18/09/2008:
 Meet
new St John's parishioner Phoebe Clare Lawler, born September 18th, 2008
at the SAN. Phoebe weighed in at a very impressive 4.2kg and 52cm. She
is seen here at a recent visit to church with her dad Shaun (Phoebe is
the one in the new jumpsuit). Also in attendance were brother Zachary
(Zac to his mates in creche) and mum Annabel who, no-doubt, was on the
business end of the camera. |
07/09/2008:
 Those
Wriggleys have been at it again! Here we see the latest addition to the
Wriggley dynasty - Eliza Jean - a new sister to Jane and Peter. Parents
Paul and Allison have taken the Archbishop's challenge seriously and
are determined to see 10% of the Parish in Bible-based churches - even
if they have to achieve the increase by themselves! |
31/07/2008:
 Matthew
and Cathy Daniel have again incremented the Parish population count with
the introduction of Megan Helen Daniel who, no doubt, will soon be
gracing St Johns crying room and creche. Megan's older sister Rachel
will be showing her the ropes. Congratulations to proud
grandparents Dianna and Gordon who now have to take their sox off to
count their grandchildren.
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29/06/2008:
Farewell and Thankyou, Gordon and Dianna!
We have come to the end of an era at St John's. Gordon and Dianna
Lincoln, together with their children Scott, Heidi and Cathy, came to
our Parish in 1990, after ministering at Ingleburn, Shellharbour and
Belmore. After 18 years at Asquith, during which time they have led,
encouraged, taught and entertained us, the time has come for Gordon and
Dianna to start a new phase of their lives.
In many respects, they leave behind a church very different to the one
to which they came. Within Gordon's tenure we have built a new church
and offices; many people have been equipped for ministry, both within
and beyond the Parish; and all of us have been touched by their
friendship, their humour, their teaching and their Christian example.
Although it is sad to see such good friends go, we wish both of them a
happy and fulfilling retirement, and look forward to catching up with
them and to facing the new challenges ahead of us.
Gordon and Dianna, we will miss you! From everyone at St
John's, God bless.
Official photographer David Atkinson was there with his Box Brownie, and
has provided these superb photos of the special weekend. Please click on
the thumbnail to see the full sized image. Thanks to David Atkinson
Photography for allowing us to use these photos.
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07/05/2008:
 Kai
Willem Bloomfield seems oblivious to the fact that he has just become
the centre of attention for his two older sisters Maddison and Ella.
Parents Thea and Philip were close at hand to ensure that Kai's first
visit to St Johns was a happy one. |
06/03/2008:
 Brothers
Lachlan and Asher Hammersley have something new to play with,
in the form of baby sister Fleur Lynn Hammersley, born 6th March 2008.
St John's creche will soon be busting at the seams! |
24/01/2008:
 Emma
Kate Munkman made her maiden visit to St John's today.
Resplendant in a new pink outfit (with matching gob-stopper) for the
occasion, Emma Kate is already displaying more talent than her father in
the hair-growing department. |
12/01/2008:
Everybody's favourite couple - Rose Brown and Dave Leijten - were
married in a packed St Johns today; the church where they met. Rose and
Dave have been prominent regulars at the 6:30pm service for many years,
having been youth group leaders, service leaders and social organisers
over the years. Rose and Dave have chosen to live in Hornsby, so we will
continue to have the benefit of their fellowship with us when they
return from their mystery honeymoon. Thanks to Nelly and David for these
great photos.
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23/09/2007:
 Michelle
Dunlop was not her usual centre of attention
this morning, because it was her six month old brother Sam who was the
guest of honour. Sam was baptised by Rev Gordon Lincoln - both of whom
seemed to enjoy the experience. Thanks to Dave for the photos. |
| 22/09/2007:
It was cold outside but very warm inside the church when senior
parishioners Ron and Lola Hinton were married at St Johns. There was no
shortage of photographers on-hand to record the event. The first four
images are courtesy of David Atkinson Photography, whilst Nelly Greive
and David Warren-Gash contributed the others.
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19/08/2007: Bishop
Glenn Davies oficiated at a packed St Johns church for today's
confirmation of Justin Butcher, Ingrid Jansons, Olivia Jansons,
Christina McKenzie, James Parkinson, Lachlan Scott, Eliza Till and
Bethany Wright. Click on the thumbnails for full-sized image. Thanks to
Dave for the photos.
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02/06/2007:
106 people braved the chilly winter weather to warm up at a Parish
Dinner in celebration of the launch of the Kriol Baibul. For several
years now, St Johns has supported CMS missionaries Lance and Gwen
Tremlett as they led a team of translators in Ngukurr, Northern
Territory. They have successfully translated the entire Bible into the
Aboriginal pidgin language known as Kriol, which is spoken by about
30,000 inhabitants of Australia's far north. Nelly has provided these
photos from the night. |
02/05/2007:
 Ethan
Jack Middleton was born on 2 May 2007. Parents Gavin and Ruth have been
showing him off ever since. |
10/03/2007:
  Claire
and Scott Dunlop have introduced us to their new family member - Sam.
He was born: 10 March 2007 |
24/02/2007:
The church was packed and the ceiling fans were put into overdrive for
the wedding of Heather Watson and Gavin Amm, on a hot and humid February
afternoon. But the groom was cool! Whilst waiting for his bride, Gav sat
and played guitar for the gathering multitude. Heather and Gav have been
driving forces in youth ministries at St Johns for many years, and
issued strict instructions to life-time friend Greg Lake, to explain the
Christian dimension to their marriage when he delivered his post-nuptial
address. And Greg didn't let them down. His speech was a superbly
crafted blend of humour and exposition of the true meaning of Christian
marriage, delivered in the style of his parents - Chris and Denise -
both ex lay readers at St Johns. In all, it was a joyous occasion; a
wedding to remember; and we wish Heather and Gav a very long and happy
life together. Thanks to Nelly, David, Susan, Dan and Dash for these excellent
photos.
 
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04/02/2007:
 Our
new full-time youth worker - Andrew Drury - officially started work
today.
However, Andrew is already a familiar face, having attended many St
Johns services in recent weeks. Andrew has recently graduated from
YouthWorks College at Loftus (south of Sydney), although he originally
hails from Taree on the mid north coast.
Welcome Andrew! |
