Bulletin Announcements – 1 May 2016
- Come to Equip 2016 and turn your ordinary Saturday into an eXtraordinary one! Equip is an annual Christian conference for women of all ages. Held on Saturday 28th May 2016 at Rosehill Gardens Event Centre, this year’s theme is “Freed” – as Christians we have been freed by Jesus, but what does Christian freedom look like? If you would like to come along, Ladies’ Fellowship is organising a group from WSCCC to attend this valuable conference together, so please see Jocelyn Lin or Alice Cheng for more details.
- School School: Welcome back to Term 2! Play Group has started last Tuesday and we invite children under 5 years old and their family to join us every Tuesday 10am-12pm. Sunday school starts today. A friendly reminder to pick your children up as soon as the service finish so you can enjoy the morning tea together. We are excited to see you all again!
- WSCCC Combined Service – “United in Love” Date: Sunday 29th May 2016, 9.30am-12pm Location: Trinity Grammar School, 119 Prospect Rd, Summer Hill. Speakers: Rev Dominic Ku and Rev Dr Sam Chan, Children’s program available.
- Taiwan Short Term Mission (Dec 2016) – If you are interested in this but were unable to attend the information afternoon, please contact Anthony Choong (anthony.choong@gmail.com or 0411246506) who will be able to provide you with details or speak with one of the ministers or GMC team. Expressions of interest to be given to the ministers or GMC by 15 May.
- Wong’s Visit: Over the next 2 weeks Andrew, Jo, Emily and Hannah Wong will be holidaying in Sydney. They will be holding an open afternoon tea on Sun 15th May, 2pm-4pm at our CP hall. This event will continue at The Ranch, North Ryde for dinner from 5pm for those who wish to attend. If you wish to attend either of these events or if you are able to bring food/drinks to the afternoon tea, please contact Fiona Liang (CP10).
- The Diaconate is calling an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at 12:30pm Sunday 8 May, 2016 at the Strathfield chapel for members to vote 2 motions:
- To rescind the motion from the Annual General Meeting of 7th October, 2012 (AGM minute item 4), whereby the Croydon Park Mandarin congregation (CPM) was given branch church status of WSCCC. The Diaconate and the CPM Management Committee have agreed that CPM’s future should instead be to continue as part of WSCCC, and not to pursue forming a separate legal entity. The status CPM would then be one of the six congregations of the wider WSCCC.
- To amend the date of each Annual General Meeting of WSCCC to be held on the final Sunday of each September. This is instead of the current date, which is the first Sunday of October, always a long weekend.
If any members are unable to attend, then proxy voting forms will be available from deacons.
Ariel writes – a weekly Scriptural devotion:
He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has forsaken the land.’ ” (Ezekiel 8:12 NIV)
The Lord sees! Israel’s leaders were steeped in public and private sin. They worshipped false gods in God’s very own home. In the middle of his living room they set up idols, on his bedroom walls they graffitied unclean and pagan images, on his front door step they bowed to the sun. Six times God tells Ezekiel what they were doing was “detestable”! But they also worshipped idols in private; in their own homes away from prying eyes. Even in the darkness of their rooms at night. They must have thought because the lights are out; “God can’t see!” But the Lord sees! They must have thought because the windows are closed; “God can’t see!” But the Lord see! They must have thought because the door is locked; “God can’t see!” But the Lord sees! The Lord saw all their sins and he sees all of ours too. Not one sinful action or thought escapes his eyes. The marvellous twist is this: since Jesus died for all ours sins it means the God who sees them all also forgives them all!
from pastor Ariel