Sunday
12th October 2014
We exist as Jesus’ followers to know, love and serve God in our world.
Welcome….to
Mill Park Baptist Church this morning for our family time together – of worship,
celebration, teaching, and friendship. We hope you really enjoy this time, and we’re trusting and praying
it’s deeply meaningful for you.
If you are visiting or new with us here this morning, you’re extra welcome!
You don’t need to do, say, or be anything to fit in! You’re welcome, just as you are!
We'd love our visitors to drop by the Welcome Lounge, located in the foyer just outside the main auditorium
door. Look out for our Information Desk where you'll find a welcome pack just for you, and someone to answer
your questions. If you'd like to let us know you've visited, please fill out a visitors card (inside our welcome pack)
and let us know if you'd like to attend an upcoming Newcomers Lunch. Thanks for spending time with us today !
From the Pastor
As we said last Sunday, life is full of mystery. We can’t always solve mystery,
in fact I don’t know that we’re always meant to solve it. Sometimes, though, with a bit (or a lot) of
searching, enquiring, and listening, we can get a handle on it.
First thing Monday morning this week I got a start on solving one of my mysteries – a friend from our
church family dropped into the office with a DVD for me to watch – Seven Wonders of the Industrial
World. When I get to see it, it’ll show me how the Bell Rock Lighthouse was built!
We started our Spirit|Life series last Sunday, we’ll continue today and the next couple of Sundays, and
our Cultiv8 Groups sliced it up during the week. I heard some feedback, and it made sense to me.
Paraphrased, it was said the “God the Father” and “Jesus the Son” are easier concepts for us people to
grasp than “the Holy Spirit” (let alone “the Holy Ghost” as he was more often called when I was a boy).
Truth be known, there’s a fair bit of mystery in the whole of Christian faith. Not only mystery, but easily
some clichés and jargon which mean we can say words and fulfil functions without really understanding
what they mean.
We’re aiming to work together this month – all of us, in church, as leaders, in Cultiv8 Groups – to try and
delve into the mystery. Instead of leaving the Holy Spirit (or the Holy Ghost) as a mystery or a jargoned
cliché, we’re hoping to get fresh understanding of who he is, how he operates, and what that means for
us today.
The Holy Spirit was a full mystery to me for the first couple of decades of my life. I haven’t gotten anywhere near completely uncovering the mystery, but I’ve learned enough along
the way to know this is a mystery with awesome potential and truth, with far,
far-reaching implications and influences on our lives today. The more we learn
of the Spirit, the more we want to learn and live in what we’ve experienced.
Today, we’re privileged to have Ps. Matt (“Dubbs”) Withers teaching. Every
time Dubbs has something to say, God seems to grab and embody the words.
Sit and listen, and just watch what happens!
Thanks for joining us on the journey!
Geoff Shepherd
Diary Dates
October 17, Friday
CARAT COFFEE CLUB
AVA Café, Mason’s Point
South Morang
11am
October 17, Friday
RIOT YOUTH (secondary students)
LASER TAG @
NRG Laser Force
Pick up AND drop off at:
254 Settlement Rd, Thomastown
7.00 - 10.00pm
October 17, Friday
THE ZONE ~ KIDS CLUB
(Primary-aged students)
“MAD SCIENTIST” night
7.00 - 8.30pm
October 18, Saturday
EMBRACE (ladies group)
“Hands of Love”
Mother..daughter..girlfriend afternoon
$7-50 each or $20 per family
2.30 - 4.30pm
Prayer
Let’s remember Andries Du Preez and his family as he continues in pain and
treatment. This is a long haul journey requiring the utmost in endurance and
perspective.
Please continue to pray for Andrew & Pauline Longley and their family. Andrew
began radiotherapy treatment this week at the Epworth, with ongoing tests. Pray for
his pain levels to reduce and for effective treatment.
Pray for those in various stages of recovery from surgery - Geoffrey Burn & Edy
Guerra. Each stage of recovery holds different challenges.
