Can we help Sun Pray for Ray and Anne Robinson as they enjoy their holiday. Mon Pray for the people who provide supper each week. Tue Give thanks for the opportunities God gives Robyn to chat with parents during the week. Pray for wisdom for her, and that her words would always be full of grace, seasoned with salt... Wed Pray for musicians who provide music each week. Those who choose the songs and those who play and/or sing. Thu Pray for AV people who look after the sound and overhead equipment. Fri Pray for Michael Wells and Michelle Seers as they work among us. YOU in any of the following ways? find out more about Jesus doing ‘Christianity explained’ having a pastoral visit making St Hilda’s my church youth and children’s ministries joining a bible study group developing my ministry Special comments, requests, prayer needs or thanksgiving; November 9, 2014 You are welcome at St Hilda’s today. Please feel free to fill in the comments slip attached to this bulletin, tear it off and place it in the offering bag or the church mail box at the church front door. We’d love to hear prayer points, news, or if you are new we’d love to get in touch and get to know you better. Church Info: Minister; Ray Robinson 4782 1608 Assocate Minister: Mike Wells 0415 159 865 Family Worker: Robyn Glindemann Please send my prayer needs to the prayer chain. 0438 401 088 Our Link Missionaries Date ______________ 8am 10am 5.30pm Name: Address: Phone: Email: Kingsley & Veronica Box [email protected] Leon & Lee Hribar: [email protected] Kelvin & Roslyn Nicolle: Andrew & Sarah Lubbock: [email protected] [email protected] Peter & Joy Palmer: [email protected] Shine & Jessica Thomas: [email protected] Parish Assistant: Michelle Seers 0421 313 898 Website:www.sthildas.net Email: [email protected] Facebook:sthildaskatoomba Home Groups: Vince Williamson 0408 289 784 Parish Secretary: Gordon Albert 4757 4847 Wisdom from others It was too foreign for them to understand. Luke 9:43-50 Reference: But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. (?Luke? ?9?:?45? NIV) Explore: On a recent overseas trip for work we took some people who had never been to this particular country before. We ran our standard pre-trip training explaining the culture, currency and what they could expect. While the group were very attentive to our training, I could see they did not fully understand what the trip would be like. However, once we flew 20 hours and landed in a country with a different language, different climate and different culture, the team was very quick to learn and be attentive to what we said. It wasn’t until we were flying home again at the end of the trip that I repeated some of our pre-trip training to the group and they laughed and said they understood what it meant now! Application: Sometimes we have to see it to believe it. It was the same when Jesus spoke about his impending death. (continued on page 2) Home Groups Daily 9.30-10.30am Home open for prayer. 2 Warialda St. 4782 1279 Mon 7.30 pm Katoomba. Heather Mitchell. Tue: 10.30 am Katoomba. Kristen Burke, 6.00 pm Leura, Sue Stones 7.30 pm W. Falls. Richard Smith 7.30 pm Katoomba. David Pettett Wed: 10.30am Katoomba. Anne Robinson 7.30 pm Katoomba. Trevor Rath Thu: 9.30am the church. Myra Russell 7.00 pm Katoomba. Vince Williamson Fri: 10.00am men@shop Join us at Bing’s BAMBOO BOX Sunday Services Nov 9 8 am: Holy communion 10am: Holy communion Bible Readings: Colossians 3:17- 4:18 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15 5.30pm: Evening Service Sunday Services Nov 16 8 am: —— 10am: Anniversary service Bible Readings: Proverbs 21:20-31 2 Corinthians 10 5.30pm: —— Finance Matters Weekly Offertory Budget: $3144 Offertory (November 2) $ 3348 Missionary Giving (November 2) $80 Building fund donations for Oct: $180 (from front page) A number of times He tried to explain to His disciples what was going to happen, but they just didn’t get it. It was too foreign for them to understand. DETAILS FOR DIRECT CREDIT OFFERTORY Bank Name: Glebe Income Accounts Account Name: St Hildas Anglican Church Katoomba BSB Number: 704-998 Account Number: 100 009 830 Reference: offertory It’s a good reminder for me not to be too arrogant in what I do. I need to listen to other people, especially those who are wiser and older than me, who may have some greater knowledge to what I have. BANK DETAILS FOR DIRECT CREDIT TO THE BUILDING FUND Bank Name: Glebe Income Accounts Account Name: St Hildas Anglican Church Katoomba BSB Number: 704-998 Account Number: 100 009 967 Reference: DONATION Prayer is available for you: If you'd like someone to pray with you after the service today.... The latest sermon and weekly bulletin are also available on our website along with lots of information about our church and its ministries. www.sthildas.net Sure, I may not fully understand things until I go through them myself, but maybe I can be open to what others have to teach me. Prayer: Lord, reduce my stubbornness and thinking that I know it all. May I heed the wisdom offered to me by others. Amen. Bible verse of the Month: Philppians 1:27-30 v 27: Live in a manner worthy of the gospel. The church is a colony of heaven, an outpost claiming Lordship of Jesus over all things, working out what that looks like in everyday life Mike Wells can be contacted on 0415 159 865 or email at [email protected] Funeral A Funeral service will be held for Susan McLoud - a member of St. Hildas - on Monday November 10, 12.45pm. The burial will be at Blackheath cemetery. St Hilda's Day Service November 16 Lunch Following the combined service to celebrate St Hilda's Anniversary, we will gather together for some lunch. Please bring some finger food to contribute to the meal. Guess who's coming to Lunch – Sunday 30th November. It is becoming increasingly hard to get to know all our brothers and sisters at St Hilda's. What we need is an oportunity to spend some time with those we don't yet know well. Introducing the inaugural event “Guess who's coming to lunch” an oportunity to show hospitality schrouded in a little mystery. Each person and family will be matched with others according to the information provided on the form. Hosts will provide lunch (or