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What Are You GIVING for Christmas? PLUS BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY What are you GIVING for Christmas? PLUS: NEW EXPANDED Can you help NEWS SECTION a family like MINISTRY, MISSIONS AND MORE Lina’s? “GLORIFYING AND ENJOYING GOD AS CHRIST-LIKE COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS, OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD.“ NOV - DEC 2017 EDITORIAL Bi-monthly magazine of The Presbyterian Church in the State of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Editorial WITH JEOF FALLS PUBLISHER: THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (New South Wales) Property Trust EDITOR IN CHIEF: JEOFFREY FALLS [email protected] GIVING AS EDITOR/JOURNALIST: KAREN FORMAN JESUS DID, 0437 591 581 [email protected] AT CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION MANAGER: PETER MERRICK any Pulse readers will rec- able gifts. As the Church, we’re privi- PROOF READER (HON): ognise Jericho Road’s leged to have the chance to distrib- BETTY THOMPSON M logo – the image of ute Christmas hampers and gifts one hand helping another. Both and I trust that you will enjoy the CIRCULATION: hands are clearly different, but sharing of a family who has been SUZANNE JENSEN the same, recognising and cel- helped by Jericho Road through (02) 9690 9311 ebrating the diversity of God’s the love and care of Tregear Pres- [email protected] people. The inspiration, of course, byterian Church. is Jesus. He told that most famous of DESIGN: road trip stories – of the Good Samari- There are many ways to give; financially as BEN DAVIS tan. That one man, who had no great or- well as through prayer and service. In this www.benrdavis.com ganisation behind him, transformed some- edition you will find information on: [email protected] one’s broken life because he stopped to help someone in need. • APWM’s Christmas Gift Catalogue, PRINTING/DISTRIBUTION: which provides a wonderful opportuni- SIGNS PUBLISHING The warmest of Christmas greetings to you ty to give to Christians and others in our from The Pulse team and the General Of- Overseas Partner Churches; Registered by Australia Post fices. In this edition we focus on the act of • PresAid’s 2017 Christmas Appeal, which PP2455550/00020 providing a helping hand – the act of giv- is seeking to raise much-needed funds to ing. We share stories of the ways congre- assist the spiritual and physical needs of The Pulse is an internal publication of the gations and committees are demonstrating South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia; as well Presbyterian Church of Australia in New Christ’s love for the world through reach- as to build a new Library and Study Cen- South Wales and the Australian Capital Ter- ing out to those in need. tre in Zimbabwe; and ritory. We do not accept paid advertising. • Allowah Children’s Hospital Christmas The Pulse is a forum for sharing ideas and encouraging outreach to our local commu- While we each have different needs Appeal, which will greatly assist the chil- nities, our nation, and the world. throughout our lives, the reality is that we dren and their families who rely so heav- all have needs. As Christians, we are com- ily on the love and care provided by the GENERAL MANAGER: forted by the knowledge that our Heaven- staff at Allowah. JEOFFREY FALLS ly Father provides for us in every way. In Matthew 6, we read both of our Father’s We trust you enjoy the stories and give gen- knowledge of our needs and of His provi- erously to those in need. STATE MODERATOR: sion of our needs. The image of a feeble DAVID BURKE sparrow or a delicate flower is a comfort to The staff in Church Offices love serving 168 Chalmers St us because Jesus tells us that God’s provi- congregations and those in need, and pray Surry Hills NSW 2010 sion for each of them pales in significance God’s richest blessings on the wide variety PO Box 2196 when compared with the provision and of Christian outreach and service across Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 giving that God extends to us. the Church. Phone: 1300 773 774 Fax: (02) 9310 2148 One such means of our Father’s giving is Merry Christmas, Email: [email protected] through His provision of tangible, consum- Jeof Falls www.pcnsw.org.au The views and opinions expressed in The Presbyterian Pulse do not necessarily rep- resent those of the Presbyterian Church of Christmas blessings Australia in the State of NSW (Church) and the Church is not responsible for the ac- curacy, currency or reliability of any advice, The Presbyterian Pulse team would like to Emergency contacts during this period will be: opinion, statement or other information take this opportunity to wish all our readers contained therein. a