Stanwell Tops Family Camp 2017
Sunday January 1st to Saturday January 7th 2017
Stanwell Tops is in New South Wales, about one hour’s drive south of Sydney. The 2017 family camp will be held at The Tops Conference Centre on the Grevillea Site.
The Tops Conference Centre is set on 200 acres of pristine bushland, nestled above Stanwell Park Beach.
More information on the location can be found at: thetops.com.au
BOOKINGS
The cost of camp includes the full weeks accommodation, full catering and four outdoor activities:
Adult (18+) ……………. $550
Student (14-17) ………. $480
Young People (9-13) ….. $415
Children (3-8) …………. $275
Pre-School (0-2) ……….. Free
The deposit required to secure a booking for the Camp is:
$100 per person
$300 for a family group
The booking form can be found here.
An expression of interest form is here.
Each camper with a specific dietary requirement will need to complete a Dietary Requirements Form, which can be found here.
To confirm your booking a deposit should be sent either by cheque made payable to THE NEW CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA or by Bank Transfer to:
ANZ Bank
Cnr Pitt & Hunter Streets
Sydney
BSB: 012-003
Account no: 2264 17589
*** If electronically sending the deposit you need to fill in SURNAME and CAMP DEPOSIT in the reference.***
Deposit and final numbers are required by 1st September 2016.
Final payment will be required by 1st December 2016 and can be paid by the same method as the deposit.
If you have any booking queries please contact Chris Kendrick at:
Chris Kendrick
PO Box 3074
Alice Springs NT 0871
Email: kendrickau@hotmail.com
Phone: 0427 397 701
SUBSIDIES
Some are available and the amount will be offset against the total cost. To get a subsidy you need to apply to either:
NEW CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA
Rev. Julian Duckworth
4 Shirley Rd, ROSEVILLE, NSW, 2069
Email: julian@duckworth.me
Phone: (02) 9416 7026
GENERAL CHURCH
Mr Murray Heldon
35 O’Brien’s Rd, HURSTVILLE, NSW, 2220
Email: murrayheldon@optusnet.com.au
Phone: (02) 9579 5428
OTHER INFORMATION
If you have any other queries about camp please contact:
CJ
THE CAMP PROGRAM
If you have been at a camp before you will know the general run of the program of our camps.
We gather in the mornings and divide into age groups after morning tea.
Our camp sessions are generally led by the ministers at the camp.
In the late afternoons, there are optional sessions which anyone can offer and lead.
We usually have the middle day – Thursday – of camp as the outing day and offer a choice of things to do.
Onsite or offsite activities are available in the afternoons and we offer a range of activities in the evenings.
Each day begins and ends with a time of devotion.
There is free time to mix and mingle with each other.
A Camp Book is sent out to people who are coming, about a month before the start of the camp. All the essential information is given in the Camp Booklet, but we can also answer your questions if you contact us.
Photos: Family Camp 2016
Photos from the week’s activities at the 2016 Vision Valley camp can be found at the following links:
Thanks to all those that contributed their photos.
Fresh Perspective CD
“Fresh Perspective” is a new CD featuring three of our most popular talks from 2015. They have been recorded at The New Church in Canberra, at Corroboree Park, Ainslie. They are:
Why I am not “born again”
Why I believe: why I’m not an atheist
Everything you think about love is wrong
Call or email David Moffat (0402 944 889, d_a_moffat@yahoo.com.au) if you would like your own copy on CD. Alternatively, they are also available for listening online or download from: soundcloud.com/lovelearnserve
The Future
What keeps you up at night? Is it the anticipation of another great day?! Or is it the worry of impending doom?
Visit the New Age to find more about this subject along with other interesting articles:
Sydney Society Newsletter Dec 15-Jan 16
The Lighthouse, Victoria Dec 2015 – Jan 2016
Adelaide newsletter Dec 15 – Jan 16
NCIA 2016 Assembly
NCIA Assembly on 6-7 May 2016 at Greenhills Centre, Canberra.
We will have the Annual General Meeting followed by the Assembly where members can share thoughts and concerns about the future of the organised New Church in Australia and New Zealand.
The following sermon and paper is provided to give attendees some thought provoking material to read and reflect on prior to the assembly: