The Salvation Army Canberra City Oasis

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1 The Salvation Army Canberra City Oasis NOVEMBER 2010 salvos.org.au/canberracityoasis Ph: Fax: Cnr Elouera and Fawkner Sts, Braddon GPO Box 435 Canberra 2601 Dear friends, A Celebration for the life of Elizabeth (Beth) Stoodley was held at Canberra City Oasis Corps on Tuesday 2 November It was wonderful to see so many present (over 200) to give God the Glory and honour for a life well lived. Here are some memories of Beth captured at the service: A woman of prayer and great faith A friend An authentic woman of God She had a strong love of family A patient listener Well ordered Loved young people Gentle, gracious, a wise counsellor Elegant, merciful, compassionate A beautiful person inside and out Captain Donna Evans in her message reminded us of two hopes that were Beth s. The Hope of transformation by Jesus Christ in this life. We have seen this evidenced in Beth s life. Also the Hope of Resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13 and 1 Corinthians 6:14). Both hopes can be ours too May God bless you richly, Captains Tim & Laura & Majors Peter and Eileen Captain Tim Gittins Mob: tim.gittins@aue.salvationarmy.org Major Peter Holley Mob: peter.holley@aue.salvationarmy.org Captain Laura Gittins Mob: laura.gittins@aue.salvationarmy.org Major Eileen Holley Mob: eileen.holley@aue.salvationarmy.org

2 Remember in Prayer Pray for the senior members of our corps. A number have health issues Captains Tim & Laura and their Children. CCO leadership needs for 2011 Chris Love and the Community Schools program. Thank God for workers to assist with Red Cap Program. For the staff & participants at CRS. Nicole Smith as she works with CRS participants and with clients from the community. Please pray that these folk will keep appointments they make with Nicole and do all they can to engage in the process of healing. Deanne Macleod and her ministry through VIF S (Very Important Families). Give thanks for those who have attended. Thank God for support of the ladies from Wollongong Corps. Alan Jessop and his weekly ministry at the Canberra Centre. Thank God for those who are accepting opportunities of service within the corps. Pray that others will join them in ministry. Trijntje and the Patchwork group as they continue their projects for Orana Lodge Pray for our Junior Soldiers and their leaders Chris and Danielle. Pray for candidates to enter the Training College in March Pray for Warren and the family as they grieve & adjust to life without Beth. Corps Bible Studies. CAMEO. Pray that those who attend will enjoy the Christian fellowship and grow in faith. The development of the YP Ministries at Canberra City. Pray for Maureen as she makes the move to Queensland. Pray that God will lead her to the right place to live. Thank God for answered prayer regarding retirement accommodation for the Garvens and Holleys. Thank God for the young people who were able to attend the Div. kids camp Alive and Active Pray that God will continue to work in their lives. Capt Tim has registered to participate in MoVember in support of Mens health. To support the cause you can donate to Tim or online at : Pray that God will keep us as a corps focused on the 7 Mission Priorities: 1. A territory marked by prayer & holiness 2. Our whole territory in every place involved in evangelism 3. Corps healthy and multiplying 4. Our people equipped and empowered to serve the world 5. The territory passionate about bringing children to Jesus 6. Youth trained and sent out to frontline mission 7. Significant increase of new soldiers and officers

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4 Bibles for Children Project. To impact this generation, it would be great if our culture was to give children a Bible when they first come to the Salvos. Children can explore God s Word themselves & apply His truth to their lives. Some will become friends with Jesus. YOU CAN HELP BY: Financial support for the initial supply of Bibles throughout the territory. (Donations can be made at your local Salvos) Families, individuals or corps groups buy a Bible a month. See Captain Tim today for more details. Psalm 78 v 4 says.. tell the next generation the amazing things God has done. Special Sundays in November & December: November 7 Chaplaincy Sunday Some of our Salvation Army Chaplains will be participating in this service. November 14 There will be a presentation of quilts by the Canberra City Oasis Patchwork group to Orana Lodge in Sydney. Please bring something to share for morning tea on this Sunday to honour the work of the Patchwork group. November 21: Retirement Service for Majors Bob & Genness Garven. This will be conducted by Commissioner Linda Bond. A BBQ lunch will follow the service. November 28: 1st Sunday in Advent. December 5: Farewell to Candidates (to Training College) and Commissioning of two Divisional Envoys - 6pm at Tuggeranong, please bring something along to share for supper. December 10: The Commissioning of Cadets Jon and Leah Belmonte in Sydney. Jon and Leah went to Training College from Canberra City Oasis. In January they will take up their appointment as Corps Officers at Katoomba Corps.

