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Easter Sunday Service
Traditionally, Easter Sunday is celebrated to remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is this resurrected Jesus who builds his kingdom of followers on earth. Yet today we find that very few people actually celebrate Easter for this reason. It seems to be only Christians-a very small minority of people in our country-who actually believe in this strange idea of a resurrected Jesus who builds his kingdom of people in our world when most people seem to settle for an historical Jesus who was murdered 2000 years ago, full stop. This brings Christians to face some real tough questions: ‘did Jesus really rise from the dead?' and ‘if he did and is indeed alive and extending his kingdom on earth, why is the church so small?'It brings those who don't believe in the resurrection or the kingdom to ask: ‘do Christians have a point?'; ‘is there more to Easter than we thought?' This Sunday morning we'll look at some answers.
Pastor: Ettiene de Wilzem
Office Hours 25th April-1st May
The office hours for the week 25th of April- 1st of May will be:
Wednesday the 27th 8.30am-12.30am
Thursday the 28th 8.30am-12.30am
If you need to contact the office during the week please email me at tkippen@redlandscrc.org.au
Tess
CRCR Prayer Calender
Prayer changes things. If we believe this, then we had better be praying that God will change the eternal destiny of our neighbours and country. In the 50 days leading up to Pentecost, church and individuals are encouraged to pray for the work of the Gospel in Australia and beyond. To assist individuals and churches to focus their prayers in the days leading up to Pentecost, a "Prayer Calendar" (Please click on link) has been put together beginning with Easter Monday and ending on Pentecost. The prayer items highlight the work of the gospel throughout Australia and beyond.
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MISSION OPPORTUNITIES - SOLOMON ISLANDS
1. SEWING WORKSHOP - WEST RUSSEL ISLANDS. 2nd Week of August 2011 (7th to 16th August).The Russel Islands group is about 5 hours by ship North West of Honiara. There is a Wycliffe translation worker (Aaron Choate) and his family in this village who have requested a workshop for the women in that district. The team leader will be Marty Magill, an experienced SWIM team leader. Marty would like about 4 women to assist her with the workshop. Basic sewing knowledge is all that is required, as we will be teaching only basic sewing. Accommodation will be in the village. Russell Islands are a small group of spectacular tropical islands. We shall take along some new Singer hand sewing machines and leave them with the women there. Women of any age are welcome to apply. This is a practical, grass roots way of sharing your skills with women from another culture. You will be challenged spiritually through this experience. Age is no limit, just a willing heart for mission, and a desire to "step out" and make a difference in God's Kingdom. Contact Machi at SWIM - details below.
2. YOUTH MISSION - WEST RUSSEL ISLANDS - 2nd Week of August 2011 (7th to 16th August). At the same time as the sewing workshop, Aaron Choate has also requested a mission team to do some "Youth Outreach" for youth in that area. This would involve afternoon and evening sessions. The program will depend on the skills of the team, eg music, sport, drama, Bible studies, youth rally. Anything along these lines would be greatly appreciated. There are many youth in this area who have little direction in their life, and who need to be challenged with the Gospel. No experience is necessary, but anyone with a heart for youth, or music or drama skills is sure to have a memorable and life changing experience. The duration of the program is envisaged to be about 4 or 5 days. Afternoons for younger youth, evenings for older youth. Contact Machi at SWIM - details below.
3. SPONSORSHIP NEEDED FOR SEVERAL SCHOOL STUDENTS. - We have several opportunities for you to help sponsor a student. Ages of Students range from Prep. To TAFE level. One young woman, Judith, studying for teaching, is a very promising student, but she needs assistance. For further details on her needs please contact SWIM. Seven other students are from prep to class 3. To sponsor one of these children it costs just $50 AUD per year, per child. Contact the number below for more information.
CONTACT DETAILS: Machi Rietveld, SWIM Ministry coordinator, email: swiministry@solomon.com.sb
Good Friday Service
Did anyone really know on that first Good Friday, what was going on? Did people understand the significance of Jesus’ death on the cross? While at the time it might not have been clear, God left some pretty powerful signs for the world that this death was more than just an ‘injustice’ or a ‘mistake’ – it was in fact God’s work of making everything new, a new relationship with him, and a new way of life and living. The great news of Easter is that God is still about that work, and calls us to still come to him to be made new once again.
This Week at Redlands CRC
There are a number of things happening this week, and we would encourage you to be involved. Wednesday Night: Prayer meeting from 7.00-7.30pm @ the church. It was great to have a number there last week, let's continue to meet together to pray for one another and the church. Good Friday Service: This Friday from 9AM. Easter Sunday Service: Sunday 9AM. We will also be celebrating Lord's Supper together. Sunday Night: This Sunday night is Redlands Easter Family Festival. This is the work of the combined churches in the Redlands to present the true meaning to Easter to the community. We would encourage you to attend and volunteer. You can volunteer at www.redlandschurches.org and follow the links to REFF Volunteers. Because we encourage you to be a part of the REFF there will be no 5PM service on Sunday.
