For Your Convenience

The State Office welcomes visits from folk from our
churches and want to be sure we are available to assist
you with your enquiry.  However, on some occasions the
office will be unattended. This will be due to the"out of
office" responsibilities of the State Ministry Team and to
the small number of administrative staff, particularly
when staff are on leave or days off.  If you need to make
a special trip to the office, please ring beforehand
(8269 7873) to ensure that you are not inconvenienced
and there will be someone at the office to assist you.
Thank you.

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2010 Spiritual Refreshment Retreats

Sevenhill Retreat Centre, Sevenhill, Clare Valley

Women's Retreat: October 8^th to 10^th 2010
Open Retreat: October 11^th to 14^th 2010
Register now - limit of 10 persons to each retreat.

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Country Day 2010

@ Loxton Church

October 21st - 10.30 am to 2.00 pm

Loxton is the place to be on 21st October 2010 for the
39th Country Day for Churches of Christ Women's
Ministry in South Australia.

Buses have been organized and it is anticipated that
one will leave Edwardstown Depot and travel via
Mile End and Salisbury with pick ups along the way,
and the other coach will leave the Edwardstown depot
and travel via Colonel Light Gardens, Mt Barker and
Murray Bridge to Loxton.

Cost for the day including lunch will be $40.
A Speaker is being organized - watch Wise Link for more
details.

Start saving now for another wonderful day of fellowship
in the country meeting new friends and re-connecting
with old friends

Bookings being accepted now!

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Eyre Peninsula Women's Camp

5^th - 7^th November at Redcliffs

Speaker:  Marilyn Salmon
Theme:  "You raised me up" based on Isaiah 40: 31
Camp cost:  $30

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Life Care & CareWorks AGM

To be held on Wednesday 3^rd November 2010 at 7:00pm
at the Adelaide West Uniting Church

312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Brooklyn Park.

We welcome delegates and we issue a special invitation
to church members and friends of Life Care and CareWorks
to share in this event.

Come and enjoy supper and fellowship.

Hear what Life Care is doing for their residents, clients
and the wider community.

Learn what CareWorks is doing with your support for
underprivileged people and through partnership ventures
with churches.

We look forward to sharing with you.

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GMP Annual General Meeting 2010

The Global Mission Partners Annual General Meeting
will be held on October 30^th at the Churches of Christ
Theological College (CCTC), Mulgrave in Melbourne.
The theme will be ‘Being in Global Mission'.  The program
will commence around 10:30am and feature stories from
churches that are directly connecting with settings of
global mission.  Some of the new partnerships of GMP
in Indonesia, Sudan and Vietnam have emerged as
people and churches become directly involved in
mission.

The programme will include lunch and in the afternoon
the formal Annual General Meeting will take place.  The
guest speaker at the AGM will be the Principal of CCTC
Dr Andrew Menzies. Andrew has had a long involvement
in mission both in local church life and globally. We will be
inviting him to explore the connections in mission both
local and global.

The annual report will be presented and be considered
by the meeting, the election of Board members will be
confirmed and the annual financial statements will be
adopted. More details will be available in due course.
Plan now to attend, contribute and learn more at the AGM.

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Church Health and Vitality

At convention the Mission Resource Team presented
a report on Church Health and Vitality. It was a
significant report and the gathered churches
responded together in acknowledging that God was
speaking to us through it. In response we as a family
of churches prayed for one another and committed
to seek to grow in health and vitality together.

Specifically we committed to:

• Meet together in regional groups to look at health
  and vitality
• Stay informed about these issues and upcoming
  events by signing up to an email list
• Attend some teaching sessions to grapple with
  the issues of  gospel, culture and models of church

More information about a state response to this report
will be out soon. In the mean time sign up to the MRT
email list by emailing

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Prepare - Enrich Training
PREPARE Facilitator Training was developed to:

• Assist educators and couples to focus on
  critical relationship Issues.
• Highlight areas in which relationships have
  potential for growth, and strengths which
  will enable choice for a positive direction

Who may attend PREPARE Facilitator Training?

Training to be administered only by people with
relevant training.

Examples of relevant training include teaching,
social work, family therapy and pastoral care.

For detailed information and a registration form please
see your Secretary or Minister.

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Just Faith has been designed for Churches who are
interested in exploring the connections between their
faithand the big issues of our world today.  Participants
are invited to open their Bibles, open their eyes, open
their minds, and open their hearts.

Through Just Faith your congregation is invited to reflect
on the way they see and understand the world - that is,
their 'worldview'. When we think about the world, what
intrigues us? What questions do we ask, and, more
interestingly perhaps, what questions don't we ask? In
response, we will consider what a biblical worldview
looks like, and how such a worldview challenges our faith
and life. While this may be an uncomfortable process at
times, we hope you are able to remain open and trust the
Spirit of God to be at work in you - stirring you, inspiring
you, and giving you hope.
Just Faith incorporates Sermons, Small Group Studies,
Daily Devotionals and Children/Youth Resources.

For more information visit: http://www.justfaithcampaign.info/
or to join a study group for the 8 weeks - speak to Simon
Clemow - or 8555 1008

July 18th to September 19th Goolwa Church of Christ.

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'God answers prayer'

Mrs Pat Russell, who has authored a couple of other
books, has completed a book entitled 'God answers prayer'.
It is an excellent book, capturing much of the history of
the ElizabethChurch of Christ as well.  The book costs
$10.00 and is available from the Elizabeth Church Office
or they would be willing to post just adding postage cost.
Please make enquiries to Mr Rod Row, Office Administrator,
8255 2467 if you would like to purchase a copy.

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An Opportunity of a Lifetime
Grant and Helen Spangenberg (Minister of the Naracoorte
Church of Christ) together with Trevor and Sue Barnett
(Chaplain at Naracoorte High School) are looking for
expressions of interest from people who would be keen
to accompany them on a 17 day Inner Faith Travel group
to Israel (8 days), Turkey (including Gallipoli) (4 days)
and Greece (2 days - visiting Athens and Corinth)
departing February 21st, 2011.

Further information can be obtained from Grant on
(08) 8762 1147 or via email on .
A publicity brochure giving all the details for the trip is in
the process of being organised.

It would be great to have your company on what promises
to be an exciting and special time.

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Blogspot

Would you like to keep up to date with the developing
partnership with the Awiel community in Southern Sudan?  
Here is a link to a new blog site which will be updated
regularly by Steve Blacket.
http://fairdinkamate.blogspot.com/
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