Entries by Val O'Regan

Coming up this weekend 10th – 11th November 2018

This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘The best motivation for love’ from Romans chapter 13 verses 8 to 14. We will share the Lord’s Supper at 5pm Saturday, so be sure to join us for this important reminder of the death of Jesus. We will also have our popular weekly question and answer time, […]

Church news for the week beginning 3rd November 2018

This weekend’s Bible talk This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘How to be a good citizen’ from Romans chapter 13 verses 1 to 7. Mission of the month Church Missionary Society (CMS) is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall. Toys ‘n Tucker Contribute to […]

The only way to pray

I am reading a wonderful book at the moment called “Teaching the Psalms” by Christopher Ash. His main idea is that before we apply the Psalms to us, we must hear them as the prayers of Jesus. But as he began to explain this I came across a statement that may take many people by […]

Coming up this weekend 3rd – 4th November 2018

This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘How to be a good citizen’ from Romans chapter 13 verses 1 to 7. It’s the right time for us to recognise many of the needs of our missionaries, so at both our services, we will have a special update about Church […]

Church news for the week beginning 27th October 2018

This weekend’s Bible talk Our series titled, ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, continues this weekend with Simon Chaplin speaking on the topic  ‘What does love really look like?’ from Romans chapter 12 verses 9 to 21. Mission of the month Anglicare is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall. Parish Council Our Parish Council meets this […]

Not all Christians are H-A-P-P-Y!

There’s a Christian song that we love to sing to kids which goes like this: I’m H-A-P-P-Y, I’m H-A-P-P-Y, I know I am, I’m sure I am, I’m H-A-P-P-Y. I’m H-A-P-P-Y, I’m H-A-P-P-Y, because I know God loves me so, I’m H-A-P-P-Y. It’s a great little song, especially for young kids who really understand only two emotions: sad and happy. […]

Coming up this weekend 27th – 28th October 2018

This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Simon Chaplin speaking on the topic ‘What does love really look like?’ from Romans chapter 12 verses 9 to 21. At our 5pm Saturday service we will have an opportunity to hear a special report about the SWITCH Ladies conference, which is being held this Saturday morning. Also […]

Church news for the week beginning 20th October 2018

This weekend’s Bible talk Our series titled, ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, returns this weekend with Simon Chaplin speaking on the topic ‘Truly transformed service’ from Romans chapter 12 verses 1 to 8. Mission of the month Anglicare is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall. SWITCH Lite The women’s conference for the Illawarra […]

Care for Victims of Domestic Abuse

At this year’s Sydney Anglican Synod, we were again reminded about the tragic damage in the lives of people affected by domestic abuse. Back in 2017 we approved a draft policy on responding to domestic abuse, but last night we were able to lock in some important, final details. One of the important things to […]

Coming up this weekend 20th – 21st October 2018

This weekend we begin the next part of our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Simon Chaplin on the topic ‘Truly transformed service’ from Romans chapter 12 verses 1 to 8. We will hear from Jodie a special update about our annual get-together of all the churches in Sydney and the Illawarra (called the ‘Synod’) at both our services. […]