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SEP 6 2020

Hello Everyone,

Let's recap what we've already heard from Melbourne School of Theology & Eastern College Australia about responding to the Covid-19 Pandemic:

1. Remember who we are in Christ.

2. Thank God every day.

3. Connect with, and support, each other.

4. Pray.

I pray these further insights will be a blessing for us as well:

5. Be quiet and reflect on God's Word:

Keep connected with God. Draw near to God and let Him draw near to you.

Look out for what God is teaching you and how God is growing you through this time.

‘May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the Lord.’ (Psalm 104:34)

6. Create a daily routine

Including work, study, household tasks, rest, relaxation, connecting with others, praying, time with God, etc.

Don't overdo screen time and do other activities that don't involve looking at a screen eg. read a book, jigsaws, board games.

Get sufficient sleep, not staying up late or sleeping in too late.

‘In peace I will lie down and sleep, for You alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.’ (Psalm 4:8)

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JOIN OUR ONLINE SERVICE

SUNDAY @ 9:30AM

To link in go to:

www.newpeninsula.com.au

COMMUNION THIS WEEK SEP 6TH

We will celebrate Communion

during our online Church

service.

Please be prepared with some

bread/crackers and juice.

TOPIC: “Being Male when you can’t hang out with your mates”.

LOG IN DETAILS: were emailed with this newsletter, or contact lesley@newpeninsula.com.au

For resources for families to use at

home during online Church and for use

through the week go to:

www.newpeninsula.com.au/

FamiliesAtHome

Zoom Kids is on next Sunday 13 September @ 11:15am

For your kids to attend this fun and interactive session, please send your one-off consent to chris@newpeninsula.com.au .

Come to Alpha online:

TO REGISTER: https://www.newpeninsula.com.au/alpha.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://www.alpha.org/about/

EMAIL: alpha@newpeninsula.com.au if you have any questions.

BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS

To Linda Jackson who celebrated a special birthday on Friday 4 September and to Geoff Ternes who has a

special day on Sunday 6 September.

What a wonderful excuse to relive precious memories, rejoice in God’s blessings and also a time to

experience his many provisions for today. Happy Birthday.

BEREAVEMENTS

Our loving sympathy to Kristian & Elena Pilkington on the sudden passing of Kristian’s brother, Frazer, on 27

August. (He was only 42 and leaves behind a wife & two young children).

May the loving arms of our Father in Heaven be of special comfort to you at this time.

LETTER FROM GLENDA & DAVE

There appears to be a ‘Second Wave’ of deliveries of the ‘special gift for you’, if you still haven’t received

yours yet please inform Lesley (email: lesley@newpeninsula.com.au or phone 5973 8888).

Commencing: Thurs Sep 17 Sep @ 7:30pm (no cost)

Are you wanting to explore:

Life?

Faith?

Meaning?

For His many blessings.

For those who are being ‘Christ’ to others.

For all of those who are working behind the scenes.

For our tech team.

For those significant men in our lives.

For the new connections we are making with folk.

For the encouraging reduction in numbers of Covid 19 cases.

For our Pastors.

For our Pastoral Care Team.

Glenda Wade (Mukti Australia) thanks God for the generous

response of friends to the Covid-19 appeal for both India and

Sri Lanka. Because of this response many families have been

assisted with food relief parcels.

For our families.

For those in our Church family who are on their own.

For those who are facing operations, or rehab, without the support of family.

For those in our Church family who are grieving.

For our kids and families leaders.

For the Senior Pastor Search Committee.

For our health workers.

Pray for all of those who have had, or continue to have extended time away from

their families to assist with our current state of emergency.

For our National and State leaders.

For the NP Mission Ministry leaders meeting this week, to share updates from

Partnerships, review mission financial support and pray together for this global

component of our church.

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7. Stay Active:

Exercise and stretch regularly.

Eat nutritious foods, refraining from emotional or mindless eating.

Take up a new hobby!

‘Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom you have

received from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. Therefore honor God

with your body.’ (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

8. Draw on your personal support network and coping strategies.

Also ask ourselves: "Which neighbour or friend needs my help?” “Who can I share my resources

with to help them cope?”

‘Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but to the interests of others.’ (Philippians 2:4)

Love & blessings,

Glenda

23 Aug The Way of Wisdom

30 Aug Wise Use of Words

6 Sep Wealth & Wisdom

13 Sep The Wise Family

20 Sept Wise friends & Acquaintances

27 Sep Work & Wisdom

As things continue to be uncertain in terms of what will happen with the stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne over the coming weeks,

let us remember that we can be certain God will be with us and we will make it through this.

Let us all remember to turn to God in our time of need, He can sustain us. Isaiah 40 is a great passage to read for a bit of

encouragement.

The impact of stage 4 restrictions remains the same for the time being. The offices and buildings are closed and all the ministries

continue to meet via online means where they can.

Please continue to pray for those who are struggling with this lockdown and if you are one of those people then please let us know

so our pastoral care team can be aware of your situation. (Email: ann@newpeninsula.com.au or phone: 59738888) We want to be

able to support one another during this time.

As always you can check all the details here. https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus

There is time to grab a snack after church and then get set up

kids. This occurs fortnightly until we can be together again. A

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NPBC Donation Fund

(Tax deductible, please include your name for an annual receipt)

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NPBC School Building Fund

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These accounts can be used for internet banking or local branch

deposits.

Our offices are currently closed, but we may still be contacted by:

Website: www.newpeninsula.com.au

Email: office@newpeninsula.com.au

Phone: Mount Martha 5973 8888

Phone: Rosebud 5982 0889 (please leave a message)

To contact a pastor urgently: 0407 311 185 (After Hours only)

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“….Be strong and courageous. Do not be

afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord

your God will be with you wherever you go.”

(Joshua 1:9)

Thank you to everyone who is continuing to support the church through your tithes and offerings.

God continues to surprise us with the generosity of people’s giving even in such uncertain times.

Please continue to pray for the families and businesses that are suffering financially as a result of

the government restrictions.

One area, of our offering, that is significantly down is our Donation Fund (tax deductible). This

fund helps defray some of our operational costs and some of our missions giving.

If you are looking for somewhere to gain tax deductibility then please consider donating to the Donation Fund. Details are above or email linda@newpeninsula.com.au or phone 5973 8888.