August 2011
The Church of the Good Shepherd
Thanks for reading what’s going on at church here.
We were saddened by the death of Lorna Smart in the last month, after a long period of ill health.
Her funeral was held on Thursday July 28.
We pray for Brian and all of Lorna’s family as they cope with her loss.
Over the last month we’ve had two guest speakers, including one from our own church! It was a privilege to hear Deborah Banks from Bugong speak to us on July 17 about how she became a Christian.
Deb regularly attends church here.
Deborah and her family – husband David, son Josh and daughters Catherine, Frankie and Faith – arrived in the Valley about two years ago.
Deborah and David are strong Christians and love gently sharing their faith in Jesus with their neighbours and folk who want to listen.
Here’s a date for your diary: Sunday August 14 at 10 a.m.
Come to our church hall at this time and date and hear Jordan Worner singing and speaking at our Sunday service. Jordan played music at the Carols in the Valley last year.
You are very welcome to come along to our service and stay for a BBQ afterwards. Jordan will be leading a music workshop at our Valley Youth group on Friday July 12 from 6 pm to 8 pm, so if you have teens who want to play music bring them along.
Finally - over the next couple of months come and hear about love here at the Church of the Good Shepherd!
Our bible talk series on Sundays is about love as presented in the Bible.
Here’s a spoiler for you: God says that He himself is love.
Want to get your head around that?
Come and find out what that means for you and your life and relationships.
It could change your life forever.
Andrew Paterson