Connecting Sydney Christadelphian Young People

The Vine is published every two months by the Sydney Christadelphi-an Young People.

Editorial Team: Jenny Galbraith, Julia Thompson, Katie Shields, Leah Sawell

Masthead design: Alisa Thompson

Layout: Jenny Galbraith

Cover photography: Sara Cook

Contributors: Alisa Thompson, Phil Pooley, Ian and Jenni Sawell, Belinda Burns, Jodie Errington, Stephen Hind-marsh, Karlie Pogson, Phil Henry, Luke Thurlby, Jo Bradley, Christine Spall, Chris Deller, Leah Hillhouse, Ben Joseph, Mark Spongberg, Prue Philp, Alex Hatherly, Nick Morgan, Ryan Simkus

The Vine is published to the glory of our Heavenly Father, through whom all things are made possible

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A new magazine is bornWelcome to the inaugural issue of The Vine, a magazine produced by and for Sydney Christadel-phian Young People. Our hope is for this magazine to become a forum for discussion and advice on issues that directly affect young people today.

The name, The Vine, comes partly from the previous SCYP magazine, Grapevine, but it also has a deep spiritual significance. In John 15:5 Jesus says “I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” Our only way to salvation and to knowing God’s will is by following Jesus’ perfect example and living by his words and actions. We must cling to the vine that is Christ, and by doing so we will bear the fruit of righteousness worthy of the Kingdom of God. God willing this magazine will be a tool to help us all understand the life God wants us to lead and bring us closer to our ultimate goal, the Kingdom God has prepared for us.

As young people we are faced with many different challenges in this world today, and must con-stantly fight against the temptation to give into the actions and behaviours that are against the will and purpose of God. In His love for us He has given us His word to find advice and encourage-ment when faced with such dilemmas.

This magazine will challenge us to view the world from God’s perspective, “to set our minds on things above, not on earthly things” (Col 3:2). “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and per-fecter of out faith” (Heb 12:2), and do everything we can search out what God desires of us, doing all things to the glory of His name.

We encourage everyone to be involved in producing this magazine, whether it be writing an arti-cle, taking a photo, drawing a comic, designing a cover or helping with the layout. God has given us all gifts, let us use them to His glory. Please let any one of us know if you would like to be part of creating a fantastic young people’s magazine, or email us at thevinescyp@hotmail.com.

With love in the Lord,

The Editorial Team

9 Harbour Cruise Photo Spread!

3 Rebels and ReformersGet to know this year’s SCYP team.

5 Revive your life in the LordAll of us go through spritual lows. Find out how to renew your spirit and rededicate your life to God for the new year.

11 Through God’s EyesBeing young we all have moments, days, even years thinking we are nothing in the eyes of men. But we are everything in the eyes of God!

14 Finding the TruthRead about one man’s journey to the Truth.

7 What are you doing with your talents?Discover the message behind the parable of the talents, and what God wants to see in our lives.

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8 Soaring with God in New ZealandFind out what our young brothers and sisters are doing on the other side of the Tasman.

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15 Capturing the KingdomWhat is your vision of the Kingdom?

2006 promises to be an exciting and spir-itually uplifting year in SCYP. Here’s a look at the people who are dedicated to making it the year you grow closer to your Maker.

Alisa and James Thompson (Class Coordinators)

Being different from the world has been a great struggle for all God’s people, ever since “men began to multiply on the face of the earth”. The need for that struggle has never been more urgent than it is today. We need to rebel against this trend of tolerance and slackness in our society. We need to have a reforming influence on our family and friends. We need to stand with God and be an example for this wicked and adulterous generation! By having a clear vision of the kingdom and considering other Bible characters we can understand more about our human faults and God’s purpose for us. We will become a stronger example to the world we live in and accept that stand-ing for God and being a pilgrim in this world is the best way to be. We trust you will enjoy the class-es we have planned. Let’s make our Bibles come alive and grow closer to our God this year as we discover some of the most amazing Rebels and Reformers in the Bible.

