Bulletin Announcements – 26 August 2018

Announcement from the Diaconate: Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting for church members will be held at 12:30pm, Sunday September 30, 2018 at the Strathfield chapel. During this meeting, election of deacons for 2018-2020 will take place. The nominees are: Cantonese – Richard Chiu, Leo Lam, Harry Law, Kit Ling, William Sit, Carrie Tang; English – Anthony Choong, Desmond Chu, Anna Lee, Daniel Ng, Lily Shen, Joshua Yeung; Mandarin – Samuel Chan, Vincent Cheung, Frank He, Ben Qian, Changjie Song, Simon Wu. There will also be an extraordinary motion for voting – To accept Jacqui Ng as long-term missionary of the church. All background reports, agenda, and profiles will be distributed on September 9.

Salt 2018: This year’s forums have been based on the Centre For Public Christianity documentary: ‘For The Love Of God: How The Church Is Better And Worse Than You Ever Imagined’. Our final topic this Wednesday (29 August) is: “Power & Humility”. Our panel will be made up of people who serve needy people both locally and overseas.

Welcome Home Lunch on 9 Sep 2017, 12:30pm in Strathfield Church Hall: Phil and Irene arrived back in Sydney on 13Aug and are home assignment for 6 months. Alex & Naomi have been back in Sydney since late 2017 but have only just started their home assignment in June 2018. Come along to welcome them back and encourage them. Please bring a plate of food to share with others.

Bookings for Phil & Irene: If you would like for Phil or Irene to speak or share at an event or small group, please contact Ruth Choong (ruth_choong@yahoo.com, 0404 872 410) or Eric Chung (eric_pl_chung@yahoo.com.au, 0411 022 668).

Bookings for Alex & Naomi: If you would like for Alex or Naomi to speak or share at an event or small group, please contact Bithiah Ng (bithiah@hotmail.com, 0423 838 182) or Louis Wong (chubby_chocho2@hotmail.com, 0490 456 838).

Faith Promise Giving 2018/19: Give thanks for what God has enabled us to commit to so far and continue to pray that we will reach our target of 200 slips and $225,000 to support missions. We have received 158 slips totalling $207,752.

Pastor Ariel: will be finishing his ministry with us at the end of this year. He is immensely grateful to God for WS and all the love and support he has had in the last 6 ½ years through both joyful and difficult times. It is with great sadness that he and his family have been called by God to take rest from the pressures of ministry. They plan to move to Bega on the South Coast where Kirsty’s parents live.