NPAC Coffee & Catch Up – 25 June 2020 · good would it be if we were serving and changing the...

NPAC Coffee & Catch Up – 25 June 2020

Hi all,

Thank you once again for all your

support in sending in articles. Keep them coming!

Please send items to me at:

abigail2567@ gmail.com.

Now it’s time to sit back and enjoy this week’s edition.

Project Update

Thank you Judy T for sewing

together the squares knitted

by our parishioners, to make

these beautiful blankets. We

have been able to give these

out through the Care

Cupboard.

It would be wonderful to

make more, if anyone is able

to help us by knitting some

squares. We can help with

wool and needles.

Green pawpaws!

If anyone would like green

pawpaws to make chutney etc,

Dell has some to give away.

**Dell is also looking for

takeaway cups from coffee etc

(used is fine) to plant seedlings

for our Christmas markets.

Please keep any you have.

Card-making and

Scrapbooking Classes

Beth runs card making classes at

Bracken Ridge every second

Tuesday. Price is $10 which

includes all materials and

morning tea.

She also runs monthly

scrapbooking classes on

Saturdays. Price is $20 for the full

day, including materials and

refreshments.

Let me know (Gail) if you would

like to join us.

Recipe Corner:

CURRIED SALMON OR

TUNA RICE PIE

Ingredients

• 1 cup white rice

• 45g butter

• 2 tablespoons plain flour

• 1-2 tablespoons curry powder

• 1½ cups milk

• ½ cup mayonnaise

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice

• 2 tablespoon parsley, chopped

• 1 egg, lightly beaten

• 30g butter (extra)

• 1 egg, lightly beaten (extra)

• 415g can tuna in spring water,

drained and flaked

• 3/4 cup tasty cheese, grated

• Salt and pepper, to season

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180

degrees, fan forced.

2. Cook rice as per packet

instructions.

3. To make curry sauce,

melt butter in medium

saucepan over

medium-high heat until

foaming.

4. Add flour and curry

powder. Cook and stir

for 1-2 minutes or until

mixture bubbles and

begins to come away

from the side of the

pan. Remove from heat.

5. Gradually pour in milk.

Whisk continuously

until mixture is smooth.

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6. Add mayonnaise and

whisk to combine.

Return to heat. Stir until

sauce boils and

thickens.

7. Add lemon juice and

parsley. Stir through

then simmer for 1

minute.

8. Remove saucepan from

heat, add egg and stir

through. Set aside to

cool slightly.

9. Meanwhile, add extra

butter, egg, salt and

pepper to cooked rice.

Mix to combine.

10. Spoon rice into a 12-

cup (3L) oven-proof

dish. Press rice over

bottom and side of the

dish.

11. Spread tuna over rice

base.

12. Pour curry sauce over

tuna.

13. Sprinkle with cheese.

14. Bake in oven for 20-30

minutes or until golden.

Serve.

15. TIP: Tinned salmon can

be used as an

alternative to tuna.

NPAC Update

Care Cupboard

Thank you for all your generous

donations to our care cupboard

each work. Because of you, we

are able to help people in need

at the moment.

Youth and Families

Update:

“Kids’ Church Online last Sunday saw Dylan and Bella the unicorn making a simple bird feeder from a toilet paper roll. It was a great way to illustrate our Bible passage (Matthew 10:29-31) and to remind us how much God cares for us.

Making a bird feeder means we can also help care for our wildlife, as God intended us to. Bella tried to count all the hairs on Dylan’s head. Even though Dylan has recently had a haircut, it was too much for Bella. She couldn’t count that high and had to give up. Only God could really know how many hairs we have on our heads. And the Bible tells us that he loves us so much, he has numbered them on the heads of every person!

We all had fun singing along to a funky video clip rendition of “Jesus Loves Me” and spent some time praying together, thanking God for his care for us. Dylan and Bella then went into the garden to hang the bird feeder. We checked on it today (Tuesday) and it’s still there. It’s even survived


getting rained on! If you’d like to make one for your garden, the instructions are attached. Might be a good school holiday activity for the kids in your life as well. If you are allergic to peanuts you can use any other type of nut butter or spread, as long as it is edible.

When we were packing up, we were blessed to be visited by Eli Cunneen. Eli was keen to find out about Kids’ Church and have a chat with Bella about God’s love.” Sharon Armstrong NPAC story of the week … This week’s story is from Dave Gover. He did the CEO sleepout last Thursday night to raise money and to raise awareness for the homeless. Dave knew that previously this had been done with CEO's sleeping in warm halls and given hot meals. He wanted to really feel what it is like to sleep rough, even if only for one night. To this end, he bought

cheap clothes and a thin sleeping bag from Vinnie's and walked 8 km to his spot under a railway bridge. He did not take money and his only food was a few stale muffins. He raised over $1200 and wrote his story on Facebook. After reading about his experience helping a homeless man in Melbourne I was so moved I took the vow to give whatever change I have in my purse at the time to any of these people I come across. Thank you for making us aware of this need Dave. Here is Dave's story:

Every year Vinnie's runs a

'CEO Sleepout' to raise

funds for their work with

homelessness and

awareness of the issues

around homelessness. On

18 June I gave up the

comforts of home for a night,

and slept under a local

railway bridge. It wasn't

much fun! I've slept in rough

huts, under rock

overhangs, and under the

stars up and down New

Zealand's Southern Alps,

and figured sleeping outside

couldn't be so bad. It is

COMPLETELY different!

