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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,…

16 November 2014 Once again an enthusiastic number of youth and older folks met together at Lady Carrington Drive, Royal National Park NSW with their bikes at 9:45am. As the day dawned, it was pouring rain in Sydney, but that did not deter the keen ones, who were looking forward to enjoying God’s beautiful creation, to still come along.  The closer we got to the National Park the clearer the skies became until there was a beautiful clear day with…

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…

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…

Elim Heights Youth Camp – 2-7 November 2014 The time was set again to come back and finish the project started   at Fly and Build Stage One. Although we didn’t have as many volunteers on the ground as during stage one, one faithful group of people came together and straight away started working. Monday There were a few missing posts that needed concreting and some sleepers cut into right length and installed. Madalin Duna and Gabi Mandic started welding…

FOCUS on Success – 1 November 2014 The first Sabbath of the month had come around again, November 1st, and this called for another Youth Focus Meeting night. This night was decided to be a fruit and finger food night, as being summer-like, and with the beautiful hot weather, fruits were sure to cool us all down. It was held at Joe and Lidia Voncina’s home, where Br Peter Lausevic held an open discussion on “Success” and what this word…

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…

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’…

Abercrombie Caves NSW It dawned a beautiful day the 3rd of October 2014 and with plenty of firewood loaded up, my brother and I set off to the wonderful campground of Abercrombie Caves. Arriving before noon to help set up the many tents and tarpaulins, we soon found our camping area, which was nicely nestled in a corner so we could all be together. By the time most of the people arrived it was time to open Sabbath with a…

Christ’s Message to Laodicea – 26-29 September 2014 The WA Field Conference was held at a lovely scenic place called Logue Brook Dam Campground from the 26th-29th of September, 2014. Church friends and family arrived at the campground on Friday and gathered at sunset in the meeting area to welcome in the Sabbath and listen to the opening meeting of the camp presented by Br Jim Newman. The theme of the camp was based on the letter written by Christ,…

Saved by Grace – Davi P. Silva & Jorai P. da Cruz Today, more than ever before, the people of God are in great need of power from above to finish the work of spreading the gospel.  It is high time that we should study, accept, live, and preach with power the precious truth that salvation is possible only by the grace of Christ. Is man saved by faith without works?  Or by faith with works?  Or by faith which…

On Sabbath afternoon 20 September at 1:30pm our young people and supporters from the Clayfield Church arrived at the Wesley Home for the elderly to sing and praise God for the group who were gathered there. The theme for the afternoon was ‘The Woman at the Well.’ After much practice over the past weeks, our little “choir” gathered with all their instruments. Daniella introduced the group, and the first item was “The Woman at the Well”. Daniella then told the…