blessed, safe and healthy Christmas. General Office: Peter Merrick 0498 000 085 The Pulse is a member of the Australasian Our next magazine will be published on Feb- Media: Karen Forman 0437 591 581 Religious Press Association. ruary 1, 2018. The copy deadline for this edi- M&M: Bruce Meller 0418 650 618 tion is close of business Friday, December 22. OUR COVER: Life has been tough for Trege- PAC: Paul Sadler 0418 208 232 ar couple Sio and Lina Gafo-Faavelvela with Roy 13, Dorah 11, Fraser 9 and Siiae 7 but a Church Offices will be closed from the end Jericho Road (closed as of December 21 Christmas hamper from Jericho Road puts a of the day on December 22 and will be and open again January 2): smile on their faces. Photo by Karen Forman. re-opening on January 3. Liz McClean 0427 421 467 2 The 2Pulse THE PULSE NEWS PAC marks 75th anniversary with a party GIVING AS JESUS DID, AT CHRISTMAS Presbyterian Aged Care (PAC) has now been providing care sang classics like Edelweiss, What a Wonderful World, and That’s Amoré, which people couldn’t help but sing along to. for older people for 75 years and to celebrate, it put on a party for all of its clients. Just the beginning, the celebrations then kicked on with games that gave a lot of good laughs, food galore, and a dance party. The latter The event was held at the venue where it all began three quarters of a of which resulted in the nicest mosh pit in the world (see PAC’s Ins- century ago: Pitt Wood House, in Sydney’s Ashfield. tagram @Presaged Care). Clients from PAC retirement villages and those people who re- Then, it was discovered that retirement village residents had formed ceive home care in the area were invited to the party to help cele- a choir weeks beforehand and practised as they wanted to give back brate the diamond jubilee birthday. on the special day! “The Pitts” blew everyone away. A grand, beautiful home that is now heritage listed, Pitt Wood The celebrations continued, with all PAC’s aged care homes hosting House belonged to George Pitt Wood until the 1940s. He left their own parties within each of their facilities centring around the the home to the Presbyterian Church to establish “an aged care anniversary on August 31. home for ladies” as he wished to provide a safe place for his sis- ters to grow old when he passed away. Being the end of winter, festive foods, professional entertainment, games and music all provided a nice winter pick-me-up for residents, PAC has now grown to 10 aged care homes, 11 retirement vil- and all the photos show a lot of good times and laughs were had. lages, and six Home Care service districts – and just recently a seventh has been added in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The last of the celebrations was a high tea in mid-October (also in Pitt Wood House) where PAC CEO Paul Sadler and other senior The party kicked off with professional singer Tony Hayley who managers made speeches and toasts among a large gathering of staff. Presidential visit to Church Offices The PCNSW General Office in Surry Hills, Sydney, received an extra special and somewhat unexpected visitor in the form of Vanuatu President, Obed Moses Tallis, recently. The President, who is also a Presbyterian minister who has studied in Sydney in the past, was accompanied by his wife and staff. He enjoyed a tour of the offices including a meet and greet with the staff and volunteers at the Ferguson Me- morial Library and Archives. Sue Pacey and Daryl Lightfoot from the library were in con- tact with Geoff and Meryll Rice (pictured with the President THE PRESIDENT OF VANUATU, PRESIDENT OBED MOSES and his wife at their meeting in the library) who were lay mis- TALLIS AND THE FIRST LADY PICTURED AT THE FERGU- sionaries managing a bookshop in Vanuatu in 1966-1969 and SON MEMORIAL LIBRARY WITH PAST MISSIONARIES TO were able to be at the General Office to meet the President VANUATU, GEOFF AND MERYLL RICE. and his retinue. THE PULSE 3 Internal facade 01 nts NEWS FROM OUR CHURCHES Architecture Project management Access consulting Bright future for Nambucca students Interior design nambucca valley christian community school new library & alterations to admin centenary parade, nambucca heads, nsw Drawn; ad/ ld Checked; ps Plot date; 16/02/2017 street facade Scale; 1:1 as noted @ AI 02 nts Mr Seaton also reminded the assembly of munity School are employing more teach- The Rev Darryl Spriggs came to serve Project No; the Psalmist's words in Psalm 127:1 "Unless ers and offering a wider range of subjects. 1769.14 and lead the church community in the the Lord builds the house, the builders la- Drawing No; nambucca valley christian community school, new library & alterations to admin SK03 P1 bour in vain.
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