全教會生活營
將於2025年4月11至13日在Collaroy Centre舉行。主題是United Pulse，中文翻譯暫定為「同心邁步」，詳情將會繼續公佈，請大家預留時間參加。
關文卓牧師榮休感恩聚會
關文卓牧師榮休感恩聚會將於8/12(主日)下午2:00在大禮堂(Hall 1)進行。請弟兄姊妹預留時間參加。
聚會將以粵語進行。
水禮及入會禮
本年度第二次水禮及入會禮於11月24日下午2:00在大禮堂(Hall 1)舉行。
Event Summary
(September 2023 to August 2024)
Theme of 2023: Having the Mind of Christ, Loving your Neighbour as Yourself
| 17 Sep | 2023 AGM was held in Hall 1 at 2 – 3:30pm. – Endorsed last year’s AGM minutes/ministries reports/auditor report and annual budgets for 2023/24. – Election of Elder for 2024-2026: Andrew Lam elected. – Election of Deacons for 2024: Elected Deacons & *positions as below: Pal Dou Chairperson/ General Affairs – Worship Service Operation & Supply Iris Chung Vice Chair/Finance Administrator / Charity and Church Welfare John Leung Secretary / Represent CS1 and Cantonese Ministry Team Matthew Lo Finance Administrator / Represent EMC/MES Chris Tu Compliance Officer/Represent EMC/MES Ricky Li Finance Administrator/Represent CS2 and Cantonese Ministry Team Gary Chang Compliance Officer / Secretary Michael Du General Affairs – Church Property Insurance Management/Represent Mandarin Ministry Team and Worship Service Ricky Choi Church IT & Website Management/Represent CS2 * Positions decided by mutual agreement during the Deacon Board meeting held in Jan 2024. Endorsed 2023 Financial Report and 2024 Budget. |
| 23 Sep | A training session for Elders was held from 9am to 1pm. |
| 8 Oct | The 35th Anniversary Combined Thanksgiving Service was held at 10am at Roselea Community Centre (645-671 Pennant Hills Road, Beecroft); and followed by a thanksgiving lunch. |
| 13-15 Oct | 2023 Mission Convention —Mission Sharing; Speaker: Susanna Tse. |
| 21 Oct | The Mandarin Congregation continued to participate in the “Grandy Smith Festival” held in Eastwood together with the Chinese & Australian Baptist Church in West Ryde to share the gospel with neighbours. |
| 22 Oct | Christy’s Partnership Event sharing was held in Hall 1 from 2pm to 3:30pm. This was about Christy Or who will be doing as a trainee at Campus Bible Study (CBS) at UNSW for the next 2 years! |
| 2-3 Nov | Adult Sunday School Term 3 commenced. |
| 12 Nov | Y & G shared about their new missionary service position at in Hall 1. |
| 26 Nov | 2023 2nd Baptism & Membership Ceremony was held across 4 different services: 9am (English), 9am & 11am (Cantonese), and 2pm (Mandarin); 9 brothers & sisters were baptised, 12 brothers & sisters transferred to become church members. |
| 26 Nov、 3 Dec | Some kind sisters from MES created some hand-made crafts for fundraising sales, which helped to raise $2,387.55 for church general fund 2024. |
| 10 Dec | A sister volunteered to design and print Christmas cards for the church. Brothers and sisters are welcome to obtain Christmas cards at the reception of each congregation, to express blessings and share the Christmas message with family and friends |
| 24 Dec | Christmas Services: Mandarin – 10am; Cantonese – 10:30am. Afterwards, there was an end-of-year lunch held from 12pm-2pm; and Carols singing from 1:30pm-2:30pm. |
Theme of 2024: Renewal
| Jan | Due to school renovation during the holidays, the Mandarin worship service was temporarily relocated to the auditorium of Alan Walker Village on 07/01, 21/01, and 28/01. On 14/01, the Mandarin service was held in Hall 2 at church. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 Jan | The Elders and Deacons Induction ceremony was held at 10:15am in Hall. • Board of Elders
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| 28 Jan | Installation Ceremonies of Cantonese Fellowship workers held at CS1 & CS2 respectively. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Jan | The church is currently experiencing financial difficulties. A redraw application of $20,000 was submitted to the Alliance Development Fund at the end of January to ensure that the church has sufficient cash flow to cover regular expenses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 Jan- 2 Feb | The 55th Annual Council was held in Melbourne, Pastors from all congregations attended together. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Feb | David Wu and Yvonne Chen, seminary students at Chinese Theological college of Australia, began their ministry internship in the Mandarin Congregation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 Feb | The Mandarin congregation resumed the English Class ministry, aiming to serve the community and spread the gospel. Classes were held at church every Friday morning during the school term. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-18 Feb | Adult Sunday School Term 1 commenced. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 Mar | 10th Anniversary of Mandarin Sunday Service. