Posts by Maddy Bialecki

St John’s Kids Term 3 2024 Newsletter

Coming up in term 3 2024 This term we will again be paralleling the sermon series in our teaching time which is focused on the Psalms. For St John’s Kids, we will be looking at how praying the Psalms gives us a language for sharing all our emotions with God in any circumstance. Later in the term, we will have the opportunity to creatively respond with a Psalm in song! Check out our newsletter below for key dates for the…

Volunteer at Going Bananas

Going Bananas is one of our biggest church events of the year, with over 120 kids coming to take over our building and spend three days doing craft, playing games, and learning about God’s love for them. It takes a village to deliver this program, so we thank you, in advance, for being willing to use your gifts, time, and love for Jesus, to contribute. The program will run from 3-5 July, 9:30am-3pm, with volunteers needed throughout the week and…

St John’s Kids Term 1 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to 2024 for St John’s Kids! Coming up in Term 1 2024 This term we will be looking at a few different character studies (including Ruth and Nehemiah) from different books of the Old Testament. We will also spend four weeks in the book of James before preparing for Easter together which falls early this year on March 31st. Our aim at St John’s is to help our kids engage with the Word in welcoming, gospel-centred, age-directed, and missionally…
two women hands up standing beside body of water

Thanksgiving Resources 2023

This year in the lead up to Thanksgiving Sunday on 12th November, we have put together a few Thanksgiving Resources that families and households can use in times of fellowship and play to practice thankfulness! Check out these ideas or create your own to foster attitudes of gratitude at home! Bring along to our service on the 12th anything you’ve collected or any stories you’d like to share of how God has used these ideas or your own to help…