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When: 10th-13th of April 2022
Where: Kallara Conference Centre 332 Boundary Hill Rd Boho South VIC
Grades 2 to 6.
Cost: $180 for the first child and $155 for siblings
Contact Children’s Minister, Kass Unger, with questions or inquires kunger@cofchrist.com.au
When: 20th-23rd of April 2022
Where: Kallara Conference Centre 332 Boundary Hill Rd Boho South VIC
As Community Plus hasn’t been able to have a camp for a number of years (boo Covid) there are many that haven’t had the chance to experience the Community Plus or C+ community. Jnr C+ Camp is intended to start developing relationships, connect with each other and with God and become familiar with the expectations and the space so that October weeklong doesn’t feel too overwhelming. Program designed for high school grades 7-10.
Any questions or inquires contact Kass (kunger@cofchrist.com.au ) or Alicia (aturner@cofchrist.com.au)
The next Tiona Reunion Camp will be held from 27 December 2022 to 2 January 2023, subject to COVID conditions.
Registration is FREE & essential and scheduled to open on 28 December 2021.
Find out more, and register here: https://www.cofchrist.com.au/nexttrc
We wish you peace, joy & love, always but especially at this time of year.
Mission Centre Office will be closed from 5pm on Thursday the 23rd of December, re-opening Monday 10th of January 2022.
Merry Christmas from the Australia Mission Centre Staff Team
Take a moment to pause and listen to a special Christmas message from Ben Smith.
Online Christmas Worships
International Christmas Worship Watch Now
Australia Wide Christmas Worship Watch Now
Lisa Yen The Hope of Christmas
Wendy Ballard The Joy of Christmas
Ben Smith What is at the Heart of Christmas
Australia Herald
Youth & Kids! Ministries from around Australia. Read More
December Christmas Herald, with shared memories of Christmas. Read More
11 - 14 March 2022
Register now: https://bit.ly/VICFAMILYCAMP
For more information contact Kass Unger or Alicia Turner:
kunger@cofchrist.com.au/ 0450 015 277
aturner@cofchrist.com.au/ 0411 848 707
Read the whole edition by clicking on the image below, or go to the Australia Herald section of the website to select a story to read; one-by-one, as you have the time or inclination.
Make sure you take note of the time change in next week's AWOL Christmas service on Sunday the 12th December at 7pm AEDT, you might also like to plan to attend the International Christmas Worship; either following AWOL on the Sunday, or early Monday morning. AWOL Advent Worship Zoom Link.
More details on the International Christmas Worship, here.
AWOL will resume on Sunday 13 February 2022
Join West Pennant Hills congregation and Apostle Mareva Arnaud THIS Sunday, 5th December, at 10am AEDT
Tinsel and lights - Christmas Pudding and custard - Laughter, friends and family - Silent Night, Holy Night - Christ is born!
What images come to mind when you think of Christmas? What music or food or feelings are invoked? Think of what inspires you at Christmas time? What moves you? What do you love? What brings you Joy? What brings you Peace? Is there a particular memory you have of a past Christmas?
As a way to spread Christmas Cheer this coming season we invite you to take a moment to recall a past Christmas Memory or family tradition. Then write your Christmas Memories down and send them to me abonnefin@cofchrist.com.au by 5th December so I can include your contribution in our December Herald edition. Your words can be as little as a paragraph or two or a whole story. Photos are welcome also.
Think of this as your Christmas Card to our community.
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past,
courage for the present, hope for the future.” Agnes M Pahro
Join the worldwide church in an Advent worship service planned for December. Special music and ministry from around the world will connect us to ways “The People Walk.”
Australian Eastern Daylight time:
12 December World Church Advent Service online - 9pm
13 December World Church Advent Service online - 7am
Streamed live on the world church's Facebook page and YouTube channel and available later in the archives.
Planning is underway with members of the First Presidency anticipated to take part, as well as Grammy-nominated organist Jan Kraybill, and members of the church from many locations.
Online Worship-Planning Tools, available FREE, on the Herald House website:
For those who access the online worship-planning tools, the Advent/December, January, and February, materials are available now. Beginning this year, the free version will be posted on the Herald House site. This change is part of a larger plan for Community of Christ’s digital environment.
This policy will be the minimum setting Australia-wide, with some additional local requirements based on State-based health orders: Read the Policy for Physical Gatherings
Led by June Stephenson, this is a time for young, enquiring minds (aged 25 - 40ish) to come together and explore different styles of prayer and spiritual practices.
We will discuss the different lenses for discovering God’s will, the stages of faith, and explore individual preferences in communicating with God.
Last session, Sunday Nov 14, at 8pm.
Please REGISTER so we can share with you the Zoom link & other resources.
Join this week’s Australia Worships On Line, on Sunday 24th September at 11am (AEDT). With guest speaker Robert Thompson.
Robert Thompson is a long serving minister working full-time for Community of Christ. His passion has been on special events and congregational support however over the last two years his focus has been on engaging a different way of experiencing community church through Australia Worships On-line. This week Robert will share with us, in his usual fun and engaging style with some insights about how we may experience being “bound together” through church in the post pandemic, social media savvy, face to face and virtual, brave new world of the future.
Zoom Link - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/292634084
