The first “Encounter” (formerly “Formation”) Day for 2019 was held in St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, Rozelle, on Saturday, 23 March. The message for the day “New Graces in Unity” relating it to “The Power of Two Streams”, was presented throughout by Matt

Humphreys, the National Youth Representative for CCR Australia. Matt, who is a very interesting and inspiring young man with an equally interesting background, opened all present to the movement of the Spirit with the statement, “Jesus is taking us into a new encounter with Him.”

He proceeded to speak of how worship is a catalyst for young people to give their lives to God, which is a struggle for so many. He found that praise and worship times allowed them to have an experience of God’s presence and went on to say that, during worship, we need space to hear God speak to our hearts. Worship is not simply singing song after song; space is also needed to

listen to God.