What’s On in 2020 HARMONY CLUB

See calendar of events

Centre based respite Mon. to Thur.

Social Support Monday to Friday

STAY N PLAY— Playgroup

Monday to Friday 9:30 to 11:30 during school term (some special days in holidays)

THRIFT SHOP

Monday to Friday - 9am to 2:30pm

Saturday 9am—12 midday

SOCIAL GROUPS

Mahjong

1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday.

9:30 to 11:30

Knitting

2nd and 4th Tuesday. 9:30 to 11:30

Painting for Pleasure

Every Wednesday 9:15 to 12:15

Creative Connections Craft Group

2nd Wednesday monthly 7pm to 9pm

Busy Hands Craft Group

Every Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30

Sewing Classes

Every Thursday from 10 to 12

English Conversation

Mondays 10am to 12 (except school holidays)

Message from the Manager

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2020. I hope everyone enjoyed a safe,

relaxing and happy Christmas and New Year. It was lovely welcoming back

Harmony Club clients in early January and see the other programs return to

their activities over the month. The building can just seem too quiet without

all of the activity and chatter of people connecting and enjoying themselves.

In February we will be welcoming two new students to the organisation to

complete their placement hours as part of their studies. When you meet

Ashlee and Muhammad, I hope you will make them feel welcome. I would

also like to extend a welcome to all the new volunteers, clients and families

who have joined our community recently.

As usual our newsletter contains information on the coming and goings of the

program and activities. You may have noticed the flyer for St David’s Place is

not included, we have made the decision not to continue with this once a

month activity. The weekly Friday breakfast will also not be continuing,

however, there is always breakfast food available each day of the week for

those in need and the monthly BBQ community breakfast will make a return

on Friday 28th February.

As a neighbourhood centre, many people connect with us when they are in

need of information, assistance, along with food and help to pay the bills and

transport. Our resources are limited but we can always provide information, a

listening and compassionate ear and referrals to those who can assist. For

many though, affording public transport to get to the place where the help is

can be difficult. One way we can help is providing preloaded Go Cards. We

have started a small change jar and invite all members of our community to

donate any small change they have. At the end of each month we will then

use the money to purchase Go Cards which we provide to those who are

needing transport assistance. Please see Dawn at reception if you would like

to make a contribution.

Plans have started in preparation for this year’s Autumn Fest so please mark

Saturday 14th March in your diary’s as a day to come along to this fantastic

community event. We have an array of community groups lined up, stalls,

entertainment and children’s activities to make sure it is a fun day out.

Warm Regards, Kellie

FEBRUARY 2020

FREE BCC GOLD PROGRAM

ACTIVITIES

TAI CHI Fridays. 10 to 11 am in the

Garden Room (except school holidays)

YOGA CLASS Monday’s . 2 –3pm In the

Garden Room (except school holidays)

This issue of the

Newsletter was kindly

sponsored by the

Welcome to February and an exciting 2020 ahead. It has been

wonderful catching up with everybody after the Christmas

break and we are so pleased and honoured that you continue

to choose our service. If you like what we do here at Harmony

Club then please spread the word and tell your friends as the

more the merrier here at Harmony Club. Please consider also

that we are an NDIS Registered Provider so we welcome all

NDIS participants to come along and experience what

Harmony Club has to offer.

You will see on the calendar that we are making a few minor

changes to activities this year to provide more options to all clients.

Coffee crew will now be on every Wednesday

We will hold a BBQ in the centre on the forth Monday of every month and this will now be open to all clients.

When we are able to engage guest speakers this may now be on other days other than a Monday as was

previously the case.

For our movie day on Monday 10th February we are showing The Philadelphia Story staring Katherine Hepburn, Cary

Grant and James Stewart. This a classic romantic comedy which should have you smiling all the way through. We have

a large selection of other classic movies we will share with you during the year but if you have a special movie of your

own at home on DVD you would like to share then let one of our team know and we will see if we can show it during

the year.

For our bus trips this month we will be going to Golden Circle and Bunnings.

On Thursday 13th of February we will be holding our first Harmony Club Concert for the year and we will welcome Nora Sahak who is a singer song writer so please come along and join in the fun.

Tuesday 25th February is Shrove Tuesday so pancakes will be on the menu for morning tea.

As always if you have any ideas for different activities, or any suggestions of how we can improve our services to you then we are always happy to receive your feedback.

IMPORTANT SAFETY MESSAGE

When you enter or leave the Neighbourhood

Centre, PLEASE close the door behind you.

We have young children at Stay N Play, and other

vulnerable clients, so the door needs to remain

closed.

Thank you for your

consideration.

Common Courtesy to our Neighbours.

When parking to come to the centre, please

show courtesy for our neighbours when

parking your vehicles. Friday is rubbish

collection day in our area so try not to park

in front of rubbish bins because the trucks

can not empty them.

Thank you

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Chinese New Year – January 25 2020

Happy New Year!

新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè)

On Jaunary 25, many Australians celebrated Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year. It marks the first day of the New Year in the Chinese calendar. The Chinese New Year celebrations can last for about 15 days and is a busy time filled with festive programs across different communities in Australia.

