EFAC VIC/TAS Feb Update
1. Report on EFAC Meetings at CMS Tas and Vic Summer Schools
2. Jane McKay says goodbye
3. EFAC Victoria Conference and AGM- March 15-16
4. Ordination service - please pray
5. Recent Moves
6. Youth Leaders Training
7. MTS Training Day
8. Finishing well Seminars
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1. Report on EFAC Meetings at CMS Tas and Vic Summer Schools
It was great to see so many people at the EFAC lunches at both the CMS Summerview conference in Tasmania (run for the first time) and the CMS Summer Under the Sun conference in Victoria.
In Tasmania, about 40 people heard Peter Adam speak on the theme "Australia - whose land?", and in Victoria about 150 coming to hear Kanishka Raffel give an address on current Anglican issues titled "Neither to the right nor the left”. There were also good reports from the NSW Summer School EFAC Day with about 300 people coming to hear Mike Raiter speak on the New Calvinism Movement in the US.
2. Jane McKay says goodbye
After 2 years serving as the Part-time Admin Assistant for EFAC Victoria and Richard’s PA, Jane McKay is moving on and taking up a new position in a Graduate Traineeship Program with Accor based at the Sofitel Hotel. Jane has done a fabulous job with EFAC and she will greatly missed. We congratulate her on her new appointment and wish her God’s blessings for the future.
Please pray for Richard as he seeks a new person to take on the role of Admin Assistant for EFAC.
3. EFAC Victoria Conference and AGM March 15th & 16th
It is great to see people registering early for this important Conference to be held at Ridley on March 15 and then for the Spit Roast Dinner and AGM to be held on March 16 at St Silas Nth Balwyn. See the attached flyer for further details.
Registrations can be done online here.
4. Ordination service – please pray
Do pray for these Ridley graduates and others being ordained as Deacon on Saturday Feb 6 at 11am at St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne - Steve Copland, Glen Macrae, Amanda Ballantyne, James Duff, Hamish Erskine-Fowler, Sam Morton, Kim Wellard, Ivy Wong, Nat Clarke and Heather Cetrangolo. Pray that they may be true to Paul’s words to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1: 8,13-14 –Do not be ashamed of the gospel... Hold to the standard of sound teaching… Guard the good treasure
5. Recent Moves
Congratulations to Andrew Reid soon to become the Vicar of Holy Trinity Doncaster, and to Bill Stewart moving to Tasmania to become Priest-in-Charge of St James, New Town and St Andrews, Lenah Valley
6. Youth Leaders Training: Saturday Feb 13th
Don’t forget to send your youth leaders to this event at Ridley on Feb 13th, 9am till 4pm.
It will give a great kick start to all those working with youth teams the RYTE (Ridley Youth Training Event) start to the year. Speakers include: Peter Adam, Lisa Brown, Richard Bruce and Anika Parker.
7. MTS training day: Thurs 11th Feb 9am till 3.30pm
“Loving and leading God’s people in the last few days”. A seminar on pastoral ministry for clergy and ministry trainees at Ridley. Presenters include Rhys Bezzant and Murray Campbell. Cost: $35 includes lunch (concession, includes theological students: $25). For more information or to register your interest, email Andrew Reid:
8. Finishing Well Seminar- Feb 24th
A half-day seminar to inform and encourage ministers, leaders and their spousesin the transition from full-time paid ministry to the next phase of life.
Presenters: Allan Meyer, Peter Corney, John Lewis, Max Meyers
Seminars February 24 Seminar location - One Community Church, 184 Surrey Road, Blackburn
COST: Single seminars $30 single / $50 couple. Registration and enquiries:
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Vic Update Feb 2010
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