5 Territorial Mobile Mission Team - Caravan Mission On Wednesday 10th November the Territorial Mobile Mission Team will be visiting Canberra. There are approx 50 retired Salvationists including Officers in the group and they travel with their caravans to bring encouragement, music and song and fellowship to rural Corps. They are heading down to Albury to help with the 125 year celebrations on the 13 and 14 of November. On Wednesday the 10th November, they will be conducting a concert at Canberra City Corps at am. This concert is open to anyone and everyone to attend. Morning tea at 10am The Mission team will also conduct a concert at Mountain View at 2pm the same day. Farewell Orders were announced on October 21. Changes to occur across Canberra as of 13 January 2011 are as follows: Majors David & Sandra Godkin: Divisional Commanders (Leaders) Major Kelvin Alley: National Secretary Major Julie Alley: Divisional Mission & Resources Director Corps; 2IC; Divisional Candidates Secretary Majors David & Angela Eyles: Divisional Secretary/Divisional Property Coordinator/OH&S Officers Majors Peter & Eileen Holley: Chaplains to Employment Plus & Salvo Stores in ACT & Monaro Captains Scott & Jacqui Warrington: Canberra Recovery Services Centre Majors Bob & Genness Garven: Retirement in Ulladulla Envoy Roz Edwards & Envoy Angela Czoban: Belconnen Corps Cadet Nathan Hodges: Assistant Corps Officer Tuggeranong Major Leanne Lock: Chaplain, Mountain View/Burrangiri Aged Care Services Captains Nigel & Penni Roden: Representatives, Duntroon Military College

6 Are you unhappy with your elected parliament? If so this article may be helpful for you. Shaping The Nation: Ten Words on How Christians Can Influence Politics (an abridged version) by Hon Kevin Andrews MP First, Christians should pray. For Christians prayer is all-powerful. Accordingly, all Christian endeavour in the political realm should be guided and aided by prayer. Second, Christians have a right and a duty - to be heard in the public square. The Christian voice is as valid as any other in the public square. In a democracy, all citizens have the right indeed, the responsibility to voice their thoughts in the polity. Given the underlying Christian basis for much of western civilisation, Christians have a duty to engage in public debate. Third, Christians should adopt a principled approach to public affairs. Christianity professes a set of values about how we should live together. Love of neighbour, charity, respect, toleration, and justice are central to Christianity. Christians should respect those values in any political campaign in which they are engaged, otherwise their actions betray the very civilisation they seek to foster. Fourth, Christians should affirm public office as a noble calling. This is not to say that public officials always act nobly. But it is to recognise that public office is a service to the community which involves stewardship of the commonwealth of the nation. I have the sense on occasions that some Christians regard politics as unclean or unsavoury, and therefore to be shunned: Better to proclaim the Christian message with purity than engage in the untidy, often chaotic world of politics. Fifth, Christians should understand the political system. Christians who wish their voice to be heard need to raise their interests with politicians. The most effective way of doing this is in person, yet few do so. In order of impact, a visit to a Member of Parliament far outweighs a letter. It involves a personal commitment of time and energy which is recognised. Equally, a hand-written letter has more impact than an , which can be easily generated and distributed widely. Sixth, Christians should know what they want to achieve. Politics is about actions. Indeed, it is the fate of public officials to be judged by outcomes, not intentions. Christians need to know what they want to achieve. This may sound obvious, but I have observed over the years that many groups have only vague ideas of what they want, without precise goals. You need to know what success looks like. Seventh, Christians need to be well-researched and relevant to be persuasive. This means that Christians need to be engaged in the policy debates. However, they need to employ the appropriate expertise. Religious leaders can appeal to moral and ethical reasons for certain behaviours and courses of action. That is their expertise. However, if they wish to be engaged in the policy detail, they need to use the expertise of the particular subject matter. Eighth, Christians should use effective political measures. An effective political campaign needs to use appropriate language, arguments and measures. What will move votes is the ultimate question. The answer is quite simple: a significantly large number of constituents making their views known directly to their Members of Parliament. This means that Christians need to be organised if they are to have an impact.

