Celebrating our National Day Of Thanksgiving
14th May AD 2005
What is NDOT
The National Day of Thanksgiving was launched
by the Governor General earlier this year from Government House and is supported
by the Prime Minister on behalf of the Federal Government.
It is a national day similar to
Australia Day and Anzac Day but with the emphasis on encouraging Australians to
express thanks and appreciation to others who have contributed something
positive into their lives, or the life of the community in general, in the past
12 months.
The Governor General in
launching the day said "What I find most exciting about the Day is that it
provides scope for people to celebrate it in a personal, family, church or
community-based way. It will offer the chance for people to do many and varied
things."
Prime Minister John Howard
said, In Australia, Christianity has been an enormous force for good, shaping
not only the individual lives of people but also the character of our nation . .
. On this Day of Thanksgiving, as a nation, we have much to be thankful
for.
Opposition Leader, Kim Beazley
said, Thank you to the churches whose continuous and unselfish pastoral and
temporal work gives comfort and help to those in need . . . Thank you to each
and everyone who through their God and worship, or in other ways, make the
effort to build a better Australia.
Brian Pickering, co-ordinator of the National Day of Thanksgiving says, This year we are focusing on thanking those who work in the health and education sectors of our community.."
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NDOT @ Inner West Baptist Church
On Saturday May 14th, Inner West Baptist Church
celebrated the 2nd National day of Thanksgiving. The evening was well
attended with representatives from the Arabic, Spanish &
Korean Christian communities. The guest speaker, the Rev.Fred Nile MLC reminded all present of the
many things we should thank Almighty God for.
The host, Rev. Peter Rahme, was very pleased with the way the night turned out. All the guests received a specially designed "Thank you" certificate. The different Churches present brought special music. The night concluded with a fellowship dinner.
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