WE IN PRAYER PRAISE NEWS & THE BIBLE WELCOME TO ST ANDREW’S ROSEVILLE SUNDAY 17TH MARCH 2019 ST ANDREW’S IN NEWS All that’s going on around St Andrew’s FROM THE SENIOR MINISTER REV JOHN DICKSON colleges). And, in any case, the next 12 months of public speaking are pretty much booked out Senior Minister (including a stint here at St Andrew’s). Dear St Andrew’s, I can let you know of one particular partnership that fell into place in the last As it gets closer to my departure as Rector, I couple of weeks. I am being appointed (part- thought I would give you a small update on my time) to the faculty of Ridley College plans—to the extent that they are clear. Melbourne as Distinguished Fellow and Senior As I said in my announcement of 9 December, Lecturer in Public Christianity. The title is a after much prayer and consultation, Buff and I mouthful. It just means I will be helping to came to the view that St Andrew’s would be train students and ministers around the better served by finding a full-time Rector who country to make Christ public through Ridley’s can give the church undivided leadership and certificate, degree, and doctoral programs. I pastoral attention. At the same time, we have long admired Ridley’s academic rigour believe that I should devote myself full-time to and educational innovation (you may know a wider ministry of reaching the sceptical that Mel Bell and Ness Hughes are both public with the gospel. To put it in a single current students in Ridley’s online theological sentence: I want to think, write, and speak to certificate). I am thrilled to be appointed to make Christ public, and help others do the same. this team, even if only very part time. I am in the middle of establishing a small not- How will we survive financially in this new for-profit entity that will employ me to pursue phase? Thanks for asking! We have worked out this calling. I have at least five books in my that we can earn half of our Minister’s package head I want to write, debates I want to jump through speaking, writing, and the Ridley into, evangelistic missions I want to preach at, appointment. And we are blessed beyond research I want to conduct, media pieces I expectation that three benefactors in different want to compose, tours of Israel I will lead, parts of the world (I won’t be accepting and documentaries and a podcast I would like contributions from St Andrew’s!) have agreed to produce. I also hope to partner with other to underwrite the remaining half of the organisations (such as local churches, the package for at least three years. That makes us Centre for Public Christianity, and theological St Andrew’s News All that’s going on around St Andrew’s COMMUNITY WATCH feel much loved and trusted, and it gives us PARISH AGM great confidence that the Lord is with us. We don’t yet know where we will live, but Buff Please make every effort to come to our Annual is on realestate.com.au most evenings, so I’m General Meeting, 7pm this Monday night. sure we will find something to rent in the next We will appoint office holders, hear reports couple of months. Our hope is to stay within an about the ministry of the last year, receive the easy driving distance of St Andrew’s—Josie 2018 audited financial accounts and the 2019 will stay at Roseville College, Sophie at budget. Macquarie University, and our Josh recently Please be in prayer for those who have been moved out with friends. nominated for the various offices. So far, the Thank you to everyone who has asked for nominations are: more details about our plans. We are feeling Parish Council: warmly supported by you all. I will give more Trish Brown Brian Doak information as things become clearer. We Rebecca Forbes Tori Grimes would deeply appreciate your prayers in this Andrew Wiseman Alban Wong transition. And, of course, please pray for the Rachel Woodhouse nominators and the next Rector, whoever that may be. Wardens: Craig Taylor and Andrew Killen. Blessings, Further nominations can still be made. John Please make sure you come to the AGM to offer your contribution to the proper functioning of St Andrew’s. Anyone can attend PRAYER FOR THE WEEK the AGM. To vote, however, you must be 18 years or over, be baptised (in any Christian We beseech you, almighty God, denomination), and have attended our church look on the heartfelt desires for at least the last three months. of your servants, and stretch forth the right hand of your power There will also be