Building for Eternity
General
Celebrating 30 Years of Service
03 weeks ago
Op Shop was started by the Home Mission Society (now Anglicare) at Parkside Plaza in Dapto sometime in 1981. Soon after sorting & storage for the shop moved to the old church at Wongawilli and Gwyn & Ruby Davies who lived next door became involved in helping out however they could. And the rest as they say is history!
Our Op Shop 'Sorters' have shared lots of good times over a cuppa
On 1st October 1985 Dapto Anglican Church took over the running of the Op Shop.
In January 2000 the shop moved to the Dandaloo Shopping Centre at Brownsville.
In 2006 when the church sold the old building at Wongawilli the storage & sorting moved to 36 Hamilton Street, Dapto.
During the 26 years our Church has been running the Op Shop, Gwyn & Ruby Davies have been co-ordinating its operations along with a dedicated committee and 100’s of volunteers.
On the 1st February 2012 Gwyn and Ruby will be handing over their responsibility to Carl & Lyn Cheetham. Carl & Lyn have both had significant experience with the Op Shop and they have been meeting with the Davies to arrange a smooth hand over for the last 2 months.
Stephen and the Parish Council are preparing a Thanksgiving Celebration for all or Op Shop volunteers to occur in February. Any Parishioners who whish to financially support this opportunity to bless this fine team for their years of service, please use an envelope and mark it ‘Op Shop Thanksgiving’ and place in the offertory.
Stephen Semenchuk,
Senior Pastor.
To view this week’s bulletin click on this link: 15 JAN 2012
Breaking out of the Twilight Zone
1 month ago
It is reported that by age forty 90% of every thought, word & action is rooted in a habitual reflex. Before we envy the ‘freedom’ of youthfulness, it is also becoming clear that our habits and attitudes are becoming fixed from the age of 25.
Of course some habits are helpful and some of our relational tendencies are positive. The challenge of spiritual maturity is to discern which habits we need to ‘break’ and which ones we should nurture.
This is something most people seem to explore each new year. Many of us make ‘new year resolutions’ which generally do not survive as long as the January sales. Such failures can often lead to guilt and feelings of hopelessness.
The test of true Christianity is that when we stumble and fall we grasp hold of God’s grace and get up, secure in the forgiveness available in Christ. We then need to become aware of those times, people and places that take us out of the ‘light’ of Christ and into a murky twilight zone of worldly pursuits and desires.
Keeping a diary and recording the thoughts and feelings that accompany our slips into ‘sin’ are a useful first step. We need to identify the areas of our personal temptations so that we can bring the light of God’s gospel and love to bear.
Stephen Semenchuk
Senior Pastor
To see this week’s bulletin Click on this link: 2012 JAN 08
