Church news for the week beginning 14th April 2018
This weekend’s Bible talk
This weekend we conclude our series ‘Jesus is___’ as Jodie speaks on the topic ”Jesus is… returning” from Acts chapter 1 verses 1 to 11.
Mission of the month
Bush Church Aid (BCA) is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall.
Annual General Meeting
We give thanks to God for our new office holders in 2018. Our Wardens are Robert Curll, Trevor Lucas and James Rosten. Our Parish Counsellors are Paul Massey, Tim Orange and Julie Rosten, with one more person to be selected by Jodie.
Anzac Day March
Join the community of Jamberoo for an Anzac Day Service on Saturday 21st April at 10.15am for a 10.30am start. Fall in outside RSL Hall, Allowrie St. Graham and Rayne will be involved in the service.
Children’s and youth programs in holidays
During school holidays our normal midweek children’s and youth programs take a break until 5th May. However we plan to continue a mini-program during the 5pm Saturday service as required.
Men’s Dinner 1st May
Next term’s men’s dinner is not to be missed. Special guest Marshall Ballantine-Jones will address the critical issue of ‘Purity in a Porn-filled Planet.’ Central Hotel Shellharbour.
McNeills away
Jodie and his family will be on leave from 16th April until the 24th April.
Office arrangements for holidays
Valerie will be absent from the office from Tuesday 17th April to Wednesday 25th April. In the meantime, our other staff will be monitoring our church phone and emails.
Jo is coming!
Jo, our Middle East missionary from CMS is joining us for two, special events in May. Saturday 5th May we’re going to have a special ‘Middle East Feast’ for our evening dinner, after Jo shares in church about her mission work. On the following Wednesday 9th May it’s an extended Prayer and Support Night where we’ll hear more details about Jo’s ministry, and join for extended prayer. Be there!
Gong Men’s Day – save the date
Join us on Saturday 16th June, 8.30am to 2pm, or 5pm to 9.30pm at Dapto Anglican for a great day of teaching and encouragement for the men of our region. For more information check out www.gongmensday.org.
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 $5509.00, leaving a gap of $791.00.
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 .