Phil Pooley (Secretary)

The SCYP is an awesome blessing that God has given us. It is a great opportunity for our generation to grow in Christ, both in knowledge and spirit. We can praise and thank our Father through worship and preaching His word as well as spiritually uplift-ing one another through fellowship. I am so thankful to our Father that we as young people can use this blessing to build on the relationship we have with God and Jesus Christ in a way that is easy for us to relate to and become involved in. I pray that this year we will benefit from the SCYP as we all walk towards our ultimate de-sire, the glorious Kingdom of God.

In our role as presidents of the SCYP, we are very happy to support the young people by providing advice, supervision and feedback about all SCYP activities. We are appointed by the NSW Christa-delphian Committee and provide a link between the SCYP and NCC for formal communication if required. We are really enjoying getting along to all of the activities and classes and love the spir-itual atmosphere and wonderful singing. Getting to know you all is very important to us, so please say “Hi” next time you see us. We can be contacted at home on 98964961 or e-mail at Ian_Sawell@bigpond.com.

Ian and Jenni Sawell (Presidents)

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Belinda Burns (Publicity)

Being the treasurer of SCYP may not sound like a fun job to some, but for those of us select few who enjoy all things mathematical, it’s a walk in the park! The job involves collecting money from young people for activities, camps and dona-tions from ecclesias; then paying it out to facili-ties, campsites, or food/equipment suppliers. If you ever owe any money, I’m the one to be hiding from, and if you want to be reimbursed, keep your receipts!

Jodie Errington (Treasurer)

Karlie Pogson (Webmistress)

Class CommitteeJames and Alisa Thompson Luke and Belinda FowlerNaomi DennesSara Rose Pogson

Vice-PresidentsSam and Sharon Pogson

TechnicalJared Pogson

DelegatesCamdenPhil Gilmore

Castle HillLara MorganJared Pogson

CharlestownMitch Hardy

DoonsideBelinda BurnsBelinda Fowler

Hurstville Luke SpongbergLizzie Rendell

LakembaLorinda LawrieLouise Thomas

MoorebankSara Rose PogsonJohn Dennes

Mt ColahBen Grace

Shaftesbury RdJenny GalbraithRochelle Errington

SutherlandBen DellerKezia Kirkwood

West RydeLeah SawellJenni Norwood

And introducing ...

Publicity is important obviously to let people know what and when things are happening. However, I think it’s more important we keep those who can’t come involved and up to date. Look out for your fridge friend this year! Collect and keep all 11 months and the first 10 to hand them to me will get a free ticket to the end of year social! We will keep you up to date with all the excellent things that will be going on with SCYP and within other groups! Please feel free to contact me with any ideas or information!

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When we let it, music can surface emotions some of us thought we never had, and can height-en emotions that we use on a more regular basis. My aim is to use this gift that God has given us to give back to Him the glory that is due. We have so many talented musicians and by this talent we can produce such beautiful sounds. I pray that through everyone’s involvement this year and with all our voices, it will be evident we want to be one with God by the way we strive to be one with each other in song and

action.

Stephen Hindmarsh (Music)

Revive your life in the Lord!

We all wish the joy and excite-ment in the Lord felt after a con-ference or camp could stay with us, but sadly it slowly fades away after a few days back in the real world. It’s easy to go with the flow of the world and neglect to do the things which keep you spiritually alive. So what can we do to help ourselves and others refocus our minds on what is really im-portant in this world? We need a revival! Obviously reading God’s word everyday and maintaining a healthy prayer life should be staples in our lives. But here are a few ideas to let God into every part of your life and start the new

year filled with the joy and peace of the Lord.

1. Forgive OthersIs there someone in your

life who you haven’t fully forgiven from your heart? Are you being weighed down by your inability to forgive? Forgiving a person for hurting you is one of the hardest commandments of Christ, but one which brings the greatest peace. Forgiveness doesn’t always hap-pen in an instant. It is something you may have to work on. But what an uplifting way to start the year, and your new spiritual jour-ney. Hand the burden of unfor-giveness over to God. Recognise the only way for you to forgive is for God to work through you.

With God all things are possible, so work

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All of us experience the highs and lows of spiritual life. Sometimes it’s easy to go along with the world and push God into the background. So how do we get ourselves out of a spiritual slump and revive our lives in the Lord?

towards forgiveness this year and take hold of the peace which surpasses all understanding. “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your Heavenly Fa-ther will also forgive you.” (Matt 6:14).

