Church news for the week beginning 15th December 2018

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This weekend’s Bible talk

This weekend we welcome Simon Chaplin will be bringing us a one-off topic titled “The Song of Zechariah”, speaking from Luke chapter 1 verses 67 to 80. 

Next week’s talk

Next week we welcome Graham Errington who will be speaking on  “The genealogy of Jesus” from Matthew chapter 1 verses 1 to 17. 

Mission of the month

Special Religious Education (SRE) is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall.Toys ‘n Tucker

McNeill’s away

Jodie and his family will be on leave from the 6th December, and will return on 12th January, but will be popping in on Christmas Day when Jodie will preach. Please contact Graham for pastoral care during this time.

Christmas Carols Service

Next Saturday 22nd December, three days before Christmas, we’re opening our doors at 5pm for a night of Christmas Carols. Invite your friends for this great night of singing and sharing about the saviour of the world!

Christmas Day at 9am

Join us at the special time of 9am on Christmas Day for an all-age, community celebration of the birth of Jesus!

New Rosters

New rosters are out now. If you need a paper version, grab one from the information table, or otherwise log onto www.jamberooanglican.net to see what dates and roles you are scheduled for.

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 .

SRE Christmas Assembly

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The Christmas assembly was an incredible time for all. It was beautiful to see over fifty kids along with parents and scripture teachers gather to celebr

The Scripture Christmas Assembly for 2018 was an incredible time for all. It was beautiful to see over fifty children along with parents and scripture teachers gather to celebrate King Jesus being born. 

As the assembly began, we sang together with a wonderful welcome from Jodie. It was a great taste of the involvement he will have in scripture and the school in the years to come. 

Together, we sang fun songs that gave glory to our great God and it was made all the more special with the creativity of the kids and teachers who prepared dramas, crafts, and truths about the Son of God. 

I teach Years 4, 5, and 6, some of whom got up and showed how Jesus was a true king, because he is a ruler, judge, and has a caring perspective. I then had the chance to address the assembly and was able to share how it was so sad when people were separated from God through Adam & Eve’s sin. But how God, our all-loving ruler and judge had a plan to save us through Christ and that is why Christmas is such a happy time. Because Christmas is when we celebrate that God kept his promise and the Son of God came to earth to save his people. 

The Christmas assembly was memorable, and a great finish for the year, leading us to a great place to start next year. Please continue to pray that all people will know the true meaning of Christmas.

m Jodie. It was a great taste of the involvement he will have in scripture and the school in the years to come. 

Together, we sang fun songs that gave glory to our great God and it was made all the more special with the creativity of the kids and teachers who prepared dramas, crafts, and truths about the Son of God. 

I teach years four, five, and six, some of whom got up and showed how Jesus was a king because they have being a ruler, judge, and a caring perspective in common. I then got up to address the assembly. I talked to the kids about how it was so sad when people were separated from God through Adam & Eve’s sin, but how God, our all-loving ruler and judge had a plan to save us through Christ and how that is why Christmas is such a happy time. Because at Christmas is when we celebrate that God kept his promise and the Son of God came to earth to save his people. 

The Christmas assembly was memorable, and a great finish for the year, leading us to a great place to start next year.

RAYNE ORANGE

Coming up this weekend 15th – 16th December 2018

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This weekend we welcome Simon Chaplin who will be bringing us a one-off topic titled “The Song of Zechariah”, speaking from Luke chapter 1 verses 67 to 80. 

During both our services this weekend, we will have a special book review from one of our church members, with perhaps a good Christmas gift idea or two.

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer Sunday service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards. Our youth group ‘Alive’ is taking a break for the holidays but returns next week. Or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

If you can’t make it in person, you’re welcome to jump online to watch the service (with the same sermon and many other items) at www.oakflats.tv.

Church news for the week beginning 8th December 2018

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This weekend’s Bible talk

This weekend we conclude our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Simon Chaplin speaking on the topic ‘Gospel motivation’ from Romans chapter 16 verses 1 to 27.

Mission of the month

Special Religious Education (SRE) is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall.

