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! waitaraanglican.com.au! Welcome#to#church#today.# Thank#you#for#joining#us!# Scan'to'visit'website' 16th!November!2014! Our$Mission:$ To#be#disciples#and## make#disciples# ## Our$Vision:$ To#see#people#engaging#with#God#in# communities# TODAY:# “A#Faithful#Church”! # TONIGHT:# Six45#Youth# Acts%3:1)26%and%Acts%4:1)22% Preacher:%Bruce%Stanley%% 8:30am! ! ! Communion.!Common!Prayer!Book,!page!57! 10am! Family!Service! Crèche!(age!0?2),!Little!Saints!(age!2?5),! C4K!(years!K?5),!Fusion!(years!6?8)! 5pm! ! ! ! Confirmation!Service!with!Bishop!Chris!Edwards! Crèche!(age!0?4),!C4K!(years!K?6)! Next' Week' ' ! 8.30am,'10am'and'5pm'' “A!Generous!Church”! 2!Cor!8:1?12!and!1!Chron!29:1?20! Preacher:!Bruce!Stanley' ## “Jesus#in#the#Old#Testament”# OT:!Priest! Speaker:!Bruce!Stanley! ! ! ' Six45'Youth' OT:!King! Speaker:!Bruce!Stanley' ! 16th!November!2014! Tel:!9489!4793! ! 8.30am Traditional Service# Communion! !Leader:!Bruce!Stanley! Common!Prayer!Book!! Page!57! Hymn!200!Great'is'Thy,!Hymn!760!When'we'Walk,!and! Hymn!243!How'Firm'a'Foundation! 10am Family Service Kids'Activities'at' Waitara'Anglican!' A!Crèche!room!is! available!near!the! kitchen,!with!nappy! changing!facilities!in! both!the!toilets.! 1. Welcome!! ! ! ! ! ! Paul!Williams! 2. Apostles!Creed! ! ! ! ! ! Paul!Williams! 3. Song! ! Super!Saviour! ! ! ! Musicians! 4. Song! ! How!Great!is!your!Faithfulness!(Collection)! 5. Offertory!Prayer! ! 6. Bible!Reading! 7. Announcements! ! ! Acts!3:1?26! ! ! Musicians!! ! ! Paul!Williams! P.1092! ! ! David!Cameron! ! ! Bruce!Stanley! ! Children!leave!for!Junior!high!?!Fusion,!C4K,!Crèche!and!Little!Saints! ! 8. Song! 10am'service:! Little!Saints!(ages!2?5)! (hall)! 9. Confession! C4K?Church!For!Kid’s! school!year!K?2! school!year!3?5! (front!meeting!room)! ! Still!my!Soul!be!Still! ! ! Musicians! ! ! ! ! ! Tomy!Lam! 10. Prayers!and!Lord’s!Prayer! ! ! ! ! Tomy!Lam! 11. Song! Sinking!Deep! ! ! ! Musicians! 12. Bible!Reading! Acts!4:1?22! P.1093! ! ! Sarah!Murray! 13. Sermon''' ' ' ' ' Bruce'Stanley' 14. Song! Your!Name!Alone!can!Save! ! ! Musicians! ! Paul!Williams! ! ! 15. Grace/conclusion! ! ' ! ! ! 16. Morning!Tea! Fusion!–!Junior!High! School!Years!6?8! (Front!office!space)! ! ! Church @ 5 ! 5pm'service:! C4K!–!K?7! (hall)! This! evening! we! celebrate! with! a! special! ! Please!join!with!us!for!supper!following!the!service.! Please'ask'a' welcomer'if'you'need' some'directions.' ! All!Children’s!workers!at! Waitara!Anglican!complete! Child!protection!training! and!screening! Confirmation! Service.! Please! see! handout! for! the! service!order,!and!join!together!to!give!thanks!and!pray!for!those!who!have!come!for! confirmation! today.! Our! guest! preacher! is! Bishop! of! North! Sydney! Chris! Edwards.! ! ! Six45 Youth Service$ Youth!church!with!supper!to!follow.! ! ! 16th!November!2014! Tel:!9489!4793! “The!heart!of!Jesus’!Church:! a!Faithful!Church”! Acts%3%'%4% Rev.%Bruce%Stanley% Sunday%16th%November%2014% www.waitaraanglican.com.au! ! ! ! ! Walk!& “Peter!looked!straight!at!him,!as!did!John”!(Acts!3:4)! ! ! ! True&Miracles& Faith!in!Jesus& Praise!to!God& & & By&Faith& “By!faith!in!the!name!of!Jesus,!this!man!whom!you!see!and!know!was!made! strong.”!(Acts!3:16)! ! ! We&are&all…& Are!we!getting!our!help!from!within!ourselves?!!Or!from!outside!ourselves?! ! ! No&Other&Name& “Salvation!is!found!in!no!one!else,!for!there!is!no!other!name!under!heaven! given!to!mankind!by!which!we!must!be!saved.”!(Acts!4:12)! & & & A&faithful&heart&cannot&be&stopped.& ! ! ! ! 1! ! 16th!November!2014! Tel:!9489!4793! Drop?in!Day!at!the! Stanley’s! Saturday!22nd!November! 