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YOUTH UNITE AUTUMN

Hey Parents, Youth Unite AUTUMN is NEXT Friday! This is a chance for our youth to join youth from churches in our area for a time of worship, games, hanging out and learning more about God. This is an especially exciting YU as we will likely bump into friends made on camp at NCYC last weekend! Invite a friend, everyone is welcome! Details: Friday 25th March Diamond Valley Baptist Church 7-9.30 pm Let us know when you RSVP if you would like to…

St John’s Kids & Families, 13 March 2022

Lent The season of Lent began on Wednesday 2 March. This is a time of reflection and preparation in the lead up to Easter. If you missed them, refer to the last two posts for ways your family might engage with each other and draw closer to Jesus during this period: 25 Feb / 6 Mar. We can all benefit from each other’s experiences. If you have a particular way that you like to prepare for Easter, share with others…

St John’s Kids & Families, 6 March 2022

Lent The season of Lent began on Wednesday. This is a time of reflection and preparation in the lead up to Easter. From the perspective of anyone who does not know the whole story of Jesus, particularly children, it may seem like we have only just celebrated the birth of the baby Jesus, and next thing you know, the baby is grown into an adult and is being killed! So, this period is a special opportunity to spend time together…

Registrations for NCYC close tomorrow 9am! + Covid Safe Plan

Hello Parents, Safety of campers and leaders is very important to us. If you would like to take a look at our Covid Safe Plan you can do so here: NCYC Covid Safe Plan 2022 Registrations for the Northern Churches Youth Camp close tomorrow at 9 am (1st March).  The NCYC is for students in years 7-12 (or equivalent) over the Labour Day long weekend, March 11-14th. Join us for a great few days of activities, teaching, and relationship building. Click here to register…

St John’s Kids & Families, 25 February 2022

St John’s Kids Registration Forms If you haven’t already done so this year, please complete our St John’s Kids Registration form for your child/ren. Keeping details up to date, helps our team communicate well and keep kids safe. If your child/ren don’t attend our in-person program at the 10am service, please still fill out the form so that we have your details for special events that we run through the year.   Bibles for Bubs If you had a baby…

Last chance to invite your mates to NCYC!

Hey Parents, This week is your youth’s last chance to invite their friends to the Northern Churches Youth Camp. Give friends give the discount code ‘FriendCode’to save $15 off their Camp Registration! Registrations close at 9 am on 1st March. Who should I invite? You can pretty much invite anyone you like as long as they are high school-aged. Here are three types of people we’d recommend inviting along: Friends who are not part of a church but who have shown…

St John’s Kids & Families, 18 February 2022

St John’s Kids Registration Forms If you haven’t already done so this year, please complete our St John’s Kids Registration form for your child/ren. Keeping details up to date, helps our team communicate well and keep kids safe. If your child/ren don’t attend our in-person program at the 10am service, please still fill out the form so that we have your details for special events that we run through the year.   Bibles for Bubs If you had a baby…

NCYC is just weeks away!

Hi Parents, The Northern Churches Youth Camp is just weeks away, register now make sure your youth doesn’t miss out! The NCYC is for students in years 7-12 (or equivalent) over the Labour Day long weekend, March 11-14th. Join us for a great few days of activities, teaching, and relationship building. Click here to register and find everything you need to know. Have a great week, Andi Fidock Youth Minister e. andi@stjohnsdc.org.au

St John’s Kids & Families, 11 February 2022

St John’s Kids Registration Forms If you haven’t already done so this year, please complete our St John’s Kids Registration form for your child/ren. Keeping details up to date, helps our team communicate well and keep kids safe. If your child/ren don’t attend our in-person program at the 10am service, please still fill out the form so that we have your details for special events that we run through the year.   Family Discipleship Sit down as a family and…

NCYC Early bird price ends soon!

Hi Parents, The Early Bird Price for the Northern Churches Youth Camp ends 13th Feb! Register now to save $15. The NCYC is for students in years 7-12 (or equivalent) over the Labour Day long weekend, March 11-14th. Join us for a great few days of activities, teaching, and relationship building. Click here to register and find everything you need to know. Have a great week, Andi Fidock Youth Minister e. andi@stjohnsdc.org.au [mc4wp_form id=”5448″]

St John’s Kids & Families, 4 February 2022

St John’s Kids In-person activities resumed during our 10am service last week – we played some games and enjoyed reconnecting with each other after the summer holidays. Our kids’ teaching program will kick into gear this week, Sunday 6 February, as we follow the new sermon series Sent Out By Jesus and explore the importance of sharing our faith with others through our words, our actions, and our prayers.   To ensure our team can keep records up to date,…

Youth Life Groups start THIS SUNDAY! + Invite a friend to camp

Hello Parents, Youth Life Groups for 2022 are starting back THIS WEEK! Details: Who? Year 7-11’s* When? Sunday afternoons 3.45 pm (for a 4 pm start) to 5.30 pm (excluding public holidays, school holidays, Mothers and Fathers day). Following LG we will hang out together before the evening service commences at 6 pm. We highly encourage youth to stay for this service as an opportunity to worship with their friends and be part of ‘Sunday at 6’ that has a special focus on youth and young adults.…

St John’s Kids & Families, 28 January 2022

Launch Services Join us this Sunday at one, or more, of our services: 8am, 9am online, 10am, 6pm as we LAUNCH into a new term and celebrate some of our ministries restarting for the new year.   St John’s Kids In-person activities will resume during the 10am service this week! We’ll be playing some games and reconnecting with each other after the summer holidays. Our kids’ teaching program will kick into gear the following week, when we start a new…