Chinese New Year celebrations can include the following events and activities:

Street festivals featuring arts, lion dancing, entertainment and children’s activities.

Chinese New Year markets showcasing arts, crafts and food stalls.

Dancing, music and people wearing colourful costumes to welcome the Chinese New Year.

Vibrant displays of Chinese lanterns, firecrackers and fireworks. Many Chinese Australian families spend Chinese New Year by gathering together for a festive meal. Red envelopes containing money (Hong Bao, Ang Pao, or Lai See) are shared, which symbolise happiness, good luck, success and good fortune. These envelopes are mainly given as presents to children. Chinese New Year has various symbols and traditions. For example, flowers are an important part of New Year decorations. Writings that refer to good luck are often seen in homes and business environments. They are usually written by brush on a diamond-shaped piece of red paper. Tangerines and oranges are also displayed in many homes and stores as a sign of luck and wealth. Each Chinese New Year is associated with an animal name for one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. 2020 is the Year of the Rat, in Chinese culture rats are seen as a sign of wealth and surplus.

Welcome back to Stay n Play for 2020!

We provide an inclusive, safe and nurturing environment both indoor and outdoor. Where children can explore, play and learn. Develop social skills at their own pace while negotiating with peers. Learning to resolve conflict, take turns, share and make friends; while building their emotional confidence, physical activity, imagination & creativity. Most importantly, their attachments between adults and other children as they play together sharing time and experiences.

At Stay n Play, we ensure a friendly environment so that families, as soon as they walk through the door, are feeling comfortable and are ready to build relationships & connections. We all get to have fun while supporting each other.

Noela & I have been busy sprinkling pixie dust all throughout our playroom creating new play spaces. We have a lot of new & exciting opportunities planned for this year. We hope you all love the new learning environments, refurbished & repurposed furniture as well as new resources too.

*Term 1 starts Tuesday 28th January to Thursday 9th April. Our hours are 9:30am – 11:30am. We will then be closed for the Easter break. From all of us at Stay n Play ~ Welcome to our tribe! We look forward to our first term together learning & exploring through play!

Miss Melanie

Our driveway into the centre is quite narrow,

and so is Rookwood Avenue. Please do not

park too close to the driveway or our

Neighbourhood Centre Vehicles can not turn

into our driveway. Our vehicles can be carrying

clients with limited mobility so it is essential that

they are able to enter the driveway and park

near our entrance safely. Parking is available

behind the church on the corner of Keeling

Street and Orange Grove

Road.

Thank you for your kind

consideration.

My, how time flies. As I write this it is already three weeks since Christmas. The tree is in its box and the decorations

have been put away for another year. By now for many people the celebration of Christmas is a distant memory. Now

the New Year has arrived welcomed with parties, fireworks and the making of New Year resolutions. New Year is the

time of new beginnings, as we look forward to the year that lies ahead. What will 2020 hold for each of us as we

journey through life? Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is unknown still to come, so today is all that we. So how can we

plan for tomorrow as we live our lives today at the beginning of this New Year. Some will diligently read the stars in

the local paper. Some will have their palm read by some gypsy in a tent who will also have a crystal ball and others will

consult some psychic and believe every word they say. Finally some will sing the song “whatever will be will be.” I

believe that is a fatalistic view which says “I am not in control of the decision in life that I must make no matter what

the outcomes will be.” I believe that none of these help us to live the life God has given to us as we journey into the

unknown.

Some years ago Suzanne Prentice made popular the song “one day at a time.” I often have the words of this song on

my mind as I journey through life. Part of this song says “ I am only human, I am just a woman, Lord help me to be, all I

can be and all that I am, show me the stairway I have to climb, Lord for my sake teach me to take, one day at a time”.

To me this is the key to living as God would have us live as we journey forth into this New Year. As another song says “I

will never walk alone while I walk with God.” With these songs in our hearts we can walk confidently through the

coming year. At Sunday school we often sang “One more step along the road I go, from the old into the new, keep me

travelling along with you.”

At the beginning of the New Year we often set ourselves goals. They are something to reach for at the end of the

journey. Something we attain to. What is your ultimate goal at the end of life’s journey. The Apostle Paul wrote that he

had not yet attained his goal. He said “So I press on forgetting those things which are behind and reaching for those

things that be ahead.” That was Paul’s ultimate goal. The prize he sought was a life

with Christ at the end of the journey. That is my ultimate goal at life’s end. What is

yours as you embark upon the year and years that lie ahead?

I won’t only say “Happy New Year,” but also “Happy New Day.”

God bless, Cec - Cec Lawson offers Pastoral Care to participants at the Neigh-

bourhood Centre.

A Message from Cec

Would you like to receive News about what’s happening at the Neighbourhood Centre

by Email?

Please see Dawn at Reception to be added to our Email list.

Welcome back to all of our wonderful volunteers, and a very warm welcome to the new

volunteers that are joining us in February. I am looking forward to another great year of working with you all.

The New Year always brings lots of changes and new opportunities. February finds us with a few gaps in our Thrift

Shop roster, so if you are interested in meeting new people and giving back to your community why don’t you give

volunteering a try?