perhaps some other meal, or even go out on the town), guest will ask what they can contribute … but you won't know who is coming until a few days before. Will you be guest or host? For more information ask at the “Welcome Desk”. Safe Ministry Anglicare and ‘HOPE’ ‘Christian families who have fled overseas countries from dreadful atrocities now face new fears here in Australia. One such young woman is Yasmin who was brutally gang raped before being left for dead in her home town in Iraq. She moved to Australia only to feel alone, ostracised and in a constant state of anxiety and stress. The Hope Counselling program aims to address a range of issues that refugees may face while transitioning to life in Australia. Without Anglicare, where will they go? Without your support, this critical program is in danger of closing due to a lack of funding. With a recent surge in demand, we must not let these Christian families and others from persecuted minorities continue to suffer in isolation. Congratulations!! Phase One. All members of St Hildas currently working in our children's ministries are now compliant with the new Working with Children Check and Police clearance. Thankyou! Be Prepared for Phase Two Which begins from now to 31st March 2015. * Phase 2 includes those employed in the Children's Services sector (i.e. school teachers and others in long term employ) * Anyone interested in assisting in KIDZARTZ, (our school holiday program in July 2015). * Young people turning 18 years (or 17 years 11 months) early in July 2015 Please supply your information to me, Shirley Seers, as soon as possible - by mid March 2015. To support this appeal, call 13 26 22 or donate at www.anglicare.org.au. ’ * Anyone new to St Hilda's wishing to assist in children's programs please speak to me, Shirley. You want a miracle? I'll give you a miracle. RANDOM AUDITS will be made on churches at any time. Anyone found to be involved in child related ministries without clearance will cost the parish a five figure sum fine. Thankyou everyone who leads or assists in teaching our children and young people of God's love for them. Jesus said "Let little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Mark 10 vs 14. Shirley Seers (Safe Ministry Representative) 4782 7829 According to the Bible, Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Palestine.? A country where people are named Mohammed, Abdul, Mounir, Aziz, Ahmed, Farid, Omar, Youssouf, Mouloud, etc.? And yet He managed to find 12 friends called John, Peter, Paul, Phillip, Mark, Thomas, Luke, Mathew, Andrew and Simon . . . who all drank wine! Now that's what I call a bloody miracle! Phoenix Choir Missionary prayer point Leura: Sunday 9th November, 3.00pm, St Alban’s Anglican Church Peter Palmer plans to visit all four mines this month. He is planning his Christmas and New Year visits, and budget cutbacks mean that this year Joy may not be able to accompany him. Many miners need to be reconciled with God, and know his power and love. Please pray for all of these things. Our final concert for 2014 consists of three performances featuring the gorgeous Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem The program includes other masterworks of the French Romantic tradition: the hauntingly beautiful Pie Jesu by Maurice Duruflé, sung by well-known local mezzosoprano Lyn Phillips; Leon Boellmann’s spectacular Suite Gothique for organ, played by Tim Kaye, who is returning to organ playing after a very long break since he was organ scholar at Wadham College, Oxford; and what must be one of the most universally loved final-year assignments by a student of musical composition, Cantique de Jean Racine, composed by Fauré when he was just 19 years old. This concert is dedicated to those who were lost in The Great War. Its Belle Epoch program showcases an artistic period of great beauty and creativity which came to an abrupt end with the war’s outbreak. Join us in remembrance of this historic event. Book online at: http://www.trybooking.com/FLRS Tickets at the door: $20.00 adults, $15.00 concession Jessica and Shine update The big event of this month is Shine’s paper on the missional nature of the Church of Christ in Thailand, which is due on 1 December. Please pray for him to be focused and diligent, to have fruitful reading and interviews, and to be able to organise and express his thoughts well. Shine is also preaching at our church, Chiangmai Christian Fellowship, for the first time on 23 November. He has just been made an elder of the church and this is quite a significant honour, as the church is large and mostly populated with experienced and mature Christians. Jessica’s Greek, Theological English, and Hermeneutics classes conclude on 20 November. Please pray for the students as they sit exams on 24 November, and wisdom for Jessica as she marks and submits grades. Jessica will also begin tutoring Hebrew for an M.Th. student from Vietnam for 4 weeks. The children have just begun 2nd term of their academic year and they are both thriving. Oswin is enjoying soccer training and piano lessons. Pray for ongoing good relationships with the families of their friends. Pray for our involvement with the Interserve team: Shine has a Country Leadership Team meeting on 8 November, and Jessica is helping to prepare for our conference which is in April next year. We have two dear friends, David & Jan, coming to visit us from 22-27 November. Please pray that they would be safe and healthy in their travels in SE Asia. Pray also that we can have a blessed time seeking their counsel, as we have both been feeling in need of encouragement for our ministry here. Let us know how we can be praying for you too! Love Shine & Jessica. Rosemary Albert would like to start a small prayer group, to share our concerns and pray for the persecuted church. Call 0414 944 012. Ladies Christmas Craft Night @ St Hilda's Put the date aside and invite you're friends Friday, 28th November 7pm Come and relax, make something low cost! low stress! lots of craft! lots of coffee! meaningful message! More craft helpers, supper suppliers and crowd makers required. See Kathy Powell 4784 1117
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