march 2010
CAMPUS DETAILS
WELCOME TO CHURCH
We love having you with us today. We have incredible weekend services at each of our three campuses: we are one church in three locations, Oxford Falls, Silverwater and City. We’d love to have you join us at any of these campuses. There is something for every generation and culture at C3 Church, with services and ministries from children right through to prime life. Why not consider joining a connect group, a great way to help you meet God, people and get involved in church life. Make sure you come to the Visitor’s Lounge after the service for a coffee, so you can meet our team and get to know some of our great people. For more information on C3 Church have a browse through this magazine and check out myc3church.net for all the latest updates and information. Enjoy your time with us as you discover your best life! Phil and Chris
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Mark & Bernie Kelsey Executive Pastors
Simon McIntyre Executive Pastor
OXFORD FALLS Cnr Wakehurst Pkwy & Dreadnought Rd, Oxford Falls phone 9972 8688 email info@myc3church.net Sat 6pm, Sun 9am & 6pm, Sun 9am SG Youth Tues 6:30 Prayer Service Wed 7.30pm CHANGE Fri 7:30pm SG Youth
SILVERWATER Cnr Egerton St & Silverwater Rd, Silverwater phone 9748 4838 email info@myc3church.net Sunday 10am & 6pm Sunday 10am SG Youth Wednesday 6:30pm Prayer Service
Tim & Kirrily Lowe Executive Pastors
CITY Cnr Palmer St & Stanley St, Darlinghurst phone 9326 0119 email city@myc3church.net Sunday 10:30am & 6pm Tuesday 7pm Prayer service
GIVING Church Bank Details for EFT and Direct debit: Oxford Falls & Silverwater Tithes & Offerings BSB 06 2127 A/C 1002 9574 Beyond BSB 06 2127 A/C 1003 1092 Rise & Build BSB 06 2127 A/C 1003 1789 City Tithes & Offerings BSB 06 2207 A/C 1016 8769 Beyond BSB 06 2127 A/C 1003 1092 Rise & Build BSB 06 2207 A/C 1016 8777
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PHIL PRINGLE
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PROJECTS Beyond Update
C3 Church Haiti Earthquake Response Thank you church for your generous response towards the devastating Haiti earthquake. We gave a total of $14,000 divided equally between the Feed the Hungry and Compassion relief efforts. Feed the Hungry have confirmed that $6,500 of this money will be used to send a full 20-ton container of food, medical supplies, water and building materials to the area and the containers have already been dispatched. Feed the Hungry were already providing 2,200 daily meals to children in Haiti through their Every Child, Every Day Program. They will use their existing structures to get help to where it is most needed.
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We were saddened to hear that the Compassion projects in Haiti were very hard hit with
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at least 28 of their centres being affected and with the confirmed death of one of their staff members and another still missing. Our heartfelt prayers go out to the Compassion Team at this time. Also affected were many Compassion assisted children and their families with many being left homeless. Despite the severity of their circumstances the Compassion team continue to send uplifting reports on their progress in Haiti. Here is an excerpt from Compassion CEO Paul O’Rourke: “Our relief efforts are being led by the hundreds of church partners in both Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic, including churches impacted by the quake. Our magnificent Haitian staff are also putting aside their grief and pain to serve and bring comfort. Our first shipments of aid
have arrived and are being distributed. We are also expecting a chartered plane full of medicine, food, water and blankets to be dispatched in the next few days. As you can imagine, it will take some time to locate and assess the 20,000 children and 50 church partners affected by this enormous tragedy. We will focus our attention on children, particularly those orphaned by the earthquake.” It is a privilege for C3 to partner with these two organizations to provide support and comfort during such a distressing time. Psalm 34:17 The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles.
and runs us through a quiz every week. He looks like he hasn’t shaved or showered since 1942 but he has a knowledge of trivia that puts Wikepedia to shame. One of my favourites though is Joel*. He suffers from schizophrenia and bi-polar. He LOVES Jesus! Profoundly Joel can unfold scripture like the best of the best theologians. Streetlevel is his home because it’s a place that is safe and he has a voice. Execute true justice Show mercy and compassion Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the alien or the poor Let none of you plan evil in his heart against his brother! (Zechariah 7:9-10) OK… so what does that mean exactly?? That is the question I posed to the Lord when He gave me that scripture at the start of 2009. Around the same time I was asked to oversee one of our C3 Beyond initiatives. That being the feeding program for the disadvantaged community just up the road from our City Campus at the Salvation Army Streetlevel Mission. I might have known that a whole new world was about to open up!! Truly this scripture came alive as each time I visited this community I was more and more impacted by the great work of Captains Paul and Robbin Moulds. Not only do they execute true justice by feeding and creating
a home for up to 60 community members every week, they show endless mercy and compassion by loving each and everyone one of the people that visit.
