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Ministry Team
A message
from our
Minister - Reverend Martin Goodwin
Hi! I'm Martin
Goodwin,
the minister of Rockdale Uniting Church.
For over
twenty years
now, I’ve been a pastor. This is a privilege that God has granted me –
sharing in the lives of people and communities around NSW. My desire is
for you and all people to know that God loves you and cares about you,
and that Jesus Christ has taught us how to live as people and has shown
us the way back to the heart of God.
I saw a great advert
recently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4. Its an awareness test.
In counting the number of times a team passes a ball, it is easy to miss
the dancing bear that moonwalks across the screen (or attempts to anywayJ).
We all get so busy and distracted by what’s going on; juggling many
things in our lives that the important stuff just slips on by.
Maybe coming to church might give you a chance to reconsider
what is important in life. A time out of time, a place to reflect and
pray and meet others who are also seeking answers to the big questions.
I might not know the answer to your questions, but I can point you to
the One who does.
Blessings on you and all
those you love.
Martin Goodwin
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Our Children’s and Family
worker
Sharon Harnwell was appointed in April 2008 as our Children's and
Family worker.
Sharon
has been part of our church all her life - initially with Rockdale
Congregational Church until the Uniting Church was formed and the
congregation joined Bay Street Church to become Rockdale Uniting
Church. She has been involved in the Sunday School and KFC (Kids for
Christ) for 15 years as a teacher. Sharon has also spent her working
life with children as a PDHPE teacher and coaching many sport teams.
She loves working with children and is looking forward to supporting the
children and families in our Church and in the local community.
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Our
New Arrivals worker
Thanks also to a grant from NSW Synod of
our church, we had Tiny Tse join us in March
2006 as our New Arrivals Worker. Tiny's job description
is to help provide pastoral care, spiritual nurture and
evangelism for new arrivals in our land. The gifts God
has given her for this ministry, her training and her
language skills equip her well for this role. |