Youth Life Groups recommencing 6th February

Hello Parents, Youth Life Groups for 2022 are starting back next week, 6th Feb! Details: Who? Year 7-11’s* When? Sunday afternoons 3.45 pm (for a 4 pm start) to 5.30 pm (excluding public holidays, school holidays, Mothers and Fathers day). Following LG we will hang out together before the evening service commences at 6 pm. We highly encourage youth to stay for this service as an opportunity to worship with their friends and be part of ‘Sunday at 6’ that has a…

St John’s Kids & Families, 21 January 2022

Happy New Year everyone! I’m back from a bit of a break away from the office and looking forward to reconnecting with you all in the coming weeks.   Who has made some new year’s resolutions? The most common resolutions made in our society relate to exercise, diet, weight loss, and saving money. While there’s nothing wrong with reassessing these things, first and foremost it should be our spiritual health, our relationship with God, that we aspire to improve. My…

A rocky start to 2022

Hello Parents, With covid popping up everywhere, making plans is hard, and worrying about the impact on loved ones is taxing. I am praying for you and your families at this time of unease. We are hoping that over the next month and a bit this omicron wave passes and the NCYC can go ahead!. To help us with planning please continue to keep registrations coming in. If the camp cannot go ahead a full refund will be provided. The…

St John’s Kids & Families, Christmas 2021

  Merry Christmas everyone! It’s been another year of upheaval and I think we are all weary of lockdowns and keeping up with changing regulations. As a result, some are splashing out and celebrating being able to be together in big and bold ways, while other feel the need to keep things simple and quiet. However you celebrate, I pray that you are able to reflect on all that God has done for us this year, through the challenges and…

St John’s Kids & Families, 19 December 2021

Upcoming Services & Events Each of our Christmas services will be held at St John’s and livestreamed, so you can attend in person or invite friends over and celebrate from home. And the recent changes in government regulations mean that we can welcome EVERYONE, regardless of vaccination status, to our in-person services. You can find more details for our Christmas services, here. Sunday 19 December – Community Carols Arrive from 6:30pm, for a 7:00pm start. BYO picnic dinner. Note, this…

NORTHERN CHURCHES YOUTH CAMP 2022

Hello Parents, I am very excited to share that camp has been rescheduled and registrations are now open for the Northern Churches Youth Camp, over the Labour Day weekend of 2022! This year we are combining with St James Ivanhoe and St Marks Templestowe to run an exciting new camp. It is going to be a great weekend of outdoor activities, teaching, and relationship building. This will be a great opportunity for youth to grow in their understanding of God, ask…

St John’s Kids & Families, 12 December 2021

Services – Sunday 12 December 8am – traditional Anglican Prayer Book service, celebrating communion 10am – blend of traditional & contemporary worship, incl. kids’ program 5pm – relaxed service with a focus on youth & young adults Online Service – Premiering at 10am & 5pm, but then available to watch at any time Note, this is the last week for our St John’s Kids program for the year. Next week, our only service is the Diamond Creek Community Carols. You can find more details…

Final Youth event for the year is THIS FRIDAY!

Hey Parents, The youth BIG Games Night is THIS Friday! We’ll be playing a ton of classic youth games. Think strategy, teamwork, torch-lit madness, and lots of fun. Details: Friday 10th December Time: 7 pm – 9.30 pm (Grade 6’s and Year 7’s are invited to a special dinner at 6 pm before everyone else arrives. This is a chance for Grade 6’s to suss out St Johns Youth,  get to know some of the youth leaders, and make new friends) Location:…

St John’s Kids & Families, 05 December 2021

Services – Sunday 5 December 8am – traditional Anglican Prayer Book service, celebrating communion 10am – blend of traditional & contemporary worship, incl. kids’ program 5pm – relaxed service with a focus on youth & young adults Online Service – Premiering at 10am & 5pm, but then available to watch at any time You can find details of all our upcoming Christmas in-person & online services here.   Today is the second Sunday of Advent – the season in the lead up to Christmas,…

Youth BIG Games Night – NEXT FRIDAY!

Hey Parents, The youth BIG Games Night is NEXT Friday! We’ll be playing a ton of classic youth games. Think strategy, teamwork, torch-lit madness, and lots of fun. Details: Friday 10th December Time: 7 pm – 9.30 pm (Grade 6’s and Year 7’s are invited to a special dinner at 6 pm before everyone else arrives. This is a chance for Grade 6’s to suss out St Johns Youth,  get to know some of the youth leaders, and make new friends) Location:…

St John’s Kids & Families, 28 November 2021

Upcoming Event … Grade 6 & Year 7 Dinner … followed by Games Night! Friday 10 December 6:00-7:00pm dinner for Grade 6 & Year 7 only. This is an opportunity for Grade 6s to meet some of the youth leaders, make some new friends, and chat about Life Groups and events open to them next year. I’ll be there too, as a familiar face 😀 7:00-9:30pm Years 8-12 youth will join them for an evening of classic youth games involving…

Youth BIG Games Night (Last event for 2021!)

Hey Parents, This year our final youth event will be held outside at Youth Minister Andi’s place in Kangaroo Ground (my house). We’ll be playing a ton of classic youth games. Think strategy, teamwork, torch-lit madness, and lots of fun. Details: Friday 10th December Time: 7 pm – 9.30 pm (Grade 6’s and Year 7’s are invited to a special dinner at 6 pm before everyone else arrives. This is a chance for Grade 6’s to suss out St Johns Youth, …