4:30pm-6:00pm Sunday 1st of November 2026

• 4:30pm-6:00pm Sunday 1st of November 2026 
• Pt: 7 Stories of the Kingdom: So what does citizenship of the Kingdom cost? 
• Matthew 13: 44-46 tells two short parables told by Jesus: the Hidden Treasure (v. 44) and the Pearl of Great Price (vv. 45–46
• If you want a study guide, you can download a copy HERE  
• Light refreshments
• Venue: Social Support Centre, Activity Centre, 70 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda

4:30pm-5:30pm Sunday 8th of November 2026

4:30pm-5:30pm Sunday 8th of November 2026  

Worship Focus: An opportunity to meditate on God, pray for each other and break bread together

Light refreshments

Venue: Social Support Centre, Activity Centre, 70 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda

4:30pm-5:30pm Sundays 15th & 22nd November 2026

• 4:30pm-5:30pm Sundays 15th AND 22nd November 2026   
• Outreach focus: Time to plan & prepare for our community focus this Christmas.

• Venue: Social Support Centre, Activity Centre, 70 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda

  
  

  
  

   

No formal activity today - 29th of November 2026

 

• NOTE — Fifth Sunday of the month — No formal activity today - 29th of November 2026
• This extra Sunday of the month is a gift for you to use!
• Plan in that: “We must catch up one day!” catch up!
• Chat with the Neighbours?
• Go out for lunch with the family?
• Leisurely coffee with a friend?
• Curl up with a book?
• Lie on the lawn and watch the clouds?

5:00pm-6:30pm Sunday 6th of December 2026

 

• 5:00pm-6:30pm Sunday 6th of December 2026                           
• At Table Together— Our annual Christmas Party
• We will meet in a home and share a meal together as we remember Jesus birth. 
• We will work out who’s bringing what the weeks before
• Venue details wouldn’t be posted online SMS for details
• NOTE: This will be the last FORMAL Haven activity for the year. We will start up again Term:1 in 2027.
• Check this Blog for details!

Haven schedule to December 2026

Note: Many of these activities will take place at the Social Support Centre, Activity Rooms 1-2, 70 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda.

Note too, that from time to time we may swap some activities around - so always check back on this blogpage closer to the date! 😊

Haven | Picnic in the Park | 4:00pm - 5:30pm Sunday 25th of October

Picnic moved indoors because of the weather. Still 4pm 25/10, but at

the - Mernda Social Support Centre,  

Activity Room: 1&2, 

VENUE 70 Mernda Village Drive Mernda

• Picnic Tea in the park. 
• 4:00pm-5:30pm Sunday 25th of October
• (Note earlier start time)                       
• BYO basket of goodies to share, blankets (or picnic chairs) and frisbee 
• Venue: Mernda Adventure Playground. Mernda Village Drive &, Greig Dr, Mernda. (SEE LINK)  https://maps.app.goo.gl/atgQbhVapYfEkK8FA
• Check Blog for details and  changes in case of inclement weather — In which case we will head back to the regular venue for an indoor picnic! 

• Venue: Social Support Centre, Activity Centre, 70 Mernda Village Drive, Mernda

Haven Men's Breakfast | 9:30am Saturday 24th of October

It's back on! The long postponed Men's Breaky! Let us know if you can join us, and we'll book in a table for us! 

For future weeks check the BLOG for more information!

https://haven-community.blogspot.com/

God Bless!

Martin

Stories of the Kingdom

Jesus was a master teacher. His speeches weren't dull doctrine or abstract theology but lively discourses full of illustrations, metaphors, and stories that caught and held the popular interest.

Have you noticed how often Jesus used the “question” method? Instead of telling his answers, he often asked questions to engage his listeners in the working out of a solution in dialogue with him.

He answered questions with more questions. He made people think.

The parables also provoke thought. In each one Jesus communicated a truth about God or the kingdom of heaven that he wanted his listeners to remember, and so he told them a story. Who could forget how God loves lost people after hearing the stories of Luke 15 the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son? Each tale makes us ask, "Am I like that? Is God like that?"

Robert Frost defined a parable as a story that means what it says, and something else besides. And in the New Testament that something besides is the more important of the two. Jesus' stories have familiar settings. The farmer sowing seed, the employer hiring workers for his vineyard, the mustard seed, the traveller on the way to Jericho, the man who found a pearl his listeners immediately saw a picture in their minds as Jesus spoke. He joined that picture to something besides, a spiritual reality he wanted them to see.

A few of his stories needed explanation. Others, like the story of the Good Samaritan, have obvious meanings. Sometimes the disciples waited until they were alone with Jesus to ask for his explanation of a story. Some required persistent probing. Only those committed to Jesus would follow through in trying to understand.

These next few weeks, on Sunday afternoons at Haven,  we are going to reflect on some of these stories of the kingdom. If you want a copy of the study booklet, you can download one HERE.

We pray that you will be stretched and blessed as you reflect on these stories of the Kingdom.