of activity during the week, as is the meeting room and the

new facilities at 312.

Three different Churches

use our facilities regularly: The Hosanna Church of Christ, The

Terminal Church and a Pentecostal bible study group.

U3A have weekly groups meet for Orchestra, Choir, belly dancing, Guitar, French

thru Music and others.

Community programs such as A.A. and Australian Drink Drive Education hold regular

meetings. Other hirers include the Cambrian Society, the Pelargonium Society and the Dairy Goats Association. It can get very busy at times. A great community hub!

The Hosanna Church ( Korean) often use our Hall for a meal and worship.

David, John and Gail

Rees

John Rees

NEWS FROM THE PEWS ~ Your Intrepid Reporter,

Medi Jones-Roberts

Geraldine Cox

Wonderful to have our long time Minister Sion Gough-Hughes back in the pulpit on Sunday, May 7. But his return to active duties was

cut short by the death of his father in Cymru fach. Sion flew 'home' to be with his mother, and was expected back in the pulpit

towards the end of May, a little before you absorb this issue of The Dawn.

Recent visitors welcomed into our midst have included Liz. Millman from Anglesey and/or Caernarfon, Gogledd Cymru. Liz, who has been residing in Ringwood, flew 'home' on May 19. Before the service began on May 7, my attention was drawn to the fact that a

stranger was playing the piano beautifully. So I caught up with Janice Stevenson visiting from Somerset , Tasmania. Fantastic. And, oh did I mention that Janice is visually impaired !! .

Also at the service while on a return visit to us - and family, were Pam and Neville Bowen from Windsor, NSW . Elyse Willett of Bunbury, Western Australia was also in.

Elise is working in Hospitality, I understand, at the Haileybury College campus in King Street. Janet Jenkins' two daughters Helen and Mandy were there, the latter with

husband Jeff. Good to welcome back Mac. Harris after a lengthy indisposition. By the time you absorb this epistle, he expects to have wife Nola home from a lengthy spell in hospital.

Sunday, May 7 was also a very special day for a very loyal member of our 'flock'. The diminutive May Anderson was congratulated on achieving the grand age of 96. And

there was a cake for all to share in the hall at the post- service 'cuppa'. May and her late husband Shaun migrated from their native Scotland in 1949 - the same year as this writer. May hailed originally from Berwick on Tweed while Shaun was from the island of

Aran. Here, I must acknowledge the loyalty and devotion of May's daughter Joan, who makes sure the lady gets to the church on time from her home in Preston.

Our Beverly Hugo and Di Gardiner are off together on a 22 day APT tour of the scenic Canadian Rockies, including Banff, Lake Louise, Whistler and Vancouver, and an

Alaskan cruise on the 15th. On their way back home, they intend stopping off in Noosa staying in Bev’s holiday unit for a rest. It’s a hard life. We wish them both a wonderful adventure.

I'll close wondering if the scriptwriter of that great TV series 'The Dr. Blake Mysteries’, (ABC2) is a reader of this column. Why?, you might ask. Towards the end of the May 7

episode, Dr. Blake accused a journalist of being an Intrepid Reporter. Regular readers will know that's how I've signed off on this column for many years now!

I'll be missing next month - a grandson’s wedding in Fiji calls. We'll be there for a week before flying to Brisbane en-route to the Gold Coast for an eight week stay, six of which will be dog sitting for our daughter and son- in- law. They are off to San Francisco

where Adrian, Senior School Head at the Somerset Christian College, is to attend a course, and do you think our daughter Leanne will let him go alone? Not on your life!

The Cambrian Society of Victoria met on May 4th in the light filled function room of the

Welsh Church facilities at 312 La Trobe St. This was actually the A.G.M. for the Society at which the following members were

elected into positions:

President: Mrs Christine Boomsma Secretary: Mrs. Janet Jenkins

Treasurer: Mrs Bronwen Holding Committee: Mr. Medi Jones-Roberts, Mrs Janet Jones-Roberts, Mrs Lyn Rowlands Commonwealth Societies Representative: Ms. Lynne Davies

We thank all these committed members for taking on these positions and look forward to a happy and successful year ahead; a year that we hope will see growth in

membership and attendance.