18th-24th April Church Office Hours
The church office hours for the 18th-24th will be:
Tuesday 19th 8am-12pm
Thursday 21st 8am-12pm
If you would like to contact Tessa during the week please email her at tkippen@redlandscrc.org.au or call on 32864700.
Volunteers for Coffee & Creche
We currently need volunteers for our coffee and cake ministry and crèche.
If you can help please contact:
Tessa Kippen at tkippen@redlandscrc.org.au or on 3286 4700.
Good Friday Prayer Night
GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER
"Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength
They will soar high on wings like eagles." Isa 40:31
6pm--8pm Cleveland Show Grounds
8:30pm--11pm Lutheran Church,Cleveland
You are invited to come to give praise to God for
what He is doing and will do for the Easter weekend, especially on the Sunday at the Festival.
We would like to see volunteers and your friends,
all people interested in this outreach to our
community.
Kids@Church will be back on May the 1st.
Dear Parents,
Sunday was the last Kids@Church for the term, It has been a great term with lots of fun games but more importantly lots of important messages learnt. We will be on holiday's until the 1st of May and we look forward to having another great term.
Dana
Congregational Meeting
The Church Council is calling the church to attend a Congregational Meeting on Wednesday May 4th, from 7.30pm.
At this meeting we will be discussing the future of the church, leadership, finances and property. We also hope to have a time of communal prayer for the church.
Our desire is to hold monthly Congregational Meetings on the first Wednesday of each month while we move forward together in unity. So please put these in your diary.
There will also be an opportunity to ask questions on the night. Our preference would be to have questions handed to Church Council before the meeting so that we can adequately answer them. While there will be time to ask additional questions on the night, we ask the church to understand that we might need to get back to them with fuller answers at a later date.
Redlands Eastr Family Festival - Fair Trade
We would love to have a stall set up at the Redlands Easter Family Festival to promote Redlands Fair Trade (formally Global Marked Day). This stall will have a display of Fair Trade products and information about our "Trade Day" in September. We need volunteers to help set up and man the store.
If you can be available any time between 3-8ppm Easter Sunday to help, please contact Melody G. mgroenen@gmail.com 0431 144 126, or after either service on Sunday.
Easter Sunday Night
Because of the Redlands Easter Family Festival and our encouragement for you to volunteer or attend this event, we will not be having a 5PM service on Easter Sunday night. Please use this time to help out at the festival and stay for the service at the end.
Classis Meeting - this Friday Night
This Friday night will be a special classis meeting, called to discuss, give input and ratify the decisions made by Church Council in recent weeks.
As Redlands Christian Reformed Church we are part of Classis Queensland. This is made up of the 8 churches in and around Brisbane. As a classis we usually met together 4 times a year to encourage each other, hold one another accountable, and to discuss matters of mutual significance. Each church is represented by 3 delegates from Church Council, elders and ministers.
At this Classis meeting we will also have present 2 Synodical Deputies. These are ministers appointed by the denomination, from a neigboring Classis. In this case we have 2 representatives from Classis NSW.
This meeting is about holding the Church Council accountable for the decisions that have been made, and the Church Visitors accountable for the advice that they have given. At this time, with reports from both the Church Visitors and our Church Council, the classis will be seeking to see that the Church Council has followed good and proper process and been fair in its dealings and decisions.
It is a good thing for us to have this level of support and accountability, and we welcome this process to also provide additional insight and clarity in our situation.
We would value your ongoing prayer at this time and on into the future. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact Clinton.
Prayer Points
* Please continue to pray for Alicia Black and the family. Over the next week Alicia will have some more tests and is booked in for surgery later in April. Pray that God's peace and healing will be experienced throughout.
* This week (Tuesday) Mr Kapinga celebrates his 87th birthday. We thank God for his faithfulness to John and the improvement in his health in the last months.
* Please continue to uphold Church Council as it meets and as it goes to Classis meeting this Friday. Pray for clarity, wisdom and strength during this present time. Also continue to uphold Dave and Leonie and the family, praying for God's nearness and guidance. Continue to pray for the church, for unity, wisdom and peace.
* In a couple of weeks we celebrate Easter. Pray for the Redlands Easter Festival, that it may be an effective tool of sharing the good news with the community in which God has placed us.
