In a couple weeks’ time, we will be celebrating our 5th birthday as a church!
It will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate God’s faithfulness to us over the last five years. We will also be celebrating baptisms and holding a Pizza Lunch at Doyle Park after the service.
Please feel free to invite your friends and family for this special occasion!
When: 10AM Sunday, 15th September (coffee and tea served from 9:30!)
Where: Parramatta East Public School
We look forward to celebrating with you!
The deacons and the pastoral team will be meeting this Saturday, 7 Sept for their second planning day for 2024. Please be praying for them as they meet to plan for the next 6months - into next year!
Things to be praying for:
Clarity of vision for the next 6months
Godly wisdom as they think through ideas and plan
A spirit of unity within the group
We look forward to what God will do in and through this time!
It’s Ladies Growth Groups this week! Your LG leader will have all the details you need.
G2G will be on this Friday 30 August, 6-8PM! It will be held at 27 Iron Street, North Parramatta.
No parent participation is required this month.
However, we will be beginning our Alpha Youth series this week! Please be praying for the youth of SG Parra and any friends who come along - that God would work powerfully as the Gospel is presented to them.
In a few weeks’ time, we will be celebrating our 5th birthday as a church!
It will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate God’s faithfulness to us over the last five years. We will also be celebrating baptisms and holding a Pizza Lunch at Doyle Park after the service.
Please feel free to invite your friends and family for this special occasion!
When: 10AM Sunday, 15th September (coffee and tea served from 9:30!)
Where: Parramatta East Public School
We look forward to celebrating with you!
Men’s Growth Groups are on this week! Your LG leaders will let you know all the details.
As a church we really want to grow!
We not only want to see more people come to faith and join our community but we also want to grow to better reflect our Lord Jesus!
So this year we’re starting a new tradition. Each year, around this time, we’re going to start taking some time out to try and take our pulse as a church.
The survey is anonymous, takes around 6 min to complete and covers areas from your personal growth, to our community and mission. We would love it if you could please take a moment to fill it out - we would love to hear from you!
Dear Church family,
On September 15th, Sovereign Grace Church Parramatta will celebrate its Fifth year anniversary. We are excited to announce that each member, including your children, will receive an updated SG Parra shirt as a gift. A special shout out to Leanne for designing the shirt.
It’s our way of saying thank you for being an integral part of our church family and for your ongoing support and dedication.
Please fill out the form (see link below) by THIS Thursday 22 August, to ensure we have the correct size for everyone. It's crucial that everyone registers their size so we can place our order in time for this celebration. We have attached sizing charts below for your reference (Men’s = Staple Tee, Women’s = Maple Tee)
If you have any questions, please contact Richie (richard@sgparra.org.au).
Thankyou!
Hello SG Parramatta,
We've been in America now for a little over a week.
Our journey over to the US was a long one: after a 15 hour flight, we were delayed in Dallas, being placed in accommodation overnight, but we arrived the next day and were warmly welcomed by some of the Pastoral College (PC) students.
When we went to sign the lease for our apartment it was not suitable, so we had to wait for another replacement to be made available (Monday 12th). I share this because the generosity of Sovereign Grace Louisville was shown as a lady from the church allowed us to stay in her home until our place was ready. Other moments of Gospel generosity have been shown: church people providing meals, gift cards, practical assistance (such as moving furniture), overall warmth and hospitality.
Now that we're settled into our lovely apartment, we're excited to start our US routines; such as Amaliah continuing with school, Jamie and I have found a gym (CrossFit Bluegrass - named after the famous grass of Kentucky, which apparently can look 'blue' from certain angles).
We went to our first Sunday church service and it was great but nothing compared to our home of SGParramatta (we miss you all!).
I've started some pre-classes; like Christian productivity and Greek, and will have orientation late next week.
This photo shows our family with some of the other families doing PC at a welcome BBQ hosted at the Kauflins' home.
In Peace,
Joel, Jamie, Amaliah and Tobias
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.