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Joy, joy joy down in my heart…Where? That’s the question isn’t it. So much of this life can be described as struggle and suffering. We wait for circumstances to change so we can have some relief but it rarely comes soon enough and never seems to stay. We forget how to laugh and celebrate, we experience the distancing of friendships and the increase of isolation and loneliness. What if joy was a choice and what if we could be experienced it in any moment of any situation? What if joy had the capacity to establish resilience, strengthen character, and the power to build us into communities? St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians invites us to embrace the pandemic of joy that is highly contagious and leads to an abiding joy that is in our hearts to stay.
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Life is full of highs and lows, and it’s a journey that’s even harder if you try to walk it on your own.
Joy, joy joy down in my heart…Where? That’s the question isn’t it. So much of this life can be described as struggle and suffering. We wait for circumstances to change so we can have some relief but it rarely comes soon enough and never seems to stay. We forget how to laugh and celebrate, we experience the distancing of friendships and the increase of isolation and loneliness. What if joy was a choice and it could be experienced it in any moment of any situation? What if joy had the capacity to establish resilience, strengthen character, and the power to build us into communities? St. Paul in his letter to the Philippians invites us to embrace the pandemic of joy that is highly contagious and leads to an abiding joy that is in our hearts to stay.
Begins Sunday 1st October 2023.
Worship services at Oak Flats will be returning to the Oak Flats Senior Citizens Centre at 43-45 Griffiths Street, Oak Flats, from this Sunday 24th September. All are welcome to join them there at 8:30am as they gather for worship.
The LCA college of bishops has prepared a paper exploring some of the issues surrounding the upcoming referendum on the indigenous voice to parliament.
If you’d like to access it as you decide how you will vote you can download it from here:
https://www.lca.org.au/bishops-release-voice-referendum-discussion-guide/
Several people have expressed a desire to talk through the issues of the upcoming referendum. You are welcome to join us on Monday, October 8th from 7-8pm to pray, discuss, and wrestle with this questions as Christians who are called to love our nation, and work for justice and the good order of all society. You can access the zoom link HERE
Ryde combined prayer night
Come join with churches from across Ryde and pray for our city together.
Wednesday 18 October, 7.30pm-9pm
Macquarie Chapel Presbyterian (cnr Abuklea & Herring Roads, Marsfield)
Supper provided.
Let’s roll up our sleeves and help those in need as we partner with the Together for Ryde network!
Give a few hours and show practical love and care to some of our most vulnerable neighbours in Ryde by helping with cleaning, gardening, and other basic household tasks.
This friendly neighbourhood working bee will be focused on a social housing location in Ryde. You don’t need any special skills to be part of this activity! Just a willingness to serve in practical ways.
We’ll be working in teams, so you’ll have plenty of support including from experienced leaders from Link Wentworth Housing and The Salvation Army.
Here’s some of the things we will do on the day:
- Help residents with basic cleaning and gardening tasks that they find difficult
- Help with some basic household tasks like changing lightbulbs for residents who can’t do this themselves
- Help care for the common areas of properties
We’re planning for this activity to take place on two days – the first is Thursday 26 October, and the second date is TBC in late November. You can sign up for one or for both days!
Note on venue: Please note that the exact venue for this activity will be shared with volunteers after they have registered. It will be a location in the City of Ryde.
To express interest for this event, please fill out the form available here.
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to the Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
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