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BLACKWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST
Events Coming Up
Bread Run Dates
Mar 6th & 20th
Animation Antics
Mitcham City Brass Band
presents ’Animation Antics’ as
part of the Fringe today - 22nd
Feb. Tickets available from
FringeTIX—1300 621 255
World Day of Prayer
Friday 6th March @ 10am. Put
the date in your diary, see inside this messenger for details!
BYG reunion over Easter
Saturday April 4th; BYO picnic
lunch at the Waite Street
Reserve from 12.30pm
Sunday 5th April; Light lunch at
the church from 12.30pm
Sunday 5th April; Get together
and reminiscence 1.45 - 5.00pm
22nd February
Regular Events
Sunday mornings
during school terms
10am service
Friendship Centre
Wednesday 1—3.30. Term Time
Shoppers Creche
Wednesday 9.30-11.30. Term Time
Bookworms
1pm Last Friday, Monthly
Blokes Breakfast
7.30am 1st Saturday, Monthly
Sunday Roast
Noon on the 1st Sunday, Monthly
Single Women’s Business
3rd Saturday Monthly. Contact
Denise Knight on 8277 8929
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton
Hear Lindy speak at Blackwood
Hills Baptist on 25th March
@7:15. More information on
notice board
Electronic Giving
BSB: 105078
Account Number: 302022640
Account Name:
Blackwood Church of Christ
Drop in and Scope, and Events
Friday 7pm till 8:30 (scope) till 10pm
(Event). Check the Program on the
notice board for more details.
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BLACKWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST
Thanksgiving
A very strong group of people
came to show support and volunteer to serve at the Coffee
Plus Café. Thanks for Mark
Riessen for his leadership in this
endeavour.
Prayer Points
- Prayer for the new foyer
kitchen project, and that it may
be helpful in our church ministry and to the wider community.
- Pray for Graham and Bev
Agnew as they begin travel to
Sydney for a couple of weeks
22nd February
People News
The Centenary Banner Project is
marching forward, steered by
the Three Carolyn's! For those
lovely people who would like to
contribute a panel or design (for
others to sew), we will be meeting briefly after church on the
22nd Feb in the Kidzone room.
We are after panels from organisations such as Boys Brigade,
Beacon, Youth, Friendship
Group, etc. We’d love to see
what you come up with!
Graham and Bev Agnew are
about to leave on a short prearranged visit to Sydney to conduct a wedding and enjoy a
short holiday. Graham will be
absent from the Church Office
(and pulpit) from Wednesday
February 25th till Wednesday
March 11th (the day of his return). During his absence, the
Office will be staffed at various
times by our wonderful volunteers, while pastoral oversight
will be in the hands of our Pastoral Care team, with Maxine
Moore as leader. Maxine Moore
and Aaron Chalmers will be
preaching in Graham’s absence.
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22nd February
BLACKWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST
Tea Towels Needed!
There is an urgent need for tea
towels to replenish our dwindling
supply. We would appreciate it if
each family could donate one tea
towel. Take this opportunity to
check your cupboards for any extras
you don't require. Many thanks.
Welcome!
Blessings to everyone reading,
be it on paper or online. During
today’s service we have Graham
Agnew leading us a new instalment of Does the FUTURE have
a Church
The Blackwood Church of Christ is seeking to employ an Office Administrator. The function of this role is to manage the day to day administration of the Blackwood Church of Christ and its business. The Administrator is responsible for the smooth running of the church office, the
management and support of volunteers and other staff and the provision
of administrative support to the minister(s). The position will be up to 20
hours per week.
“Jesus Christ is Incomparable”
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Prayer Points
People News
The Week’s Lectionary
Review Last Weeks Message
On Sunday
Stop & take a moment to fill out
the Care Slip handed to you with
this Messenger. We would especially like to hear your prayer
requests, notes of thanksgiving
& praise. Please place the care
slip in the offering bag
The Bahamas is the focus of the
this year. Come to learn about life
for these people at St Johns Anglican Church, Main Road, Coromandel Valley (Next to C.V. Primary
School) 10am on Friday 6th March,
2015. All are very welcome to
share in this service.
Position Vacant
This Week
In Today’s Issue
22nd February
World Day of Prayer
Coming Soon
Maxine Moore - Next week
Aaron Chalmers - 8th March
Contact Us At:
367 Shepherds Hill Road,
BLACKWOOD
P 08 8278 8666
E [email protected]
www.blackwoodcc.org.au
Graham Agnew :
M: 0418 637 002
E [email protected]
To register your interest or obtain a more detailed job and person
specification please contact Andrew Tidswell (secretary 0423 630 065) or
Andrew Knight (elder 0418 822 400). Letters of interest and a
current resume can be sent to
Andrew Tidswell via email [email protected] and will be received up
Care Works
Churches of Christ CareWorks Offering Day This year’s CareWorks Offering Day is Sunday March 1. CareWorks continues to serve along-side local
Churches of Christ to address the needs of disadvantaged people in our
community. CareWorks also delivers many programs such as Oasis House,
Emergence Relief & Financial Counselling, Anti-poverty Week,The Wellbeing Classroom and CareWorks relationships with churches which for more
information are detailed on the web site or in the CWConnect Newsletter
Tackling these issues takes considerable human and financial resources.
