Bring and share lunch

This Sunday, the 17th August, we are having a "Bring and Share Lunch" after our morning service. Its in honour of Don Humphris who is turning 50 on that very day. Don't tell him though, its a surprise. (Hope he doesn't read this... lol)

So come to church, enjoy great worship, preaching, and fellowship. And don't forget to bring something really yummy to share for lunch and lets bless Don for his birthday.

See you there.
Heather

Sarah Jayne, Mark, and Morgan are leaving us for a year so Sarah Jayne can do a mid-wifery course.
Tomorow, after church we will be having a shared lunch, in order to say farewell.
So bring a plate to share :o)

We'll miss you guys :o)

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Today we had our Women's "Shine" conference, And we sure had a wonderful time!

It started with some of our worship team singing a song they'd adapted from the movie/play "Hairspray" called Good morning Blayney. They done an excellent job too!
Christy then sang a song that she'd written for the conference. She's defiantly got talent there, that girl!

Jenny lead us through each stage of the conference.

Our first guest speaker was long time Friend of Merrilyns, Beth Volkofsky. [She also spoke later in the day] and she had a marvelous message for us.

Then we had morning tea, some foot/hand massages and some time to mingle.

After that we had another guest speaker, Carol Godden. She bought us a lovely, animated message as well!

Then we had a great fashion parade. Our models wore Ideals clothing, sporting the new season collection And everyone really got into it!
:Undiscovered Supermodels:

There were two other lovely models, but the photos didn't turn out :o(

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After all that fun, we had lunch.

[Sorry Heather. I tried to warn you lol]

And more foot/hand massaging

Then we were given a very moving talk on the Compassion children's ministry. Such a worthwhile cause!

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After that we had afternoon tea, before having another talk from Beth Volkofsky, on self worth.

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When the conference was over, 3 big bags of balloons were released from the ceiling, and the worship team sung Good Morning Blayney again...in the afternoon. [Good arvo Blayney?]

It was an awesome day, and I'm sure everyone was glad they came.

Thank you to all the wonderful people who made the day possible!

I can't wait for next years conference all ready :o)

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But one last thing.

I said i was going to do this, so i have to stay true to my word.

Sorry Catherine [not really lol]

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Lots Of Bits!

This week we had a new worship leader, A new music instrument, and a new painting. Intrigued? read on....

*Sarah Jayne created a nice new painting on Sunday...

This is how she explained it, " On the way to church today, My son, Morgan [8yrs] asked me to paint his new Lego truck, that he and his daddy had made the night before.

It made me think about the gifts God has given us, his children.

This painting is a gift for Morgan. It represents the gifts God has given us. All the small blessings he gives every day.

My son is precious to me. I want to give him good things. I made him this painting of his Lego truck. It was an easy gift to give. God is the same to us, His children.

He wants to give us good gifts too."

*Very nice :o)

*We had a new worship leader this week - Don! That's him with the nice big pink arrow over his head...

He did really well, He was fun and animated. Generally, really fun to sing with!

We also had the pleasure of listening to Colin [B] playing the saxamaphone for the first time. Where were you hiding that talent Colin??

So there you go. That was our Sunday.

Don't forget to register for the "Shine" women's conference this coming Saturday [Register at the His Place bookshop]. It's something special that you REALLY don't want to miss out on, Ladies!!!

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Creating Worship

Anyone who was in church this weekend gone, would have noticed Sarah Jayne painting on the stage, while worship was happening.

For anyone who wasn't there,[Why not? lol] This is what it looked like...

This is how Sarah Jayne explained the painting,

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"This painting represents an individuals life. The black charcoal line is the journey they take, the colours represent the people they see/interact with along the way.Some we see more often, others are just happenstance, and we see them only once. We leave an imprint on all of them though, ie: a nice colour, or a not so nice colour. I see this picture as representing an individuals love and compassion towards others. Love and compassion rubs off onto the people we meet as we meander through life. We can make a difference in a positive way, or a negative way."

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Sarah Jayne will be doing a new painting each Sunday morning during the service, for a few weeks to come.
It'll be interesting to see what the next one will be :o)

Happy Fathers Day!

Today a few families from church went on a Fathers day picnic lunch in between church services, and we had a great time!
Here's Paster Graeme kicking the soccar ball all over the bag of biscuits [Tisk tisk]
And here is us girls, sitting around talking about everything, but nothing in particular.

It was a nice afternoon :o)

Roll on the next one!

Have A Go

We currently have approx 20 members on our worship team at church. It's a fun part of church to be part of, and we all have such a great time at rehersals!

If you think that you might have a calling in the worship area, Why not come and check it out one rehersal night? Just ask Colin Crome when the next one is.

Can you play an instrument? Have a song writing talent? Can hold a tune?

Why not come and have a go at this awesome ministry!

New Church Decos

The back wall of the church has been decorated [By someone who really wanted to do it for God - Me!]

The first painting is of a person in prayer/spending time with God, and the light is the presence of the spirit in response. The person is painted on MDF and seporated from the wall by 2-4 blocks of wood, giving a great lighting effect!
The second image kinda speaks for itself. Allthough the letters are pre-cut MDF as well, for that nice 3-D effect. And the grapes are made from jewels [because the fruits are God's gifts, so what better to use than precious jewels!]

Here's some of the fruit.

The third pic [My favourite!] is of a person worshiping God, and the light represents the closeness this brings us toward God.

