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Office Hours
The Office will be unattended Friday 7 October, Thursday 20th October, Friday 21st October, Tuesday - Friday 25-28 October. Emails, enews & bulletin will still be attended to at this time.
5pm service: Genesis 2: Back to the Future
When we look at the way the world works, we often find ourselves saying "This is not right. That's not how things should be".
There seems to be, tucked away in the back of our minds somewhere, images of beauty, truth and justice that we find missing from the picture we see around us each day.
Where do these sort of ideas come from, and is there any hope that they will become reality one day?
Genesis 2 deals with some of these questions, as it presents us with a mix of what used to be and what is yet to come.
Reading: Genesis 2:4-25
Preacher: Greg Tenni
9am service: US teaching the ANGELS?
The setting of this part of Scripture: The gospel is spreading throughout the world, and the Christian community continues to develop.
As one author puts it: History is the theatre, the world is the stage, and church members in every land are the actors. God himself has written the play, and he directs and produces it. Act by act, scene by scene, the story continues to unfold.
But who are the audience?
THE ANGELS! (Eph 3:10,11)
The angels must have been so amazed when they see Gentiles and Jews in the new society as equals!
In the church the angels see the manifold wisdom of God (verse 10) and his eternal purpose (verse 11). This has all become clear in the ministry of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Passage: Ephesians 3
Preacher: Keith Warren
Prayer meeting
Come and pray with us Tuesday 4th October 7pm at the church.
Newspaper Madness Afternoon
Reminder Newpaper Madness Afternoon tomorrow from 2-4:30pm. It's not to late to register. Please email Dana on dana@redlandscrc.org.au
Cost:$3 includes afternoon tea
9am & 5pm service: God’s Plan for Families
There has been no shortage of advice for families. We've had Dr Spock, Super-Nanny, as well has all kinds of advice from other well meaning people who at times made a lot of money and or fame dreaming up different ways to bring up kids.
So where is it really at?
God not only cares to bring us into a new and forgiven relationship with him but also gives us instruction how we are to live into that forgiven and renewed relationship. The work of the Holy Spirit is also shown in our family life as an expression of our gratefulness to God for the grace He has shown us in Christ.
Let us then be instructed from God's Word this morning about this matter.
Passage: Ephesians 5:21-6:4
Pastor: Adrian De Bruyn
Community Centre Food Box
Please remember to keep supporting the Community Centre but contributing non-perishable food items into the box in the foyer.
Frozen Meal Ministry
Our frozen meals are running low. If you have spare time, please support the frozen meals ministry by making a meal and placing it in the upright freezer in the kitchen at church. Please label the container with the type of meal and date made.
Foil containers are available in the church kitchen.
Contact Corrie Lindeman or Bev Bird for more information.
The Meating
Hi Men,
Come and enjoy the MEATING!!
Monday 3rd October at the church - 7.00 to 9.00pm.
Great Fellowship, Flame Grilled Steak + Potato Bake + Caesar Salad
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The Kees Moolenschot you didn't know - or The Project Manager's Nightmare to build 425 homes in 6 months in Burundi, Africa.
We are expecting a great turn-up so please register by next Sunday night to the RedlandsCRC admin email address - minadminrcrc@gmail.com - so we can order your meat in time.
Looking forward to 'meating' up again,
Men's Meating Committee
Newspaper Madness Fun Afternoon
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Kids@Church is having a Newspaper Madness Fun Afternoon All primary school aged children are welcome. Afternoon tea is provided.
When: October 1st 2011
Time: 2-4pm
Cost: $3 per child
RSVP: Via email dana@redlandscrc.org or phone 0411 709 198
Trivia Night
RCRC's High School Ministry will be hosting another annual Trivia Night. Please come along and support our Ministry and have a great time!
When: 15th October 2011, from 7pm
Cost: $10 Adults or $5 Under 18s.
Tickets will be on sale from the 11th September or on the night. Get your tickets early to guarantee a seat!
BYO: Please bring a plate of nibbles to share with your table. Alternatively, pre-ordered savoury platters will be available for $20 per platter.
There will also be a Silent Auction on the night, with a range of goodies available to bid on.
Please Donate!
On the 15th October HSM will be hosting a Trivia night to raise funds for the High School Ministry Internship and events. We would greatly appreciate any donation you or your business could make which would be used in a silent auction on the night. Absolutely anything from Food Hampers or Home Accessories to Clothing or Gift Certificates/ Vouchers would be very welcome.
Please see Ettiene de Wilzem, Renee Watson or Lucy de Ruysscher for more information.
Thank you!
Solomon Islands Trip Information Night
5pm service: How long, O Lord?
