Epping Church. Newsletter. 30th November WELCOME. This Sabbath at Epping- Re-ignite

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1 Epping Church NO TH NOVEMBER 2013 Newsletter A sunrise at Bondi Beach WELCOME Welcome to Epping Church s Newsletter! Can t believe how fast the year has gone! It s almost christmas again! Remember Epping Church will be holding the Christmas Program on the 14th December! Looking forward to an amazing Christmas Service full of talent! If there is any information or images you would like to share in future editions, please it to Alvin or Stephanie at the addresses below: ajing@eppingsda.org.au. stephcyee@yahoo.com This newsletter can also be downloaded on our website: This Sabbath at Epping- Re-ignite 30th November The speaker this week: Dr John Skrzypaszek (EGW Research Centre) Elder in charge: Vanessa Offering: Local Budget There will be a program on Friday Night for Re-ignite at 7:15pm

2 Last Sabbath at Epping- Combined Sabbath School and Communion 23rd November Thanks Rod & Elaine for the photos Last week was a special week for Epping Church. We had our FIRST combined Sabbath School starting at 9:30am. We were lucky to be able to interview Betty Muvindi. We are hoping to have a combined Sabbath School kickoff once a month so that we have an opportunity to share our mission accomplishments and plans and also get to know a church member better by interviewing them.

3 We had our 11am service with communion, with our NEW communion table! Band led our song service

4 YOUTH YOUTH CAMP There has been an annual Youth Camp that has been planned for February 7th - 9th. The location has been BOOKED so look forward to this camp! The location will be Bonnie Vale camping ground in Bundeena National Park, just south of Cronulla. For more information, talk to Jon Ap. YOUTH CHRISTMAS PARTY There will be a youth christmas party being held on Sunday 8th December at 11am! Make sure you keep the date free and for those who are coming, we will do a Kris Kringle so when an event on fb is made, make sure you RSVP! Hopefully will be a sunny day so we can hold it at the beach! Special Prayer Requests Please pray for those sitting the HSC or IB this year Please pray for Ronald and his family as they mourn the loss of Ron s father in the Philippines Please pray for Steven & Candace Trankie as they battle with their health issues Please pray for those who were affected by the Typhoon in the Philippines Please remember Dean Ashcroft and his family in your prayers

5 PATHFINDERS On Saturday, the pathfinders continued to make their finger puppets and also made some scrolls for the Epping Sri Lanka mission project. A big thanks and well done to all the pathfinders who got involved. For those thinking of attending Camporee Jan , talk to Henry. For those interested in viewing the Camporee intro, check out: Be prepared to make a decision by the time Pathfinders start in February. Note that the early bird closing date is in July. $150. Estimated costs for group food and transport for the 7 days (5 days at the Camporee and a day on each end for travel) will cost you about $4-500 each person.

6 EPPING MISSION PROJECT Thank you to all who supported the Epping Mission Project. We have exceeded our goal of $30,000 and have recently had an anonymous donation of $2000 towards our ICC Mission Project. This raises our total to $32,935 for ICC-Sri Lanka. We have been able to support the Brick Making Project and the Sewing project. The latest donations will help purchase a generator for the ICC Village as their power supply is not reliable. Thank you to all our generous donors for their support of this worthy cause. As you know, some of our church members will be travelling to Sri Lanka on a medical and spiritual mission in early January. We would like to give our Epping Church family the opportunity to make a small donation towards gifts for the children of the ICC orphanage. If you are interested in doing this, please see Belle Tung. The money will be used to buy gifts for the children (crayons, colouring pencils, books etc). Here are some updated photos of the orphanage:

