Hi church family.
This Sunday we have the privilege of having the South African artist Andre deVilliers minister to us through music and sharing his testimony. Use this opportunity to bring a friend along. If you have adult/high school children, make sure to bring them too. Andre has an amazing way of connecting with young and old. His testimony touches the heart (so you might want to bring a tissue as well.)
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This week our church has been the host for Andre's visit to Perth. We are thankful to the families that have loaned him a car and provided accommodation. Through our network, we were able to have him minister in an impactful way to the men at Shalom House on Tuesday night (pictured below.) They were so moved by his ministry that they invited him back next week to minister to the women at Shalom House.
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Wednesday lunchtime we invited Andre to share with our staff and some of our music team members about his journey, humble beginnings, the road to fame and how he became a Christ follower. He also shared about the unique ways God has been able to use him in ministries from prisons in Africa to churches, schools and all kinds of other groups around the world. We took inspiration from him and the way he walks in humility and total dependence before God.
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Last night we had Andre visit Cambrai Village - where one of our families' (Bruce & Louise) mother is a resident who helped make the evening possible. The elderly there made a special evening of it, putting on soup and bread. They LOVED the stories and songs shared by Andre and could not thank him enough for visiting. Afterwards one of the men commented with a smile; "I've never heard anything like this in my whole life."
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In the picture above you'll notice the screen says 'Thank you Westcor.' That was because a friend of Andre who owns that company heard he'll be ministering to elderly. He sent two boxes of reading glasses (40 total) as a gift to them. I had the honour of doing the handover to Lynn Taylor (pictured below.)
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We thank God for the blessing of hosting Andre this week and look forward to his music and message to us this Sunday morning.
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Pictured below:
Some of the team members from our welcome group at Sunday's meeting. I love the age diversity represented here. Marlene did a great job leading the meeting and giving us pointers to be more effective in our welcome ministry. The team also provided good ideas and input as well. Thank you to everyone who serves in this area.
*If this is a ministry you would like to join, please get in touch with Marlene or any of the other team members.
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Our young adults had some get-togethers as well; Sunday after church and then again on Monday night.
If as a young adult you/your child want to connect in this way, get in touch with Alex or any of the familiar faces you see in the photos. Our heart's prayer is for our young adults to continually build new and strengthen old friendships with their Christian peers in our church. Being part of a Christian friendship circle is a blessing that can last their whole life long.
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If you watch our services with the live stream on Sundays, you might notice we sometimes have difficulty with the connection on our FaceBook platform.
The good news is we also stream live to YouTube which is a more stable platform with no interruptions.
This link connects you to our YouTube site. You can click on it and 'like/subscribe' so you receive notifications when we stream live on Sundays. https://youtu.be/lzgv2IFHEgE.
Our streaming tech ( Tienie) said in a recent post; 'We highly encourage everyone to start watching the Sunday services on Youtube when you are watching online. Youtube is a much more mature and stable platform than Facebook when it comes to live streams.'
You can also watch previous sermons on our YouTube platform. |
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Dates to note:
Sun 18 Sep - Andre de Villiers (Christian artist from South Africa)
Sun 25 Sep - Lord's Supper
Sun 2 Oct - Christmas Child boxes collection Sunday
Sun 9 Oct - Classis pulpit swap - Pastor Ben Murphy
Sun 30 Oct - Reformation Sunday
26-27 Nov - South African Carols, Food Fest and Christmas Market
kersfees.info (Afrikaans)
carols.info (English)
'I will build my church, and the gates of Hell will not overcome it.' - Jesus, Matthew 16:18
God bless you all
Pastor Joe
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Or via Direct Deposit / Internet banking:
National Bank
Grace CRC account
bsb: 086136
acc: 587361939
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Christmas Child boxes will be available at church in the foyer area.
