Thursday 16th January 2025
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Hello everyone, I truly hope you all had quality time with your family and friends across Christmas and the New Year period. So, a couple of weeks into 2025 and my question is: Did you make any significant resolutions? Have you managed to stick to your goals/plans? It can be a bit disheartening to start with good intentions and eventually slip with the discipline to follow through. But if you did aim for something new or different, I trust you are tracking well and reaching that goal or well on the way to success. Keep up the good work. I guess it doesn’t matter when we make the choice to apply change in our life or develop better patterns or disciplines - Timing isn’t really the issue. It is always a good time to improve health, rearrange priorities, implement new disciplines and strive to be the best version of you. The “you” that best reflects the character and nature of Jesus!
My sincere hope is that 2025 will be “God’s time” to release His Spirit in each of our lives in new and fresh ways and that outpouring will impact each of us in such a deep way, that the lives of those around us will be significantly impacted. I read a statement the other day that really got me thinking: People are not “Christian” for two main reasons: 1. They have met a Christian or 2. They have not met a Christian. In other words, they have met a Christian and their influence + behaviour has turned them away. Or they have yet to meet a Christian, whose influence + behaviour will draw them to Christ.
Here’s a challenge for us all: In 2025, let us each aim to win just one person to Christ. Across the next 11 months, let’s ask the Lord to identify and connect us with one significant person the Holy Spirit highlights. Then let us influence them to want to discover what we have in our hearts and what we display in our lives - Jesus. An abundant life, a living hope, an unwavering joy and an eternal peace. Ipswich for Christ one soul at a time. Imagine if we all achieved that goal our Church family would double in a year. Impossible? No quite possible as we seek to love and serve others.
Blessings Mark
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See you at one of our 2 services at 8.30am and 10.30am, 142 Pine Mountain Road, Brassall or click below to join us online.
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Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting
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Every Sunday before the first church service we meet together for prayer where we pray for both services and for those watching on line. We would love to see you there at 7.45am outside of the auditorium in the covered entry.
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Our Connect Groups are well under way for the year. But you don't have to miss out! It's such a great way to journey through life together, growing in Christ.
Feel free to make contact with a connect group leader to find out more details, or click on the button below
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Book Club will meet on Saturday 18th January at 11am at the Old Flour Mill café to discuss the book - Finding Hannah by Fiona McCallum.
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At Mainly Music, Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, and parents will be treated to music and story, activity, and interaction, structured and unstructured fun. Each session is designed for delight as you participate together. You’ll experience a rich learning environment.
If you are interested in having your name added to our waiting list, please contact the church office on 3813 4999 for further details.
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Change in 2025
Can we really change ourselves without some divine intervention and assistance, or is genuine and radical personal change really a myth? Why can some people change, and others cannot?
- Pain - Understand that pain will slowly and surely increase as the result of 'staying the same' with continuing to do 'what I've always done' is helpful in the change process. Accepting the pain of going against ourselves and our feelings and putting effort into whatever it is we want to change.
- Hope - That I can become my dream for myself, and that I can reach the ideal of myself which is my desire.
- How to - With truth, new insights, training and effectual and relevant understandings, not previously grasped or understood.
- Love - That somebody who is significant to me - will have the courage, the conviction and the compassion to challenge me and persuade me to change my course.
David Riddell
Lynne Feldon – Catalyst Counsellor.
Contact details:
Some Feedback:
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- I have gained so much insight, discovered my fears and can now do something about them.
- The notes Lynne provides after the session help me to keep working on my healing journey.
- Cannot believe I didn’t do this sooner!
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Here at Catalyst, we love to reach out into the wider community, blessing those in need. Our Hamper Ministry has already blessed many families over the last couple of years! Orders can be placed for yourself, or for someone in the community you’d like to bless.
Cost of hamper is $15ea (Cash or EFTPOS accepted.)
To Order a Hamper:
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- Click on the link below by 12pm Wednesdays, for Thursday (2pm - 4pm) collection/delivery or Sunday (10.30am - 11.30am) collection. Pre-ordering means the hamper includes fresh produce.
- Or attend church campus on Thursdays between 2pm and 4pm or Sunday between 10.30am and 11.30am to collect a hamper without fresh produce.
- All other enquires can be made by calling the church on 3813 4999.
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CAP (Christians Against Poverty)
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Do you need help keeping track of your personal finances?
• Are you living week to week?
• Is money ruling your life?
• Are you finances getting you down?
Need help? Christians against Poverty (CAP) have created an excellent program to help guide you through the process to better financial health.
Here at Catalyst church, there are two Money Mentors willing to walk beside you as you work through your situation.
Please contact Angela Coto or Russell Schloss via the church office (3813 4999) for more information.
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Latest Catalyst Mission News
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Thank you for your Giving
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Tithes $12,409
Weekly to date average $14,385
Heart for Ipswich $2,390
Heart for Ipswich Received - $4,110
NOTE: This is for 2025.
We are so grateful for the generosity of our Church.
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You can give your tithes and offerings online by direct debit (preferred) to the following accounts (please consider making the gift recurring when setting this up):
Tithes and Offerings:
Account Name: Catalyst Church Inc.
(General A/c)
BSB: 633 000
Account Number: 132187154
Missions:
Account Name: Catalyst Church Inc.
(Missions A/c)
BSB: 633 000
Account Number: 134471697
Heart for Ipswich (Tax Deductible):
Account Name: Catalyst Care Ltd.
(Catalyst Care A/c)
BSB: 633 000
Account Number: 182951780
If it’s your first time giving, you should receive a confirmation from us. Please ensure bank details are correct where applicable.
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Catalyst has a collection of books available for you to borrow. Visit our website to see the amazing range available, then contact the church office on 3813 4999 to arrange a time to collect.
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Praying for our Church and Community
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Due to the complex nature of collating information and issues surrounding individuals’ privacy and confidentiality, we encourage those with prayer requests to visit the Catalyst Community Facebook Group, where they are welcome to post prayer requests and praise reports. This page is a private, members only page.
Be fully informed and connected about needs in our church through our Facebook Catalyst Community Page.
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