Prayer Meeting - Next Week
Next week our prayer meeting will be on Wednesday night, from 7.00-7.30pm. We look forward to sharing this time with you.
Sunday - 9AM
It's pretty fair to say that we don't think much about royalty in our day. Sure, there is a bit of hype around an upcoming royal wedding, but royalties impact on our daily life is quite insignificant. But this wasn't the case in the time of the New Testament, in fact for much of the world's history, in most places around the world, your king, or leader had the biggest singular impact on your life. And so when Jesus comes riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling an old prophesy about God's coming king and the coming reign of peace and blessing, its no wonder the people get excited. If God's king is here, then surely everything is about to change. But then something goes horribly wrong. Instead of going to the palace, the king goes to the temple. Something is up. Find out this Sunday morning.
Preacher: Clinton
Sunday - 5PM
Whenever the queen visits Australia, many of us may wonder: 'what's it like living in a kingdom?' or 'what's it like having a king?' It's something we Aussies are not really familiar with, are we? In fact, most Aussies probably dread the idea of living under a king. We find, however, that Easter - a tradition that we all love to celebrate - has very much to do with the coming of a kingdom into our world. Easter celebrates the coming of the kingdom of God into our world. Now the mention of the words 'kingdom of God' sparks many questions in our heads: 'what is the kingdom of God?' We wonder what it's like, where it came from and where it is. We wonder who rules it and we may even wonder how does one enter and live in it. Tonight we'll learn more about what the Bible has to say about this kingdom of God.
Preacher: Ettiene
Redlands Easter Family Festival need volunteers
A letter from the REFF....Please if you can, help support this great festival.
Redlands Easter Family Festival
Hello to all REFF Supporters,
The Redlands Easter Family Festival has an outreach of between 12,000 and 15,000 people each year! What a witness to the Redlands Community, a Free Festival that has so much to offer, given in the spirit of Christ's Love for Us, sharing His Testimony and serving Our community.
Each year the hardest part of the Festival is the set up and pack up...... we know we have had over 200 volunteers on the day for each of the past 11 years of our Festival's history, however what many of us don't know is that a small handful of faithful volunteers are left to clean up/pack up and set up!!!
This year we have promised that we will help them, please contact me directly if you can help on either Easter Saturday 23rd or Easter Monday 25th or go onto our web site and volunteer for set up or pack up and I will contact you closer to the time and forward our specific needs.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT - PLEASE SHARE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS CALL FOR SUPPORT.
REGISTRATION: Web site: www.redlandschurches.org - Volunteers
Thanks, Tracey
REFF Secretary and Volunteer Co-ordinator.
Mobile: 0427 734 214
Email: thuges@netspace.net.au
Kids@Church Messy Games!
Dear Parents,
Sunday was the last Kids@Church for the term, It has been a great term with lots of fun games but more importantly lots of important messages learnt. We will be on holiday's until the 1st of May and we look forward to having another great term.
During the Holidays we are having a Messy Games afternoon, this Saturday, the 16th here at Church.
Cost: $5 per child
Time: 2 - 5:30 pm 16/04/11
Bring: Spear change of cloths and a towel
Wear: The oldest cloths you have, it will get messy You can pay for your child on arrival, but please, if your children and their friends are coming, email me so that I can have numbers.
If you have any inquiries please contact me.
Look forward to seeing you all there.
Dana de Wilzem
07 3286 4700
0411 709 198
dana@redlandscrc.org.au
Prayer Meeting - Tuesday Night
The Church Council would invite and encourage you to join us for prayer, this Tuesday night, from 7-7.30pm @ the church. This is the time when we need to unite together in prayer, praying that God would be gracious to us, bless us with his wisdom and healing and lead us into his future.
Office Hours 11th-17th April
Good Morning,
The church office hours for next week (11th of April- 17th of April) are :
Tuesday 8am-12am and Friday 8am-12am.
Please accept my apology for not letting you know when the office was open in the prior weeks. Office hours will vary each week but I will notify the times by Enews and the weekly Bulletin.
If you need to contact me please don't hesitiate to email me at tkippen@redlandscrc.org.au or by calling 0401 195 428.
Tessa
Sign Up for the Car wash this Sunday!
CAR WASH ON THE 7th of May!
They Car Wash team are looking for helpers in washing cars, directing cars, cooking sausages, baking or donating biscuits/ morning tea and serving coffee's and teas.
We have a sign up sheet located at community central or please speak to Doug Klistcher doug_judyklitscher@hotmail.com or 0414 811 603.
Chaplaincy needs your statement of support
A note from all Chaplains....
A High Court Challenge Threatens Chaplaincy
Can I encourage you to complete a statement of support?
