{"id":966,"date":"2015-03-29T15:15:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T05:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=966"},"modified":"2015-03-29T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2015-03-29T05:17:56","slug":"official-opening-of-op-shop-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=966","title":{"rendered":"Official Opening of Op Shop Renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<address><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-968 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bishop Andrew chats to John Dillon over lunch (sitting at the entrance to the Men's Shed).\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday Swan Hill parishioners travelled in convoy to the official dedication and opening of the renovations to Nyah West Community Men\u2019s Shed, Op Shop and Drop in Centre.<\/p>\n<\/address>\n<address>Bishop Andrew and his wife Jan attended, and presented certificates to those who had made a significant contribution. The list of work hours of volunteers \u00a0totalling 1064 over the month of renovations were received with acclamation.\u00a0 Many more hours were put into the preparation and final touches apart from these.<\/address>\n<address>The greatest applause came when Bishop Andrew announced the naming of the new complex the \u201c John Dillon Community Centre\u201d.<\/address>\n<address>The one remaining\u00a0 founder of the original op shop thirty years ago, Hilda Coster was acknowledged. Sylvia Bail, the Op Shop Coordinator, prayed a special prayer for all the volunteers who\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>make this facility such wonderful community centre.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>\n<div id=\"attachment_967\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-967\" class=\"wp-image-967 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-2-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A good crowd of about 60 people joined in the celebration and the barbeque lunch afterwards.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_969\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-969\" class=\"wp-image-969 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-4-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-4-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the local Lions Club cooked the barbeque.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-968 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bishop Andrew chats to John Dillon over lunch (sitting at the entrance to the Men's Shed).\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Op-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday Swan Hill parishioners travelled in convoy to the  \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anglicanswanhill.com.au\/?p=966\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; 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