29th April 2018

Safe Church Training:

Printed copies of the Safe Church Refresher course are available on the foyer table, to take and read. Alternatively, see the Safe Church website at www.safechurchpcv.org.au/resources/ Look for Safe Church Refresher Course Offline Version. Alternatively, you can watch the YouTube video available from the same website. An updated version of the Policy, Procedure and Practice Manual is available in the hall.

Youth Group:

Term 2 for Youth Group starts today at 4:00pm. Come along for fun, conversation, games and thinking about God’s Word in our lives. Today’s topic is  Humans, God and the Planet.

Evergreens:

We meet again on Wednesday May 2 at 1:30 pm, for a Bible study, led by Don.

Open Table:

On the menu for the next Open Table on Sunday May 6 at 5:30 pm is Baked Spuds with an array of fillings. Come along to have a feast and connect with friends old and new. Adults $6 & children over 3 $4. Invite a friend and RSVP by Tuesday May 1 , to  opentable@elthampc.com.au  or 0403 773 805, or the CONNECT form at church.

Servanthood Roster:

It’s that time again, when Melody needs you to think about how you might be able to help with the various tasks that help things to function smoothly on Sundays. If you’ve not been on the roster before, but would like to do something during this coming quarter, please talk to Melody about what is involved. Dates for availability need to be sent to Melody by Tuesday May 1.

Open Morning:

Plenty Valley Christian College is holding an Open Morning on Tuesday May 8 from 9 am to 10:30 am. For enquiries, please call the college.

Colin Buchanan: 

Valley Presbyterian Church & Plenty Valley Christian College are hosting a Colin Buchanan concert on Sunday June 17 at 3:30pm. It will pay to book early if you want to go. Flyers are on the tables in the foyer with the information you need.

Entrust Women’s Conference:

This will be our next LIFT event. It is to be held at the Belgrave Heights Convention Centre from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday May 12. The theme this year is: “Peace by Piece”, based on Philippians 4. Please go to entrustwomen.com.au for more details and for registration. We will arrange carpooling closer to the time.
Men’s Convention:

The 20th Men’s Convention is on May 25-25 . Main speakers are Murray Capill from the Reformed Theological College and Carl Beech from Christian Vision for Men. Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, John Anderson, will be the keynote speaker Friday evening. This event is a key event for EPC men. There are options to attend just parts of the event if you can’t attend it all. Sign up online. Registration must be in before May 21 if you want to include Saturday’s lunch.

For the Love of God:

The Centre for Public Christianity has produced a documentary on the contribution of the church to our world. The subtitle is; How the church is better and worse than you ever imagined. There will be a screening at Village Doncaster, Wednesday evening, June 20. They will only precede with this event if they sell a minimum of 87 tickets. It would be great if a number of us could go along as an EPC outing.

Go to  betterandworse.film for more information.

EPC CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

May 6               Open Table

May 12             Entrust Women’s Conference

May 24/25      Men’s Convention