Toys ‘n Tucker

Only one more chance to support Anglicare Toys ‘n Tucker appeal by putting toys or tucker in the box at the entrance to the church. Collection day is this Thursday 13th December. Thank you for your support

Carols in the Park

Enjoy Carols in the park under the stars at Jamberoo this Tuesday 11th December, starting at 6.45pm, at Reid Park (opposite the Pub). Bring all the family along to enjoy and evening of carols. Bring a blanket or a chair and settle in for a lovely evening of Carols supported by the Salvation Army Band.

McNeill’s away

Jodie and his family will be on leave from the 6th December, and will return on 12th January, but will be popping in on Christmas Day when Jodie will preach. Please contact Graham for pastoral care during this time.

Christmas Carols Service

On Saturday 22nd December, three days before Christmas, we’re opening our doors at 5pm for a night of Christmas Carols. Invite your friends for this great night of singing and sharing about the saviour of the world!

Christmas Day at 9am

Join us at the special time of 9am on Christmas Day for an all-age, community celebration of the birth of Jesus!

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 .

Sorrow at Christmas time?

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Why is it that Christmas seems to bring with it not just joy, but sorrow as well?

On one hand all the joys of the past year are combined and relived on this one great day. And yet, at the same time, your troubled remembrances and sorrows are collected together and brought to mind.

Sorrows are felt in a few ways, always in comparison to the joy we feel.

We feel the absence of a family all the more on this day as we think how much greater the joy would it have been if they were here. In the midst of a joyful gathering, suddenly a broken relationship intrudes on our thoughts.

Of all the days, Christmas is when we want families to be right, and yet they seldom are. The tensions that arise seem out of place on this day and so are even more painful – we are sad that we could even be sad on this day.

The gap between our sorrow and joy is at its greatest, and so we feel them all the more.

What would the day look like if we’d just if we had room only for joy? What place does sorrow have on Christmas?

Without sorrow we would not be reminded of the need to forgive – for it is the hurts of others that are its most common cause. Learning to forgive brings with it a unique joy all of its own, a joy that is right at home at Christmas.

For it is impossible to forgive without first discovering the forgiveness of Christ. And this is the reason Jesus came, this is what Christmas is about – that God would enter our work and bear our sorrows upon himself. 

Even on that very first Christmas, the joy of the Angels was intermingled with sorrow. There was sorrow in the words Simeon prophesied to Mary “and a sword will pierce through your own soul also” Luke 2:35.

I am hoping for the most joyous Christmas – one that reminds me of the birth of our Saviour. But I also know that in the quiet moments when a pang is felt, I am taken closer to the truth of Christmas too.

SIMON CHAPLIN

Coming up this weekend 8th – 9th December 2018

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This weekend we conclude our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Simon Chaplin speaking on the topic ‘Gospel motivation’ from Romans chapter 16 verses 1 to 27.

We will share the Lord’s Supper at 5pm Saturday, so be sure to join us for this important reminder of the death of Jesus.

Also during our Saturday 5pm service we will have our popular weekly question and answer time, and Simon will be answering these questions:

  1. Is it ever appropriate to teach the conscience of a weaker person so they will become stronger in the truth and their consciences?
  2. If church is not for you but for others, then why doesn’t everyone have all their needs met?

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Holy Communion First Order AAPB service.

This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, so we will have a special prayer for Remembrance Day during our services.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards. Our youth group ‘Alive’ is taking a break for the holidays but returns next week. Or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

If you can’t make it in person, you’re welcome to jump online to watch the service (with the same sermon and many other items) at www.oakflats.tv.

 

Church news for the week beginning 1st December 2018

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This weekend’s Bible talk

This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘Together for the Gospel’ from Romans chapter 15 verses 14 to 33.

Mission of the month

Special Religious Education (SRE) is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall.

Bookstall Coordinator Needed

Would you love to serve our church by coordinating our little bookstall? It’s a great ministry! See Jodie for more details.

Toys ‘n Tucker

Only two more weekends to support Anglicare Toys ‘n Tucker appeal by putting toys or tucker in the box at the entrance to the church. Collection day is Thursday 13th December. Thank you for your support

Monthly Midweek Service

The next (and final) monthly midweek service (with a special Christmas theme) will be held this Wednesday 5th December at 11am, followed by a light lunch in the hall.

