If you’re able to attend church this weekend in person, then we’d love to welcome you face-to-face at 5pm Saturday or 9am Sunday.

Our philosophy since the start of the pandemic has been to be as normal and as open as possible, whilst obeying the rules and guidelines of our leaders and authorities.

So, we’re going to run normal church services this weekend, which will include dinner on Saturday night and morning tea on Sunday.

In line with the current restrictions, we’re able to welcome 34 people in our church building and 41 in the hall at any time, plus staff and volunteers.

However, at this time we’re not able to sing, and everyone must wear a mask indoors at all times (unless you’re speaking from the lectern or you’re a child under 12).

Plus, if you’re subject to stay-at-home orders, then attending church is not a reasonable excuse to leave home, so please join us only online at watch.jamberooanglican.com or head to our Facebook page.

If you’re rostered on as a volunteer for a church service, then you are considered to be a worker at a place of work, so you may attend to volunteer even if you are under stay-at-home orders, provided you are not in quarantine (due to being a close or casual contact) or in isolation (due to poor health or awaiting pathology results).

As always, please ensure you scan the QR code and check in and out from our venue with the Service NSW app.

In an email I received from the Archbishop this week, he signed off saying, “God is good – all the time. He will build his church. Nothing takes him by surprise!”

I reckon that’s a great encouragement to us all, especially as we live in these challenging times.

Grace and peace, Jodie.

This week has seen Greater Sydney respond to a serious outbreak of Covid-19, and we pray that it is contained quickly so we can resume normal life as soon as possible.

Due to the blessings of geography, our church is located outside of Greater Sydney plus Shellharbour, so most of the current restrictions do not specifically affect our church.

That means that the seating capacity remains the same, we’re allowed to still sing, and we can have meals together, like normal.

However, if in the past 14 days you’ve been in the Shellharbour LGA or further north, then the latest Public Health Order says that you’re required to wear a mask when you are inside our church buildings (including the hall).

So, it’s likely that most of us will be required to wear masks in church this weekend, so please bring along your own mask, or use one of ours if you need to.

At the same time, whilst we are less affected by the rules than other parts of Greater Sydney, we want to work extra hard at being Covid-safe, which means that we’re going to work harder at using hand sanitiser, avoiding handshakes, and trying not to mingle whilst standing up inside a building.

It’s also extra important to use the Service NSW QR Code to log in, just to make things easier in the event of any outbreaks down in Jamberoo… and of course, if you’re feeling even a little bit sick, please get tested and stay at home till the results arrive.

So, we’re still planning to do church as normally as possible, including Saturday dinner and Sunday morning tea… plus we’ll be broadcasting church via Vimeo and Facebook Live as always, which will help if you need or want to stay at home.

Graham Errington is our preacher, as he speaks on the wonderful topic of ‘Fellowship’ from Acts chapter 2 verses 37 to 47, which will be a real treat for us all.

Let’s keep praying that through this Covid crisis that people meet Christ.

We’d love you to join us this Tuesday night at 7pm for the official commencement of Rev. Jodie McNeill as the full-time Rector (Senior Minister) at Jamberoo Anglican Church.

Jodie’s been the part-time Senior Minister for the past four years, sharing some of his time as Senior Minister at neighbouring Oak Flats Anglican.

But the time has come for Jamberoo to have its own, full-time minister, and so from the start of this year, Jodie is now focusing all his energy on the parish of Jamberoo.

We’d love you to be with us this Tuesday at 7pm for a formal service, where our local Bishop Peter Hayward will officiate at this significant event.

We’d also love you to stay around afterwards for one of our famous suppers, to enjoy food and fun together in celebration.