February / March 2011 Edition

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love.more than a word, love is a verb!

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It’s so great that you’re a par t of our Sunday celebration service. As we celebrate Jesus today, we pray that you feel right a t home. We would love for you to join us in the “Meeting Place” after our morning service for a cuppa so we can enjoy some great coffee and connection!

WELCOME

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WELCOME

PASTORS ROB AND DENISE

“God is love and he who lives in love lives in God and God in him”. 1 John 4:16

Love is the most powerful emotion in the world, and in fact, all of the universe. I t is a ‘God’ emotion, and it motivated God not to reject a disobedient humanity but to sacrifice His li fe for them.

What great truth it is for us to realise that our God loves us with such a passion and an int imacy, that He chooses to live in us by the Holy Spirit ; only real love could do that .

Our required response is found in Matthew 22:37 – 39, ‘ to love God with all our heart , soul and mind; plus love our neighbour as ourselves . ’ The term ‘ love’ has been watered down to such an extent that the love Jesus said we are to show has lost i ts potency, but we st ill have to take personal responsibili ty for obedience to the Lord’s commands.

Can I love my neighbour? Can I love myself? Some find the second one harder than the first . However if Jesus said “do it” , we must believe and step out in faith to love God and our neighbour who may or may not know Jesus . I f we clothe ourselves in God’s love, then we will be desirable to be around. . . .people will seek us out . There will be an aura of love around us which becomes attractive to people living in a world starved of real love.

We need to choose to love, not because someone loves us first , but because we have made a conscious decision to be carriers of God’s love to broken humanity .

I pray that the culture of our church will be a culture of love. . . .people may not want to hear our words, but they will respond to our love. Make a decision today, “ I will love people, both the lovely and those who are hard to love.”

The world is wait ing for YOU!Let ’s do this together .

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CONTENTSNEWS // p.6

FAMILY LIFE // p.23

FEATURE // p.12

p.7 February / March Bir thdaysp.8-11 Church Life

p.12 LOVE.p.14 I got you babe.p.16 When there’s no will, God has the Way >> Careforce Lifeke ysp.18 FAQ’s about MCF Lifep.20 Progress on Powerhouse

p.23 Missions Updatep.24 Journal Readingsp.26 MCF Calendar // February & March

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NEWS // p.6

FAMILY LIFE // p.23p.23 Missions Updatep.24 Journal Readingsp.26 MCF Calendar // February & March

NEWSWhat an excit ing way to end 2010! Mia Ellul and James Woodland announced their engagement on the 31st December . Congratulat ions to you both!

Congratulat ions to Nathanael and Milly Stevens (nee Hyatt ) who were married on Saturday, 29th

January at Shoal Point . We also congratulate Babitha (Bobi) (nee Prakash) and Prasanna

Christopher who were married in Chennai , India on 13th Dec, 2010.

We wish both couples an abundantly blessed li fe together .

All of Mackay Christ ian Family wish to express their sympathies to the Kerr igan family on the loss of

Lindy’s father and to the MacDonald family on the passing away of J im’s mother . We also offer our

condolences to Janine Mullenbach and her family on the death of her Dad in South Afr ica. Our thoughts

and prayers are with you all at this t ime.

We also congratulate Allan and Lorraine Croker on their 28th Wedding Anniversary which they celebrated

on the 29th January, 2011.

Are you new to MCF or have changed your contact details?

Then please pick up an update form from the foyer today and

return it completed in the offering bucket.

This will ensure MCF can keep you up to date with

everything that is happening in our church and community.

New to MCF?

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February / MarchBirthdays!FEBRUARY03/02 – Hayley Z immerman

