Safe Church – Child Safe Information
What is the role of the council or leadership team in implementing the Child Safety Standards?
The council or leadership team plays an important role in successfully implementing the Child Safety Standards in an congregation or parish. To fulfil the requirements of Standard 1, they strive to establish a child-safe culture within their governance and leadership teams, as well as across their congregation or parish.
One way to demonstrate this is by positively embracing the Child Safety Standards and viewing this work as an important part of the mission and ministry with children and families.
This means that councils and leadership teams must do everything possible to model a safe culture by communicating child-safe messages and implementing child-safe practices.
SBLC Child Safe/SMO Coordinators Bethany/Tabor - Marilyn Mensforth bethanytaborsccoord@gmail.com
We sincerely hope that all is going well for you, but also that if there are any challenges facing you that you think Seeds of Hope can help you with, that you will contact us.
Upcoming events for Seeds of Hope Suicide Prevention Network are:
On 9 & 10 October: Celebrating 2 days of Mental Health Month
Seeds will be running a stall in Barossa Central, providing many resources and free handouts of e.g. muffins.
On 14 & 15 October: ASIST Workshop at the Vine Inn. This workshop is fully booked and thus a 2nd ASIST workshop has been organised for:
On 5 & 6 November: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Workshop
- In the Hoopmann Room of the Vine Inn Barossa, at 9am - 4:30pm each day.
- Note: As the October workshop was booked out very quickly, please book in a.s.a.p.
- Refer to the attached flyer about the ASIST workshop, for further details, for example, how to book your place.
On 16 November: Sausage Sizzle at Mitre 10.
Also, great news re our Support Directory. We have recently updated this resource, which is presently at the Leader for printing. There is a digital copy of this document attached to this email, and multiple copies will be available for distribution soon, so please contact us for any requests of copies to be delivered to you.
JAN HOFFMAN
Acting Secretary and Training & Community Events Coordinator
Seeds of Hope Suicide Prevention Network Postal Address: PO Box 418, Nuriootpa
Email Address: training.seedsofhopespn@gmail.com
DINNER FOR EIGHT
Dinner for eight is an opportunity for fellowship between the members of our congregations in the intimacy of a meal in a small group.
You can be a single, a couple or a family and you can choose to be either a host or a visitor.
The host provides the venue and decides what type of meal they would like to have. The host then decides how they would like the visitors to help with the meal. This could be something like all bringing a casserole / salad or someone bringing soup and other sweets.
The coordinators collect all the reply slips and meet to place you into groups of approximately eight with the hosts at the top. Each host is notified of the details of the members of their group and then they contact their group members as soon as possible to select a date for their event.
They may choose to meet in the evening or at a lunch time sometime between October and November.
Forms available at the combined service, The Hub or your local church.
Please Pray for our Confirmees as they journey in their faith and get to know God on a personal level.
Open their hearts and minds to receive Jesus and help our congregations to get beside them to love, support and pray for them.
Seb Badrice, Oscar Brown, Cooper Day, Ella Graetz, Leo Garrett, Noah Halman, Brodie Heinrich, Isla Helbig
Jalilah James, Keevan James, Nathan Kaesler, Alex Lynch, Owen Mebberson, Indiana Pietsch, Ella Reichelt,
Molly Roberts, Connor Samain, Riley Samain, Sebastian Schmidt, Aila Semmler, Cara Semmler, Lucas Skinner,
Sasha Skinner, Mayah Steinert, Holly Zadow
SBLC Sunday 14th September Worship Services
Funday Sunday: 10:45am Faith College Junior Campus led by Sophie Wilksch
Bethany: No service
Grace St Paul’s: No service
Langmeil 8:45am: Pastor Jim Bryan
Lyndoch: 9am HC Pastor Greg Schiller
Tabor: 9am HC Pastor Peter Kriewaldt
BIBLE READINGS
The First Readings:
Jeremiah 4:11,12,22-28 The coming destruction of Judah and Jerusalem OR
Exodus 32:7-14 Moses pleads for the people and the Lord relents
Psalm 14 OR Psalm 51:1-10
The Second Reading:1 Timothy 1:12-17 Gratitude for God’s mercy
The Gospel: Luke 15:1-10 The lost sheep and the lost coin
Young Life are currently looking for an experienced Area Director to join our team in the Barossa Valley.
Key duties will include:
· Spiritual leadership and ministry development
· Recruiting, training, and supervising volunteers
· Developing and implementing fundraising strategies
· Building relationships with the community, donors, and church leaders
· Overseeing direct ministry activities such as contact work, clubs, small groups, and camps
· Managing finances and administration for the ministry area
This is a 0.5 FTE with flexibility around working hours. For the full advertisement plus job and person specification, email hr@younglife.org.au.
Applications close on Wednesday October 8th.
Worship Schedule is attached.
GOod Seed Bookshop Committee Vacancy - Committee Member
To contribute valuable insights, perspectives, expertise and to help guide the Operations and Outreach initiatives of the Bookshop.
The role involves attending regular committee meetings on the 3rd Monday of every 2nd Month at 4:30pm at the Hub.
Express your interest to Murray Menzel, the Tabor Secretary.
Do you or someone you know has a need, prayer or help and would like a pastor or someone to visit or phone, please speak to:
Dennis Canute 0417 837 422, Raelene Falland 0407 632 032, Kay Kleemann 0448 065 425, Helen Menzel 0409 283 201,
Geoff Nicolai 0401 424 503, Trevor Ratsch 0403 561 709, Anne Schmidt 0408 002 726,
Daph Schmidt 0417 834661, Steven Sickerdick 0408 835 004, or Dianne Trenberth 0488 558 502.