Church-Wide Training Day
9am Saturday (tomorrow!)
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Final chance to sign up TODAY
Catering will be provided as well as some fun activities between sessions. Plan to come - it will be life-giving!
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Enjoy coffee? Read this...
now in the chapel courtyard until 9.50am and then after church
(please join the coffee queue by 9.45am)
Hmmm... coffee...! Enjoy your cuppa before church? We're making some changes, so read on...!
- You will need to do the COVID jig (sign in and get your name label) before you can be served coffee (yep - better get there early!)
- Coffee will now be served both before and after the service from the grassed chapel area - thank you for maintaining social distancing :)
- All profits from the coffee will be directed towards a specific project... more info on this shortly.
Given that there is sometimes a queue for signing in (we're working on this!), if you would like a coffee it is particularly important that you sign in before 9.45am. We will stop taking coffee orders at 9.50am sharp.
Thank you for your help in maintaining social distancing whilst queuing to both sign in and order coffee...
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At Coro, we seek to be a people focused on Jesus; worshipping God, building one another up, enacting God's justice and proclaiming the good news of Jesus to the world.
After church on Sunday 25 October we will have our Congregational Meeting (AGM) where we will provide an update on various aspects of our life together as a church family as well as seek to elect four elders to help us prayerfully work towards our vision.
We would love you all to enter fully into this process. Firstly, please pray for the Lord's leading and His choice of elders to be elected. Secondly, consider who you may nominate. See our web/app event for full information including links to the nomination forms.
Nominations close in 1 week - on Sunday 27 September
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Sunday morning worship
10.00am Sunday 20 September
In our message this week, Simon continues our new series A Different Kind of Freedom unpacking chapters 9-11 of Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth (1 Corinthians).
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Life Group Bible Studies
prepared by Graham Buxton
Thanks to Graham for these Life Group Bible Studies - there's an introduction and then short and helpful studies with questions for this whole series. Copies available at church this weekend or click the image or link to download.
Download the Bible Studies from the previous series (Good Different: 1 Cor 5-8 here and Fool's Gold:1 Cor 1-4 here).
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COVID Marshals
Some of you may be aware of the recent requirement from the State Government to introduce 'COVID Marshals' - this includes places of worship.
For further information check out this New Times article and this letter from Felicity Avery, our General Secretary or check out the 'COVID Marshals' tab on our COVID-19 Information resource page.
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This weekend (Fri 18 - Sun 20 Sep)
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Youth Group
6.30-9.00pm Friday 18 Sep
Chill Night (1 John 5:6-21)
CoroUniting Church
Hey everyone! This week we have our Chill Night. Thereβs going to be a whole heap of games available to play throughout the night such as, MarioKart, giant jenga, jungle speed and a whole heap more.
Weβre also going to wrapping up our series on 1 John so make sure you get along for that.
This week will be a great chance to invite your friends and weβll see you all tomorrow night!
Follow us on instagram to keep up to date...
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Church-wide Training Day
Saturday 19 September
CoroUniting church
We're organising a Church-Wide Training Day with input for everyone (eg. Discovery Bible Method (DBM) in practice, led by our Building a Discipling Culture team) as well as specific sessions targeted to specific ministries (eg. tech, worship team etc).
Catering will be provided as well as some fun activities between sessions.
See the focus item at the beginning of this email and plan to come - it will be life-giving!
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Worship service
10.00-11.00am Sunday 20 Sep
A Different Kind of Freedom: Warning: Temptation and a Way Out
Join us as we worship together with Simon continuing our next series in 1 Corinthians: A Different Kind of Freedom.
See the Service Recordings web page for details, including the Bible reading.
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Check out this great new song that we'll be using in worship this weekend
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Live stream
from 9.45am Sunday 20 Sep
If you are unable to make it to church this morning you can still join us from 9.45am by tuning into our live stream broadcast at corouniting.online.church. This includes all the functionality you are used to - service host, chat function, live prayer etc.
