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Communities are shaped by the stories of everyday people. We all have a story.

Better still, everyone’s life is a story — some joyful, some painful, some

extraordinary. Our existence is unfolding one chapter after another.

Stories are the language of the world and our lives are wrapped up in stories. We

hear a good and powerful story and we are touched. We engage and are

transformed by listening and participating in the story. Our favourite thrillers,

comedies, sagas, chick flicks, books, video games readily come to mind. We play

our favourite scenes in our minds over and over. We even sometimes replace the

characters with ourselves. We begin to feel what the characters feel, share in their

pain and victories. We empathise with a protagonist or connect with an

antagonist. We feel the story and see our lives through the stories of others. Such

is the power of a good story.

We always have to wonder though— is the story that most shaped our lives and

identity, the story of God as told in the Bible? Or is it the story of our culture,

society, our great or not so great heritage and backgrounds? What shapes the

primary story of our lives?

The Bible narrates an awesome story of a great God whose love and truth knows

no end — Whose grace and generosity knows no bounds. A God who knows us

deeply and yet chooses to love and accept us through the sacrificial life of His Son

Jesus. He gifts us with His Holy Spirit so we can live our story in the truest image of

His Son Jesus. He is even writing His ongoing saga through our wins,

imperfections, hopes, dreams, aspirations and longings.

We are the paint brush through whom God is painting His story. Isn't that

beautiful? — Our story in God’s big narrative, an unveiling of a stunning

masterpiece — We are God’s storytellers.

May I invite you to join this exciting adventure of storytellers —

#mystoryforGodsglory

Enjoy :)

Reflections from Ola (lead pastor)

Imagine a report about you that reads,

"These people who have turned the

world upside down have also come

here.” Fancy that for a reputation! How

extraordinary!

That was the story of the early followers

of Jesus — upside down men and

women, who followed an upside down

redeemer, led upside down lives and

turned the world upside down. In our

journey through Paul’s inspired letter to

the Christians in Philippi, we’ll explore

what a life lived fully for Jesus looks like.

We’ll also get more insight into what a

community of passionate followers of

Jesus feels like!

#mystoryforGodsglory

Bible Talks on Sundays @ 10AM

4th Sep Philippians 1:1-2

Upside Down


Thank God For You


From Prison With Joy


Unity Through Humility

2nd Oct Philippians 2:12-30

Shine Like Bright Lights

9th Oct Philippians 3:1-11

Is It Worth It?


The One Thing

23rd Oct Philippians 4:1-9

Agreeing to Agree?


Fragrant Offering

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on Sundays @ 5PM except the last of the month (Exhale)

Our recent spiritual growth series called ‘Where to

from here…?’ provided the opportunity to consider

the question ‘What next step is God calling me to

embrace?’

Footprint ‘stations’ helped us to reflect on an aspect

of growth in our lives and the past, present and

future.

It was encouraging to hear and share

stories of our own journeys of growth.

Over these next couple of months Breathe

will also take a look at the Upside Down

series.

Occasionally we’ll share communion

breathe-style.

And we’ll continue building community

with each other and strengthening our

local networks.

Thanks to On Point café (Wentworth

Point) for their community support

and allowing us to use their store as

a drop-off point for donations of

socks and beanies .

We donated

87 packs of socks, 48 beanies,

3 pairs of gloves, 3 scarves,

3 blankets, 3 toiletries packs

to Vinnies Van headquarters to be

used by volunteers serving the

homeless in Western Sydney

Thanks to the Crosseyed Sundays

youth, who coordinated the Bayside

AM donations.

Thank you so much to

everyone who got

involved!

Neale V in North Asia living amongst a Muslim minority

group.

Keep in touch with him at [email protected]

Bob and Chris Prouty helping families and groups of

friends discover for themselves what God is like and

how he wants them to live both locally and overseas

via the internet. Chris is also chaplain at Homebush

West Public School helping recent migrants connect

with the school and wider community.

Mick and Tammy Dunne and their children Jack, Mark

and Harry volunteering on board the Africa Mercy

hospital ship that provides free state-of-the-art medical

treatment to the forgotten poor in West and Central

Africa.

Keep in touch with them at

[email protected]

[email protected]

The boys have email addresses in the same format

Jonno and Heather Crane and their children Samuel,

Caleb, Hannah, Micah and Josiah living amongst the

Yao people in Mozambique. They’re connected with

Global Interaction.