We all carry sadness, sickness, sorrow and regret with us almost at all times. Oh, how often do we not long for God to act in our suffering and sadness? Yet we hardly ever see God's people gathering together to express our grief and our longing for his action in word, sond and prayer. You are warmly invited to this special service where you can bring whatever sorrow you are carrying and, like God's people of old, we will come before him honestly as we express our hurt, pain and deep longing for him to act in our lives and in our community. Do not deny yourself this intimate experience with God!
Reading: Psalm 13
Preacher: Ettiene de Wilzem
9am service: God's Law and You
"The Law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul" speaks the Psalmist. You may wonder why King David can speak so highly of God's law that he says we should even meditate on it continually. This Sunday morning we will look at Psalm 19 to see what the Psalmist is talking about and discover how God's law relates to us today.
Reading: Psalm 19:7-14
Preacher: Ryan Hemelaar
Lament Service
Sunday 25th of September at 5pm
You are warmly invited to this special service where you can bring whatever sorrow you are carrying and, like God's people of old, we will come before him honestly as we express our hurt, pain and deep longing for him to act in our lives and in our community.
THE 'MEATING'
Come and enjoy the MEATING!!
Monday 3rd October at the church - 7.00 to 9.00pm.
Great Fellowship, Flame Grilled Steak + Potato Bake + Caesar Salad
+
The Kees Moolenschot you didn't know - or The Project Manager's Nightmare to build 425 homes in 6 months in Burundi, Africa.
We are expecting a great turn-up so please register by next Sunday night to the RedlandsCRC admin email address - minadminrcrc@gmail.com - so we can order your meat in time.
Looking forward to 'meating' up again,
Men's Meating Committee
Meals for Julie and David
Julie, David & children would like to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts and the fresh meals supplied by the church family. Julie is back in hospital for more treatment.
They would be grateful for the frozen meals to continue for the time being. Meals are needed for the end of this week and next week. Please place them in the upright freezer to be collected by Margaret.
9am: Be Filled with the Spirit!
The most fundamental human relationship in our existence is the relationship between a parent and a child. All of us had parents or parent-figures in our lives and many of us are currently experiencing this relationship from the other end - being parents. I can therefore quite confidently say that we all have an idea of how hard this relationship can be at times. It's during these times when we often wonder: 'is there a recipe for successful parenting?' or if you are a child 'what's the recipe for being a good child?' God has some very specific things to say to parents, children and his whole community of believers when we come to face these questions. On Sunday morning, with the help of Dana, we'll unpack these things a bit more in a very lively and interactive way, so children, you are encouraged to join us in the service :)
Passage: Ephesians 5:17-21 and 6:1-4
Preacher: Ettiene de Wilzem
Congregational Meeting
Please note there is NO congregational meeting tonight Wednesday 7th September.
Generate Emanate
You are invited!
As part of our 2011 journey, we are hosting GENERATE EMANATE, an acoustic café style vision night THIS SATURDAY. The team from Emanate Theatre would love for you to join us for a relaxed night of music, coffee and cake. Generate Emanate will be a fabulous opportunity to hear about what Emanate Theatre is up to and how you can be involved either as an artist or supporter.
My team will be running exciting, wholesome dance classes next term on Saturdays (leading into drama and singing lessons in the future) for all ages at an affordable price, as well as our first major stage production next year. We need financial and/or moral support to get up and running and are also looking for people who are interested in any area of the arts to join our team. If you love theatre or know of anyone who does, please come and encourage them to come along.
Even if theatre is not your thing, feel free to come and support us just by being there. :)
Take a night off, relax and enjoy!
When: 10th of September
Where: RCRC - Corner of Sturgeon and Delancey Streets, Ormiston
What time: 7:30pm
We would love to see you there!
God bless,
Melissa Humphreys (Bos)
5pm service: What Am I Here for?
We were all saddened by the tragic loss of life in the recent house fire at Slacks Creek. At the same time I was deeply humbled by the outpouring of praise to God in the midst of such a tragedy. While many will question why a loving God would allow this to happen or even question whether there is a God, the answer came as ... "In spite of the pain, people were singing praises to God . If anything holds these people together, and the community together, it is their faith in God. ... They have tremendous faith and belief that He always knows what is best for us.....we believe He has something good for us." (Mr Pale , Community elder, Sunday Mail 28 August 2011). This family has found the reason, the significance and the purpose of life. Have you?
Passage: Colossians 1: 15-12
Preacher: Bevan Burnes
9am service: Who is in control of your life? God?
Some months ago we looked at some important New Testament teaching as regards the wonderful truth that each Christian is indwelt by the Spirit of God. When a person believes in Christ as Lord and Saviour, the Spirit 'moves' into that person's life, to - as it were - claim that person for the Kingdom by taking up residence. Christ, through His Spirit, says: This person is mine!
