Church News for the week beginning 21st March
OUR BIBLE TALK
This weekend we have special guest Grahame Scarratt leading us from the second half of chapter eight in 1 Kings as we continue our series ‘Power and Hope’. We will explore what it means to give ‘Blessings in God’s Name‘.
WARDENS & PARISH COUNCILLORS
We are thankful to God for our new team for 2021. Our Wardens are James Rosten (Rector’s Warden and Treasurer), Paul Massey, and Bec Watson. Our Parish Councillors are Jacob Mierendorff, Adam Rosten, Luke Warner, plus our Rector’s choice is Paula Vidilini.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Our mission of the month for March is CMS. To find out more about how to personally partner visit www.cms.org.au.
ARCHBISHOP FAREWELL
Archbishop Glenn Davies is retiring, and you can watch the livestream of the farewell service here https://youtu.be/UVdSh6ryT6M at 7pm on 26th March. Jodie and Mandy will be attending in person as representatives of our parish.
GONG MEN’S DAY
We’re getting the lads together for God’s word and a great gathering! Saturday morning 5th June at Dapto. Special guest speaker: Andrew Heard. Save the date. Not to be missed.
CONFIRMATION SERVICE
Save the date: Wednesday 18th August 2021. Bishop Peter Hayward will be joining us to hold a confirmation service just for Jamberoo Anglican. If you are Year 9 or older and interested in being confirmed, then please let Jodie know via email or response slip.
SUBSCRIBE TO VIMEO
We’re now using Vimeo as our main platform for broadcasting our church services… but will still be sending the video to Facebook Live as well. Go to watch.jamberooanglican.com to visit our Vimeo page… and why not hit ‘subscribe’ to make it easier to watch us each week?
KEEN TO JOIN A BIBLE STUDY?
Soon we’ll be starting some new, midweek Bible Study groups. Stay tuned for more details… and let us know your preferred days/times.
CHILD SAFETY
We’ve now installed a new fence across the front of the lawn, so our kids will be even safer than before. To help keep our kids safe, please keep our gates closed before and after church, as well as other events where younger people are present.
KYCK CONFERENCE
Our youth are heading to the Kyck conference in the Blue Mountains on 16-18 April. More details expected next week.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL
To watch videos of our Bible talks and other memories of our church, visit youtube.jamberooanglican.com and be sure to subscribe to our channel!
FAMILY NEWS
BIRTHDAYS
21st Matias Lovell
21st Matt Cignarella
28th Sachin Hall
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: Jamberoo Anglican Church. Account number: 10081274. BSB: 062562.
To give to our tax-deductible MTS Scholars Fund to support our apprentice youth minister, head to mts.com.au/give/jamberoo-anglican-church/