BAPTIST CHURCH NEWSLETTER 3 NOVEMBER 2024
Glimpses from the Discipleship Report Evening and G.L.A.D. Workshop Events
What an incredibly busy week we just experienced! It’s truly a blessing that we held a meaningful workshop on discipleship during the Labour Weekend.
By prioritizing God and tending to His heavenly garden, we enrich our spirits and look forward to a good season of sowing and harvesting. ➔ CLICK TO READ MORE
Ladies, please come and join the afternoon tea
Ladies Afternoon Tea
Please come join us for afternoon tea on Saturday, 9 November 2024, starting at 2:00 PM. The venue is at the OBC Tea Hall.
There will be an opportunity to share encouraging thoughts, short stories, and poems.
Thank you, Marcia and team, for facilitating this. 🙂
Baptism set on 17 November 2024
Finally, after staying for a season, we are holding a Baptism ceremony on 17 November at 9:00 AM at the Waitaki Aquatic Centre.
The Aquatic Centre Coordinator responded to our request for a space to hold the Baptism, and we are finalising the event details.
We have two confirmed candidates. There are four more candidates that need to be confirmed with the person and their parents. Please pray for these confirmations.
We are inviting all who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour to follow him through the waters of baptism. Please see your pastor today.
Fellowship lunch on 17 November
What a joy to celebrate our Baptism Sunday with a fellowship lunch on 17 November.
Together with birthdays and anniversaries, we will celebrate our brothers and sisters who have followed the Lord Jesus Christ through baptism by immersion. Bring your food to share.
The Fellowship Lunch is also a team-building opportunity, so please make yourself available to help prepare and clean up our lunch area before and after the event.
Reminders
- Youth Ministry – Thursday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
- Prayer Meeting – Thursday from 1:30 to 2:30 PM
- Music Team Practice – This Saturday only from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
- TEE Abundant Life Session – Sunday from 1:00 to 2:30 PM
OBC has two speaking opportunities at the National Hui
The NZ Baptist National Hui will be held in Rangiora Baptist Church on 6-9 November. I will be your lone representative at the annual gathering of 250 Baptist churches. As of this writing, approximately 400+ delegates will attend the National Hui.
On 8 November at 7:00 PM, during the Baptist Hui Global Night, the Oamaru Baptist Church was asked to deliver two messages.
Whodunit mystery? 😮
It’s not summer yet, but the grass has turned brown. It’s been raining, too. And look, our car park flower boxes have been cleared and planted with new plants.
Thank you, and blessings to whoever has done it!
The best way to discover whodunit is to also become an “undercover” gardener and join in beautifying our church surroundings. Agree? 🙂
