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Tim Clark - Senior PastorA word from our Senior PastorHi, and welcome to the November edition ofThe Vine, our monthly church magazine. Wetrust that you have a great time with us as weworship our awesome God together. Here atYork Street we are a large regional church thatis ALL ABOUT LIFE. This month there are manythings that are happening in the life of thechurch, so please take the time to readthrough The Vine and if you have questions orcomments then don’t hesitate to contact ourchurch office – office@yorkst.com.au or checkout our web page www.yorkst.com.au formore information.It is hard to believe that next month isDecember and that very soon we will becelebrating Christmas.This month as we lead up to Christmas we areexcited about the Ballarat Churches EurekaCarols. This year, for the first time, we havetaken York Street Church of Christ off themain title and called it the Ballarat ChurchesEureka Carols as a sign of unity. The majorityof the churches are on board and excitedabout this and if you look at the Carols sectionon our web page we have a list of many of theChurches in Ballarat and their Christmas andCarols Services. As part of the body of Christhere in Ballarat we are called to work togetherto share the love of Jesus. What a great wayto do this at Christmas time. Please be prayingfor all the churches as they prepare theirChristmas services and that people will beimpacted by the Ballarat Churches EurekaCarols.Some of the other great things that arehappening in November are...Sunday 6 th NovemberBlake Moore is back from Long Service Leave,About York StreetStaff DetailsSenior PastorTim ClarkClark.Tim@yorkst.com.auAssociate PastorBlake MooreMoore.Blake@yorkst.com.auChildren’s DirectorTrace ValentineValentine.Trace@yorkst.com.auWorship Co-ordinatorrefreshed and ready to share the word of Godwith us. Blake will be speaking at all threeservices and will stir our spirits with amessage from the Word of God.Sunday 13 th November - A baptism,Celebration Sunday & AGMThis is a fantastic day in the life of our churchas we celebrate what God has done and isdoing in and through us in the past twelvemonths. At all three services I will be leadingus through a time of reflecting and celebratingas we acknowledge God at work amongst us.At our 10:30am service Aaron Blight will bebaptised. This is a great day to celebrate withAaron as he is baptised by his Yorkie Kids’leader, Aaron Luttrell. This is also a reminderto us all that this is what it is all about, Helpingpeople meet Jesus, become like Him and beequipped to impact the local and globalcommunity.Please plan to attend our Annual GeneralMeeting which starts at 1pm.Sunday 20 th November - OVERSEAS MISSIONWEEKENDScott Hawkinswill be our guestspeaker at allthree services.Scott is the StateManager ofCompassionAustralia and is also the Lead Minister of aMissional Community in Melbourne’s innersuburbs. Scott is a great communicator andwill inspire us and challenge us as to what isour mission...Throughout the weekend we will also hearCo-ordinator of Kids HopeChris BarlowBarlow.Christine@yorkst.com.auYouth InternBen DaintonDainton.Ben@yorkst.com.auChurch Operations ManagerRichard LyonsLyons.Richard@yorkst.com.auChurch Office AdmnistratorKristin O’BrienO’Brien.Kristin@yorkst.com.auMinistry SupportRob PettyPetty.Rob@yorkst.com.aufrom those who have recently been on a shortterm mission trip with SAMPAN.Sunday 27 th November – Advent beginsAs we lead up to Christmas I will begin ourAdvent Season by reminding us that God is atwork in and through us all this Christmas.Monday 28 th November at 7:30pm - CitywidePrayerYou are invited to the Trench Room at theBallarat Town Hall on Monday 28 th Novemberat 7:30pm to gather together as the Body ofChrist in this city to pray. People fromChurches all over Ballarat will come togetherin UNITY to pray together for our city, leadersand churches. This is a prayer meeting youwon’t want to miss.As we lead up to Christmas I encourage younow to be planning to attend the BallaratChurches Eureka Carols on Sunday 18 thDecember and our Christmas Day Service onSunday 25 th December at 9am. As ChristmasDay is on a Sunday this year we have only oneSunday Service. Our normal three services willbe replaced with our 9am Christmas DayService which we encourage you to attend.BlessingsTimRegular Service TimesTraditional Service8.45amFamily Service 10.30am(including Yorkie Kids)WorshipChurch Contact DetailsYork Street Church of Christ410 York StreetBallarat Vic 3350Ph: (03) 5331 1079Fax: (03) 5331 9756office@yorkst.com.auWebsite: www.yorkst.com.auKindergarten Contact DetailsKindergarten DirectorMarjorie SteinmanPh: (03) 5333 4116kinda@yorkst.com.auhelping people meet Jesus, become like Him and be equipped to impact the local and global community6pm2
VISION SUNDAY & AGM - 13th November 2011 @ 1pmYou won’t want to miss Sunday 13 th November as we celebrate CELEBRATION SUNDAY & our AGM. Throughout all three services we willbe reflecting upon the ‘Lows’ and celebrating the many ‘Highs’ of the past twelve months as we look to the future and what God is doingin and through us as a church.The York Street Church of Christ Annual General Meeting (AGM) will begin after our 10:30am service on Sunday 13 th November at 1pm.We encourage everyone (regardless of membership status) who is part of the York Street Church of Christ to attend our AGM. It is anopportunity for us all to celebrate what God is doing amongst us here at York Street Church of Christ .Notice of MotionAt the AGM there is only one Notice of Motion which the Elders are putting forward. Due the changing nature and the speed in whichdecisions are made today the Elders are recommending a change to the York Street Church of Christ Constitution Section 5.4, asking thatinstead of giving 8 weeks’ notice for a special business meeting that we change it to two Sundays’ notice with the voting to take place onor after the second Sunday.The Elders believe that two Sundays’ notice gives everyone time to pray into the situation as well as be informed about the situation andthe meeting time. If it was a major decision that would require such a meeting we would want to be communicating with our Churchfamily as much as possible and would use all forms of communication (such as mail, email, sms, facebook and the webpage) tocommunicate with the church family about the situation. This will enable everyone to be well informed about the situation within a twoweek period.The Elders therefore move the following motion;The Elders recommend the following amendment to the current York Street Church of ChristConstitution. That we remove the wording of section 5.4 paragraph two which reads:Notice of special business meetings where voting is required for a major decision shall be thesame as for the Annual General Meeting. (which is 8 weeks’ notice)And to replace it with:Notice of special business meetings where voting is required for a major decision shall be givenon two Sundays with the voting to take place on or after the second Sunday.Below is the full wording of Section 5.4 with the current wording (crossed out) and the suggested new wording (in red).5.4 Notice of MeetingsNotice of the Annual General Meeting will be given to the church at all regular Sunday Services of the Church for atleast the 8 weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting.Notice of special business meetings where voting is required for a major decision, shall be the same as for the AnnualGeneral Meeting. (which is 8 weeks’ notice)Notice of special business meetings where voting is required for a major decision shall be given on two Sundays withthe voting to take place on or after the second Sunday.Notice of all other regular or special business meetings of the congregation shall be given at all regular SundayServices of the Church for at least the two weeks prior to the meeting.If you have any questions or comments relating to Celebration Sunday, the AGM or the above Notice of Motion (which is an amendmentto the current Constitution) then please don’t hesitate to contact one of the Elders or Ministry Team.Plan now to attend the 2011 AGM on Sunday 13th November at 1pm.3
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