We are seeking committed and customer service focused people to volunteer on Mondays, Wednesdays or Thursdays.

Shifts are from 9.00am to 12.00pm, or 12.00pm to 2.30pm.

If you are interested please contact Karen on 3274 3240 or community@stdavidsnc.org.au.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION NEWS Our English Conversation Class in 2020 will be moving to a new day! Our current volunteer teachers are

moving on to other ventures, and we would like to thank Helen A, and Helen M for their dedication and

support of the group and we wish them all the best.

We are currently looking for new volunteer/s to facilitate this group, do you know anyone with the skills

needed and some time to give? Please contact Karen on 3274 3240 for more information.

New class time will be Monday’s from 10:00 am to 12 Midday,

in the Garden Room. Starting Monday 3rd February 2020

Thrift Shop News You will be excited to hear that the Thrift Shop is up and running again, and it is starting off the year with a Summer

Sale!! All men’s and women’s summer clothing will be half price until the end of February so come on in and grab a

bargain or five!

All of the proceeds from the Thrift Shop go towards the Neighbourhood Centre community programs, so your support

and donations are much appreciated.

Thrift Shop volunteers enjoying

a well-earned morning tea after

the big job of packing up the

Thrift Shop for the Christmas

Break.

WHO NEEDS AN ADVOCATE?

Many people may use an advocate but some of the most common reasons include:

Not feeling confident to speak on their own, having someone help them to have their voice heard

Difficulty in communicating with others especially when expressing their views, thoughts, feelings and experiences

Feeling like they are unable to resolve issues alone and would like someone to walk the journey with them

TYPES OF ADVOCACY

Advocacy can be:

Informal – a family member or friend helps the person to have their voice heard

Formal – support is provided by an advocacy service

As a staff member or volunteer a client or service user may ask you to be an advocate on their behalf. At times this could create a conflict of interest, issues with professional boundaries or ensure processes followed are professional. If at any point a client asks you to be an advocate, please discuss this with your coordinator or the centre manager to ensure you are not put in a difficult position with the client or organisation.

ADVOCACY SERVICES

The following advocacy service is available for people to access:

ADA Australia, Your aged and disability advocates – a not for profit, independent, community based advocacy and education service. They offer free, confidential and client focused support. Contact details:

Phone: 1800 818 338

Web address: www.adaaustralia.com.au

Address: 121 Copperfield Street, Geebung, QLD 4034

We welcome your

feedback.

We are always interested in hearing

what you think. Compliments,

complaints or just some suggestions,

we welcome your views. There are

feedback forms located at reception,

in the Harmony room and in the Social

Group room. You are also welcome to

speak to one of the staff.

Your 10c recyclables can make a

difference!

The Neighbourhood centre is now registered

with Containers for Change. You can drop your

eligible containers into the Neighbourhood

Centre, or take them to TOMRA Recycling

Centre at 655 Toohey Road Salisbury. Please

quote our No.C10125238. All funds raised will

go towards our community outreach including

our Monthly Community BBQ Breakfast.

St. David’s UCA Neighbourhood Centre

68 Orange Grove Road

(enter via Rookwood Avenue)

Coopers Plains 4108

Phone: 3274 3240

Fax: 3272 7150

Email: stdavidsnc@bigpond.com

Website: stdavidsnc.org.au

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STAFF:

Melanie Bobeszko

Dawn Claes

Yvette Curl

Max Draper

Kerry Hayes

Katrina Marschke

Karen Shapcott

MANAGER: Kellie Griffiths

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Anne Brand—Chair

Robyn Solomon—Vice Chair

Bruce Moffat—Treasurer

Lenore Gibson—Secretary

Sue Williams

Andrew Demack

Pamela Weymouth

YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

ABN 64 543 404 785

Preheat oven 180 c. Grease (I use spray oil) shallow baking dish or muffin tray. Fry the bacon until golden brown.

In a bowl add zucchini, diced capsicum, chopped shallots, bacon and cheese. Toss the ingredients in 2 or 3 tablespoons of plain flour or cornflour. Place ingredients in shallow tray or spoon loosely into the muffin trays.

Whisk together eggs, milk and salt and pepper. Pour over the mixed ingredients and place ½ a tomato in each muffin tray or scatter several cut tomatoes over the dish. Bake in oven for approx. 45 mins or until set and golden brown.

If you feel that there is not enough egg mixture just whisk up another egg or two and milk. This recipe is perfect for adding any extra vegetables such as mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, baby spinach, leek or even leftover roasted vegetables.

COOKING WITH KATRINA — Basic Quiche

ST. DAVIDS UNITING CHURCH

Service Times - Sunday 8 am (traditional service) and 9:30 am (Family Service with Sunday School).

2nd Sunday of the Month is a combined Service at 8:30 am

Holy Communion - celebrated 1st Sunday of each Month

1 zucchini – grated coarsely

½ capsicum - diced

4 rashers of bacon or 100 grm ham - diced

2 shallots - chopped

½ cup grated cheese

Some cherry or grape tomatoes

Plain flour or Cornflour

8 Eggs

½ cup Milk