Connecting with our city and world

Bayside has been supporting the position of

Community Support Coordinator (CSC) at Concord

West Public School since about 2010. Nicole Regan was

the first CSC.

Here’s an update from Matt Pettett, the current CSC.

‘During these past few months I’ve had numerous

opportunities to engage with and care for the

community at the school.

Foremost, in terms of time and impact, have been the

Resilience classes. Over Term 2, I taught both Year 3

classes a 7-week resilience skills program. These

lessons cover topics like: self-worth; fixed mindset and

growth mindset; and mindfulness techniques.

So far this year, 25 children from Years 3 and 4 have

participated in the Rock and Water program. This

program teaches students how to be confident, brave and assertive (Rock) and

flexible, communicative and problem-solving (Water). Students acquire these

skills through physical games and activities.

Last term I organised our annual Biggest Morning Tea fundraiser for the staff. It

was a great opportunity for them to take a mental step out of the busyness of

the term and forge community with one another. This term I’ve organised an

afternoon tea for the staff to continue this community building and to

demonstrate care toward the very hard-working and faithful staff at CWPS.

The annual school handball competition is being held throughout this term.

Students are always very excited about this comp and are constantly asking

when the next one is! Upwards of 90 Year 3-6 students have or will participate.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support. I’m thankful to the Lord for

this opportunity to partner with you all. God bless.

Supporting Concord West Public School

We’re heading back to Gulu, Uganda on 2nd October

Dave will be working on ‘The Recreation Project’ and Tash will be working in Rural health

clinics under The Diocese of Northern Uganda

Prayer

There has been some violence recently in Gulu district. Please pray for peace, safety

and healing for everyone impacted by violence in this area.

Pray for the people who are “game changers” (or “people of peace”) in this area. In

particular please pray for Emmanuel, for our old neighbour Lucy, and for someone

who will be able to lead TRP in the future.

Please pray for an extra dose of wisdom and energy for us.

Stay in touch

You can find out more about what we are doing on

our website. dash2uganda.wordpress.com

You can also get our newsletter! Just send a note to

the following email and we’ll add you to the list (no

spam, we promise). You can also use this email to

just say hi, to let us know what you are up to, or

send us funny cat pictures.

[email protected]

Dave & Tash Brice

GIVE THANKS

for God’s generous love for each one of us

PRAY for us to be people who respond to this generous love by living generous lives

characterised by gratitude, compassion, humility, presence and wisdom

PRAY that we will take the time to see people and the world

through the lens of God’s love and grace

PRAY

that the connections we have in our spheres of influence (footprint areas) grow into life-changing relationships

PRAY for a fresh expression of the Holy Spirit wherever we gather

—at Sunday AM, breathe, life groups….

PRAY

for our growth into passionately committed followers of Jesus

PRAY for wisdom in how to best use the Arthur St Centre for missional impact

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name Psalm 100:4

TIME OUT PRAYER RETREAT

Saturday 24th September 9am-1pm

St Josephs Centre for Reflective Living , Baulkham Hills

Contact Mark Falson for more information

Praying for Bayside

Here’s what happened when

the Burton family took up the

recent Gratitude Challenge

Sunday AM service: Challenge issued

to write what you are grateful for,

every day, for the next week (does Ola

really understand what a CHALLENGE

this is going to be to have the Burtons

participate?!)

Monday AM: Q:what are you grateful

for Ken? A: Can’t answer yet. The day

isn’t over!

Monday PM: post–it-notes and pen

placed on dinner table. James writes

“Tilky” (his and girlfriend Yana’s dog)

Tuesday PM: James writes “Yana”. Ken

wrote 5 items on one note.

Doesn’t count Ken. One per day.

Wed PM: Yana here for dinner. Picked

up note and wrote without prompting.

Unimpressed she came after dog.

James wrote “God’s Word”. ‘Should I

have written JESUS? That’s the right

answer..?’

Thursday: Tom, Erin (daughter-in-law)

and Mat (son-in-law) for dinner.

Erin also participated with sincerity and

without prompting. Tom wrote something

unrepeatable for newsletter (Ola should

really see this. He doesn’t yet know our

family!) Mat wrote “ dinner”

(ate seconds of vegies. A bit hungry with

Bec,our daughter, overseas!)

