Seeds - Footscray
Photo: Footscray 2004 by Simon Terrill, Footscray Arts Centre
Our Story
A Seeds Covenant Community has been emerging in Melbourne's inner west since 2000. Numerous staff and ex-residents from Urban Seed Melbourne have lived locally and have continued to build connections. Some have continued participating in the work of Urban Seed in the city and others have joined with local churches and organisations such as Green Collect. Many have been sustained through participation in the Common Rule, a ministry of Common Life.
In 2007 Marcus Curnow and Rachael Scott, Chris Lacey and Katherine Koesasi have been exploring the Seeds Covenant and developing a formal partnership with Footscray Baptist Church in order to strengthen their shared life and work.
Our expression of the Seeds charism around Footscray includes:
Know the Word
Seeds Gathering @ Footscray In partnership with Footscray Baptist Church we are initiating an alt. worship service gathering at 5pm on Sunday's commencing in September '07 to be held at various public, private and sacred spaces around central Footscray.
Turning the World Upside Down
Tuesday Night Bible Study through 2007 on the Acts of the Apostles (participating with Common Life, Footscray Salvos, CofC, Baptist)
•Baps, Sunday 5pm commencing September.
Grow Home
•Seeds Hospitality House
We have generously been offered use of the old Footscray Baptist Church Manse.
In 2008 the vision of the house will be to offer supported short-medium term housing for people from Urban Seed Melbourne's Credo Cafe. The aim is to provide a structured theraputic environment including meditation, food production social and local social service activities. The house will also serve as a means of building connection and experience between people interested in eventually starting an Urban Seed Rural Retreat Centre.
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Wednesday Night Dinners
We share a regular meal for mutual support and informal hospitality. Sometimes we join with Footscray Salvo's in their weekly open meal.
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Footscray Household Covenant
We participate in local Christian Economic Covenanting process made up of various local households. We often eat vege's that we purchase through "The WOC" (The Western Organic Co-op Inc.), a local organic food co-operative we helped to start in 2001.
Go Engage
•Urban Seed Credo Cricket In partnership with Urban Seed Melbourne we run an indoor cricket team and build connections with marginalised people and other local cricket clubs.)
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In 2002 Rachael Scott initiated the Little Buddies Playgroup, which still supports local mums and kids on Friday Mornings at Footscray North Primary School.
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Rachael runs a Craft-a-noon on a Wednesday afternoon as a place of informal hospitality.
Seeds Footscray is presently developing a covenant partnership with the Footscray Baptist Church. We are supportive of their vision for a Central Footscray Community Hub.
For further info about Seeds Foostcray and Urban Seed Footscray projects contact Marcus Curnow.