On Sunday 2nd October worship services at the Northern Beaches Presbyterian Church got off to a great start with a commencement services.This saw the coming together of all the congregations of the Mackay Presbyterian Church to committ this new work and ministry to the glory of God. The first offical service was attended by more than one hundred people from across the charge. The core group under the leadership of Rev Peter Dimond and Elder Bill Corbett were committed to the Lord in this ministry to the Northern Beaches communities. Please continue to pray for this work as it comes back to the committed few meeting regularly at 9.30am each Sunday in the new Bucasia State Primary School Community Hall on Kemp St Bucasia. Check out the first service photos on our Facebook link.

Last night the Session agreed that the first service of worship for the new congregation of the Mackay Presbyterian Church - The Northern Beaches Presbyterian Church will take place on Sunday 2 October at the Bucasia State School community hall at 10am.� There will be no other services in the Mackay Charge on this Sunday. Weekly services will continue each Sunday forward at 9.30am.� Rev Peter Dimond will be the regular minister to this congregation.� Pray that God will bless him and this work as we step out in faith to serve our Lord.

Our church has been called to pray each Wednesday afternoon at the Mackay church hall for the work of church planting God is calling us to.  Please come along and pray with Peter Dimond for his work for God in the Northern Beaches and in Youth and Children ministries. Look forward to seeing your there at 5.30.

Leigh Trevaskis' teaching from Leviticus brought life and insight to potentially the most boring book in the Bible.  If you missed out and would like to catch up see the people at the AV desk for a DVD copy or email a request through the contact us page.

Thanks to the work of Helen we now have group on Facebook.  If you are part of the Mackay and Sarina Church please click on the link on the home page and request to join.  It is a place to find out what people are up, to put prayer requests and general keep up with the news in our church.

As school starts again today so this weekend 30 June Sunday School will get underway at Mackay Morning Church and Sarina Church. Youth Group will commence the following weekend on Saturday 5 February with a fellowship activity.  Please contact Peter D for Sunday School details and Anna or Hannah about Youth Group.  If you are new to town please use the contact form on this website and we will forward the message on.

Peter and Helen and the kids are making their way to Mackay via western Queensland having to travel as far west as Augathella and Barcaldine before tuning east again to Emerald and on to Mackay. This is the only road open from Bell to Mackay.  Pray they travel safely.

Go to Rosters and you will find the 2011 Preaching roster.  See how the Peter Dimond and Gerhardt will share the teaching responsibility and what scripture will seek to cover this year.

It is with much joy that we welcome Peter and Helen Dimond to join our ministry team at the Mackay and Sarina Presbyterian Church. Peter is taking up the role of assistant minister established with the support of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland's Ministry Intiative Funding.

All the Church Pews we had for sale are now solded with some going as far away as Victoria.  Thank you to Rob for is work in selling them and we pray they will be a blessing to their purchasers as they have been to us over many years.

We are delighted to offer this series of Marriage Enrichment Seminars in the Month of August. On the back of a successfully series in Sarina Carol and Gerhardt will present the 5 part series in Mackay next month. For more information click here to view the flyer or to register contact Carol.

Thanks to the generous donation of the Salvation Army Church we have their padded seats in our church buliding in Mackay. They had replaced them with more flexible single seating and gave us their old pews. This means that we have our old timber ones to dispose of. Our plan is to sell them with most of the proceeds going to the Salvation Army for the ministry and work.

The Church is delighted to welcome back Lynn and Mara.  Lynn has returned to work at Mackay Christian College and has stepped back into the her roles in the church taking up some of her old admin support roles.  The first of these is the church directory.  Please make a point of catching up with Lynn and checking your details are correct.  Church directories are only distributed to members of the church to help us all stay in touch.

At the door of the Church you will find a collection box to help Presbyterian Inland Missions meet the rising cost of fuel that they require to undertake.  Please spare some coins each week.  The "Dollars for Diesel" campaign will run until Christmas at which time we will send all the funds raised to PIM.