Friday: no family dinner time.

Saturday AM: James says ” where’s your

gratitude note for yesterday Mum? We

did ours!”

Sunday AM service: “ there are more post

it notes available for people to take and

continue the exercise till the end of

series” GROAN from James heard by

parents a few rows forward.

Meanwhile somewhere in Indonesia

my brother (not yet a Jesus follower)

was unaware of our challenge.

Day 1: Thanks Mum and Dad for this

holiday.

Day 2 : Thanks sister for reminding him

this holiday is a gift from Mum and Dad.

Day 3: Thanks daughter for her Bali

timeshare apartment…..

So what were my thoughts from this challenge?

We are created for worship. We are created to show gratitude.

When we do, we are exercising healthy spirituality.

When we do, it benefits ourselves and gives God His due honour.

Gratitude grows within us when expressed. Gratitude is contagious.

Tom & Erin. Mr & Mrs Burton. 2.7.16

What are you most excited about?

As a couple, we're excited about doing life together and

seeing where God will lead us & use us both as

individuals and as a team. We look forward to the

challenges that lie ahead and the joy that comes with

trusting and pursuing God's purpose for us.

celebrations

During Term 3 there’s been some great discussions as we’ve looked at clips from

popular movies and seen the deeper issues portrayed through a range of characters

and scenes.

WANTED: PARENTS of CROSSEYED YG for FAMILY FEUD on 23rd. Get a glimpse of

what happens on Friday nights and maybe even beat your teen at some fun games.

In October/Term 4 Crosseyed YG will be getting into a new series that’s all about

understanding human nature. We’ll be looking at what is seen as 'human nature' or

the 'norm' for society when it comes to actions and attitudes, and comparing that

with what God tells us in the Bible about who He has created us to be and what He

would like us to do.

Crosseyed YG

Our Giving

June $16,182

July $18,928

YTD Average $15,447

Budget shortfall $8,071

Monthly budget $16,600

Bayside Offering Account

Bayside Community Church

BSB 704-922 Account No. 100001094

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Sundays @ 10AM Concord West Public School

with KidZone (2 yrs to Year 5) and Crosseyed Sundays (Years 6-10

378 Concord Rd (IKEA end near Killoola Ave). Parking in Queen St

Contact Mark Falson 0423201261

Sundays @ 5PM Breathe (except last of the month)

Pulse Room 2, Pulse Function Centre

3 The Crescent Wentworth Point

Contact Melinda Cooper 0404063630

mainly music for pre-schoolers and carers

Thursdays 10-11.30am during school term

Newington Community Centre

Contact Rhonda Lin 0411712369

Crosseyed YG for everyone in Years 6-12

Friday nights 7-9pm during school term

59 Arthur St, Homebush West (enter from Fraser St)

Gold coin donation

Contact Tom Burton 0450625963

Scripture (SRE) in Schools KLAG (Kids Learning About God)

Tuesday morning @ Newington Public School during school term

Contact Amanda Faase 0432842866

Vinnies Van Run feeding the homeless in Parramatta and Penrith

4th Saturday of the month

Contact Kath Simmonds 98905850 or [email protected]

LifeGroups & Connect Groups

Contact Mark Falson 0423201261

Regular Happenings

Bayside Community Church is part of the NSW & ACT Baptist Association

Our Leadership Team

Lead Pastor Ola Odejayi

0414 299 474 [email protected]

AM Congregational Pastor Mark Falson


Breathe Congregational Pastor Nicole Regan

(currently on maternity leave)

Breathe Contact Melinda Cooper


Interim Children’s Ministry Coordinator Louise Bartlett

8765 8638 [email protected]

Youth Worker Tom Burton


Communications/Admin Amanda Faase


Our Contact Details Web www.baysidecc.com.au Email [email protected]

Office/Arthur St Centre (ASC) 59 Arthur Street Homebush West 2140

Phone 9029 3024 Mail PO Box 338 Concord West 2138

www.facebook.com/buildingcommunity

Oversight Team Sanjay Chandumal (chair) • Daniel Debenedetti

Rob Kirk • Dan Lee • Tania Tsang

Bayside Community Church Offering Account

BSB 704-922 Account No. 100001094

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