reCharge NEWS December 2023
Dec 13, 2023
Tasmanian Baptists
Our 2024 Calendar
| EVENT | DATE |
|---|---|
| Pastors and Leaders Muster (Hobart) | 5-6 March |
| Launch of Frank W. Boreham College | 5 March |
| Road Show (North) | 7 March |
| Roadshow (Northwest) | 8 March |
| Tasmanian Baptist Council | 16 March |
| Mid-Year Assembly | 11 May |
| Tasmanian Baptist Council | 15 June |
| Pastors and Leaders Muster, family-friendly (Devonport) | 9-11 July |
| Pastors and Leaders Muster (Launceston) | 10-11 September |
| Tasmanian Baptist Council | 21 September |
| Annual Assembly | 19 October |
| Tasmanian Baptist Council | 16 November |
Better World Gifts
Are you still looking for Christmas gifts for colleagues, family and friends? It isn’t too late to add something extra special which has the bonus of assisting others overseas.
There are Kids Gifts, Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, Stocking Stuffers and more.
These gifts are both physical products to give, and for those who have everything, gifts for others overseas which you give on their behalf. (A suitable card is supplied for your friend, colleague or family member.)
This is a great opportunity to give to others in need at Christmas. Maybe you can kill two birds with one stone!
Check the gifts out Baptist World Aid’s Better World Gifts.
Tasmanian Baptist Churches Christmas
Some of our churches have submitted their Christmas activities to reCharge.
Want to find out about others? CLICK HERE for location and website info >
Perth
4pm Saturday 16th December
Christmas Sermon Series
What brings you here? Every Sunday during December
Claremont
Christmas Carol Celebration
6:30pm Saturday 16th December 2024
Claremont Baptist Church invites you to a Christmas Carol Celebration on Saturday 16 December at 6:30 pm. The Christmas Story in song and Scripture.
Christmas Lights
We also invite you to drive by on your Christmas lights excursion to see our new nativity scene outside the church. We’ve been working hard on this life size stable scene and pray that it will give us opportunities to reach our community.
Christmas Day
9:30 am Christmas Day Service
Citywide
Christmas at Citywide
10am 10th December Memory Tree Day. Bring a decoration to hang to remember someone you’re missing this Christmas.
10am 17th December Carols Service – combined service at Mornington
2pm 17th December Carols Celebration at Levendale 2.00pm – all welcome
5:30pm 24th December Christmas Eve in the Paddock in the evening for neighbourhood
10am 25th December Christmas Day Service Mornington and Lenah Valley
Hobart
10am Sundays 17th and 24th December; 9:30am Christmas Day
December is often referred to as ‘the silly season’. It’s a time when our lives become very full with finishing work projects, completing courses, planning family events and buying Christmas gifts for our loved ones.
But in all of the business, have we made December so full that there’s no longer any room for Jesus in Christmas?
Scripture Union Launceston
Christmas ADVENTure 2023
5-8pm, Saturday, 9th December 2023
Would you like to go on a Christmas adventure with us?
The Christmas ADVENTure is a FREE Carol Celebration at Riverbend Park Launceston that invites children, young people and their families to join in singing carols and find out about “The way we do Christmas in . . . “
The multicultural Christian Church community will share the real meaning of Christmas and showcase how Christians celebrate the birthday of Jesus around the world. Come along at 5 pm to join in the fun, bring a picnic or use the BBQ. Carols will start at 6 pm and conclude at 8 pm.
Baptists Nationally
Baptist Churches of South Australia and Northern Territory
Historic decision forming the future for SA and NT Baptists
The Baptist Churches of South Australia has amalgamated with the Baptist Union of Northern Territory.
The legal mechanisms for this were:
– A Baptist Union of Northern Territory Assembly decision on 16 September 2023 to wind up.
– Followed by a Baptist Churches of South Australia Assembly decision on 18 November 2023 to adopt changes to the Constitution and become Baptist Churches of South Australia and Northern Territory Incorporated (BCSANT).
This was a great day of celebration and has been warmly received across our churches.
Rev Dr Melinda Cousins
Director of Ministries, Baptist Churches SA & NT
EmpowHer
Heartlands for Women
On Monday 27th November, the Spring 2023 Heartlands was released to EmpowHer subscribers.
CONTENTS
EmpowHer Day of Courage rundown
God Whispers – what to do when you don’t know what to do
Books about women, ministry and leadership
The Importance of Being Grateful
Read HERE > | SUBSCRIBE to quarterly email HERE >
ReCharge News December 2023
Christmas Events
Several Christmas events are happening around the state soon. Read, discover, enjoy and celebrate the arrival of Jesus the King.
Journey to Bethlehem
Rated PG | 99 minutes | Village Launceston (only)
Musical Released Thursday 30th November
A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will stop at nothing to keep his crown.
This live-action Christmas musical celebration for the entire family, weaves classic Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a music-infused retelling of the timeless story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus. A unique new entry into the collection of holiday classic movies , this epic Christmas musical is unlike any before it.
WATCH THE TRAILER!
A Renaissance Christmas
Penguin and Richmond
Come to a shimmering concert of ancient carols and songs. Soprano Jacqueline Ward and classical guitarist David Malone will perform a charming program of sacred Christmas music, inspired by centuries past. Two locations only!
$25/person | $10 Conc/Student | FREE for Children under 10
NORTH Penguin Uniting Church, 3pm Sunday 3rd December
SOUTH St Lukes Anglican Church Richmond, 3pm Saturday 9th Dec
Click button for full description. Get tickets online (preferred) or at the door.
- Jacqueline Ward is a soprano specialising in early music, concert works, and recital. She has performed with Sydney orchestras and choirs and recorded for The Museum of Sydney; delighting audiences throughout Australia and overseas with a voice likened to “honey sliding down crystal” (Courier Mail).
- David Malone is a guitarist who performs throughout Australia as a solo recitalist and chamber musician. He has been featured on SBS television and his performances broadcast on ABC Classic FM and ABC Radio National. David’s solo CD ‘Fretsongs’ for the Tall Poppies label received an Australian Classical Music Award and a five-star review in Limelight, Australia’s classical music magazine.
Read More ReCharge!
October/November/December 2023
- Waking Up to the Christmas Dream by Andrew Turner
- Ministry Profile Matty Coppin, Burnie Baptist
- Day of Courage en-courages by Fiona Bradley
- Around the Churches Oct-Nov 2023
- October Assembly Report by Alan Firth
- Wynyard Baptist Church Profile by Pastor Owen Muskett
- Converge23 Australian Baptists in Canberra, by Ps Anthea Maynard
- Ministry Profile Anna-Maree Richardson, Assistant Administrator
- The Scandal and the Wonder of Baptism by Andrew Turner, Crossover
- Our New College! Announcement from the Tasmanian Baptist Council
- What do we do with the Past? Theology & Culture by Rev Dr Megan Powell du Toit
- October NEWS | November News
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