This Week

Sabbath program and more…

Order of Service

9:30 - 10:00 - Prayer Group - Seminar Room

10:00 - 11:00 Sabbath School - adults start in main Church with preliminaries before breaking into smaller groups; and children in Kinder/Primary or Junior/Teen Rooms

11:15 - 11:25 Song Service

11:25 - 11:35 Preliminaries - welcome, prayer, announcements, offering

11:35- 12:20 Sermon

This Sabbath: 27.6.26

Sabbath Sunset Times: Today 5:00pm Next Friday 5:02pm

Greeter: Lyn Loughton

Adult Sabbath School Coordinator: Darren Jacob

Children / Teen Sabbath School Facilitators:

Beginner: Karen Guzel

Primary/Junior: Fiona Miller

Speaker: Pr. Rian van Deventer

Worship Host: Darren Jacob

Musician: Carissa van Deventer

Flowers: Rose Cazaly

Offering: ADRA Support Offering

Church Lunch: Invite Someone Home

STRONGER TOGETHER: ONE BODY, MANY CHURCHES

Today, we are praying for: Leongatha SDA Church

BULLETIN NOTICES FOR THIS WEEK:

YOUTH RUSH, June 28 - July 12  

The Youth Rush team are arriving Sunday 28 June, and will be with our community for 2 weeks, with 27 young people very appreciative of being able to use our church as their home base. Youth Rush is an initiative that started many years ago in Adventist colleges in the US, with college students canvassing during their long summer break, and earning funds for college fees. The program commenced in Australia in 2020 and is led by Conference Literature Evangelist leaders in each state. The team will be canvassing in Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance and Orbost. Each evening, they will share testimonies of their experiences - you are welcome to join them on Friday Evenings from 7pm. They will also have a pop-up bookstore available of a wide range of titles covering health and faith, for all ages in the foyer of the Church. Thank you for your prayers for this team of young people, many of whom are first-time canvassers. To learn more about Youth Rush, go to https://vic.adventist.org.au/youth-rush/ The team are really looking forward to worshipping with us on Sabbaths  4th and 11th July.  

YOUTH RUSH - MAIN MEAL DISHES NEEDED

Youth Rush will be joining us for 2 weeks towards the end of the June. We would like to ask if there are volunteers who would be able to contribute a main savoury dish for meals during the week? Meals need to be vegetarian and/or vegan, catering for a group of 20 people. Side dishes are not needed. We are looking for 10 savoury dishes at this stage, to cover each night of the week. Please speak to Pastor Rian if you are able to help.

STRONGER TOGETHER: ONE BODY, MANY CHURCHES

An initiative to unite the churches in our region in prayer, worship, and purpose. Each Sabbath, we will pray for a different church in our region, and once a month we will come together for a combined Zoom study group led by a pastor from one of our region’s churches. This will run from June until December.

For more information, please speak with Pastor Rian.

Please note: Friday night vespers will not be held on the first Friday of each month for the rest of the year while this program is running. All other Friday night vespers will continue as usual. 

The first online Zoom study group will begin on Friday, 5th of June at 7pm. 

Below are the Zoom meeting details:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85651985335

Meeting ID: 856 5198 5335

Passcode: 635161

YOUTH RUSH 2026  June 28 - July 12  Bairnsdale 

Every school or university holiday, groups of young people around Australia go out to the cities and towns, meeting people and sharing books that meet their needs and point them to Jesus. Youth Rush programs develop skills in faith-sharing, community engagement and personal development, all while expanding the Kingdom of God, making new friends, and strengthening our faith. 

For more information & to register:  https://vic.adventist.org.au/ministries/youth-rush/

BIBLE EXPO - WEDNESDAY 8TH OF JULY 7PM

As part of our Youth Rush program, we will be inviting members of our community to a Bible Expedition, detailing the history of the Bible and showcasing some rare and historic copies of the written Word. This will be a free community event and a great opportunity to invite family and friends. It will be in the Church Auditorium, starting at 7pm. Hope to see you there! 

COULD YOU BE OUR NEW CHURCH CATERING LEADER? - We’re looking for someone to step into the role of Church Catering Leader. This person would organise the church lunches. If you’re interested (or would like to know more), please speak with Rian or Rod. (The the 23rd of May will be the last church lunch until the position is filled.) 

 RENEW 2026 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

This year's RENEW Conference will take place at Belgrave Heights Convention Centre from 16th - 18th October 2026. Our guest speaker is the newly appointed Daniella May, the Women's Ministries Director at the Australian Union Conference.

