Greetings to you out there in your homes. As we worship in our homes in the homelands of the Wallumedegal people. We acknowledge their Elders, past and present. We hope that you will experience the presence of God in and through the Service, privately or as a Family joining with the people of God who continue to gather in Spirit although not physically.
October Services by Zoom, Web and Delivery
04 9.30am St Francis/Pentecost 18 Service - Virtual
Holy Communion
11 9.30am Pentecost 19 Sunday Service (Zoom)
18 9.30am Saint Luke/Pentecost 20 Sunday
Service, Guest Preacher Zoom
22
7.30am Local Ministers Meeting (Zoom)
25 9.30am Pentecost 21 Sunday Service (Zoom)
CHURCH SERVICES
Worship
which is found On-line and Delivered by Hand to people. How you can access
these services, Newssheet and Rev John’ and Margaret’s/Joan’s weekly Blog:
- Through Live Zoom
on the Internet on Sunday at 9.30am
- On Marsden Road Uniting Website: http://www.marsdenroadunitingchurch.org.au/
- Receiving as printed Documents in Mailbox.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MRUCC082016/
Offerings
- Please consider offering via
EFT – Direct Credit See details of Church Bank Account below.
- By stewardship envelopes - set
aside the money in them & bring to Church at the next service at MRUC
- A/C Name: Marsden Road Uniting Church
- BSB: 634 634 A/C: 100049856
City of Ryde Zone Congregations look at
One to One Mentoring
Tertiary
Student Mentoring – Macquarie University – Uniting Churches will be invited to
take part in this programme for at least one year. Mentors will be trained and
there are set procedures and protocols. The programme will be supported by our
UCA University Chaplain. Details to come. Consider if you would like to take
part in this programme.
Kids Hope – One
to One mentoring This is a primary school secular programme with meetings of
one hour per week. The pamphlet is available from Rev John.
More details
will follow as the programmes are put in motion.
Marsden Road Prayer Cycle
The October Prayer Cycle has been sent to
those for whom we have Email addresses. If you deliver services to those
without Internet/Computer, please print these in Landscape and print on both
sides flipping on short edge. It folds in three as a pamphlet.
Offering Envelopes
The time has come again to renew our Offering and make
any changes in how we do this. Envelopes are available from Elaine or Ruth and
you can alter dates of old ones.
Pastoral and Other Meetings
While there is no Vaccine or Treatment for the Covid-19,
the Rev John is unable to be available for face to face pastoral needs and/or
conversations. However, if you need or wish to have a pastoral chat with Rev
John and prefer not to do this via the phone and do have Internet connection
then you can contact him and arrange a Zoom meeting time. Rev John will send
you a Zoom URL address and we can connect at an appointed time. Groups who wish
to meet can also contact Rev John or Warwick Roden and plan for their meeting
to be through Zoom. The Congregation now has its own Zoom access managed by
Warwick.
Advent Study Groups
Due to a kind donation most of the cost of Study Guides
has been covered and therefore will only be $10 each. Books can be obtained
through Rev John.
The study titles are: Journeys of Hope, Waiting on God,
Making it Real Keeping it Real, From Optimism to Joy Following Hope
Night Group- Wednesday night’s 7.00-8.30pm - 11, 18, 25,
November, and 02, 09 December, - Venue: by Zoom
UPCOMING EVENTS
Most Meetings and Worship will Continue Virtually by Zoom, or other Methods until the Covid-19 Pandemic is Controlled, and it is safe for us to meet again.
CONTACTS
Minister of the Word
Rev John Candy 0411 267 639 or 98681658 or whitestarhaven@gmail.com
Church Council Chairperson: Ruth Henderson 9875 2194
Church Council Secretary: Susan Halgren 9858 1409
Elders’ Chairperson: Alan Craymer 9874 0531
Elders’ Secretary: Elaine Forrest 9874 7231
Congregation Meeting Chair: Warwick Roden 9874 7584
Property bookings/enquiries: Warwick Roden 9874 7584
Website: www.marsdenroadunitingchurch.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MRUCC082016/
Rev Johns’ Weekly Blog: http://whitestarhaven.blogspot.com/
Weekly Blog on the Sunday Service: margaretssundayreflections.blogspot.com
Please send messages & items to share to Rev John by Tuesday night. Phone: 9868 1658 or email: whitestarhaven@gmail.com
EASTWOOD CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AID
Did you notice the dip in the temperature during the
week? Your help is very welcome in building stocks of canned, warming foods
which will help those less fortunate than ourselves. Also remember that many
lonely people depend on their four-footed or bird friends for company and those
need feeding too.
Those
who would prefer to make a financial donation to Community Aid (amounts of
$2.00 or more are tax deductible) can be made using their website https://ccas.org.au/ or the form sent out last week.
