News from Katoke Alan Watson tells the story of Silivia Geofrey, Girl School Captain 2017/8, who has just completed her final year (Form 6). An orphan – she never knew her father and lost her mother when she was in Year 4 of primary school. An excellent student Silivia was sponsored at KLSS from Form 1 […]
Thanksgiving for Nextgen Every year we hold Thanksgiving Sunday with a special appeal for funds for our next year’s budget. This year our focus is Nextgen – the generation to follow us … our children and youth. So our goals are: $15,000 for Craig & Olivia’s Ministry $10,000 for our tax deductible SRE Trust $ […]
News From the Watsons (Tanzania) Elizabeth has passed on email letters that our members have written to students. “Workshop went well today-good attendance. Heavy rain early today & again @ 11am but now it’s fine. Approaching the wet season. Quite cool today. School has finished and Alan and Elizabeth have now left Katoke” and have begun […]
Our Older and Frailer members Need help Getting To Church I understand how busy life gets and we all find being tied to the dreaded “rosters” difficult. Once you get on a roster you can be taken for granted and sometimes never get off it! But would you consider offering to occasionally drive a housebound member to […]
Parish Council Report from their meeting last week Finances – Member giving was again slightly over budget for July . Council gave thanks for this and the generosity he has inspired in our members. PC thanked the Treasurer Laurie Archer for his work. Building Mortgage – Over the past 8 years this is down from […]
FUSE Camp: 8-11 October (Y4-6 Primary & Y7-12 Secondary) This year for the first time our Primary and High School camps are combining at Port Hacking in the October school holidays. Why take this adventurous step? Because it brings our youth and children’s leaders together. It allows the children to have separate programs and still be together. It […]
Thanksgiving Sunday 21st October This is a highlight in our year. We review what God has done among us over the past 12 months. Members are invited to share their own stories. We seek to raise $20,000 in special gifts to underwrite ministry for 2019 (this provides a kick start for our 2019 budget to […]
News From The Congo Dear friends and partners in God’s mission. Greetings from Butembo/DR Congo. I want to inform you of the diocesan synod (meeting 28-29th July). In this synod we will elect the bishop of the new diocese of Beni and on Sunday we will have ordained 9 new pastors. We need your support through prayers. […]
Issues Too Important To Ignore Those of us who are attending Rob Smith’s Wednesday lectures at SMBC are finding them very helpful. In term 4, he will be addressing some of the big issues of our time. For just $20 you get 2 x 45 minute lectures, notes, morning tea and lunch! Leave the church […]
Update and Cancer Insights from Bishop Ivan Lee Ivan has been a friend for more than 30 years. He followed me as rector at Hurstville Grove; was my bishop whilst at Springwood; and presided at my commissioning at Gymea 8 years ago. His cancer has returned. Please pray for him. Ivan himself trained to be a doctor […]