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 is coming up soon. Join us on Saturday 27th October, 9am to 12.30pm at Bomaderry Anglican Church. The guest speaker is Claire Smith, who is speaking on the topic “God’s Good Design”. We will explore what the Bible really says about men & women. Cost is $20 or $15 (student or concession). For more details and to book visit www.southernwomen.org.au. Last chance to register!

Safe ministry training day

If you are or would like to be involved in leading or serving children and youth, then you need current training in safe ministry. Join us on Saturday morning 10th November for a regional training day run by the Diocese of Sydney at Oak Flats Anglican. Cost is $25 for Safe Ministry Refresher, or $50 for the full Safe Ministry Essentials course.  Sign in from 8:45am for Safe Ministry Essentials (9:00am-2:30pm) OR sign in from 11:45am for Safe Ministry Refresher (12:00pm-2:30pm). Registration must be made prior to the day. Please contact Val for more details or register online at https://safeministry.training.

McNeill’s Commencement Service

On Tuesday 22nd January at 7pm we’ll be hosting a special service for our church and our community as we invite the Bishop to formally welcome Jodie as our full-time Rector for next year. Put the date in your diary, and pray that God will use it to help people know about the exciting new stage of our parish.

Men’s Dinner

The next Men’s Dinner will be held on Tuesday 6th November at 6.30pm at the Central Hotel Shellharbour, with guest speaker, Mark Thompson$31 per person (or $23 concession). Register online at www.oakflatsanglican.com/mensdinner.

Mental Health Seminar

Albion Park Anglican Church will be hosting Mental Health seminars, ‘Tackling Mental Health Together’, on Thursday 1st November,7.15-9.15pm or Saturday 10th November, 2pm to 4pm. RSVP: Julie McGilvray on 4256 2103.

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.Olimometer 2.52Up 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.Olimometer 2.52Electronic 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 .