Weekly Revelations June 6 2013 low res - All Saints College

From the
Chaplain
Rev. Tony Card
“…for he was a good man, full of the
Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many
people were brought to the Lord.”(Acts
11:24, NRSV)
These are some of the words written
about Barnabas, who is celebrated as
a saint across the church on the 11th of
June. The name Barnabas means ‘son of
encouragement’. It was the name given
to a man named Joseph, one of the early
church leaders. His name has been taken
by five of the thirty one parishes across
our Diocese as the name for their church
as they seek to live the example of his life.
His life provides us with both an example
of Christian living and a challenge to do
the same.
Joseph was a Levite, a Jewish religious
leader, who had come to faith in Jesus the
This Week’s Sport Draws
Basketball: Friday, 7 June 2013
Game Venue Time Bus departs Returns
ASC Fighting Irish
NO GAMES
ASC 12
Rugby: Saturday, 8 June 2013
Netball: Saturday, 8 June 2013
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ASC 1sts
ASC 2nds
ASC 3rds
ASC Development
ASC 15 Red
ASC 15 Blue
ASC 14 Red
ASC 13 Blue
ASC 13 White
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Hockey: Friday, 7th & Saturday, 8 June 2013
Game Venue Time Bus departs Returns
ASC 15s (Friday)
ASC 13s
ASC 11s
ASC Minkey U5s, 7s & 9s
Game Venue Time Bus departs Returns
ASC 1st XI
ASCU16s
ASC U15s
ASC U14s
ASC U13s
NO GAMES
Bathurst District Soccer: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June 2013
Game Venue Time Bus departs Returns
ASC Under 14 Girls v (Saturday)
ASC Girls 3rd Grade
NO GAMES
NO GAME
NO GAME
Messiah. His faith in Jesus was so strong
that he turned his back on Judaism and
set about telling others the good news. It
is understood that he followed the practice
of the early church and sold all that he
had and placed his money in the common
purse. This must have been a huge step of
faith as he left behind all that was familiar
and comfortable and stepped out into the
unknown. His example challenges us to
answer the call that God has placed on our
lives. Are we prepared to leave behind that
which is familiar and comfortable; career,
wealth, possessions, to follow Jesus and
take his message to others?
As honourable as Joseph’s sacrifices were,
it is not for these that he is remembered.
Joseph was a man who spoke the truth
about Jesus and encouraged others in their
faith. He was given the name Barnabas in
recognition of this work. He challenges us
to encourage those around us as we journey
together in our faith.
We can never overestimate the power of
encouragement. It may be by our words,
or something we do, or it may just be our
ATTENTION ALL GARDENERS!!!!
presence that provides the encouragement
that someone else needs. Over the years I
have heard a number of people complain
that a particular church doesn’t have
enough young families, or children,
or youth, or whatever, and so they stop
going there. What they fail to see is that
by going along that they are encouraging
the people who are there, and as they are
encouraged so too will they encourage
others, and before you know it there
is a healthy and vibrant community of
believers.
Jesus started his church by calling two
people to follow him. Others joined later
and today roughly a third of the world’s
population identifies as Christian.
Barnabas put his trust in Jesus and as
a result of his encouragement “a great
many people were brought to the Lord.”
Will we trust Jesus and encourage others
to do the same?
God bless you,
Rev. Tony Card.
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afternoons 3.20pm - 5pm
Help available with prep,
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in all subjects.
Please call in and see us.
Your help is needed for the wonderful garden stall for the 2013
Spring Fair…….
If you have any bulbs that you wish to donate, the class parents on
the garden stall for 2013 are willing to pot them now & water them
so they are ready to bloom in Spring.
Alternatively, if you can start planting and thinking about growing
any plants early that would be fantastic.
Contacts if you have any goodies to donate are as follows and
thank you in advance for your help!!
Yr 4 - Claire Russell – 0428 262 285, email
claire@clairerussellassociates.com.au
Yr 4 - Suzie Dowd – 0408 652 397, email asdowd@bigpond.com
Yr 3 - Linda Siegert - 0427 180 169, email
linda.siegert@elders.com.au
Yr 3 Lisa Saint – 0427 927 357, email lisasaint@bigpond.com