Back To Basics: God’s Treasure

Prayer Requests

Please forward all prayer requests to the church office via churchenquiries@paravista.org.au or phone 8263 5087. If you know or have spoken to anyone who does not have access to a computer, please assist them to submit their request and offer to pray with them. Prayer requests are not included in the weekly news online. If you would like to view the current requests, please refer to the email that alerted you to this Weekly News.

Car Parking Restrictions

Monday 11^th September and Tuesday 12^th September there will be restricted parking to the left of the church entry main door to allow a security light to be installed. Work will be carried out between the hours of 9.00am to 3.00pm to avoid peak traffic flows.  There may be some restriction to the access gate at the rear of the church where school staff park.

Friendship and Fun

On Sunday 10^th September from 1pm in the church hall. Come along and enjoy sharing time over some friendly games. All welcome!

BYO drinks, nibbles, afternoon tea.

A gold coin donation on arrival would be appreciated, and tea/coffee is available.

Activities for the afternoon will include cards, board games and carpet bowls – if you can’t play, then come and learn!

Contact Peter Schlenk for more details on 0419 217 767.

We aim to provide a welcoming, enjoyable afternoon of conversation and fun and look forward to seeing you there!

Community Lunch

The Meet and Eat Team invites you to a lunch on Sunday 17^th September after the 10.30am service, in the church hall.

For over 7 years Pathway, our Baptist friend up the road, has been supplying tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of food so we can feed our guests on Monday nights.

We would like to raise some money and donate all of it to Pathway to help pay for its ever-present transport and electricity costs.

On the menu we have a number of soups with various breads, hot dogs and a list of fillings including sauerkraut, beetroot relish, mustard and on course tomato sauce. For a gold coin or note donation.

We’d love to see y’all there to have a good feed and to support our friends who do so much for us.

Peter Weckert (Meet & Eat Team)

Power and Authority: Weekend Focus

Led by Pastor Michael Dutschke, Adventurous Discipleship

At Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Para Vista

7-8^th October 2023

Saturday 7^th October Workshop: Discovering Spiritual Authority

• “Explore the biblical teaching of the spiritual power and authority that God has, and we have as followers of Jesus”.
• Through a series of sessions explore, observe, and practice using your spiritual authority.
• Prepares participants for Sunday afternoon Prayer Walk

Sunday8^th October: Worship and Prayer Walk

• Worship services at 8:45am and 10:30am with Pastor Michael Dutschke bringing us a message on Power and Authority
• A sausage sizzle will be provided after the 10:30am service.
• Sunday afternoon Prayer walk, 1pm (approx.) over Good Shepherd Church using guiding principles from Saturday’s sessions.

Further Details

• Saturday workshop is free for Good Shepherd Church community!
• We are inviting others outside of Good Shepherd, where a fee is being charged to attend ($40 pp)
• Registration for all participants on Saturday is required for catering purposes (morning tea and lunch, gluten, and dairy free options)
• More details to come about program times for Saturday.
• To register
• Contact the Church Office on 8263 5087
• Write in your Contact card.
• See Julie Freund on Sundays between the services in the café.

Community Family Support News

Growing Faith at Home

The title of this week’s GFH resource might be easier said than done. ‘Jesus calls us to make things right with others.’ This topic can bring up a lot of emotion. There is always a cost when it comes to forgiveness… but holding onto unforgiveness takes its toll as well. Releasing the other person by forgiving them, frees you from being tethered to a painful time/interaction from the past. Here are some conversation starters to try out with your family and friends: What does it mean to forgive someone? Do you find it difficult or easy to forgive? Why?  God bless your conversations and the week ahead!

KAPS – Save the date Sunday 24^th September!!

Our next KAPS event is coming soon… and we are going on a bear scavenger hunt! It’s going to be lots of fun and we would love for you to be a part of it. There is also something for older people too. Students from Years 7-12 are invited to join in with some Youth games. (So… if you know anyone in this age group, share the news!) Everyone is then invited to join in with worship and dinner. Hoping to see you soon!

Rachel and Georgie

Do you like to cook?

From time to time, we have the opportunity to help out families in need of a meal or two. If one of your hobbies is cooking (or if it is something that you don’t mind doing) I would love to hear from you. Feel free to have a chat or you could contact me here and I can give you more information. God bless you! Georgie

School Snippets

There were plenty of laughs to be had at our Trivia Night last weekend. The costumes looked amazing! It was wonderful to gather together for fun and frivolity. We are now looking forward to next year’s event! Tomorrow (8^th September) is a pupil free day.  School, OSHC and church staff will be completing a full day of 1^st Aid training. If you would like to find out more of what is happening at school, you are also welcome to click on the link to our newsletter: https://inewsletter.co/J1WDLx/latest There are photos from our Trivia Night included, or you could look at our school’s Facebook page of course. A printed copy is available in the café area, and I am happy to arrange your own copy if you would like!

Wednesday Worship

Pastor Rolly came to share a message about ‘Greatest rebel of all time’ on Wednesday. His focus was on Jesus! Please have a look at this week’s devotion for an overview of what he shared. Next week we begin a new theme of ‘My Story’. Our new theme will give us the opportunity to hear testimonies from different people as they share their faith walk with God. We have a teacher, a co-educator (whom many of you know) and a past student from Good Shepherd.  We would love for you to join us for Wednesday Worship and coffee next week. Same time as usual… 8:50am!   Love to see you soon!

Devotions

We give thanks for all those who have contributed to our online devotions this year. Now we are looking for more! If you have one or more of your own that you would like to share, please send them through to the church office via churchenquiries@paravista.org.au