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Special Sabbath Meetings – Queensland
2 May 2015 – Special Day program with isolated people in Queensland “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrew 10:25 On Sabbath, the 2nd of May 2015, the Pimpama Group held special Sabbath meetings for the isolated members in Laidley at a hired Community Centre Hall. Just the day before, the storms had hit Queensland with lots of rain and strong winds; this made…
Nepal Disaster Appeal from the General Conference
May 1, 2015 Dear Brethren (Stewards in the Cause of God), “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Matthew 5:7. The poor are all around us, the distressed, the afflicted, the sorrowing, and those who are ready to perish. There is a greater need for the exercise of mercy today than ever before. God has made us His stewards, and He is not to be charged with the sufferings, the misery, the nakedness, and the want of humanity.…
22nd SDARM General Conference Spiritual Meetings
Come to the 2015 Spiritual Meetings following the 22nd SDARM General Conference Delegation Session Anyone who has ever attended the spiritual conventions following the General Conference (“GC”) delegation sessions will never forget those memorable events. Whether it be of the early SDARM conventions or the more recent ones in Ploesti, Romania 1991 and 1995, in Itu, Brazil 1999 and 2003, in Jeju, South Korea 2007, or in Sibiu, Romania 2011—our memory is flooded with the images of brethren and friends…
RLPA News
With the long winter nights ahead of us, what a perfect time to spend with your toddlers or young children exploring these beautiful felt books. These “quiet books” are ideal for taking to church. Great value for your money! Give a special gift that has a personal touch. Parents and Grandparents love to make these kits into felt books that will be treasured for years to come. Kits come ready to cut out. Animal Mothers Animal mothers and their babies…
NSW Conference Delegation Session 2015
Sunday 22 February 2015 Twenty two delegates from all parts of New South Wales met on Sunday morning the 22nd February 2015 at the Schofields Centre to organize the new officers for the coming two years term for the NSW Conference. The delegation Session opened with a silent prayer and hymn “To God Be The Glory”. The scripture reading was taken from Philippians 2:12 last part and 2:13 which was followed by prayers of Brother A C Sas and Sister…
Engagement Congratulations
Matthew Boje and Melissa Mota Brazilian born Melissa Mota came to Australia from Brazil early 2014 to attend four months of our Missionary Training Program. During college, there were many activities that the students participated in, one of them being a camping trip held by the NSW Youth Department in Jervis Bay, NSW on 4-6 April 2014. It was very nice to have Matthew and Nathan Boje from Victoria join our camp, and this is where Matthew and Melissa first…
Busy Bee at Elim Heights Youth Camp
Sunday 30th November 2014 Sunday the 30th November proved to be a very busy one at Elim Heights Youth Camp. With the Youth Convention just around the corner, a planned busy bee was in order. Around thirty people stayed and slept overnight after the Youth Sabbath so they could be ready for an early start Sunday morning. They were joined by others who came back in the morning ready for work. The work accomplished included cleaning of main hall, children’s…
Vegetarian Way Cooking Classes – Schofields Church NSW
3, 10, 17 November 2014 A number of people who have previously attended the “Vegetarian Way” cooking classes have been asking when the next session will be held. Due to other activities taking place, November was the best free time that we had, so we decided to hold these classes the first three Monday evenings in November. There was an average of 51 visitors attending, with the last Monday night having the largest number of attendees. Before each practical session,…
Condolences to Volpp Family – Wilhelm Volpp
Brother Wilhelm F. Volpp Resting in the Lord 1926 – 2014 Pastor Wilhelm F. Volpp went peacefully to his rest at the age of 87 (four days away from his 88th birthday) at his home in Germany, around 10 a.m. German time, on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Due to age, his health condition was gradually deteriorating in the last few weeks. A native of Germany, Bro. Volpp came to the SDA Reform Movement in his youth, and from that time he…
Youth Sabbath – Elim Heights Youth Camp
Sabbath 29th November 2014 Whenever there is a fifth Sabbath in the month, the Sydney churches assemble together to hold the regular Sabbath meetings combined at Elim Heights Youth Camp. The NSW Youth Department asked the NSW Conference if they could delegate the 29th November as a Youth Sabbath, this being where the youth lead out and run all the Sabbath programs for that day. The request was granted by the committee, so we were all treated by the…
Janos Janicek – Eulogy
Janos Janicek – 17 September 1929 to 25 October 2014 Our condolences go to Ilonka Janicek on the loss of her loving husband of 68 years, Janos Janicek, and to the families of Margaret Ciric and Ethel Stoyko on the loss of their uncle and to the family of Frank and Kati Sabo on the loss of their brother-in-law. Janos Janicek (known to many as John) was born September 17, 1929 in Bač, now Serbia, formerly Hungary, to Janos and…
Condolences to Lalic Family
Nada Lalic – 17 April 1944 to 18 October 2014 We would like to extend our sincere sympathy to the Lalic family during this time of loss of their dear one, Nada Lalic. May God comfort and strengthen you through this time of sorrow. Be encouraged as you remember the words of Jesus that she is only asleep until He calls her to awake! Nada Lalic’s “Dash” as Dot (daughter) would call it “I prefer to call it the ‘dash’…