2020 BBC Annual Report

SOCIAL LIGHTS
During the latter part of 2019, since last year’s AGM we had four luncheon meetings, all well
attended by most of our regulars. Our breakup for 2019 was a welcome departure from our usual
fellowship over lunch at the Cardinia Park Hotel. Our venue was The Wynne-Yorke Theatre in
Beaconsfield. We all enjoyed a screening of ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ followed by a ‘basket lunch’, to
which we all contributed. It was a fine way to end our Social Light year.
Unfortunately, we had only one meeting in February this year, before Covid-19 forced the
cancellation of the rest of this year’s meetings. We don’t expect any more meetings in 2020, but
are hopeful that we will be able to reconvene sometime in 2021.
Geoff Dunn
PASTORAL CARE – PRAYER
This new ministry is a work in progress. It is intended to organise the various areas of prayer life
within the church to ensure that we have the maximum number of church folk involved in praying.
We will endeavour to inform folks of any prayer needs and encourage greater participation in
prayer by all.
Unless we commit each area of the church in prayer we cannot expect to advance the gospel in our
locality, see God work in the lives of people and see Him bless us as a church fellowship.
Our aim this year is to see a greater commitment from our fellowship in the area of prayer.
Allan Conry
PASTORAL CARE – SPIRITUAL NEEDS
Under the leadership of our pastors a team of approximately 20 Pastoral Carers are connecting
with folk by phone to offer an opportunity for fellowship as the C19 lockdown temporarily disrupts
the mass assembly together.
This ministry of the “priesthood of all believers” is assisting to meet the need for spiritual
fellowship and an increasing bonding of the BBC community to be closer and stronger for the
future. In the event that folk believe there is a need of spiritual care I would encourage you to
contact me (0407254013).
Warren White
PASTORAL CARE - PRACTICAL NEEDS
The new Pastoral Care Programme is only in its infancy, so there is little to report, but watch this
space in 2021! I have been compiling a list of volunteers who stand ready to produce and deliver
meals to those in our fellowship who are in need of support. We have some twenty volunteers on
the list at present, and many of them have already contributed to this programme. All meals have
been gratefully received. We can always use more volunteers, as the plan is to call on them as
rarely as possible, so that it doesn’t become a chore. My thanks to those who have contributed
thus far.
Geoff Dunn