Alpha will be beginning this Thursday night at the Springs’ house! It is not too late to invite someone along! If you know of someone who is keen to join, please contact Riley (rs@sgparra.org.au).

Alpha Details

When: 7PM, Thursdays - 26th Oct & 2nd, 9th, 23rd, 30th Nov.

Where: The Springs’ home in Northmead

What: Dinner will be served 7.15pm (this week = El Jannah!)

Who: For anyone who is investigating Christianity OR if you are new or need a refresher. If you are bringing a friend you are welcome to come too!

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Alpha Prayer on Zoom

Whilst Alpha is happening, there will also be an opportunity to pray for the participants and for Riley and Maddie who will be facilitating the course. We truly believe that prayer is a crucial component of the Alpha Course as we rely on the Lord to change hearts, and so we would like to invite you along to pray with us on Zoom at 7:30pm on each of the nights that Alpha will be running (see dates above).

Your life group leader will be sending you the Zoom link this week. We look forward to seeing you there!

Each Alpha session starting this week will begin with dinner as a way of getting to know those who are attending.

We are reaching out to you hoping that you might consider serving in Alpha by providing dinner for the attendees and the volunteers (currently approx. 6 people in total). It will be an opportunity to be a part of the mission this way but also a way we can show our generosity by buying or making a meal. 

We’re looking for volunteers for the following Thursdays:

·         2nd Nov.

·         9th Nov.

·         23rd Nov.

·         30th Nov.

If you can assist please reach out to Riley at rs@sgparra.org.au.

Thankyou in advance!

We will be starting a Mission Book Club, going through the book “Mere Evangelism” by Randy Newman over a course of 3 weeks.

What: Reading through and discussing the book “Mere Evangelism”
When: Sundays 2:30-3:30pm | 19th Nov, 26th Nov, 3rd December
Where: The Songs’ House

If you are interested in joining in, please contact Richard (richard@sgparra.org.au).

Seventeen men and women who are the future Pastors & wives of our churches in the Philippines are currently in the middle of completing three weeks of their immersion training here in Australia. This will consist of time spent with both SG Syd (Wahroonga) and SG Parra.

Our pastor, Riley has been taking the men through a “Church Planting” course each Friday; and this coming Sunday, they will be visiting our church!

They are a joyful group of men and women, and we are looking forward to worshiping with them this week! Please greet them and get to know them!

G2G will be on this Sunday from 4-6pm.

This week, the kids will be partaking in a scavenger hunt around the Parramatta area.

A few things to note:

• we will need at least one parent to attend with each child

• please arrive at 4pm sharp, so that we can get started promptly.

• please ensure you and your child wear comfortable, walking shoes.

We look forward to seeing you there!

It is our hope that this will help parents in their efforts to engage their children in conversations about their learning at SG Kids, to expound upon and apply that learning in their own homes, and perhaps even to prepare their child before Sunday for the story that will be taught.

If you're not a parent, I encourage you to check out the SG Kids Spot each week. It may be a handy piece of background knowledge to spark up a conversation after church with one of our children. They love chatting to the adults of our church and it would be of great benefit for them to see you take an interest in what they're learning about in kids church.

May this weekly, small, colourful square be a blessing to you as you carry out God's calling to teach His Word to the next generation.

John Carr
SG Kids Director

Life Groups are on this week!

Life Groups are so vital for us as a Church as they allow us to take the joy of Sunday and work out in smaller communities where we can know each other more deeply and help each other out more personally. We hope that this time together with your group blesses you!

Your LG leaders will send you all the information you need for this week.

As you know, we will be meeting at our new venue, Parramatta East Public School for the first time this Sunday!

Here are some important details you may like to keep in mind ahead of our first Sunday there:

Entrance

The gate we will be using to enter into the school grounds is the Gaggins Street Gate as shown in the map above. It’s the closest gate to the hall and has good parking around it.

Parking

There is unrestricted parking on Gaggin Street, Symonds Avenue, and Webb St. If there are no more spots available there, there are also a few spots available on Webb Street, Brabyn Street and Albert St. E.

TOILETS

We will have access to toilets within the hall as well as a set of toilets outside on the school grounds (as seen in the map above). We will still be requiring parents to supervise their children when they go to the bathroom as a child protection measure.

SG Kids

There will be a new sign-in routine from this Sunday. Parents will be asked to sign their children in at the door of each room, rather than from one common location. So, please ensure you do this from 9:45am for each of your children.

It will also be important to be respectful of the spaces we’ve been given to use. It will be extremely helpful for the SG Kids workers if parents could have a conversation with children prior to this Sunday, regarding not touching the items in the classroom unless the leaders give them permission to do so.

As always, before and after the service, please keep your children under supervision. This is a much larger area and so you will need to be mindful of that.

PRomotion

A change is a good reason to talk to people and invite people to come to church again. Perhaps you can use this move for that reason too.

Patience

As we make this move, there will be mistakes, delays, and things that are missed. Please be loving, kind and patient with one another, and step in and help where you can!

Prayer

Let’s be praying that God uses this bigger space to reach more people and to make us more mature in Him!

We will be meeting at our new venue from THIS SUNDAY.

Where: Parramatta East Public School in the Main Hall (Gaggin Street, North Parramatta)
When: 10am this Sunday, 22nd October

Details to come: keep an eye out for another blog post or e-mail with more details on parking, kids, toilets and more at our new venue.

We look forward to seeing you there!

You’re invited to come and explore life, faith and meaning by doing the Alpha Course in Northmead! This is a safe way to talk about what really matters, ask questions, voice doubts and concerns, all in a welcoming, loving community.

If you are interested in coming along or would like to find out more, contact admin@sgparra.org.au.

We would love to see you there!