Church news for the week beginning 15th July 2017

This weekend’s Bible talk

This weekend we welcome Simon Chaplin who will be talking on the topic ‘Looking for a leader – 1 Samuel – an Overview’ from 1 Samuel.

New Sermon Series

From next Sunday we’re kicking off a new series looking at 2 Samuel. The series is called ‘Kingdom Coming.’ Jodie is preaching on chapter one, titled “The king is dead: long live the king.”

Mission of the month: Anglicare

Anglicare is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall.

Soup and Sandwich lunch

Join the Ladies Guild of Jamberoo Anglican for a Soup and Sandwich lunch on Wednesday 19th July. Guest speaker is Mandy McNeill speaking on the topic “A Fortunate Mother” from Luke chapter 1 verses 46 to 56. Cost is $10 at Jamberoo Anglican church hall at 11.30am. Please RSVP to Helen on 4236 0158 for catering purposes.

SWITCH Lite

The women’s conference for the Illawarra is coming up soon. Join us on Saturday 5th August, 9am to 12.30pm at Nowra Baptist Church. The guest speaker is Lesley Ramsay, who is speaking on the theme “Hang in there”. Cost is $20 or $10 (student or concession). For more details and to book visit www.southernwomen.org.au. Please see Mandy McNeill  if you wish to go.

Giving update

Each week we need to receive $6300.00 in order to meet our commitments. In the last calendar month, our average weekly giving was $5675.00, leaving a gap of $625.00.

Up to the end of the last calendar month we needed to have received $273,000. Compared to that total we received $245,588, leaving a gap of $27,412.

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 give by direct transfer then these are the details. Account name: Church of England Jamberoo. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562 .