10am!?!3pm.! 53!Edgeworth!David!Avenue,!Waitara.!! ! The!Stanley!Family!would!like!to!invite!you! to!drop!in!for!an!informal!time!of!fellowship! next! Saturday,! anytime! between! 10am! and! 3pm,! at! their! home.! !Stay! for! an! hour! or! 5!! !This! will! be! a! chance! for! a! little! more! time! to! catch! up! with! us! all! before! we! leave.! !Morning! and! afternoon! tea! will! be! provided,! and! we’ll! put! on! a! barbecue! for! anyone!coming!around!lunchtime.!!Children! are! VERY! welcome! of! course!!! BYO! kids! outdoor!games!if!you!like!! ! An!RSVP!is!not!necessary,!but!if!you’d!like!to! let! us! know! you’re! coming,! please! email:! [email protected]! ! PARKING:! Please! park! in! side! streets! as! there! is! limited! parking! on! Edgeworth! David!Avenue.! ! Malawi!short?term!! mission!lunch! During! January! and! February! 2015,! Georgia! Rose! and! her! friend! Rebecca! Bourne! will! be! heading! over! to! Blantyre,! Malawi,! on! a! 6?week! short? term! mission.! Bec! and! Georgia! will! be! experiencing! the! mission! field! for! the! first! time,! working! with! long?termers! Pete! and! Jo! Ong! as! well! as! others! in! Malawi.!They!will!be!helping!in!various! ways! but! especially! using! their! skills! and! passion! for! youth! and! kids! ministries.!! They!would!like!to!invite!you!to!a!lunch! at! 12:30pm! on! December! 7,! at! the! church,! to! hear! more! about! their! trip.! More!details!coming!soon!.! You!are!invited!to!join!us!for!a! Farewell!Dinner!! for!! Bruce!and!Heather,!! Flynn,!Jonah!and!Asher! If!you!have!put!your!name!down!to! join!us!for!the!farewell!dinner!please! arrange!payment!TODAY!!We!are!now! getting!to!final!numbers!and!need!to! advise!the!restaurant.! Details!are!Friday!Nov!28th,!6.30pm! Taxim!Chinese!Restaurant! ! ! ! ! ! ! Banquet!dinner!per!adult!is!$29,!! per!child!(under!12)!is!$15! Please!pay!by!cheque,!cash!!or!eftpos!at! the!office.!Or!an!envelope!clearly! labeled!in!the!foyer!letterbox.! Please!see!the!contact!person!! (from!your!service!time)!to!organize! this!payment:! 8.30am!Veronica!Drumm! 10am!Erica!McKay! 5pm!Belinda!Steward! 6.45pm!Matt!or!Georgia! or!call!the!church!office! !Tues,!Wed,!Thurs,!9am?5pm.! If!you!would!like!to!contribute!to!a! farewell!gift!for!The!Stanley!Family,! please!place!your!envelope!in!the!foyer! letterbox,!and!mark!it!“Stanley’s!Gift”.! ! Tel:!9489!4793! 16th!November!2014! Katherina! 2015!Church! Directory!! Over! the! coming! months! we! will! be!preparing!a!new!directory!for! the! parish! of! Waitara.!! Many! have! done! the! form! last! year,! but! we! must! have! permission! again! to! print! your! details,!which!will!be!particularly! helpful! when! a! new! Rector! begins! his! work! here.! Please! complete! a! Waitara! Anglican! Church! Directory! Details! Form! and! return! to! the! foyer! box.! ! If! you! have! any! concerns,! please! contact! Vicki! in! the!church!office.! ! November!! Sermon!Series! The! Sermon! series! for! November! is! looking! at! The! Heart!of!the!Church…! 16th!Nov! A!Faithful!Church! 23rd!Nov! A!Generous!Church! 30th!Nov! A!Servant!Church! ! Sermon! audio! and! text! is!! available! on! the! Waitara! Anglican! website,! along! with! study!guides.! Dear!Church!family,! Katherina! is! a! member! of! our! 5pm! congregation.!!She!is!a!single!parent!with!a! young! daughter.! !Katherina! was! recently! diagnosed! with! a! brain! aneurism.! !She! requires! urgent! surgery,! which! will! take! place! in! December.! !She! will! require! several! weeks,! maybe! months,! off! work.! !Please! pray! for! her! and! her! daughter.! !If! you! would! like! to! financially! assist! her,! you! may! do! so! in! one! of! two! ways:! 