As announced on Sunday, the next round of the Alpha Course will be beginning soon! Alpha is a great place for unbelieving friends and family to come and ask questions and explore the Christian faith without fear of judgement.

The course will begin on Thursday 9 May and run each Thursday night for 5 weeks.

Please be praying for people you could invite along and that God would embolden us as a church to cross the pain line and share the Gospel with those around us who are lost.

For more info or to sign up, you can head to: sgparra.org.au/alpha.

Here is a flyer you can share with friends and family with all the info:

Walk up will be kicking off again from this Sunday as we lead up to our first Alpha course for the year!

Date: Starting this Sunday, 14 April
Time: 2-3PM
Location: Doyle Reserve (12 Buller St, North Parramatta NSW 2151)

Please speak to Richard Song (richard@sgparra.org.au) if you are interested.

Next week on the 16th-18th of April, the pastors and wives from SG Australia will be heading to a retreat with the purpose of strengthening our marriages to better serve our respective churches. We will be spending our time being trained, caring for one another, bearing one another’s burdens and also building upon our friendship with one another.

Please be praying for our time together:

• for a spirit of unity

• for wisdom and love as we care for one another

• for protection against the enemy

Thank you!

For the first time at SG Parra, some of our youth from G2G along with a group from SG Wahroonga will be heading to kyck on the 19th-21st of April! This will hopefully be an encouraging experience in which youth from yr6 and up will grow in fellowship and love of the LORD and His Son, Jesus.

The G2G young people attending from SG Parra will be: Evie, Kayleigh, Milo, Ellysse, Annabelle H, Melody and Annabelle B.

Please be praying for the youth and leaders who will be attending the conference: that they may encounter the Lord and enjoy meaningful fellowship with one another.

You can head here to find out more about kyck24.

This Sunday, we will be inducting our newest members into SG Parra! This is always an exciting week as we get to see and celebrate how the Lord is building His church! We can’t wait to welcome these brothers and sisters with warmth, joy and the love of Christ. We look forward to seeing you there!

To round out the term, both men’s and women’s growth groups will be meeting simultaneously this week! Your group leader will send out details shortly.

Following this week, we will be on a two week break from Life Groups over the school holidays.

This past Sunday, we had a wonderful service celebrating the resurrection of our Saviour Jesus! Pastor Riley reminded us of the great hope we have in the Person in whom we put our faith, and the Promises that He gives (and fulfils)!

We also had the privilege of witnessing and celebrating the Baptisms of three new members: John, Annie and Helen. This was a precious time of remembering the reality that Christ has brought our dead hearts to life through His own death and resurrection!

This is just a friendly reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, which means our clocks will need to be set back one hour. We hope you enjoy the extra hour in the morning!

If you find yourself ready to go early on Sunday, we would love for you to join us for pre-service prayer at 9:30am! We hope to see you there!

Registrations are still open for our first SG Aus Women’s Conference! We would love it if you could sign up early so that we can get a grasp on numbers. A big thank you to everyone who has already submitted their registration!

Dates: 7:30-9:30pm, Friday 3 May & 9am-4pm, Saturday 4 May
Location: Beecroft Uniting Church (82 Beecroft Road, Beecroft)
Guest Speaker: Trish Donohue from Covenant Fellowship Church in Philadelphia
Cost: General Entry $40; Student $20 (All food and drink included)

This is an open event, so please feel free to invite friends and family along! We are so looking forward to seeing you there.

Registrations will be open until 28 April.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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.