Knysna Vineyard Notices

Church Notices 4th April 2010

WELCOME: We warmly welcome you to our services on this very special day as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. God bless you as we praise and worship Him and have fellowship one with another. A special welcome to our Visitors and thank you for coming.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Pheliswa Dayimani for today, Candée Thompson (6^th), Maddy Crous and Thomas du Plessis (7^th), Jedric Nel, Trish Boonzaaier, Jessica Vosloo and Johan Olivier (8^th). It was also Ludwig Fechter’s birthday on the 1^st and Jaco Olivier’s on the 2^nd. Sorry we missed your birthdays, but we hope that they were very special.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO EVENING SERVICE TODAY.

TEA DUTY: 4^th and 11^th April – Sedgefield Cell Group.

WELCOME HOME!!!: To our Pastor and Deanna. We pray that you had a WONDERFUL time of reunion with Karyn and her family and a special time of relaxation and refreshing. It’s good to have you home with us.

DAVID PAWSON IN SOUTH AFRICA - 21 TO 30 APRIL, 2010!

Renowned Biblical teacher and speaker, David Pawson, will be visiting Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth. His main purpose is to address pastors, church leaders and elders – to encourage and strengthen them. He will speak on the true nature of the gospel, the new covenant and the out-workings of grace, and his aim will be to instill a balance where extremes are being established in some South African churches. All the evening events, starting at 7 p.m., will be open to the public. There are no bookings and seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Further information will be given later.

PRAY FOR OUR TOWN: Please join fellow Christians at the Council Chambers from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 7^th April as they gather to pray for our town, its people and, especially, for those who are out of work at this time. May Jesus be glorified in our town as the only true God and Saviour of His people.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Natasha van Schalkwyk will soon be moving to Kuruman and volunteers are being sought to take over her job of running the Christian Bookshop. If you have a day or so to spare during the week, please contact Natasha on 044-382 1482.

THE LAMB OF GOD

Jeff Smith, a young Methodist chaplain, tells the story of driving one day across the eastern part of Washington State.  He was forced to a stop when a large flock of sheep was being herded across the road.  As he waited, watching the sheep, the phrase "Lamb of God" drifted through his mind.  Seized with the notion, he leaped from his car and bounded up to the shepherd and asked him, "What does 'Lamb of God' mean to you?"

The shepherd, initially startled by the abrupt question from a complete stranger, but sensing at some level the sincerity of the enquiry, looked Jeff in the eye and answered, "I know exactly what 'Lamb of God' means."

He went on to explain, "Each year at lambing time, there are lambs and ewes that do not make it.  Inevitably, on one side of the field is a ewe whose lamb has died.  The ewe is filled with milk, but she will not nourish any lamb she does not recognise as her own.  Inevitably, on the other side of the field is a lamb whose mother had died.  The lamb will starve because no ewe will accept and nourish it.  So the shepherd takes blood from the dead lamb and pours it over the body of the living lamb.  Recognising the blood, the ewe will now nurse and save the orphan lamb. 

“Through the gift of the blood of the lamb that has died, the living lamb is recognised and restored to the fold, nourished and saved.   THAT IS THE LAMB OF GOD!”

Church Notices 28th March 2010

WELCOME: A very warm welcome to you in the Name above all Names, that of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. We ask God’s blessings upon you as we join together to praise, worship and honour Him and have fellowship as members of His Family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Wandrag van Heerden for today, Brian Bloem (29^th), Deanna van Heerden and Chris Tait (30^th), Jack Tevter (1^st) and Madeleen Janse van Vuuren (2^nd). May God bless you all on your special days.

TEA DUTY: 28^th March – Olivier’s Cell Group.     4^th April – Sedgefield Cell Group.

THANK YOU: Our Pastor and Deanna are home from their visit to their daughter and her family in New Zealand and are presently “catching their breath” before taking up the reins again. Our grateful thanks to Pastor Derek Flanagan for standing in for our Pastor and for his inspiring and encouraging messages. Pastor Flanagan, we wish you, Marion and Amy God’s richest blessings on your re-location to George. We know that God’s hand is upon you and pray that the new ministry that you will be leading will grow and draw many into the Kingdom of God. God bless you all and thank you for all that you have done for us.

