Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster - Flemington Congregation

04/07/2017

OMFSM!

15/02/2017

Hello QLD!

The atmospheric pe**er was spotted bearing down on Toowoomba this morning.

23/12/2016

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Holiday this year, and as an added thought this year, after all thats happened in 2016, i'd like to leave you all with a quote from a great man, which i think will help change the world for the better.

"Don't be a dick - Adam Hills, lots of times"

13/06/2016

18/04/2016

There is alot of talk in the media in the last few weeks about our religion, and even some of Australia's own clergy have been contacted.

Now, I personally know exactly why I am a Pastafarian, what made me one, and why I know it is right for me. I may get the opportunity to articulate it if I am lucky, but what about yourselves? Why are you a Pastafarian? Would love to hear your own stories, beliefs, arguments and theories. Keep it clean(ish) and stay respectful to each other though.

How were you touched? >.>

29/10/2015

If you feel like supporting a worthy cause, here is one for you, and its cheap!

This group receives deliveries of food from places like second bite, as well as the local Rotary, in conjunction with a local Bakers Delight, and conducts food handouts of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as fresh bread and rolls, for local residents in need. The Flemington Community Food Group receives no funding, has a premises donated to them to run out of, and is run completely by volunteers.

But costs pop up, from the tables used, to the cleaning supplies, rubber gloves for food handling, and they are seeking any help they can get to cover those small costs that do add up over time.

The volunteers of this group have given their time to this cause regularly for several years now (including myself, as well as the occasional hand from Rev Snooze), and would appreciate any support no matter how small, to keep it running. It will endeavour to keep running no matter what though.

Thanks!

- Rev Lissy

Hi, I currently run a food program out of a Public Housing Estate in Flemington Vic Australia. We are provided with fruit and vegetables to hand out to those who needs it. We have barely any running costs as the whole program is run by volunteers. We currently need funds to purchase food handling...

15/10/2015

Calling all congregants, an email was recently sent out by CotFSM- Australia. This was a very important email. You can help stand up for our church and cause via this email. If you did not receive the email, please private message us, and we will be happy to forward it. Alternatively you can visit CotFSM-Australia page or website and they will endeavor to get a copy of it to you.

If you are not signed up yet with CotFSM, remember to do so to keep up to date with the pastafarian world, and you will also receive a certificate of membership.

18/09/2015

Yarr, Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day me mateys!

Don't forget to join in the fun, there is a gathering in Williamstown held by The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Australia, As well as a Pirate Market and many other events being held in CBD by Golden Owl Events. Both their pages contain the details to join in the fun. Have a great day, drink a beer or 2 (ginger is good for the non alcoholic pastafarians among us), and give thanks that today be can be ourselves and everyone has to put up with it.

R'Amen!

11/09/2015

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to draw your attention to the "Sign Up" button now on the top bar of our page. This is the link to register for membership with the official The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Australia if you haven't already done so, and wish to, you will receive a certificate from the CFSMA if you join aswell. For anyone wanting to help strengthen our following, this will also help in untold ways.

And did I mention shiny certificates?

- Rev Lissy

07/09/2015

Definitely a worthy cause, have a look people, they can deny our existance but we still exist. And the Captain of our Australian branch wants to do something about it. Help her! (if you choose, we don't force you to do stuff in this church, cos thats the pastafarian way!)

http://www.gofundme.com/cfsma

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster Australia was started as an association of like-minded individuals who wanted to bring individual Pastafarians in Australia together as a united community, to promote religious equality and to promote the teachings of Pastafarianism more broadly to the g...

20/08/2015

Victorian schools will scrap special religious instruction from class time, with the future of the controversial program in doubt under new changes to curriculum.

03/06/2015

And the NSW fight is back on!

From GCFSM page

GCFSM have taken a break but have now started the process of our application appeal.

What a surprise to learn about this SRE systematic failing during the process of our preparation.

I dearly hope that no SRE provider's applications are revoked because of this e-mail.

R'Amen
Rev. Dan

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Dear Mr. Piccoli, Mr. Cullen, Ms. Glassock and Mr. Chenery,

I am in receipt of Mr. Piccoli's letter dated 1 May 2015 outlining his decision/perception that the Gordon Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (GCFSM) application does not satisfy the criteria to become an approved provider of Special Religious Education in NSW Government Schools.

GCFSM will be appealing this decision.

Among a number of activities that our organization has conducted to prepare for the appeal, has been to spot check the the websites of the DEC approved provider list.

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/…/approve…

Our purpose for visiting these sites was to confirm that the GCFSM curriculum as specified in our application meets the standard of those already on the approved list. Minister Piccoli specified in his letter to us that in order to meet the criteria for SRE approval, it is the responsibility of the the provider to make a curriculum scope and sequence available on a website.

If this is indeed a requirement, can you kindly point out to us where the following approved providers have hidden the SRE curriculum's on their sites? GCFSM did a spot check of the below providers and were unable to locate any evidence of it being provided:

http://www.christianbrethren-nsw.org.au/Assemblies.html

http://www.calvarychapelnewcastle.com.au/

http://armidale.catholic.org.au/

http://www.bathurst.catholic.org.au/

http://www.mn.catholic.org.au/

http://al-jaafaria.org.au/

Additionally, we wanted to inquire if a screen shot of a front cover of a workbook qualifies as meeting the requirement of a "sufficient curriculum scope and sequence" as this provider has done?

http://www.bje.org.au/programs/scripture.html


GCFSM would also like to clarify if this provider has met the requirement of "sufficient curriculum scope and sequence" by providing the following outline?

http://www.apostolic.org.au/media/ACA_SRE_Curriculum.pdf

In the belief that these providers have fallen short of the requirement, GCFSM have taken the liberty to copy stakeholders and the press who may be able to assist the Department of Education and Communities. The DEC obviously have other priorities than to ensure that the website curriculum requirement is adhered to by non-pasta-based religions. One wonders how many of the other approved providers are in non-compliance.

I dearly hope that our shining a light on what we believe to be another SRE systematic failing does not cause any disruption to the program.

In the meantime, we look forward to receiving your advice on the minimum amount of compliance that is expected of the GCFSM in this regard.

Yours sincerely,
Rev. Dan Guenther
GCFSM