2. Write an email to yourselfThere’s a site on the internet (futureme.org) which allows you to write an email to yourself and it will send it back to you in a month, six months, or even years later. What a great chance to commit ourselves to growing in the Lord this year. Write an email and put in all your spiritual hopes and goals. If you’ve com-mitted it to paper (or cyberspace) it will make you more committed to making an effort to achieve your goals. When you get it back you can see how much you have grown in the Lord!

3. Make a sacrifice for the LordThink about something in your life

that takes up a lot of your time but doesn’t build you up in Christ. It may in fact drag you away from a life acceptable to God. It may be that television show you just have to watch every night. You may think watching the show doesn’t harm anyone, but is what you’re watching putting sinful thought in your head? Is it encouraging a way of life you would never agree with? “Set your hearts on things above, not on earthly things” (Col 3:2). Let’s not trivialise the mat-ter; giving up your favourite show is really hard. And television itself isn’t always a bad thing; it can be a great source of information and connects us to the world around

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us. But how much time does it take up every night? That time could be used by doing an activ-ity which promotes pure thoughts and actions. Make it a goal this year to spend some of the time

you used spend watching televi-sion with God. Over time you will notice your thoughts may not drift as easily over to lustful and sinful thoughts.

5. Bring a friend alongBeing impelled to share the gospel can sometimes seem like an impossible task when there are billions of people in the world who don’t know Christ. Instead of seeing preaching an enormous burden, look at your own life and see who you are directly respon-sible for. One of the most effective means of preaching is based on the relationships you have with others. Make it a goal this year

to bring at least one non-Christadelphian friend along to

SCYP or a young people’s activ-ity. You may think they wouldn’t be interested, but have you ever actually asked them? Sometimes instead of trying to convert some-one based on a deep theological discussion, it’s better to bring them along and show them the love which binds us together in Christ.

5. Commit every day to GodEven if the morning is not your usual prayer time, say a quick prayer to God as soon as you wake up, committing the day to His care and guidance. Start-

ing the day off by talking to God is a great way for Him to be in your mind and thoughts for the rest of the day. Ask God for help to act in ways pleasing to Him, and for op-portunities to share His message with others. “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)

Being renewed in Christ brings you inner peace and joy in the knowledge of your salvation. You become passionate about Christ and God’s “word is in [your] heart like a fire”, compelling you to spread his message. Renew your spiritual life and let your flame once again burn brightly for God.

Being renewed in Christ brings you inner peace and joy in the knowledge of your salvation.

What are you doing with

Think back to what hap-pened last year. There

have been the most amaz-ing world events that eerily match the descriptions of the “last days” that Jesus

gave in Luke 21.Yet how much did our lives changed? Not much. We’ve been so busy with our own stuff it’s some-times hard to remember some of these events even happened, let alone think they could be indi-cators to the Kingdom of

God.Jesus used parables to talk

about the kingdom, not like an event in the future, but as something that can impact on our lives now.How many times does he start a par-able with “The Kingdom of Heaven is like”. Instead of describing the King-dom as an event in the future, Jesus ends up talking about how the knowl-

edge of the Kingdom changes our lives now.“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man going on a Journey.” Matt 25:14-21.Each servant is given a talent, ac-

cording to his ability. One gets five, another two and another one. Except for the last servant who got one talent, the others initiate activities that re-sult in them doubling the money they started with. The last servant though was lazy and elected to simply bury the money, to preserve it as it was.I’ve found so many reasons why my life’s not like the lazy servant. He was lazy, he did nothing… but I’m not! I go to Sunday meetings, bible class and SCYP. I pray and read the Bible.But why do I think this is any more than doing the basics? Isn’t this basi-cally what Jesus ‘gave’ us when we started our walk with him, just like the servant who got one talent? He wasn’t

your talents?really lazy, he did do something. He did what he thought was the right thing for his master. This servant actively did something which he thought was the right thing. He did the basics. And he did them well. The talent he started out with was preserved perfectly - to the disgust of his master.So, how can we improve upon the basics?The secret has to be with the other two servants. We spend time proving why we’re not like the lazy servant, but how often do we try and work out why we could be like the two servants who doubled their talents? When I re-read this parable, I see these two servants look like modern day entrepreneurs,

