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March Newsletter 2006
Editorial:
 Alison and I were lucky enough to be given seats to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games. During the Opening I took
this photo of the rollerbladers with the fireworks strapped to their bodies. In the darkened arena it was truly awesome.
The Games clearly demonstrated how, we, as a community, can come together across a wide variety of cultures, religions, ethnic and
indigenous backgrounds working for the common good. Melbourne overall is a great place to live.
Dame Edna Everidge at the closing said in her song:
"Let's drink a toast to Melbourne
The city of the future.
The envy of the world.
As the world gets scarier
It's a pretty decent area.
Melbourne
The envy of the world"
However, now as the euphoria of the Games fades we are back to the reality of the daily life in our city. Let us take all the positives
and use them to ensure that those who are less fortunate have more than Bread and Circus to entertain and sustain them. It requires had work
to make Melbourne the envy of the world and money and extravaganza will not do it. It is when our concern and compassion for the lost and
disenfranchised in our society see funding like we have seen released in the past few months directed to the areas of mental health,
affordable housing, combating loneliness, rehabilitating the addict, facing the issues surrounding our aboriginal communities, and we begin
to solve these problems then we can be called as a city: Melbourne the envy of the world.
Finally, when we are lit up like the individuals in the photo and are literally burning with zeal to make things happen then we will begin to
put sufficient pressure on Federal and State Governments to make the necessary changes to make us a really compassionate nation.
Jesus said: Love your neighbour as yourself.
Have a powerful and active month to a hurting world.
Pastor Max Walker.CEO
Programs:
- Monday:
Cooking for Community with Avocare.
Pool with Jimbo 1.00 - 4.00 p.m.
- Tuesday:
Cooking for Community with Avocare.
Coffee, Chat and Cake with Don 1.00 p.m.
- Wednesday:
Drop in and free lunch. 9.00 - 1.00 p.m.
Music teaching with George and Vickie from 5.00 p.m.
Driver Awareness Program*
(*held periodically throughout the year.)
- Thursday:
Cooking for Community with Avocare.
Driver Awareness Program*
- Friday:
Drop in and free lunch. 9.00 - 1.00 p.m.
- Saturday:
Drop In 7.00 - 10.00.
- Sunday:
Approximately 2 programs a month from 1.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Youth Night:
Congratulations to St. James for the awesome youth night they held recently on a Sunday Night. It was lively, relevant and a
great opportunity for youth from the churches to gather.
Easter Programs:
Easter is a time when most of the agencies in the district are closed. It is also a time of the year that can be very
lonely for those without family. To give people a place to meet Cornerstone will be open at the following times over Easter.
Good Friday:
Normal Cornerstone Friday program with Drop In opening at 9.00 and a special Good Friday lunch at 11.45 am. Drop in closes at
1.00 p.m.
Easter Saturday: Drop In 7.00 p.m. - 10.00 p.m.
Easter Sunday: Traditional Cornerstone Easter morning breakfast from 8.30 am.Celebration service and breakfast. Cornerstone closes at
11.00am.
Easter Monday: Open for pool from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. Tea and Coffee available. No food provided.
Sunday Programs: These are meeting a need with up to 40 people attending. Dates for April are: 9th, 16th (Easter Breakfast) and
23rd. During each program there is a short presentation of Christian music and a tonic talk. Program is from 1.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Pastor Don's Program: His program is very full as he runs a session at the Hospital weekly, works with the football team, represents
Cornerstone on committees as well as doing the normal things such as running Cornerstone programs and being available for those in need.
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In for Award:
 Suzanne Van Rooy is the leader of the Avocare "Cooking for the Community Program" that operates out of Cornerstone on Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday preparing meals for "The Dove, Joey's Van and selected meals for Cornerstone." Suzanne is also a member of the Cornerstone
Board.
Pancake Day:
 Organised by Avocare $50 was raised for charity. Cornerstone folk and
tax office staff and others enjoyed the pancakes until they ran out.
New Team on the block:
Under the leadership of Ben Huthings a team from Melbourne Church of Christ have become involved in our Saturday Night programs on two Saturdays a month. They will share in the leadership on the first and second Saturdays of each month with the existing leaders. Cornerstone
is open every Saturday Night from 7.00 - 10.00 p.m.
- First Saturday: Don, Barb and Ben and team.
- Second Saturday: George and Vickie and Ben and team.
- Third Saturday: Terri and Team from Berwick Vineyard.
- Fourth Saturday: David and team.
- Fifth Saturday: Grant and team.
AGM:
Cornerstone AGM will be held at Cornerstone on Thursday April 6th.It will commence with refreshments from 6.00 pm with the AGM commencing at 7.00. Avocare will cater.
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For further details check out the website or contact us as indicated below. *
All correspondence to
CEO c/o PO Box 358 Dandenong. 3175.
Cornerstone:
Pastor Max Walker CEO. |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 358
Dandenong Vic 3175 |
| Address: |
Church of Christ building
cnr Mason and Walker Sts
Dandenong Vic 3175. |
| General Enquiries: |
(03) 9794 5654 |
| Fax: |
(03) 9794 5949 |
| Free Legal Service: |
(03) 9794 8428 |
Email:
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ALLMAX@bigpond.com |
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