Gary Hough’s dad is in a critical condition at Northpark hospital as the Memo goes to
press. Please pray for peace for him, and Gary and Karen, and Gary’s family.
Newcomers Lunch - Today
Are you new to MPBC?
Come and meet others who are also checking out life at MPBC,
and meet some of our leadership and
welcome team while you're at it!
Join us for a relaxed lunch!
When: after the service - today!
Time: 12-2pm
Where: Church Hall
See Pastor Kathryn Jensen
for further details
October 26, Sunday
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY PICNIC
Bundoora Park,
after church
BYO
RIOT Youth Bible Study is back on!
TONIGHT 6:30—8pm @ Church
Calling all mums, grandmas,
daughters, granddaughters and girlfriends.
The Embrace team would love you to attend their
final event for the year
HANDS OF LOVE
next Saturday 18th October
2:30 - 4:30pm
$7.50 each or $20 per family
Church Anniversary
We’ll be celebrating our 25th Church Anniversary
on 26 October. We’re planning to celebrate with
a BYO picnic at Bundoora Park.
Put the date in your diary now  and plan for a
fun time together!
With guest speaker Lyn Wake
Please advise of any dietary requirements
RSVP today - Carol Lee Tet on 0408 084 111 or
via our Facebook Page
To include something in the Memo for next week, please email [email protected] or
phone/SMS Lisa Walton on 0432 726 816 before Wednesday evening.
News & Updates
OUR CHURCH FINANCES
A note from Ps. Geoff
CHURCH PRAYER TIMES
Back to normal!
9.00-9.30am Sunday mornings – in the Meeting Room
9.45-9.55am Sunday mornings – front of church
10am-12noon Wednesday mornings – in the Meeting Room
We urge you to be part of one of these times!
You don’t have to “do” anything, there’s no pressure for
you to pray “out loud” – you only need be there!
NEW MPBC MEMBERS
Our Elders would love to accept Titus & Olivia Katiyo
as new MPBC members! Any feedback please to an Elder or
Pastor by Sunday 26th October!
We love welcoming new members!
If you’re not yet a MPBC member, talk with any of our
Pastors or a Cultiv8 Group leader and find out more!
CHURCH ANNIVERSARY
We’ll be celebrating our 25th Church Anniversary on
26 October. We’re planning to celebrate with a BYO picnic
at Bundoora Park. Put the date in your diary now  and
plan for a fun time together!
‘Over the course of this year, we’ve let you know
on a couple of occasions that we’ve been travelling
below budget in our weekly offerings (taken in
church and given in many cases by people by
internet banking). Since we spoke about ‘Your
Money…or Your Life’, we had an awesome month
in June (way above budget) and a fairly good
month in August (well above), but unfortunately in
our other months we’ve stayed below. We’re now
sitting around $15,000 under what we’d expected
to receive in offerings. This presents us with a
critical challenge as we near year’s end, one which
our Leadership Group is very mindful of and
prayerful about. We’re appealing to everyone in
our church family – individuals, groups, families –
to step up their prayer on this, calling out to God
for him to help us, to provide what we need, and to
speak to every one of us about the answers to this
dilemma. We’re supremely confident he will!’
AN INVITATION
The Diamond Valley Evergreens group
have invited our Diamonds (age 55+) to join them
on the first Wednesday in November @ their church on Diamond Creek Road
for a time of fellowship and sharing something precious and/or important in your life
Wednesday 5 November @1.30.
Hope you are able to join in. They are going to share and provide afternoon tea.
Please let Pauline know if you can join in.
To all the Mill Park Family,
We would just like to say how great it is to have
such a great family at Mill Park. As you know I
recently was unwell. I have had so many cards and
prayers not only for me but also for my
family. Thanks everyone for your love and
support it is truly appreciated.
Love and blessings,
Tony & Linda Romano
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are due back this
week. Please contact the Brooker or Parker families to
organise dropping off your shoeboxes.
