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Hi All,


This is note to say the Parsons family are on the move to Sydney this week.

We are moving from Shenton Park, Perth, WA to Forestville/Killarney Heights, Sydney, NSW to take up the position of Senior minister at St. David's Anglican Church Forestville.

We are flying out at 3:30pm on Wednesday afternoon on the 6th January.

Thank you for all your encouragement during these last 8 years at St. Matthew's. Pray for us in our travels and transitions. It has been rewarding yet gruelling to say goodbye to our Perth friends and church family. I cried in the last song of my last service at Unichurch the place where I began at St. Matthew's.

Thank you for welcoming us into your lives and allowing God to work through us among you.  We have shared with you in many gospel adventures,...weddings parties anything. We are privileged to have the mercy of seeing fruit for our labours among you.


Pray for Sam, Tom, Jack, and Lucy as they all settle into new schools next year. Pray that they might find good friends who will encourage them in the Lord in these difficult early months. Pray for Susan and I as we give a lead to a new church family.

I will send some more detailed info concerning St. David's when I get all our new addresses and phone numbers etc... We are being "inducted" on the 20th January and have our first service on the 24th January.

We will sorely miss you and will keep you in our prayers and politicking

Love and Prayers

Gavin, Susan, Sam, Tom, Jack, and Lucy

Christmas at St. Matthew's

We invite you to Christmas events
At St. Matthew’s Shenton Park

Sun, 13th Dec
Carols in the Sunken Gardens
7:30pm UWA

Sun, 20th Dec
Carols and readings 8am, 10am, 5pm

Thurs, 24th Dec
6:00pm Kids ‘n Carols ‘n camels
At Rosalie School undercover area

11:00pm traditional service
At church

Fri, 25th Dec
8am Communion
At church

9:30am Family Christmas Service
At Rosalie School undercover area

Info 9381 2640

Ginger bread House Event

We invite you and your friend to the Ginger Bread house event 

When: Saturday 28 November,  7:30 - 9:30pm

Where: St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shenton Park (cnr Onslow Rd and Derby Rd)

Short talk from the Bible about the true meaning of Christmas

Cost: $25 - includes all you need to take home a beautiful miniature gingerbread house

Tickets: on sale now Booking essential

RSVP St. Matthew’s Office 9381 2640
office@stmattsshentonpark.org.au

The tomb of Reckhmire governor of pharoah Thutmose III 1425 BC

This picture is from the tomb of Reckhmire Governor under pharoah Thutmose III 1425 BC

The accompanying inscription describes the workers "as prisoners from Nubia and Syria-Palestine".

Getting to know God: Exodus 1-20

We are starting a new series in Exodus

08/11/09 1  The God who keeps Promises Exodus 1&2 GP

15/11/09 2  The God who is personal Exodus 3-4:17 GP

22/11/09 3  The God who is determined Exodus 5-6 GP

29/11/09 4   The God who is Boss Exodus 7:8-10:29 GP

7/12, 13/12, 20/12, 27/12   Advent & Christmas Services

3/1/09 5  5  The God who saves Exodus 11-12 KDR

10/1/09  6 The God who triumphs Exodus 13-15 KDR

17/10/09 7   The God who provides Exodus 16-18 KDR

24/01/09  8   The God who is holy Exodus 19-20  KDR

We are preaching through the units in the  Getting to know God Study booklets.
Study Books are available for personal reading or small group discussion

2nd November Congregational Music Workshop with Nicky Chiswell

Calling all church musos and song leaders

As part of her participation in Jesus all about life at St. Matthew’s Shenton Park. Nicky Chiswell is running a workshop for congregational music.
 Monday, November 2nd, 7:30pm
We are inviting any musos from other churches who might like to join us. Forward this on to interested musicians, and song leaders. (I am not sure who the keeper of the emails is for your music team?)

We encourage you to come. Nicky is a skilled teacher and enthusiast for congregational music. We are strongly encouraging all our musos to come across the congregations.

In the evening, four things will be happening:

1. Reflecting on the privilege of congregational music
2. Making the most of the band (the mechanics of maximising band music)
3. Singing to lead God’s people
4. Reviewing your participation in the church music

This is for musos of all ranges of experience
The workshop is practical so please bring your instrument.

Monday 2nd November 2009.
7:30pm to 9:30pm
St. Matthew’s Shenton Park
114 Onslow Road
Cost $5

RSVP St. Matt’s Office 9381 2640
Gavin Parsons office@stmattsshentonpark.org.au

Nicky Says :

I have 2 distinct parts to my musical life really. I write songs for churches to sing and in this regard I am involved with a small record company called EMU. EMU has as its core business making and distributing great, biblical songs that are cool to sing. We want to help people respond to the truth with depth and joy. But I also do solo /acoustic concerts and the songs I sing at these are very different.

My solo stuff is a folk/jazz/blues/pop / (anything you can think of) / fusion, but with just me and a guitar. I love doing it! It is where I really get to dig deep and deliver. The gigs are arranged by churches who then do up the venue to look like a cafe with candles etc, very warm and atmospheric! I sing mainly original stuff.

Check out Nicky’s website:

http://www.nickychiswell.com/biography.html

Gavin Parsons

Who is Nicky Chiswell? Why Should we be excited she is coming?

Nicky Chiswell is joining us for some of Jesus All about life events.


1. Saturday 31st October Women's High Tea at Church 2-5pm

For more info, Click!
http://stmattstenam.blogspot.com/2009/10/womens-high-tea-31st-october-230pm.html

2. Saturday 31st October The Soul Lounge 7:45 -10:00pm Nicky will be doing two sets on music with Kanishka is giving a short reflection on why Jesus is all about life. This i designed to be comforatable

For more info Click
http://stmattstenam.blogspot.com/2009/10/soul-lounge-ii-all-about-life.html

3. Sunday1st November All About Life services with Kanishka speaking

Nicky will participate in the music of each of the services.

She is a terrific musical artist and your friends will enjoy hearing her.
Invite them along ... Please come eithwer way, sign up today via above websites.

Who is she ? Her promo blurb describes her music in the following way:

Nicky Chiswell is a singer /songwriter with great maturity and depth. Well known for her intimate and moving solo/acoustic performances. Her style has been likened to early Joni Mitchell. She draws upon styles as diverse as folk, rock, jazz and blues. She has also produced a large repertoire of songs for congregational singing in churches.

She is from Melbourne were her husband works amongst unistudents.

She performs regularly as a solo artist and has developed a very warm rapport with her audiences over the years. It is in this environment that Nicky says she gets to "dig deep and deliver".

These performances draw together both her own life experience and her journey of faith. Fellow musician, Nathan Tasker, makes this comment:

"She invites the listener into a world that is real, in that it resembles there own, yet full of hope and wonder. Nicky shares an honesty and vulnerability that engages any audience."

For more info Check out her webite http://www.nickychiswell.com/