This is the latest blurb that is published on the front of our weekly bulletin
We have all been shocked to hear of the violence in Egypt over this past week in particular, and we should continue to pray for peace in this troubled land. Christians have been affected greatly by this violence. The Bible Society of Egypt reports that Muslim Fundamentalists have completely burned and destroyed two of their … Read more
Well, we’ve been praying for months and months, and in response to our prayers, God has given us Glenn Davies as our new Archbishop of Sydney. In Glenn we get the first ever ‘hat trick’… a man who has been a bishop, a rector and a theological lecturer. Glenn is married to Di, and will … Read more
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Adam Hotson will be joining our ministry staff next year as our assistant minister. Adam is married to Anita, and they have three children Nicholas (7), Noah (3) and Chloe (1). Adam is in his fourth year at Moore Theological College, and has also previously trained at Youthworks … Read more
After much anticipation, today is the day we start the new lunchtime group at Oak Flats High School. The group is called ‘JOLT’, which stands for ‘Jesus Over Lunch Time’. It meets in room A1 during second lunch, and is for anyone who wants to know more about Jesus, whether they already follow him or … Read more
On Friday of this week our church finally returned to Oak Flats High School with the official kick-off of our SRE (Special Religious Education) program. I’m teaching all six Year Seven classes for a full, one-hour lesson each fortnight,with the exception of the students whose parents have chosen for them to opt out. I will … Read more
At our recent Seniors Task Force meeting, it was clear that we had many opportunities to further grow our ministry to the seniors in our church and our community. As a result of those discussions, we’ve come up with two changes to our seniors ministry. Firstly, we’ve decided to include men as well as women in … Read more
One of the biggest leaps a church can make is to employ a second, full-time, word minister. It’s a big leap in the amount of word ministry, but it’s also a big leap in the financial commitment. If you didn’t get a chance to hear me read out the letter from last week on this … Read more
For many of us, it’s nearly three months since we’ve worn our bright green ‘Get Real’ T-shirts. But that’s going to change this weekend! After our church service on Sunday morning 30th June, we’re going to head out as a sea of green to put brochures and fridge magnets in as many of the 3,500 letterboxes … Read more
It was a great delight to meet with our seniors for our quarterly SAS (St Andrew’s Seniors) lunch and service on Friday. Here are comments from those who joined us: “It’s been many years since being at communion because of being aged. Thank you!”; “Very nice to hear the old hymns”; “The looks on the faces told … 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