Easter is upon us already! Church times at RPC are as follows...

Good Friday 7pm. We will be enjoying some great music and fellowship as we remember what Jesus' death means to us today. Followed by supper with hot cross buns!

Easter Sunday 10am. After thinking about our risen Lord and Saviour we will be sharing some morning tea (probably some chocolate eggs...) and coffee.

Feel free to join us!

This weekend (23rd-25th of March) we are having our church camp, or weekend away. As a result, church will not take place in our church building at 10am this sunday, but rather at Camp Wanawong (11 Fifth Ave, Loftus) at 9:30.

This year we started having our church lunches twice a month instead of once a month. First sunday of the month is when we bring something to share. The third sunday of the month is when we bring $4 to help cover the cost of lunch.

Our next church lunch will be the first sunday in March. This will also be our big annual evaluation and planning day (otherwise known as an annual general meeting!). We have lots to think about as we plan for new ministries starting up this year.

RPC rents out rooms in a house in Payten St, Putney. It is near shops and parks and the water and very big mansion like houses! We have one larger room vacant at the moment for $130 a week. It is large and has a built in wardrobe.

We also have a smaller one that looks like being vacant soon. It is smaller without a built in wardrobe and rents for $110 a week.

Water and electricity is included in the rent. There is no phone connected as our tenants usually have their own mobile phone.

If you would like more info then please contact me at dave@achurchinryde.com.

Our first priority is to rent rooms to Christian blokes who attend rpc. Next is Christian blokes who want to live with other Christian blokes.

In church at the moment we are looking at the Gospel according to Luke. The four Gospel accounts that we find in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) are accounts of Jesus' life. They focus on his ministry years when he taught the disciples and died on a cross.

We will work our way through Luke as we lead up to Easter. Last week we looked at the story of Jesus asking Simon (Peter) to follow him (Luke 5:1-11). It always amazes me. Jesus knows I am a sinful man, and yet, just like with Simon, he invites me to work with him. Very cool!