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Thanks and belonging

March  9, 2008  - Ian

This Monday night, the current Church Council meets for the last time. This Church Council has employed me and so my family and I wish to say thank you to this Council and all who were involved in interviewing, arranging, hosting etc. But the Council has done more; it has expanded Dale’s contract as Vicar and spent time planning for the next 5 years. There are some exciting possibilities ahead including starting a new church Service, employing a Youth and Children’s worker, being involved in mission and developing the Menteng property.

There have been some challenges and struggles, some joys and gains. Our Councillors have served us and our Saviour. Thank you Kayee, Robert, Ruth, Pek Swan, Shelley, Peter, Steve, Walter, Dave, Frandy, Danny, Alistair, Paul and Richard. A big thank you to Dave who has served us and the Council for about 10 years but who is not standing this year.

All Saints is an amazing church with people from all sorts of cultural and church backgrounds. We are God’s family and worship our God together on Sundays and as smaller groups and individuals our worship continues throughout the week. Belonging though is more than simply attending: it is also about taking responsibility for All Saints and its ministries and being interested in its leadership.

It is hard to leave your favourite church whether that church was home in another country or elsewhere in Indonesia. Then it is difficult to feel that the church where you now attend is your new church home. Sadly it means that sometimes we don’t get as involved at All Saints as we could or should, and sometime there is a lack of feeling that ‘this is my Church.’ This can show itself in only a few being involved in bible studies or other small groups, a few serving during church, small or limited financial gifts given to All Saints. But here is where God has placed you – for a long or short time and here is the place where God has called you to belong and serve.

Thus I want to urge everyone who comes to our Services at All Saints, that if you are eligible, to enrol in our church membership and come to our Annual General Meeting (AGM). There is much to say thank you to God for and the AGM is a good place to do this. The meeting starts at 1:30p.m. with lunch before. Please sign up to show that you belong to All Saints and this is now your spiritual home! Thanks

Ian

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