Where are you from? I’m originally from Ballarat, Victoria (90 minutes west of Melbourne) but have been studying at Avondale since the beginning of 2012. Being so close to Melbourne I’m really looking forward to people trying to convince me that Sydney is the better of the two cities (it’s not by the way…) What…

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Three years ago, a Penrith church member started a journey with the Alminaza family.  Little did they know that the journey would have an eternal destination.  As a means of ministry, this church member began delivering religious DVDs to the Alminaza’s home.  For a while, the family received them with interest, however, this arrangement came…

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Just for You Bags are bags of love and comfort that are filled with small treasures that become priceless to the children who receive them.  Recipients are typically children battling severe illnesses. Sixty bags were delivered to Children’s Hospital at Westmead throughout July, September and November 2013. An additional 13 bags were delivered on Christmas…

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Leon Kessel, long-time volunteer at ADRA Community Centre in Blacktown, was named Blacktown’s Citizen of the year in late January.  As part of his role at the ADRA Community Centre, Leon regularly assists clients secure accommodation; in 2013, he is noted for helping 158 clients.  The ADRA Community Centre also provides counselling, short-term financial support and…

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  It was a highly anticipated night. Women from all parts of Sydney excitedly made preparations. All the ladies involved, especially Beryl Landers, Director of Adventist Women for the Greater Sydney Conference, were finalising preparations. The hall at Parramatta Church was beautifully decorated with balloons, candles, flowers, and even a bicycle! It was the launch…

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Sydney Adventist Schools are continuing to grow strongly, with record enrolments in several classes across the Sydney-wide system. Hurstville Adventist School has had an excellent start to the year in both the Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten classes. “Our Kindergarten class is totally full and the largest we’ve ever had, with 31 students. We’ve actually now had…

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For the first time, a combined New South Wales Ministry Event was held with pastors from North New South Wales, Greater Sydney and South New South Wales Conferences.  The pastors gathered on 2-5 February 2014 at Avondale College for a professional development conference on Radical Leadership.  The session was led by Dr. Stan Patterson, Chair…

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Though formally retired, Pr. Alex Currie is defying all stereotypes by pushing on with as much gusto as he did before retirement.  And it’s not just his employers and colleagues that are grateful.  He expressed he is “grateful that even in his retirement, his skills have been appreciated.” Prior to accepting his current role as…

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“Reminiscing on our walk, I realised the best part wasn’t reaching the summit. Indeed, the best times I had were along the way: reaching a small plateau and looking over to see an ice flow that took my breath away; or having my spirits cheered on the way to the summit by catching a glimpse…

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The first church service for the Seven Hills Group took place on Sabbath 3rd December 2011, after the Merrylands Samoan SDA church gave its blessing to five families to start a community project with an outreach focus to the local community.   Within one year of operation in the Seven Hills community, these families were further joined…

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