“All systems are go” for the new congregation at Carbrook to begin meeting regularly from the 29th April. We have over 50 adults already connecting with us (some who are already part of Logan Uniting and others who have joined us because of the new congregation). The gathering will begin at 10-00am and finish with lunch.
Because of our commitment to church being about helping each other relationally live out God’s mission of “drawing people into a life transforming relationship with Jesus Christ” we will immediately be connecting people into faith life groups. The first 4 to 6 times the congregation meets we will begin together for approx 20 mins of praise and 10 min of input. We will then break into faith life groups and spend the rest of the time sharing together around living out God’s mission. Over time these groups may decide to continue to meet on Sundays or at another time during the week and the Sunday gatherings will change accordingly.
On Sunday the 22nd April we will pray for people who will be leaving our Springwood congregation to focus on being part of the Carbrook congregation. If you are interested in the new congregation and haven’t yet spoken to Tim R, please do so in the next couple of weeks. Also please be in prayer for this exciting development in living out God’s mission as a church.
Also on Sunday the 22nd April we will be holding our Annual General Meeting. This will be an important time together as we reflect on 2011 and explore the way God is shaping us as we move forward. In the Annual Reports you will see a diagram that seeks to represent the life of Logan Uniting Church. This diagram has not been developed to express the accountability structure of LUC but rather to represent organically who we are as a church and where each of us fits in. At the meeting I will speak to this picture and in particular the way we pastorally care for one another and also where the initiative and momentum for living out God’s mission lies. This will be a very valuable conversation in ensuring we move forward together as a church.
At the AGM there will also be an election for Church Council. The one nomination is Russell Pearce. You may remember that Russell was nominated during our process in Oct-Nov last year but because he had not officially taken out membership/partnership we had to wait until the AGM to formally elect him or otherwise.
Everyone is invited to the AGM whether or not you are a member/partner of LUC. In fact I would encourage everyone to attend as the information we share is of vital importance in living out God’s vision for us as church.
Yours in Christ
Graham Keech
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