trading and taking risks, they doubled the talents they were given. And they were commended by Jesus for their growth.So let’s cut to the chase. Being a Christadelphian and simply doing the basics is not your ‘insurance policy’ to get you into the Kingdom. Even Jesus is expecting us to re-invest what he’s given us into a minimum of 100 per cent return. Simply doing the ‘basics’ is like preserving your talent in the ground. I think Jesus is looking for Spiritual Entrepreneurs who are able to give him far more than what they had when they started their spiritual journey.Could there be a more compelling rea-son than this to get out of your comfort zone and start doing more for Jesus?What are you planning to do with your Talent? Today. Phil Henry

Being a Christadelphian and simply doing the basics is not your ‘insur-ance policy’ to get you into the Kingdom.

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What are you doing with New Lynn and Pakuranga CYCs have a lot to do with each other and more often then not they are combined together to form about 60 young people in total, most of them under the age of 20 with an even spread of guys and girls. Like Australians, Kiwis also enjoy an outdoor type lifestyle and situated in the North Island Auckland offers many different outdoor activities. In summer you’re likely to find us on the beach on either the rugged West or spectacular East coasts and in the winter we are driving south to the snowy peak of Mt. Ruapehu (pronounced Roo-a-pay-hoo). Many camps are organised throughout the year happening up and down the country for us to attend and in general there always seems to be something happening. No CYC year would be complete without good ole’ day trips including anything from the every-day ten pin bowling to extrava-gant ‘fushing trups’ always followed by lighting a fire and cooking all that caught Snapper. Pakuranga tend to have CYC most Saturday evenings of the year except around the holiday period and they almost always consist of a study by one of our own members. Some of the topics that we studied in 2005 included a series’ about both Zeal and another on Angels; we also had the odd one off topic explaining anything from mysteri-ous creatures to the different meanings of colours in the Bible. There is never a dull moment amongst either of the Auckland CYC’s and visitors are always welcome to join in with whatever we may be doing. For any further information or if you are planning on visiting Auckland email Luke Thurlby on aucklanda@hotmail.com.

Soaring with God in

New Zealand

Auckland, or the ‘City of Sails’ is

home to three har-bours, two mountain ranges, 48 volcanic

cones and more than 50 islands. It is also home to two Christa-

delphian Youth Circles.

Luke Thurlby

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Harbour Cruise

Harbour Cruise

Through

Gods eyes

Have you ever felt frustrated because you don’t look or feel like the most beautiful or hand-some person?

Let’s face it, we often inhibit our behaviour and make deci-sions based on vain ideals and thoughts. Have you ever not done something or not talked to someone because they seem better than yourself in some way? Have you ever been com-peting against, talking about or hassling someone else, know-ing deep down that you are quite jealous of them? And then feel worse for being unkind?

What a horrible spiral. In my opinion this can lead worse feelings and thoughts, leaving us more insecure and unhappy.So how do we turn around and view each other and ourselves from God’s perspective? Here are some ways of thinking that have helped me.

1. We should recognise that nobody but Christ is perfect. Therefore we should set our ideals to Christ’s behaviour and life. Forget the worldly ideals of success, such as physical ap-pearance, academic achieve-ment, sport, possessions and popularity. “Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, with-out comparing himself to some-body else, for each one should carry his own load.” (Gal 6:4-5)

2. Encourage others and think kindly of people, includ-ing yourself. Don’t be easily

“We should recognise that nobody but Christ is perfect.”

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offended. Most things aren’t that important to get fired up about. Be happy for and proud of others, generous hearted, and quick to forgive. Trust that other people think the same of you, and if you do something bad or embarrassing, move on and believe everyone else has as well. “A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offence.” (Prov 19:11)

Have “…compassion, kind-ness, humility, gentleness and patience.” (Col 3:12-14) “There-fore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” (1 Thess 5:11)

3.Try making a “self-image bank account”. Try writing two lists at the end of each day for a period of time, one containing positive deposits, the other negative withdraw-als. This might have positive things like: I bought a sandwich for a homeless person on the street, I didn’t get angry when my friend’s dog mistook my leg for a tree, I finished my assignment on time, I sent a card to Grandma, I returned the library books before I got a fine, I helped Mum and Dad cook dinner etc. There is a huge amount of things that we can feel good about and are easy to begin to do. I’m sure we already do heaps too. The negatives might include: I swore at work twice today, I told

a secret, I robbed a bank, I was late to school again etc. I think the negatives are very personal and can be very hard to think about let alone write down on paper. Sometimes writing them down can help us to see them for what they are – forgivable and changeable.