The Early Bird rate is $280 for two nights (minimum stay) and it closes on 31st August 2026. The full rate increases to $300 and all registration and bookings need to be finalised by 18th September 2026. We encourage you to register at this link https://victoria.bluevineyardevents.com/renew-2026/ before the early bird rate closes.

Please note that we require a separate application for every attendee, including children, as walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Every individual needs to be registered to ensure that in the event of an emergency, everyone is accounted for.

MEN'S CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY GROUP

Would you like to be part of a men's Christian community group? We are exploring the opportunity to have regular socials and support for men in our Church and community. Please let Pastor Rian know if you are interested.

HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES 2026

Please add these dates for our Healthy Cooking Classes to your diary – 5pm Sundays   19 July, 13 September, and 15 November. Please consider prayerfully who you know that could benefit and invite them along. $10 per person (includes a meal). To book, contact Vaughan: 0417 202 984   or 0438 658 046

SECRETS OF PROPHECY STUDY GROUP WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 7PM    

In the cafeteria at 7pm. Join us as we explore world events in light of Bible prophecy. This would be a good opportunity to invite a friend or family member to. We will have the study group weekly on Wednesdays. For more information speak to Pastor Rian

TPUM - MISSION TO THE ISLANDS- The Victorian Conference is planning to support a mission to Samoa in August 2026. They are looking for expressions of interests for fly & builds, medical teams and presenters/speakers for Evangelistic outreach. If you are interested, please email pastor Rian and a link will be forwarded to register. Please note that airfares, accommodation, food and insurance will need to be covered by each volunteer.

JUNE CHURCH LUNCHES

Week 1: Invite Someone Home

Week 2: Invite Someone Home

Week 3: Invite Someone Home

Week 4: Invite Someone Home

MISSED A SERMON OR WOULD LIKE TO WATCH ONE AGAIN?

Visit the Bairnsdale SDA YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@bairnsdalesdatv586

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LITTLE LAMBS PLAYGROUP

Running Mondays,  10am to 12noon

All families with preschool age children are welcome to join. Little Lambs will run every Monday of the school term. Please bring a piece of fruit. Gold coin donations are accepted.

For further details, please contact Karen 0412 400 441

SABBATH MORNING PRAYER GROUP- 9.30AM to 10AM. 

To be held in the seminar room, in the main Church building. All are welcome.

ADRA - FOOD & FRIENDSHIP CAFE ON MONDAY MORNINGS

We would like to ask if there are any person(s) in Church who would like to come and mingle with the patrons on Monday mornings. This is a great opportunity for witnessing and making friends with people in the community. Please speak to Lorraine Ryan.   

FRIDAY NIGHT VESPERS 

Click on the link to join:

https://adventistchurch.zoom.us/j/98500398044

Then click ‘open zoom’ and click join with computer audio. If this link doesn’t work, please go to zoom on your computer and click join a meeting and type in the Meeting ID: 943 3241 8391 then follow the prompts.

MONTHLY COMBINED CHURCH BIBLE STUDY ZOOM MEETINGS FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7PM:

NEXT MEETING: 3rd of July at 7pm.

Below is the zoom meeting details:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85651985335

Meeting ID: 856 5198 5335

Passcode: 635161

Please note: Friday night vespers will not be held on the first Friday of each month for the rest of the year while this program is running. All other Friday night vespers will continue as usual.

Bible Study Group Thursday Mornings at 10:30am  

If you would like to share with others, grow in your understanding of Christianity and encourage new believers please come along to the study each Thursday in the church foyer. Pastor Rian will be leading out the study this week. All Welcome! We are studying the book of Romans.

CAFE CONNECTIONS

Social Get Together

On the First Wednesday of the month.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, 1st of July 

10am at Nicho Café, Princes Hwy, Nicholson.

Love to see you there, all are welcome.

CHURCH LIBRARY

Check out what’s new in the church’s library, books and DVDs are being added all the time. It’s self-serve to check out anything you would like to borrow. Children are welcome but will need adult supervision please.        

Mums at the Table

Mums! Do you enjoy making friends? We are looking for mums (of any age or stage) who would be interested in getting involved in our existing groups or creating a new meet-up group.

It's a really great friendship outreach/ministry opportunity to connect church and community mums together using Facebook as a springboard to in person meet-ups.

https://mumsatthetable.com/whats-on

Please email Elise at [email protected] if you're interested, or would like to ask any questions.