3rd July 2016
Designer World:
The Theological College is running a special mini conference, July 21-23, presenting the case that our world shows all the signs of being wonderfully designed. Guest presenter is Prof Stuart Burgess . He will also be speaking at the Bundoora PC 5pm service on July 24. More details here.
Deeper Discipleship Training :
Our next Deeper Discipleship Training (DDT) workshop will be Personal Devotions, July 17 & 24, 7:00pm-8:00pm. We will talk about the challenges and joys of regular devotions and the value of finding a method that works best for you.
Safe Church Training :
The next Safe Church training will be held at Frankston PC on this Thursday 7th July, commencing at 6:30 pm sharp, and finishing at 9:30 pm. If you are attending this event, please register at safechurch@pcvic.org.au or by phone or text to 0499 090 449.
Evergreens:
Evergreens will not be meeting this week. Our next gathering will be on Wednesday 20th July.
EPC Directory :
Melody has started work on updating the church directory. In accordance with new guidelines from the Safe Church Unit, everyone is required to give permission for their details to be published. Melody will email this information to everyone, along with your contact details currently available. Please respond as soon as possible. If you do not receive this email this week, please contact Melody.
EPC Lending Library:
Neighbour to Neighbour Resources : New books are now available on the shelves in the hall. These have been selected with outreach in mind, covering topics that may come up in conversation with ‘not-yet’ Christians. These include short and helpful books on evangelism, talking about sexuality, other religions, atheism, worldviews, trusting the bible, and more. There are also a few books on marriage. Whether you’re married or not, part of our witness in today’s world includes promoting and defending a biblical concept of marriage. Please speak to Andy Buchan if you’re looking for a particular topic, and remember to sign the books out and return them!
Colin Buchanan Concert:
Valley Presbyterian Church are hosting a Colin Buchanan concert on the 23rd of October as a big outreach event. EPC is contributing $500 to help them with this event and we are also providing some funds to buy gift tickets for some of our mainly music people. Even though it seems a long way off tickets are selling fast so we urge you to get in early if you are interested. Promotional cards are in the foyer with all the details you need.
Missions Breakfast:
Forward Notice that the speaker for our next Missions Breakfast will be Marg Docking from Wise Choices For Life. The breakfast will be held on Saturday, September 17. More details closer to the time.
Prison Ministry Appeal:
The missions committee has started an appeal to help Sue Steendam in her work with the prisons in the Blantyre Synod of Malawi. Donations may be put into the box on the table, or through the following bank account: BSB 037 869 Account No: 499737625 Account Name: Susan Steendam OR Bpay biller code: 214932 Reference number: 1200029418915.
If you use the EPC bank account, please remember to add “Prison Ministry” to the reference. If you would like to receive reports from John and Sue while they are away, please let Melody know and she can arrange this.
EPC Bank Details:
For those people who wish to use Electronic Banking, the details you will need are as follows. Please remember to include the words “General Offering” or “Missions” as your reference.
Bank Name: Westpac
Account Name: Eltham Presbyterian Church
BSB and Account Numbers: 033-058 380596
