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Newcastle & Central NSW Division

Now to the God who can do so many awe-inspiring

things, immeasurable things, things greater than we

ever could ask or imagine through the power at work in

us. Ephesians 3:20 (The Voice)

Greater Things!

DHQ Newsletter: Issue 19 11 June 2014

GREATER PROMISES!

There has been a lot of rain of late.

Sometimes it also rains hard in our

lives.

I overheard someone last week say the

phrase 'When it rains, it pours' - as

they rolled their eyes. I am not sure

of exactly what they were referring to,

but I have heard it said many times.

We all experience the ‘rain’ in life.

The days that are cold, wet, miserable

and uncomfortable. But I am

conscious of all the times, when

somewhere in the midst of the rain or

just after, I have seen a beautiful

rainbow appear. The rainbow,

carefully hand painted in the sky by

our AMAZING, merciful and faithful

God. The rainbow, carefully hand

painted by our Creator God as a

permanent reminder, through all

generations, that God is a God who

keeps His promises. This is a

reminder that God kept His promise to

one man, a promise made for all

mankind. The rainbow, a reminder,

that God is faithful.

In a world of broken promises, in a

world where it often rains, and

sometimes pours, you can be

reminded that God will keep His

promise to you. I love to read the

different promises in the Bible that

God has made to one person or

another. Promises we can claim and

stand on ourselves. These promises

bring us hope for the greater things

that are to come, hope in a God whose

heart is for us, not against us.

Promises such as: 'The peace of God

is much greater than the human mind

can understand. This peace will guard

your hearts and minds through Christ

Jesus' (Phil 4:7), 'Your faith has saved

you from the punishment of sin'.

(Luke 7:50), 'He lifts those in need

out of their troubles' (Psalm 107:41),

'Peace I leave with you, my peace I

give to you. I do not give peace to

you as the world gives. Do not let

your hearts be troubled or afraid'

(John 14:27), 'Walk in all the ways

the Lord your God has told you. Then

you may live, it may be well with you,

and you may live a long time in the

land that will belong to you.' (Deut

5:33), 'Even when you are old I will

be the same. And even when your

hair turns white, I will help you. I

will take care of what I have made. I

will carry you and save you.' (Isaiah

46:4), ‘I have told you these things so

My joy may be in you and your joy

may be full’. (John 15:11), 'How great

is the love the Father has lavished on

us that we should be called children of

God and that is what we are' (1 John

3:1), 'Even if I walk into trouble, You

will keep my life safe, You will put

out Your hand against the anger of

those who hate me. And Your right

hand will save me'. (Psalm 138:7), 'I

will show you and teach you in the

way you should go. I will tell you

what to do with my loving eye upon

you.' (Psalm 32:8)

Regards,

Angela Cairns DYS

Inside this issue:

Message 1

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News 2

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Personnel 3

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Information 4

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Prayer Page 5

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Events 6

OASIS WYONG GETS MESSY!

On Sunday 1st June, Oasis Wyong

Chapel launched "Messy Church".

There was an air of excitement as

people came together for church with

a difference.

Here at Oasis Wyong we figure that

life is messy and so church should be

as well!

We explored the story of Abraham

and Sarah with lots of star crafts,

some crazy singing and ended by

sharing dinner together.

We're really excited about this new

phase of ministry at Oasis Wyong

Chapel; one with a particular

emphasis on connecting with children

and families in our community and

seeing them find freedom in Christ

and function as a healthy family."

- Report: Lieutenant Vanessa Hunt

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS RECIPIENTS Congratulations are in order for

two people (that we know of) who

are associated with The Salvation

Army in this Division and have

received Queen’s Birthday

Honours.

# Arthur Soper (OAM). For

service to cricket,

and to the

community of

Newcastle. Arthur

is a soldier of the

Newcastle Worship

& Community

Centre.

Congratulations also to:

# Emeritus Professor Anthony

Smith (AM). For significant

service to medicine as a clinical

pharmacologist, and to regulation

and quality use of medicines.

Tony is a member of our Red

Shield Appeal Committee and

tirelessly gives of his time for The

Salvation Army.

