Our first SG Kids Workers Night for the year is coming up this Wednesday, the 22nd of Feb. This will be replacing life groups this week.
When: 7:30PM this Wednesday
Where: Iron Street Chapel (27 Iron Street, North Parramatta)
If you serve in SG Kids, please make it a priority to be there as attendance at these nights is a crucial part of serving in kids.
Join us this Friday night for Mission prayer to commit ourselves to pleading with God to bring people to know him.
Everyone in the church is invited!
When: Friday, Feb 24, 7:30pm
Where: The Springs’ place
Hope to see you all there!
If you’re interested in getting baptised, we will be holding a class on Sunday the 19th of March at 8:55am in the Church Offices. This will be an opportunity for you to find out more about what we believe the Bible says about baptism and why it is a significant moment in the life of a Christian.
If you’d like to sign up for the class, please contact Rebs at admin@sgparra.org.au.
SG Kids is an integral part of our church’s life and it wouldn’t be possible without the countless volunteers who give up their time, energy and resources to serve the next generation!
Part of what makes this all possible are our biannual training nights - the first of which is coming up next Wednesday, the 22nd of February. This will be replacing life group for that week.
If you serve in SG Kids, please lock in this date for our first kids workers training night of the year. More details to come. Attendance at these nights is a crucial part of serving in kids, so please make it a priority to be there.
If you haven’t already done so, please follow the instructions below to subscribe to our church calendar to stay up to date with important events within the church.
For iPhone users:
If clicking on the link below doesn't do the trick, then try this on your phone:
Settings > Calendar > Accounts > Add Account > Other > Add Subscribed Calendar > Paste link. Repeat for each calendar.
For Android users:
Follow this quick tutorial to subscribe to each calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBcPO-jO2eI
Links:
If you have any problems subscribing to the calendar, contact Rebs at admin@sgparra.org.au.
Guys Growth Groups are on this week! Your LG leaders will let you know all the details.
As many of you know, Riley left for the States last Saturday to meet with leaders of Sovereign Grace Churches from all around the world to foster fellowship, friendship and unity as a global denomination. Here’s a quick update of what he’s been up to and what’s planned for the rest of his time overseas. Please be praying for him as he takes this opportunity to learn from, be equipped with and to encourage those he’ll be meeting with!
From Riley:
“I had a great time in Round Rock Texas, just out of Austin, at Redemption Hill Church, their Senior Pastor is Jon Payne who is on the Leadership Team of SGCes. The church was so warm and welcoming and they send their love all the way back to you SG Parra
We are now now in Orlando for what is a very unique opportunity. A gathering of all of the Leadership Team, US Regional Leaders, Future Leaders, and Global Leaders, with guys flying in from all around the world: Ethiopia, Italy, Phil’s, Mexico , Germany, and Australia. All in all 31 leaders from 8 nations.
The hope for the time is to establish friendship and fellowship across the group as well as equip all the guys to lead in their respective fields and countries more effectively.
Here is a note From Mark Prater. Please be praying for:
'In just a few days, 31 leaders from 8 different nations will gather in Orlando for one of the most important retreats that we have had in a decade. As I have prayed for our retreat, my faith for how God is going to work has only increased. Please join me in praying for our time together. Here are some specific ways you can pray:
Pray that there would no travel disruptions and that everyone arrives safely and on time.
Pray that God would use our time to build us together relationally as leaders.
Pray that God would equip us to lead our family of churches into the future.
Pray that all that happens at the retreat would bring God glory.’
It’s a joy to represent SG Aus! And a privilege to be invited. I love our family of churches and have a deep desire to see go forward together in a joyful, growing, gospel union.
It really is a privilege that we as a church get to be a part of this!”
If you’d like to know more about what’s happening this week, you can watch or listen to Mark Prater’s most recent podcast outlining the details of this retreat:
Ladies Coffee Mornings are back on this term! These are a great opportunity to have some unhurried fellowship with other ladies from church during the week.
When: Every Friday morning 9:30am-11:30am during school term time.
Where: We alternate between people’s homes and local parks each week.
Who: All ladies are welcome! Feel free to invite friends and family along.
If you’re interested in coming along and would like to find out more info, contact Rebs Song on 0430 285 263.
There is usually a lot going on for each of us on any given Sunday morning! However, if you do find yourself free between 9:30-9:50am on a Sunday, please join us for Pre-Service Prayer as part of our worship each week. We will be meeting in the little paved area in front of the church offices - ALL are welcome! Psalm 127:1 says “Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” Come and join us as we undergird all that we do in prayer and wait expectantly for the Lord to build His house.
The Band Sign Up Lunch will be on after service this coming Sunday!
If you are currently serving in music (including PA and Projector), please make it a priority to come along!! We want to thank you for serving His bride so faithfully the past year, but also to hear what serving in SG Music would look like in 2023.
This is also an open-invite lunch for those who are interested in exploring joining the team. Maybe you are new, or maybe you are being stirred by God to serve in this way?
We currently have needs in these particular area of serving (though all welcome!):
Singers - Male and Female (no requirement to read music, just singing!)
Bass Guitar
PA
Acoustic Guitar
Drums
Is this you? Or is there a brother or sister you could encourage to come along (maybe you’ve heard someone singing next to you on a Sunday)?
We will spend time over lunch considering “Why do we sing?” and what it looks like to serve on the team. My hope is that we all are freshly encouraged from His Word to sing to the Lord and spurred to serve to this end in 2023!