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St. David’s UCA Neighbourhood Centre
68 Orange Grove Road
(enter via Rookwood Avenue)
Coopers Plains 4108
Phone: 3274 3240
Fax: 3272 7150
Email: [email protected]
Website: stdavidsnc.org.au
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STAFF:
Dawn Claes
Jillian Druery
Memory Dzimbanhete
Colleen Fogarty
Svenne Hrdy
Heather Knight
Katrina Marschke
Amanda McDowell
Sue Stavarakis
MANAGER: Lynne Everett
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Anne Brand
Heather Dansie
Peter Weymouth
Robyn Solomon
Sue Williams
YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Volunteer now and become
active in your community
“Once you choose
hope
Anything is possible”
Christopher Reeve
INGREDIENTS
250 ml (9fl oz) water
200g (7 oz) dates
(stoned weight),
chopped
175g (6 oz) plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of
soda
175g (6oz) soft light
brown sugar
100g (3½ oz) porridge
oats
Good pinch of salt
175g (6oz) butter
diced
COOKING WITH KATRINA—Date Bars Preheat the oven to moderate 180°c (300°F), Gas mark 4. Butter the sides of a 20cm x 20cm
(8 x 8in) cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.
Place the water and chopped dates in a medium sized saucepan and bring up to a simmer. Cook for
about 10 minutes, uncovered, on a low-medium heat until the date mixture is very soft and thick,
stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Add the sugar, oats and salt and mix well.
Add the butter and, using your fingertips, rub it in until moist clumps form.
Press half of the oat mixture evenly over the base of the prepared tin. Spread the cooked date mix-
ture over this, then sprinkle with the remaining oat mixture. Press gently with the palm of your
hand to flatten it on top.
Bake in the oven for approximately 40 minutes or until golden brown at the edges and set in the
centre.
Allow to cool completely in the tin, then cut into bars and serve.
Keeps very fresh in an airtight box up to a week. They can also be frozen.
ABN 64 543 404 785
St. David’s Neighbourhood Centre
An activity of St. David’s Uniting Church—Coopers Plains
NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2014
What’s On Harmony Club
Centre based respite
Monday to Friday
Social Support
Monday to Friday
Stay n Play—playgroup
Tuesday to Friday
9:30 to 11:30
except school holidays
Thrift Shop
Monday to Friday
9 am to 2:30 pm
Saturday
9am to 12pm
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 Wednesdays 9:15 to 12:15 except school holidays
Busy Hands (Craft)Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30
Conversational English Fridays 10am to 12pm except school holidays
Creative Connections
2nd Wednesday night of
each month. 7pm to 9pm
A message from Ces Lawson
Different shops have signs outside them such as “suits made to order”, ”one hour photos”,
“eggs so fresh they wont be laid till tomorrow.” But one store in a certain town carried a
large sign that read, “we can mend everything except a broken heart.”
That sign raises an important question. “Is there anything or anyone who can mend a broken
heart?” “To whom can I go if my heart is broken? Or do I have to face it alone?” There are
many things that can darken our days and break out hearts. We lose the love of our child-
hood sweetheart. It may be the loss of our job or a wayward child runs wild. It may be hav-
ing to move from our family home and go into care. Or it may be the loss of someone near
and dear to us which overwhelms us and breaks our heart.
In a life time we will all suffer from a broken heart at sometime. So where do we go for help?
Do we turn to our closest friend or do we go to a professional counsellor for help and sup-
port? As helpful as these are in the short term, we soon discover that often the inner ache in
our souls remains.
There is One however who does mend broken hearts. The Bible calls Him “the Father of
mercies and God of all comfort.” The Psalmist said, “God is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in all trouble”. We don’t have to live with a broken heart and complain that no
one cares or understands. We don’t have to struggle beneath a heavy load that breaks our
heart and our spirits. Again the Psalmist wrote, “Cast all your burdens on the Lord, and He
will strengthen you.”
There is a wonderful hymn that is a favourite of many and has been sung for many years.
“What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear, what a privilege to carry, eve-
rything to God in prayer.” And that includes a broken heart.
Only God can give permanent relief to our souls when they ache. In His own time and ac-
cording to His own wisdom, He will mend
a broken heart.
God bless, Ces.
Ces Lawson offers Pastoral Care to participants
at the Neighbourhood Centre.
YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
HARMONY NEWS
Read any good books lately? Why not come and share
at St. David’s Book Club. This group meet on the last
Thursday of each month from 1 pm to 3 pm. $6 in-
cludes afternoon Tea. The next meeting is on Novem-
ber 27th and the theme for the month is “Animals”.
We are an informal group working with different
themes or Authors each month.