04/02 – Sam Hyat t , Ray Jenvey

05/02 – Kelv in Leon

06/02 – Sharlene Bowater

07/02 – Jul ien Andre Mezieres , E l len Steane

09/02 – Rodney Ward

11/02 – Sharon Grubb, Rodney Voss

12/02 – Nicole Boccalat te , Corey Johnston

04/02 – Kather ine Wright

15/03 – Robyn Hydson, Kaleena Smith ,

A l f Welby

16/02 – L iza Deguara, Helen Tainton

17/02 – Glor ia Arrow

19/02 – Warren Tysoe , David Wi lde

21/02 – Jackie Steane

23/02 – Rodney Pronger

24/02 – Paul ine Frampton

25/02 – Kat ie Wi lde , Kerr ian Z immerman

26/02 – Glenda Neaton

27/02 – Blake Coppo, Ben Croker

MARCH01/03 – David Spark, Le tesha Z immerman

02/03 – Alex Hutchings , Tayla Hutchings

03/03 – Angie L i t t le

04/03 – Mi tchel l Fry, Micah Deguara

05/03 – Wayne Fouche

06/03 – Brad C lark, Jeremy But t le ,

Peter Woolcock

07/03 – Narel le Rosmalen, Zachary Roberts

09/03 – Danie l Fehr ing, Mel Howel l

11/03 – Kadie D ixon

13/03 – Janel le Hawkins , Je f f rey But t le

15/03 – Cameron Murison, Kat ie Beth Walters

16/03 – Hannah Greer

17/03 – C la ire Barton

18/03 – Jo Alexander

19/03 – Zacchius Heron

22/03 – Ps David Westbrook, A lexandra Swadl ing

Bernadet te C lews

28/03 – Hannah Fehr ing

29/03 – Angela C l i f ford , Nico le Z immerman,

A iden Hawkins

Shane was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina and began preaching at age 15. He took his first pastoral posit ion at 19 and served on staff for 7 years at two large churches. Shane is an

international speaker, teacher, and motivator .

He has spoken in pastor’s and leadership conferences as well as churches throughout the world. Shane’s passion is teaching the

Word of God in a relevant way.

We’re excited that Shane will be with us from the 18th-20th February with his dynamic teaching on Friday & Saturday nights

commencing at 7pm in Faith Centre & then both services on Sunday.

Each year, hundreds of women from ACC churches around Queensland gather at the Sunshine Coast to spend t ime away from their normal

commitments and responsibili t ies so that they can connect with God in a relaxed environment and spend much needed t ime with their gir lfr iends, reflecting on the goodness of God. Of course, ‘doing coffee’ and going

shopping is thrown into the mix to ensure a fabulous weekend away.

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘ Imagine’ . Eph 3:20 says, “With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything

we can ask or imagine.”

This year’s conference has an amazing line up of keynote speakers . For more information, we have brochures in the foyer of our Church,

or you can phone through to Tiana in the Church Office, Wed – Fri on 49631155 if you would like to share our apartment accomodation.

Mark your calendar: May 26th-28th. Don’t miss out!8

KIDZComing up . . .

Shane Willard

One Voice 2011 // May 26th-28th

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KIDZ

I t is an excit ing t ime of the year where everything is new for our children, some will be start ing Kindy or Prep, or going into another grade with a new teacher. I remember when I was a child I was so excited to start school and write on the very first page of my books, I would write as neat as I could to make that page look as good as possible. Unfortunately that only lasted that one page as I was not a natural neat writer .

As we begin children’s ministry this year things will be different for some of your children also, some will be excited like I was to start something new and some will be a bit apprehensive. I would like to encourage you to speak to your children with great enthusiasm if they are start ing in a new group.

Teddy Bear Club is for children who have turned 1 through to 4/5yrs – Priscilla Lister is in charge of this area; Kings Kids is for children who have begun Prep through to Grade 3 and Petro VanLoggerenberg heads this team up; Kids in Christ ’s Kingdom (KICK) is for children in grade 4 – 7 and Sarah Findlay heads this team.

Please feel free to talk to these leaders or myself of any concerns you may have for your child and we will do our best to help you. I look forward to working with you and your family during the year and I pray that i t will be great and very fruitful .

NEW YEAR,NO FEARS...

By Cheryl Greer

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After such an amazing year for our Red Frog Crew in 2010, we are so excited to see what adventures God has in store for us in 2011! Last year we saw continued favour and growth in our City heart/Uptown ministry, great relationships and connections buil t through our University ministry and amazing experiences gained from Airlie Beach Schoolies week.

We will be hitt ing the ground running on February 4th with Red Frogs Uptown recommencing, and then Red Frogs will be invading the University and residential colleges in O-week February 21st-25th.

