Today

Building for Life

‘Building a life of Sacrifice...’

8:30am, 10:30am & 6:30pm:  Dean Brookes

Believers’ Baptism at the 10:30am

& 6:30pm services

Sunday, 1 June, 2008

Gift & Pledge Day

Building for Life

‘What God has taught us’

8:30am, 10:30am & 6:30pm:  Kynan Brookes

2 Chronicles:  7:14

Building for Life

PRAYER  TIMES

Are displayed on the notice board for your reference

...“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.  Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain”...

Psalm 127:1

7:14 Prayer Meetings

Week 6

24 - 30 May

Prayers of Hope

 Jesus :         Read John 17:1-26

1.     Give thanks to God for all those who have gone before us in the faith and those who have helped us to come to faith in Christ.

2.     Pray that Hope Valley Uniting Church will always be faithful to God, serving him and our wider community and that we will always be willing to take risks by stepping out in faith.

3.     Pray for those in our community and in our lives who are yet to come to faith.

4.     Pray that God will do something incredible in the midst of Hope Valley Uniting Church.

2 Chronicles 7:14

“If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Healing Service

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Wednesday 4 June at 7:30pm

Speaker:  Dean Brookes

Topic:  ‘A Healthy Outlook’

Acts 11:1-18

Communion and prayer will be offered

at this service

Church Council Nominations

Nominations are now open for the positions of “Church Councillor”.  Church Councillors are an integral part of the Leadership at Hope Valley.

This year there are 3 vacancies to be filled.

Retiring Councillors are: Ros Blakeney, Chris Headland and Peter Ganglen. 

Current and ongoing Church Councillors are: Tom Adams, Joanne Amber, Betty Burbidge, Luke Moffat, Peter Pledge, Phil Thompson and Geoff Watson (Chair).

Retiring Councillors are also eligible to be nominated.

Prayerfully consider if God is calling you to serve on the council.  Nominees are to indicate the term they are willing to serve, from one to five years.

Nomination forms are now available in both foyers.  The reverse of the nomination form lists the duties and responsibilities of Church Council, plus the qualities we look for in a Councillor.

Nominations close: Sunday 8 June 2008.  Elections will be held after each service on June 29, the day of the next Meeting of the Congregation.

...for greater things have yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this valley.

Store room clean out

Very soon we will be cleaning out the store room in the Ministry Centre.  If you have anything stored in there and would like to be part of its relocation/placement, please notify David Green or Kerry Ball.

Fear and apprehension for relatives as

civil war flares

The small Adelaide community of Sudanese families from Abyei, in the ‘buffer’ region of Southern Sudan, are appealing for the prayers of the Australian church for families and friends - fate unknown - following a flare-up of the civil war last week.  There are fears that the 2005 Peace Agreement between north and south has been broken and fighting will escalate. 

Contact: Mr Mayen Ripo, spokesperson for the Dinka Abeyi Community on 0411 426 925.

Building for Life

Offering Celebration Evening

Friday 6 June

7:15pm for 7:30pm start

We come together on this evening to give thanks and celebrate God’s faithfulness and to announce the offering made by our congregation to develop our building here.

We are planning an exciting and fun filled night

of celebration, followed by supper** at 8:30pm.

**We are also looking for people to make ‘slices’ for the supper.  If you can make your favourite slice recipe, that would be wonderful.  Just bring it on the night.

Leave your name at the Welcome Centre by 3 June, attention Maree, if you can help out in this way.

BIG SALE  @  BUS STOP 30

Uniting Church OP Shop,

30 Balmoral Rd., Dernancourt

Saturday 31 May

9:30am till 1:00pm

SOUP IN THE VALLEY 

Every Thursday in June, July and August

5.30pm – 8 pm, in the Western room. 

If you would like to help, please fill out a form from the office foyer brochure holder and return it to Jeanette Starick or the office ASAP, so that the roster can be organised.  If you are rostered on for a night and you are unable to participate, please notify me or do a swap with someone else.  More cooks are needed due to the increased demand last year. 

Thank you for your willingness to participate, people are really being blessed by the generosity of those who are serving them in this way.

Burma Cyclone Appeal

As the tragic reality of the Burma cyclone continues to emerge, Uniting International Mission, through its relief and development division, Uniting Church Overseas Aid has launched the UCOA Burma Cyclone Appeal.  People wishing to make a donation to the appeal can do so by visiting www.overseasaid.org.  Gifts of $2 and over are tax deductible.  Donations can also be mailed to PO Box A2266, Sydney South, NSW, 1235.

Bush Walk in Kersbrook area TODAY

All who enjoy walking in the country are

invited to join us.

Walk: 2 hour moderate along back roads and trails

When: Today, Sunday 25 May

Leaving: from church carpark at 12:15pm

Bring: packed lunch, hot drink and drink to carry

Car Share: to Kersbrook for lunch

Further details from Judy Wait on 8264 7505

TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF GIFTS TO

THE BUILDING FUND

Hope Valley Uniting Church has applied to the Australian Taxation Office for its building fund to be endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR).

If successful, gifts made to our fund will be tax deductible.

To achieve DGR status the church will restructure some of its existing educational activities (playgroup, Alpha, internship program, etc) and on completion of the building program new educational activities will be offered. These will be consistent with our church values.

If successful, gifts given to the fund will be tax deductible even though the gift is given before the date of any formal approval.

You will be kept informed as to the outcome of our application to the Australia Taxation Office.

If tax deductibility of your gift is of interest to you, you will need to provide your name when making your gift so that a valid tax receipt can issued to you.

If our application is successful you may wish to make a further gift to the building fund of your ‘tax saving’.

A special bank account has been opened into which all gifts will be banked.  The name of the fund is ‘Hope Valley Uniting Church School Building Fund’.

Cheques should be made payable to:

‘Hope Valley Uniting Church School

Building Fund’

Electronic Funds transfers to:

BSB 805 007 Account 007 4452

at the Satisfac Credit Union.

TAX DEDUCTIBILITY OF GIFTS TO

THE BUILDING FUND

Hope Valley Uniting Church has applied to the Australian Taxation Office for its building fund to be endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR).

If successful, gifts made to our fund will be tax deductible.

To achieve DGR status the church will restructure some of its existing educational activities (playgroup, Alpha, internship program, etc) and on completion of the building program new educational activities will be offered. These will be consistent with our church values.

If successful, gifts given to the fund will be tax deductible even though the gift is given before the date of any formal approval.

You will be kept informed as to the outcome of our application to the Australia Taxation Office.

If tax deductibility of your gift is of interest to you, you will need to provide your name when making your gift so that a valid tax receipt can issued to you.

If our application is successful you may wish to make a further gift to the building fund of your ‘tax saving’.

A special bank account has been opened into which all gifts will be banked.  The name of the fund is ‘Hope Valley Uniting Church School Building Fund’.

Cheques should be made payable to:

‘Hope Valley Uniting Church School

Building Fund’

Electronic Funds transfers to:

BSB 805 007 Account 007 4452

at the Satisfac Credit Union.

...for greater things have yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this valley.

We give thanks for the life of Rita Stow who passed away last Monday evening, 19 May.  Rita’s funeral is tomorrow afternoon, Monday 26 May, 2.00pm at the church.  Those of us who knew Rita were richly blessed by her loving and giving nature.

To Joy, Bob and family, we send our love, prayers

and deepest sympathy.