The Call to Loving Service

At St. Matthew’s Rosalie we have the opportunity to live out, in our church family and the wider community, God’s call to love him with our heart, mind, soul, and strength; and love our neighbours as ourselves. Jesus brings these two commands together as a blueprint for the Christian life of service.

We want to be known as a community of God’s people who show our love for God through the way we love and serve each other, our neighbours in the broader community, and people in our network of relationships. At St Matthew’s want to be known as a community of God’s people who love him and serve him. Paul calls us to ‘shine’ like stars in this way.

Paul pictures the church community as a family (Galatians 4), as a body (1 Corinthians 12), and as a building (1 Corinthians 3). These pictures emphasise our unity in Jesus on one hand, and our diversity in giftedness on the other. Everyone has a part to play in serving in God’s family: from those upfront who lead, preach and teach, and make music; to the important quiet service that goes on behind the scenes in serving and caring; to generosity in material gifts and leading small groups. The opportunities for service are only limited by our creativity!

Get your hands on the "Serving at St. mathtew's Rosalie" Booklet. This booklet outlines some of the practical opportunities we have to serve each other at St. Matthew’s Rosalie. At the end is a sign up sheet for the range of ministries. Serving in a ministry at St Matthew’s is more than just performing a task or being on a roster—it’s about becoming part of the church community and serving one another the way Christ served us.

We are very thankful for the way so many people generously serve the Lord among us and the wider community. Please consider how you might serve among us.

Gavin Parsons

St. Matthew's Rosalie Launch THIS Sunday

Hi TenAM,

This is a reminder that we will launch St. Matthew's Rosalie this Sunday, 2nd February.

Some facts you need to know:

1. We are setting up chairs, stage, & PA on Saturday. We need about six able bodied people at 2:30pm Sat at Rosalie School to set up chairs and staging. email me if you can help gavs@bigpond.net.au or. Once we get the process right we are going to roster able bodied adults into teams of 5 or 6 to be on set up 5 times a year.
2. Creche (0 to Kindergarten) will be in the School Library, at least for the moment.
3. Kids Church (Kindergarten to year 5), Year 6 , and Youth Group (Year 7 Up) will all meet in the church building.
They will cross the road together under Leader supervision, led by Jeremy Chapppel and his team.
4. We will use the staff adult toilets in the school admin block for our nose powdering needs.
5. We are having a sausage sizzle (Gold coin donations) BYO meat, or salad, or drinks if you want more.
6. We will serve tea and coffee outside the art room.
7. Let me encourage you to come at 9:45am so we can enjoy the build up and new location together.
8. Kanishka is kicking off a new series in ACTS 9-17 this Sunday.
9. Look out for the "Serving at St. Matthew's Rosalie" Booklet and the sign up sheet.

Thank you for your prayers and patience
Cheers
Gavin

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