Drouin Anglican Parish

Ash Wednesday Services Wednesday, 5 March.
Eucharist services with the imposition
of ashes will be at 10am and 7pm services.

Join us for a PANCAKE SUPPER 4th March 2025
Drop in from 5pm to 7pm Gold Coin donation.
Anglican Church – Princes Way, Drouin

Hope25 Lenten Studies 2025
We will be using this booklet for Lent, from Ash Wednesday on 5 March – 17th April both for individual daily reflection and prayer, and for weekly group study.
Please add your name to the list in the gathering area at church so that Wendy can bulk order the number of booklets. The suggested donation per booklet is $15, but the parish will cover any shortfall. Please RSVP to the office promptly so that booklets can be ordered in time.
The study book is designed to inspire contemplation of the hope we have in Jesus as we journey through the Lenten season towards the joyous celebration of his resurrection on Easter Day. This programme will function as a precursor to the ‘Hope25 – Hope in an Uncertain World’ project, which seeks to empower Australian Anglican parishes and communities in an intentional season of Parish -based evangelism, sharing hope in Jesus from Easter to Pentecost in
2025.
The Lenten study book comprises 47 commentaries written by Australian bishops, with accompanying reflection, based around the bible reading for each of the days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day. The study programme is divided into six themes centred on the hope we have as Christians, confirmed by a biblical source; each one culminating with a testimony from an Anglican parishioner on finding ‘Hope in Jesus’, followed by a set of questions for a group study.
The group sessions will be on Wednesdays after the 10 am service and Thursday evenings during Lent.

World Day of Prayer will be held at St Ita’s Catholic Church, Victoria St Drouin on Sunday 2nd March at 2pm.

This is an Ecumenical service, all churches and their parishioners are welcome to attend.

The theme this year is the Cook Islands ‘I made you wonderful’.

Link to read more on website https://www.worlddayofprayeraustralia.org/wdp/

Our Parish Op Shop and Warehouse are looking for more volunteers, and especially drivers to help with donation pickups and sold item deliveries.
If you would like to volunteer as a driver at the warehouse, or be a volunteer at either site, please call in and talk to Soraya at the Warehouse: Roberts Crt or Lee-Anne at the Op Shop: Princes Way, Drouin.

A very informal gardening group will gather on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 1.30 pm at Christ Church. This is not a structured working bee, but for people who know a little or a lot about gardening and can use their own initiative.

DACS WALKING GROUP- AT MCNEILLY PARK-JACKSONS DRIVE DROUIN

Meet every Wednesday morning at the Country Club entrance at Mc Neilly Park Jackson’s Drive 8.30am to walk the lake.

If wet the group meets at Drouin McDonald’s for coffee at 9am.

Recommencing 10th February 2025.

The Crossing has reopened as of 22 January 2025

Open Wednesday , Thursday and Fridays

The Crossing is urgently seeking volunteer cooks for community lunches and to prepare community freezer meals supply . Volunteers are also needed to share the bookshop and caf?/kitchen tasks. Please see the team should you wish to volunteer.

The menu at The Crossing at 134a Princes Way Drouin remains diversified with sausage rolls, toasted sandwiches, salad rolls and soup, with a cappuccino, tea and hot chocolate. Take the opportunity, if you haven?t for a while, to drop in and have a coffee or some lunch, while enjoying the good company of our volunteers and other guests.
Community Lunch takes place on Wednesdays. For a cost of $10, a freshly cooked two course meal is served, with tea or coffee to follow.
Additionally, nutritious frozen meals are available for $5. Add a soup or a dessert for $2.50.

The Crossing is seeking interested volunteers to join the team ASAP. As a church faith community we ask you to consider if you can spare some time to assist with retail book sales and caf? cooking and serving. Please make contact with them on 56252655 or drop in and see them!

The rector leads a small group in Meditation every 2nd Sunday after the service at Drouin from 11am, newcomers can be shown how to meditate in private sessions prior to joining