EASTER SERVICE: Please note that this will be held at 9.30 am. on Easter Friday.

JUNIOR CHURCH CAMP: As final arrangements have to be made, today is the last day for handing in camp forms. Please see Lorienne McCartney or Hannalie Viljoen.  Note that the camp forms and the Kit List can be downloaded from the Forms page on our website.

TENEBRAE SERVICE: “Tenebrae” is the plural of the Latin word for shadows or darkness and is given to a symbolic service held just before Easter. This will be held on Thursday, 1^st April at 7 p.m. when portions of Scripture are read and psalms recited while candles are slowly extinguished, indicating how the world was plunged into darkness as Jesus, the Light of the World, was put to death on a cruel cross. The Tenebrae service is a very moving experience as it emphasises the events leading up to this fateful day. All are very welcome to attend.

FOOD FOR THE NEEDY: Many people are still battling to make ends meet and feed their families. A box has been provided in the foyer for anyone who would like to donate any “dry” food items. The recipients will be very grateful. Thank you.

EMAIL ADDRESSES: Neil Hinrichsen has kindly set up a few more email addresses for our church as follows:

list@knysnavineyard.org – This is for updates to our prayer/contact list of members.  Please let us have the names of everyone in your family plus your telephone numbers.

birthdays@knysnavineyard.org – Please give us the opportunity to wish you and your family members a Happy Birthday by telling us your birthdays.

notices@knysnavineyard.org – Feel free to submit items for the weekly Notices.

news@knysnavineyard.org - Any items (photos of events, etc) to go in the News section on the website.

All these and other email addresses and phone numbers can also be found on the Contact Us page on our website.

PRAYER CALENDAR FOR MARCH:

Monday 29 : PRAYERFULNESS – Lord, I ask that You keep me committed to prayer, and not faint, lose heart or give up. Luke 18:1

Tuesday 30 : GRATITUDE - Lord, help me to live my life over-flowing with thankfulness, always giving thanks to You. Ephesians 5:20

Wednesday 31 : BOLDNESS - I pray that I would fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel of Christ Jesus. Ephesians 6:19.

Heavenly Father, We ask that you will honour the prayers of those who have prayed these prayers during the month. May You draw nearer to them, equip them and make them more effective for Your service. Bless them, Lord, and keep them safe under Your love and protection. We ask this in the precious Name of Jesus. Amen.

Church Notices 21st March 2010

WELCOME: We warmly welcome you to our services in the Name of our precious Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May God bless you as we join together as His Family to praise, worship and honour Him and as we have fellowship one with another. A special welcome to our visitors and thank you for coming.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Karen Gschwend (21^st), Rinske Krige (KZN), Edgar Louw, Ross-Lynne Willmot (Cape Town) and Sophia Compton (22^nd), Dean Vorster (23^rd), Liz Tait, Lianda Magson and Anastacia Christians (24^th), Phillip de Bruyn, Colin Lambert, Alister Kock and Hetta Ludik (25^th), and Sue-Ann Bouw (26^th). It was also Jaco Horn’s birthday on Friday. Sorry that we missed this, Jaco. We hope you had a wonderful birthday with lots of blessings. May God bless you all on your special days.

DUTY: 21^st and 28^th March – Olivier’s Cell Group.

TONIGHT’S SERVICE: A special DVD on Healing will be shown tonight and will form part of the service. Don’t miss it!

TENEBRAE SERVICE: “Tenebrae” is the plural of the Latin word for darkness and is given to a symbolic service held just before Easter. This will be held on Thursday, 1^st April at 7 p.m., Portions of Scripture will be read and psalms recited while candles are slowly extinguished, indicating how the world was plunged into darkness as Jesus, the Light of the World, was put to death on a cruel cross. Please diarise.

CONGRATULATIONS: To Marna and Warren Bright on the birth of their daughter, Gemma, last week. Also, belated congratulations to Angie Smith who had a little girl, Abigail, on 22 February. May your gifts from God bring you much joy and happiness in the future.

