Welcome to the November 2008 online edition of Inside Story, the newsletter for members of St Paul's Lutheran Church, Box Hill (Victoria, Australia). Our print edition is published on the first Sunday of each month, and this online version is generally published sometime between then and the second Sunday of the month.
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If you are a member of St Paul's but do not yet have a password, check the instructions in this month's printed edition of your newsletter.
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 David and Cathy didn't go to the movies this month. Instead they took Maddy and Mia to Sydney for the World Youth Day. Here's their report, and their very own pictures.
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 Disciples are rather like pilgrims, living into a story. A month ago we celebrated the festival of St Peter and St Paul. Pastor Andrew brings all thse threads together.
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 This month's notes cover how Pastor Greg is swapping time with the Distict, how we're chewing up the coffee hour, and making it easier to sneak in late.
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 It's time for our annual focus on stewardship. This year we take a slightly different approach.
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 Our small group leaders recently did some in-service training. Here are the tell-tale signs.
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 The men's group has nothing special to report, other than every meeting brimming over with variety and interest. Take their coming August meeting, for example...
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 Some kinds of outreach are just more comfortable than others, that's all. And it just happens that the Schillings have hit on one of the more comfortable ones.
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 The Seniors are heading off to the pub for their next meeting. Have we finally driven them to drink?
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 Marlene introduces some great biographies to uplift and inspire you as you curl up in front of the fire.
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 This month Nick's review of contemporary Christian CDs looks at the new release by Coldplay.
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 For readers, we have The Jane Austen Book Club, and for the movie buffs, we look at the Dark Knight.
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 The tradition of silence is not just for the monastic. Perhaps in the quietness some of the mystery of God is revealed.
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 It is amazing how much people will do for others in the midst of suffering.
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 Security can disappear so suddenly it leaves us floundering. It's good to know that we've been able to help some local people who found out that security was something of an illusion.
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 In Zimbabwe, Anglicans are being persecuted because their council of bishops has excommunicated the embarrassing archbishop whose election had been engineered by President Robert Mugabe. Now there's a prayer point!
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 That red cross in the style of a traditional religious icon that hangs at the front of the church: do you know where it comes from?
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 Climate change brings many challenges. It can be difficult coming to terms with it, but there are some developments to brighten the future.
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 In Thailand, Pastor Simon has the kind of problem that churches love: membership is 'exploding'!
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 James Jones is one of a strange group who chose to ride up and down the same mountains as seen in the Tour de France. Why? Well you might ask!
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 In our journey of faith, will we take up the call to make a pilgrimage for God?
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 A week long camp of fun, excitement and learning in the journey of faith.
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 Find out all the exciting things that are happening in the youth program - plenty of opportunities for all to get involved.
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 All you need to know about being involve in the 40 Hour Famine this year.
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 It's feels like we run out of time all the time, doesn't it? Karen Harms found she wasn't quite as time poor as it first felt like.
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