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Property eNews - Another Development!
We
have already heard the news from earlier this week that
88 Sturgeon St (new information)
On
top of this news, we want to advise the congregation that
Church Council is of the unanimous opinion that it would be very wise for the congregation to purchase this property also, and for the following reasons:
· It will substantially lock other investors out of purchasing adjoining properties for the purposes of unit development.
· It will give greater flexibility for our use of No.88 (assuming the congregation agrees to purchase that property)
· It will allow greater flexibility for any proposed future structure
· The price for this property will be $375,000.
· The house can be rented for $320 per week ($15,000 per year)
· It is yet another step toward a larger area for Redlands CRC in the future
Purchase of this property can only be undertaken with the full approval of Redlands CRC membership.
As you are aware, Church Council believes very strongly that this is an opportunity that we must not refuse. The owners of 84 Sturgeon have already been approached by developers keen to buy the property, fortunately the owners have given RCRC first option to purchase. We want to publicly acknowledge and affirm the Knight brothers, acting for their aged mother, as they have honoured their previous agreement to give us first option to purchase.
Church Council feels that if we don’t act now the
property will be
snapped up by developers keen to build multiple dwellings on the
property. After
initial negotiations with the owners, we have unanimously decided to
offer a
contract on the property with a sale price of $700,000 (in the vicinity
of the
price offered by developers). The proposed property is 2967 m2 while our
current
property is 4746 m2
The contract we have offered includes the following conditions
· A 14 day period to attain congregational approval on the sale (church council cannot act independently of the church membership in this regard)
· A 21 day period to arrange finances
· A 60 day settlement period
We are of the opinion that this property can be utilised to
· Relieve pressure on the Kids@Church ministry.
· Allow us possibility of expanding our premises at a future date
· Be one more step toward a larger area for Redlands CRC in the future
With all this in mind, Church Council calls an
extraordinary congregational meeting for Wednesday Nov 15, 7:30pm in the
auditorium. We will be asked to discuss and decide upon the following
(amended)
motions:
That
-
purchase the property at
-
purchase the property at
-
Accept one of the following recommendations:
-
The property on
-
The property on
(voting, by members
will be
conducted by secret ballot)
A printed information paper will be
available from
Sunday Nov 05, 2006
Friends, we need full attendance at this meeting and the interests of the Lord and His Kingdom will be served by full and open discussion of these issues.
We recognise that this is a very large step, but we do perceive that the heart of the congregation is here in Ormiston. We encourage the church family to step forward together, resolutely embrace the future, and celebrate the goodness of the Lord who has brought about such wonderful opportunities!
Please cancel all small groups, and anything else you have on the night, and make a plan to be at the meeting
We warmly encourage the congregation to
bring these
matters before the Lord in prayer.
- Please ask for
discernment
and wisdom: that God will lead us in his way, that he will guide His
people
into an understanding of His calling, and give us to courage to follow
obediently
- Please ask that
we do this in
a spirit of unity, humility and grace
- Please ask for
renewed vision
of God's work for us in this community
- Give thanks for
the way he is
bringing thecae things about
Please send any feedback or questions to Dave Groenenboom, dave@redlandscrc.org.au, 0418 383 055, 3286 4700
Kids@Church
K@C teacher needed urgently
Our youngest class "Rainbow Kids" ages 4 - 6 has approx 20 children who love coming along to K@C each week and learning about God. They are a delightful bunch of children, full of energy and so eager to learn and please you. We have an immediate need for a teacher for this class commencing next Sunday and going through till the end of term (only 5 Sundays). All materials are supplied. What a wonderful opportunity to teach the next generation about our Heavenly Father! Please contact me if you are able to help. If we are unable to meet this need the children in this class will remain in church - so I'm praying that doesn't happen. Please pray about this.
Thank you church!
Jo Lindeman P: (07) 3824 0285 | M: 0423 438 079 | E: djol@optusnet.com.au
Midweek News
Sunday
9AM: The Lord Jesus teaches us to make the glory and holiness of God an important part of our prayers.
Hallowed be Your Name. May Your Name be honoured as holy.
