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Peter Phillips, Deputy Clerk (published on 7 October 2023) Opening Night We give praise and thanks to God our Father that the 2023 General Assembly was again opened with worship and the induction of the incoming Moderator, Rev Ian Hutton, in The Scots’ Church Melbourne. Rev Hutton’s Moderator’s address ‘Living in Exile’, based on selected passages from 1 Peter, was …
Rev. Gary Stephens Exit Students Committee Convener On the 30th June the PCV Exit Committee was pleased to be able to finalise the appointments of the three Exiting Students for 2023: Mitchell Amoah, Steve Denness and Cameron Weir. With ministry beginning in 2024 the following appointments were made: Mitchell Amoah (and Sarah and family) to serve as Assistant at Frankston …
Rev Philip Burns, Acting Deputy Clerk The Commission gathered on Tuesday morning, May 16th, within Assembly Hall, with the Moderator, Rev Peter Phillips, in the chair. The weather outside was cool, but the fellowship inside warm, especially in the prayer meeting before the business of the day. As the Assembly began, it was uplifting to hear voices combining with the …
Peter Phillips, Moderator April 2023 We observe Good Friday in the light of the resurrection of Jesus – and so we find it difficult to empathise with Jesus disciples’ despair. As Cleopas and his companion told the unrecognised risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus, ‘we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel’[1] – but he had …
Please consider partnering with the PCV Health & Community Chaplaincy Committee this year by prayerfully and financially giving to the Good Friday Appeal on 7th April 2023. The HCCC currently employs two paediatric chaplains based at the Royal Children’s Hospital. God provides many daily opportunities for our chaplains to care for families, infants, children and young people during incredibly challenging …
This year’s PCV Ministry Family Camp will be held on 19-21 April 2023 at Phillip Island and will involve opportunities and activities for ministry families to connect with one another, be encouraged by two formal sessions and enjoy some ‘down-time’. Our guest speaker, Murray Campbell, a pastor from Mentone Baptist Church and involved in various capacities with The Gospel Coalition …
Rev John P Wilson (Deputy Chairman, Scotch College Council) 30 January 2023 We gathered at Scotch College this morning for an inspiring worship service during which the Moderator, Rev Peter W Phillips, installed into office the tenth Principal of Scotch, Dr Scott H Marsh. Scotch chaplain. Rev Dr Doug Campbell, gave the occasional address on God’s sovereignty and our responsibility, …
A Christmas reflection – Peter Phillips, Moderator December 2022 In his recent Christmas Message Rev Dr Peter Barnes, Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church confesses that ‘As a pastor, I always found preaching at Christmas more difficult than I perhaps should have.’ One of the reasons for this difficulty, which is not exclusive to Dr Barnes, but common to every …
“Brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and behonoured…” (2 Thessalonians 3:1) A summary (A4 or A5 booklet) of prayer and praise items as approved by the GAV, calling upon the widerchurch to give thanks to God and to seek His blessing upon our work and witness.Rev Philip Burns, Acting Deputy Clerk MONDAY:Committee: Australian …
Peter Phillips, Moderator Update on 13 December 2022 The Moderator’s Flood Appeal will close 31 December 2022. Our moderator, Peter Phillips, extends his hearty thanks to all the members and friends and congregations of the Church who by generously contributing to this appeal have provided funds for the support and the encouragement of brothers and sisters in Christ in a …