QUADA Gaurdianship Advocacy Service will be giving a
talk on Thursday 13th November @ 11am in the Har-
mony Room. All Welcome!
Harmony Club Christmas Party’s will be held on
Tuesday 16th December
&
Thursday 18th December
Let Colleen know which date suits you to join in the
Christmas festivities.
November 14th is a Public Holiday due to the G20
summit in the city.
If you need to travel anywhere on this day, check
road closures and Public Transport schedules as
there will be many changes.
COMMUNITY FLYER—TRANSPORT SERVICE
The Community Flyer services the Logan and South
Brisbane areas, providing a pre-booked door to
door travel system “And as our service is shared,
we are able to keep the transport costs to custom-
ers much lower than traditional public transport
models.”
The services are for people who don’t feel safe
driving anymore. Please Phone 3422 7990 for
more information.
GET READY FOR STORM SEASON
Sign up for severe weather alerts. You can receive
these by SMS, Email or Phone. Go online
www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/beprepared or
phone council on 3403 8888 to register.
BOOK SALE AT THE THRIFT SHOP Saturday 8th November
8am to 12 Midday
Bargains Galore
St. David’s Neighbourhood Centre Invites you to
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY
FACILITATED BY NAPCAN
Make each day your
“Masterpiece”
By John Wooden
When: Thursday 27th November 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Where: St David’s Neighbourhood Centre, 68 Orange Grove Road,
Coopers Plains. (entrance is via Rookwood Avenue)
RSVP Monday 17th November to Dawn or Lynne on 3274 3240
Play your own part to prevent child abuse and neglect.
STAY N PLAY CORNER
I can’t believe that we are in our last term of 2014. Gosh how the time flies.
This month at Stay n Play Paygroup, each group has made play dough. The children enjoy cooking so we will be
making pikelets, and fruit kebabs. This is a great activity for children to use their fine and gross motor skills, learn
about measurement, and practice their sharing and turn-taking skills.
We have had our first harvest of snow peas. There was great excitement picking the peas and investigating what
was inside the pods. They were also delicious. Our strawberries have not fared as well as they were discov-
ered by the birds and possums.
All groups will be going on an excursion to the newly refurbished Coopers Plains Library, we will walk to the
Library from the Neighbourhood Centre, enjoy a picnic in the park and have story time in the Library.
Our Friday group is looking forward to a “Girls night out” dinner at the end of the month, it’s a lovely time to
get together, share a meal and have a conversation.
VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
Elma Dagg has been volunteering with the Haromony Club for 17 years.
What do you love about volunteering? I love working with the oldies and
not so oldies, chatting with them and hearing about their daily lives, laughing
with them and sometimes crying with them.
What is the best aspect of volunteering at St. David’s
Neighbourhood Centre? Seeing the change in the cli-
ents as their world opens up, as they gain confidence in
socialising again. They are like flowers bursting into
bloom. I enjoy working with the staff and other volun-
teers.
What things do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
I also volunteer for Meals on Wheels and quite a num-
ber of Harmony clients are clients there too. I enjoy
patchworking and catching up with my ever growing
family.
ST. DAVIDS UNITING CHURCH
Service Times: Sunday 8am (traditional service) and 9:30am (Family Service with Sunday School)
Holy Communion: celebrated 1st Sunday of each Month at 8 am, 9:30 am and 6:30 pm
Jam youth service: 3rd Sunday each month at 6:30pm
Office hours : Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. Phone 3274 3232
ENTER AS STRANGERS, LEAVE AS FRIENDS
GARDENING TIPS
Are the bugs attacking your garden, are
your leaves being chewed? Here are some
inexpensive, environmentally friendly solu-
tions to the problem of chewing and sap
sucking bugs. Take a bar of plain/sunlight
soap and dissolve some in warm water.
Then place this soapy solution into a spray
bottle and spray onto the foliage of your
plant. It will not harm the plant but simply
makes it taste bad and the bugs will leave
it alone. You can also make a solution with
1tsp bi-carb, 10 cloves crushed garlic and
500 ml water to use in the same way. The
soap solution is not recommended for fruit
or leaves that you eat eg. Lettuce, as it may
spoil the flavour for you too. Always wash
fruit and Veg before use, even when using
organic sprays.
Happy Gardening,
Dawn
Q. Why did the chicken cross
the playground?
A. To get to the other slide.
15 MINUTES of walk each day can help extend life expectancy by up to three
years, while reducing the risk of stroke, heart disease and type 2 diabetes as
well as increase mental wellbeing. November 14 marks Diabetes Australia
Walk to Work Day and World Diabetes Day.
Visit facebook.com/walktoworkday for more information.
Q. What do you call a
pig that knows Karate?
A. pork chop.