So we are to pray to our heavenly Father to help us direct all our living - what we think, say, and do - so
that His Name will always be honoured and praised.
To pray like that is very much needed in our world, where God and His Name are either ignored or blasphemed.
5PM: Is Jesus merely your drug of choice? Is he simply the ‘thing’ you turn to when you are down, broken, and have nowhere else to go? And if he is, is he really any different then to a pill, the bottle or whatever else people choose to get them through? And if he is, what do you do when you don’t have problems, you aren’t down? When people ate the food that Jesus produced they thought “GREAT!!! We’ll have some more of that, thanks” But Jesus says “Hang on, I’m more than a vending machine – I am the Snickers Bar of Life”
Big News: Next Door available for purchase!
It’s amazing how God causes opportunities to develop while others appear to slip away. We’d been saying to one another in Church Council that it looked like the contract on the Plumbers Block (Delancey St, behind RCRC) was not going to amount to anything. This was a tough realisation because we really do need to expand to cater for future needs.
Then, Tuesday morning, Church Council received a letter from the owners of 84 Sturgeon St (next door: motorbikes, piles of dirt, old white cottage) asking whether Redlands CRC was interested in making an offer for their property. This was a wonderful development, because to this point the neighbours had not at all been interested in discussing any sale.
Church Council has discussed this, and believe very strongly that this is an opportunity that we must not refuse. The owners of 84 Sturgeon have already been approached by developers keen to buy the property, fortunately the owners have given RCRC first option to purchase.
We want to publicly acknowledge and affirm the Knight brothers, acting for their aged mother, as they have honoured their previous agreement to give us first option to purchase. Church Council feels that if we don’t act now the property will be snapped up by developers keen to build multiple dwellings on the property.
After initial negotiations with the owners, we have unanimously decided to offer a contract on the property with a sale price of $700,000 (in the vicinity of the price offered by developers). The proposed property is 2967 m2 while our current property is 4746 m2
The contract we have offered includes the following conditions
• A 14 day period to attain congregational approval on the sale (church council cannot act independently of the church membership in this regard)
• A 21 day period to arrange finances
• A 60 day settlement period
We are of the opinion that this property can be utilised to
• Relieve pressure on the Kids@Church ministry.
• Allow us possibility of expanding our premises at a future date
• Be one more step toward a larger area for Redlands CRC in the future
With all this in mind, Church Council calls an extraordinary congregational meeting for Wednesday Nov 15, 7:30pm in the auditorium. We will be asked to discuss and decide upon the following motion:
That Redlands Christian Reformed Church purchase the property at 84 Sturgeon St, Ormiston
Friends, we need full attendance at this meeting.
His meeting is open to all attenders at Redlands CRC. Voting, however, is limited to those who hold membership in the church.
Please cancel all small groups, and anything else you have on the night, and make a plan to be at the meeting
Please continue to pray for the Lord’s guidance in this, and seek his confirmation that this is a step we need to take.
Please send any feedback to Dave Groenenboom, dave@redlandscrc.org.au, 0418 383 055, 3286 4700
Would Jesus go to Schoolies?
Redlands CRC, 9am & 5pm
• What are we to make of the whole schoolies phenomenon?
• What does the church have to say on the matter?
• How should parents be responding?
• What guidance will you give to your children, grandchildren and teens you know and love?
• In fact, what might Jesus have to say about any celebration we might undertake? How would he RSVP to any party you have?
Some have wondered whether this Discovery Service is just for those who are completing Year 12.
The answer is ‘no’.
The whole schoolies thing affects people of all ages and all walks of life. It’s really about how we celebrate, how parents set an example for celebration, how we make life choices, and how we live with the consequences.
This is an all church, all age, any-walk-of-life, cross-community service. We’d love to see a full attendance from the entire church family! Mark the date, and make a commitment to be there.
Further: take a wad of flyers and promote it in your neighbourhood. There are enough copies for everyone to cover their whole street.
Questions: justask@redlandscrc.org.au, Dave 0418 383 055; Clinton 0424 477 487
Making Redlands a great church community!
