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Downloading It MONTHLY EMAG OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA IN NSW/ACT · APRIL 2020 THE CORONAV I RUS PANDEMIC INTRODUCING OUR NEW PULSE EMAG: 2 COVID-19: 3-7 LATEST NEWS: 8-15 JERICHO ROAD: 10 APWM: 18 PETER BARNES HAS THE LAST WORD: 24 E-magazine of The Presbyterian Church in the State of New South Wales and the Aus- Change is upon us! tralian Capital Territory. www.pcnsw.org.au/the-pulse Change is every day, every hour, feedback on this new format every moment. Change is a and ideas for future stories, natural part of our lives and content and format. As we we are being constantly re- fb/presbyterianchurchnsw will not be constrained by minded to not be afraid of publishing and distribution it. And that is true! Hu- PUBLISHER: timelines, we plan to pub- man beings are resilient and THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH adaptable, creative and op- lish this eMag monthly for (New South Wales) Property Trust portunistic and right now, we are the next few months to see how adapting to the changes in our soci- it goes. EDITOR IN CHIEF: JEOFFREY FALLS ety caused by COVID-19. [email protected] Send me an email to jfalls@pcnsw. As Christians, we have the amaz- org.au to let me know how you find EDITOR/JOURNALIST: ing grace of our Lord and Saviour this new format. I would like to know KAREN FORMAN grounding us as we change. As we your thoughts on the font size, length 0425 675 555 sing, “on Christ, the solid rock, I of stories, content, ease of reading on stand; all other ground is sinking [email protected] laptop, iPad or phone, and sugges- sand,” we know that in Jesus we stand tions for stories, book reviews, etc? PROOF READER: on solid ground amongst an ever BETTY THOMPSON rapidly changing world. I recommend the PCNSW website for information generally, including all CIRCULATION: We see this assurance in James 1:17: SUZANNE JENSEN “Every good and perfect gift is from COVID-19 Updates that have been [email protected] above, coming down from the Father sent to Ministers, Session Clerks and of the heavenly lights, who does not Treasurers over recent weeks. DESIGN: change like shifting shadows.” BEN DAVIS You can also read our stories on Face- www.benrdavis.com It is wonderful to know that in a book, with us gathering together on [email protected] world of constant change, of anxiety a daily basis all PCNSW/ACT Face- and fear about catching an illness book page stories on the one Face- The Pulse is an internal publication of the that can lead to death, we can rely on book page. Please Like us and share Presbyterian Church of Australia in New the constancy of Christ and the hope us with your family and friends. It’s South Wales and the Australian Capital Ter- of the future. ritory. We do not accept paid advertising. a great way to stay connected. It re- inforces us as a “community of com- The Pulse is a forum for sharing ideas and This new form of electronic magazine encouraging outreach to our local commu- munities” as the Moderator, Rev. is an example of the adaptability driv- nities, our nation, and the world. Richard Keith, affirms in his current en from crisis. In the circumstances message to all congregations. GENERAL MANAGER: that our churches stand closed and in JEOFFREY FALLS us not being able to meet in groups or to socialise outside the immediate I trust this new Pulse eMag finds you family, we are all learning new skills well: well in your health; and well in STATE MODERATOR: your soul! Uphold those families who REV RICHARD KEITH in electronic communication. may be struggling financially; those 168 Chalmers St So it is my pleasure to welcome you to who may be strained by the inability Surry Hills NSW 2010 this new Pulse format and encourage of getting out of the house; and those PO Box 2196 you to share this eMag with your family, who may be finding it difficult to stay Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 friends and wider church community. connected with their church and their Phone: 1300 773 774 church family. Uphold them in prayer Fax: (02) 9310 2148 As it is an amalgam of pre-COVID-19 stories and more current stories, you and reach out to them in encourage- Email: [email protected] ment – even by phone. www.pcnsw.org.au will see it is longer than previous hardcopies, but I commend every The views and opinions expressed in The story to you. Please take the time to Grace and peace, Presbyterian Pulse do not necessarily rep- become familiar with it. I welcome Jeof Falls resent those of the Presbyterian Church of Australia in the State of NSW (Church) and the Church is not responsible for the ac- curacy, currency or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information contained therein. Trustee Investment Fund (TIF) Interest rate on deposits COVER: Amy Baker homeschooling with As from April 1st 2020 2.25% p.a. her kids Lucy, Claire and Curdie. She says No Fees homeschooling during the pandemic can have many positives. 2 / THE PULSE / EDITORIAL LOVE IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS BY RICHARD KEITH, PCNSW/ACT MODERATOR ear friends, I’d like to invite you to join me in an adventure about which we will tell future generations: the story of how we arrived alive together in 2021, and how we didn’t just survive, but, by the grace of God and by His D Spirit by which he raised His Son Jesus from the dead, we thrived. My dream of a quiet year opening fetes and attending And so, we will fuss about the finances and daily updates debutante balls lies in tatters. Daily COVID 19 Updates will continue. But we will not neglect our calling to witness for Ministers and Sessions is now my new normal. Two to our wonderful saviour in word and deed. We who are days ago, it was my sad duty with our church’s Gener- strong and well will care for the weak and sick. We will not al Manager, Jeof Falls, to advise Sessions to close their hoard, but we will share. We will remember to pray for the church buildings’ doors and to find new ways of deliver- heroes among us, the doctors and nurses and supermarket ing the ministry of Word and Prayer to people who were shelf stackers. And we will not neglect sharing the good to remain in their homes. news of Jesus - who came to us to make us well in body and in mind and in spirit - to all who will hear us. If our plan is They call it social distancing. I call it physical distancing, to survive, our church will surely die, if not this year, then because the gospel of Jesus calls us to social nearing. God in the years to come. We must instead find opportunities in Christ has come close to us, so that we might be drawn to actually and really thrive, because this experience will close to Him and to each other in love. change and transform us, but whether it is for the better or for the worse, I do not yet know. But love takes different forms in different seasons of life, and in this season, love calls us not to physically gather in But I do know one thing: I did not respond to God’s call church services or growth groups or for children’s minis- to be a minister of the Word and prayer in order to feel tries. We do not make this choice in order to please the sorry for myself the moment the church building’s doors media or to avoid litigation. We make this choice in order closed. God has given me a message of love and calls me to protect the lives of the most vulnerable members of our to a life of love. And this mission continues even in the community, to be good citizens of our nation and to be age of coronavirus. So tonight, I will host my first Bible faithful stewards of the lives that God has given us. This Study by video conferencing. And tomorrow I will keep decision forces all of us not only to find new technological ways to reach our computer literate age, but also to redis- trying to find people in my town who have no family to cover old ways to remain connected to our older members. care for them if things go bad, before finishing the family game of Carcossone. Rinse and repeat. For a time, it may be necessary to turn inwards, to recon- nect our faith with the true and living God who is our only I invite you to join me in this adventure, following Jesus, hope in plenty or in plague. And we will be naturally con- pursuing God’s mission in His world by His grace and cerned about the dangers and threats that challenge us at through His Spirit, in whatever form that takes in your a time like this. But we will not retreat inwards to some corner of the world with the gifts that you have been given. illusory safe place where we can bunker down until all the viruses go away and we can go back to normal life. Because As we continue to love, even in the age of coronavirus, we the turn inwards – the times of introspection, when we re- can always depend on God's sure promise in his Word: consider all the assumptions of our comfortable lives – is "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm.
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