Church News 

ALL WELCOME – WORSHIP AT ST PAUL

Everyone is welcome to join us on Sunday morning for worship. Worship times are 8.30am for a Traditional Service and 10.00am for a more Contemporary service with Godly Play on offer for Primary School aged children. Tea and Coffee and a time of gathering is held most weeks after both worship services. 

PLAYGROUP @ ST PAUL Playgroup @ St Paul is on each Tuesday during term time in the Hall for children aged 0-5 and a parent/caregiver.  Playgroup runs from 9:00- 10:30am, but we welcome people anytime from 8:30am onwards to help set up. Join us for a coffee, playtime, story time and songs from 9-10:30am each week during school terms. Cost is $2 per family.  

This week we celebrated Chinese New Year by making Chinese Dragons at the craft table and playing with red rice (the colour commonly associated with Chinese Year) in the sensory play space.

Next week, we will be reading about pancakes in the book ‘Pancakes and Toast, Dragons and Boats’ by Daniel Christos just in time for Shrove Tuesday.

For more information about anything playgroup related, contact Kylie Koelman in the Church Office on 8262 4690 or email at office@stpaul-church.org.au

ST PAUL YOUTH (SPY)

St Paul Youth for school Years 6-8 and runs the first and the third Friday evening of the school term. 

The next date for SPY in 2024 is Friday, 16 February at 7pm in the Church Hall.  Cost is $2 per family.

The SPY format is a time of fun and games, some devotional conversations and then a shared supper.

Feel free to come along and join with leaders Dan, Tom and Renate to see what SPY has to offer.  If you have any questions in the meantime, contact the Church office on 8262 4690 or email office@stpaul-church.org.au

GROWING FAITH AT HOME 

This resource is developed by the Lutheran Church of Australia and is intended to be a guide in sharing faith activities with members of your family.

Here are a few ways you could introduce faith discussions in your home and day-to-day life.

This week the Bible reading focuses on the transfiguration of Jesus.  In this Bible story, some of Jesus’ disciples went to a mountain top with Jesus, where he was transfigured before them.  His clothes became a dazzling white ‘A voice came from the cloud, “This is my Son, and I love him. Listen to him!” (Mark 9:7).  This was one of the most obvious ways in which Jesus showed his disciples he really was the Son of God.

Mealtime Prayer: 

For every cup and every plateful, to you, O God, we are grateful. Amen.

Prayer: 

Jesus, Son of God, open our ears and our hearts so that we listen to you. Amen.

Blessing: 

(Child’s name) May God’s light shine in your heart so that you know and listen to Jesus.  Amen.

LUTHERAN CARE        

Did you know that Lutheran Care maintain a food pantry to help families in need?  This program is called Loaves and Fishes and they require new food donations each month.  For the month of February they are looking for donations of coffee, tea bags, sugar, long-life milk, 2 minute noodles, breakfast cereal and soap. Donations are collected through the church office or can be donated directly to Lutheran Care, 309 Prospect Road.