Senior Pastor Pr Nimrod Maua 0405 133 641 Associate Pastor Pr Steven Magaitis 0410 609 119 Associate Pastor Pr Stephen Duncan 0430 277 736 AdSafe Coordinator Adele Cooper Adventurers Greta Cherry ASL Chaplain Pr Kenn Duke Audio Visual Wayne Thomson Avondale Memorial Chorale Lyndon Taylor Avondale Memorial Suzuki Organ School David Clark Building Maintenance Jim WIlliams Bulletin/Membership Nina Hearn Catering Kevin Ormiston Children’s Ministries Krystal Lawrence Church Clerk June Botha Fun 4 Kids Playgroup Cassie Mitchell Head Deacon John Medhurst Head Deaconess Ulna Keet Head Elder Chris Winch Health Programs Magda Kurtovi Hospital Chaplain Pr Roger Nixon Librarian Carol Braidwood Multi-Purpose Centre Jon Knight Pathfinders Paul Ginn Personal Ministries Natalie Biro Plus One Cornelius Szeszeran Prayer Ministries Natalee McLean Public Relations Dr John Hammond Resource Centre Shelley Vaughan Sabbath School Superintendent Angela Jackson Small Groups Margaret Ward StormCo Alison Lamplough Youth Ministries Nathaniel Ginn Treasurer Bob Dale Webmaster Gary Cooper Women’s Ministry Joy Butler Worship Coordinator Lyndell Dale The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the 584–586 Freemans Drive (PO Box 14) Church Office: (02) 4977 1251 COORANBONG NSW 2265 Email: [email protected] Holy One is understanding. Website: https://avondalememorial.adventist.org.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amsdachurch Facebook: https//www.facebook.com/AvondaleMemorialSDA Facebook (group): Avondale Memorial SDA Church group Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV)
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To win . . . To train . . . To hold Enter into Worship . . . Depart to Serve
PRELUDE Jannette Skene PRELUDE Doreen Howse
WELCOME John Maxwell WELCOME Athol Briden ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAISE AND WORSHIP 338—Redeemed! (vv 1,2,3) (seated) Praise Team Come Holy Spirit (vv 1,2,3) (seated) PRAISE AND WORSHIP The Family of God (seated) Praise Team Now I Belong to Jesus (standing)
PRAYER Merilyn Maxwell MINISTRY FOCUS Pr Nimrod Maua, Pr Steven Magaitis
MISSION FOCUS Dr Brad Kemp PRAYER Athol Briden
OFFERING 13TH SABBATH OFFERING Lyn Medhurst OFFERTORY Break Thou the Bread of Life, arr Winans Jannette Skene TITHE/OFFERING EDUCATION Athol Briden OFFERTORY Remembrance, Harkness Doreen Howse
SPECIAL MUSIC He Giveth More Grace Debbie and Ivan Caldwell CHILDREN’S STORY Rosalie Belford
LESSON STUDY THE NEW COVENANT LIFE Pr Harold Harker SPECIAL MUSIC He Will Hold Me Fast Debbie and Ivan Caldwell
BENEDICTION Pr Harold Harker SERMON NO LONGER SLAVES! Pr Nimrod Maua
POSTLUDE I Need Thee Every Hour, arr Clayton Jannette Skene PRAISE AND WORSHIP A Child of the King (standing) Praise Team
BENEDICTION Pr Nimrod Maua
POSTLUDE I’ll Walk With God, Brodsky Doreen Howse
LEADER—Lyn Medhurst ORGANIST—Jannette Skene ORGANIST—Doreen Howse PRAISE TEAM—Rosalie Belford, Ivan Caldwell, Debbie Caldwell PRAISE TEAM—Rosalie Belford, Ivan Caldwell, Debbie Caldwell WORSHIP COORDINATOR—Rosalie Belford WORSHIP COORDINATOR—Rosalie Belford
Streamed each week on YouTube ANNUAL LEAVE SMALL GROUPS UPDATE CHURCH TRANSFERS—FIRST SCIENCE MATTERS Pr Stephen Duncan will be on annual leave • Singing for Enjoyment—today at 4.00 pm READING from 5–18 July. Feel free to contact in the Choir Room (Room 14). Bring your To Avondale Memorial From Pr Nimrod or Pr Steven while Pr Stephen is hymn book and a musical instrument if Drinkall, George Dora Creek, NSW away. you have one Drinkall, Linda Dora Creek, NSW Martin, Kimberly Guyra, NSW • Craft and Friendship Group—Kressville From Avondale Memorial To Activities Centre, Room 3, Wednesday at CHURCH LUNCHEON 1.00 pm Hattingh, Stephanie Avondale College Ch The next church luncheon will be held • Pencil and Brush Art Group—Alton today. Doors will open 20 minutes after the conclusion of the service. Because of COVID Activities Centre, Wednesday 1.00 pm COVID SAFE RESTRICTIONS restrictions, only food prepared by the • Bible Marking Group—Thursday, Room 3, Just a reminder to maintain current Covid- Catering Team in the church kitchen can be Kressville Activities Centre at 2.00 pm safe