What's on?

The best way to find out what's on is to read our current bulletin. Bulletins are updated monthly. Click on this link -- our current Church News and Bulletin.

Kids & young people

The Ark Youth Group: Fridays during school term at 6pm at the Avalon Community Centre. For boys and girls, Years 6-8. For more information, call Erich Serediuk on 0403 023 930.

After d'Ark: Friday evenings, 8-10pm, at St Mark's Avalon (Keen Hall, 1 Kevin Ave, Avalon) immediately following The Ark. For boys and girls, Years 9-12.

Kids on Sunday at 10:00am: Crèche (6 mths - 3 yrs) - Big Kids Church (3yrs-Kindy) - Kids Church (Year 1-Yr 5) - 'Rev Mornings' (Yrs 6-9).

'Revolution': Sunday afternoons for Youth (Years 7-10), 5pm in the Keen Hall. Bible discussion and hard questions. Leader: Erich Serediuk (Youth Minister).

Courses & activities

Life of Jesus. A brand new DVD-based course examining the life of Jesus based on the original sources. Click here for more information, and a video preview. Please contact our Senior Associate Minister, Jaime Dickson, on 9974 2634 or at jaime @ stmarksavalon.org.au for more infomation about our next course. Our current course commenced on Monday evening 19th April 2010, and will conclude on Monday 24th May.

Christian growth. Our Honourary Associate Minister, Sally Longley, offers series of courses throughout the year designed to enrich your relationship with God in ways that you may never have considered such as spiritual disciplines, transformational exercises and retreats. For more information click here.

Regular Events

Homegroups: Connect with other Christians and study God’s word on a weekly basis. Contact the church office for more details.

Men's Bible Fellowship: Friday 8-9am at St Marks.

Playgroup: Thursday mornings in the Keen Hall. Contact Katrina Dickson through the office on 9918 28229.

For further information on any of the above events, please
contact the church office, 4 Kevin Ave, Avalon. Ph: 9918 2829.

A Call to Prayer for the Muslim World

11 August to 9 September

Starting on 11 of August 2010, many Muslims around you will begin to prepare themselves to fast. In fact, about 1.3 billion people across the Islamic world will all fast - men and women and even children from about seven years old. This time of fasting happens during the month called "Ramadan", from sunrise to sunset. In many Muslim countries this year people will be fasting during long, hot days with approximately 16 to 18 hours of sunlight. The fasting month of Ramadan is one of the "5 Pillars" of the Islamic Faith.

In Islamic understanding, the patience and obedience of the believer is put to the test during this fasting month. Through fasting people remember the qualities of Allah and his care for the poor. Because of the spiritual dimension to fasting, many Muslims study the Koran and visits increase to mosques during Ramadan. At the same time, fasting becomes a lifelong, heavy burden. Many people don't get enough water and health problems arise. Although fasting during Ramadan is a statement of Islamic faith, in radical Islam it is punishable not to fast.

At St Mark's Avalon we want to join other Christians around the world to pray in a united manner for Muslims. They do not experience Jesus as their advocate with the father, or know their unconditional acceptance as loved children of God and the firm certainty of forgiveness and salvation. As Christians pray coinciding with Ramadan, many people in Islamic countries have in different ways heard and entrusted their lives to Jesus.

A prayer guide entitled "30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World" is available at St Mark's church. This is a helpful guide and is a calendar that gives background on Muslim culture, beliefs, countries and unreached people groups in the Islamic world. Each day the text focuses on a need and ends with specific prayer requests. You can find out more by looking at this website www.30-days.net