Carols in the Park

Enjoy Carols in the park under the stars at Jamberoo on Tuesday 11th December, starting at 6.45pm, at Reid Park (opposite the Pub). Bring all the family along to enjoy and evening of carols. Bring a blanket or a chair and settle in for a lovely evening of Carols supported by the Salvation Army Band.

McNeill’s away

Jodie and his family will be on leave from the 6th December, and will return on 12th January, but will be popping in on Christmas Day when Jodie will preach. Please contact Graham for pastoral care during this time.

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 .

The start of a new era

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I can still remember where I was standing when I answered the phone call from Bishop Peter Hayward inviting me to lead a partnership between Oak Flats and Jamberoo Anglican Churches.

To this day I still believe that this was a great opportunity for two churches to share resources for the sake of the gospel, and the fruit of this has been seen in the growth we’ve enjoyed over the four years we’ve been together.

Yet, like all growth, it has come with some challenges,most notably the need for both churches to cope with sharing their senior minister. However, this has also enabled both churches to enjoy the benefits of a larger, combined ministry, with resources that each parish would not have had on its own.

Through this, God has equipped our parishioners for personal mission, and in both churches, people have converted to Christ through the hearing of the gospel: praise the Lord!

Both churches face challenges in the future: Oak Flats now must find a new senior minister, and we now must find additional finances to support our increased staffing costs.

Yet, it seems that it is now the right time for both parishes to have their own, dedicated senior minister, to help each parish navigate, under God, the future opportunities for evangelism and discipleship in our local areas.

And so we must pray that God will continue to equip us all for works of service, so that the body of Christ might be built up, “until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” so that we might “walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 4:13, 5:2).

Grace and peace, Jodie.

Coming up this weekend 1st – 2nd December 2018

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This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘Together for the Gospel’ from Romans chapter 15 verses 14 to 33.

It’s the right time for us to recognise many of the needs of our missionaries, so at both our services, we will have a special update about Special Religious Education (SRE) which is our Mission of the Month.

At our Saturday 5pm service we will have our popular weekly question and answer time, and Jodie will be answering these questions:

  1. Is our society right to condemn someone if they make one public mistake, like Luke Foley?
  2. Since we are to show love to our neighbour, does this mean that we should not criticise immorality?
  3. Since it was impossible to keep the Ten Commandments, then how were God’s people saved before Jesus came?
  4. Given the talk in Romans about special religious days, how should Christians regard the Sabbath today?

Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer AAPB service.

If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards. Our youth group ‘Alive’ runs straight after dinner on Saturday night. Or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.

If you can’t make it in person, you’re welcome to jump online to watch the service (with the same sermon and many other items) at www.oakflats.tv.

See you at 5pm this Saturday or 8am this Sunday, God willing!

Church news for the week beginning 24th November 2018

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This weekend’s Bible talk

This weekend we continue our series on ‘Romans: The Heart of Truth’, with Jodie speaking on the topic ‘What to do with the weak’ from Romans chapter 15 verses 1 to 13.

Mission of the month

Church Missionary Society (CMS) is our mission of the month. Support this ministry through the ‘Mission Table’ in the Hall.

Toys ‘n Tucker

Contribute to the Anglicare Toys ‘n Tucker appeal by putting toys or tucker in the box at the entrance to the church.

Christmas Decorating for SRE

We will be decorating the church for our School Christmas Assembly this Sunday, 25th November (not Monday) at 3:00pm . The colour scheme is red, silver and green. Please come along and join in the fun.

Parish Council

Our Parish Council meets this Monday, 26th November at 7.00pm at the church. Please remember them in your prayers.

Monthly Midweek Service

The next (and final) monthly midweek service (with a special Christmas theme) will be held on Wednesday 5th December at 11am, followed by a light lunch in the hall.

New roster coming soon

If you’re unavailable to serve on a roster from 17 December 2018 through 24 March 2019 please let us know via comment card, email office@jamberooanglican.com or even better go to www.jamberooanglican.net.

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 .