time for Q&A, and we will to be our defence against all our record any of your recommendations for the enemies; through Jesus Christ consideration of the incoming Parish Council. our Lord. Amen. St Andrew’s News All that’s going on around St Andrew’s COMMUNITY WATCH THIS WEEK Church-Wide Prayer Meeting Wed 3rd April | 7:30pm - 8:30pm Parish Annual General Meeting In the Church Mon 18th Mar - 7pm | In the Church Praying for all that is happening at St COMING UP Andrew’s, our local community and beyond. Bible Society Supporters Thank you Hub Kids Holiday Program Wed 27th Mar | 1:45pm for 2pm start Mon 15th - Thu 18th Apr | 9am - 3pm In the Kelman Room Register to come to HUB (Kindy - Year 6 kids!) or to be part of the team: kids, prayer, catering, St Andrew’s Roseville supports the work of community, logistics or the family fair. Bible Society Australia and all are welcome at this thank you afternoon tea to hear about the Cost: $50/day per child impact of BSA’s work. All details at www.hubholidayprogram.org Light refreshments supplied. Easter Services RSVP to [email protected] Good Friday 19th Apr | 8am & 10am John’s Dickson’s Farewell Celebrations Easter Day 21st Apr | 8am, 10am, 5pm, Sun 31st March will be John’s last Sunday as REVIVE Youth 5pm, 7pm Rector. We want to celebrate the tremendous role he has played at St Andrew’s Roseville GETTING IN TOUCH over the last 9 years. We would love to hear from Please join us at either of the celebration you if you are new to meals: St Andrew’s. - Lunch after the 10am service, You can get in touch via for the 8am and 10am congregations. www.standrews.net.au/git - Dinner after the 5pm service or on the paper forms, for the 5pm, Youth and 7pm found in the bibles in the Church and place the congregations form in the Communication Box attached the (no 7pm service on this day). display cupboard at rear of Church. St Andrew’s News All that’s going on around St Andrew’s COMMUNITY WATCH PLEASE PRAY MISSION & AID Churchwide Pray for the AGM tomorrow night and for AFRICAN ENTERPRISE those taking on the roles of Parish Councillors Africa and Wardens; for enthusiasm, wisdom and Pray for the African Enterprise (AE) Ghana energy as they take up these important team who are visiting Togo this month, leadership positions. exploring partnerships and opportunities for a 8am mission in the future; that many doors will be Pray for Phillip Peters and his family following opened and for safety and health for the team the death of his wife Joan on Thursday during the visit. morning. They have been attending the 8am Pray that Christians in Sub-Saharan Africa will service with their daughter Ursula Keen. Pray take ownership of evangelising the North that the family will know God’s peace and African region. comfort. The Funeral will be at Northern Pray for the Students Discipleship Program Suburbs Crematorium on Thursday 21 March (SDP), a strategic intervention on building the at 11am. church of tomorrow, today. Pray that this 10am youth-focused Bible teaching program will Pray for Chris and Jane Clifford's son-in-law grow from the current 20,000 students in Cedric and their daughter Jenni after Cedric Ethiopia and and expand to 10 African nations suffered a major seizure on Saturday. Pray that in the next five years. tests will give a diagnosis and show a way Thank God for the many lives that have been forward. Pray also doctors will be able to transformed through the Discipleship Program determine if there is a genetic link to the throughout the years. Pray for God’s provision seizure that Cedric and Jennie’s daughter of sufficient resources for the 2019 Allegra (aged 1 1/2) had 3 weeks ago. Pray for Discipleship Program. strength for Jenni and for 3 year old Theodore Pray for Ethiopia as a whole to succeed as the who is traumatised by everything. Pray for new leadership undertakes major reforms. Chris and Jane as they support their family. St Andrew’s News Words you’ll need for today’s contemporary services CONTEMPORARY SERVICE PRAYERS CONFESSION THE LORD’S PRAYER Almighty and most merciful Father, Our Father in heaven, we have strayed from your ways hallowed be your Name, like lost sheep, your kingdom come, We have left undone your will be done what we ought to have done, on earth as in heaven. and we have done Give us today our daily bread. what we ought not to have done. Forgive us our sins We have followed our own ways as we forgive those and the desires of our own hearts.