By serving in this particular Beyond area my eyes have been opened, my heart has been stretched and my circle of friends has grown. I have been changed. Permanently!
Take Mick* for example… A homeless chronic alcoholic for nearly his entire adult life, brought about by unspeakable abuse during his childhood. He has been in the community for 25 years. Robbin and Paul continued to love and make a place for him and now he is clean and sober and one of the best stand up comedians I have ever heard!
We have many other wonderful people on our C3 team who would absolutely say the same thing. It is powerful and its scripture in action.
Then there is Susanna* once a quite famous performer who reportedly had a fortune but gave it all away! This woman arrives in the most outrageously glamorous outfits that would put any celebrity to shame. Susannah is ALWAYS smiling and she literally stops traffic as she travels around Surry Hills in her motorised wheelchair. Or how about Graham* the unbelievably intelligent guy that gets up during care and share
In 2010 while we grow and develop our teams I can sense that the partnership between C3 and The Salvation Army will only get stronger. We can look forward to combining our resources and see that we can continue to work together to “execute true justice and show mercy and compassion”. Written By Gilly Nixon If you are interested in being involved on a rotating roster we welcome you to come and be part of the team. Streetlevel runs on Friday nights from 5.30pm to 9pm. Contact info@myc3church.net
*not the persons real name
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GROUPS Connect Groups
How do I join one?
Connect Groups provide an opportunity outside of our church services for people to get together, meet friends and talk about God. They meet all times of the day, all through the week, in many different locations - cafes, homes, workplaces, schools, universities, parks, retirement villages... any place where it is convenient for people to get together.
Search our online directory to find a Connect Group that suits you! For more information or if you need more help in finding a group, contact the Connect Central team at connect@myc3church.net phone (02) 9972 8688
CONNECT LEADER TRAINING
Connect Leader Training People desiring to run a Connect Group or refresh skills Connect leaders, their assistants and upcoming Connect Leaders
C3 Welcome Lunch Oxford Falls
C3 Welcome Lunch Silverwater
21st March 11.00 am Glasshouse, Oxford Falls If you are thinking of becoming a member ~ or want to find out more about C3 church – we would love you to join us at our next C3 Welcome Lunch in the Glasshouse! For enquiries please contact Nancy White on 9972 8688 or email c3intro@myc3church.net or visit the Information stand in the Foyer
21st March Training room 2 Level 2, Silverwater Campus 12.00pm Lunch provided
COMING UP 7TH & 9TH MARCH, GLASSHOUSE OXFORD FALLS
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Training is on Sun 7 March 11am – 1pm OR Tues 9 March 7:30pm9.30pm in the Glasshouse Nominations can be sent to connect@myc3church.net , by phone on 9972 8688 or sign up at the Concierge Desk
VOLUNTEER There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through... sharing together, praying together and working (beeing) together. Mother Teresa On Saturday 20th March, from 9:00am – 3:00pm we are having a good ol’ fashioned Volunteer Working Bee. Yes you heard right, a WORKING BEE right here at C3 Church Oxford Falls. We are calling upon all painters, gardeners, carpenters, cleaners and brickies... in fact if you’re a tradie or just good with your hands, if you’re male or female, young, middle-aged or older, working or retired (even if you can change a light bulb) then we need you to help make our church property sparkle! What will we be doing? We’ll be doing general weeding, gardening, cleaning, painting, minor repairs and maintenance, sweeping of pathways, dusting, high pressure paver cleaning and other bits and pieces.
Will it be well organised? Absolutely, as we know your time is valuable. We’ll have supervisors and co-ordinators who will oversee teams and areas. What if it rains? Rain, hail or shine, we will still soldier on! Plus, there is lots to do indoors. Lunch there is such thing as a ‘free’ lunch and we will be providing a yummy sausage sizzle for our amazing volunteers. This is a great chance to also connect with others. To sign up with your details: Visit the Concierge Desk or myC3church.net/ volunteer
So what do I need to bring? Come dressed for action in your trackies, overalls or casual clothes. Bring gloves, paint brushes and tools. But simply and most importantly bring yourself as we’ll also provide what’s needed.
