Be Not Afraid
2025 FELLOWSHIP DAY
Celebrating God's Guidance
Prepared by National Vice-President Major Laurel Pearce
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WELCOME
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THIS ORDER OF SERVICE was prepared by Major Laurel Pearce, National Vice-President of Australian Church Women Inc, with the theme for the present term of 'Be Not Afraid'.
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This service has the subtitle 'Celebrating God's Guidance'.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF THE LAND
We acknowledge the First Nations peoples of Australia as the traditional custodians of this land.
We respect past and present Elders and are thankful for their wisdom which has sustained their people since the beginning of time.
We will support emerging and future First Nations leaders and their people.
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CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 100 (NIV)
​Leader: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
All: Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before Him with joyful songs!
Leader: Know that the Lord is God.
All: It is He who made us, and we are His;
We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Leader: Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courts with praise!
All: Give thanks to Him and praise His name!
Leader: For the Lord is good and His love endures forever.
All: His faithfulness continues through all generations.
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HYMN
Now thank we all our God (Together In Song 106i)
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Highfield Community Baptist Church, UK.]
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PRAYERS OF PRAISE AND PETITION
Leader:
Father God, we praise you for your great love for us in sending Jesus to be our Saviour and Lord. We praise you for your guidance in all aspects of our lives.
We thank you for all members of Australian Church Women over the past 60 years. We celebrate them and are grateful for all they have given through their service and talents, their encouragement to our movement and to other women.
Bless us as we gather here in worship.
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AMEN
ALL:
Romans 8:37–39
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 14:1–7
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
SCRIPTURE READINGS: (NIV)
1 Thessalonians 5:8–11
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Reader: This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
WINIFRED KIEK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship is awarded annually and provides opportunity for the successful applicant to:
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further her theological training or
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attend a conference or study program that supports her work in her church or community or
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use the funds to develop and support a designated educational or charitable project for women.
WINIFRED KIEK SCHOLARS for 2025
Anna Sasa and Mary R Asi
HYMN
Lead us heavenly Father lead us (Together In Song 580)
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North Stoneham and Bassett parish, UK]
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An offering will be received for the work of the Winfred Kiek Memorial Scholarship Trust during the singing of this hymn.
If you are unable to forward your offering locally, please email the ACW National Secretary Margaret Ker margaretker48@gmail.com​
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING
Thank you, God, for these gifts for the Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholarship Trust. We thank you for the Rev. Winifred Kiek and her wise leadership. May you bless the members of the Winifred Kiek Memorial Trust with wisdom as they consider women’s applications for furthering their Biblical studies and training for ministry.
We thank you for all Winifred Kiek Scholars and for their continued contribution to church and community.
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We thank you for our 2025 Winifred Kiek Scholars: Anna Sasa and Mary Asi. Bless them in their studies, ministry and family life.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and forever.
AMEN
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Leader:
Let us pray for peace: peace between nations and between individuals.
Lord, help us to do our part to bring peace in our communities by our attitudes and actions. Guide our leaders working for peace.
Let us pray for all who are suffering in our world.
We pray for all who are struggling: whether to put food on the table, to stay in their own homes, or who are the victims of domestic violence. We pray for leaders who are supporting those in trouble and working to combat the effects of climate change. ​
AMEN
All:
Leader:
All:
FINAL BLESSING
Prayed by the Rev. Winifred Kiek at her ordination on 13 June 1927 and used as her final act of public ministry on 9 March 1975.
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Leader: Now may the hope of a better world, a worthier life, a holier morrow, and a sweeter thanksgiving, inspire us with patient continuance in well doing and may grace, mercy and peace from Father, Son and Holy Spirit, remain with us now and always.
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All: AMEN.
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​HYMN
The King of Love my Shepherd is (Together in Song 145)
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Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholarship
The offerings presented at Fellowship Day Services throughout Australia go towards the Winifred Kiek Memorial Scholarship to honour Rev. Winifred Kiek, the first woman to be ordained in Australia.
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This scholarship is offered to Christian women of member countries of the Asian Church Women’s Conference, multicultural Australia, and Pacific Island Nations. The scholarship is used for supplementary training or further studies in theology and related fields.
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Copyright
This Order of Service is copyright ©2025 Australian Church Women Inc. The liturgy is specially prepared and may be freely reproduced as a whole for the purposes of Worship.
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