St John’s Weekly Bulletin – Sunday 23 July 2017

Last Sunday, in our readings from St Paul’s letter to the Romans, we heard Paul’s confidence that the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead also lives in us and has the power to bring us to resurrection as well. That’s the hope we hold for ourselves, with Richard and Verna, and all who have lived in faith.

When I spoke at Verna’s funeral, I focussed on our hope that the love that we know in this life is just a shadow of the love that we will experience when we see God face to face. This Sunday, the encouragement continues: “I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.” What a hope – even the worst trials of our life will be considered insignificant when God calls us to be with him forever.

I look forward to worshipping with you this week.

Blessings, Murray

P.S. The Guild asked me to let you know that they gave the flowers in the Sanctuary and the lectern in memory of Verna.

This bulletin was emailed to members of the parish on Thursday 20 July 2017 – if you would like to join the Weekly Bulletin email list, please call the church office on 02 4927 5399 and we will happily arrange this.

The Guild would appreciate the donation of prizes for the fundraising competitions that happen on the day. If you would like to donate items towards this, please place them in the box near the Welcomers’ table in the church.

KoG is back for term 3 and this term we are having a Pearler of a Party with some Pigs! Come and join us as we explore the Parables of Jesus in creative and interesting ways.

Essential Details

Contact – 0425 278 063

Youth Alpha

Are you a teenager, or do you know a teenager? Do you or they have questions about Jesus and Faith that you want to ask? Then Youth Alpha is for you! Youth Alpha is a discussion and a meal where you can come and have a helpful discussion with your peers about what you think of Jesus and questions of faith.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/CNnagAo1ns4

Essential Details

Contact: Rob Woolfrey – 0425 278 063

The two basic parts ways we do that are: Working With Children Checks, and Safer Churches Training.

1. The Working With Children Check (WWCC) is a history check through a person’s national government and employment records and flagging people who might cause concern if they were allowed to work with children. In NSW, a WWCC is a requirement for people who work or volunteer with children.

2. Safer Churches Training is another basic part of our effort to keep safe. It involved a one-day course to start with, with half-day refresher courses. The list of upcoming courses is found through the Diocese of Newcastle website at: http://newcastleanglican.org.au/mission-ministries/safe-ministry-training/ . We require volunteers to complete this training, but we strongly recommend that all parents and people with a passion to keep St John’s safe undertake this training. It’s an excellent resource for all parents who are concerned about the safety of their children, whatever institutions and groups they are associated with.

We have a new page on our website at http://www.saintjohns.com.au/children to provide easy links for you to be involved with a Working With Children Check or Safer Churches Training. This page can be found under the “Kids, Youth and Families” tab on our website homepage.

BSB: 705-077
A/C: 00040401
Name: St John’s Anglican Church Newcastle

Thank you to all members of our parish who are able to support ministry in this way.