WATER BAPTISMS MARCH 7TH, 5PM Meet in Glass house room (A) Bring a towel; wear dark clothes suitable to get wet & a spare change of clothes to wear after.
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WE NEED YOU!
March Calendar 2010 Oxford Falls Campus City Campus Silverwater Campus All Campus’
MON 1
TUES 2
WED 3
Bible Connect LIve 9.30am Prayer Service 6:30pm Prayer Service 7pm
7:30pm Change 7:30pm Prayer Service 6:30pm
2 Corinthians 1 & 2
2 Corinthians 3
2 Corinthians 4
MON 8
TUES 9
WED 10
Bible Connect Live LIve 9.30am Prayer Service 6:30pm Connect Connect Leader Leader Training Training 7.30pm 7.30pm Prayer Prayer Service Service7pmb 7pm
Change 7:30pm Prayer Service 6:30pm
2 Corinthians 8
2 Corinthians 9
2 Corinthians 10
MON 15
TUES 16
WED 17
Bible Connect Live 9.30am Prayer Service 6:30pm Connect Connect Leader Leader Training Training 7.30pm 7.30pm Prayer Prayer Service Service7pmb 7pm
Heart of Worship 7:30pm Prayer Service 6:30pm
Numbers 1 & 2
Numbers 3
Numbers 4
MON 22
TUES 23
WED 24
Bible Connect Live 9.30am Prayer Service 6:30pm Connect Connect Leader Leader Training Training 7.30pm 7.30pm Prayer Service Prayer Service7pmb 7pm
Change 7:30pm PRIME 7pm Prayer Service 6:30pm
Numbers 9 & 10
Numbers 11
Numbers 12 & 13
MON 29
TUES 30
WED 31
Bible Connect Live 9.30am Prayer Service 6:30pm Connect Connect Leader Leader Training Training 7.30pm 7.30pm Prayer Prayer Service Service7pmb 7pm
Change 7:30pm Change City 7.30pm Prayer Service 6:30pm
Numbers 19 & 20
Numbers 21
Numbers 17 & 18
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THU 4
FRI 5
SAT 6
SUN 7
Everywoman One 7:30pm ALL
Junior 6pm 6pm SG Junior SG Senior Senior 7:30pm 7:30pm
6pm Service Service Realmen Breakfast 8am
2 Corinthians 5
2 Corinthians 6
2 Corinthians 7
9am & 6pm Services, SG 9am, Connect Leader Training 11am 11am Water Baptisms 6pm 10am & 6pm Services, SG 10am 10:30am & 6pm Services Psalm 21 & 22
THU 11
FRI 12
SAT 13
SUN 14
Junior 6pm 6pm SG Junior Senior 7:30pm 7:30pm SG Senior
6pm Service Service
9am & 6pm Services, SG 9am 10am & 6pm Services, SG 10am 10:30am 6pm 10:30am &&6pm Services Services
2 Corinthians 11
2 Corinthians 12
2 Corinthians 13
Psalm 23 & 24
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
Junior 6pm 6pm SG Junior Senior 7:30pm 7:30pm SG Senior
6pm Service Service
Numbers 5 & 6
Numbers 7
Numbers 8
Proverbs 8
THU 25
FRI 26
SAT 27
SUN 28
Junior 6pm 6pm SG Junior Senior 7:30pm 7:30pm SG Senior
Service 6pm Service
9am & 6pm Services, SG 9am 10am & 6pm Services, SG 10am 10:30am & 6pm Services
Numbers 14
Numbers 15
Numbers 16
Proverbs 9
THU 1
FRI 2
SAT 3
SUN 4
9am & 6pm Services, SG 9am, welcome lunch 11am 10am & 6pm Services, SG 10am, welcome lunch 11am 10:30am & 6pm Services
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PRAYER
TRAINING
C3 College Online C3 College is excited to announce C3 College Online! Be trained and equipped from the convenience of your own computer. Our first module, ‘The Phil Pringle School of Leadership’ commences late February. If you want to learn more about God, and get ready for life, C3 College Online is now open for enrolments. For more info, go to myc3church.net and click on ‘training’, then ‘online college’ or call 9972 8688.
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C3 College Night – Ministry and Creative (Oxford Falls only) OF, City and Sliverwater Mondays 7-9.30 pm Come and be part of what God is doing at C3 College Night – it is perfect if you are working full time but want to pursue your passion for the Bible or Creative Arts. Not sure if it is for you? Come to Open Night on March 8th and chat to the staff.
