16th April, 2017
Licencing & Ordination: Andy Buchan’s licencing and ordination will be held at EPC this Friday 21 st April at 7:30 pm. Supper will be served afterwards, so if you can help with providing food , please contact Helen Cameron.
Annual Congregational Meeting: The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held next Sunday, 23 rd April, commencing at approximately 11:45 am. Reports are available in advance of that meeting.
Working Bee: Please set aside time to help out at the Working Bee on Saturday 29 th April . We will start at around 9 am. Jobs to be done include: planting at the front of the property on Batman Road, windows, weeding, and general maintenance. Morning Tea will be served, so if you could help with that, please let Melody know.
The Vine Project with Colin Marshall: A one-day training event for leaders in churches and ministries around Melbourne. Delivered by one of the authors of ‘The Vine Project’, Colin Marshall will speak about creating a disciple-making culture. MONDAY MAY 1st, RTC Melbourne Campus, bookings: http://www.rtc.edu.au/events or chat to Andy Buchan for more details.
CAP Training Event: Christians Against Poverty, May 6 at the Keilor City Church. Josh did the training last year and found it well worth doing. We are looking to send 4 more people to learn how to use this ministry tool which helps people with basic financial budgeting. If we develop a strong team we could become a CAP Debt Centre to which people will be referred. Please talk to Don for more information.
Pastor’s Holidays: While Anne is in the US visiting her parents Don will be on holidays until April 30.
Word In Song Music Conference: Saturday, 13th May, 2017, St Hilary’s Anglican Church (12 John St, Kew). This conference is supported by EMU music. “ A chance to be encouraged and refreshed, to hear from the Bible, and to grow in practical skills for music ministry in your church. “ It’s open to anyone, with workshops on singing, song writing, playing in bands, and understanding music from a biblical perspective. Visit www.emumusic.com to register.
Evergreens: This week we will have an excellent speaker from Ambulance Victoria come to speak to us. Wednesday 19 th April, at 1:30 pm. with afternoon tea afterwards.
Easter Chocolate: The Ivory Coast region of Africa is the major source of cocoa used in chocolate products. Much of this is harvested by child labour, very often due to human trafficking. Stop the Traffik is led by a coalition of churches and community groups. Its grass roots campaigns have brought about much awareness and huge positive response from major chocolate manufacturers. See http://stopthetraffik.com.au/chocolate/ for fascinating information and a Good Egg guide. This year ‘Thank You’ cards are being distributed to Aldi and Haighs, who only use certified cocoa. Also to Coles and Woolworths to thank them for responding positively to the ‘please change’ cards of previous years. There is, also, a postcard campaign to Darrell Lea who have taken no public action. Cards are available in the foyer.
Prayer Group: Frank Mapperson and Ian Sandham continue to meet at Ian’s on Thursday, for a half hour of prayer. If you are able to join them, or you have queries, please talk to Frank on 0432 743 673.…………………………….
Future Events:
Bibway DDT: A Road Map to the Bible. Pt1– April 30, A Theological Overveiw. This is a key event for anyone who has a teaching ministry at EPC but will greatly enrich everyone’s understanding of the Bible. Bibway is vital to handling Scripture with integrity. We will meet at 3:00pm.
Men’s Convention : This year’s convention at Belgrave Heights is based on the theme “ Clarity in a Confused World. ” It will be held on Friday evening and Saturday, 26 to 27 May. We hope to have brochures available shortly. In the meantime full information is available at www.bhc.orh.au. Once again our music group will provide music for the Saturday sessions.
