The Anglican Parish of Stirling has lots of different interest groups you can join including:

• Bible Study Groups
  
• Christian Meditation Groups
  
• Drawing and sketching Group
  Receive expert tuition from Denis Noble
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• Eco Theology group
  Discuss how our faith relates to environmental issues
  
• Epiphany Bridge Group
  3rd Wednesday of the month
  
• French Conversation group
  Join with others to lightly converse in French
  
• Hospitality Flying Squad
  For events catering
  
• Meal Register
  For people undergoing short term emergencies
  
• Quiet Mornings
  A time of quietly just “being”
  
• Sunday Lunch for Singles and Others
  Meet at a local eating house for Sunday lunch & a chat.
  
• Second Tuesday Cinema
  See a film together at the Cinema and discuss it afterwards!
  
• Theological Discussion Group
  Explore the thoughts of various theologians
  
• Trauma Bear Knitting Group
  Meets to make bears for SA Ambulance and Operation Flinders
  
• Women’s Brunch
  Held quarterly – interesting speakers!
  
• Women’s Fellowship
  Aldgate Church Hall on the second Tuesday of the month

If you wish to find out more about joining a group that interests you, please feel free to ring or email the Parish Office.

Stirling Anglican Parish Drawing Group - Denis Noble

This is a group that began a couple of years ago when I made an open offer to anyone in the Parish, to pass on whatever drawing skills I’d learned over forty-plus years of holiday sketching. To my surprise, the offer was taken up by almost twenty people. We ran some “how-to-do-it” sessions at our house and surprising things happened. A few lucky ones whose drawing had been limited to doodling in the corner of the message pad, suddenly found that they draw!

We collected a bunch of drawing addicts and began regular Saturday afternoon drawing sessions at various locations. We’ve drawn old buildings at the Aldgate Railway Station and at the Church of The Epiphany, derelict boats at Port Adelaide and trees of all shapes and sizes at places around the hills.

The usual format is that we meet at a pre-determined location on a Saturday afternoon, I might give a brief demonstration showing how I’d tackle the subject, and then everybody sits down for around two hours of making pencil lines on paper.

The participants who can, usually make a donation of Ten Dollars for the session, and this money goes into the Parish’s general revenue.

We’re not always limited to drawing, although my firm belief is that the ability to draw is almost essential as a foundation for painting. And we’re not all parishioners. Why should the church-goers have all the fun?

Contact me for the autumn 2010 timetable. We’ll probably take a break during winter, and resume again in spring. Any enquiries can be directed to me, Denis Noble, on 8339 3173 or 0418 830877, or by email to denisnoble4@bigpond.com.