Orange Presbyterian Church

10/02/2025

Pipsqueaks is starting up again tomorrow at 9:30am!

05/12/2024

Wondering where our Lachy has been this past week? He's currently in Japan with Presbyterian Youth & APWM learning about the work of the gospel in this nation and partnering with local churches in Tokyo and Osaka.

Last week a small team from Presbyterian Youth NSW left for Japan to learn more about the church in Japan and see what the needs are. Last Sunday the team visited the Christ Centre Presbyterian Church in Tokyo and this Sunday will visit the Osaka Presbyterian Church where they will assist the church with outreach.

15/11/2024

It's only 5 weeks now until Christmas!!
Join us for our annual Carols on the Lawn at Orange Presbyterian Church on Sunday 8th December. 🧺 BYO picnic rug to enjoy a 🌭 free sausage sizzle and 🎶 some lovely carol singing.

28/08/2024

Great day out exploring all the beautiful and diverse church buildings in our parish.

17/05/2024

.community is coming to Orange! A place for Christian women to gather together, grow and encourage one another, The Greenhouse: a place for Christian women is starting a Hub to host monthly Gatherings at Orange Presbyterian church.

If you're a Christian woman in the Central West, join us for our first-ever Hub! We'll share a meal together (from 6pm) and then watch the live stream of Jenny Salt (from 7:10pm) as she shares what she has learnt about conversations. Book here >> https://linktr.ee/thegreenhouseatadm

09/05/2024

What happens when, as a child, your world is not safe and the people you rely on are unable to meet your needs? Join clinical Psychologist Ruth Holt as she delves into living with the impact of childhood trauma.

We are understanding more of the long-term impacts of childhood trauma, but the relational templates that are formed have far-reaching impacts in our adult lives, our church relationships and our experience of God. This seminar aims to help both survivors and ministry workers understand some of these impacts and ways to build safe and healing relationships in a church setting.

Speaker: Ruth Holt
Ruth Holt is a Clinical Psychologist and Certified Schema Therapist (Supervisor/Trainer) in both Individual and Couples. Based in Canberra, Ruth works with clients with a focus on complex presentations, recovery from abuse and conducts workshops and training for psychologists on Schema Therapy, couples therapy, ministry resilience, women's mental health and abuse in relationships.

If you are experiencing financial hardship, and are keen to attend this seminar, there are a limited number of tickets available at the reduced price of $10. Please email [email protected] and The Mental Health & Pastoral Care Institute will be happy to provide you with a code.

https://events.humanitix.com/mental-health-and-pastoral-care-institute-spotlight-session-living-with-the-impact-of-childhood-trauma?c=wordofmouth.

Get Tickets on Humanitix - Mental Health & Pastoral Care Institute Spotlight Session: Living with the Impact of Childhood Trauma hosted by Anglican Deaconess Ministries . ADM, Anglican Deaconess Ministries, Level 1, St Andrew's House, 464-480 Kent St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. Monday 17th June 202...

26/03/2024

It sounds like the end of a tragedy: "On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb." There is grief and mourning. But the story is not over.

"Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!"

🌞 Join us this Easter to celebrate the forgiveness, healing and hope found in Jesus, who lives! Our services are Sunday 10am and 4pm and we will look at Luke's gospel, chapter 24.

26/03/2024

You're invited to our Good Friday service at 9am this Friday. Join us as we celebrate the one who saves, and we remember the darkest hour as the one that brings hope.

We'll be looking at Luke, chapter 23, if you would like to read ahead.

"It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he breathed his last." – Luke 23 44-46

07/03/2024

The Mental Health & Pastoral Care Institute is hosting a Spotlight Session this coming Monday on Adult ADHD.

This is a rare opportunity to hear a Christian perspective on this topic with clinical psychologist, Sarah Hindle. Tickets are $25 and you can watch online or, if you can't make it live, to watch the video recording at a later date. >> https://bit.ly/mhpci-spot-mar24

❗️❗️Make sure you register ASAP for our Spotlight Session on Living with Adult ADHD next Monday❗️❗️

Be informed and equipped at this rare event on adult ADHD from a Christian perspective with clinical psychologist Sarah Hindle.

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to hear from a Christian expert on this hot topic >> https://bit.ly/mhpci-spot-mar24

Sign up now to attend 👤 in person, 💻 or ONLINE... or (if you can't make it live) to access the 🎥 video RECORDING after the event.

11/02/2024

Book in now to be better equipped to engage with people on our 'verandah': https://bit.ly/OPC-verandah-6apr

Tim Keller in the last article he wrote – “Lemonade on the Porch” (2023) explores how “we can continue to share the gospel in the Western world as cultural Christianity fades”. The metaphor of the porch relates to the need to come out of the church (the house) and sit in a space where others are passing by (the porch) so we can engage and interact with them (drink lemonade).

PROGRAM:

8:30am Coffee & Toast

9:00am Welcome, Opening Prayer + Purpose & Program

9:15 am Why sit on the Verandah? including a brief Q&A

9:45am Meeting others on the Verandah stories and experiences:
🥤 Meeting others on the verandah
🥤 Cross-cultural friendships on the verandah
🥤 Meals on the verandah
🥤 Fun on the verandah

10:30am Morning Tea

10:55 am Workshops (pick 2 of the following)
🥤Listening on the verandah -Getting to know people by doing more listening than
talking.
🥤 Making friends on the verandah -practical tips for building new friendships.
🥤 Shoes off on the verandah – understanding the other person’s perspective (incl.
being sensitive to trauma).
🥤 Authentic conversations about God on the verandah and inviting new friends
into the house.

11:50am Issues, concerns, strategies, and actions for Verandah Sitting

12:15 pm Prayer and Praise for Veranda Sitting

12:30pm Lunch