CARLINGFORD

North Rocks Carols by Candlelight
A community event that has been held for more than 10 years, coordinated by North Rocks Community Church

CHATSWOOD

Chatswood Baptist Family Carols Event

A fun afternoon and evening for the whole family. Kids activities and BBQ from 4-6pm and Carols service with kid’s items from 6-7pm. Activities include face painting, jumping castle, games, and craft.

CRONULLA

Carols by the Lake – Greenhills Beach, Cronulla

Join us on the boardwalk (Greenhills Street) for a fun evening of sing-a-long Carols.

DRUMMOYNE

Street Fair and Carols at Drummoyne Presbyterian Church

Come and join in the fun for our Street Fair event at 4pm followed by Carols at 6pm. Everything Free: Camel Rides, Jumping Castle, Petting Zoo, Face Painting, BBQ , Cafe, Gelato and more. Hope to see you there!

GLADESVILLE

Christmas Eve Services at Christ Church Gladesville

5:00PM – Preschoolers, K-2 & their families (come dressed up as part of the nativity story)
7:00PM – Christmas Pageant for primary-aged kids and their families
11:00PM – Christmas Eve service

Christmas Services at Christ Church Gladesville

8:00AM – Christmas service
9:30AM – Family celebration with creche & kids’ programs

NARRABEEN

Christmas Eve Services at St Faith’s Anglican Narrabeen 

4.00pm    Kid’s Celebration with the Jelly Wobbles
6.00pm    Family Service with the Jelly Wobbles

NORMANHURST

Christmas Eve Family Service and Carols at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Normanhurst

Join us for a great family friendly service on Christmas Eve, with puppets and carols. All welcome.

NORTH RYDE

‘Not so silent night’ at North Ryde Anglican

Lots of family fun activities including a jumping castle! Community Children’s Band, $5 BBQ dinner (See Website to join band) Indoors if raining

WEST PENNANT HILLS

St Matthews Carols by Candlelight

Bring the family and join the festive activities!
Jumping castle, carnival games, petting zoo, food and drink stalls, live camels, and heaps more!
Family Festival runs from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, followed by Carols by Candlelight at 7:45pm.

WICKHAM

Wickham Community Carols 

This December, Goodlife Church are excited to present our annual, fun packed, family friendly, Wickham Community Carols. On the night, we will be raising money to support the work of Jenny’s Place, a refuge for victims of domestic violence.

Our new-look Pre-Summer Training Event in November is one of the best ways to prepare for your upcoming camp and develop skills for other ministries. We’ll open God’s word together, take part in camp-type streams, specialised role-based electives plus engaging electives such as:

• leading creative discussion groups
• leading campers with challenging backgrounds & dealing with disclosures
• designing and running awesome games + activities
• building a strong camp community
• encouraging campers’ in their spiritual journeys
• behaviour management and supervision
• encouraging healthy relationships on camp
• managing incidents
• answering tough questions biblically
• supporting students with mental health challenges

Details

Bible Talk by Gary Hill
Gary attended his first CRU Camp in 1977! He later went on to work for Crusaders’ school camps and the last 27 years Gary has faithfully served as the Executive Director of Crusaders. At this event Gary will share some powerful truths from the Bible and help us apply them to camp leadership and other ministries.

Date and Time
28th November 2015, 9am – 1pm (including a BBQ lunch), followed by summer and autumn camp team meetings.

Where?
Robert’s Dale Campus of Sydney Missionary & Bible College (SMBC), Croydon Park
140 Croydon Ave, Croydon Park NSW

Cost? FREE!

NICE ONE.

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Winners will be announced on the 30th November 2015 and will be notified via email, our website and social channels.

Movie tix up for grabs!

Sometimes worry, stress or depression can get in the way of doing the things we need and want to do.These things and feelings are very normal amongst kids and teenagers today.

If you feel like you are struggling or want to help a friend, it’s important to be honest, to seek help, or even just chat to someone who can point you in the right direction. Here are some ways to get good help to feel more positive about life and your circumstances.

1)    Understand what’s happening

You can’t begin to heal if you don’t know there is something not quite right. The first step then is realising that the ways that you are thinking and feeling are a little out-of-the-ordinary. It’s normal to feel a bit down, sad and angry at times but when these thoughts and feelings persist even while you’re with people you love and doing the things that you enjoy – perhaps then you can ask the question.

2)    Tell a person or people you trust

The next step is to be brave and to tell a person or people you trust how you are thinking and feeling. This could be a parent or guardian, a camp leader, sibling or friend or even a teacher, school counsellor or chaplain. If you are feeling low – tell someone so! This could seem a little scary but the nice thing to know is that almost everyone goes through times of feeling down and out.

3)    When there is no one you can tell

If there is no one you feel you can trust or tell these things to there are great organisations and people you can talk to. There are even online chat options, helplines you can call and websites with great tips.

If you are feeling unusually down or believe that you have depression or know someone who does you can visit youthbeyondblue which has lots of great information.

The Better Health Channel has some helpful pages on worry, stress and other negative emotions that give you tips on how to help yourself or someone you know during these tough stages.

4)    Get help

After speaking with a person or people you love and trust, a good thing to do is follow their advice (if you think it is good advise) and get some extra help.  Help for mental health issues can include support, counselling, medication or therapy. Some services and information are especially aimed at young people.

Here are a few organisations that can provide help:

• eHeadspace – a confidential, free and secure space where young people 12 – 25 or their families can chat, email or speak on the phone with a qualified youth mental health professional
• Kids Helpline – a 24-hour telephone and online counselling service that includes a directory that you can search to find services and places that can help you in your local area – call them on 1800 55 1800
• Reach Out! – offering fact sheets on mental health and stress that provide advice for you or your friends, information about how a therapist may be able to help, and an overview of treatments available
• Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)  – providing information for family members of parents with mental illness

Don’t face this alone! There are so many people who are for you and want to help you out.

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