I only scratched the

surface. I did this for one

night. Come morning I had

a workplace to go to, people

to interact with, and a family

to return to

after work. As I lay under a

bridge struggling to sleep I

pondered what it

might be like to actually be

homeless. What would it be

like to do this

night after night? What

would it be like to not know

when this was going to

end? What would it be like if

I was already carrying the

emotional scars

that had led to being without

a home? What would it be

like not having a

family or social network or

workplace to belong to in the

morning?

I'm trying to work out some

of the things that I might be

able to do that

can actually make a

difference. Here's some of

my thoughts.

1. Respond in a time of

crisis. We have Care

cupboard and Furniture

ministry run by volunteers. I

know these ministries lift the

hearts of

people who receive from

them. I know from

experience that just saying

hello to someone who is

having a really terrible

terrible terrible day can be

what keeps them going.

2. Support the healers. I

would be a terrible social

worker! Thank God I

am part of his family with


brothers and sisters that are

more patient, more

compassionate, and more

sensitive than me! Part of

the reason for giving to

church is to support their

work. I know teachers at

local schools have

appreciated support made

available through the work of

Chappies, Sharon

Armstrong, and other

volunteers. How good

would it be to be able to do

even more in the world

around us.

3. Change the

tide. Domestic violence,

substance abuse and

addictions, mental health,

post-incarceration, family

breakdowns, housing

security are all causes. And

each of these problems has

causes of their own. How

good would it be if we were

serving and changing the

world by digging at the

roots of these weeds in our

community!

Rev 21: The time is coming

when God's dwelling place

will be among us.

Crying, pain, and suffering

will be no more. We, who

have victory through

Jesus' death and

resurrection will be God's

children in that dwelling

place.

Act justly, love mercy, walk

humbly with God.

Following on from our

parishioners’

introductions …

This is our beautiful Sharon Armstrong, Youth and Family MInistry Co ordinator. Her melodious voice blesses us during the online services in the singing of hymns. I had the opportunity to interview her today for our newsletter.

Sharon's faith had an inauspicious beginning as she did not grow up in a Christian family but was sent to Sunday School at St Andrew's Lutwyche because she was naughty! She became baptised as a child but it really didn't mean very much to her at the time. I was surprised to find that Sharon attended Chermside State School and Wavell High School as I did (but quite a few years later than me). After school she began working for the Commonwealth Bank at Kedron and also in the city before changing to work for the Queensland Law Society. In the early nineties Sharon went backpacking to the UK with friends where she met Pete in April '92. They were married in June '93 and she ended up living in England for four and a half years, totally unexpected when she first went there. They migrated back to Australia and bought a house in Petrie. Although they have moved to different homes, they have always stayed in Petrie. When Lily was born, Sharon returned to work and put Lily into a Lutheran Day Care Centre in (appropriately named) Armstrong Street where she became friendly with some Christian mothers, one of whom invited her to attend church in 2006,


Sharon believes God had been working in her heart for about five years before this. While attending another church with her friend, Sharon gave her heart to Jesus. She then joined an Alpha Course at NPAC and decided this was where she was meant to be, so she has been with us ever since. Sharon was involved with Tiny Tots, KIds Church, Kids Holiday Club and Youth Group as Lily grew through those stages. She began helping Graeme with youth group when he took it over a few years ago. Sharon also had a bried stint as a Chaplain at Tullawong State School. When the position of Youth and Family Ministry Co ordinator at NPAC became available, Sharon applied and was appointed to that position, so now Graeme helps her! Sharon is a keen scrapbooker and also a foster mum to 5 guinea pigs. She has cared for many of these and at one stage nurtured 18! Sharon firmly believes that her many roles thus far were preparing her for her current position and it feels very much like she has found the place where God wants her to be.

Day trip Ideas This week’s place is a secret! Have a look at these photos and see if you can work out where this is. Answer next week.

Until next time…

Thanks to all those wonderful people who contributed this week.

Gail


From Peter and Ros

Day 7 Camino

Day 7 (Peter’s birthday) was a short (7km) walk to the Monasterio Zenarruza. We managed a fairly early

start as the convent we had lodged at the previous night required pilgrims to leave at 8.00 am. Ros’s back

was quite sore, Anna’s legs were giving her trouble and she had a cold, so a shorter day was planned to ease

up on the pace and give some time for rest. So off we set following a gradual ascent to the monastery.

We arrived before lunch, so we lay for some time on the daisy -strewn grass in the sun until 3.30pm when

we could register and be shown our beds for the night. They were triple-bunkers, in one of two concrete

dormitory-style rooms built as part of the wall of the monastery. Some of the pilgrims, hungry from the walk

and waiting for dinner, bought all the chocolate and beers stocked by the tourist shop near the entrance.

Then all the pilgrims attended the beautifully sung church service [in Spanish, of course] at 7.30 PM, along

with 7 or 8 monks, a couple of whom were too frail to stand; then were treated to a communal pot of pasta,

lentil and vegetable soup and bread, which was carried from the monks’ kitchen by two pilgrims and led to


the pilgrims’ rooms by the Senior Monk. The meal was served on 2 blow-moulded tables, erected end-to-

end along the middle of the already-crowded bunk room, but no-one complained. When we went for

showers later, we found the two shower cubicles were mouldy, poorly maintained, unventilated, no dry

place to put things down, but we slept well enough. Still, it wasn’t quite what we had anticipated.

Black marble quarry

Coffee and chocolate for a birthday morning tea Local transport

Along farm tracks


Following the river valley up to the monastery

Entering the monastery of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)

The high alter piece inside the church, inside the monastery.


A field full of flowers where we rested for the afternoon waiting to be received by one of the monks and

register for a bed for the night.

Our very monastic cell like accommodation Waiting for our supper of bread and soup

To be continued…

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