October 9

Morning Services

Cameron Griffiths will bring us God’s Word from Psalm 40, “Out of the mud and into the choir”. 

We extend a warm welcome to family and friends of Nancy Tan who are here to witness her baptism at the 10.30 am service. Nancy is involved with our ESL ministry. Pray that God will continue to deepen her faith.

Sunday School recommences today. Pray for the children and teachers as they start a new term.

Chinese Service

Rev Clinton Le Page will continue the sermon series on the gospel of John - Chapter 13.

Evening Service

Biju Mathew will bring us the message from Colossians 1, “Pre-eminence of Christ”.

Donvale Youth Group

From this term DYG will be a Fridays only event- 7:30-9:30pm. We will be looking at the parables of Jesus.

DYG starts on October 14 and we will look at the parable of “The Sower”. If you are high-school age, please come and join us. For more information, please speak to Cameron.

Church Directory Contact Details

We need to check that we have your current contact details for the new Church Directory. Please visit the table in the Morning Tea area after the service today.

Guitarists & Bass players wanted!

...for our music ministry, across all services. Even if you could only play once a month, that would be a huge blessing. If you would like to serve in this area, please see Natalie.

Operation Christmas Child

We dropped 136 Christmas Boxes into Samaritans Purse this week. Thank you to all those involved in this amazing ministry. Please continue to pray for the children who will receive them. If you still have a box and want it to be sent this year, you can leave it in the church foyer or drop it off at the rear of
Mitcham Baptist Church,
8-12 Simla Street, Mitcham
VIC 3132.

October 2nd

Morning Services
Rev Clinton Le Page will bring us God’s Word from Romans 4, “The only way to get right
with God”.
Sunday School is now in recess for the school holidays and will resume next Sunday.

Chinese Service
Scott McNabb will continue the sermon series on the gospel of John - Chapter 12.

Evening Service
Robert Koh will bring us the message from John 12, “Devotion to Jesus”. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.

Church Directory Contact Details
We need to check that we have your current contact details for the new Church Directory. Please visit the table in the Morning Tea area after the service today.

Congratulations and Love
...to Bayu and Michelle Limadjaja on the joyful and safe arrival of their baby girl, a sister for Arie. God bless your family.

Donvale Youth Group
DYG term begins on October 14. From this term DYG will be a Fridays only event- 7:30-9:30pm. We will be looking at the parables of Jesus. If you are high-school age, please come and join us. For more information, please speak to Cameron Griffiths.

Recommencement of ESL and all Connect Groups
All Connect Groups and ESL classes will resume this week after the school holiday break.

September 25, 2016

Morning Services: Rev Gerald Vanderwert will commence a sermon series on the letter of 1 John. This morning he will bring us the message from 1 John 1, “Make sure you got the real deal”.

Ken Lim will share with us at our Mission Spot. Ken serves with FOCUS Monash Uni.

Sunday School is now in recess for the school holidays and will resume on October 9.

Chinese Service: Gerry Drew will continue the sermon series on the letter of John - Chapter 12.

Evening Service: Ken Lim will bring us God’s Word from Job 1 & 2, “Why do we fear God?”

Donvale Youth Group is now in recess over the school holidays. We begin term 4 with a new format on the 14th October. Stay tuned for more details. More info? Speak to Cameron Griffiths.

DYG MILDURA MISSION: Please pray for the young people who are returning from Mildura today.

Daylight Saving commences next Sunday October 2. Don’t forget to put your clock forward one hour before you go to bed this Saturday.

In Recess for the holidays...
Connect Groups: resume in the week commencing October 3.
ESL: resumes on October 4 at 7 pm.
Friday Prayer meeting: resumes on  October 7.
Saturday prayer meeting: resumes on October 15.

Operation Christmas Child: The last date for returning the Christmas Boxes has been extended to next Sunday October 2.

Offering Envelopes: To assist with regular giving to the gospel work of the church, envelopes for October, November & December are now available in the foyer.

Church directory Contact details: We need to check that we have your current contact details for the new Church Directory. 
Please visit the table in the Morning Tea area after the service today.

September 18, 2016

Morning Services: Cameron Griffiths will bring us the message from Philippians 1, “Winning at Life”.

At the 8.30 am service we have an adult baptism (John Luo), followed by an infant baptism (Joshua, son of John and Grace). We welcome their family and friends who are here to witness their baptisms.

At the 10.30 am service, we also extend a warm welcome to family and friends of Matt and Kathryn Pennycuick who are with us to witness the baptism of their son, Edward.

Sunday School is now in recess for the school holidays and will resume on October 9.

Chinese Service: Gerry Drew will continue the sermon series on the gospel of John - Chapter 12.

Evening Service: Rev Clinton Le Page will bring us God’s Word from Judges 17 & 18, “Who do you worship?”

CHURCH DIRECTORY CONTACT DETAILS
We need to check that we have your current contact details for the new Church Directory. Please visit the table in the Morning Tea area after the service today.

DYG is now in recess over the school holidays. We begin term 4 with a new format on the 14th October. 
Stay tuned for more details. More info? Speak to Cameron Griffiths.

DYG Mildura Mission: Please pray for the young people who are in Mildura this week (19th - 25th Sept) to help run a holiday club.

Connect Groups: All connect groups are in recess and will resume in the week commencing October 3.

Gerald’s new email: Please note that the alphalink address is no longer in operation. To email Gerald, please use geraldmv at tpg dot com dot au or geraldvanderwert at gmail dot com.

Thank You: The pastors would like to thank those who helped with the meals and in so many other ways to make last Friday’s Heaven Dinner a success. A special thanks to the musicians too. And to you for your prayers. Continue to pray for the non-Christians who attended, that they may come to know the Lord and have the assurance that heaven is their eternal home.

Thank you: Heather Maddocks and family wish to thank everyone in church for their prayers and comfort on the sad loss of her husband, Len.

Thank you: To all who participated in Operation Christmas Child, sharing God’s love in a tangible way with the underprivileged children.

Invitation to Daniel Dixon's ordination and induction: Daniel and Melissa used to attend DPC. At 2.30pm on Sat 24th Sept Daniel will be ordained as a Minister and inducted as the pastor at Williamstown Presbyterian Church. The service will be held there at 87 Cecil Street, Williamstown. All are invited to attend and stay for the following afternoon tea.

Offering Envelopes: To assist with regular giving to the ministries of the church, envelopes for October, November & December are now available in the foyer.

Can you help? - A missionary family (John and Kara) will be returning from Vanuatu with their 2 children to Australia, and are looking for a place to rent (somewhere in Melbourne) for the first half of next year. If you can help or know of anything please let the church office know. Thank you.