Church Notices

Pastor Steve writes…

Our current series on faith has come at the right time for our church. I will conclude my pastoral ministry at our church next week, on Sunday 30 November. This means our church will enter into an ‘interim period’. This will be a season for us to trust God, resting our confidence in him to provide for our church. The leadership will also need support and prayer: Chadd in his new role as Interim Staff Leader, and the new team of deacons we elect today. During this interim period many will need to step into roles to assist with ministry needs and gaps. An exciting period ahead, and also scary! This is a good opportunity for us all to place our prayerful trust in God’s faithfulness.

As Christ's disciples:

We will continually strive to become just like Jesus, through prayer, the study of God?s word, and through radical obedience to him in all of life?s circumstances." (1 John 2:3 ? 6).

We will diligently work to grow and mature as Christ?s body as we serve him together with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. (John 15:12 ? 17).

We will eagerly go and make disciples of every nation on earth, until the full number of believers in the universal body of Christ is physically and spiritually reunited with Jesus Christ, our Living Head. (Matthew 28:18 ? 20).

Pastors and Elders available

Our Pastoral Team and Elders are available to visit any who would like prayer. If you have any difficulties in your spiritual life, marriage, family, medical or physical life, etc, please mention on a contact card or speak to a pastor or Elder. One or two pastors or Elders would love to support you and pray with you.

Paper about formal membership

A paper is available for you to take today calling the church to a season of prayer and discussion about formal membership at SBC. Please take a copy if you don’t have one, read it and join us for this important time of prayer and discussion.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM and Quarterly Church Meeting will be held today at 1.00pm in the church auditorium. All regular attendees are invited as together we discern the mind of Christ for our church. Included will be important reports, election of the deacon team for the coming year and affirmation of other leaders.

Deacons nominations

The nominees for the deacon team are: John Cochrane, Ian Fuller, Peter Gilchrist, Kim Jackson, Alan Kelshaw, Clarinda Jordan, Peter Melbourne, Toby O’Bree, Roslyn Wood, Phil Woodfield. Peter Melbourne is re-nominated for affirmation as an elder. Brief profiles of all nominees are on the back table.

Mission Support

Due to fluctuations in the Australian dollar over the past few months our overseas mission partners have been receiving about 25-30% less money in their local currencies which has caused some hardship. if you would like to make a one off donation to any particular mission partner to help offset this dramatic reduction in support please place your contribution in an envelope in the offering with the partners name on it or give the donation to the church office.

Farewell to the Coopers

The farewell to the Coopers is to be held on Sunday 30th November 2008 at 12.30pm in the main hall. It will be a lunch and everyone is invited. If you are coming, please bring either a main meal or a dessert. To assist with catering, please let the office know if you are coming.
If you would like to contribute towards the farewell gift to the Coopers, please put it in the offering in a marked envelope ‘Farewell gift–Coopers”.

Ministry Opportunities for 2009

* Flower arranger (Mondays 1 hour)
* Flower roster convener (approx. 1 hour pw)
* Bus Ministry Coordinator
* Boys’ Brigade Captain
* Library Coordinator
Please put a note on the contact card or contact the office for more details re: the ministry.

Trivia Night

The Trivia Night on the 15th November exceeded all expectations. It was a great night of fun and community. We have presently raised in excess of $4,400 to contribute to the support of the Read/Jessop triplets. Jemimah and Ben expressed their thanks and are greatly encouraged.
Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, donated or was involved in the Silent Auction. The final figure raised will be advised shortly.
Thank you once again for your generosity. Ephesians 3:20

ZAMBIA FIELD TRIP 09

The church intends to send a team of workers to Zambia in 2009 to help in the church development programme (called TOT). The tentative dates for the trip are October 11-25th. We are looking for people with practical skills which will help the teachers in the Zambian Church training programme. Already there are names on a provisional list of participants. If they (Rohan and Amanda McDonald, Catherine Brownscombe, John and Scott Downward) or any others are still interested they are asked to please send their email details to Roger Kemp or contact the church office, as soon as possible. Further details will then follow.

Youth Pastor Search

This week the Pastoral Committee for our Youth and Young Adult position are conducting a second interview with the one remaining applicant. Please pray for the Committee as they discern the Lord’s guidance.

