News 15-16 June 2019
OUR BIBLE TALK
This weekend we continue our series ‘Hope Beyond Chaos’ as Jodie opens up Judges 10:6-12:15 with our seventh talk, ‘The Limitations of Negotiations’.
NEXT WEEK’S TALK
Next week we will continue our series on Judges as Jodie opens up Judges 13:1-16:35 as we hear talk eight, ‘Saint and Sinner’.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
CMS is our mission of the month. Support at the ‘Mission Table’ by buying or donating stuff.
INTERCHURCH GATHERING
We are hosting the first of the all-new gatherings this Sunday 16th June at the new time of 3pm in the church hall. If you’re coming, please bring along some afternoon tea to share. Jodie will be speaking on the topic ‘In Christ Alone’.
PIES FOR SCRIPTURE
Support the ministry of Kiama High School Scripture by buying some tasty meat or sweet pies for $10 each. Order on the form in the hall before 23rd June.
COMBINED LEADERSHIP GROUP
Our next quarterly meeting is on Tuesday 25th June at 7pm, as we prayerfully review and plan for our ministries.
CHURCH REFURBISHMENT
At our Parish Council meeting on Tuesday, we decided to undertake a refurbishment project to modernise our kitchen, grounds, parking area, children’s gate and play equipment, and other improvements. To enable this, we have decided to borrow $95,000 over 15 years, with weekly payments of $166. If you wish to find out more or make a formal comment to the Diocese, please see the documentation at the Welcome Table and the Noticeboard.
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.