You can help by making a special offering on March 1, as together we
seek to offer hope to those around us. Offering envelopes are available
from your Church.
www.cwsa.org.au www.facebook.com/GivingHelpOfferingHope
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BLACKWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST
22nd February
Summary of Graham’ message last Sunday
The topic: The Strength of Unity he is Incalculable…
Key verses:
1. "Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, so that they
may be one, just as you and I are one…”
Jesus: John 17:11
2. “Do your best to preserve the unity which the Spirit gives, by means
of the peace that binds you together…”
Ephesians 4:3
"Preserving the unity of the Spirit" does not mean:
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Everyone agreeing with everyone else in all things…
Everyone agreeing unreservedly with the ministers and leaders…
Suppressing our opinions and ideas hoping they'll go away…
Unity within the Body of Christ:
... begins with a God inspired vision
… means individual members giving assent to the foundational truths of
the Gospel
… involves the creation of a culture where it's okay to express diverging
viewpoints
… may mean sacrificing personal preferences in favour of corporate objectives
When the Body of Christ is united in mission and purpose:
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People are attracted by the energy, vitality and focus that's
clearly evident…
Participation and commitment levels are generally high…
Christ-honouring, life transforming goals are achieved…
BLACKWOOD CHURCH OF CHRIST
22nd February 2015
GMP News from Edda
Page 8 of feb issue of “in Partnership”
“SA—NT mission mobiliser appointed”
Lectionary
Today’s readings:
Psalm 51:1-17
Genesis 9:8-17
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15
Coffee Plus
will officially open 10am Friday 20th Feb!!!!!
Coffee and snacks available from 10am till 3pm.
From March 6th : Lunch will be available (12noon – 2pm)
provided by the Rave Group who have been learning to
cook in our kitchen (minimal cost - to be confirmed).
Coffee Plus will then open regularly
Tuesdays 2pm – 7pm and Fridays 10am-3pm
Helpers will be required to support this
program
From the apostle Paul: Phillipians 1:27
Coffee Plus: The elders are please to announce that Mark Riessen will be
coordinating this exciting new ministry of Blackwood Church of Christ. For
more
information or to volunteer please see Mark or Andrew Knight or Alan
Moore.
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Commisioning Service for CPSWs
The Pastoral Support Workers Commissioning Service is being held
this morning at Eden Hills Uniting Church.
Nina Corlett McDonald (Hawthorndene Primary School) will be
commissioned for 2015, along with Dianne Deed (Blackwood Primary School), Sara Walding (Belair Primary School), Rebecca Vale
(Coromandel Valley Primary School) and Sam Thompson
(Blackwood High School).
Our Mitcham Hills Inter-Church Council reps, Greg Ratcliff and
Maxine Moore will be in attendance there today.
Vanuatu Freight Fundraiser
Tickets are now available from Graham or Judy Thomas to see the
comedy ‘the comedy ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
’Funds are needed to assist in freight costs for about 5 pallets of
school books, medical items, tools and other items to get to other
items to get to Pangi Village in Vanuatu. It will be held on Thursday 5th March @ 6:30pm, Mitcham Cinemas, Belair Road Mitcham. The Cost is $20 which includes ticket and a goody bag!
Commisioning Service for CPSWs
You are invited to participate in the Natural Church Development
(NCD) survey as a representative cross section of the Blackwood
Church of Christ
In a Nutshell, NCD is an opportunity for an informed conversation
about the health, vitality and possibility of your church.
In October 2014 the State Ministry Team discerned an opportunity
to invite Churches of Christ churches in SA to participate in this
conversation. This tool will help us understand and celebrate the
life of our churches and what we might be able to discover
together that can help us be more effective in engaging God’s
mission in our local contexts.
NCD is one of a number of tools we are using to facilitate this conversation. Through surveying a cross section of the membership of
a church, we will receive data giving us a snapshot in a point in
time of key factors that strengthen the life and ministry of that
church, and key factors that may be preventing the church from
reaching its full potential.
Blackwood is one of 9 churches invited to participate in the first
round of this process. The State Ministry Team will work alongside
the core leadership and the church to understand the report and
implement next steps. I look forward to working with you as we
strengthen our capacity to engage God’s mission through this
church. Complete the survey online
We would like to commence the online delivery of the survey on
Friday February 27th and paper survey on Sunday March 1st
Please contact Graham Thomas for any further enquiries regarding
participating in NCD
[email protected] or 0432 081 078