Come and be part of the Christmas Tree Marketplace on Saturday 9 December. Current stalls are: cake, craft, plants, candles, cards, treasures, BBQ, drinks. Looking for a few more stalls to make the day an interesting and exciting day. If you’re interested, contact Audrey Burger via the Church Office
Please note: We will have a COMBINED SERVICE at 10am in the MINISTRY CENTRE this Sunday, 28 May followed by a community lunch and the AGM which will begin at 12noon. We hope to see you there!
This is a summary of some key dates in the St John's community this year. Check the News or Upcoming Events tabs for more details as the dates get closer.
Sat 20 - Sun 21: SA-NT District Synod
Sat 27 May: Grace Conference
Sun 28 May: AGM
Sat 3 June: Guess who's coming to Dinner?
Sat 24 June: Safe Church Training
Sun 30 June: Art Exhibition
Sat 12 Aug: Quiz Night
Sun 27 Aug: Rite of First Communion
Fri 13 Oct: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Service
Tues 31 Oct: Light up Halloween
Sat 4 Nov: Women's Retreat
Sun 5 Nov: All Saints Day
Sun 19 Nov: Half-Yearly Meeting
Sun 26 Nov: Rite of Confirmation
Thurs 7 - Sun 10 Dec: Christmas Tree Festival
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Pastor Andrew recently completed a sermon series on the theme of Stewardship and shared a wonderful resource called the "Stewardship: The Whole of Life" which we can use to reflect on the various areas of our lives and how they fit together. For us the segments of the wheel radiate out from the hub, which is our relationship with God through his Son, Jesus Christ.
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life - your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life-and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” – Romans 12:1,2
- Masks are strongly encouraged in indoor public places
- We still encourage good hand hygiene and physical distancing
- Please do not attend Church or other events if you are unwell
- We encourage our Communion Helpers and Wardens to continue with masks/gloves for Communion distribution until the end of September
It is important that we respect everyone, whether they choose to wear a mask or not. It is not mandated - but it is strongly encouraged.
The St John's Business Directory is a list of businesses owned by the members of St John's Unley.
We invite our community to support these businesses.
If you would like your business added to the directory, please email the church office.
GROWING FAITH AT HOME is a weekly lectionary-based resource to help your households live, share and celebrate faith together each and every week!
- Looking for a way to link Sunday worship with household faith formation Sunday to Sunday?
- Want to provide resources to help parents and grandparents pass on the Christian faith in their homes?
A resource that connects weekly congregational worship with the faith life of the home.
Where does GROWING FAITH AT HOME come from?
GROWING FAITH AT HOME is developed by the Lutheran Church of Australia department, Grow Ministries
Is GROWING FAITH AT HOME only for families with children or youth?
People of all ages can use the devotional resources (Bible readings, prayers, blessings) in their personal or couple ‘quiet times’.
Small groups, ministry teams and committees can also benefit from using the Faith Talk questions for spiritual reflection and focus.
Using GROWING FAITH AT HOME to its full potential requires more than simply photocopying the resources and distributing them to select households. It has proven to be of most benefit when reinforced through Sunday worship, promoted to households on an ongoing basis and supplemented with practical teaching and training.
A Congregational users guide and Home user's guide have been developed to help you introduce the resource to your congregation and support its use over time.
If you would like to know more about mentoring, check out the Mentoring Equipping documents here.