Craftworks -Term 4

TERM 4, 2008
23 October - 27 November
9.30am to 11.30am
CRAFTS:
Beading with Kerrie. Learn the basics of making lovely jewellery
Christmas Craft with Norma. Lots of craft projects including card making
Scrapbooking with Phyllis. Catch up on your photo albums
Christmas Hanging with Clarinda. ‘Tis the season ...
Patchwork with Marian. For beginners and advanced patchworkers
Unfinished Projects. Finish off those projects you never seem to get too!
FEES: Craft $20 per term (unfinished $12.50)
Childminding $7 per term each (max. $12)
Wow, Term 4 already! Come along and get into the spirit of Christmas with our great craft projects.
Any queries contact Emma Brew.

Community Carols

Organized by Springwood Combined Churches
Venue: Summerhayes Park, Winmalee
Saturday 13th December
From 6.00pm Festival Activities,
8.00-9.00pm Carols
Theme: Carol Scene Investigator
For Details, contact Fusion, 4751 5911

Springwood Advent Pageant

Bringing the Christmas Story to the streets
Friday 28th Nov 10am-12pm
A parade including 50 local school children will begin at Springwood Town Square at 10am, and will make its way around to the Presbyterian church via a visit to Franklins supermarket. During the parade they will be singing carols, and asking “Inn keepers” from the shops if there is any room in the Inn for Mary. The children will then perform in a celebration concert and a festival in the church grounds. The Salvation Army are providing a free bbq and volunteers from various churches are supporting by marshalling the parade, applauding the children enthusiastically during the concert, and doing face painting, making ballons, helping with craft and other engaging activities at the festival, which concludes at 12pm.

If you would like to be a part of this special opportunity in any way, please contact Julie Close, or the Fusion office.

Bible League materials

You can make a difference for Christians who suffer persecution in other countries. Take a Bible League prayer guide from the back table and pray. Take a money box and give $21, which will pay for 3 Bibles. Bring the box to church next week, and we will send the money to the Bible League.

Trip to Japan

Robyn Webster is taking a group of Yr 11 & 12 students to Japan on 30 Dec-16 Jan for sightseeing and visiting/helping some missionaries. If you are interested in coming please contact Robyn.

Messiah 2008

New Venue: Angel Place Concert Hall
Performances: Wed, 17 Dec @ 7.30pm
Sunday 21 Dec @ 2.15pm
For tickets, contact Jean Hanbury

Feedback and Communication Process

Our church leaders have recently produced a document entitled 'Feedback and Communication Process'. It provides biblical guidelines for how we can provide feedback, seek information and raise matters of concern in the life of our church. These yellow documents are available on request.

Mission Focus for October

Our Mission partners are:
Pauline Golder is working in Christian Education in Burkina Faso.
Pete and Kara Schaffler and family are back in Australia for a few months. They will return to Madagascar after the baby is born.
Prayer points for the Schafflers:
* for healing for Peter's back
* for Kara in her pregnancy

Craftworks Wants You To Get Involved

Craftworks is a vital outreach ministry in our church that meets on Thursday mornings. Its main aim is to help women in and outside our church community build relationships with each other through doing various crafts. Child care is also provided. If you would like to get involved with Craftworks or find out more about it, please contact Emma Brew.

Distance Education @ Morling College

Morling College offers a broad range of possibilities for study including:
Certificate of Theology
Diploma/Adv Diploma of Ministry
Bachelor of Ministry
Graduate Diploma in Bible and ministry
Study the bible and theology in your own home, to suit your schedule and at a level to suit you.
No attendance on-campus is required.
For more info, see the Notice Board or visit www.morling.nsw.edu.au

Preparing Your Testimony

Do you struggle in how to put your story together to share with others how God has worked in your life?
Our Pastoral Leadership Team has put together a tool kit to help you make giving your testimony a successful and meaningful experience. These are available at the table at the back of the church.

Adopt a Mission Partner

Christine Lawson?s home group is adopting Rhonda Coats as their Mission Partner. Why not get your home group to adopt a Mission Partner to pray for and support?

Flower Bowls

If you have any floristry bowls at home that you no longer want, please recycle them through the church office.

Time with God

Dave Brew recommends a daily devotional called Time with God, which arrives in his email inbox each morning. For more details on how to receive this (as well as podcast programs for your computer, iPod etc) check www.fm1032.com.au

Music Lessons available

Piano, keyboard and theory of music lessons, low fees. Please contact Martje Schutte.

Adopt a Scripture Class

Pray for the teacher and children
You will be given a list of childrens names and special prayer needs.
Contact Virginia O'Bree.

Prayer Chain

Matters for prayer?
Contact Laurie Turner.