Over recent months we’ve had reasons to discuss the way we receive people into the Redlands CRC community. These discussions include what we do to welcome people informally on Sunday and at other times. Small Groups have also been discussing these things as a response to a questionnaire circulated by our Ministry Intern, Michelle Hudson.
Church Council is happy to let you know that Sherri Greef will be heading up a new area of ministry. Sherri will be our coordinator for fellowship and community development. Sherri has already set about meeting with people to share and gather ideas that will enable us to grow in this work.
So… if you get a phone call from Sherri asking to meet and chat with you, recognise that she has a passion and mandate to help us develop the family feel here at Redlands. The idea is that through all this we become more like the sort of Christian community the Lord would want us to be.
We’ll be introducing Sherri to you in he near future so you’ll be able to put a face to the name.
If you have questions please email Sherri at communitylife@redlandscrc.org.au or dave@redlandscrc.org.au . You can also phone Sherri on 0415 835 533
Prayer
• Damien Bos arrived safely home last Tuesday. After 15 months in the northern hemisphere, it’s great for him to be back. Give thanks to the Lord who makes all this possible
• The developments with the block next door are an outstanding testimony to the work of God. Give thanks to the King for his sovereign work. Ask him to guide the church family as they consider this important development.
• Prayerfully consider who you will bring along to the Discovery Service on Nov 12. These are prime opportunities to introduce people to the good news of Jesus. Please seek the blessing of God on this work.
• John & Diny Kapinga are moving to the Prins Willem Village. These moves are always significant and difficult to undertake. The sale of their unit was nothing short of remarkable – and we give thanks to God for his intervention. Please uphold them in this difficult time, asking the Lord for special strength and a smooth transition.
• Danielle de Kok and Will are happy to announce the arrival of Cody-Lea Maria last Tuesday! We rejoice in the gift of new life and we pray that God in his grace will uphold Danielle, Will and little Cody-Lea.
• Peter Forno’s mother died earlier this week while Peter, Rowena and the boys were holidaying in Fiji at the time. Ask that the grace and comfort of the living God will surround the Forno family in their grief.
• In the region: there seems to be trouble among our pacific neighbours: East Timor, Solomons, Fiji. Please pray for cool heads (both in Canberra and the capitals of these nations) that peace might rule and violence be defeated
Discovery Service: Nov 12 9am & 5pm
Would Jesus go to Schoolies?
Some have wondered whether this Discovery Service is just for those who are completing Year 12.
The answer is ‘no’.
The whole schoolies thing affects people of all ages and all walks of life. It’s really about how we celebrate, how parents set an example for celebration, how we make life choices, and how we live with the consequences. How does the church of today carry the Gospel message into the culture we live in? How do we, as followers of Jesus, give leadership in this issue?
This is an all church, all age, any-walk-of-life, cross-community service. We’d love to see a full attendance from the entire church family! Mark the date, and make a commitment to be there.
Questions: justask@redlandscrc.org.au, Clinton 0424 477 487; Dave 0418 383 055
eNews Flash: Property next door becomes available!
It’s amazing how God causes opportunities to
develop while others
appear to slip away. We’d been saying to one another in Church
Council that it
looked like the contract on the Plumbers Block (
Then, Tuesday morning, Church Council received a letter
from the
owners of
Church Council has discussed this, and believe very strongly that this is an opportunity that we must not refuse. The owners of 84 Sturgeon have already been approached by developers keen to buy the property. We are very thankful that the owners have given RCRC first option to purchase. We want to publicly acknowledge and affirm the Knight brothers, acting for their aged mother, as they have honoured their previous agreement to give us first option to purchase.
Church Council feels that if we don’t act now the
property will be
snapped up by developers keen to build multiple dwellings on the
property. After
initial negotiations with the owners, we have unanimously decided to
offer a
contract on the property with a sale price of $700,000 (in the vicinity
of the
price offered by developers). The proposed property is 2967
m2 while
our current property is 4746 m2
The contract we have offered includes the following conditions
· A 14 day period to attain congregational approval on the sale (church council cannot act independently of the church membership in this regard)
· A 21 day period to arrange finances
· A 60 day settlement period
We are of the opinion that this property can be utilised to
· Relieve pressure on the Kids@Church ministry.