regulations. served. Instead of bringing your favourite • Gardening Group—next meeting tomorrow dish from home, please bring a donation to Help Christian science teachers prepare at 11.00 am at Bob and Lyndell Dale’s cover the cost of the meal so we can for the classroom home, 276A Freemans Drive, Cooranbong THANK YOU continue to fellowship together. (weather permitting) Thank you to all who came to the church Science is foundational to learning. When garden working bee last Sunday. Later this we think critically and ask God for wisdom year there will be a mass of flowers to the on top, “we’ll begin to understand the world ELDERS’ MEETING glory of God. in new ways,” says Avondale science The next Elders’ Meeting will be held at IN MEMORIAM We regret to announce that the following Beth Kosmeier teaching student Tara McDermott. Our 7.00 pm on Monday 5 July in the Function children need Christian science teachers people have passed away: Centre. like Tara. Help Tara and her classmates get • Sharney Truscott passed away on LIMITED USE OF THE LOWER ready for the classroom with a gift in 14 June. Her funeral service was held on ACCESS DOOR TO THE support of science equipment. Please donate FUN 4 KIDS PLAYGROUP Monday 21 June at www.avondale.edu.au/giving. Fun 4 Kids Playgroup is now in recess. Join • Pr Bert Godfrey passed away on 17 June. CHURCH us again on WEDNESDAY 21 JULY in the His memorial service will be held at Limited access to the church is available on Function Centre from 9.30 am to 11.30 am 11.00 am on Monday 28 June in the Sabbaths for those who find negotiating the BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS for a morning of singing, stories and fun Avondale Cemetery Chapel ramp challenging. Please contact Nina at the Announcements for the church bulletin activities. church office (4977 1251) so that we can must be emailed or brought to the church We extend sympathy to these families and organise to have someone available to help office by 11.00 am on Tuesday. their friends. you. WORKING WITH CHILDREN and SAFE CHURCHES USED STAMPS LIBRARY FEES REQUIREMENTS A letter was received Library fees are due again. If you have already paid this year, you will not need to All those working with children under the age on 23 June from the of 18, Elders and Church Board members Lions International pay again until April 2022. Thank you for need: Stamp Club thanking your support. • a valid Working With Children number everyone for the donated stamps. They Experience Hope • Safer Churches Awareness Training recently presented a cheque for $66,500 to CALLING ADVENTIST WOMEN You are not here merely to make a • The Code of Conduct released in 2019 the Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation. This represented proceeds from stamp sales Come and See what the Lord has done for living. You are here in order to enable All other church positions require the Code of over the previous 12 months. one young woman and an older woman. This the world to live more amply, with Conduct. as requested by our pastoral team. To is our theme for the year. On 10 July come greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope attend the Code of Conduct and Safer Churches If you have used stamps that you would like to the DeCaf room at 3.30 pm and open your and achievement. You are here to Awareness Training, please go to to donate to the LIONS CHILDREN’S MOBILITY heart to what God wants to tell you. Share in enrich the world, and you impoverish elearning.adsafe.org.au FOUNDATION. Please cut off the corner of the fellowship with other women and prepare to yourself if you forget the errand. envelope with the stamp, leaving plenty of To apply for a Working With Children reach out with a message of hope. Woodrow Wilson, For I Know the Plans I Have for You, number please access room around it so the postmarks are legible. 