	More News > Church Notices > Search for Youth & Young Adult Minister(s) > Statement of Beliefs > Future Pastoral Leadership @ SBC > Youth Notices > Mission News > Pastoral Team > World Snippets > Calendar Church Notices Pastor Steve writes… Our current series on faith has come at the right time for our church. I will conclude my pastoral ministry at our church next week, on Sunday 30 November. This means our church will enter into an ‘interim period’. This will be a season for us to trust God, resting our confidence in him to provide for our church. The leadership will also need support and prayer: Chadd in his new role as Interim Staff Leader, and the new team of deacons we elect today. During this interim period many will need to step into roles to assist with ministry needs and gaps. An exciting period ahead, and also scary! This is a good opportunity for us all to place our prayerful trust in God’s faithfulness. As Christ's disciples: We will continually strive to become just like Jesus, through prayer, the study of God?s word, and through radical obedience to him in all of life?s circumstances." (1 John 2:3 ? 6). We will diligently work to grow and mature as Christ?s body as we serve him together with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. (John 15:12 ? 17). We will eagerly go and make disciples of every nation on earth, until the full number of believers in the universal body of Christ is physically and spiritually reunited with Jesus Christ, our Living Head. (Matthew 28:18 ? 20). Pastors and Elders available Our Pastoral Team and Elders are available to visit any who would like prayer. If you have any difficulties in your spiritual life, marriage, family, medical or physical life, etc, please mention on a contact card or speak to a pastor or Elder. One or two pastors or Elders would love to support you and pray with you. Paper about formal membership A paper is available for you to take today calling the church to a season of prayer and discussion about formal membership at SBC. Please take a copy if you don’t have one, read it and join us for this important time of prayer and discussion. Annual General Meeting The AGM and Quarterly Church Meeting will be held today at 1.00pm in the church auditorium. All regular attendees are invited as together we discern the mind of Christ for our church. Included will be important reports, election of the deacon team for the coming year and affirmation of other leaders. Deacons nominations The nominees for the deacon team are: John Cochrane, Ian Fuller, Peter Gilchrist, Kim Jackson, Alan Kelshaw, Clarinda Jordan, Peter Melbourne, Toby O’Bree, Roslyn Wood, Phil Woodfield. Peter Melbourne is re-nominated for affirmation as an elder. Brief profiles of all nominees are on the back table. Mission Support Due to fluctuations in the Australian dollar over the past few months our overseas mission partners have been receiving about 25-30% less money in their local currencies which has caused some hardship. if you would like to make a one off donation to any particular mission partner to help offset this dramatic reduction in support please place your contribution in an envelope in the offering with the partners name on it or give the donation to the church office. Farewell to the Coopers The farewell to the Coopers is to be held on Sunday 30th November 2008 at 12.30pm in the main hall. It will be a lunch and everyone is invited. If you are coming, please bring either a main meal or a dessert. To assist with catering, please let the office know if you are coming. If you would like to contribute towards the farewell gift to the Coopers, please put it in the offering in a marked envelope ‘Farewell gift–Coopers”. Ministry Opportunities for 2009 * Flower arranger (Mondays 1 hour) * Flower roster convener (approx. 1 hour pw) * Bus Ministry Coordinator * Boys’ Brigade Captain * Library Coordinator Please put a note on the contact card or contact the office for more details re: the ministry. Trivia Night The Trivia Night on the 15th November exceeded all expectations. It was a great night of fun and community. We have presently raised in excess of $4,400 to contribute to the support of the Read/Jessop triplets. Jemimah and Ben expressed their thanks and are greatly encouraged. Thank you to everyone who attended, supported, donated or was involved in the Silent Auction. The final figure raised will be advised shortly. Thank you once again for your generosity. Ephesians 3:20 ZAMBIA FIELD TRIP 09 The church intends to send a team of workers to Zambia in 2009 to help in the church development programme (called TOT). The tentative dates for the trip are October 11-25th. We are looking for people with practical skills which will help the teachers in the Zambian Church training programme. Already there are names on a provisional list of participants. If they (Rohan and Amanda McDonald, Catherine Brownscombe, John and Scott Downward) or any others are still interested they are asked to please send their email details to Roger Kemp or contact the church office, as soon as possible. Further details will then follow. Youth Pastor Search This week the Pastoral Committee for our Youth and Young Adult position are conducting a second interview with the one remaining applicant. Please