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ANNUAL LORD MAYOR’S PRAYER BREAKFAST REPORT 2016
The 2016 Annual Lord Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast was hosted by Lord Mayor Cr Nuatali Nelmes.
Date Friday 3 June, 6:45am Breakfast Attendance 360 Breakfast Beneficiary Girl Friday Beneficiary Donation $9000 Organisations Represented 74 +
The morning was opened by the Ushindi Gospel Choir singing “Hallelujah”
And guests were welcomed by John Church who has been master of ceremonies for the breakfast since it’s inauguration in 2009.
John Church, Councillor David Compton and Newcastle City Council Guest
Acknowledgement of Country was brought by Loretta Boney a Gamilaroi
woman, from Walgett who has lived in Newcastle for 16 years
Grace was brought by Donna Meehan Miromaa For Life presenter on Rhema
FM.
Life Church Newcastle Pastor and Kingdomworks Chairman Rick Prosser welcomed the Lord Mayor and shared with guests the purpose and history of the breakfast.
The Lord Mayor Cr Nuatali Nelmes welcomed guests and presented the winners of the breakfast beneficiary award, Girl Friday. Post the breakfast at a special ceremony held in the Lord Mayoral Reception the Lord Mayor
presented ‘Girl Friday’ with the proceeds of the breakfast, a cheque for $9000.
The Grainery Church artists performed items including “When the Fight Calls” and ‘Open the Eyes of my Heart”.
The morning’s program included visual media that narrated the journey of faith past, present and future.
Prayers
of ‘Declaration and Blessing’ were read by Reverend Dan Armstrong, Senior Minister Sue Irwin, St Philip’s Christian
College Newcastle School Captain Jeremiah Succar and Senior Minister Marty McCrindle.
Guests included Chief of Staff to the Lord Mayor of Newcastle Ngaire Baker, Newcastle City Council, Councillor Andre
Rufo, Newcastle City Council, Councillor David Compton, Newcastle City Council, Councillor Declan
Clausen, Newcastle City Council, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Frank Cordingley, RAAF Chief of Staff,
Headquarters Surveillance and Response Group: Group Captain David Hombsch CSC and Mrs Jan Hombsch, Port
Authority of NSW, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Bruce Cooper, Newcastle Trades Hall Council, Secretary Daniel
Wallace, Hunter Surf Life Saving, Chief Executive Officer, Rhonda Scruton, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Chief Executive
Officer, Greg Flint and Head of Pastoral Care, Mary Ringstad and many other church, business and charity leaders.
Newcastle City Council, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Frank Cordingley and Newcastle City Council, Councillor Andre Rufo
Break Up Of Organisations
• 31 Church / Christian Organisations
• 18 Civic / Business Organisations
• 17 Charities
• 8 Schools
Organisations
ANeW Church KAIROS MINISTRIES
Anglican Diocese of Newcastle Kingdomworks Inc
ATUNE Health Services LifeChurch
Aussie Care Holdings Lifeline Hunter Central Coast
Australian Christian Churches Hunter District Lift Church
Avondale SDA (cheque) Live Free Church
Baptist Care Maitland Christian School
Belair baptist MaxiumEfficiency
Belmont Christian College Medowie Christian School
C3 Church Newcastle City Mission to Seafarers
C3 Church Victory New Vine Church Maryland
Calvary Mater New Vine Lakes Baptist Church
Cardiff Heights Baptist Church Newcastle City Council
Cardiff High School Newcastle Trades Hall Council
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning Newcastle Worship Centre Salvation Army
Central Coast Campus Union Ltd Northlakes Salvation Army
Central Newcastle Church Optus Newcastle
Charlton Christian College Port Authority of New South Wales
Christians Against Poverty Power Solutions
Compassion RAAF
DALE Christian School Redeemed Church of God
Destiny Haven Rhema
Easton Architects RUSH Mentoring
Eddie Cross Photography Samaritans Foundation
Generation City Church Sarah Nash Photography
Girl Friday Scrap Slavery
Glue Digital Scripture Union / Morling College
Grainery Care Soul Café Newcastle
Hillsong Newcastle St Philips Christian College
Hunter Baptist Churches St Vincent de Paul
Hunter Chrisitan Church Stand Tall-The Event
Hunter Christian School Steeline Hunter
Hunter Management Solutions The Grainery Church
Hunter Prayer Connect Ushindi Gospel Choir
Hunter Surf Lifesaving Inc Warners Bay Baptist Church
Miromaa For Life Wesley Mission
YWAM Newcastle Wests
Student Forum Attendance 70
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