2011, Pocket Inspirations, Summerside Press www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au Place the stamps in an envelope and bring it to the church office. They will be forwarded LIBRARY HOURS to Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation in The Church Library is open each Sabbath Qld. from 10.30 am to 10.55 am MAIN CHURCH FELLOWSHIP SABBATH SUNSET TIMES EVANGELISM MONGOLIA 26 June—Pr Nimrod Maua SCHOOL Tonight 4.56 pm UPDATE—26 June 3 July—Pr Nimrod Maua Enrich your Sabbath day at Fellowship SS. Next Friday 4.58 pm We would like to thank 10 July—Pr Steven Magaitis Come and sing with John, Rosemary and you for your continued 17 July—Kira-Leigh Josey Joy. Hear Althea present Children of God. support. We are Larry Schur always gives you something to ANONYM0US RECEIPTS approaching our goal of PLUS ONE think about. Sabbath Blessings. Week ending 19 June 2021 $80,000. So far with your ADRA $ support Avondale 26 June—Pr Stephen Duncan Adventist World Radio $ Memorial has raised a 3 July—Pr Steven Magaitis LIVESTREAMING SERVICES Big Camp $ total of $65,226. Your assistance has meant 10 July—Pr Nimrod Maua that things are progressing in Mongolia. We This Sabbath our worship services will be Education $ 17 July—Lorretta Thomson hope to provide another update next week livestreamed from YouTube. Go to the Evangelism $ with more information regarding the Centre following link: https://bit.ly/3cuVNOB or go Evangelism—Mongolia $ BIBLE STUDY to YouTube and type in Avondale Memorial Flowers $ of Influence in Ulaangom, Mongolia. HopeChannel $ 26 June—Pr Harold Harker Church. Local Church $ The New-Covenant Life Record $ LIVESTREAMED SERVICE Sabbath School $ OFFERINGS Pacific Adventist University $ The church services are livestreamed. If you Thirteenth Sabbath $ 26 June—Education do not wish to be included in the livestream Tithe $ 3 July—Local Church you should sit on the pews either 10 July—World Mission Budget (GC) • on the right-hand side at the rear of the 17 July—Local Church sanctuary, or 13TH SABBATH OFFERING • in the balcony. The 13th Sabbath Offering will be collected today. ZOOM INFORMATION The projects for this quarter are to open 13 Opening/Closing Sabbath—25, 26 June Better Living Centres of Influence at each of the following: Opening Sabbath—25 June • Navojoa University, Mexico Once again we want to thank all those who Monday—28 June Join Zoom Meeting—5.00 pm • Montemorelos University, Mexico have made a commitment to give to this • Alton Villa 14 at 9.30 am Meeting ID • Linda Vista University, Mexico project and help in Ulaangom, Mongolia. • Kressville Activities Centre in Room 3 Passcode • Belize Adventist Junior College, Belize For those who have not donated already at 10.00 am • Central America Adventist University, please prayerfully consider giving towards Closing Sabbath—26 June Costa Rica Join Zoom Meeting—5.00 pm this project or encourage others to give. Your Tuesday—29 June • Cuba Adventist Theological Seminary, support goes a long way and is helping to • DeCaf at 7.00 pm Meeting ID Cuba reach the target. • Alton Villas Activities Centre at Passcode • North Caribbean University, Jamaica If you have any questions please reach out 10.00 am • Colombia Adventist University, Colombia • Haitian Adventist University Academy, to us on 0473 560 222. Wednesday—30 June 3ABN AUSTRALIA Haiti Ashton and Bolormaa Cherry • Dominican Adventist University, • Function Centre at 7.00 pm INTERVIEWS Dominican Republic 3ABN Australia’s one-hour interview • Adventist University Institute of program, 3ABN Now, can be viewed every Venezuela, Venezuela TITHE ENVELOPES week on Sunday at 7.00 pm, repeated on Remember to collect your tithe receipts from Tuesday at 7.00 pm and Wednesday at • Antillean Adventist University, Puerto Rico the board in the foyer. When filling in the 9.00 am. This Sunday’s guests are Melvin • University of the Southern Caribbean, information on your tithe envelopes, please and Katja Sandelin (Testimony). Next Trinidad. print your name clearly (last name followed As a result of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Sunday’s guests are John and Rosemary by first name). If you follow these simple capacity in the Memorial Church is now Malkiewycz. You can also watch online at guidelines you will make it easier for the limited to 386 persons. Registration is still www.3abnaustralia.org.au, or on the free treasury team to complete your receipts. required at the door for contact tracing. phone app.