Bulletin Announcements – 6 October 2013
Ariel writes – a weekly scriptural devotion:
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. (Job 3:1 NIV)
There is no triteness here. No brave face. No spirited smile. Job has suffered, is suffering. He sits in a pile of ashes scratching his agonising sores while cradling his broken heart. His fortune, family, and health are gone and so he curses the day of his birth. Job is simply saying; ‘It would have been better that I had not been born!’ From Patriarchs to Psalmists to Prophets we hear complaining, cursing, and crying when confronted with great tragedy. The pain of loss is felt so deeply that it crushes the human spirit, at times even the will to live. And yet we see that in all this Job remained righteous! How can this be? How is it possible to curse but to be godly at the same time? It is because Job’s words echo the fact that we live in a fallen world. That sometimes in a very tragic way things are not as they should be. And so to honour God yet also complain, curse, and cry is okay but to only put on a brave face and smile is not godly – that it is trite.
From Pastor Ariel in Hospital
Farewell lunch for Alex & Naomi Fung. OMF Missionaries to Japan. Sun Oct 20, 12:30pm at church Hall in Violet St, Croydon Park. Please come along to catch up with Alex & Naomi before they fly out the next day. Please bring a dish of food to share. This will be followed by their Commissioning Service at 2:30pm at WSCCC Strathfield. Join us in praising God in anticipation of how He will use them to bring the Gospel to Japan. This service is crucial as we pray and send them before they fly out.
This year we celebrate the 35th anniversary of our church. Together, our congregations will give thanks to God on Sunday, Nov 10, with a combined Service at PLC (10am) and a Banquet at Rhodes Phoenix Restaurant (6pm).
Remember that awesome few days we had last holidays? You don’t? Because we do! And to commemorate those great memories we made, we’re holding a camp reunion! Join us on the 6th of October, 2:30pm for talks, food and fun and games.
Sunday school: Holiday program will be on today. Term 4 will start on 13 October. Play Group: Term 4 will start 8 October.
2013 AGM Announcement: Notice is given hereby to all members to attend an Annual General Meeting called by the Diaconate, to be held on 13th October 2013 at 12:30pm, at the Chapel of the church. In the agenda of the AGM, beside the regular items, there will be two special motions:
- To call Rev. Keith Noldt as a part-time interim minister of the church to serve the Strathfield 9am English congregation. His term will be one year and renewable.
- To call Pastor Andrew Bardsley as a full-time youth pastor of the church to serve the Strathfield 9am English congregation. His term will be three years and renewable.
(As these are special resolutions, 75% majority votes are required to pass these motions.)
Proxy Forms will be available from any deacon or minister and should be returned to deacon or minister or by fax or email to WSCCC. Deadline of Proxy Form to be received as valid vote is 11th October 2013, 12:30pm. Any Proxy Form received after the deadline becomes invalid and will not be counted.
All members please see the ushers after the service for a copy of the WSCCC Annual Report (one copy per family please) and the AGM Agenda.
A short term mission team from strathfield 9am will be heading to Zambia in January 2014 – find out more at: https://www.facebook.com/wscccteamzambia.