This person is seporated from the wall with 2-4 blocks too

They all look pretty good, if i do say so myself. I gave it to God before starting the project. I listened to praise music while doing it, and kept lifting it up to God.
So if you like these pics, praise his awesomeness. If you don't like them, stand in his complaint line! lol

Youth Encounter

This morning at church, The youth took over the service! They planned everything how they'd like it, and it turned out great!
We had fellowship and a cuppa before the service. It was weird having a coffee before church, because as you're talking with people, mentaly you're usualy kinda getting ready to leave. It was nice to step out of the comfort zone.
I'm assuming the youth picked all the songs, and they were all awesome songs!

Parishioner participation was encouraged in the form of jumping around to the music. We should dance and praise the Lord! It's within us, crying to get out.If we feel passionate about something, It's got to come out somehow.Weather it be tapping our feet, or dancing in the isles, It's a great thing to encourage!

“Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with tambourine and harp” (Psalm 149:3)

This is a great action shot! It looks like we are one people - One in the Lord. Where does one person start and another finish?
The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them" (Genesis 11:6)

All music needs an honourable heartbeat [And nice socks!]

The messege was bought to us by two wonderful hearts [Sorry Kristy, the photo didn't turn out :o/]

They both had great things to say, and their words really spoke volume! They both did such a great job and we look forward to them speaking again in the future, both near and far!

After the messege there was more awesome music. And then the youth blew us away [Again!] by leading the prayer at the alter call.

Thanks guys, For doing such a great job! :o)

Coming Up

Well, we survive Abercrombie. It was a great couple of days away. The nights were warm & the kids had a great time in nature. It's good to get away from the phones, computers & tv for a while. Anzac Day was very pleasant with the Rouxel's & Hingston's joining us & the Tatchells for the day.
This weekend kicks off with Life Girls at the church this Friday night. Continuing the study on the Lords Prayer & the various rooms in Gods house.
Sunday morning we have Ps Andy Godden with us from Oberon. Come along & bring a friend, to church & hear a great word of encouragment & inspiration.
His Kids are back after a break with Gabby leading the kids into a great new term.

Home groups as usual at Crome's & Summo's-Tuesday & Thursday.

Remember next weekend 6th May we have Ps Mark Zaia from Macquarie Hills visiting with us. Again invite someone along for a great day.

Millthorpe church starts Sunday 13th 3:30pm @ the School of Arts.

C U on Sunday

Remember, Practice Hospitality

April Update

Don't forget the progressive dinner this Saturday 21st April. Starting at the Crome's (3 Lane St) @ 5:30PM for entree's. Contact Merry for more infor or if you want to provide a meal.
Anzac Day, Wednesday 25th. Any takers on a fellowship lunch somewhere? Ideas please.
Remember Home Groups. Crome's on Tuesdays 7:30PM & the Summo's Thursdays 7:00PM (not on this week 19th).
Craft Goup is at the Summo's this Wednesday.
Anyone interested in helping out with our planned church plant please contact Pastor Graeme.
Pastor Andy & Carol Godden from Oberon will be visiting & sharing with us on Sunday 29th April. Invite a friend.
"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." Heb 13:2
Now that would be cool.

C Ya

Coming Up 4 April

Remember, Sam & Kylie Collins will be with us the first weekend of April. Sam will be preaching on Sunday 1st. Be there.

Simon & Michelle Potter will be visiting over Easter, be sure to catch up with them while there are here. They will be staying at the Summo's. Stay tuned for news of a Easter Friday service.

Remember prayer meetings on Tuesday @ 7am & home groups on Tuesdays & Thursdays @ the Crome's & the Summo's repectively.

Pray that Colin, Merry & the rest of the bus people have a great holiday.

We are having a progressive dinner on Saturday night 21st. Details to follow.

Anzac Day falls on wed 25th. Any ideas for something to do. Summo's might go to Abercrombie overnight Tues 24th if you want to join us.

& to finish off the month we have a real treat in Pastor Andy Godden from Oberon CLC sharing with us on Sunday 29th, don't miss it. Pastor Andy & his wife Carol are doing a great work in Oberon where Andy also works as a GP.

Let's all have a great month.

Set you hearts on 'Love, Acceptance & Forgiveness' & Remember

-- Practice Hospitality

Coming Up - March

This Saturday 10th, Life Girls are having a brunch at the Old Mill Cafe in Millthorpe 10:30am. Contact Jenny for more details

Harvest Church in Orange are puuting on a youth day. 'Day in the Park' Anson St 4pm - 9pm. Skateboard demos, music with guest speaker Matt Tickner from Youth Alive. All welcome.

Church as normal @ 10am Sunday. Looking forward to a great day.
There will be a Elders meeting after church.

Colour starts on Thurs 15th till Sat 17th. Jen, Ruthie, Gabby & Annie will be heading down. Pray that the Summo's don't poison ourselves with Jen gone.

Don't forget the Hillsong album recording @ 5pm 18th Acer Arena. Tickets $5 through Hillsong.

There is a combined churches youth event (Harvest) on at Oberon CLC Fri 30th. Details to come.

Sam & KylieCollins will be spending the weekend with us 31st & 1st. Sam is a powerful & gifted preacher from Shelly Beach CLC (Vince's church) & will be sharing with us on the Sunday morning.

Contact Graeme or Colin regarding Home groups during March.

REMEMBER: Practice Hospitallity