BAWLEY SUFM
INFORMATION
logistics & other essentials
Matthew 28:18-20
Jesus said "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all I have commanded you. Surely I am with you to the very end of the age."
WARMUP WEEKEND
Warmup Weekend is our compulsory training, planning, and bonding weekend in November. Everyone coming on mission is expected to be there.
Scripture Union requires that we do certain child protection and risk management training sessions, and it's important that we have time to discuss and finalise plans and gospel presentations a few weeks out from mission. It also means that when we arrive at Bawley we're already a team - we've got the small talk out of the way.
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DATES: 25-27 November 2022
LOCATION: Kedumba House, 113 Cliff Drive, Katoomba 2780 - turn off cliff drive into the long driveway by the oval
STARTS: 8pm on Friday night, for team supper
ENDS: Lunchtime on Sunday
BRING: Bible & pen; clothes; toiletries; sleeping bag/sheets/pillowcase; your talk/curriculum/plans for mission.
COST: Included in team fees.
TEAM FEES
Team fees are a hassle, but they're essential to making mission run well. Our fees pay for:
Food and campsite booking
Mission resources (printing, materials for activities, coffee cart etc)
Equipment (tents, ropes, storage, repairs etc)
Insurance
Training & support from SU
Warmup Weekend
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Fees for 2022 are TBC
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If you can't afford that, there might be a solution. Would someone from your church sponsor you to come? It's sometimes possible to organise a payment plan or a subsidy. Get in touch at bawleysufm@gmail.com and we can talk about it - there's no shame in that! Financial hurdles shouldn't be the reason you don't come on mission!
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Fees should be paid before December 17 by transfer to the following account:
Name: SUFM Bawley Point
BSB: 032-373
Acc. No: 19-7252
Descr: Your name
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GETTING THERE
Racecourse Beach Tourist Park is at 381 Murramarang Rd, Bawley Point. On a clean run, that's about 4 hours from Sydney - but it can take much longer in post-Christmas traffic.
Arrive by 6:30 for team dinner on the 27th.
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Park your car just of the road out front, along the fence by the oval. We'll give you a boom gate code closer to the date, just in case you need to drive inside the park itself.
WHAT TO PACK
​CAMP GEAR
Something to sleep on – stretcher recommended
Pillow
Sleeping bag/blankets – it can be real hot or real cold
A camp chair if you have one
Toiletries
20c coins for showers – 1 coin = 3 mins hot water
Towels
Sunscreen and insect repellant
Torch
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CLOTHING
Your red SUFM shirt (we'll provide one if you are new!)
Enclosed shoes for work days
Comfortable shoes for around the site
General clothes for 11 days, including some warm gear.*
Pyjamas
Wet weather gear – gumboots & raincoat
Swimmers (including boardies & shirt/rashie)
Hat
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OTHER STUFF
Your bible and some pens!
Drink bottle
Pack of biscuits to share
Bottle of cordial to share
Watch
Anything you'll need for your role & activities on mission
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*There are washing machines at the park that take $1 coins to operate. That can be handy, but weather and timing might make that tricky - best to bring enough to make it through.
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THE BEACH
Racecourse beach is not patrolled, and it can be very dangerous: rough surf, lots of rips, and a few drownings in recent years. That means that swimming is not part of our official program - though we will run events down on the sand.
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You're allowed to swim during free time, but it's our policy that everyone swimming in the ocean does these 3 things:
Tell a director or assistant director that you are going
Go in a group of people, with someone who knows how to read the surf
Be careful - stay well within your comfort zone
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We also ask everyone to wear board shorts and a shirt or rashie when they swim - both for sun protection and for modesty.
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DATES FOR THE DIARY
Saturday August 6th
MID-YEAR MEETING
This is when we'll do some training and planning in sections.
Held at the SU headquarters in Rydalmere. If you're considering coming on mission, come to this meeting to find out heaps more! All welcome, bring $10 for lunch.
November 25-27
The essential weekend away for the team! We head to Kedumba House in Katoomba to get to know one another, finish our preparations, and do crucial mission training.
December 27 - January 6
MISSION
The real deal. Arrive on the 27th for dinner, before launching into 4 days of program. A day off on Jan 2, three more days of program, and then pack down and ship out on Jan 6.