I f you are available during the day and would like to volunteer to help at O-week please let me know asap! There will be regular opportunity to volunteer in both these ministr ies so please see me if you would love to join the crew.

Compulsory volunteer training will be held Monday night the 14th of March 7-8:30pm in the Blue Room . All are welcome!

Please continue to pray with and for us as we seek to transform our city!

Amber Clark. 0450 183 500

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BREAKING NEWS

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I f you could put your love into a song, what song would you choose?Brad: You Are So BeautifulAmber: Love You I Do

What are the top 3 th ings you love about each other?Brad: Amber’s passion to help people, her commitment to church and the way she loves her boy and me.

Amber: I love Brad’s servant heart and how he’s got he’s got kingdom vision. I love how he’s a great Dad and how he wants to take of me no matter what .

SAM.

LOVE.

OLIVIA.BRAD

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What i s your favour i te ‘ love’ bal lad?Something by Usher . . .

What are the top 3 th ings you love and can’ t l ive wi thout? Surfing, my family and my church family .

What i s your favour i te ‘ love’ bal lad?I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston. . . You’ve gotta belt i t out like a 12 year old boy hitt ing puberty who’s s inging it to his first love.

What are the top 3 th ings you love and can’ t l ive wi thout? The beach, my family and music .

What are the top 3 th ings you love and can’ t l ive wi thout?

My iPhone, family and my car . . . that I had. . .

SAM.

LOVE.

OLIVIA.

REUBEN.

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It was Easter, 1986 at a Youth camp in Ayre, where I met the man who would become my husband. He was a ruggedly handsome Townsville Bible College student, buff , tanned, passionate for God and, available. I was a bright eyed, full of mischief, hot for God, single teacher at MCC, not even looking for love!

Back in the day, the geographic distance between us was a mere speck on the map! In the ‘gett ing-to-know-you, gett ing-to-know-all-about-you’ stage of our relationship, David would hitch-hike the 4 hrs to see me, if his car was broken, and I would think nothing of doing the drive there and back, over one weekend, so keen were we to spend t ime together . He even laid turf outside my classroom window and planted trees on the then new site, just so he could look up and see me throughout the day.

I got you babe.By Sharryn Westbrook

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He even laid turf outside my classroom window and planted trees... just so he could look up and see me throughout the day...

The following year when he took a posit ion in Sydney as a Youth Pastor, I thought I wouldn’t cope without seeing him every four weeks, as I had become accustomed to. When he would vis i t , we would spend hours talking about every li t t le detail of li fe, our past experiences, expressing our dreams, hopes, fears, the future, our walk with God, everything. We forfeited sleep to squeeze every ounce out of the t ime we had together .

The phone would ring and I ’d hold my breath, wait ing to hear if my name was called. Then I would make a mad dash for the phone before the loud chorus of ‘Ooooooo!’ rang through the house! ( I lived with Ross & Di Taylor) He would arrange for my favourite flower to be put on my pillow then ring to tell me he loved me. Before we had announced our engagement, I would slip my ring on whilst writ ing report cards, secretly practicing signing my name ‘Mrs Sharryn Westbrook’ , I would sit cross-legged on the floor in the Newsagents, reading all the messages written inside the cards, before selecting just the right one to send him, to express my heart .

I would read the cards and letters he sent over and over and over again, falling more deeply in love with this phenomenal man. Each and every card and love letter we wrote and sent that year we were apart is safely tucked away in a large box labelled ‘Precious’ .

We saw each other three t imes in 1988 and the fourth t ime we were married by Ps Rob, at the Bona Vista, which was our then church facili ty .

The past 22 years of our journey together have taken us on the ride of our li fe; extraordinary highs and earth-shattering lows, wins and losses, tr iumphs and defeat . Yet through it all , our mantra remains thus: God is good; He does all things well .

This is our love story; i t is “To be continued”.

By Sharryn Westbrook

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How many times have we heard the Word of God, ‘don’t be afraid, reject offense, cast off shame and guilt, rise up in victory’ etc, and go away full of fire to change our lives and live this way? However, as the sun comes up Monday morning, we slowly go back to live a life of what we know, further heartbroken.