LIFT NEEDED: Damian Hennessy is at hostel in George and needs a lift to Knysna this Thursday 25th March.  If you can help, kindly contact Jacqui Hennessy on 044-382 0502 (W)/084 4404 804 (a/h). Many thanks.

CONCORDIA VINEYARD MISSION SCHOOL: THANK YOU so much to everyone who has contributed in different ways to our school. The school has grown and the children are doing so well. We are having an Easter egg hunt on the last day of the term (Friday, 26 March). If you are able to donate some Easter eggs for the hunt, please drop them off in the morning upstairs at the school.  We always appreciate your support. Many thanks.  -Lauren Gebhard.

PRAYER CALENDAR FOR MARCH:

Monday 22: CONTENTMENT
Father, teach me the secret of being content in every situation, through Him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:12-13

Tuesday 23: FAITH
Lord, help me to fight the good fight of faith, taking hold of the eternal life to which I am called. 1 Timothy 6:12

Wednesday 24: A SERVANT’S HEART
God, help me to develop a servants' heart, that I may serve wholeheartedly
Ephesians 6:7

Thursday 25: HOPE
God of hope, grant my life that it overflow with hope and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

Friday 26: PATIENCE
God, strengthen me with all power, so that I may have great endurance and patience.
Galatians 5:22

Saturday 27 - PASSION FOR THE LORD
Lord, I pray my soul would pant for you as the deer pants for streams of water.
Psalm 42:1

Sunday 28 - WISDOM
Father, I pray that you would generously give wisdom to me as you promised.
James 1:5

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After a long, very hot spell, followed by a bit of rain, the weather suddenly did an about-turn and cooled down considerably. As my husband and I got ready for bed, he commented, “Do you realise that it’s almost time to put an extra blanket on the bed!” “No,” I responded. “All we have to do is switch off the fan!”

Church Notices 14th March 2010

WELCOME: A very warm welcome to you all in the wonderful Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. We pray God’s blessings upon you as we join together to praise, worship and honour Him and have fellowship one with another. If you are visiting, a special welcome and thank you for being here.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: ToRebekah Utian (15^th), Leigh-Anne van Straaten (16^th), Luke Thompson, Struan Langlands and Maurice White (18^th), Erenne van Schalkwyk (19^th) and Gloria Aveley, Yelanda Sass and Tijan van Wageningen (20^th). May God bless you all on your special days.

TEA DUTY: 14^th March – Ladies Group; 21^st March – Olivier’s Cell Group.

JUNIOR CHURCH CAMP: Open to primary school children from 8 years upwards, this is being held from 7 to 9 April at Scripture Union Campsite, Victoria Bay. The theme is “Suit Up – God’s Army” and, as always, this promises to be a wonderful time of fun, interaction and getting to know more about the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! Forms are available at the notice board and on our website. On completion, please return these a.s.a.p. to Lauren McCartney or Hannalie Viljoen, together with the correct cost. If your child would like to go on the camp, but you can’t afford the fees, simply write this on your application form. It is our policy that no child should be denied the opportunity, so please don’t let them miss out.

DAVID PAWSON IN SOUTH AFRICA

21 TO 30 APRIL, 2010!

Renowned Biblical teacher and speaker, David Pawson, will be visiting Johannes-burg and Port Elizabeth. His main purpose is to address pastors, church leaders and elders – to encourage and strengthen them. He will speak on the true nature of the gospel, the new covenant and the out-workings of grace, and his aim will be to instill a balance where extremes are being established in some South African churches. All the evening events, starting at 7 p.m., will be open to the public. There are no bookings and seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Further information will be given later, but please keep this in mind.  He will be speaking in PE on the 27th to 30th April.

ALUMINIUM TRAYS: Please bring your empty tart trays to the church for Estelle Myburgh as she uses them for delicious tarts for church functions or for people who are ill or needy. Thank you.

PRAYER CALENDAR FOR MARCH:

We often hear people say “It begins with you”, but how often do we pray for God to minister to us personally and individually? This prayer calendar can be used as part of your daily prayers to bring you closer to God and make you more effective for His service.