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apr | Rev Kwan has officially submitted his resignation to the church and expressed his intention to retire at the end of this year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | The C&MA Australia revised its constitution in 2023, the Board of Elders has identified the necessary revisions for our church’s By-Laws. Member consultation meeting for revision of church by-laws was held at 2pm at Hall 1. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Church cleaning day was held from 9am to 1pm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 May | 2024 1st Baptism & Membership Ceremony held; 3 brothers & sisters were baptised, 4 brothers & sisters transferred their membership giving a total of 7 new church members. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jun | Rev Andrew Tibbs has officially submitted his resignation to the church and his term of ministry in NSCAC to be finished on 31 August. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 Jun | The Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) was held at 10:15am to 10:45am, a vote was taken to approve the Revised By-Laws of the church. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Jul | Mandarin Congregation 10th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at Roselea Public School, with approximately 112 attendees. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul | Mandarin Congregation held its 10th Anniversary Thanksgiving Series of Health Seminars on “Cherish Your Health, Take Care of Your Spiritual Temple” once a month from July to October in Hall 2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 Jul | A combined church prayer meeting was held for all congregations in Hall 1 at 10am-12pm. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Aug | Adult Sunday School Term 2 commenced. |
會務記要
(2023年9月至2024年8月)
2023年教會主題：存 基 督 心•愛 鄰 如 己
Theme of 2023:Having the Mind of Christ, Loving your Neighbour as Yourself
| 9月17日 | – 2023週年會友大會(AGM)於下午2:00-3:30在大禮堂(Hall 1)舉行。 – 通過上次會議記錄/會務及事工簡報/上年度核數師報告/2023/24年度財政預算。 – 長老選舉(任期 2024~2026)；選出：Andrew林建隆弟兄。 – 2024年執事選舉：選出執事及*崗位安排如下：
*崗位於2024年1月執事會會議中互選產生。 通過2023年度財政報告及2024年度財政預算。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9月23日 | 長老訓練於上午9時至下午1時舉行。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10月8日 | 35週年堂慶全教會聯合祟拜於上午10:00在Roselea Community Centre (645-671, Pennant Hills Road, Beecroft)舉行;會後有感恩午餐。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10月13-15日 | 2023年差傳年會—宣教分享；講員: Susanna Tse。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10月21日 | 國語堂繼續與華澳浸信會展愛堂一同參加於Eastwood舉辦的“青蘋果节”，與隣舍分享福音。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10月22日 | 英文堂Christy Or柯倚華姊妹將會在未來兩年(2024~2025)在新南威爾士大學的基督教組織Campus Bible Study事奉，分享會下午2:00至3:30在大禮堂(Hall 1)舉行。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11月2-3日 | 本年度第三季青成主日學開課。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11月12日 | Y & G於下午2:00在大禮堂(Hall 1)分享他們在宣教的新的服事崗位。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11月26日 | 本年度第二次水禮及入會禮分別在三個時段進行。英語堂～上午9:00在早英崇(MES)；粵語堂～上午9:00 及11:00在粵一及粵二崇；國語堂～下午2:00。共有9位弟兄姊妹接受水禮，另有12位弟兄姊妹轉入本會成為本堂會友。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11月26日、12月3日 | 英語堂一些姊妹們製作了特色手工製品作義賣，共籌得款項$2,387.55作為教會2024年經常費之用。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12月10日 | 有位姊妹義務地為教會設計及印製聖誕卡。歡迎弟兄姊妹於各堂接待處索取聖誕卡，用以向親友表達祝福，並傳遞聖誕佳音。 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12月24日 | 聖誕主日崇拜: 國語崇拜早上10:00、粵語崇拜早上10:30、英語崇拜早上10:30。隨後有年終聚餐於中午12:00至下午2:00; 及聖誕詩歌聚會於下午1:30-2:30。 |
2024年教會主題：更 新
Theme of 2024: Renewal
| 1月 | 由於Roselea Public School在暑期施工，國語堂一月份主日崇拜場地（除了14/1/2024）為Alan Walker Village禮堂 (1 Dalmar Pl, Carlingford)，14/1/2024 主日崇拜為教會本堂 Hall 2。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1月14日 | 長老、執事授職禮於上午10:15在大禮堂(Hall 1)舉行。長議會2024年度成員分工表：
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| 1月28日 | 粵語團契事奉人員授職祈禱，分別於粵一、二崇崇拜中舉行。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1月31日 | 執事會通告：教會目前面臨財務困難，剛於一月底向宣道會發展基金(Alliance Development Fund)申請重新提取兩萬澳元，使教會有足夠流動資金應付經常費的支出。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1月31日- 2月2日 | 澳洲宣道總會第55屆年議會在墨爾本舉行，本堂各堂牧者一同出席。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2月1日 | 澳神實習神學生吳衛東弟兄和陳昱姊妹夫婦，開始在國語堂實習。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2月16日 | 國語堂重啟《來跟我學》英文班；旨在服務社區，傳揚福音，學校學期間每週五上午在教會上課。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2月16-18日 | 本年度第一季青成主日學開課。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3月17日 | 國語堂崇拜成立十週年。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4月 | 關牧師正式向教會提出請辭，並表示將於本年底退休。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5月5日 | 澳洲宣道總會於2023年修訂憲章，長議會於三月會議確認了本教會附則須修改的部分。