WHEN THERE’S NO WILL, GOD HAS THE WAY. Introducing Care force L i fekeys

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WHEN THERE’S NO WILL, GOD HAS THE WAY.

“Chr is t ’s res torat ion work commences when we partner wi th Him to k ick open the doors o f our heart to shine l ight on every part o f who we are . . .”LATEST PROGRAM:

“Search for Life”When? Starts February 2nd. I t is a 10 week program held on a Wednesday night

What is it about? The Search for Life program identifies the cause of so many human tensions and introduces participants to the healing power of truth in a caring and safe environment .

For more information? Please contact the Church office on 49631155

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

Man to Man

Woman to Woman

Search for Int imacy

Valiant Men

Understanding Your Valiant Man

Keep an eye out for dates in upcoming Church magazines

In Pastor Rob’s first sermon for 2011, he spoke on the “Nature of Man” and showed us that s in was a result of the fall of Adam, but so was fear, shame, guil t , rejection, and separation. Being born again removes our separation from God, however the others are only removed through the restoration journey of walking out our lives in relationship with God.

When Jesus Christ adopted Isaiah 61 as His job description, (Luke 4:18, 19), He underlined one of the most basic realit ies about li fe - Christ came to heal and restore.

Careforce Lifekeys have developed several courses which focus on unpacking these areas of our lives where pain exists and where we are stuck.

Christ ’s restoration work commences when we partner with Him to kick open the doors of our heart to shine light on every part of who we are. These courses will show you how to remove the locks from these doors .

What is the MCF website?www.mcf .org.au

How do I order a sermon on CD/DVD?CD/DVD Order forms are available in the foyer of the auditorium. This form is an A5 yellow form and all details you will need to order are on the form. The form is then given to the deacon on duty to be forwarded to the MCF Office. The CD/DVD should then be available the following weekend in the foyer . Payment should be made at the t ime of the order.

( I f you are rostered onto Children’s Ministry you will automatically receive a copy of that week’s morning sermon. )

How do I become a member of MCF?Membership forms are available in the foyer or by contacting the church office. Church Membership is done on Family Sundays (first Sunday of every quarter) . To become a church member you should be 18 years of age or over .

How do I get water baptised or have my child dedicated?The forms for these two practices are available in the foyer or by calling the church office. Water Baptisms are done in Cell or in the Youth & Young Adult Ministr ies regularly . However, i f you are not part of these areas, i t can be done on a Sunday after church or by arrangement with a Pastoral team member offsite . MCF has several church members with pools that can be used and on other occasions the beach has been popular for this to take place.

Here at MCF our hope is that you would feel right at home. So to help you out, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked

questions. Oh and did we mention... We’ve included the answers as well!

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Most baby dedications and water baptisms (held at church) are conducted on Family Sundays.

How do I make an appointment with a member of the Pastoral Team?Appointments with the church pastoral team are made by contacting the church office on 4963 1155. These appointments are booked by a member of the administration team, and are subject to staff availabili ty . Also please be prepared with the subject of your appointment and when you would be available, before you call . Please note that appointments for Ps Rob & Denise can only be made by contacting their PA in the church office.

How do I join a Care Cell?Contact Ps J ill Hyatt or Jacquie Stubbs in the church office on Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays. These two ladies will share with you the vis ion of Care Cells and then will put you in contact with a Care Cell leader in your area or one that would be suitable for you.

Does MCF have a New Christian Course or something similar?Know What You Believe is run in Care Cell and can be or done individually and in class situations as the need arises . Please contact the Church Office to register or to get more details on this course.

MCF also runs several other courses during the year, please keep an eye out for notices of when these courses are running in the Church magazine or listen to announcements on Sundays at Church. These courses include; Valiant Men, Man to Man, Woman to Woman, Search for Life, Understanding Your Valiant Man, Search for Int imacy & Parenting Tools .

A New Friends Luncheon is held twice a year, for people that are new to the Church.