1.!Online,!visit!this!page!and!you!can!give! directly! (this! link! can! be! found! on! our! church!Facebook!page!also)! http://www.youcaring.com/help?a? neighbor/please? help/260800#.VGCrrRlnoTo.facebook! OR! 2.! Place! an! envelope! with! your! gift! labelled!“Katherina”!in!the!letterbox!in!the! foyer,!and!we!will!ensure!it!gets!to!her.! Thank!you.! Bruce! ! Tel:!9489!4793! 16th!November!2014! REPORT&of&Waitara&Anglican&Church&Parish&Council&! For$the$meeting$held$on$Monday$10th$November$2014$beginning$at$7:30pm$ Present:&Rev.!Bruce!Stanley!(Chairman),!Jarrod!Whitbourn!(Rector’s!Warden),!Ian!Carpenter,!Matt! Morrison,!Mick!Murray,!Belinda!!Steward,!Nick!Speyer,!David!Cameron,!Catherine!Field,&Victor!Lau.!! Veronica!Drumm,!Vicki!Carter!(Secretary,!nonHvoting)!!Apologies:!NIL! & Devotional:&Bible!study!from!2!Timothy!2:1H13.!!A!reminder!of!the!challenges!of!a!new! pastor,!and!some!thinking!about!the!way!we!care!for!Him!when!he!arrives.! 1.&Finance&report&&! Offertories!year!to!date!2014:!! ! ! $3541!/!week! Offertories!year!to!date!budget!for!2014:! ! $3615!/!week!! Total&offertory&shortfall&so&far&this&year:&& $3164&&($74/week)$ $9965!has!been!received!so!far!this!year!specifically!for!buildings,!and!October!offertories! were!very!close!to!meeting!the!monthly!budget.!!Praise&God!! ! So!far,!$11,249!has!been!received!from!our!Thanks!Giving!service!with!another!$500! pledged.!!Our!thanks!to!God!for!the!generosity!of!His!people!here!in!Waitara!!!The!funds! will!be!directed!towards!future!staffing!and!future!space!needs!of!our!Parish.!!We!are! prayerfully!thankful!for!the!opportunity!to!forward!plan!for!the!growth!ahead!of!us!as!a! Church.!!(If!you!would!still!like!to!give,!we!would!love!to!get!closer!to!our!target,!so!it’s!not! too!late!)! ! 2.&Wardens’&report&(with&some&general&business&items):&&! • The!wardens!are!in!the!process!of!convening!a!subHcommittee!for!looking!at!meeting! the!long!term!housing!needs!for!the!Rector.! • Parish!Council!approved!the!rental!of!53!Edgeworth!David!Ave,!Waitara,!for!the! incoming!Rector’s!accommodation.!(after!the!Stanleys!move!out!)! • The!wardens!tabled!a!draft!budget!for!2015,!recognising!the!ministry!needs!for!2015.!! They!shared!their!hope!that!all!ministry!costs!next!year!would!be!able!to!be!funded! from!offertories.!!Currently,!we!are!drawing!on!some!of!our!savings!(as!planned!from! previous!years)!to!meet!extended!ministry!needs.!!We!hope!to!build!our!special!funds! for!“staffing”!and!“space”!for!the!needs!of!the!very!near!future,!seeing!the!continued! growth!in!Waitara!Church!and!Waitara!as!a!suburb.!!!Parish!Council!will!continue!to! discuss!the!budget!next!month!with!the!hope!of!finalising!it!in!December!or!January.! ! 3.&Small&asset&purchases& • Blinds!–!to!be!replaced!in!the!hall,!New!BBQ!cover!and!some!required!music! equipment!to!be!purchased,!new!Church!hoses!have!been!donated,!and!the! wardens!are!looking!into!installing!a!speaker!in!the!foyer!for!larger!events.! ! 4.&A&motion&of&thanks!was!passed!for!the!Stanley!family’s!ministry!at!Waitara!over!the! past!9!years.! ! The$meeting$closed$in$prayer$at$9:22pm,$followed$by$cake$and$photos!$ Next$meeting:$November$10th$2014$in$the$Church$Hall.! If!you!have!any!questions,!comments,!or!letters!to!write!to!Parish!Council,!please!direct! them!to!Vicki!Carter,[email protected]!or!write! to!34!Palmerston!Road,!Waitara.! ! 