7 Ninth, Christians need to be collaborative. Building coalitions of supporters is a central task in most political campaigns. It doesn t mean that real differences, in belief for example, should be put aside. They need to be recognised and named in any effective coalition-building exercise. But common causes can be developed from open, frank and trusting conversations. Tenth, Christians need to persevere. William Wilberforce battle to abolish the slave trade lasted a political lifetime with many setbacks along the way. An effective voice requires perseverance. As Winston Churchill famously said: Never, ever, ever, ever give up. Conclusion Christians need to have a voice in the public square if Christian values are to be reflected in the policies of elected governments. This requires a clear vision, a plan of action, commitment, organisation, perseverance, and collaboration. It requires engagement with the political system. Most of all, it requires a belief that our way of life and our society has been enhanced by Christianity and will continue to be so in the future. To read the complete article go to During November and December our Division is praying 24/7 that means someone somewhere is intentionally praying 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Our corps has been allocated the dates of the 10th to the 12th December to pray. We want to encourage everyone to get involved with this. We will start with a prayer concert on the 10th December at 6.30pm, then from 8pm we would like to aim to have someone praying every hour over the weekend. You can do this in your own home, down by the lake up, on top of Mount Ainslie wherever it suits you! We will provide you with some resources to help you in your praying and there will be a roster available shortly that you can put your name down on so that we can aim to get the whole weekend covered in prayer! (Please note, there will not be a room made available at Canberra City Oasis specifically for prayer due to the Corps Officers being away at the Commissioning weekend.)

8 What s on in November? Sundays 8.30am Ensemble Music Team Rehearsal 9:30 am Worship service 10.30am Junior the Office (fortnightly) Tuesdays 10:30 am Community Morning the office 1 Elder St 7:00pm Canberra Recovery Chapel Wednesdays 9.45am Paint & Ainslie 10.30am CAMEO 6.30pm Dinner & Bible the Gittins Thursdays Street Ministry 6pm Ensemble Music Team Practice 7.30pm Brass Music Team Practice Fridays 10:30am Community Morning Tea In the YP hall Street Ministry Saturdays Street Ministry If you would like any more information on any of these activities please do not hesitate to ask Other Dates. Corps lunch. Please note that our next Corps lunch will be on Sunday 21 November. Lunch will be catered for by Canberra Recovery Services. Come and Join us at CAMEO in November: 3 November: Guest Captain Darlene Murray 10 November: Visit by Territorial Mobile Mission Team at CCO Hall. All corps combining. Trading table for Women s Ministries Project 17 November: Guest The Leprosy Mission 24 November: Visit to Canberra Glassworks All welcome A BIG Thank you to the graduates and guys from Canberra Recovery Services Centre for the great work tidying the hall & grounds in recent weeks. Your hard work is greatly appreciated. 1 Nov Prayer day at DHQ 7 Nov: Chaplaincy Sunday 8 12 Nov: Single Mums Camp Collaroy 10 Nov: Visit of Territorial Mobile Mission Team 14 Nov: Presentation of Quilts Sunday Nov: Soldiership Bootcamp at Albury 21 Nov: Retirement of Majors Bob & Genness Garven. Commissioner Bond will be present 28 Nov Advent begins Morning Tea Team Roster Date Group 7 Nov (1st Sunday) Red 14 Nov (2nd Sunday) Yellow 21 Nov (3rd Sunday) Blue 28 Nov (4th Sunday) Maroon February 2011 Collaroy Centre