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Do you have a prayer request? Please fill out a prayer request form at the Concierge desk OR email: Sue Pashley at oxfordfallsprayer@myc3church.net Ian Tilley at centrewestprayer@myc3church.net Ashleigh Kemp at cityprayer@myc3chuch.net OR for urgent requests phone Lorraine Mason - 9981 3058 C3 College Silverwater Night School Training Rooms Level 2, Silverwater Campus 7pm – 9.30pm Bible Connect Live BCL is a one-hour bible study held Tuesday mornings with some of C3’s best teachers. No need to register for these sessions – just come along to the Art Lounge for a 9.30 start. Enquiries: 9982 8610 2 March: Brett Barclay concludes “The Gospel” 9 and 16 March: Pastor Mark Saundercock – Jeremiah 23 and 30 March: Pastor Mark Saundercock - Lamentations
Prayer Services Weekly Oxford Falls Tues nights 6.30 - 7.30pm Sundays 8.30 - 8.55am Sundays in the Chapel Prayer Chapel Oxford Falls open 6am to10pm daily. Silverwater Wed nights 6.30 - 7.30pm City Tues nights 7 - 8pm We need more people to join our amazing Prayer Teams. To join the Prayer Team please contact any of the above. "‘Not by might nor by power, but by my spirit,’ Says the lord almighty. ‘What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground.’" Zech 4:6b-7a
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CONGRATULATIONS
• Jason & Rebecca Stevens who were married on 7th January • Reneé and Steve Byles on the birth of little Dash Brooklyn, baby brother for Ziggy & Coco, on 16th January. • Tammy and James Edwards on the birth of beautiful baby girl Harlyn Aanae on 18th January • Bryce Patrick and Pippa Murphy who were married on 10th Jan • Dan Cooper and Heather Bulman who were engaged on 30th Jan
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
C3 City Operations/ Administrator 3-5 days per week including Sunday. Highly administrative position managing church office operations and administration as well as PA support. Excellent communication, ability to multi-task, organisational and computer skills required. Barista Needed!! Have you got a passion for hospitality? Do you enjoy autonomy? The Falls Cafe is currently looking for a fun & enthusiastic Cafe Manager. This role has a heavy emphasis on customer service and is ideally suited for a hands on manager who is ready to take control of an establishment, making it their own. The successful applicant will be a qualified barista who is passionate about great coffee & developing a fantastic
rapport with their clientele. Flexibility is a must, to cater to the ever growing and changing needs of C3 Church Oxford Falls. To obtain this highly sought after role you will need to demonstrate the following criteria: Cafe management experience Proven experience as a Barista knowledge of budgets & stock control Solid knowledge of food hygiene and cleanliness standards. A passion for all things Coffee C3 Silverwater Events and Administrative Coordinators Position An exciting opportunity exists at C3 Conference Venue Silverwater. We are looking for a customer focused, marketing oriented administrator to assist with Events and Marketing here at C3 Silverwater. This hands-on role at Silverwater is multi-faceted and involves creative collaboration between the needs of our busy church and the many clients we have using our facility. Your ability to work well under pressure, strong outgoing people skills and entrepreneurial flair will be ideally matched with sound business skill-sets including customer service, event planning, leading casual staff/ contractors and ongoing marketing and running of promotions.
Facilities Manager We have a fantastic opportunity available for a Facilities Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of C3 Church. In this role you will co-ordinate all aspects of building maintenance and essential services via contractor management and ensure optimum service delivery. In addition, you will maintain statutory compliance, handle operational approvals, invoicing and reporting, implement procurement policies and procedures and be involved with various projects. The successful applicant will be a confident person who enjoys building client relationships, possesses excellent communication skills, strong customer service focus, PC literacy and the ability to juggle multiple tasks and work autonomously. You will ideally have a trade background or come from a Facilities background and have an understanding of building services maintenance. Applications including a resume should be emailed to jobs@myc3church.net. For more information on positions vacant at C3 Church, please visit www.myc3church.net
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MINISTRIES PRIME
Night of Prophecy with Vicki Simpson The Glasshouse 7.00pm Wed 24th March Prime is a Service for 50+, for those enjoying the prime of their lives. The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Exodus 33:11 Join us for a night of encounter with God. Looking forward to seeing you there ALL THE PRIME TEAM XXX Don’t forget to BRING A PLATE & BRING A FRIEND
IMAGINE NATION KIDZCONNEXION IS CLOSED FROM 28TH FEB – 5TH MARCH FOR REFURBISHMENTS. Join us for a reopening Celebration on Saturday 5th March and Sunday 6th March (after the service). Come and celebrate with some yummy treats for mum and dad while kids laugh with “Miss Fruitcake the Clown” and dance with “Bounce”!
