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All Welcome - Worship Services 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. 

This Sunday is the first Sunday in the season of Advent.  Advent is the four weeks before Christmas and is a time for preparing, a time of waiting and watching.  We celebrate Advent with the colour blue as this communicates the message of hope. The Christian faith rests on the hope that one day Jesus will come again.  During this time many people use Advent Calendars or Wreaths to mark the waiting period. 

 

You can find a short video here exploring more about Advent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC0FGQLBp7w

This Sunday will also be a special Confirmation service, where ten of our young people will publicly confirm the faith that was promised to them when they were baptised. That is, that Jesus is the Son of God, who died and rose again for the forgiveness of sins so that all believers can one day go to Heaven.  If you were baptised as a child, your parents and Godparents recognised this on your behalf and Confirmation is an opportunity for these young people to declare their Christian faith for themselves.  We pray that God will strengthen and preserve each of these students as they grow in their faith until life eternal.

Advent Calendars

Advent calendars are very popular and a great way to help with the anticipation of Christmas.  You may have a favourite calendar that you use each year, or you may prefer the ones with a little chocolate hiding behind the window.  But if you’re looking for something a bit different, or an activity you can do as a family, why not consider making a paper chain calendar? Every morning you can remove a link from the chain and seeing it get shorter makes it a very visual project, so it’s great for smaller children.  Each link could have a different Bible verse of the Christmas story or a different Christmas activity to complete, like sing a Christmas song or do some Christmas baking.  Maybe it could include something you can all do together as a family, like playing a board game or going on a bike ride.  Why not grab some coloured paper and scissors and let your imagination run wild!

Playgroup @ St Paul

Playgroup @St Paul is on each Tuesday during Term time in the Hall, from 9-10.30, but we welcome people in anytime from 8.30 onwards while we set up. Join us for a coffee, playtime, story time and songs from 

9-10.30 each week during school terms. Cost is $2 per family.  

 

This week’s theme was all about the post, with envelopes, a post box and bubble wrap providing plenty of opportunities for imaginative play.

   

 

For Story Time we read ‘Postman Bear’ by Julia Donaldson, a popular lift-the-flap book.

There are currently a few vacancies at Playgroup, so now is a good time to come and give it a try.

For more details contact Kylie Koelman in the Church Office on 8262 4690 or email at

office@stpaul-church.org.au

SPY

St Paul Youth is run on the first and third Fridays of the month during school terms and is open to students in School years 6-8.  The final date for SPY in 2022 is Friday 2nd December, in the Church Hall from 7.00-9.00pm.  Cost is only $2 per person.  Join Renate and Tom for some fun and games, Bible discussion and supper. 

Please contact the Church office on 8262 4690 or email office@stpaul-church.org.au

 

Submitted by Kylie Koelman