pray for the Committee as they discern the Lord’s guidance. Craftworks -Term 4 TERM 4, 2008 23 October - 27 November 9.30am to 11.30am CRAFTS: Beading with Kerrie. Learn the basics of making lovely jewellery Christmas Craft with Norma. Lots of craft projects including card making Scrapbooking with Phyllis. Catch up on your photo albums Christmas Hanging with Clarinda. ‘Tis the season ... Patchwork with Marian. For beginners and advanced patchworkers Unfinished Projects. Finish off those projects you never seem to get too! FEES: Craft $20 per term (unfinished $12.50) Childminding $7 per term each (max. $12) Wow, Term 4 already! Come along and get into the spirit of Christmas with our great craft projects. Any queries contact Emma Brew. Community Carols Organized by Springwood Combined Churches Venue: Summerhayes Park, Winmalee Saturday 13th December From 6.00pm Festival Activities, 8.00-9.00pm Carols Theme: Carol Scene Investigator For Details, contact Fusion, 4751 5911 Springwood Advent Pageant Bringing the Christmas Story to the streets Friday 28th Nov 10am-12pm A parade including 50 local school children will begin at Springwood Town Square at 10am, and will make its way around to the Presbyterian church via a visit to Franklins supermarket. During the parade they will be singing carols, and asking “Inn keepers” from the shops if there is any room in the Inn for Mary. The children will then perform in a celebration concert and a festival in the church grounds. The Salvation Army are providing a free bbq and volunteers from various churches are supporting by marshalling the parade, applauding the children enthusiastically during the concert, and doing face painting, making ballons, helping with craft and other engaging activities at the festival, which concludes at 12pm. If you would like to be a part of this special opportunity in any way, please contact Julie Close, or the Fusion office. Bible League materials You can make a difference for Christians who suffer persecution in other countries. Take a Bible League prayer guide from the back table and pray. Take a money box and give $21, which will pay for 3 Bibles. Bring the box to church next week, and we will send the money to the Bible League. Trip to Japan Robyn Webster is taking a group of Yr 11 & 12 students to Japan on 30 Dec-16 Jan for sightseeing and visiting/helping some missionaries. If you are interested in coming please contact Robyn. Messiah 2008 New Venue: Angel Place Concert Hall Performances: Wed, 17 Dec @ 7.30pm Sunday 21 Dec @ 2.15pm For tickets, contact Jean Hanbury Feedback and Communication Process Our church leaders have recently produced a document entitled 'Feedback and Communication Process'. It provides biblical guidelines for how we can provide feedback, seek information and raise matters of concern in the life of our church. These yellow documents are available on request. Mission Focus for October Our Mission partners are: Pauline Golder is working in Christian Education in Burkina Faso. Pete and Kara Schaffler and family are back in Australia for a few months. They will return to Madagascar after the baby is born. Prayer points for the Schafflers: * for healing for Peter's back * for Kara in her pregnancy Craftworks Wants You To Get Involved Craftworks is a vital outreach ministry in our church that meets on Thursday mornings. Its main aim is to help women in and outside our church community build relationships with each other through doing various crafts. Child care is also provided. If you would like to get involved with Craftworks or find out more about it, please contact Emma Brew. Distance Education @ Morling College Morling College offers a broad range of possibilities for study including: Certificate of Theology Diploma/Adv Diploma of Ministry Bachelor of Ministry Graduate Diploma in Bible and ministry Study the bible and theology in your own home, to suit your schedule and at a level to suit you. No attendance on-campus is required. For more info, see the Notice Board or visit www.morling.nsw.edu.au Preparing Your Testimony Do you struggle in how to put your story together to share with others how God has worked in your life? Our Pastoral Leadership Team has put together a tool kit to help you make giving your testimony a successful and meaningful experience. These are available at the table at the back of the church. Adopt a Mission Partner Christine Lawson?s home group is adopting Rhonda Coats as their Mission Partner. Why not get your home group to adopt a Mission Partner to pray for and support? Flower Bowls If you have any floristry bowls at home that you no longer want, please recycle them through the church office. Time with God Dave Brew recommends a daily devotional called Time with God, which arrives in his email inbox each morning. For more details on how to receive this (as well as podcast programs for your computer, iPod etc) check www.fm1032.com.au Music Lessons available Piano, keyboard and theory of music lessons, low fees. Please contact Martje Schutte. Adopt a Scripture Class Pray for the teacher and children You will be given a list of childrens names and special prayer needs. Contact Virginia O'Bree. Prayer Chain Matters for prayer? Contact Laurie Turner.

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