Jodie McNeill Funeral of Gordon Orange Our dear brother Gordon Orange passed away peacefully on Monday night.Gordon has been a member of our church for more than 40 years, and has been the source of great encouragement to us. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at our church on Monday 24th June at 11:00am. … Read more
It is with sadness that I let you know that our dear brother, Gordon Orange, passed away peacefully on Monday night. Gordon has been a member of our church for more than 40 years, and has been the source of great encouragement to us for all those years. It is sad for us that our brother has … Read more
Women’s Dinner This Tuesday night 18th June, Stacie Pakula will be speaking to our ladies. It’s going to be on at the Shell Cove Brasserie function room, at Shell Cove Golf Club, at 7pm . Cost $25 (pensioners/students $16). Please RSVP via comment cards or to our church office by emailing office@oakflatsanglican.com. More details at oakflatsanglican.com/ladiesdinner SAS Seniors’ … Read more
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve accepted the invitation to be the Chaplaincy Team Leader at Warrigal Care. My role will be to support the team of volunteer chaplains who devote themselves to caring for the residents of the Warrigal Care facilities around the Illawarra. As our church seeks to grow our ministry to seniors … Read more
New Safe Ministry Representative Jenny Orange is our new Safe Ministry Representative. Her role is to a) ensure we comply with Child Protection legislation, b) maintain important records of safe ministry training, c) regularly report to Parish Council on our progress, and d) report to the Sydney Anglican Professional Standards Unit about any instances of child … Read more
It is hard to imagine what it must have been like for Christians before the Bible was readily available as a printed book. Until the invention of the printing press in 1450, most people didn’t have their own copy of the Bible, and they wouldn’t have had ‘pew’ Bibles like we enjoy. This Sunday in … Read more
No matter how much progress we make, there are still so many areas in which we are still powerless. We make advancements in medicine and science, but our hospitals are still overflowing with dying people; we make advancements in education and welfare, but people continue to perform acts of evil; we make advancements in meteorology, … Read more
New Safe Ministry Representative Jenny Orange is our new Safe Ministry Representative. Her role is to a) ensure we comply with Child Protection legislation, b) maintain important records of safe ministry training, c) regularly report to Parish Council on our progress, and d) report to the Sydney Anglican Professional Standards Unit about any instances of … Read more
The kingdom of God is quite unlike other kingdoms. It’s more subversive, more underground, more radical than other kingdoms of this world. We see this clearly in this week’s passage from Mark’s Gospel, in Chapter Four, verses 21 to 34, in our talk ‘The King’s Kingdom’. The kingdom is likened to a little lamp, to … Read more
Bolivia Night A great date for your diary… This coming Saturday night 1st June… we’re having a night to enjoy everything Bolivian! We’re going to meet in the church for a night of Bolivian food, music, trivia and culture, plus an opportunity to find out more about our missionaries the Lovells. The event starts at 6pm and … Read more