PLAYGROUPS
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Silverwater INK Playgroup and Mumsgroup Time: Fridays from 10:30am Who: INK Playgroup and Mumsgroup What: Get together for fun and activities for mums, bubs and preschoolers Where: Imagine Nation Rooms Silverwater Campus
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Bubs (1-2yr): God Cares about You Preschool (3-5yr): Love each other as I have loved you. John 15:12 Lower Primary: God has good plans for my life. Jer 29:11 Upper Primary: God’s plans for me Col 3:10
Contact: Patricia Anderson 0403 013 803 (Playgroup) Sarah Hosan 0417 216 859 (Mumsgroup) Email: inkplaygroup@ myc3church.net
LOVEISCOMMUNITY.COM
LOVE IS REVOLUTION Coming in April 2010 ‘Am I a disciple?’
LOVE IS. SG March 19 - Senior High Connect Offsite March 19 - Junior High Movie Theme Connect Night Junior High Every Friday 6.30pm Yr 6-8 Senior High Every Friday 8pm Yr 9-12 Silverwater Every Sunday 10am + Friday March 5th + 19th Oxford Falls Sunday Morning Every Sunday 9am
CHANGE Change in March March 17 - Heart of Worship feat. Stan Walker Check us out at: awakenthislove.com change.org.au
Oxford Falls Every Wednesday 8pm Silverwater Once a month 8pm City Once a month 8pm
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Oxford Falls Campus March 3rd at change + March 5th at SG Silverwater Campus March 19th April 2nd ‘Really Good Friday’ Easter Service with guest preacher J.John
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C3 STORE Young & Free by James Murray C3 Youth Pastor James Murray shares effective strategies for building awesome youth culture, leadership & ministry in this visually stunning book.
Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell Rob Bell’s signature style is captured beautifully in coffee table style book that takes you on the journey as he shares a few thoughts on creativity and suffering.
Sharing the love C3 staff review a personal favourite
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What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey ‘This book revolutionized the way I view God’s grace, how I experience it & most importantly how I show that grace to others in my own life. I couldn’t put it down! Every Christian should read this book!’ C3 Store Manager Colette T-D . *March only – buy this book & receive a free cd of Ps Mark Kelsey’s teaching ‘Grace’!*
Kids DVD SALE!
2009 preaching cds & dvds 2 FOR $10 *displayed stock only no orders *
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REALMEN CONFERENCE SYDNEY
C3 Silverwater Campus Men’s Breakfast Satuday 6th March C3 Silverwater Cafe 8-10am $20 Ps Simon McIntyre is speaking
30 - 31 JULY 2010
EVERYWOMAN 2010 October 28,29 & 30th Dr Kim (wife of Dr David Yonggi Cho), together with her husband, Dr Yonggi Cho, pastors the world’s largest church, the Yoido Full Gospel Church in South Korea. Deborah Cobrae is the wife of Jim Cobrae, mother of four children, Miranda, Kimberlee, Jessica and
Luke, and the grandmother of many wonderful grandchildren. Deborah has labored alongside her husband as they together Pastor one of the fastest growing churches in Southern California; The Rock Church and World Outreach Center.
EVERYGIRL
EVERYGIRL 2010 will see girls from Kindy – Year 8 gather from ALL AROUND THE WORLD inspired and empowered to be young people of Love and Acceptance. Get your
Kari Jobe is an international worship leader and songwriter out of Dallas, Texas. An Alumnus of Dallas Baptist University, Christ for the Nationals Institute, and Oral Roberts University, Kari has been leading worship for over 13 years.
daughter registered early for this conference to receive the discounted rate of $30 per girl (or $120 for an EW/EG combined rego) and they will also go into the draw to WIN A PINK IPOD SHUFFLE!
LITTLE ONES Mums, we have an amazing program planned for your Little Ones (boys and girls under 5) during Friday and Saturday day services.
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creative arts_ leadership ministry_
C3 College Training you for 21st century influence For more information visit www.c3college.com or complete your details on reverse
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production AND multimedia FOR Church Services 12/13 MARCH
Focusing on creating atmospheres that are conducive for worship, using all the technology available, your team will be trained by the Production and Graphic Team at Oxford Falls in practical workshops. DATES Friday Night/Saturday March 12/13th COST $175 – Places limited to 15 people. 16