The Men's Shed Gets a Gift

The men at the Hillston Men's Shed are very grateful for a generous $1000 donation towards running costs from Oatley Uniting Church.

A few weeks ago on the blog we sent out a copy of the brochure "Can You Help?"

Last year and for the few years before that, Julie and Sue had been contacting city churches asking if they were interested in being involved in some way with rural churches or communities. Pymble Uniting Church and their commitment to Enngonia have been mentioned on the blog before but other churches are becoming interested too.

When Oatley Uniting was approached to be involved with a rural community they decided to make a donation to one of the options suggested. They chose the Men's Shed. After raising funds at the annual art and craft show they donated $1000.
This money enables the men, from all walks of life, to meet each week at the Men's Shed to work and share a meal together.

 Some men are experienced builders or wood workers,others are learners.

 All enjoy the time together and often become involved in other community projects,such as restoring the local Historical Society buildings (or Hysterical Society as one member, Joe, calls it) in preparation for the Hillston Sesquicentenary in September.

Since the brochure was distributed at Synod and via the blog, other churches have also responded to the call for help
 Look for their stories soon.

"During the night Paul had a vision of a man from Macedonia standing and begging him."Come over and help us."After Paul had seen the vision ,we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia,concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them." Acts 16: 9-10