Monday 15 - GENEROSITY
Lord, I pray I would be rich in good deeds, generous and willing to share.

1 Timothy 6:18

Tuesday 16 - PEACE LOVING
Father God, help me to  make every effort to do what leads to peace. Romans 14:19

Wednesday 17 - JOY
Heavenly Father, grant me a heart filled with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 1:6

Thursday 18 - PERSEVERANCE
Lord, teach me to persevere in all I do, and help me run with perseverance the race set before me. Hebrews 12:1

Friday 19 - HUMILITY
God, please cultivate in me the ability to show true humility toward all. Titus 3:2

Saturday 20 - COMPASSION
Holy Father, I pray that You would clothe me with the virtue of compassion
Colossians 3:12

Sunday 21 - RESPONSIBILITY
Lord, grant me the ability to learn to be responsible, for each one should carry his own load. Galatians 6:5

Church Notices 7th March 2010

WELCOME: We warmly welcome you to our services in the Name of our blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May God be very close to you as we praise and worship Him and as we have fellowship one with another. A special welcome to our Visitors.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: To Mark Hoskins for today, Matthew Young (9^th), Charmaine Voigt and Joubert Coetzee (10^th), Rano Theron (12^th), and Felicity Kock  (13^th). May God bless you all on your special days.

TEA DUTY: 7^th and 14^th March – Ladies Group.

DOROTHY BROSTER:  We urgently need help with: Lifts on Sundays to get the kids to church (priority)… more people to bake or buy birthday cakes… someone to help with buying birthday presents… kids’ books (especially Afrikaans or Xhosa)… people to help with homework in the afternoons… people to help with lifts for outings on Sundays. Please speak to Neil Hinrichsen on 082 926 6009 if you can help!

LAPTOP NEEDED: Stephan Coetzee is a talented youngster who has a dream to cut a demo musical disc. To do this, he needs a laptop, but does not have the funds to buy one. If you can help Stephan, please ph. him on 044-382 4612.

BEDS NEEDED: A single bed and pair of bunk beds are desperately needed by Elizabeth and her twin children. If you can help, please ph. Chris Tait on 044-382 4584.

JUNIOR CHURCH CAMP: Open to primary school children from 8 years upwards, this is being held from 7 to 9 April. Forms are available at the notice board and on our website. On completion, these must be returned to Lauren McCartney or Hannalie Viljoen, together with the correct cost. If your child would like to go on the camp, but you can’t afford the fees, simply write this on your application form. It is our policy that no child should be denied the opportunity, so don’t let them miss out.

CHURCH DUST BINS: In keeping with the call to recycle, we have two refuse bins outside the kitchen area. The one with the green bag is for recyclable items such as bottles, tins and paper – CLEAN, PLEASE.  The black bag is for all other refuse. PLEASE use the correct receptacle.

PRAYER CALENDAR FOR MARCH:

We often hear people say “It begins with you”, but how often do we pray for God to minister to us personally and individually? This prayer calendar can be used as part of your daily prayers to bring you closer to God and make you more effective for His service.

Monday 8^th - MERCY
Oh Father, grant that I would be full of mercy and compassion as you are, Lord.
James 5:11

Tuesday 9^th - RESPECT
Lord, help me to show proper respect to everyone, as your Word commands.
1 Peter 2:17

Wednesday 10^th - SELF-ESTEEM
God, help me develop strong self-esteem rooted in the realization that I am YOUR workmanship. Ephesians 2:10
Thursday 11^th - FAITHFULNESS
Let faithfulness never leave me, but bind this virtue around my neck. Proverbs 3:3
Friday 12^th - COURAGE
Lord, may I always be strong and courageous in my character and my actions. Deuteronomy 31:6

Saturday 13^th - PURITY
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and let that purity of heart be shown in my life.
Psalm 51:10

Sunday 14^th - KINDNESS
Father, I pray that I would be kind to others.
1 Thessalonians 5:15

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Be ye fishers of men.

You catch 'em - He'll clean 'em.