There are many incredible women in the bible, but one of my favorites is Elizabeth. She was an amazing woman who after many prayers was finally blessed with a son.
It’s amazing that
We don’t always know
what God is up to and sometimes feel like we’ve prayed but nothing’s happened.
God has amazing timing and a perfect plan for your life, just like he did for Elizabeth
The name
Laura Carson
Children and Family
Team Leader
Prayer Requests: Not included in this newsletter, but if you would like to view the current
requests, refer to the e-mail that alerted you to this Newsletter. If you have
a prayer request or wish to be covered by prayer please email churchenquiries@paravista.org.au
with your requestThis week we continue the series “Soul Encounters on the Way to the Cross”. This week’s message is “The power of grace to change us” “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” (Luke 18:24, 25)
Bible Reading: Luke 19:1-10
ALIVE!175
This year the Lutheran Church of Australia
will be celebrating 175 years of God’s blessing on Lutherans in Australia and
New Zealand.
On Sunday 21st April these celebrations will begin with a worship service to open our General Convention at 10am at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. This will be followed by a lunch provided for $5.00.
ALIVE!175 will commence at 2.00 pm on Sunday, 21st April, after the worship service (10am) and lunch. Through a combination of live performances and multi-media presentations, you'll travel through our Lutheran history in Australia, celebrate how God is working in our church in the present, and look with hope to how he will lead us into the future.
While our regular Sunday worship services will occur as normal at Para Vista you are encouraged to attend the opening worship service at 10am. It will certainly be an amazing experience to worship with so many other people. You are also welcome to attend just the ALIVE!175 presentation in the afternoon from 2pm.
To help the organisers plan we ask that you register for this event. You can do this by emailing churchenquiries@paravista.org.au ASAP or writing “Alive 175” on your welcome card indicating how many will be attending and if you will be going for the whole time or just the afternoon presentation.
Families
Good Shepherd families, we would love to
get you involved with leading the prayers in our 10:30am worship services. You
would be rostered on one Sunday a year and we would love to see and hear both
adults and children leading the congregation in their prayers. Please contact
Beth Einthal (beth.einthal@paravista.org.au) if you would like more information or
just send your interest through!
Kingdom Kids
We are enjoying getting into
our fabulous new resources – the first year of a three year program which
extends across all the zones and takes the children on a journey throughout the
whole bible!
·
Kindy Zone is held in the school (in Bethany
Kluge’s classroom)
·
Kids Zone is held in the school library
·
Kool Zone is held in the classroom next to the
school library.
We need at least 3 more
volunteers (helpers) for Kindy Zone/Kids Zone/Kool Zone (3-12yrs). You would be
rostered on with a Team Leader on Sundays and all of the planning will have
been done by them. You would need to come at about 10am on the Sunday you are
rostered on and enjoy spending time with the kids on their faith journeys.
Baby Zone
Baby Zone will be available
for children 0-2yrs in the Education Centre. We have an exciting program this
year and look forward to encouraging your kids in their faith journey and
having fun with them!
We still desperately need at
least 1 more volunteer to help with Baby Zone. You would be rostered on once
every 4-6 weeks and the commitment would be for about 2 hours on a Sunday.
Please consider if you can be involved!
Playgroup
We will be having fun with
Easter this term, please feel free to pop in and visit. We are also enjoying
some fabulous new equipment from a government grant we received last year! Playgroup
is held Wednesday morning 9:30-11:30am in the Church hall, please come and say
hi! If you would like some more info about children’s ministry, please give me
a call or send me an email (I work Thursdays).
Beth Einthal
(Relief Children and Family
Ministry)
Cebu Mission Fundraising
Our major
Fundraiser for 2013 is a RIVER BOAT MUSIC CRUISE on the Port River
Dolphin Explorer. Tickets are available from the church office, or from
Team members Joan McCarthy, Di Ollino or Karen McAleer.
Date: Saturday
13th April 2013, Boarding Time: 6.30pm for 7pm departure (don't be late
or you will miss the boat!)
Where: Near the Lighthouse at the end of Commercial Road, Port Adelaide.
Where: Near the Lighthouse at the end of Commercial Road, Port Adelaide.
Tickets are
$45/head which includes music by The Adelaide Old Time String Band,
dancing, 3hrs cruising and supper. There will be raffles, lucky squares,
games and a coin slide. Optional ~ you can even dress up like the band for some
added atmosphere! So gather your sea-legs and your friends and come along and
enjoy a fantastic night!
For
any further details please see Poster and flyers (please take one) in the
Narthex.
Card Stall This Sunday 17th
March 2013 after 8.45am and 10.30am Services. There will be new cards including
mother’s day cards for sale.
The Alpha course is
where participants can discover who Jesus is and what it means to follow
him. Following the presentations by
Nicky Gumbel, participants can ask questions and search for answers in a small
group with others.
God touched many hearts
and lives through last year’s Alpha course here at Good Shepherd. This year we are hoping to run Alpha on a
series of Sunday nights: 14th April to 7th July; plus a
day where we explore the Holy Spirit (Saturday 1st June). We would like to kick off each Sunday evening
around 5:30pm with a meal.
For that to be possible,
we need the gifts and help of others. So
we are asking whether members and friends of our Good Shepherd family can serve
in the following areas:
- Helping with set up or pack up
- Catering or food preparation
- Creche
- Small group leaders
- Prayer team
- Music or sound
Please consider and pray
about being involved.
If you have any
questions or would like to join in this adventure, please contact any of the
Alpha Team: Debbie and Cees Wesselingh, Merv and Ros Thiele, Lindsay Freund.