OFFICER’S

KIDS

BIRTHDAYS

June

Paetyn Clutterbuck 1st (3)

Rache Gillies 7th

(17)

Dawsyn Gillies 20th

(1)

Madison Clutterbuck 21st (13)

OFFICER’S FELLOWSHIP IS NEXT WEEK

Please note there will be no

Divisional Newsletter next week.

SENATE INQUIRY MANUS ISLAND DISTURBANCE

The Salvation Army will today

present evidence to the Senate inquiry

into the incident that occurred at

Manus Island Offshore Processing

Centre from 16 to 18 February, 2014.

This Inquiry, run by the Senate Legal

and Constitutional Affairs References

Committee, is investigating the cause

of that incident which saw riots occur,

leading to the tragic death of an

asylum seeker and the injury of more

than 60 asylum seekers.

At the time of the alleged incident all

Salvation Army personnel (both

Australian and Papua New Guinean)

had been formally evacuated from the

Centre in accordance with security

protocols. The Salvation Army

condemns unlawful behaviour. If any

criminal actions by one of our staff as

alleged are ultimately found by the

PNG authorities to have occurred,

they were done without the

knowledge or authority of The

Salvation Army.

As The Salvation Army was

providing support services to asylum

seekers in Manus Island Offshore

Processing Centre up until 21

February 2014, the Senate has called

upon us for evidence and information

from this period. We will continue to

aide investigators in order to help

determine the events leading to the

tragic disturbances. We have

cooperated fully, openly and as

transparently as possible with this and

other inquiries.

Please pray that our spokespeople at

the inquiry today will know the peace

of God as He provides clarity in their

thinking and answers.

For more information regarding

offshore processing or this inquiry,

please contact Matt Samson, Media

Officer, on 02 9266 9820.

- Colonel Richard Munn

Chief Secretary

It’s fun. It’s exciting. It’s interactive.

It’s OTHERS week!

Catherine Booth said “You are NOT

here in the world for yourself. You

have been sent here for OTHERS –

the world is waiting for you”.

The territory is holding OTHERS

week where we intentionally focus on

caring for others in practical ways.

Be creative in preparing for OTHERS

week and join in the fun by entering

the Salvos Caring photo competition

depicting caring in action.

SA MOBILE PHONE USERS PLEASE NOTE For those of you with a Salvation

Army phone could you please be

mindful of using the following

services:

- International Calls to phone

numbers overseas & also

when overseas

- International SMS to phone

numbers overseas & also

when overseas

- Mobile enhanced SMS –

sending picture messages

- Premium Message Services -

subscribing to or entering

competitions, games via text

etc.

- Calls to SENSIS (to avoid

this a Yellow Pages app can

be downloaded for free &

used for free or a google

search in Safari can be done)

All of these are classed as EXTRAS

with Telstra and result in excessive

charges when used.

This follows on from my email last

year regarding all employees being

personally responsible for all costs

whilst on leave including replacement

costs when the handset is lost.

Could you please ensure this message

is passed on to all TSA mobile users.

If you require further information

please do not hesitate to contact me.

Many Thanks,

Jasmine Weaver Divisional Finance Secretary

CORPS NEWSLETTERS

Newsletters Please! - Please send us

your corps newsletter every time it is

produced.

If you email it out to your corps could

you please include us in your list? We

look forward to reading what is

happening in your corps or centre.

Thank you - Gavin & Wendy.

DATES TO REMEMBER

June

14 Div. All-In Kid’s Church

16-19 Div. Officer’s Fellowship -

Pokolbin

20 Lord Mayor’s Prayer

Breakfast – Wests 6.45am

22 Candidates Sunday

27 NSW School Term 2 ends.

HEALTH UPDATE

Mr Stan Gittins (Toowoomba Crisis

Accommodation) suffered a heart

attack on the weekend. Stan is the

father of Captain Penni Roden

(RSDS Lavarack Barracks) and

Captain Tim Gittins (Bonnells Bay

Corps). Would you please support

Stan, his wife Margaret, Penni and

Nigel, Tim and Laura and their

families in your prayers.

