The Link

September 29 2013

Neil Ryan Senior Pastor

Seth Emery Youth Pastor

Kathy Heath Childrens Pastor

Gavin Jones Pastor, LifeChurch

Allan Stanley-Smith Pastor, Pastoral Care

Welcome

September 29 2013

Welcome to Unley Park Baptist today. It is great to have you with us. If you are new to Unley Park, we appreciate that it can be daunting to walk into a new church, so as much as we can, we want to help you feel at home here. In the pew in front of you please find a black folder that contains a white care card for you to complete. There is also a "Welcome Pack" available for you that, among other things, has a special Care Card for you to record your visit and for us to follow up any requests you make. All Care Cards should be "posted" as you leave the church, in the locked box on the table by the "Baptistry Door".

10.00am Morning Tea: Morning Tea Next Week: 5.00pm

Morning Worship Neil Ryan Ros & Geoff Higgins, Lyn Ryan Pauline Sherriff, Lyn Ryan, Irene Downie Life Church

Finances
September 2013 Giving Target Cash Giving to date Electronic Giving to date Total Giving September 26,385 N/A N/A N/A

Account Name: Unley Park Baptist Church Inc Offerings Confidential BSB: 704 922 Account Number: 100013066

Just a Minute
An off-duty member of Britain's Special Forces reportedly helped save a hundred lives as terrorists launched their attack on a Kenyan shopping mall last week. The Daily Mail reports sources as crediting the soldier as a hero of the Nairobi siege after intervening with a handgun as his only weapon. His story emerged after he was photographed - gun tucked into his pants - helping to guide two women away from the carnage. He is said to have then returned to the building which was ringing with intense gunfire. A friend in Nairobi said: "What he did was so heroic. He was having coffee with friends when it happened. He went back in 12 times and saved 100 people. Imagine going back in when you knew what was going on inside." Made me think about how we use the term hero in our modern world. We read the story of this man in Nairobi and in the same breath we talk about a bunch of footballers winning an AFL premiership as being heroes. I saw horrific photos of the bombing of an Anglican Church in Pakistan last week that killed 100 people. These were people standing outside their Church when in a moment; family and friends were taken from them without warning. One man lost 5 family members in the blast. The photos were horrific, but perhaps the one that moved me most was that of a man with anguish all over his face as he felt so helplessly inadequate in the face of such pain and loss and insanity. Those who carried out this atrocity are hailed heroes by those who hold to the same fanatical religious beliefs. Our world is looking for heroes. I enjoy watching footballers play the game that I love. I admire the SAS soldier who rescued people from imminent death; I abhor those terrorists who simply regard a child's life as a commodity that can buy notoriety for their cause. But I want to emulate that man who bore the weight of the pain and savagery of what happened outside his Church. He probably felt nothing like a hero. In fact he probably felt just the opposite, as he sat there helpless, broken and with a numbing sense of futility as he looked around him. But in a world like we live in, I want to be a person with a heart like that. I dont care whether anyone sees it, or knows it, or hails it as anything special. I want to be a person like that, not just in the crisis of life, but in those unremarkable moments when God is saying. Whom will I send, who will go for us? Here am I lord, send me! God Bless Neil

Morning Tea
We are looking for more people to go on the Morning Tea Roster. If you would like to help out next year please contact Lyn Ryan.

Newcomers Information Session

If you have recently commenced attending Unley Park you are invited to an Information th Session which will be held straight after the morning service on 13 October in the Lounge. This is an opportunity for you to find out more about Church life and to meet with the Pastors, the Ministry Leadership Team and Church Leaders in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. The session will be brief with hot & cold drinks available. Please come and join with us for this occasion. If you have any questions or concerns please see Garry Gooden.

Operation Christmas Child

Thank you for helping us with Operation Christmas Child. th Please return all boxes no later than Sunday 20 October as they are st to be delivered to the Samaritan Centre on Monday 21 October. Your boxes can be left with the display at the front of the church or under the Operation Christmas Child table by the Baptistry.

October School Holidays

Parents please note that UPbc will be in recession during the school holidays. th UPbc will resume on Sunday 20 October. The Creche facilities will be available for you to use with Babies to Kindergarten age children only as these facilities are specifically age appropriate. Children are welcome to bring their own games to use in the Main Hall during Coffee time. (No ball games please)

Furniture for Refugee Families

Thank you for the overwhelming response from UPBC for furniture as requested in last weeks Link. The Link had barely hit the airwaves when I had a phone call for furniture and offers of money. Your donations have spread beyond the one family to others who have concluded their six week Government Hospitality and must find they own accommodation at a reasonable price. A difficult task in todays economic climate. Deuteronomy 10: 18. God defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.