7 ADVENTIST EMPLOYMENT Below are a list of some of the current employment vacancies within the church. Make sure you've got the right work visa before apply for these jobs! QLD QLD Service Delivery Manager Sanitarium, Brisbane, QLD Exp 28 Nov Outside School Hours Care Coordinator Northpine Christian College, Dakabin Exp 02 Dec Personal Assistant to the Principal and Credit Officer Northpine Christian College Exp 02 Dec Student Support and Administration Officer Northpine Christian College, Dakabin Exp 02 Dec NZ Social Engagment Author Sanitarium, Auckland Exp 28 Nov VIC Sales Representative Sanitarium, Melbourne (West), VIC Exp 20 Dec NSW Business Development Manager Sanitarium, Sydney, NSW Exp 29 Nov Chef South New South Wales Conference, Adventist Alpine Village, Jindabyne Exp 01 Dec Lecturer or Senior Lecturer Nursing Avondale College, Wahroonga Exp 02 Dec Ward Physiotherapist team leader Adventist HealthCare Limited, Wahroonga Exp 03 Dec Internal Communications Coordinator Sanitarium, Berkeley Vale Exp 06 Dec Mathematics Teacher Blue Hills College, Lismore Exp 07 Dec Payroll / Accounts clerk Greater Sydney Conference, Epping, NSW Exp 09 Dec Business Manager Adventist Senior Living, Cooranbong, NSW Exp 12 Dec Teens Pastoral Assistant Greater Sydney, Australia, Parramatta SDA Church Exp 16 Dec Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Communication/History) Avondale College, Cooranbong Exp 20 Dec Education Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Avondale College, Cooranbong Exp 13 Jan Associate Professor, Education Avondale College, Cooranbong Exp 13 Jan Lecturer (Marketing) Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong Exp 13 Jan ASIA ADRA Volunteer Intern ADRA Australia/ADRA Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal Exp 09 Jan Technical Advisor ADRA Australia/ADRA Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar Exp 09 Jan

8 RE:IGNITE This program will be held at Epping Church so there is no excuse for you not to go! Attend this program with guest speaker Dr John Skrzypaszek with many topics to be covered! More information below. This is held on the 29th-30th November! Re:Ignite Frontier : Mission : Hope : Dedication : Vision : Adventure Special Guest Speaker, Dr John Skrzypaszek will share his knowledge regarding early Seventh-day Adventist church growth. As director of the Ellen G. White Research Centre (Avondale), he comes with a vast number of stories from the challenges & adventures of our church pioneers and how, guided by the Holy Spirit, they pushed beyond seemingly impossible boundaries. You will certainly find his Re:Ignite topics enlightening & inspirational for us today. They include: Shaping the Church for Mission Igniting the Passion for Mission Focusing on the Heart of Mission Don t miss out on this significant weekend experience! Program times are: Friday, 29 7:15pm Saturday, 30 11:00am Saturday, 30 2:00pm Epping Seventh-day Adventist Church : 2 George Street, Epping NSW

9 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE Dates: Monday evenings Feb 3/10/17/24 + March 3/10, with field trips March 1 ( Saturday evening - sunset) and March 9 (Sunday morning - sunrise). Cost: $100 (as donation to next Epping Church Mission project). Basic requirements would be: - A camera which has manual controls and preferably a DSLR. Ideally can shoot in RAW format. - The instruction manual that came with the camera - Access to a computer - computers can be shared between individuals - Tripod desirable as the classes will be at night and will be needed for the field trips - Cable release desirable but not essential If you are interested please speak to Alvin, Rod and Victor. Book early as class size is limited! Photography Course Light and Motion Photography s Alvin Ing and Andy Ly will be hosting a 6 week photography course in February and March This program is designed to be an introduction to photography, although more advanced concepts will be introduced in the later weeks and field trips. Cost Minimum $100 donation. All proceeds to the Epping Mission Project. For details: eppingsda.org.au Time Monday Evenings 7pm 9pm Dates February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 3, 10. Two Field Trips Saturday 1st March and Sunday 9th March. Venue 2 George Street, Epping NSW Details and Contact ajing@lightandmotionphotography.com or lightandmotionphotography.com

10 PHOTO OF THE WEEK Giraffe under an Acacia tree Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Photograph by: Andy Biggs THOUGHT OF THE WEEK because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. - Jas 1:3