When we decide to follow Christ, it isn’t about being good enough, having a page full of

positives and nothing in the negatives. It is about recog-nising the negatives, trying to change them and most impor-tantly accepting forgiveness for them, while adding to the posi-tives in our daily routine in ways that we may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Tim 3:17)

So, next time you see your friend, look at them and think – they are made in the image and likeness of God, they want to and try to be a good person, and they are committed to becom-

ing an even better person. I love them, I am proud of them and happy for them.

And when you look in the mir-ror, don’t look for the imperfec-tions (someone else may think they are wonderful anyway!) smile that crooked or metallic or straight smile and say, “I am beautiful in character and heart because my desire is to please God and do the right thing.

Who cares about the rest!”

“Love one another as I have loved you, and by this shall all the world know that you are

my disciples because you have love, one for another.” (John 13:34) Jo Bradley

“When you look in the mirror, don’t look for the imperfections... smile that crooked or metallic or straight smile and say, “I am beautiful in character and heart.”

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Everything. Without it there would be nothing.

Ben Jospeh

Waves, because they give me enjoyment.

Chris Deller

Waves, because you can see the fish through them.

Leah Hillhouse The quiet solemnity of a summer sunrise when you’re lying on the beach.

Mark Spongberg

of creation?

What’s your favourite part

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Animals, because when you don’t want to talk to humans you can talk to animals and they’ll listen.

Christine Spall

Water droplets that sparkle like rainbows. They’re more beautiful than any kind of cut stone.

Prue Philp

What was your first impression of Christadelphia?My first impression of Christadelphia as a whole was what first drew me to Christadelphia. I’d known Christadelphians, but had only known them because there was something dif-ferent about these people. I didn’t know what it was, but something made these people different and strong - not afraid of their difference.

What made you first interested in Christadelphia?Christadelphia attracted me because people were happy to let me sit and listen, but also answer my questions rather than lecture me with a series of pre-prepared speeches that invited no questions.

Did you have a religious background before you became interested in Christadelphia?When I was younger I asked a lot of questions of a lot of different religions and I was never really satisfied with the answers. I decided the most logical option in the face of these “flaws” in religion, was atheism and evolution. Now that I think about it, I was never really convinced that there was no God, only that I couldn’t work out how it could logically work given the an-swers I’d had from so many churches.

How was Christadelphia different from other denominations you looked into?I think the most important separating factor was that people were prepared to say that they didn’t know the answer to a question. A lot of the other religions I looked into would have a “that’s just the way it is” response, or worse still, would make something up. The Christadelphians I first interacted with had a very unique way of answering a question: they would open their Bibles, find a passage that answered my question and then talk through its context with me. This way I could really see where the answers were coming from.

What were some of the positive things that attracted you to Christadelphia?Less like a church with a defined structure and rigid traditions, the Christadelphians are more like a group of people gathering together because they all believe the same thing. This is very encouraging to someone like me, because the forum invites discussion and allows people to nut out a point together. Another positive is that Christadelphians are pre-pared to accept that they may in fact be wrong. People are prepared to look into a prob-lem, and will then examine context.

What made you finally make the decision to be bap-tised?Ultimately, reading and talking with people brought me to a point where I knew that being baptised was what God

wants us to do. I know that’s a simple answer to a very complex question, but that’s what did it for me. I reached the point where I had no doubt that it was what I was sup-posed to do.

Were there any negative things done by Christadelphians that you found off-putting?People will focus on tradition no matter how hard they try not to. Tradition provides stability and we all look for stability. It’s part of being human. Unfortunately it’s also one of the things that I found most off-putting about many of the religious groups I visited when I was younger. The Christa-delphians have very few traditions, but some of the ones that are there

are as unreasonable as any other church.