Collection Sunday - 2 October
The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to provide God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
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Duty/Tea
18 September
Coly Family
(Pierre & Mitzi)
Booysen Family
(Alan & Marlene)
De Beer Family
(Stephen & Elsje)
Tea Leader: Sanet Rudman
25 September
De Beer Family
(Stephen & Amy)
Croucher Family
(Gary & Zelda)
De Bruyn Family
(Theunis & Marianne)
Tea Leader: Cecile Vermeulen
Music Team
18 September
Joe Vermeulen
Ané Jansen
Anna-Carin Brink
Ilse Lorenzen
Elizabeth Jansen
Rudie Crous
Laetitia Seymore
25 September
Petrie Viljoen
Amber Croucher
Petro Bekker
Joe Vermeulen
Matthew Bosch
Shannon Calitz
Ane Jansen
Sound
18 September
Setup: Lee-Roy Lamont
Mixing: Byron Keno
25 September
Setup: George Wilsenach
Mixing: Stephen Whitmore
Greeters & Connect:
18 September
Alicia Botha, Bruce Taylor, George Le Roux
25 September
Jannie & Annelee v Tonder, Innis Cloete
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Welcome Team
18 September
Robbie Bruce
Annelee v Tonder
Carmen Martins
25 September
Marlene Booysen
Melody Jamieson
Lisa Jamieson
Laptop
Ine Cloete
25 September
TBA
Trailer
18 September
Nico Botha
25 September
Shannon Farren
Kids@Grac
18 September
Jnr Kids@Grace
Teacher:
Sheila Button
Helpers:
Allan Onyango
Iné Cloete
Karen Segers
Kids@Grace
Big Group Time
Charné Vermeulen
Year 1-2
Kathy Farren
Year 3-4
Charné Vermeulen
Year 5-6
Lizanne Heyns
Helper: Andrea Vorster
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Happy Birthday!
16 September: Chane Kruger
17 September: Pieter Jordaan, Jaedyn du Plooy, Mioné v d Merwe
18 September: Karen Prins, Emma Swart
20 September: Chidien v d Schyff
21 September: Francois Kruger, Natalie Wessels, Daniel Lummis
22 September: Hannelie Grober, Emma v Wyk, Isabelle Pretorius, Lourens Viljoen, Alana Venter
23 September: Johann du Plooy, Alicia Bronkhorst, Luke Grimbeek
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Giving:
Internet banking:
National Bank
Grace CRC account
bsb: 086136
acc: 587361939
*Please write ‘donation’ or ‘tithe’ in the description.
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Second Offering:
18 September
Reformed Theological College
https://bit.ly/giving_grace_church
Grace Church Debit Order Form;
bit.ly/church_debit_order_form
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Sunday Service Times: 9:30am
Venue:
ECU Auditorium
(Edith Cowan University)
Building 32
Joondalup
Pastor: Joe Vermeulen
Staff: Andrea Vorster, Cecile Vermeulen,
Alex Thompson, Lizanne Heyns, Byron Keno, Christo Scheffer
Office: admin@gracecrc.org.au
Postal: 27 Norcia Way, Ellenbrook, WA, 6069
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Church Council:
Joe Vermeulen, Tian Kotze,
Roy Ray Del Val, Alex Thompson,
David Pieterse, Gideon Kirsten,
Nico Botha, Hans Boer.
Finance Committee:
Tian Kotze, Leon Lorenzen,
Nico Claassen, Andrea Vorster
Church Council Portfolios:
Joe Vermeulen: Lead Pastor, Sunday services, Prayer, Staff
Alex Thompson: Young Adults, Missions, General Support & Logistics
David Pieterse: Welcome, Greeters, Connect
Nico Botha: Trailer, Sunday setup team, Outreach
Tian Kotze: Finance committee
Hans Boer: Pastoral care, Diaconate
Roy Ray Del Val: Small Groups
Gideon Kisten: Chuch Building & Building Fund
Cecile Vermeulen: Admin office, Women of Grace, Sunday tea/coffee, Hospitality, General Support & Logistics
Lizanne Heyns: Kids Church
Christo Scheffer: Youth, CC Clerk, General Support & Logistics
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