Next Sunday
SERVICE
It is going to be a great night including
vibrant worship & a great message from
Stewart Henderson.
Bring $5 for Pizza Dinner.
(or $20 for a family)
It is going to be a great night & we’d love
for everyone to come be a part of it!
Contact Matt Withers for more info
MPBC...“to be a radically prayerful church, overflowing with the Holy Spirit.”
Mill Park Baptist Church
meets on Sunday at
10am for worship
and for prayer
9.00 - 9.30 (in meeting room)
& 9.45am (front of auditorium)
on Wednesday mornings
10am - 12noon for prayer
(come when you can,
go as needed)
11 Morang Drive, Mill Park, 3082
Ph: 9436 8797
PASTORAL CARE TEAM
David Dyer
Linda Dyer
Kath Huppert
Kathryn Jensen
Carol Lee Tet
Andrew Longley
Rachael Mott
Deb Mudie
Brent Mudie
are available to pray with you today, just ask!
www.millparkbaptistchurch.org.au
[email protected]
“Like” us on Facebook :
www.facebook.com/millparkbaps
Rosters
CULTIV8 GROUPS ON DOOR GREETING
Today : Parker
SENIOR PASTOR
Ps. Geoff Shepherd
9717 2990
0409 240 639
[email protected]
Office days – Mon, Wed, Thurs.
Off-site preparation day – Tuesdays
Day off – Fridays
Available otherwise on Sat & Sun
19/10/2014: Nelson
26/10/2014: Romano
2/11/2014: Longley
Today : M Pozzebon, V Mason, K Batten
26/10/2014: R Bishop, L & D Dyer
2/11/2014: Y Ouchie, S Loveday, M Pozzebon
0410 308 799
[email protected]
Office days – Wed, Thurs, Fri.
Days off – Sat, Mon, Tues.
Available otherwise – Sun
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
(CARE & CONNECT)
Ps. Kathryn Jensen
0438 370 363
[email protected]
Office days – Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri.
Days off – Tue, Sat.
Available otherwise – Sun.
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
(CHILDREN & YOUNG
FAMILIES)
Ps. Kathy Adams
0437 426 611
[email protected]
Office days – Tue & Wed
Available otherwise – Sun
CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
Leanne Kelso
9436 8797
0431 475 548
[email protected]
Office days - Mon to Thurs.
9 am - 4pm
Stewart Henderson
9434 7901
Bryan Keef
9712 2759
Pauline Longley 9437 6515
Murray Parker
9404 4589
Tony Romano
9717 1709
BOARD MEMBERS
Chris Grimes
9401 4223
(Chairman)
Leanne Kelso
Ina Leung
Steve Matthews
Taryn Nelson
9431
9497
9408
9009
0569
1878
8029
0463
(Treasurer)
Andrew Sexton 9717 2290
Bryson Shearwood
0419 880 737
MINISTRY LEADERS
3 Up
Jo Bishop
Caring Hands (Craft)
Helen Skerry
MORNING TEA
19/10/2014: L Walton, S Parker, N Yanny
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
(YOUTH)
Ps. Matt Withers
ELDERS
Creative Ministries
Shaun Creek
Cultiv8 Groups
Ps Kathryn Jensen
Diamonds (55+)
Pauline Longley
Hospitality
Vicki Mason
Oct 13
Oct 15
Oct 16
Dylan Borg
Anneke van der End
Jason Pappas
Kids’ Church
Tim & Kathryn Stokes
Kids Hope
Andrew Longley
Little Cherubs
Cheryl-Lee Longley
Mission Support Group
Sheryl Parker
Pastoral Care
David Dyer
Playgroup
Kathryn Stokes (enrolments)
Riot Youth
Brad Sexton
Welcome Team
Ps Kathryn Jensen
Women's Embrace
Linda Romano
Young Adults
Ps Matt Withers
Zone
Steve Nelson