Alex Hatherly was 20 when he first heard about Christadelphians. But the more he discovered about their beliefs, the more he realised he couldn’t stop until he found the Truth.

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The servant was new to his job. New and nervous. Nervous mainly because of what had happened to his predecessor. The man who had served before him was gone forever now, inflicted with the irre-versible disease of leprosy – the mark of ultimate shame and isolation. And so, on his first day of work, he rose early with the sun, willing to serve his master – a man of God.

It was not long before he saw in the distance a sight which shook him with trepidation. Soon every way he looked he saw innumerable horse-men and chariots and soldiers surrounding the city, moving closer. With the haste and fear of desperation, he awoke his master and cried, ‘What shall we do?’ He received a strange reply as the man of God walked with him to the hill and looked out at the approaching armies. ‘Don’t be afraid. Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ The servant looked where the man of God was looking – searching for the armies which would defend them. They weren’t there. He looked behind them, to their left and right. But he saw no armies. He looked back to the man of God confused and sorrowful, won-dering if his master had gone mad. He shouldn’t have taken the job – it was far too dangerousBut then, as his master’s head was bowed, he began to see… flickering. Soon his vision was filled with a

Capturing theKingdom

myriad of flickering fires, and as he observed closer he saw that the fire were horses, and char iots, and the hills were overflowing with their glo-ing numbers. And in the centre stood the man of God and his new servant – the master with head bowed, the servant completely overwhelmed.

The kingdom is a vision, but not a vision by the world’s definition. The kingdom is not a symbol, a metaphorical image, but rather a snapshot of real-ity. Of eternal reality. And as we look around and imagine the time when saints will fill the whole earth, as we envisage the followers of Christ going up to the mountain of the Lord, as we hear the angelic host sing the praise that reflects the love that we feel – we see the kingdom.

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For

what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

(2 Cor 4:18)

The Kingdom a far away lace, a distant event to come, an eventu-ality, a focus for the future rather than now? Maybe. Maybe not…

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Nick Morgan

Ecclesial Profile

Newcastle Ecclesia is known by the young people there as “Newy.” All up we have almost 90 people in our ecclesial family, which in-cludes 21 young people and lots of kids who are fast becoming the next generation of young people! We meet at a hall located at 152 Parry St, Newcastle West, which is near the CBD of Newcastle. The great thing about Newy is that there are many good exam-ples for the young people in the older brothers and sisters. There is also a great enthusiasm for singing and music.

Our young people’s class is com-bined with Charlestown Ecclesia’s (Charly) young people, which is great. Last year our theme for the year was “Practical Parables.” We looked at a number of the parables of Jesus and how they should impact on us today. We also had great activities, such as the Stroud camp, a water sports day, a medieval theme night, and a winter sleep out just to name a few. A lot of our young people also attend the local NCYC and SSS classes, and also try to get along to the SCYC and SCYP classes,

so there’s pretty much never a dull moment, or a weekend with-out anything to do! Last year was quite eventful at Newcastle as we had several baptisms, marriages, and four beautiful babies were born. We’re all looking forward to what the new year will bring, and especially pray that it will bring our Lord Jesus Christ, returning to establish God’s new creation on the earth forever! If ever you’re in the neighbor-hood, call in, we’d love to see you. Ryan Simkus

...Newcastle

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2008 Sydney Conference wants your talents!

Heard it on the...Grapevine

Births

WeddingsEngagementsAja Levick and Michael Goddard Belinda Errington and David Philp

Jack Royston Latta (Rachel and Joel)

Tamara Barton and Jonathan Johanssen

Are you good at….• organising • music • catering • praying • multimedia • live TV shows • bible readings• art• singing

Venue: Riverview CollegeDate: October 4 to 11, 2008

Don’t even wait to be asked, we’d love to hear how you’d like to be part of the biggest Christadelphian conference in the Southern Hemisphere.

Contact:Sally Thompson: Young People’s Representative sally.thompson@conference2008.com.auPhilip Henry: Secretary philip.henry@conference2008.com.au

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Baptisms

Got something to say?Write for The Vine

thevinescyp@hotmail.comAsha Watson

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“I am the true vine...”