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After the worship service has completed, the recording will be uploaded to our Service Recordings web/app page and our CoroUniting Sunday worship YouTube playlist.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up to date.
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Next week (Mon 21 - Sat 26 Sep)
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Monday Prayer Nights
7.30-9.00pm Monday 21 Sep
CoroUniting Ministry Centre
Several of our church family meet together to pray each Monday evening.
These meetings are open to all. See our recurring web/app event for details or contact Sue Thompson (0412 793 611).
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Coralie Webb's funeral
11.00am Tuesday 22 Sep
CoroUniting Ministry Centre
All are welcome to come and celebrate the life of Coralie Webb who died last Friday, aged 92.
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Thursday Morning Group
9.30am Thursday 24 Sep
CoroUniting chapel
All are welcome to join the Thursday Morning Group for a time of prayer, singing and teaching on Thursday mornings, followed by a cuppa together.
Come along and be refreshed with the Word.
Contact: Les Ormrod on 0404 732 484.
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Women's Coffee & Chat
10.00am Friday 25 Sep
Bracegirdles Blackwood
For women of all ages β all welcome to come and join in for a coffee and chat.
ο»ΏContact: Glenda Hocking on 8278 6022 or 0408 800 961.
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All In Quiz Night
7.00-9.15pm Friday 25 Sep
CoroUniting church
For the final week of Youth Group for the term we are having an All In Quiz Night !!!
Everyone is welcome! Weβd love for you to invite your friends and family along for an awesome night. What you need to know:
- Cost: $10pp at the door on the night (with a discount available for families, just mention it when you RSVP)
- RSVP by emailing Jethro
- The money raised will go towards renovating the βBounce Roomβ.
So spread the word and we canβt wait to see you there!
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BCSA Partnership Dinner
7.00pm Saturday 26 Sep
CoroUniting church
Interested? Check in with Jethro for more details.
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Baptism Sunday
Sunday 11 October
CoroUniting church
Join us for a very special morning of celebration - an all ages services where we will baptise, confirm and give thanks for some of our family.
If you are interested in being baptised or confirmed or giving thanks for your infant, please chat with either Simon, David or Jethro or email staff@corouniting.org.
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Thank you church!
It is with great joy that we can say that to date over $2300 has been given to support Mat & Marie in Papua New Guinea (a refugee couple with whom we have connections - see here for more information about their current situation). They are so grateful and have recorded a short (1 min) video that you can watch below.
We have decided to leave the opportunity to give (see here for how to give) until Wednesday 30 September. Praise our Lord for His amazing provision through your generous hearts. Thank you!
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Looking for a new name
LPC, Kindy Kids and KBG
We have merged LPC and Kindy Kids during this season and are looking for a new name for this combined Sunday morning ministry. We're also after a new name for KBG.
We've had some great ideas from the team and are looking to open this up to the wider church family before making a decision...
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Cloud migration
This week we began a major upgrade of our IT, as we migrated the church email system to G Suite (an integrated suite of secure, cloud-native collaboration and productivity apps powered by Google AI, including Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, Meet and more).
Huge thanks to Adi Francis and the team at usingtechnologybetter who are providing their expertise free of charge.
At this stage we have created new email accounts and are starting to use these. Over the next short while we will be moving across all emails, calendars, contacts as well as all our server files. This is a huge job and we ask for patience as we get used to these new systems.
David is drawing on his IT background and managing the migration from the church's end. As a result, there will be times when he is not able to respond as quickly to requests as he might normally. Thank you for your understanding! |
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Subscribe to us on YouTube!
Now at youtube.com/corouniting
Our YouTube channel is where you'll find all our online worship services, including kids and mainly music sessions. You'll also find updates and a whole load of other helpful videos too.
Now that we have returned to gathered worship we are still recording our live stream services and making these available on our YouTube channel (on the newly renamed 'CoroUniting worship services' playlist). Enjoy!
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Rosters and run sheets!
After too many years to count, we have moved our rosters and run sheets to the cloud!