What is MCC?Mackay Christ ian College is an 1100 student school that was commenced in 1984, by Ps Rob Booth-Jones and its Principal Ps Craig Murison. I f you want to know more about MCC, please phone 4963 1100 or check out the website www.mccmky.qld.edu.au

Special DatesMCF Mission Sunday’s are the first Sunday of each month.MCF Family Sundays are the first Sunday in March, June, September & November. 19

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PROGRESS ONPOWERHOUSE

Rain, Rain and more RAIN! Then FLOODS!! We have experienced significant delays due to the phenomenal amount of rain our region experienced. August , September and November were amongst our wettest on record, with only 3 work days in November. Also the floods which affected Rockhampton, Gympie, Brisbane and surrounding areas also impacted on our progress . The Big Question is ; “When do we move in?” As at this moment we expect that Prep to Year 5 will move across to Providence by the end of February. story continued following page...

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We have been batt ling for every victory on this s i te r ight from the very beginning. . . moving onto Providence serves as a very vis ible demonstration of the active faith li fe of our church. We do get knocked down but we get up again. We do experience setbacks but we persist . We have learnt that faith and patience obtain the promises of God, just as the Scripture instructs . Those of you who have taken the opportunity to do a drive past in recent weeks will have observed that driveways and pathways, street trees and turfing, covered areas and car parks, line marking and landscaping all point to the progress being made. Providence Park, North Mackay’s Premium New Land Release is looking fantast ic! From our original 32 lots, 19 have sold, 8 are under contract and only 5 blocks remain. I t is not too late (but you do need to hurry) to secure prime, flood free land, this close to the city . 15 months ago it was a paddock but now it is a boutique estate with 4 homes already under construction. Powerhouse… Stay tuned for further updates!

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Tithes and offerings can be paid via the internet .

Bank details for MCF are:Account number: 69481 8914BSB: 084 792

Please label your transfer with the appropriate t i t le so we can direct your money to the right area. eg. ‘ t i thes and offering’ , ‘Leroy sponsorship’ , or ‘missions’ etc .

Cheques should be made payable to: Mackay Christ ian Family .M

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Over the past few weeks, Bryan has recorded a number of ways that God has really answered prayer and revealed Himself , showing that He cares so greatly about not only the major areas of Bryan’s missionary journey, but the ‘ li t t le things’ as well . On two separate occasions, Bryan had a mobile phone battery and then a camera ‘go missing’ . He had thoroughly searched for them, all to no avail . He presented these needs to God, and in both cases, God was faithful , revealing the location of the two items.

Bryan has been unable to gain a work permit , so he has decided to go back studying at the Teacher’s Uni . An apartment has become available in the same area that he will be studying, so he is extremely grateful for that .

Please continue to li ft Bryan and our other missionaries up in your prayers .

We have members of MCF in many parts of our world, bringing the hope that we have in our hearts to people who need hope in theirs!Brett & Val Durant Halls CreekJohn & Yolande Leroy IndonesiaMargaret Pashley PhilippinesBryan Scott ChinaRuth Bell ChinaFay Walkling ThailandNeels & Anita De Jager FCE Zambia & South AfricaRachael Greer FCE Zambia

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1 Ex 30-32; Acts 8

2 Ex 33,34; Ps 16; Acts 9

3 Ex 35,36; Acts 10

4 Ex 37,38; Ps 19; Acts 11

5 Ex 39,40; Ps 12; Acts 12

6 Lev 1-3; Acts 13

7 Lev 4-6; Acts 14

8 Lev 7-9; Acts 15

9 Lev 10-12; Acts 16

10 Lev 13,14; Acts 17

11 Lev 15-17; Acts 18

12 Lev 18,19; Ps 13; Acts 19

13 Lev 20-22; Acts 20

14 Lev 23,24; Ps 24; Acts 21

15 Lev 25; Ps 25-26; Acts 22

16 Lev 26,27; Acts 23

17 Num 1,2; Acts 24

18 Num 3,4; Acts 25

19 Num 5,6; Ps 22; Acts 26

20 Num 7; Ps 23; Acts 27

21 Num 8,9; Acts 28

22 Num 10,11; Ps 27; Mark 1

23 Num 12,13; Ps 90; Mark 2

24 Num 14-16; Mark 3

25 Num 17,18; Ps 29; Mark 4

26 Num 19,20; Ps 28; Mark 5

27 Num 21-23; Mark 6,7

28 Num 24-27; 1 Cor 13

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOURNALLING OR HOW TO JOURNAL, VISIT:http://www.mcf .org.au/re-sources/journalling/

