Dear Northside We have had a wonderful first few months. It has been exciting as the people of God got together to celebrate. But awe-inspiring times of celebration where lots of people gather to worship may lead us to ask: ‘Where do I fit in?’, ‘How can I make friends?’, ‘How can I contribute?’, ‘How […]
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Dear Northside Here we are in March. We have had a busy January and February, but it has been good. Highlights for me have been our Elders and Church Council Retreats and the “Ministry Leadership Gathering” yesterday. Getting our leaders together and aligned with the church theme for the year. We celebrated KidzCan and Taste
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Dear Northside This week, LENT started. We are not an orthodox church that follows the church calendar strictly, but we do from time to time when we feel it helps us be the church God wants us to be. We do this when we celebrate Advent – preparing our hearts for the Coming of Jesus,
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Hello Northside Last Sunday was amazing! Thank you to everyone who came in orange, who bought KidzCan merchandise and paid their “fine”. We were able to give KidzCan around USD1250. It seems we ran out of KidzCan baseball caps. We have a new assignment from KidzCan, so you can contact the church office if you
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Dear Northside Well, here we are … February. This is a busy month for us, and I hope and pray you will be an active part in all that is taking place this month: KidzCan Orange Day Sunday service, Taste of the Nations, Lent starts, Newcomers Tea, Baptism service, Ministry Leadership Gathering, and a Singles
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Dear Northside I have been challenged this week concerning – what is success? Jack Higgins was a world-famous author. His eighty-five novels have sold over 150 million copies and made him a multimillionaire. At the pinnacle of his career, he was asked what he wished he had known when he was younger. He replied, ‘I
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Dear Northside Welcome to the first Prayer Bulletin of the year. Prayer is a vital part of building God’s church here at Northside, but it does not rank very high on members list of priorities. We talk about it, but we do not do it – especially when it comes to our prayer breakfast. It
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Dear Northside Welcome to the first Bulletin and Pastor’s Blog for 2026. How was your Christmas and New Year? I hope and pray they were wonderful. Our Christmas services were amazing, and we had a wedding 2 days after Christmas. Thank you to everyone who was involved in our Christmas and New Year ministries. For
Dear Northside Last Sunday, I preached twice at River of Life Eastlea. It was wonderful fellowshipping with another group of believers. But it also makes you aware of how much we have to be thankful for here at Northside, and how much we are and do that should excite us. Northside is a wonderful church
Dear Northside One of my favourite Christmas Carols is Away in a manger. What’s your favourite Carol? In the early days of the nineteenth century, the world was following, with fear and trembling, the march of Napoleon across Europe. Day after day they waited with impatience for the latest news of the wars. And no
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