This November 2023 Issue of The Informer includes:
- Reflections on the theme Body Building 2023 and what we have come through
- Comment on Afffiliation and Association and introduction to aspects of Open Baptists
- Updates on recent and upcoming events
- Milestones in the life of the church
- Marriage of Sarah Selvaratnam
- Finance
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This September 2023 Issue of The Informer includes:
- Thoughts about how, by faith, we are able to make decisions without knowing all of the detail of the consequences.
- Information about finances
- Details of church meeting
- Church family news
- Upcoming events
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This issue of The Informer includes:
- Thoughts about our vision to Love God and Love People.
- Information about finances
- Church family news
- Upcoming events
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This edition of The Informer reflects on some of the gems found in the book of Hebrews, the Gathering and Annual Assembly of the Association of Baptist Churches in NSW&ACT our finances, the Op Shop's need for more volunteers, some upcoming events.
It includes early notification of our winter fellowship over a bowl of warm soup and Mini-Conference for Women.
This edition of The Informer reflects on the upcoming events of the Easter season. It contains details about the marketing of the Jenke Cct land, our Finances and about the motions to be put to the Annual Assembly of the Association of Baptist Churches in NSW&ACT that, if passed, will rescind decision that will disaffiliate churches.
The Informer includes links to Events so that you can order your buns for the Good Friday morning tea. We need to place our order with the baker on Friday 31 March.
We have changed the name of our regular newsletter to mark the start of our new post-COVID era when we published Ian’s Update to keep us informed of our operations throughout the 2-year period of the COVID Health Emergency.
In this first edition of The Informer, we take a fresh look at our vision and various aspects of behind-the-scenes work that supports our operations and provides details of the many events planned from now until March. You will see that we intend to hit the ground running this year as a base for our 2023 theme Building the Body – What it means to know, grow and go as a believer in Jesus.
The Informer includes links to Events so that you can RSVP to advise that you will be attending including booking into the lunch after the church service next Sunday, the first Community Dinner at the Vikings Club and enrolling in the Canberra Bible College – among other events.
The Update contains a Wrap Up of 2022, introduces the 2023 Theme and some of the planned events and activities and looks at resourcing the plan.
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Reputations—Christians and the Church
Work through the Volunteering Process together
Retirement of op shop manager and op shop news
COVID update
Gathering and ordinary Assembly 12 November 2022
Coming Events
· OCC Collection
· Volunteers Safe Church workshop
· Faith Runs Deep sessions
· Steps of Faith series
· Brigades Parade
· Planning workshop
· CoG Christmas campaign
· Michele Black’s visit
· Church picnic
· Christmas series
· Annual General Meeting
· Church On-line for 1, 8 ad 15 January 2023
· Canberra Bible College
Finance—end of year
· Analysis of Offerings
The Last Word
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Building the Body
- · Fellowship
- · Membership
- · Eligibility to serve
- · Role descriptions
Building our team of volunteers
- · Becoming eligible to be asked
Risk Management
- · COVID Safety measures
- · WHS measures
Food Services
Discussion Forum (Association)
- · Baptist Distinctives
- · Recommendations Feb 2021 Special Assembly
- · Special Assembly - recap
Planning workshop
Community of Givers
Partnership with Olive Tree Media
Coming Events
- · God’s Squad
- · Guest Preacher
- · Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade
- · Mini conference for women
Finance
- · Operating loss and offering review
- · Offerings to date
The Last Word