· Allow us possibility of expanding our premises at a future date
· Be one more step toward a larger area for Redlands CRC in the future
With all this in mind, Church Council calls an extraordinary congregational meeting for Wednesday Nov 15, 7:30pm in the auditorium. We will be asked to discuss and decide upon the following motion:
That Redlands Christian Reformed Church purchase the property at 84 Sturgeon St, Ormiston
Friends, we need full attendance at this meeting. Please cancel all small groups, and anything else you have on the night, and make a plan to be at the meeting
Please also pray for the Lord’s guidance in this, and seek his confirmation that this is a step we need to take.
Please send any feedback to Dave Groenenboom, dave@redlandscrc.org.au, 0418 383 055, 3286 4700
Damien's homecoming
Damien Bos back tomorrow…
Many of us have been following the progress of Damien Bos in mainland China over the last year and a half. Damien finally returns home tomorrow (Tuesday Oct 31) on Cathay flight CX 103, which is due to arrive into Brisbane International Airport at 10:35am.
If you want to meet Damien and welcome him home, you may want to check the arrival time of his flight. Go to:
http://www.bne.com.au/content/arrivedepart.asp?name=SearchFlightInfo_SearchArrivalsAndDepartureTimes
Questions? Eddie Bos 0416 000 600
Sunday details and Car Wash Update
Thanks
Church
Special thanks to all who helped out with the Car Wash this morning. As a result, God has blessed us with a total of $637.00 to be forwarded to the Solomon Islands Mission. That will come in very handy after the raid on the base earlier this month!
Our next Car Wash will be Nov 25. Get the diary and add the date now! We will need a few more washers than this time, and you know how it goes: the more people, the easier it is for everyone.
Thanks so much for your help!
Damien Watson damienwatson@optusnet.com.au 0448 822 588
Tomorrow
AM (Dave): Hungry? You got to be kidding! Can’t remember the last time you felt really hungry? But what about inside? What about there? Oooh yeah. Sounds a bit hollow. What am I missing? And what does Jesus being the ‘bread of life’ have to do with all of that? Get ready for a challenge. Read ahead: John 6:1-15
PM (Greg Tenni): God in the storm: When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the water through the storm, John tells us that they were terrified. How could someone they had known for so long suddenly seem so menacing? What was Jesus doing and why? Good question. Why does God seem so terrifying to us at times? Why does He seem to just surf on by and ignore us when we are going through really difficult times? Read ahead: John 6:16-21
Prayer
·
Melissa Bos is off to
News from the Solomon Islands Mission
Greetings again
from
Amidst all the things that we have experienced, most things are starting to get back to normal and we are happy to share with you some of the good things that God continues to do in and through us here.
- The Police have been extremely hardworking on the cases, and about 50 people have been arrested for the spate of crimes of which ours was one. There were about 12 or so similar crimes over a space of about 4 weeks. Regrettably, very little of our property has been recovered, but we are thankful for the quick supply of 2 new computers.
- Frank and Janet (who served with us here
before) were
sent by our
- The SWIM Team from Samasodu arrived back
and duly
returned to
- The SWIM Team from
- Another SWIM Team arrived from
- Jaap Den Otter (Qld) and Siete & Leny Woldhuis (NSW) are with us too, assisting Jack with upgrading and building some projects on the base. These additional helps are a great blessing to us.
- We have been able to provide a lot of materials to the Hospital and to other needy people, especially things like crutches, wheelchairs and other medical equipment.
- Next week, Machi will be off for another Sunday School Training workshop in Isabel province. Please pray for her as she travels there with a friend.
- Politically, there are still many concerns being expressed here, and things are still in a fragile state. Please continue to pray for the nation and its leaders.
We are thankful that God continues to bless us, even in times of hardship and uncertainty. We are assured by the fact that He is still in control, and that all our lives are secure in his hands. We have been and continue to be blessed by the many expressions of support and prayers that people have shared with us, even from almost unknown quarters. We are so well reminded by these that God’s family is a truly remarkable family to be part of. God bless you all.