Following the business component of the meeting, all present enjoyed some lovely hot

soup along with a delicious assortment of sandwiches, with coffee / tea and sweets to follow.

Our guest speaker for the afternoon was Liz Millman, a native of Anglesey, North Wales. A former teacher, on retirement Liz became interested in a project of International Links. In Australia she has been working on linking places in Australia

with their original namesakes in Wales, such as Beaumaris, Newport, Rhyl, Anglesea etc.

Liz shared her background, her work life and interests with those present. She had brought along some of her favourite Welsh belongings which included her grandmother’s teapot, sheep and dragons tic tac toe and also her favourite Welsh

books. Liz had made contact with the Church in order to make a connection here in Melbourne and the Cambrian Society were grateful to her for making the time to share her

interests with us.

Two of our Society regulars,

Beverly Hugo and Diana Gardiner, are off on a 4 week

holiday to Canada in June, and the ladies have graciously agreed (under pressure )

to share their adventures exploring Vancouver, the

Rockies and cruising the inside passage, Alaska, with us at our next meeting.

So remember to jot down 11:00am on October 5 into your

diaries for our next meeting.

As always, a warm Welsh welcome will await you.

Cambrian news

Margaret and Murray Earnshaw

FAITH

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful,

you'll see God open up new doors. ~ Joel Osteen

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was 'Help me.' Sometimes a prayer was 'Thank

you.' What I've discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my

support, my help, is just a prayer away. ~ Iyanla Vanzant

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life

on it a thousand times. ~ Martin Luther

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive

means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping

when everything seems hopeless. ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. ~ Steve Jobs

No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. ~ Elie Wiesel

Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you

believe. ~ T. D. Jakes

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life. ~ Gregory Peck

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be

happy. ~ Anne Frank

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the foundation

upon which sincere and meaningful repentance must be built. If we truly seek to put away sin, we must first look to Him who is the Author of our

salvation. ~ Ezra Taft Benson

A dragon has appeared on top of Cardiff Castle overnight to celebrate the Champions League final in

Cardiff.

The giant sculpture appeared on the ramparts over-night alongside a replica of the trophy. The final,

which we now know will be between Real Madrid and Juventus, takes place in the city on June 3.

Passers-by could be seen stopping as the city woke

up to take selfies and get a glimpse at what is sure to be a popular attractions among the thousands of football fans expected in the city.

The dragon's appearance follows the popular giant rugby ball that 'crashed' into Cardiff Castle to mark the Rugby World Cup in 2015.

Matt Wild and his company Wild Creations, who were behind it, have also created this dragon.

"We then sat around with FA Wales and a

representative from UEFA, we looked at various different things. The branding for Cardiff was the dragon protecting the trophy.

What better place to put that than the top of Cardiff Castle?

"It's the same reason we did the ball here.

It's such an iconic part of Cardiff, it's great to do it here. We've been working on it in the

workshop for about 12 weeks with around 15 people." Creating the dragon involved people drawing, sculpting, hand-sculpting, robot work, a team of artists painting it and metal workers - as well as printing all the banners. Source: WalesOnLine

Clyne Gardens is a botanical garden located in Swansea, Wales, UK. The current park was formed

from the landscaped gardens created by Glynn Vivian of the Vivian family who purchased the castle in 1860.

The estate passed to his nephew Algernon, 'The Admiral' in 1921 who owned it until his death in 1952. He had the greatest influence on the gardens as we

see them today. Clyne Gardens is bordered by Mumbles Rd and Mayals Rd in Blackpill area of Swansea with entrances off both these roads. The

gardens consist of 19 hectares of land and include over 2,000 different plants including over

800 rhododendrons for which the gardens are renowned. Clyne holds National Collections of Pieris,

Enkianthus and Rhododendrons. Due to the cool, wet and temperate local climate

many plants thrive here not normally considered hardy for its latitude.

YoU’VE Got to LAUGH

There was an atheist in Cardiff that needed converting; so they

took him to the rugby ground and kicked him over the posts.