And yet, the Bible tells us that a Christian is to be 'filled with the Spirit'.
Is there a difference between 'being indwelt by the Spirit' (Eph 1:13) and 'being filled with the Spirit' (Eph. 5:18)? Look these verses up in your Bible.
There is a difference, and we want to search that out this morning, and see what practical implications it has.
Passage: Ephesians 5:18-21
Preacher: Keith Warren
Prayer Meeting Tuesday 7pm
Every Tuesday evening we meet for prayer group
7 - 7.30pm at the church. Come and join with us to pray for our church, our people and our community.
Everyone welcome.
Marriage Course
7 weeks commencing on Wednesday 28th September 2011.
This course is valuable for any married couple no matter how long you have been married.
There are no group discussions - all the talking is within the intimacy of the couples relationship.
It will run from 7.30 - 9.15pm each Wednesday evening with the final night being the 9th November. Baby sitting is available if required.
The DVD presentation by Nicky and Sila Lee is most enjoyable and informative.
Please speak to Keith / Emmy Warren (phone 3207 0241) or Michael / Elizabeth Noakes (3821 3598) if you would like to attend.
We will require numbers by 21st September as workbooks will need to be ordered.
The cost of course material is $25 per couple.
5pm service: Be Filled with the Spirit
Today is Father's Day, a happy occassion where we take time to honour and thank the men in our lives to whom we owe so much. Yet despite the joys and successes of fatherhood we celebrate today, the cost of 'fatherlessness' in our culture is simply HUGE! In terms of dollars and cents, research estimates that 'fatherlessness' is costing us as a nation $13 billion per year! This is not to mention the cost in deep hurt and loss that is passed on from one generation to the next nor the many statistics of substance abuse, teenage pregnancies and even crime that are directly related to 'fatherlessness'. Many fathers (even in the church) are totally stressed out about raising children. For many if feels that their children are becoming 'fatherless children' even with them in the home and despite their very best efforts to be good fathers. Amidst all this, fathers and children wonder: is there a key to being a good and 'successful' father? Tonight we will see that there is such a key and we will take a look at what it is that makes us good fathers to our children and good children to our fathers.
Reading: Ephesians 5:18 and 6:1-4
Preacher: Ettiene de Wilzem
9am service: Don't despair - begin to repair
What the church needs is......! Why don't our politicians do something about....! If it were up to me I would...! Self-proclaimed know-alls, arm chair critics sideline spectators ...everybody knows one...or two or three...! We really need people who will get in and do something to fix a situation or solve a problem. We need people of action. Nehemiah saw a problem and was prepared to do something about it. He acknowledged that he was part of the problem. He, as well as the Israelites had sinned. He was honest to admit his own sin and failure. We really need people who will not just discuss a situation but will do something about it. Will you be a person on whom God can depend to act for Him in your world.
Reading: Nehemiah 2:1-10
Preacher: Bevan Burnes
5pm service: In the beginning....God
When we start reading the book of Genesis we are often daunted by all the questions that people have thrown at this book over the past 100 years or so. But do we really need to answer these questions, or is it like trying to teach grammar from a recipe book, and missing the point of why the book was written? This Sunday night we want to try to let Genesis speak for itself and understand better what God has to say to us - in His own words.
Passage: Genesis 1:1-2:3
Preacher: Greg Tenni
9am: The Mark of the Beast and the final Judgement
Text: Revelations 14:13
Passage: Rev 14:6-13
Preacher: Obee Oberholzer, Minister at Mansfield Christian Reformed Church
Elder Affirmation
Church Council is very pleased to confirm that through the members vote held last Sunday (21 August 2011), all four eldership candidates have been affirmed as new Elders at Redlands Christian Reformed Church. We welcome Ettiene deWilzem, Mark Farmer, Frank Hemelaar and Michael Noakes onto the Church Council. The formal installation of these new elders will be held in a couple of weeks time.
Coping with Grief & Loss
Chaplaincy at Ormiston State School is hosting a workshop with Doris Zagdanski on Coping with Grief and Loss. It will be held next Tuesday 23 August from 2-3pm at Ormiston State School. Attendance is free and tea, coffee and take-home resources will be provided.
This workshop is open to all those interested in attending (within and outside of Ormiston SS- this means you!) and will be a very valuable afternoon. Doris has over 25 years of professional and volunteer experience in supporting families through times of loss. Among other things, she will share insight on what to say to someone who is grieving; how to help children through times of loss whether from death, family separation or anything in between; and understanding the short and long-term effects of grief.
If you would like to come along, please RSVP by Monday 22 August to melodyg@su-chaplain.com and I will provide you with further details about where to go. Feel free to pass this invitation on to anyone who might be interested.
Hope to see you there,
Melody Groenenboom
Chaplain, Ormiston State School
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