The Rietvelds & the Vissers
Midweek News
Saturday - Car Wash for Solomon Islands
It’s amazing how clean cars translate into encouragement for people on the mission field.
God wants you to help make it happen. Wash a few cars, enjoy some sunshine, meet some new friends, share a coffee and one of the legendary RCRC Car Wash snags! Tony will even check your car for safety issues (driving habits not included).
Come along: see if we can beat the record!
Damien needs to know you’re coming: 0448 822 588, damienwatson@optusnet.com.au
Sunday
9AM: Hungry? You got to be kidding! Can’t remember the last time you felt really hungry? But what about the inside? What about there? Oooh yeah. Sounds a bit hollow. What am I missing? And what does Jesus being the ‘bread of life’ have to do with all of that? Ready for a challenge? Read ahead: John 6:1-15
5PM: God in the storm: When the disciples saw Jesus walking on the water through the storm, John tells us that they were terrified. How could someone they had known for so long suddenly seem so menacing? What was Jesus doing and why? Good question. Why does God seem so terrifying to us at times? Why does He seem to just surf on by and ignore us when we are going through really difficult times? Read ahead: John 6:16-21
Kids@Church
Did you know:
• K@C is one of the major attractions for families coming to RCRC?
• Some weeks they have over 80 children?
• That most kids make a commitment to follow Jesus at places like K@C?
• Teachers have a huge impact on little lives!
• That all material and lesson plans (great stuff!) are supplied?
• AND that all we need is you. Teachers are needed right now – you can share with others, and you won’t be teaching alone.
• The kids in your class will love you to bits
• And God will love your contribution
• Phone/email Jo Lindeman: (07) 3824-0285, djol@optusnet.com.au
Make plans for this Sunday
• Come to worship – praise the living God for who He is and what he’s done. What is more important than honouring God for what he’s given you in Jesus Christ?
• When you come: Make sure you talk with people you don’t know for the first 15 mins after church. Spend more time meeting people than wondering why people might not have met you last time. The best changes in life always start ‘at home’. As Martin Nystrom reminds us “if there’s need for changing people, Lord, let it begin with me”.
• Ask someone home for a BBQ/Coffee/chat. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, just seek to be a blessing, and you may even find that you’re more helped than they are!
Prayer
- Martin Wullschleger is a skilled trauma surgeon from Switzerland. He, Debbie and the boys have been part of RCRC for a while now. Martin is sitting an English exam this Saturday from 9am - 12 noon in St Lucia. Martin needs to pass this exam for accreditation. All other areas are fine, but Martin really wants to do well in this particular exam. Please pray for a successful outcome so Martin can bless our country with his great skills, and glorify God in his chosen area of expertise.
- Thinking about the drought? What leadership could we be giving to our community? I’d be really interested in your thoughts about this. I have a few ideas – what are yours? … Speak to Dave… dave@redlandscrc.org.au, 0418 383 055
- Pray for Margaret VandenAkker – her elderly father (Dick) is dying, and her car is no more after the accident. She needs strength for this difficult time; she also needs to return to Brisbane soon (without her car). Pray that God will make all things well…
- Many Australian sons and daughters are serving in the Solomons with RAMSI forces. We have two mission families over there – still recovering from an armed raid. Life may yet get tougher. Please pray for peace and cool heads. Remember them before God’s throne of grace
- Hey, Christmas is coming. = Christmas Shopping! Stress! Why not downsize the gift list (they really don’t need it), reduce the shopping list (you really don’t need it), and increase the sacrificial giving. Let the light of the world shine even brighter in Redlands by giving to local mission work. They really need it! Be courageous and do some Kingdom good! More about this later – for now, pray for God to lay this burden on your heart.
Wash Cars for the Solomons Mission
Car Wash
Just a reminder that we’re looking forward to seeing you all at the Car Wash this Saturday. We’re still looking for people to wash, especially between 11am and 1pm. To sign up (hey, even a 30 minute block would be great…) contact Damien Watson on 0448 822 588 (please note the changes number) or damienwatson@optusnet.com.au
See you there!
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