Recently, there was a change in the ward Young Men Presidency. Brother Liam Guy was realeased as our Young Men President and sustained as the new Stake Young Men President. Brother Tawanda Kujenga was sustained as our Young Men President, with Brother David Strudwick as 1st Counsellor and Brother Richard Webber as 2nd Counsellor in the Young Men Presidency.
We thank Brother Guy and his counsellors for their service in the Young Men Presidency.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Bishopric Message for June 2009
Take Hold – Reach Out
Brothers and Sisters,
We are grateful for your participation in the combined Priesthood / Relief Society meeting last Sunday. In that meeting, we discussed two important principles: Taking Hold of the Scriptures and Reaching Out to Rescue others.
Brother Singsam taught us of the blessing of daily reading the scriptures. President Henry B. Eyring counselled:
“Going to the scriptures to learn what to do makes all the difference. The Lord can teach us. When we come to a crisis in our life… we should go looking in the scriptures for specific help. We will find answers in the scriptures. The Lord seemed to anticipate all of our problems and all of our needs, and He put help in the scriptures for us—if only we seek it… The only way you can be sure that a busy schedule doesn’t crowd out scripture study is to establish a regular time to study the scriptures. I have found that the beginning of the day and the end of the day are mine. Those are times I can usually control.” (Ensign, July 2005).
We remind all members of our ward goal this year to “lay hold on the word of God” (Helaman 3:29). In particular, all members are invited to feast on the scriptures daily and to bring their scriptures to every meeting.
Bishop Shine then taught of the need to reach out to rescue others, after we have taken hold of the iron rod (see 1 Nephi 8). We heard of the experience recently shared by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, where he told of President Gordon B. Hinckley, who at the age of 96 notified the brethren of the Quorum of the Twelve that he had cancer. One week later, he announced that he would undergo chemotherapy. At this point, Elder Holland pleaded, “Oh President, do you think that’s wise? Why not relax and be comfortable – you’ve done enough.”
We were told of how President Hinckley rose up in his chair, riveted his eyes on Elder Holland and said, “I owe it to the people of the church who pray for me everyday.” Of this, Elder Holland observed:
“President Hinckley fought to serve... While there is breath left and there might be one soul to save, we continue to save souls. President Hinckley’s salvation was secure. He had done all He needed to do. And yet he kept working. Why? Not for his throne or for his salvation – but for yours! It wouldn’t be Heaven for President Hinckley or President Monson if you are not there.” (27 May 2009, Karawatha Stake Centre.)
Each member was then invited to reach out to one person – someone who might be sick or someone in need of encouragement. If you haven’t yet had a chance to do this, we’d invite you to do that this week.
Brothers and Sisters, we are grateful for all you do – for your testimonies, for your enthusiasm for this work and for your support. This month, we will be focusing as a ward family on developing self reliance. We look forward to ‘digging deeper’ into this with you. We pray for each of you and hope you each feel Father in Heaven’s love and influence daily.
Love and best wishes,
Daniel Shine - Bishop
Bob Howden - 1st Counsellor
Rei Singsam - 2nd Counsellor
Brothers and Sisters,
We are grateful for your participation in the combined Priesthood / Relief Society meeting last Sunday. In that meeting, we discussed two important principles: Taking Hold of the Scriptures and Reaching Out to Rescue others.
Brother Singsam taught us of the blessing of daily reading the scriptures. President Henry B. Eyring counselled:
“Going to the scriptures to learn what to do makes all the difference. The Lord can teach us. When we come to a crisis in our life… we should go looking in the scriptures for specific help. We will find answers in the scriptures. The Lord seemed to anticipate all of our problems and all of our needs, and He put help in the scriptures for us—if only we seek it… The only way you can be sure that a busy schedule doesn’t crowd out scripture study is to establish a regular time to study the scriptures. I have found that the beginning of the day and the end of the day are mine. Those are times I can usually control.” (Ensign, July 2005).
We remind all members of our ward goal this year to “lay hold on the word of God” (Helaman 3:29). In particular, all members are invited to feast on the scriptures daily and to bring their scriptures to every meeting.
Bishop Shine then taught of the need to reach out to rescue others, after we have taken hold of the iron rod (see 1 Nephi 8). We heard of the experience recently shared by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, where he told of President Gordon B. Hinckley, who at the age of 96 notified the brethren of the Quorum of the Twelve that he had cancer. One week later, he announced that he would undergo chemotherapy. At this point, Elder Holland pleaded, “Oh President, do you think that’s wise? Why not relax and be comfortable – you’ve done enough.”
We were told of how President Hinckley rose up in his chair, riveted his eyes on Elder Holland and said, “I owe it to the people of the church who pray for me everyday.” Of this, Elder Holland observed:
“President Hinckley fought to serve... While there is breath left and there might be one soul to save, we continue to save souls. President Hinckley’s salvation was secure. He had done all He needed to do. And yet he kept working. Why? Not for his throne or for his salvation – but for yours! It wouldn’t be Heaven for President Hinckley or President Monson if you are not there.” (27 May 2009, Karawatha Stake Centre.)
Each member was then invited to reach out to one person – someone who might be sick or someone in need of encouragement. If you haven’t yet had a chance to do this, we’d invite you to do that this week.
Brothers and Sisters, we are grateful for all you do – for your testimonies, for your enthusiasm for this work and for your support. This month, we will be focusing as a ward family on developing self reliance. We look forward to ‘digging deeper’ into this with you. We pray for each of you and hope you each feel Father in Heaven’s love and influence daily.
Love and best wishes,
Daniel Shine - Bishop
Bob Howden - 1st Counsellor
Rei Singsam - 2nd Counsellor
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Ward Activity
Ward Activity scheduled for Friday, 12th June 2009 at the Nerang Stake Centre, will still be on. Come along for dinner, fellowship, camp songs and to learn how to start a fire from scratch.
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