修訂教會附則(By-Laws)會友諮詢大會於下午2:00在大禮堂(Hall 1)舉行。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5月11日 | 教會清潔日於上午9時至下午1時進行。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5月26日 | 2024年第一次水禮及入會禮；共有3位弟兄姊妹接受水禮，另有4位弟兄姊妹轉入本堂，合共7位弟兄姊妹成為本堂會友。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6月 | 英文堂帖斯安牧师(Rev. Andrew Tibbs)正式向教會提出請辭，並於8月31日離職。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6月30日 | 臨時會友大會(EGM)於上午10:15~10:45舉行；投票通過修訂的教會附則。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7月7日 | 國語堂十周年感恩崇拜於Roselea Public School舉行。出席人數合共112多人。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7月 | 國語堂於7月到10月，每月一次在教會副堂舉行十周年感恩“珍愛健康，關注靈殿”健康系列講座。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7月27日 | 教會合堂(粵語、國語及英語堂)祈禱會上午10:00 – 中午12:00在大禮堂(Hall 1)舉行。 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8月2日 | 本年度第二季青成主日學開課。 |
NSY (English Youth Ministry)
Ps. Eric Lai
NSY (North Side Youth) is our youth group for high school students and high school-aged youth that meets on Friday nights during the school term. Over the last twelve months, NSY has been able to meet in person. Since the end of 2023, we have had a new addition to the leadership team with Ray from CS2 joining out NSY leadership team. Ray is involved with leading the year 7-9 boys in Bible study and disciple training.
Over the past four terms, we have focused on encouraging the youth to know, grow, show and sow Christ in their daily lives. In term 1 this year, we explored God’s characteristics through Exodus 1-20. In term 2, we did a series on “joy” with the Philippians letter. This series aims to look into Christian growth and what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
At the beginning of term 2, we were also to invite LOGOS HOPE for a mission sharing at NSY. It was a one-night event to help youth understand the purpose of cross-cultural mission. This took place at church and we had a team of 3 missionaries to share with us. We’ve also conducted youth service for MES at the end of term 2 where youth are encouraged to serve in various roles for leading the service. We also had Adrian and Gabriel as speakers for our services.
In term 3, we have the privilege to invite David Perrott from CRU to share about youth ministry and camps for highschool. This is a promotional event for youth to discover various CRU camps available throughout the year. We hope that our youth will be eager to join and connect Christians from other schools and grow together as fellow brothers and sisters. At the end of term 3, a group of NSY youth and leaders also went on went to Katoomba to attend the KYCK youth conference held by KCC. The theme is “Creation”, which encourages the youth to discover God in His creation. We currently have 21 youth coming and we will have 6 talk sessions with time in between for bonding and relationship building. Throughout this year, we have continually seen God’s work and love in this ministry. There have been challenges along the way, such as in the influx of new youth (in particular youth with special needs) and planning for leadership development and the future of NSY. But, we thank and praise God, who has been carrying us through each step and growing the ministry, the youth, and their relationships with one another.
Men’s Fellowship
Chris Tu
As Men’s Ministry reaches its 1-year anniversary, I thank God to have given me this opportunity to start this fellowship. I am grateful for the men around me who similarly see the need for a group to support guys to recharge, get to know more about each other and develop their understanding of God’s Word.
Over the year, we have held numerous topicals and sessions delving deeply into the Bible. We started with topics that we felt were important to friendships and fellowship, before moving into a series which looks at several disciplines of a Godly Man, based off the book by R. Kent Hughes. We have also had a few socials, including a BBQ and attended BASECAMP 2024, an event run by KCC for men to build brotherhood. It was a convention that reinforced what we knew about friendships and hopefully we can bring back the learnings and apply it effectively within our congregation.
As we move forward into the end of 2024 and the start of 2025, I continue to pray for the maturation of Men’s Ministry. The development of this group is an iterative process, where there will be challenges and opportunities to support the needs of the men of English Ministry. Nevertheless, I know with God’s guidance that Men’s Ministry will continue to grow not only in head knowledge but also in fellowship with one another, where our brotherhood will reflect the relationship Jesus has with us and has called us His friends.