RIDGE OUTREACH –
MAY 2026
April was mind-blowingly brilliant, with our excellent preachers enlightening us on the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, St Thomas’ revelation, then Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus. This Sunday 26th we shall honour the Anzacs and start on the parables. We are truly blessed with the steady Bible education which is feeding our faith walk.
We raised $80 towards the U/C Disaster Relief Fund at the end of March. This fund assists the flooded outback churches which have been hit by cyclones recently.
Last Tuesday Judith welcomed the Synod Property Assessor Craig Spence, who examined our church facility and will report back to Synod – his initial verbal report was encouraging.
In the lyrics from Carousel – “March went out like a lion, then April sighed and stepped aside, and along came pretty little May.”
ADD THESE FOLK TO YOUR DAILY PRAYER SESSION:
Hazel and Rodney Eivers
Karen Gilland
Trinity Lakatani
June & Russell Cannons
Rev Tonga
Sue Garland
Lorraine Heather
Val Richmond
Kevin & Richard O’Donoghue
Joanne’s cousins Sandra & Loretta
We are so grateful, Lord, that you watched over Lesley last week and brought her safely through some serious surgery, and she is now back doing her really valuable work in our church community. Lesley has been our musician for a few weeks now since Rodney broke his arm falling off his pushbike. Then Joanne had to take Lesley’s place one week while Lesley was recovering from surgery. Thank you, Joanne, for all your hard work also with the Power point and karaoke.
Thank you for bringing Janecka and Nho and their little family into our worship. We pray that they will continue to join us in our efforts to serve you, Lord.
These special people are close to us, and we are grateful that you have brought us close to them. Please touch them with your healing hands, that they may overcome their afflictions and continue to worship you.
Good and generous God, you know what we need before we ask. Provide for your church – not just what keeps us comfortable, but what makes us alive. When we have lost our way, guide us back, not for our reputation, but for the sake of your name. When the road is hard and the future feels uncertain, let us see that you walk with us.
Let us not be paralysed by fear, but held by your presence. Nourish us at your table. Feed us with your Spirit, and send us out with something worth giving away. May we be a community that people can come home to, now, and for generations to come. Amen
MORNING TEA : Rodney’s Morning tea sessions continue at 10.00 a.m. every Thursday, and once a month we meet for “Chinwag” – on the 3rd Friday of each month. This month at TT Diner, 569 Boundary Road (plenty parking at rear)
We also serve and share morning tea on the third Sunday of each month, following the praise & worship service; as well as on congregational meeting days. All welcome.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MAY 2026?
| 3rd | Church Congregational Council meeting will follow Praise and Worship service with Holy Communion. Our preacher is Joanne and service leader Kevin |
| 5th | Junior’s birthday |
| 8th | 9.30 a.m. Craft with June and Maree
6.00 to 9.00 p.m. Karaoke Lepani (jnr) birthday |
| 10th | 7.30 a.m. Mothers’ Day Breakfast service hosted by SDA. Rodney will give short sermon and Judith will be our emcee
Lesley’s birthday |
| 12th | Stephanie’s birthday |
| 15th | Chinwag at TT Diner, 569 Boundary Road. Starts at 10.00a.m. |
| 17th | Our preacher today is Paul, with the lovely Stephanie as service leader |
| 24th | Praise and worship service with Robert preaching and Billie as service leader |
| 27th | Simmy and Eunice’s birthdays |
| 31st | We welcome Trinity as our preacher today, with Rosemary as service leader. |
, CHURCH TIMETABLE – REMEMBER TO FIRST ADVISE ARUC EXECUTIVE IF THESE TIMES NEED TO CHANGE.
| SATURDAYS:
8.00 am to 6.00p.m. |
Brisbane Fijian SDA Church
Youth Group |
Talei Mattner
0466 034 654 or Joji 0428 897 119 |
| SUNDAY WORSHIP
8.30 – 10.00 a.m. 10.30 – 1.30 p.m.. 2.00 p.m.- 4.30 p.m.
5.00 p.m |
ARUC
Family Fellowship New Life In Christ Bible Chat & Cuppa |
Lesley 0403 264 841
Sosefina 0424 683 397 Rev Ekie 0404 584 495 Ron Loom 0437 965 320 |
| YOUTH GROUP
Last Sunday each month |
NIUE Youth & young adults
10.30 TO 1.30 |
Anthe 0424 600 889 |
| CHOIR PRACTICE
FRIDAYS 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. |
Fijian SDA Choir & Bible study | Sai Mateyawa
0452 337 299 |
| 2nd FRIDAY every month 6.00 p.m. | Christian Karaoke | Joanne 0438 540 393
May date is 8th |
| THURSDAY
10 a.m. |
MORNING TEA | Rodney 3273 2049 |
| CRAFT GROUP:
2nd Friday 9.30 a.m. |
Cost $5 to cover materials | Maree Scott
0400 991 946 Next workshop May 8 |
Show me the way, not to fortune and fame
Not how to win laurels or praise for my name –
But show me the way to spread the great story
That “Thine is the Kingdom and Power and Glory.
ACACIA RIDGE
UNITING CHURCH
Cnr Gloucester & Chandler Sts ACACIA RIDGE