There's a fair bit to know about how it all works and some of the nifty features - you can read all about it on our new Online Rosters Resource Page (access restricted to logged-in church members - find out how to do this here or contact the Church Office) - or you can just jump in and have a look by clicking the image below.
A couple of things to note:
- There are two roster tabs - one for Aug-Sep and another for Oct-Dec
- There's also a Run Sheet tab which will always hold the current run sheet for the service - this will always be accessible and will often be a work in progress, so perhaps bookmark the URL for easy reference.
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COVID-19 Information
We have created a specific COVID-19 Information Resource Page that we would encourage you to view. It covers the following:
- Updates re. easing of restrictions (incl. specifics re. Step 3 and COVID-Safe Marshals)
- Use of church facilities
- The COVID Team (Circle 92) - refugee / asylum seeker support
- SA COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line
- Emergency groceries
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Finance Update
During this period when our monthly newssheet is not being published, we wanted to still keep you up to date with our current financial situation:
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August figures:
Actual: $29,238 Budget: $30,240 Variance: -$1,002
Year to date figures:
Actual: $234,267 Budget: $238,920 Variance: -$4,653
Thank you to all who are continuing to give generously in these times. Please contact David Parker at treasurer@corouniting.org for more info.
To give towards the mission of the church, please visit the Give menu option on our web/app
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Position Vacant
We currently have a vacancy on the Finance Committee and are specifically seeking a Treasurer.
Contact David Parker at treasurer@corouniting.org for more info.
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Saiyarak
Saiyarak, an HIV/AIDS support group in Nan Province, Thailand, is a group of adults and children affected by HIV who provide a network of support in their communities through microenterprises, education support, health education, holiday programs and family support.
Check out our website for more information, including a helpful Q&A.
Contact: Abbi Gottsche on 0437 650 416.
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Support Jason to ride 600kms
October
Jason Carmichael is looking to ride 600kms during the month of October, raising funds for childhood cancer as part of the Great Cycle Challenge Australia.
Check out his profile page or catch him at church to find out more (note the page lists several past rides - these are not counted towards the 600km total).
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Ian in the news...
Some of you may have seen the recent stories re. Ian Murdoch's recent stroke treatment. They're a great read - and it's wonderful to see you with your neck brace off too Ian - praise God!
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GENTS Camp SA
9.30am Sat 3 - 2.00pm Tue 6 Oct
Mylor Adventure Camp
Regos close Mon 28 Sep - just 20 spots left
GENTS Camp is for boys in Years 7-10. It's a camp where boys can be boys in the great outdoors, in a fun, safe and fully supervised way, but also where they are challenged in matters of faith as well as what it means to be a real man.
Register here ($300pp) (with full refunds if the camp needs to be cancelled due to COVID-19).
Contact: Connor Beaty (Camp Director) - 0424 164 450 or chat with David for more details.
More details? Check out this letter (sent to prior campers) or watch this promo video... recognise anyone?
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Bible College SA Open Day
10.00am - 12.00pm Sat 10 Oct
Are you considering serving in Christian ministry? Do you want to deepen your Bible knowledge? Come and chat with the staff and students about the courses and study options available at Bible College SA.
Enquiries: 08 8291 8188 or admin@biblecollege.sa.edu.au
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GENTS Camp Father & Sons
5.00pm Fri 13 - 2.00pm Sun 15 Nov
Douglas Scrub Campsite, Blewitt Springs
GENTS Camp SA Father & Sons is a weekend away for fathers (or father-figures) and boys aged 8-12. It's a Christian camp aimed at helping fathers become clear on what type of legacy they want to pass on to their sons, and what type of meaningful activities will help them do this. Check out the Camp Program & Philosophy for more info.
Register here ($70pp) (with full refunds if the camp needs to be cancelled due to COVID-19).
Contact: David Buxton or Hamilton McNicol (Camp Directors)
More details? Watch this 2019 highlights video... recognise anyone?
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