Starting Jan 2nd, Thursday 7:30pm, the Men’s Summer Book Reading Catch Up Hang Out Time (aka Book Club but let’s be real…it sounds a bit girly to do a book club) will kick off at Riley’s house.

We will be going through “50 Days of Heaven” by Randy Alcorn, the book that Riley shared on Sunday during his message.

You can purchase the book for $10 by emailing Rebs and transferring the $ to the church account, they will be at the Coffee Table on Sunday.

Please email Riley to let him know you are joining.

Over the past few years we have put out a number of Journals written by Sovereign Grace Pastors for Sovereign Grace Church members. The latest journal is out now and is quite special: ‘The Books The Shaped Us’. It is a look at the key books and people that have shaped us as a family of Churches. If you are looking for something to read, a new book to buy, or an author/pastor to look to, then I highly recommend you view this journal and start with the men listed here.

There’s articles on: John Piper, Martyn Lloyd Jones, David Powlinson, John Newton, Jerry Bridges, DA Carson, and more. I wrote an entry on Charles Spurgeon.

You can read it for free online here: https://www.sovereigngrace.com/journal or you can buy it from amazon here.

We had a fabulous evening on Saturday, opening up our doors at Iron Street for a Women’s Wreath Night!

It was a sweet time of fellowship and wreath-making with friends and family! Ali Oliver shared a short, and yet impactful Christmas devotion, which reminded us all of what Christmas joy is founded upon: the birth of a Saviour. Our Saviour! We also had the opportunity to invite our guests to SG Parra’s Christmas Eve Service as well as next year’s Bridge Course! Please pray that God would continue to work powerfully in the hearts of the ladies through what was shared on the night.

We’re already excited for our next one!

We will be holding our Summer Book Club again in January of 2025!

This time, the ladies will be going through “True Feelings” by Carolyn Mahaney & Nicole Whitacre; a book about ‘God’s gracious and glorious purpose for our emotions’.

We are hoping to run the study one night a week throughout January. We will be keeping it casual, so you’re welcome to come along to one, some or all of the weeks based on your availability! Also, please feel free to invite friends and family along to join!

More details to follow soon, but if you’re interested in joining us, please contact Rebs at admin@sgparra.org.au.

Starting Jan 2nd, Thursday 7:30pm, the Men’s Summer Book Reading Catch Up Hang Out Time (aka Book Club but let’s be real…it sounds a bit girly to do a book club) will kick off at Riley’s house.

We will be going through “50 Days of Heaven” by Randy Alcorn, the book that Riley shared on Sunday during his message.

You can purchase the book for $10 by emailing Rebs and transferring the $ to the church account, they will be at the Coffee Table on Sunday.

Please email Riley to let him know you are joining.

At the start of this year Riley laid out a vision that we’d become more and more a ‘Praying Church’, and one of the key ways we’ve grown in prayer is through these special nights together. This is our final one of the year, so please come along as we celebrate the theme: “Come Lord Jesus!” and long for his second coming.

When: 7:30PM, Thursday 5th December
Where: Iron St Hall (27 Iron St, North Parramatta)

We will be spending our time in worship through song and in corporate prayer. All are welcome to this event - wherever you may be in your prayer life! We look forward to seeing you there!

The Bridge Course is designed to help people have conversations about the big questions of life in a non-threatening environment. We are going to be running this 10 week course twice next year and we are looking to see who feels moved and stirred to help make this happen.

So far we have four leaders committed: Riley, Richie, Louis and Abella.

1. We are looking for 3 more female table leaders to help on the Tuesday nights - your job is to befriend, love and be a part of the conversations.

2. We are also looking for 9 more hospitality helpers who can provide a meal for everyone, this is a once-off commitment to do a meal for one of the weeks - there is a budget to help you.

3. We are also looking for 3 childcare helpers who can provide baby sitting so that we can have single mums, couples with kids, etc come to Bridge.

You don’t have to commit now but if you would like to help make this big missional venture happen, I’d love to hear from you at rs@sgparra.org.au!

https://bridgecourse.org

The Bridge Course is designed to help people have conversations about the big questions of life in a non-threatening environment. We are going to be running this 10 week course twice next year and we are looking to see who feels moved and stirred to help make this happen.

So far we have four leaders committed: Riley, Richie, Louis and Abella.

1. We are looking for 4 more table leaders to help on the Tuesday nights - your job is to befriend, love and be a part of the conversations.

2. We are also looking for 10 hospitality helpers who can provide a meal for everyone - there is a budget to help you.

3. We are also looking for 3 childcare helpers who can provide baby sitting so that we can have single mums, couples with kids, etc come to Bridge.

You don’t have to commit now but if you would like to help make this big missional venture happen, I’d love to hear from you at rs@sgparra.org.au!

https://bridgecourse.org

Our Ladies Wreath Making Night is fast approaching!

When: 7:30PM, THIS Saturday 30 November
Where: 27 Iron St, North Parrmatta
Cost: $20pp (incl. food and materials)

We will send out information this week regarding payments and other details for the event.

We look forward to seeing you there!