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Emergency Services Training Days

Faith-based pastoral care in emergencies and disasters

Two events are planned for those intereseted in caring for people during emergencies.

The training day covers Psychological First Aid and Emotional Spiritual Care.
Specific topics include:

• Introductions to the emergency setting and TCC Emergencies Ministry
• Impacts of emergencies on individuals and communities
• Stress
• Community and individual recovery after disasters
• Practical exercises around caring for people and practising Psychological First Aid

Devonport: 9:30-4pm Saturday December 5, 2020. Find out more >>> (On the Calendar at tasbaptists.org.au)
Hobart: 9:30-4pm Saturday February 13, 2021 Find out more >>> (On the Calendar at tasbaptists.org.au)

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Evenings with Ann

On 21 September, Series 2 of Evenings With Ann, began running on the Citywide Baptist Church Hobart YouTube channel.

Evenings With Ann goes to air every weeknight at 8pm. Presented by Citywide's Ann Herbert, the current series reflects on endings and beginnings, and seasons and rhythms in life.

WATCH your invitation to join Ann:

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Thank You Beverly!

Sheffield Baptist organist retires after 70 years of service

After playing for 70 years, Mrs Beverly Duff has retired from playing the organ and piano at the Sheffield Baptist church.

Mrs Duff (nee Irvine) commenced playing the piano in the Sunday school in 1950, and then played for the evening services

Mrs Duff was taught music by her Aunt, Mrs Winnie Bye, who was church organist in the 1930's. When her aunt retired, in the late 1970's, Beverly played for morning services, afternoon Sunday school, and evening services. As well as playing for weddings and funerals in the Sheffield Baptist church, she played at the Paradise and West Kentish Baptist churches.

In 2005, when the church began fellowship teas and singing favourite hymns, Mrs Duff played until 12 months ago when she found it difficult to walk without aids.

Sheffield Baptist church appreciates her great years of service to her Lord, and loyalty to her church, and continues to remember her in our prayers.

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News from Baptist World Aid

The 2020 Special Edition COVID Ethical Fashion Report is almost here!

2020 has been a year like no other. The fashion industry is no longer business as usual... and neither are we. That's why we're preparing to launch a Special Edition COVID Fashion Report! We've researched over 400 of your favourite fashion brands to see what they've done to protect the dignity of garment workers and sustainability of the planet during the COVID pandemic.

Register now and be the first to know when your ALL NEW Special Edition COVID Fashion Report and Guide are ready for download!

Let me know when it's here >>>

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Budget 2020-21 snapshot

BWA have put together a short snapshot about the Federal Budget and their spending on Australian Aid for 2020-21. While not all the details have been released yet, there are a few interesting quirks this year that made what has been released a bit harder to understand.

While there's been an increase in funding to our near neighbours in the Pacific and Timor-Leste, this is being offset by a large decrease in funding to programs further afield. Read their snapshot to help make sense of what's going up, what's going down, and what it all means for Australian Aid.

READ MORE >>>

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Anti-Poverty Week

October 11-17 2020

It's not right that 3 million Aussies live below the poverty line

Anti-Poverty Week supports the Australian community to have an increased understanding of poverty and to take action collectively to end it. This purpose is shared by a diverse network of individuals and organisations. Since 2002, Anti-Poverty week has been held on October 17, the United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

This pandemic year, it has been a year like no other. On September 25th, the Coronavirus Supplement dropped by $300 a fortnight. More than 3.3 million Australians are directly affected by this cut, including 1.1 million children. A recent Australian National University analysis estimated an extra 740,000 people have been pushed into poverty.

JOIN IN ANTI-POVERTY WEEK, OCTOBER 11-17

• Light your church up in the blue and green colours of Anti-Poverty week (Tasmanian Catholic churches have already decided to do this.)
• Make a 30 second video on your phone to say you're supporting the call to #RaisetheRateforGood and upload it on social media during Anti-Poverty Week.
• Share Anti-Poverty Week materials or create your own - see the Promotion Kit page, including the updated Poverty in Australia Fast Fact. Also see the latest from the Raise the Rate campaign.
• Add your activity or event to the Anti-Poverty Week calendar.

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Tasmanian Baptist Pastors' Muster

One-day of inspiring input

Coming up on Tuesday October 20, all Pastors are encouraged to attend the one-day Pastors' Muster at Riverlands Longford.

The Muster is scheduled for 10am to 4pm. This is the long-awaited Muster, which was postponed from the annual Pastors and Families Muster at Camp Clayton in July. Leadership team members are also welcome if able to attend.

Dinner to follow in Longford for those who can make it--it won't go late!

For more info, contract Stephen Baxter: stephen@tasbaptists.org.au

To register, please contact Karen Buckney: karen@riverlands.org.au

Left: Some attendees of the Pastors' Muster, March 2018

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Tasmanian Baptist Annual Assembly

Riverlands Longford, 6pm Friday to 4pm Saturday October 30-31, 2020

A weekend to look forward to!

Be encouraged by joining with other churches to hear something of what God is doing around the state at the Annual Assembly, coming up on the last weekend in October. We will hear from Mary Dickins of Fostering Hope; Jenna Blackwell our Youth Leadership Development Coordinator; plus new opportunities Baptist churches are initiating across the state.

You may come to observe and take part in the workshops. Each church sends representatives and they, with the pastors, have voting rights. If you can make it for Friday night dinner that's great, but you can also attend for Saturday only.

If you would like to attend this year's Annual Assembly, please contact Karen Buckney: karen@riverlands.org.au

Left: Those gathered at Assembly, October 2019

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Rethinking Retirement

Christian Management Australia

Society tells us that retirement is a time to sit back and enjoy the fruit of our life's work. However, at CMA we believe it's time to rethink retirement.

It's possible that our greatest contribution to the Kingdom of God still lies ahead of us--God didn't spend sixty years preparing us to do nothing. So, we have devised a seven-week, online study course called Engaging Q4 for those who are seeking to reimagine life in their retirement years.

The course is built around seven spiritual disciplines or practices for life's Fourth-Quarter. Various groups will commence on different dates in October, and once you have registered, we will contact you to determine the timing that suits you. The cost is $95, which includes the Engaging Q4 Handbook.

You can find more details HERE >>>