Church Family News – November 2024
This Sunday, 17 November
YOU ARE WELCOME to the 10am service this Sunday, online or in person, to worship together and encourage one another.
Joel Ortiz’s message “Trust God all the Time” will be based on the experience of Mordecai of the Providence of God which is found in the book of Esther.
BIBLE READING: Esther 10: 1-3
You are welcome to join us for MORNING TEA following the service.
YOUNG PEOPLE: Both Kids’ Church and HBC Youth are on during the service.
WATCH: LIVE on YouTube at 10.00am Sunday
HBC ROOM USE OR HIRE: For enquiries regarding room use/hire, please email Kelvin Smith (kelvin@citynetworks.org.au) or Connie Sim (connie@citynetworks.org.au).
PLEASE NOTE: To contribute to Connecter and Church Family News for any Sunday, please email connecter@hobartbaptist.org.au no later than 9am the Wednesday prior.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
NOVEMBER
THURSDAY 7th 6.00-7.00pm. The Battery. Weekly prayer time at HBC
SUNDAY 10th 10am. 140th Anniversary Service for Hobart Baptist Church
SATURDAY 23rd at 7:00pm. Youth and Young Adults meet at HBC
SUNDAY 24th 10am Growing in the Wilderness, 11:30am. Annual Members’ Meeting
WEDNESDAY 27th at 6:30am for 6:45am. Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast.
DECEMBER
SUNDAY 1st 10am. Christmas Stars Sermon Series begins.
SATURDAY 7th 10:00am-2:00pm. Church Working Bee – All welcome!
SUNDAY 8th 10am Worship Service. 2:00-5:00pm Safe Church Training.
SUNDAY 15th 10:00am. Empty Christmas Tree Service.
SUNDAY 22nd 10:00am. Christmas Stars continues.
WEDNESDAY 25th 9:30am Christmas Day Service
WEEKLY PRAYER AT HBC
Thursday night prayer time at HBC continues weekly from 6pm-7pm at HBC. David Knox will lead this while Matt Henderson is taking a well earnt short holiday.
This is an opportunity to come together, in prayer, as we seek to discern God’s will for the church in the months and years ahead.
To help find answers to questions such as :-
- Where are we at now?
- What is our vision for the church as we move forward?
- How can I contribute to the life of the church?
- What type and style of Pastoral Leadership will we need to take us where we need to be?
Hope to see you there.
Youth & Young Adults
Youth & Young Adults group (aged 16-25) will be starting Saturday nights at 7pm from the 23 November at HBC. Speak to Jeremiah Ambrose for more info.
CHURCH ANNUAL MEMBERS’ MEETING
The Church Annual Members’ Meeting, followed by a General Church Members’ Meeting will be held on Sunday, 24 November, 2024 after the 10am Worship Service.
ALL WELCOME and encouraged to attend.
The main agenda items for the Annual Members’ Meeting are the election of Deacons (3) and Officers for 2025 and the reception of the Financial Statements for the Year 1 July 2023- 30 June 2024.
There are many opportunities to contribute to the life of Hobart Baptist. Do you have skills and gifts that the church could use? Administration, IT, bookkeeping, minute taking, organisation and communication? Please prayerfully consider how you might contribute to the life of the Church. The position of Secretary has been vacant all year. It would be great to have a nomination for the coming year!
The Nominations Book is now open and closes at midday on Thursday, 14 November.
A General Member’s Meeting will follow on after the AMM.
Reports will be presented by the Associate Pastor, The Treasurer and the Chairman of Deacons.
Applications for membership from our Colombian couple Maria del Pilar Florez and Eduard Zapata, as well as Ting Hwee Sim (Connie) will be considered.
More details can be found on the HBC Members page >>>
Ping-Pong-a-thon
Did you know that playing Ping Pong can save lives!? That the fun and freedom of table tennis is the weapon of choice to bring global slavery to an end!? The aim is to bring communities together and unite them under one cause: to bring freedom to the world’s most vulnerable.
DATE: Friday, 15 November
VENUE: Hobart City Church of Christ
TIMES: 5:30-7:30pm
Boys Brigade are once again participating in this worthwhile event. Senior & Junior boys will be playing ping-pong for the first hour or so of this 24 hour event.
Please consider sponsoring the boys for this great cause, or perhaps sign up to play yourself, or host an event of your own.
Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast 2024
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
6:30am for a 6:45am start
Hotel Grand Chancellor
This year’s Tasmanian Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, 27 November. The Breakfast brings together like-minded people from across Tasmania to pray for our
State, our leaders, parliamentarians, businesses, schools, communities, and community
organisations; our families, youth, and children.
This year’s guest speaker is Mike Baird, former NSW Treasurer and 44th Premier of NSW. Mike has served and continues to serve in a variety of positions, caring for the most vulnerable in the community.
Click here to read more
Cost is $75 per person and registrations close at midnight on Friday 15 November.
FRIENDSHIP GROUPS AT ESTEEM
FRIDAYS: Adult Colouring and Jigsaw Table
- Friday mornings
- COME AND ENJOY SOME DOWN TIME!
- Hosted by Karen Conway and Celia Munro
English Conversation and Tuesday Discussion Group is on hold until the end of the year. (William and Camille are away until mid-December.)
Email Kelvin if you are interested or have ideas for other groups: kelvin@citynetworks.org.au
CITY PRAYER
Want to come together with other Christians and pray for our City?
Details for 2024 dates
7.15am for 7.30am.
City Prayer: Finish 8.30am | City Breakfasts: Finish 8.30am
27 November – Hobart City Church of Christ (8 Goulburn St, Hobart)
Let’s come together and pray for our city – knowing that ALL things are possible in Him.
Pastor Dave Morse, Your Church Moonah.
TITHES, GIFTS AND OFFERINGS
‘Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.’
2 Corinthians 9:7
We thank all who give faithfully on a regular basis, as without this support we would not be able to operate. Your offerings support our budget: and through that it enables the church to continue to be an important part of the North Hobart landscape and the place from where we can prophetically serve the City of Hobart.
It is where we can know the benefit of worshipping with others, where we hear the stories of Jesus and how they apply to us, where we are encouraged in our journey with Jesus, from where we can share God’s love with others and help them to know and trust in God themselves. Our influence can also be far reaching – there is no limit to God’s love through our deeds and actions. Thank you for your generosity.
EFT is a great way to ensure regular giving and as well there are offering boxes available for use as you leave the Sanctuary.