Welcome to the December 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. This edition also covers January 2009. The Inside Story team wish you a blessed Christmas and joyous New Year.
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 Judy found her second mission trip to Vanuatu every bit as rewarding as her first. Oh, and it helps the locals, too!
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 Don't worry: Andrew doesn't spend much time on the rock band (but can you place that still?). It's all about the freedom.
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 What they did and what they're going to do. They certainly like their variety in the Seniors' group. |
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 It's not hard to shop like this. And you know you want to! So why not try these Gifts of Grace?
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 Here is the summary by both pastors of the month ahead in St Paul's ministry.
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 What did our delegates get up to at the District Convention last month? We had our correspondent on the ground. |
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 What we're talking about here is that the church needs you if you've got the cahoonas for the job. Of pastor, that is.
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 This month Stuart points us to a whole bunch of online materials that are useful to small groups.
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 Here's another reason why you're real glad you put your money in the LLL. Not only has it been helping the church, but they haven't been playing the markets with your money. All's well here.
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 What has kite flying got to do with getting into ministry locally, here at St Paul's? Dania lays it out for us. |
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 Marlene returns from the battlefront on an inter-faith committee deeply changed by the struggle over the abortion legislation.
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 Here's a bit of background behind the hymn of the day for November 9.
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 This month Nic reviews the new CD by Seventy Sevens called "Holy Ghost Building", and he says it's pretty darned good.
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 This month Hannah gives a thriller close to top marks, and David and Cathy find a great DVD that's well worth a watch, and currently available free from St Paul's (for, as they say, a limited time only).
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 Nick's non-fiction review this month looks at Peter Conrad's latest.
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 Our Year 2 correspondent thought the Jonah holiday programme was a winner. |
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 Here's the youth calendar for the month, and it's a biggy with Confirmation coming up. This is also where you can find the links about that Giraffe course in Singapore next month.
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 Here's this month's notes from the most recent meeting of our Church Council.
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 Tim found the GROWTH in Christ course to be well worth gate-crashing, even if you haven't been attending the whole series.
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