St Stephen's Anglican Church Kambah Parish groups - The Body 'We are the body of Christ'

Small Home Groups forming Community:

Tuesday Evening	Margaret Streattfield
Wednesday Lunchtime	Dorothy Seedsman
Thursday Evenings	Sue-Ellen Carson

Groups:

Catering Group - caters for a wide range of functions and events	Bev Manning or Lyn Melton
The Cross & The Crown - contemporary worship songs each week at the 9.45am service	Christian Riley
God's Kids (Sunday School) 9.45 during school term only	Prue Fenning
Craft Group Sunday afternoons - discover your creative heart	Robyn O'Donnell or Val Holmesby
Youth group meets Friday night’s from 8pm. Suitable for high school age kid's and up where you can make new friends and meet old ones.	Christian Riley

Pastoral Care - 'Helping Hands' - Serving the Church & Community with Compassion & Care

A significant part of the calling of all Christians is the involvement of helping those who need practical help and supporting those who are hurting in some way. The pastoral care ministry at St Stephen's is coordinated by a team called 'Helping Hands'. This team offers practical help in many ways: food; transport; visting the sick and needy; sending cards and flowers; handywork in garden or home. To get help from 'Helping Hands' please phone the rectory number..

Courses are run throughout the year. To enrol or gain more information please contact the rectory on 02 6231 9905.

ALPHA

Another English Explorer that is making a big impact these days around the globe is Nicky Gumbel.  While Cook explored in the physical, Nicky Gumbel explores in the spiritual with the 700,000 strong Alpha Course.  The Economist magazine recently wrote about Gumbel and Alpha, commenting that Alpha claims to offer atheists, agnostics and lapsed Christians "an opportunity to explore the meaning of life."  Nicky Gumbel is an old Etonian, former barrister, keep-fit fanatic, and a lapsed atheist.  "The Alpha Course style", says the Economist, "is matter-of-fact and jokey, with an emphasis on "exploring" (a big Alpha word) rather than teaching."  Nicky Gumbel is indeed a 21st century explorer.  In fact the entire Alpha Course is designed for explorers, for people like James Cook and Nicky Gumbel who are not afraid to check out uncharted waters.