50th Anniversary - Buildings
As we come to celebrate on 17 th December, let me bring some recollections.
There were two contracts for the buildings and it happened that the halls
and offices were completed first and handed over to our use while some
work was still to be done in the church building.
On Sunday, 5 th November, 1967 we started evening services in the main
hall and they were in co-operation with Holy Cross. One Sunday Rev Colin
Rush would lead Evening Prayer and I would preach, and the next week I
would lead and Colin would preach. This went on until the end of Decem-
ber.
Our first service in the newly opened and dedicated church was Sunday,
17 th December at 9 am when we sang “O Lord of Heaven and Earth”, “Away
in a Manger”, “The first Nowell”, and “Christian, work for Jesus”. The lesson
was Matthew 11:2f. and the preacher was The Rev Norman Monsen, Super-
intendent of Home Mission, NSW Presbyterian Church. The evening ser-
vice was Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas with the combined choirs
of Holy Cross and St Margaret’s.
My notes of those days records a new elder inducted on 3 rd December,
1967 - John Dodds.
- Don Erickson
A Thankyou
The Calvert family would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all at
St Margaret’s for all the care and support at the loss of Brenda. It
was of great comfort to know so many people cared.
Thanks also for the nice afternoon tea provided by the ladies and
the beautiful flowers, cards and phone calls.
We felt so blessed.
God bless you all.
Audrey
St Margaret’s News
10
December 2017