This Sunday Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.
Jonathan Krause from Australian Lutheran World Service will be our guest this week and will speak after the service about the work our church does through this agency.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
Thursday 30 July 2009
Wednesday 15 July 2009
For Sunday 19th July - 8.30am
This Sunday (19/7) Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.
The Gospel reading will lead us to reflect on our desire to get away from all the stresses and demands of everyday life - especially those demands that come from those 'need' us. Jesus and His disciples experienced this desire as well - the need to take time out. Like us however, no sooner did Jesus decide to take time out than He was confronted once again by the needs of the people. As He looked at them, we're told He had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd and so He began to teach them.
On Sunday we'll be thinking about what it means that Jesus' compassionate response to the needs of these people was to teach them and what this means for us as we seek His compassion as well.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
The Gospel reading will lead us to reflect on our desire to get away from all the stresses and demands of everyday life - especially those demands that come from those 'need' us. Jesus and His disciples experienced this desire as well - the need to take time out. Like us however, no sooner did Jesus decide to take time out than He was confronted once again by the needs of the people. As He looked at them, we're told He had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd and so He began to teach them.
On Sunday we'll be thinking about what it means that Jesus' compassionate response to the needs of these people was to teach them and what this means for us as we seek His compassion as well.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
Thursday 2 July 2009
This Sunday (5th July), Divine Service will begin at 8.30am.
We will welcome back some of our young people from Christian Life Week camp.
In the sermon we'll be thinking about the Lord's promise that "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9) and how this brings us great encouragement in the face of our personal limitations.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
We will welcome back some of our young people from Christian Life Week camp.
In the sermon we'll be thinking about the Lord's promise that "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor 12:9) and how this brings us great encouragement in the face of our personal limitations.
God's peace,
Pastor Matt
Confirmation
Last Sunday we held our Confirmation service here at St Paul's. As you can see above our three confirmees were Sifa, Katelyn and Laura. It was a great day of celebration and joy as these three were confirmed and received the body and blood of our Lord Jesus together with the congregation.
We crammed 80+ people into our little church, highlighting our continuing need to address our lack of space. Please keep these three young people in your prayers.
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