Majors Sam and Margaret Price would like to thank all those who

have sent cards, emails and phone

calls whilst Sam has been in hospital

this past four weeks. Sam is now

home and resting comfortably, the

surgery went well and he is on the

mend. We thank God for all your

prayers on his behalf and thank you

dear friends for all your support in

this way.

Major Linda Willing (Chaplaincy,

Salvo Stores & Employment Plus)

underwent knee replacement surgery

for both knees on 29th May. With the

help of the physiotherapists, Linda

has slowly graduated to crutches and

is now using just one crutch to assist

her walking. Linda will remain in

hospital until Friday 13th June and

says that God is so good to her and is

very thankful to all those who are

praying for her. Please continue to

pray for Linda's total recovery.

CONGRATULATIONS –

25 YEARS’ SERVICE

Major Barry Fischle (Business

Administration) and Major Kim

Hwan-Ki (Belmore Corps, Detention

Centres Program Administration &

Korean Speaking Ministries Sydney

East & Illawarra Division) have

completed 25 years’ service, Barry on

28th March and Kim 11

th June 2014.

We congratulate both Barry and Kim

on this significant milestone and

thank them for their commitment and

dedicated service. May God bless

your ministry and service to Him.

RETIREMENT

Retirement Certificates will be

presented to Majors Rod and Denice

Strong by Major Ed Henderson on

Sunday 3rd

August as part of the

morning meeting at 10am at the

Salvation Army Bundamba Citadel

(cnr Brisbane Road and Coal Street,

Bundamba).

We praise God for Rod and Denice,

we thank them for their faithful

ministry throughout the years and

wish them every happiness and God’s

richest blessings as they retire on the

1st August 2014.

SALVATIONIST SUPPLIES STOCKTAKE

Please note that Salvationist Supplies

will be CLOSED from Wednesday

25 June and will reopen on Monday

30 June.

PRAYER PARTNER DIARY

June 15-21, 2014

‘For prayer is nothing else than

being on terms of friendship with

God.’

- Papua New Guinea Territory

- Life Community Church

Mission, Qld – Lieutenants Ashley

and Bronwyn Barkmeyer

- Lismore Corps – Major Lindsay

and Lieutenant Jennifer Reeves

- Lockyer Valley Corps –

Lieutenants Craig and Katie

Harlum

- Logan City Community Welfare

Centre – Donna Bockholt and

Team

- Long Jetty Corps – Major

Andrew and Captain Melissa

Humphreys

- Longreach Corps/Rural

Chaplaincy Base – Envoys Gordon

and Lyn Jones

- Mackay Corps – Lieutenants Jeff

and Terri Goodwin

16th

– 19th

Newcastle &

Central NSW

Division Officers

Fellowship

19th

- 20th

Officers Five Year

Review

PRAYER POINTS

# Captains Tim and Laura Gittins

and family – for Tim’s dad Stan

suffering a heart attack.

# Lieutenant Darryn Lloyd – as he

continues to grieve the loss of his

mum a few weeks ago.

# Majors Sam and Margaret Price,

as Sam recovers from back

surgery.

JULY SPIRITUAL RETREAT

Uniquely Created,

Uniquely Connected

Many of us find it tough to really feel

connected to God. So we try to model

what we’ve seen others do – singing

worship songs, engaging in acts of

service, meditating quietly in solitude,

but in the end God feels further away

than ever. This is because God has

designed each of us with a unique

temperament and personality. “One

size fits all” simply doesn't work

when it comes to our spiritual life.

Throughout the retreat you will have

opportunity to discover your unique

pathway to God. Draw closer to God

and learn to love Him in a new way –

the way you were created to love

Him.

July 21-24, 2014

St Joseph's Lochinvar

$230

Applications close July 4

Open to both male & female officers,

soldiers, employees and volunteers of

The Salvation Army.

For Application Forms please contact

Wendy Watts

[email protected]

0414 939 51

Leviticus 26:3-4 (NCV) “If you remember my laws

and commands and obey

them, I will give you rains

at the right season; the land

will produce crops, and the

trees of the field will

produce their fruit.”

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