Thankyou
Thank you for all the help, concern and love that many people have given me since arriving at UPBC. This makes me very happy. Thank you so very much. Nette Renolds

Leisure Club
CHRISTMAS MEETING WITH SOUL FACTOR. The Leisure Club has purchased 24 tickets (two tables together in front of the stage) for the Soul Factor Christmas Production For unto Y-all; A Cowboy Christmas for Sunday afternoon, 1st December at 2:30pm. You are asked to purchase tickets ASAP from Frank and Val Park at $20 each (group booking price). Personal accounts have purchased the tickets. FOR OCTOBER the Leisure Club will have afternoon tea at the TOPIARY RESTAURANT and visit the historical Neumanns Nursery .The original nursery in the Adelaide Hills dates back to 1856. Storms and droughts later forced the family to relocate at Tea tree Gully. More information will come soon.

Welcome Pack Insert

It is with great appreciation that we thank Danny Page for designing the Ministries Insert for the Welcome Pack. We also thank Monica Toelken who was able to reformat the insert to fit the difficult Welcome Pack folder. Its a long time since we have had a full coverage on paper of the ministries of UPBC. Please take a look when passing.

Request for Home-Made Biscuits

Once a year our Church provides home-made biscuits for the Unley Senior Citizens Pleasant Sunday Afternoon.The date this year is Sunday October 13th. Please can we th have your support again? Biscuits can be brought to Church on the morning of the 13 and left in the Church Kitchen.

Pre-service prayer
We meet each Sunday morning before the coffee time and before the service, in Neil Ryan's office for a short time of prayer at 9.45 a.m. All welcome. "Did I not say to you, if you believe, you will see the glory of God"? John 11:40

Our Missionary Families

The Badger Family Tim, Bron, Stephen, Joshua, Amie, Annalise & Kaitlyn OMF, Manila, Philippines This week is the final week of first term at school and will culminate in Parent Teacher Interviews at the end of the week. We will also be th celebrating Joshua's 11 birthday with a two of his best friends. Give thanks for his life and understanding of God's saving grace for him. Tim has been super busy the last few weeks as he has been trying to finish up several outstanding tasks. Please pray for uninterrupted time so that he can reach his goal of finishing all the tasks by the end of this coming week. This coming Friday will be our October Friday Night Live event at SonRise Cafe. Please pray for the musicians as they share their testimony through song, and for those who come to listen, that their hearts would be open to hear the gospel message. Pray for our team of missionaries and Japanese staff, as they manage this busy event too! On Saturday, Joshuas kindergarten will hold their annual Sports Day. It will be a great opportunity to get to know other families better, and a special opportunity for the dads to meet each other. Please continue to pray for our developing friendships with these kindergarten families.

The Ames Family Owen, Sarah, Rachel, Jessica & Joshua OM/TEAM Church Planting, Tokyo, Japan

Pray for these families

Names for this week beginning September 29: Nanette Cumming Corrie & Alice Davel John & Bev Dewhirst Ryan Dick & Linda Carrapiett, Caitlin & Cameron Irene Downie Jon, Sue, Joel, Caitlin & Caleb Dyer

Greetings from some Iranian friends.

Do you remember the 3 Iranian women (Maryam, her sister and mother) who worshipped with us for some weeks from last Christmas and into the New Year until they moved to Melbourne? Two weeks ago they phoned to say that they are still being processed and not allowed to work as yet, but are renting accommodation (no longer living with friends) and have linked up with a church in the suburb of Reservoir in north Melbourne. And Maryam excitedly said that they are now Christians and taking a course that prepares them for Baptism. They remember the warm welcome Unley Park Baptist gave them and gratefully send their greetings and love.So do join with them in praising God for their new found faith and pray for them as they take this very significant step of baptism in their lives.

To continue the churchs goal to build church community through integrating newcomers and practicing hospitality, we are planning another Hospitality Sunday and would encourage you, our church family, to participate.

Entertaining Angels - Hospitality Sunday Sunday 10th November 2013

SAVE THE DATE
This is a great opportunity to meet together over a meal with those you may not know and maybe even others you do. In order to facilitate this Annette Lawrence, Allan & Suzanne Stanley Smith, Heather Waldron and Garry Gooden will allocate guests to hosts. We therefore need both HOSTS and GUESTS! In fact we need more guests than hosts so please dont feel embarrassed about nominating to be guests. Participation forms will be available soon.

This week at UPBC

Playgroup In recess for school holidays Prayer Team Tuesday October 1 9.30am-11.30am Tuesday October 1 9.30am-10.30am Tuesday October 1 11am-12noon Tuesday October 1 5.30pm - 8.00pm Wednesday October 2 9.30am - 11.30am Wednesday October 2 7.45pm - 9.00pm Thursday October 3 9.30am Friday October 4 7.30pm - 9.30pm Sunday October 6 10.00am Sunday October 6 5.00pm

Hilighters

Munchiez Food Van

Playgroup In recess for school holidays Bible study at the church

Know Your Bible In recess for school holidays Elevate Youth Group (year 8-12) In recess for school holidays Morning Worship

LifeChurch

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