Ryde Presbyterian Church

Starting this Wednesday we will be running an Introducing Jesus course for 8 weeks. People are invited along, be it for one night or more, to check out what it is all about. The course involves discussions and dvd presentations. It is an opportunity to grapple with who God is and who we are in relation to him.

It will begin at 7:30pm and will include coffee and "nice" food to encourage conversations and complement the fine coffee! Anyone seeking to meet God or get to know him better is welcome. The meetings will be at the back of the hall complex. For more info contact me (Dave) through this website!

It is one year (and one week) since we launched our new website...or there abouts!! How exciting!

Because people are more interested in our Jesus All About Life banner theft than our website anniversary I will give you the latest update! The organisers of the campaign have said they will replace stolen banners for free! This is good because as yet we have not raided the Anglicans up the road...their security has just been too tight! They actually have two banners, and one is at the top of their church tower...we would need to employ our special ops unit to take it out.

Due to the time of year that it is we have a number of events and activities coming up. There will be more info over the next few weeks, but we want people to know about our "Carols Outback" evening that is on the 12th of December. It will start at about 6pm with face painting, jumping castle/s, live music and BBQ. The carol singing will kick off at about 7:30pm. It is in the backyard of the church. Everyone and anyone is welcome!

Thats right, our "Jesus all about Life" banner has been stolen! If you are not yet aware of the Jesus all about Life campaign, it is a media campaign running across Sydney, designed at raising awareness of Jesus and what He can offer people.

The good news for those who took the banner is that they are forgiven, Jesus has died for their sins (including this one), but we would encourage them to seek reconciliation with Jesus over this matter (and any others)!

If they would like to return the banner it would be greatly appreciated. If it is not returned in the next few days we will have to head up the road to the Anglican Church under cover of darkness and nick theirs...so please return it soon!

Last Sunday we ate our church lunch together. The smell of curry filled the hall. We waited patiently, salivating as the aromas wafted around the room. Ken was nervous, hanging back as people filled their plates and shuffled off to find a seat and sample the food that had been offered. Would people enjoy what had been prepared? Would they be repulsed, but pretend it was nice (church people can be very polite).

Lunch was great! Thanks Ken for preparing it for us! (I am not being polite, it really was great)

This Sunday (4th Oct) is going to be a big day for me!

I will have to get up an hour earlier than usual due to daylight saving. This should not be too difficult as I have been waking up an hour earlier than usual because of the sunlight streaming through our bedroom window! Also, this Sunday we are having our church lunch. Ken is cooking up some mystery pot of mystery!

As well as these two things Sunday is also our yearly "Thanksgiving Day". Thanksgiving Day is about remembering what God has done for us as individuals, as a local church, as a wider church and for all of creation!

God has indeed been good to us in sending his Son as a gift, even though we have not treated God as we should have. We are also very grateful for all that he has given us at RPC. We have great facilities, great people, great conversations, great food and great news!