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1 Num 28,29; Mark 8

2 Num 30,31; Mark 9

3 Num 32,33; Mark 10

4 Num 34-36; Mark 11

5 Deut 1,2; Mark 12

6 Deut 3,4; Ps 36; Mark 13

7 Deut 5,6; Ps 43; Mark 14

8 Deut 7-9; Mark 15

9 Deut 10-12; Mark 16

10 Deut 13-15; Gal 1

11 Deut 16-18; Ps 38; Gal 2

12 Deut 19-21; Gal 3

13 Deut 22-24; Gal 4

14 Deut 25-27; Gal 5

15 Deut 28,29; Gal 6

16 Deut 30,31; Ps 40; 1 Cor 1

17 Deut 32-34; 1 Cor 2

18 Josh 1,2; Ps 37; 1 Cor 3

19 Josh 3-6; 1 Cor 4

20 Josh 7,8; Ps 69; 1 Cor 5

21 Josh 9-11; 1 Cor 6

22 Josh 12-14; 1 Cor 7

23 Josh 15-17; 1 Cor 8

24 Josh 18-20; 1 Cor 9

25 Josh 21,22; Ps 47; 1 Cor 10

26 Josh 23,24; Ps 44; 1 Cor 11

27 Judg 1-3; Ps 41: 1 Cor 12

28 Judg 4,5; Ps 39; 1 Cor 13

29 Judg 6,7; Ps 52; 1 Cor 14

30 Judg 8; Ps 42; 1 Cor 15

31 Judg 9; Ps 49; 1 Cor 16

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Celebration Services9:30am & 6pm*

26th REV // 21 // Ignite7pm

Red Frogs Uptown

11th REV // 21 // Ignite7pm

2nd

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13thcelebration services9:30am & 6pm*

4th Synergy >> Rev // 21 // Ignite7pm // guest speaker Cam Bennett

6th CELEBRATION SERVICES 9:30am & 6pm*

FebruarySee Simon Stubbs for more info

20thCelebration services // 9:30am & 6pm* w/ Shane Willard

Search 4 Life Star ts

MCF Worship Team meets every Thursday night @ 6:30pm in the Faith CentreCare Cells meet during the week at various locations // For more info call 49631155

18thREV // 21 //Ignite7pm w/ Shane Willard

Shane Willard // 7pm

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* 5pm power-packed prayer meetingRed Frogs Uptown

27th CELEBRATIONSERVICES9:30am & 6pm*

celebration services9:30am & 6pm*w/ Kevin Forlong

13th celebration services9:30am & 6pm*

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REV // 21 // Ignite7pm

REV // 21 // Ignite7pm

REV // 21 // Ignite7pm

REV // 21 // Ignite7pm

7pm // guest speaker Cam Bennett

6th CELEBRATION SERVICES 9:30am & 6pm*

MarchSee Simon Stubbs for more info

MCF Worship Team meets every Thursday night @ 6:30pm in the Faith CentreCare Cells meet during the week at various locations // For more info call 49631155

Shane Willard // 7pm

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9 Quarry Street, North Mackay07 4963 1155www.mcf .org.au

CREATING HOPE EXPRESSING LOVE GIVING LIFE

SENIOR EDITOR // Denise Booth-Jones EDITORS // Tiana Fry SENIOR CO-ORDINATORS // Jennifer Booth-Jones, Katharine MacDonald CREATIVE DIRECTOR // Jennifer Booth-JonesFEB / MARCH CONTRIBUTORS // Amber Clark, Tiana Fry, Cheryl Greer, Simon Stubbs, David Westbrook, Sharryn WestbrookFEATURED PHOTOGRAPHY // Creativemyk.com, Jennifer Booth-Jones, Rebecca Woodworth

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When I was a k id , I loved i t when my Mum le f t me notes in my lunchbox. She would wri te how blessed she was to have me, how beaut i fu l I was , and that in jus t a few hours she’d see my wonder ful smi le again. I ’ l l never forget those notes , I loved them! They made me fee l spec ia l . ~ Chelsea

Excerpt from “Making Memories: A Parent’s Guide to making childhood memories that last a lifetime” compiled by Josie Bissett

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