Today’s Talk

Today Stephen Fifer continues our series ‘Remember These Things!’, with the next talk titled, “Belonging to the People of God”, Matthew 16:13-20 and Ephesians 4:1-16.

Annual General Meeting

We give thanks to God for our new office holders in 2019. Our Wardens are Geoff Kyngdon, Phil Pratt, and David Crook. Our Parish Counsellors are Ashleigh Browne, Harley Mills, Jenny Orange, Andy Peters, Peter Taylor and John Wilson. 
We did not need to hold any elections for nominators as the Minister position is currently vacant. Therefore our Nominators remain Judith Harrington, Harley Mills, Valerie O’Regan, Andy Peters and Cynthea Smith. Our Synod Representatives also continue to be Geoff Kyngdon and Robert Hannam.

Parish Council

Our new Parish Council meets this Tuesday, 26th March at 7.00pm. Please remember them in your prayers.

Elvanto’s new look

On Tuesday 26th March, ELVANTO will be switching to a new user interface. It is not a major change in terms of use, but largely a colour and spacing change.

Q&A

You might have noticed that we haven’t been having Q&A time recently. This is because no questions have been submitted. However Stephen will take time during his sermon to have an informal question time. Please feel free to submit any questions via comment card or contact the office.

BCA Boxes due

If you’ve been collecting coins for Bush Church Aid (BCA) please return them for counting as March is the collection month.

New Rosters

New rosters are out now. If you need a paper version, grab one from the information table, or otherwise log onto www.oakflatsanglican.net to see what dates and roles you are scheduled for.

Giving update

Each week we need to receive $4,800 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $3,781, leaving a gap of $1,019.Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $19,200. Compared to that total we received $15,126, leaving a gap of $4,074.

Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To use your MasterCard or Visa to make a one-off donation or to set up regular giving, then securely provide your details by clicking on this link. 
Or, to give by direct transfer then these are the details: [NEW BANK ACCOUNT] BSB: 633-000.  Account number: 164 385 841. Account name: Oak Flats Anglican.

About 30 people gathered in the church last Tuesday for the Annual General Meeting. 

As in other church gatherings, there was a focus on God’s word, prayer was offered for our church and God’s name was praised in song, so that the business of the meeting was clearly set within the context of the service of God. 

The Acting Rector led a Bible reading from 1 Peter 5 and reports were received from the Wardens and the Treasurer. Copies of these and other reports are available at the back of the church.

Two sets of elections were held to fill leadership positions in the congregation. The results were as follows:

Wardens: Geoff Kyngdon agreed to be the Rector’s Warden while Phil Pratt and David Crook were nominated and declared as People’s Wardens.

Parish Councillors: Eight people were nominated, and following a vote Ashleigh Browne, Jenny Orange, Harley Mills, Andy Peters, Peter Taylor, John Wilson, were elected. (The Rector has yet to name his appointments.)

Budget for 2019 – Our Treasurer, Geoff Kyngdon, presented our budget for this year. To meet our expense we have to raise offertories of $4,800 per week. Over 95% of our income comes directly from the offertories of our members. It is very important that we all pull together to meet this financial challenge.  

We do not take this fellowship in giving for granted and we want to thank all those who give so faithfully in support of our congregation.  

–  STEPHEN FIFER

Today’s Talk

Today Stephen Fifer continues our series ‘Remember These Things!’, with the next talk titled, “The God who Saves”, from 1 Timothy 1:12-2:7 and John 3:10-18.

AGM 19th March

Our AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be held this Tuesday night 19th March at 7pm in the church. An important night as we elect representatives to serve our church. Please pick up a nomination form at the front desk, as well as the annual reports and accounts.

BCA Boxes due

If you’ve been collecting coins for Bush Church Aid (BCA) please return them for counting as March is the collection month.

House Cleaner Available

If you need a bit of extra help with your house cleaning, folding laundry or other household chores please contact Esperance Nyayisaba on 0470 226 464.

Giving update

Each week we need to receive $4,800 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $3,781, leaving a gap of $1,019.Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $19,200. Compared to that total we received $15,126, leaving a gap of $4,074.

Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To use your MasterCard or Visa to make a one-off donation or to set up regular giving, then securely provide your details by clicking on this link. 
Or, to give by direct transfer then these are the details: [NEW BANK ACCOUNT] BSB: 633-000.  Account number: 164 385 841. Account name: Oak Flats Anglican.

Tuesday, March 19th, 7:00 pm in the Church

We have scheduled the AGM to take place next Tuesday evening and we trust that many members of the congregations will be able to attend.  

Our Annual General Meeting isn’t just a “business” meeting. It is a gathering of the people of God from both congregations at St Andrew’s and it is conducted in the context of prayer, hearing God’s word and singing his praises.  

We meet together to:

– elect church office holders for the year ahead – Wardens  and  Parish Councillors (nomination forms are available at the back of the church).

– receive reports from parish leaders (Reports from parish organisations are available at the back of the church).

– receive the financial report for the past year and approve the budget for this year (Copies of the audited financial reports are available at the back of the church. Please advise our treasurer of any questions before the AGM).

– receive any recommendations from the congregation for the incoming Parish Council.

Plan to be there on next Tuesday, March 19 and make your contribution to the life of our church.

–  STEPHEN FIFER

New sermon series starts today

Today we kick off our brand-new series titled ‘Remember These Things!’. In the first talk, Stephen Fifer will be speaking on the topic, “The God who Speaks”, from 2 Timothy chapter 3 verses 10 to 17.

Seniors’ Service & Prime Time Luncheon

Coming up tomorrow Monday, 11th March, 11.45am for a 12 noon start with a 2 course meal plus a talk between courses, finishing at 2pm. Cost is $10 and is located at the church. Ideal for our seniors and your friends and family.

New Bank Account Details

If you are or would like to contribute directly into the church accounts – please update or direct your payments to the following new account:
BSB: 633-000
ACCOUNT: 164 385 841
NAME: Oak Flats Anglican
REF: helpful if you make reference to ‘offering’ or ‘tithe’ or ‘giving’.

AGM 19th March

Our AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be held on Tuesday night 19th March at 7pm in the church. An important night as we elect representatives to serve our church. Please pick up a nomination form at the front desk.

BCA Boxes due

If you’ve been collecting coins for Bush Church Aid (BCA) please return them for counting as March is the collection month.

New roster coming soon

If you’re unavailable to serve on a roster from 25th March through to 23rd June please let us know via comment card, email office@oakflatsanglican.com or even better go to www.oakflatsanglican.net.

Giving update

Each week we need to receive $4,800 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $3,781, leaving a gap of $1,019.Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $19,200. Compared to that total we received $15,126, leaving a gap of $4,074.

Electronic giving is a great way to give! It helps us prayerfully plan our giving, and then the bank will help us keep that commitment, even when we may be unable to attend. To use your MasterCard or Visa to make a one-off donation or to set up regular giving, then securely provide your details by clicking on this link. 
Or, to give by direct transfer then these are the details: [NEW BANK ACCOUNT] BSB: 633-000.  Account number: 164 385 841. Account name: Oak Flats Anglican.