16th!November!2014! Tel:!9489!4793! Giving! Joseph said to his brothers, "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good." (Genesis 50:20) If!you!would!like!to!give!to! God’s!work!!at!Waitara! Anglican,!the!direct!debit! details!are!as!follows:! O Lord God: Open our eyes to your sovereignty! No matter how broken and distressed our lives, or how wicked our human schemes, your transforming power is at work, ensuring your heavenly purposes reign supreme! When all seems dark to us, draw us close in trust to you. Amen. Account'Name:!! All!Saints!Anglican!Church,! Waitara!?!General!Fund!! Bank'Details:! Commonwealth!Bank!of! Australia! BSB'number:' 062!181' Account'Number:! 10006018! Details'or'description:! Please!indicate!what!fund! you'd!like!to!contribute!to! (e.g.!Building,!10am!service,! CMS,!etc.)! If!you!are!unable!or!would! prefer!not!to!use!online! giving,!please!use!!the! donation!letterbox!in!the! church!foyer.! Prayers' Give!thanks!that!we!have!a! God! who! knows! us,! hears! our! prayers,! and! whom! we! can! have! a! personal! relationship!with.!Pray!for! those! who! are! living! in! parts! of! the! world! experiencing!war,!drought! and!famine.! Prayers' for' our' church! ! Please! pray! for! those! being! confirmed! today! at! our!5pm!service:! Pray!for!God!to!be!guiding! them! in! all! wisdom! and! understanding! as! they! prepare! to! publicly! declare!their!faith.! Give! thanks! and! pray! for! Bruce! and! Heather,! Flynn,! Jonah! and! Asher,! as! they! prepare! to! finish! their! service! at! Waitara! Parish.! Pray! for! Nick! and! Joy! Speyer,! as! they! serve! as! our! interim! Rector! in! the! coming!months.! ! Prayers' for' our' church! ! Please! give! thanks! and! pray! for! our! team! of! Scripture! teachers! and! helpers.! Pray! as! they! prepare! for! the! final! scripture! assembly! for! 2014! that! the! children! will! have! open! hearts! to! hear! the! Christmas! message.! ! Personal'Prayers! Be! with! those! who! are! unwell,! sick! in! hospital,! or!are! recuperating! after! operations.! ! ! ! 16th!November!2014! Tel:!9489!4793! Staff'Contacts' ' Rev.'Bruce'Stanley! Rector! 9489!4793! 0414!227!767!(urgent!matters)! [email protected]! Vicki'Carter' Office%Manager! 9489!4793!! [email protected]' ' Rev.'Nick'Speyer' Honorary%Associate%Minister%! 8407!9068! [email protected]! ! Emily'Carpenter' Assistant%Minister%Tues,%Wed,%&%Sun%! 0433!030!818!! [email protected]' ' Richard'Speyer' Children’s%Ministry%Assistant%! 0433!883!892!! [email protected]!' ' Matt'Morrison! Youth%Ministry%! 0431803104!! [email protected]! [email protected]! ' Rachel'Warner' Children’s%Ministry%Assistant%! 0401!237!991! [email protected]' ! Church'Wardens' Jarrod!Whitbourn:!0467!732!402!! Ian!Carpenter:!9477!3387!! Victor!Lau:!0406!490!911! Please!contact!the!office!if!you! require!further!details!for!any!of! our!community!activities!on!! 9489!4793!or! [email protected]! Diary!Dates!2014! Today! 5pm!Confirmation!Service! Guest!Preacher!Bishop!Chris!Edwards! 18th!Nov!! 10am!?11.30am!Junior!Jivers!! 10am!Craft!Ladies!Meeting! 6.30pm!Ministry!of!Game! 19th!Nov!! 10am!till!12pm!ESL!conversation!class! 20th!Nov! 10am!?12noon!PlayTime!! 21st!Nov!! 7.15pm!–!9pm!! W.A.Y!–!Waitara!Anglican!Youth! 22nd!Nov! 10am!till!3pm! Drop!in!day!at!the!Stanley’s! 53!Edgeworth!David!Ave!Waitara!! 28th!Nov! 6.30pm!Farewell!Dinner!for!! the!Stanley!Family! 30th!Nov! Last!Sunday!for!the!Stanley’s! at!Waitara!Services! 4th!Dec! 2pm!and!8pm!Prayer!Meetings! 6th!Dec! Ministry!of!Game!Christmas!party! 7th!Dec! 10am!C4K!Service! 8th!Dec! 7.30pm!?9.30pm! Parish!Council!Meeting! 13th!Dec! Women’s!Ministry!Team! Christmas!event! 14th!Dec! 5pm!Carols!Service! 24th!Dec!! 5pm!“Carols!in!Pyjamas”!! kid’s!Christmas!service! 24th!Dec! 7pm!Christmas!Eve!Service! 25th!Dec!! 8am!Communion!service! 9.30am!Christmas!Day!Family!Service!
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