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9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us!

10am Service: Enjoy a time of Praise & Worship and
communion followed by a message from Pastor Shane November 15th 2009

Please stay after the service for a cuppa and morning tea.

Testing for gossip

during the message..
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.

@ the Fawthrop Centre:

One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know
@ The Soccer Club Kindling Kids what I just heard about your friend?”
“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything I’d like you to
(Pre-school)
pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”
Your little ones will love our exciting new “Triple filter?”
program! Don’t forget to bring “That’s right,” Socrates continued.
Primary School program a piece of fruit to share each week. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a mo-
Children leave from church after ment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test.
communion walk across the oval to The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about
the soccer club, and return at YOUNG GUNS
to tell me is true?”
11.30am
Study for Year 7—9 youth “No,” the man said, “Actually I just heard about it and ...”
“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try
Today : Megan, Zoe & Tegan the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about
Kindling Kids Nov 22: Nykoal & Kris my friend something good?”
“No, on the contrary…”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but
you’re not certain it’s true. You may still pass the test though, because there’s
this week & coming up... Hom_ one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend
Groups going to be useful to me?”
available for Youth, “No, not really …”
Young Adults, Ladies “Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor
as well as good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”
Swan Lakes
Sand Tobogganing Mixed Adult groups.
Proverbs 4: 23,24. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs
Sat Nov 21 Call Ps Shane:
of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Bus leaving 1pm —5pm return Ph: 0417509516
(From Fawthrop Centre)
BYO Sunnies/goggles. Drink & snack
SWCC’s AGM
Plus a sand board (if you have one) Services @ 10am
Cost: $5 each for bus or $10 family Sunday 22nd
Nov 8pm Fawthrop Community Centre Hood St, Portland
RSVP Thurs 19th (for Bus): @ Dwayne & Cynthia ‘s Pr. Shane Whitbourn Ph: 0417509516
Vic or Julian (see above) All welcome www.swccportland.com
today@church
9.30am Prayer meeting ….please join us!
10am Service: Enjoy a time of Praise & Worship and
communion followed by a message from Pastor Shane November 15th 2009

Please stay after the service for a cuppa and morning tea.

Testing for gossip

during the message..
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.

@ the Fawthrop Centre:

One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know
@ The Soccer Club Kindling Kids what I just heard about your friend?”
“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything I’d like you to
(Pre-school)
pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”
Your little ones will love our exciting new “Triple filter?”
program! Don’t forget to bring “That’s right,” Socrates continued.
Primary School program a piece of fruit to share each week. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a mo-
Children leave from church after ment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test.
communion walk across the oval to The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about
the soccer club, and return at YOUNG GUNS
to tell me is true?”
11.30am
Study for Year 7—9 youth “No,” the man said, “Actually I just heard about it and ...”
“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try
Today : Megan, Zoe & Tegan the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about
Kindling Kids Nov 22: Nykoal & Kris my friend something good?”
“No, on the contrary…”
“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but
you’re not certain it’s true. You may still pass the test though, because there’s
this week & coming up... Hom_ one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend
Groups going to be useful to me?”
available for Youth, “No, not really …”
Young Adults, Ladies “Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor
as well as good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”
Swan Lakes
Sand Tobogganing Mixed Adult groups.
Proverbs 4: 23,24. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs
Sat Nov 21 Call Ps Shane:
of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.
Bus leaving 1pm —5pm return Ph: 0417509516
(From Fawthrop Centre)
BYO Sunnies/goggles. Drink & snack
SWCC’s AGM
Plus a sand board (if you have one) Services @ 10am
Cost: $5 each for bus or $10 family Sunday 22nd
Nov 8pm Fawthrop Community Centre Hood St, Portland
RSVP Thurs 19th (for Bus): @ Dwayne & Cynthia ‘s Pr. Shane Whitbourn Ph: 0417509516
Vic or Julian (see above) All welcome www.swccportland.com