Welcome to Lower Clarence

Presbyterian Church

Growing Followers of Jesus

“So that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ” Colossians 1:28

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Welcome to Church If you are visiting us today, please make yourself at home. Take some time to fill in the ‘Welcome Form’ at the back of this bulletin and place it in the offering bag as we would love to get to know you better. The amenities and baby change facilities are found in the foyer area of the church and there is also a quiet room located at the back corner of the church.

After the service, please join us for morning tea.

Who are we:

At Lower Clarence Presbyterian Church we value the Bible as the Word of God.

We believe that there is only one true God, that Jesus Christ the only Son of God, lived, died and rose again for the forgiveness and reconciliation of his people, that he now rules with God and he will return again in judgment to restore all things.

We value prayer, recognizing God's authority by his Holy Spirit over all things and we embrace practical demonstrations of Christ centered love.

We welcome all people to join us in our many activities.

Service Times

Maclean Presbyterian - Crn River and Church St. ➥ 10 am - Family Service with Sunday School & Crèche. ➥ 6 pm - Sun@6 - Relaxed Casual service

Lawrence Presbyterian - Richmond St, Lawrence ➥ 8:30 am – Family Service on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month.

Lord’s Supper is celebrated in the even months through out the year. ➥ At Maclean on the 1st Sunday ➥ At Lawrence on the 2nd Sunday

Contact details

Minister: Session Clerk: Paul Richards Don Causley. (P) 02 6645 2060 (P) 6646 4463 (E) mpcmin14@outlook.com (E) don_lyn@causley.net

Our Elders

John Hayes Mark Ohlmus Mick Schilling John Zylstra

Growth Groups Growth Groups spend an hour or so reflecting on the Bible texts where we grow ‘Spiritually’ by studying the Bible, praying together and ‘Socially’ by encouraging one another.

Monday Men’s Group – 7:30pm @ Maclean Church

Tuesday Ladies Group – 10am @ Maclean Church

Wednesday Mixed Group – 7pm @ The Schillings House

Thursday Ladies Group – 9:45am @ Maclean Church

Thursday Mixed Group – 7:30pm @ Maclean Church Prayer Meetings

➥ Saturday – 7-8am @ the Church ➥ Tuesday – 2-3pm @ Pacific Valley Christian School. (School Terms) ➥ Wednesday – 7-8am @ Mark Ohlmus’

Community Involvement

➥ Soup Kitchen – Monday’s 6-7pm at the CWA Hall ➥ Play Group – Tuesday’s 9-11am at the Church hall. ➥ 7UP Youth Group – Fridays 4-6pm in School terms. ➥ Crafty Friends ➥ Wise Guys

Missionaries  We  Support.  •   Mark  and  Lynda  Ohlmus    (SRE/Scripture)  •   David  and  Abigail  Roan    (Philippines)                                •   John  and  Karen  Woldhuise  (Ecuador)  •   Terry  and  Chris  West  (CBI  -­‐  Prison  Ministry)  •   Isaac  and  Sarah  (AFES  –  Griffith  University) This month’s Mission collection goes to: GenR8 which over see the states SRE programs in our schools

Announcements

Have you considered direct deposit your weekly giving? Benefits are:

1. Donations are still anonymous 2. It is easily changeable 3. it assists the Church with forward planning

Church Account Details Westpac – BSB: 032582 – A/C 750106

Sunday @ 6 – A relaxed and casual service. Services resume on tonight at 6pm.

------ 7UP Youth Fridays from 4-6pm. Hang out with youth centered activities, games and fellowship sweetly seasoned with God’s word. Ordination and induction Paul Richards will be ordained on Wednesday 6th Aug at 6pm in Maclean Presbyterian church. Please come and celebrate this moment as a church and bring a plate of food for supper after the service.

------- Audio Visual We are looking to for people to be trained to operate the audio visual for the church. If you are interested please come and see Paul Richards.

