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Matthew Boje and Melissa Mota Brazilian born Melissa Mota came to Australia from Brazil early 2014 to attend four months of our Missionary Training Program.  During college, there were many activities that the students participated in, one of them being a camping trip held by the NSW Youth Department in Jervis Bay, NSW on 4-6 April 2014.  It was very nice to have Matthew and Nathan Boje from Victoria join our camp, and this is where Matthew and Melissa first…

Sunday 30th November 2014 Sunday the 30th November proved to be a very busy one at Elim Heights Youth Camp.  With the Youth Convention just around the corner, a planned busy bee was in order.  Around thirty people stayed and slept overnight after the Youth Sabbath so they could be ready for an early start Sunday morning.  They were joined by others who came back in the morning ready for work. The work accomplished included cleaning of main hall, children’s…

3, 10, 17 November 2014 A number of people who have previously attended the “Vegetarian Way” cooking classes have been asking when the next session will be held.  Due to other activities taking place, November was the best free time that we had, so we decided to hold these classes the first three Monday evenings in November.  There was an average of 51 visitors attending, with the last Monday night having the largest number of attendees. Before each practical session,…

Brother Wilhelm F. Volpp Resting in the Lord 1926 – 2014 Pastor Wilhelm F. Volpp went peacefully to his rest at the age of 87 (four days away from his 88th birthday) at his home in Germany, around 10 a.m. German time, on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Due to age, his health condition was gradually deteriorating in the last few weeks. A native of Germany, Bro. Volpp came to the SDA Reform Movement in his youth, and from that time he…

Sabbath 29th November 2014   Whenever there is a fifth Sabbath in the month, the Sydney churches assemble together to hold the regular Sabbath meetings combined at Elim Heights Youth Camp.  The NSW Youth Department asked the NSW Conference if they could delegate the 29th November as a Youth Sabbath, this being where the youth lead out and run all the Sabbath programs for that day.  The request was granted by the committee, so we were all treated by the…

Janos Janicek – 17 September 1929 to 25 October 2014 Our condolences go to Ilonka Janicek on the loss of her loving husband of 68 years, Janos Janicek, and to the families of Margaret Ciric and Ethel Stoyko on the loss of their uncle and to the family of Frank and Kati Sabo on the loss of their brother-in-law. Janos Janicek (known to many as John) was born September 17, 1929 in Bač, now Serbia, formerly Hungary, to Janos and…

Nada Lalic – 17 April 1944 to 18 October 2014 We would like to extend our sincere sympathy to the Lalic family during this time of loss of their dear one, Nada Lalic.  May God comfort and strengthen you through this time of sorrow.  Be encouraged as you remember the words of Jesus that she is only asleep until He calls her to awake! Nada Lalic’s “Dash” as Dot (daughter) would call it “I prefer to call it the ‘dash’…

Christ’s Message to Laodicea – 26-29 September 2014 The WA Field Conference was held at a lovely scenic place called Logue Brook Dam Campground from the 26th-29th of September, 2014. Church friends and family arrived at the campground on Friday and gathered at sunset in the meeting area to welcome in the Sabbath and listen to the opening meeting of the camp presented by Br Jim Newman. The theme of the camp was based on the letter written by Christ,…

On Sabbath afternoon 20 September at 1:30pm our young people and supporters from the Clayfield Church arrived at the Wesley Home for the elderly to sing and praise God for the group who were gathered there. The theme for the afternoon was ‘The Woman at the Well.’ After much practice over the past weeks, our little “choir” gathered with all their instruments. Daniella introduced the group, and the first item was “The Woman at the Well”. Daniella then told the…

On the 20th September at Shepparton Church, Victoria, the missionary department hosted a special outreach evening entitled “The marriage feast of The Lamb.” This event was based on the topic of marriage on this earth and also the wedding feast in heaven. The significance being the “white wedding garment” and its spiritual significance. The evening started off with some fun: some marriage roll-playing and a lot of laughter. Pairs of participants were called up to engage in a number of…

Birth Announcement – Mia Jade Balarezo Congratulations to David and Elizabeth Balarezo on the birth of their third child, a little girl!  Mia Jade Balarezo – meaning “my jewel” – was born weighing 3.27kgs and measuring 50cms long. Mia is very much loved by her older siblings Justin and Dylan. We pray that God will give you wisdom to bring up Mia Jade to His honour and glory.  Psalms 127:3 “Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the…

Cooking Demonstrations – Monday 1st, 8th and 15th September 2014 – Wentworthville Community Centre As a follow-up to the Depression Recovery Program, the Wentworthville Church Missionary Department just completed a series of cooking demonstrations.  These workshops were held during the first three Monday evenings of September.  This outreach took place at the Wentworthville Community Centre, Wentworthville NSW. After the introduction on the first night, Brother Domenic Polistina gave a brief account of the community work planned for the local area;…