CELEBRATING PALM SUNDAY
FISH and SALAD LUNCH
When: Sunday 24th
March 2013 after 10:30am
service
Where: Good Shepherd
Church Hall
Why: Celebrating
Christ’s Triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Who: You and
your family and any guest you may invite
Cost: Gold coin donation
Did you know? The palm is a figure of the righteous enjoying their deserved prosperity (Psalm 92:12), probably with reference to the greenness of its foliage, the symmetry of the tree and its fruit. Palm branches are a symbol of victory. (Revelation 7:9)
The primitive church
used the palm to express the triumph of the Christian over death through the
resurrection.
On the tombs the palm
is generally accompanied by the monogram of Christ, signifying victory of the
Christian is through the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. The palm is especially the sign of martyrdom as this was considered in
the light of victor (Unger’s Bible Dictionary. Moody Press 1985)
YOUR NAME IS A
GIFT
Warmth, friendliness, openness, welcome, cordiality, generosity are all
synonyms of hospitality.
Christian ethics are described in scripture Romans 12:9-21. Great words
of wisdom, all do-able! However I refer particularly to verse 13(b) “pursue
hospitality”.
One minor way which has high impact, in which you can show hospitality
is by wearing your name badge. It is truly a gift to those who are visitors or
new worshippers. For me and the other members of the Pastoral Ministry Team, to
be able to correctly call you by name
is a gift!
If you do not have a name badge, you can order one through the front
office or by writing ‘name badge’ on your welcome card. Please nominate your choice of magnetic, clip
or pin backing.
Cost: $9:50 per name badge.
Barry Klaer - Pastoral Care & Fellowship Team Leader (Hospitality)
MEN ONLY!!
ADELAIDE MEN’S CONVENTION 2013
LOVE, SEX,
MARRIAGE & RELATIONSHIPS
Saturday May 11th 2013
Concordia College 45 Cheltenham Street
Highgate.
Registrations
Early bird Registration Until 11th April $35
Group of four or more 12th April – 4th May $40
Concession: (Pensioners,
Unemployed, Students) 12th April – 11th May $40
Standard Registration 12th April – 11th May $45
Registration
includes
Lunch, morning & afternoon
refreshments & your convention booklet…& ample parking!
Brochures and registration forms in
information rack in narthex.
Barry Klaer - Pastoral Care & Fellowship Team Leader (Shepherding
& Care)
Vacancies
has an
opportunity for someone to join its Pastoral Ministry Team as
This 8
hour per week position (on an initial one year contract) is to provide
administrative and practical support to the Children and Family Team Leader
serving children (0-12) and their families. Our Children and Family ministries
seek to disciple children and their families and help equip families as the
primary place of faith nurture and development.
This position requires someone with organisational and administrative skills with the ability to work in a team. The role also requires proficiency in using a computer for record keeping, rosters, and communication. The successful applicant will be accountable to the Children and Family Team Leader.
Remuneration will be according to
the Lay Workers Salary Scale Level 1.4
A Position Description is available on request from the church office- churchenquiries@paravista.org.au or by phoning 8263 5087.
Applications in writing, by 1st April 2013, are to be
submitted to the:
Senior Pastor
Modbury North SA 5092
WANTED:
Helpers to provide practical knowledge and skills of basic car maintenance for
refugees
Do you enjoy helping others to
learn new skills and become familiar with everyday activities of life in
Australia?
Do you have practical knowledge of basic car care?
Do you have practical knowledge of basic car care?
The New Neighbours Settlement Support Team at Lutheran Community Care are seeking a few hands-on helpers to assist in educating new arrivals from a refugee background about basic car maintenance and safety. A basic understanding of car maintenance is needed (e.g. how to check oil and water levels, how to check the tread on tyres etc.) This will be a once off information session in March/April at LCC's Blair Athol site.
If you have a few hours to spare for this one-time session we would love your help. For more information contact: Emilie Traeger p: 08 8269 9300 or E: etraeger@lccare.org.au
Notice Board
Men@ParaVista Come to breakfast and learn about “TYPE 2
DIABETES and OTHER DISTRACTIONS” from our own Peter Weckert. Saturday 6th
April, 7.30am @ the Para Vista Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 388 Montague Road.
Peter will speak on his part in a two year study with the CSIRO investigating
how diet and exercise affect type 2 diabetes. Donation of $5 is appreciated.
Contact Jim 0438 899 629 or Email men@paravista.org.au
“Between the devil and the deep blue sea" Movie Night, Sunday 17th March
I‘m hosting
a film night to help raise the awareness of the truth behind Asylum Seekers
coming to Australia by showing a movie entitled "Between the devil and the
deep blue sea". Please join us at
the Modbury Uniting Church, 572-576 Montague Rd, Modbury as we watch and learn
how to become a more welcoming community.
Please arrive at 3.45 pm for a 4pm Movie start time. Entry is free.
A light
afternoon tea including popcorn will be provided.
NB Please
RSVP Margie: 0416 210 624
Open Day
Sunday 24 March 2013, 1.30pm - 4.00pm
A
co-educational secondary school where the learning experience develops
abilities for Life:
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Tours conducted by staff and students
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Meet and hear from our Principal
•
See our expansion plans to accommodate Year 7s from
2016
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Subject displays and demonstrations from a diverse
and engaging curriculum
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Hear about our caring Christian community
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Learn about our extensive co-curricular
opportunities
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Enrolling now for 2014 & 2015
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