The Case
A Toowoomba man - backed by the Australian Secular Lobby - has served a write in the High Court of Australia opposing the Commonwealth funding of chaplains in state schools. The defendants in this case are the Commonwealth and SU QLD (Scripture Union Queensland) - the accredited employing authority for school chaplains in Queensland.
This High Court challenge threatens the future of more than 2500 school chaplains across Australia.
And it will have a direct impact on the care of kids in schools!
Please go to http://saveourchaplains.com.au to complete your statement of support for the Chaplains.
Redlands Easter Family Festival calling for volunteers
Dear congregation,
The Redlands Easter Family Festival is only two weeks away and the organisers are looking for volunteers to help on Easter day (23rd April) or on the Easter Monday (25th April).Please read the note below for more information.
Hello to all REFF Supporters,
The Redlands Easter Family Festival has an outreach of between 12,000 and 15,000 people each year! What a witness to the Redlands Community, a Free Festival that has so much to offer, given in the spirit of Christ's Love for Us, sharing His Testimony and serving Our community.
Each year the hardest part of the Festival is the set up and pack up...... we know we have had over 200 volunteers on the day for each of the past 11 years of our Festival's history, however what many of us don't know is that a small handful of faithful volunteers are left to clean up/pack up and set up!!!
This year we have promised that we will help them, please contact me directly if you can help on either Easter Saturday 23rd or Easter Monday 25th or go onto our web site and volunteer for set up or pack up and I will contact you closer to the time and forward our specific needs.
REGISTRATION: Web site: www.redlandschurches.org - Volunteers
Thanks, Tracey.
REFF Secretary.
Home: 3822 4365
Mobile: 0427 734 214
Email: thuges@netspace.net.au
Lord's Supper
This month we will be celebrating Lord's Supper on Easter Sunday (24th), rather than our usual second Sunday of the month.
Prayer Points
Please continue to uphold Stu and Alicia Black in your prayers. This last week Alicia was diagnosed with breast cancer. We are thankful that it appears to be caught early, and is non-aggressive, and also that she has managed to see an oncologist so quickly. But still pray that God brings her complete healing, and provides them with comfort and hope during this time.
Continue to pray for others with long term illnesses. Pray for Carol Bottema and her ongoing cancer treatment and recovery, Bev Bird as she recovers from a virus, as well as the many elderly in our church.
Remember to uphold Steve Schefe in your prayers as he seeks to find a new job. Pray that God will provide this employment and give patience while he and the family waits.
Please continue to pray for Dave and Leonie and the family as they come to terms with the events of the past weeks. Thank God for their trust in Him and their desire to be a blessing to God's church. Pray that God continues to provide for their needs and lead them in the future.
Let's always remember to pray for one another and the church as Christ's body. Pray that God would heal and unite us, give us a clear sense of his presence and plan, as he fixes our hearts, eyes and minds on Him.
Sunday - 5PM
Have you ever wondered what was going through the minds of those witnessing Jesus in the week prior to his crucifixion? Imagine you were in the crowd? You heard Pilate question Jesus and debate with the chief priests and elders. What would you be thinking? What would you have said had you been asked for an opinion?
In the crowd were people whom we would identify with. Whether you're a sceptic or convinced that Jesus was the Son of God - confusion ruled and mob rule seemed to determine the verdict. Imagine if someone in the crowd had taken a stand and said: People of conviction, listen to Pilate, answer his question: What has Jesus done to deserve this (v.23)?
We all stand this side of the Cross and have His Word explaining why Jesus went to the Cross. In God's plan to redeem humanity, Jesus took the punishment for sin. Salvation is given.
Let me ask this question: People of conviction, how are we to respond? What does Jesus expect from us?
(This Sunday evening we have John Hoogenhout, pastor from Bray Park Community Church, preaching. Thanks John!)
Sunday - 9AM
Throughout the sermons in Acts we saw a common teaching that Jesus suffered and died at the hands of evil men, but also according to the plan of God. But why was it so necessary for Jesus to die, couldn't God have just waved a magic wand? This Sunday we start heading towards Easter with our focus on the events around the death and resurrection of Jesus. We start this week by looking at Matthew 26:36-46 and Jesus' willing submission to the 'cup' of suffering.
Please Pray
Dear church, please pray for Alicia and Stu Black and their family. Today Alicia was diagnosed with breast cancer. Obviously this is quite a shock for them. While at this stage it appears that it has been caught early, and we thank God for that, we know that ultimately they are in the hands of the Great Healer, who also watches over them and cares for them. Please pray as Alicia has an appointment with a specialist on Thursday this week.
(Stu and Alicia and the girls are part of 3PC community - so remember to uphold the whole community as they seek to care for them)
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