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Church Camp – 2nd and 3rd of Aug. Where – Brooms Head Who – Rev. Dr John Davies Topic – Wise king or royal fool? Lessons from the life of Solomon. Come and join our church community as we share time away in the Word of God and fellowship. Volunteers are needed for a number of roles. We would like to arrange transport for the Senior Church members who would like to come to the camp but need to know if you are coming. Please direct all enquiries Alan Jagoe, Greg Zietsch or Paul Richards.

------- Ezekiel – the glory of God Bible Studies are now available for the next sermon series. Cost of the study books is $7. Bible Study leaders please take the studies needed for your groups and give the money to the treasurer.

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Personal reflection. How will I put what I have learnt into practice?

The Glory of God Ezekiel 1:1-28.

Indescribable Involved Immanent

Mission Minute - SRE Term 3, 2014. Co-Ordinator, Kim Zietsch. Scripture in our Public Primary schools is about to start term 3 next week. Currently all classes are being covered by 24 voluntary scripture teachers, helpers and casuals. Please thank God in your prayers for this wonderful blessing. There is however always room for more teachers. Currently all NSW Government Primary Schools allow SRE classes to be taught for 30 min each week. The permanent class teacher is normally present during the lesson and is there for support and assistance if needed. The material currently being used by the Scripture teachers is called “GodSpace”. It is fantastic resource that is easy to follow, well written and relevant to today’s children. Lessons can consist of games, music, drama, team work, craft and bookwork. People that are wanting to teach Scripture have to complete Accreditation training, be authorised by their church minister, complete Child Protection training and apply for a Working with Children Check Number. This year the Education Department will be conducting a review of all SRE being taught in Primary schools across NSW. Hence the great importance that Christian SRE is seen as well organised, caring and professional in their approach. In the past, all children were allocated to a Scripture class unless the parents advised otherwise. However now, the new DEC process is that the parent must indicate on the enrolment form that they would like their child to attend scripture. This will have a flow on effect on the number of children that will be in classes for the future.

Please pray: • For the Department of Education review process that is imminent and

that God would allow the doors to remain open, so that the Gospel message can be heard by our future generation of children.

• That the schools will remain supportive of scripture classes and the SRE teachers.

• That the children will be receptive to what they learn in Scripture. • For the parents of children attending our public schools that they would

allow their children to attend scripture classes.

Prayer Points

Prayer Requests Please place your personal prayer points into the offering bags.

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Pray for John Zylstra who is recovering from surgery this week. Mick Schilling and students in an orphanage in Indonesia this week. Pray for Terry and Chris West and the CBI ministries. John and Karine Woldhuis, in Equador. Mark and Lynda Ohlmus and girls, in Sri Lanka – for protection and a fruitful time with family and friends. David, Abigail and girls in the Philippines, pray for their ministry, health and safety. Pray for Luke at uni. Pray for the Soup kitchen, play group and youth group as they reach out to the community Pray for Pacific Valley Christian School’s staff and students. Pray for the up coming church camp. That it will be a wonderful time of fellowship and learning as the community of God’s people.

Give thanks for: God's faithfulness, kindness in answering prayer, and His grace in Jesus. Please continue to pray for: Our studies in Ezekiel and that God’s glory will be renewed and refreshed in our hearts and minds. Please pray for Ron Percival as he undergoes treatment for Lymphoma. John Hayes and Jan, as they go daily for his treatment in Lismore. Faye and Ray, Bruce and Marlene; Doris Hayes and Antonios in Mareeba; Don Crozier. Virginia Lardner and family. Ongoing prayer is needed for their son James' continued recovery. Those who are ill in our churches, whose names are not listed. Remember Dave Woodhouse (Lawrence) who is to have major spinal surgery on the 23/07/2014. Pray for pain relief and recovery.

Service Roster for Sunday, July 27, 2014

Service Leader Alan Jagoe

Welcoming Jim & Judy

Bible Reader Catherine Ensby

Prayer Claudette Hough

Song Leaders Eric

Song Leaders Pearl

Creche Margaret and Kayli

Children Talk Paul Richards

Sunday School L1 Judy hodge L2 Tammy Johnson L3 Ailsa Schilling

Morning Tea Lyn & Don Jude A.

Grounds Keeping

Cleaning Robyn & Laurel & Catherine

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