Border News - 2023, Week 19

Dear Border Church Family, 

This week we will be having Church in our regular venue at the QCWA Hall at 169 Griffith Street, Coolangatta. Parking can be found on Griffith and Boundary Streets as well as on Marine Parade. For shaded parking you can park under Twin Towns. We will be meeting at 10am and look forward to spending time with you. 

Border Church this week

We want to bless the mothers, grandmothers and mother figures in our community this week. Please come and let us celebrate the impacts you make on our community.

This week for our message we will be continuing our series on Prayers of Power: Unlocking Omnipotence and will look at the prayers in the early part of the book of Judges, culminating in the song of Deborah. This continues our theme of honouring women and mothers this month. 

We always have a healthy vegetarian fellowship lunch after Church. We will be having a pot luck lunch. Our lunch schedule can be found here - https://border.church/pages/church-luncheons-roster

Mothers Day

This coming Mothers Day we want to honour the mothers, grandmothers and mother figures in our community.

To the mothers among us, your devotion and sacrifices are an inspiration to us all. You have embraced the beautiful responsibility of bringing life into this world, nurturing and guiding your children with unwavering dedication. Your love knows no bounds, and your strength knows no limits. Today, we honor your sleepless nights, your gentle kisses, your encouraging words, and your never-ending support.

To the grandmothers who grace our community, your wisdom and experience are invaluable treasures. Through the years, you have lovingly shared your stories, your laughter, and your cherished traditions. You offer a unique perspective, a comforting presence, and a wealth of knowledge that spans generations. We are grateful for your timeless love and the wisdom you impart upon us.

To the mother figures who have stepped into the lives of others, you are a beacon of love and guidance. Your open arms and open hearts have provided shelter and warmth to those in need. Your love extends beyond biological ties, embracing all who seek your comfort and care. You have made a difference in countless lives, and your impact is immeasurable.

On this special day, we offer our prayers and blessings for each one of you. May your hearts be filled with joy and contentment, knowing that your love and sacrifice have not gone unnoticed. May you find strength in times of weariness, peace in times of chaos, and comfort in times of sorrow. May the bonds you have nurtured continue to grow stronger, and may your love be a beacon of hope for future generations.

We, as a church community, are forever grateful for your presence, your love, and your unwavering faith. We celebrate you today and every day, for you are the pillars upon which families are built, communities thrive, and the world finds its light.

May God bless you abundantly on this Mother's Day and always.

With heartfelt love and gratitude,

Border Church team

News

I am currently putting together songbooks for Border Church. If you have any favourite hymns, praise or scripture songs you would like to nominate to be in them, please let me know. Inclusion will depend on the complexity of the song and whether it fits the criteria of a worship song, but we hope to include as many favourite worship songs as possible. (There are many great Christian ballads out there, but we are focusing on songs we can sing in worship.)

May is Domestic and Family Violence Prevention month. We will be specially praying over our community in regards to this space during the month of May. 

May is also shaping up to be a big month for Christian Unity in our area. We have a combined Pastors prayer and worship service, a couple of combined services and the National Day of Prayer and Fasting at the end of the month. God is working mightily. 

Next Sunday, May 21, there will be a combined Churches service at King Jesus Church in Tugun. We hosted the previous combined service in February and I encourage everyone to attend this one. Pastor Michael Boyd from the Tweed Heads Presbyterian Church will be giving the message and we look forward to the blessing as God's Children come together in unity.

May 27 is the National Day of Prayer and Fasting. Border Church will be hosting a combined Churches service this day as part of this national initiative. Details will be shared at Church tomorrow. If you go to other Churches in our area, please invite your leaders to join with us on this day as we pray over our community. 

During Cooly Rocks On, Churches in our area have invited the Tent of Promise to set up as a means of witnessing and leading people to Christ. The theme will be Jesus Rocks On. On the evenings of June 8-11 local evangelists will speak and there is opportunity to volunteer during the days in leading people around the tent, sharing Jesus with them. Training will be held the week before and these details will come soon. 

Sowing Season: Autumn 2023

Please start sharing these with people you know might be interested. It is the job of everyone to let people know what course we have coming.

Clothing Alterations

Beginning Tuesday May 16, Lorraine Latchman and Janine Pye will be running a course on clothing alterations at 179 Botanical Circuit, Banora Point. This will begin at 4pm and will run over several consecutive weeks. To register for this course, please contact Lorraine (0426799943) or Janine (0407438992). 

English Improvement

Beginning Sunday, May 14, Alina Valiant will be running a course aimed at helping speakers of English as a Second Language to improve their confidence and skill in English. This course will run for six weeks and will begin at 1pm each Sunday. To register for this course, please contact Alina at 0401 167 731. 

Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program

We will be running two courses to begin in the coming weeks, one online and one in person. For registration please contact Brendan on 0421074460.

In Person: Starting at 6pm Tuesday May 16 and running over 8 weeks, we will be hosting a course in Banora Point, location being finalised. 

Online: Starting 7pm Wednesday, May 17 and running over 8 weeks, we will be hosting a course over Zoom. The link for this course is - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82045690353

Alpha Course

We will be running two regular Alpha courses from June, one online and one in person in Banora Point. For registration please contact Brendan on 0421074460.

Online: Starting 6pm on Monday June 5 and running for 9 weeks, we will be hosting over Zoom. The link for this course is - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82583073399

In Person: Starting at 6pm Friday June 16 and running over 9 weeks we will be hosting at The Glebe. 

Sealed & Revealed - Heralds of the Messiah

This is a new interactive discipleship series that will run over at least 12 weeks looking at prophecies pointing to the coming Messiah and showing that Jesus of Nazareth was the promised Messiah. Through key passages, we will also lay the groundwork for understanding how prophecy works, types of prophecy, and the themes, principles and methods of interpretation. We will run classes online in two time slots. For registration please contact Brendan on 0421074460.

Timeslot 1: Mondays 7pm, beginning Monday May 15. 

Timeslot 2: Wednesdays 6pm beginning Wednesday May 17. 

The Zoom link for both classes will be - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81584149095

Car Care

 

We are running a half-day course on June 4 in the afternoon. Location TBD. Please share this with those who would be blessed by this practical and interactive course.  

Healthy Cooking

We have partnered with the ladies at the QCWA and will be running four beginner healthy cooking classes over consecutive weeks beginning in mid-June. 

YouTube Sermons

Since we moved to our new residence, I have been behind on uploading our sermons to YouTube each week. This is now all caught up and the current playlist can be found below. We are looking at options to simulcast our worship services on both Facebook and YouTube in the near future. 

Regular programing

If you or anyone you know would like to start a Discovery Bible Reading group, we would be happy to equip and support you in this. We will be teaching how to do these from this week. It really is very simple. 

We run Alpha small groups on a regular basis and if you would like help hosting one for your friends or loved ones to discover Jesus and the basics of the Bible, please let us know. 

Prayer meetings are on Wednesdays at 3pm at 179 Botanical Circuit, Banora Point. Please message me or speak to Lorraine if you have any prayer requests we can add to our list. You can join this prayer meeting through zoom with the link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81584149095. All are welcome to join as we pray for our community and upcoming projects. 

You can contribute towards our community outreach in our tithes and offerings box or online through various options on our website at https://border.church/give 

If you would like to give to our building upgrade fund, please mark your offering for this purpose. We will be sharing in some of the costs of upgrading the CWA hall so that we can have some dedicated storage for Border Church as well as insulation to reduce some of the noise and echo in the hall. 

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday at 10am. 

Blessings
love
Brendan, Alina, Victor and Erina