During the controversy over the disestablish-ment of the Church of Wales the two chief

protagonists were David Lloyd George and the Bishop of St. Asaph.

On one occasion Lloyd George addressed a meeting in a small Welsh village where he was introduced by one of the deacons of the

local chapel as follows "We all know the remarks made on this subject last week by the Bishop of St. Asaph

who, in my opinion, is the biggest liar in creation.

Fortunately we have here tonight Mr. David Lloyd George who will be more than a match for him."

A Scotsman and a Cardi met in Glasgow, both penniless, both

thirsty. The Scotsman had an idea for

getting a free drink: "I know a barmaid in a pub near here who has got a very bad memory. If

you get her involved in a conversation she can't remember whether you've paid or not. Let

me try it on first." The Scotsman went into the pub

and duly got his free drink. Now it was the Cardi's turn to try. The Cardi went over to the bar,

ordered his pint and began to tell the barmaid all about life in Wales. Ten minutes later he

drained his glass and said to the barmaid

"Well, it's been nice talking to you but I've got to be off now. What about my change?"

Welsh receptionist to visitor: "I'm afraid the chairman is out, but if it is really important

he'll see you."

WELSH NAMES:

The local chiropodist - Williams the corn-curer.

The man with only two teeth left and those in the front of his mouth - Dai central eating.

The Bishop of St. Asaph and his wife were on holiday in Spain and were just signing in to their hotel in Seville.

Now, although bishops of the Church in Wales have a title their wives are plain 'Mrs.'. So the good prelate wrote in the register

"The Bishop of St. Asaph and Mrs. Williams." The hotel manager looked at the register in amazement and taking the Bishop to one side said

"In Spain, Bishop, we are not as is commonly said, narrow-minded, and it is no concern of mine what your relationship is with this woman, but do you not think you could conduct this affair a little more discreetly?"

Although it was some time since her husband died the Welsh widow remained inconsolable. To the insurance rep who came round to settle her late husband's policy

she declared in tears, "You know I'd give half this money to have my Evan back again."

Sign outside a cafe in Rhyl:

"Fish and chips 90p. Children 50p."

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HOLYHEAD

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LLANDUDNO

LLANELLI

LLANFAIR

MOLD

MONMOUTH

NEATH

NEFYN

NEWPORT

PWLLHELI

RHYL

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SWANSEA

TENBY

TYWYN USK WREXHAM

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The unused letters from left to right, top to bottom, spell out another famous Welsh town:

CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION

Rev. Siôn Gough Hughes 0405 146 544 Rev. Jim Barr 0425 462 277

Presence Ministry - Mr. Peter Whitefield 0402 030 360

Ministry team

Board of elders

Treasurer Mr. Wayne Gardiner 9558 2149

Assistant Treasurer Mr. Darren Gardiner 9579 5854

Elders:

Mr. Robert Berry

Mr. John Doré 9457 2567

Mrs. Christine Boomsma 9758 6997

Mrs. Bronwen Holding 9762 3830

Mr. David Rees

9416 1484

CHURCH office

Administrative Assistant

Mr. Fred Boomsma 9329 5139

Resident Caretaker and Hall Hire

Mrs. Lyn Rowlands 9329 6961

Social media

Website: melbournewelshchurch.org

Twitter:

http:/twitter.com/melbwelshchurch\

‘Melbourne Welsh Church’ on Facebook search bar.

Blog:

Email: melbwelshchurch@

bigpond.com

DIVINE WORSHIP

11:00am

WELSH SERVICES

Second and last Sunday of each

month at 2:30pm.

HOLY COMMUNION

First Sunday of each month and as

advertised.

JUNIOR CHURCH

Every Sunday during the morning

Service.

GYMANFA GANU

March and August

The Welsh Church office hours are:

8:45am to 2:45pm

Monday, Tuesday,

Thursday and Friday

Deacons:

Mr. Geraint Griffiths 9877 7282

Mr. Michael Min Fa

0411 027 478

melbournewelshchurch. blogspot.com.au

Church Organist: Ms. Wendy Couch 9813 2675