Bible-planting Ceremony at Rossmoyne Waters
Adventist Care has symbolically planted a copy of the Bible into the foundation of its Stage 2, Horizon, redevelopments at Rossmoyne Waters. It was a public demonstration, recognising that the Word of God endures central to its values and beliefs. Under a cool, blue, winter’s sky, on the 3rd, of August 2023, the ceremony was witnessed by many residents and staff of Rossmoyne Waters. It was also attended by purchasers of the Horizon apartments, neighbours of Rossmoyne Waters, and the Head Administrators of PACT Construction.
Pr. Steve Goods (Adventist Care’s Board Chair), Pr. Gervais Cangy (Adventist Care’s Head Chaplain) and Gary Blagden (Chief Executive Officer of Adventist Care), combined efforts to explain the significance of the deed, and then deposited a Bible into the earth. There are no magical or superstitious outcomes expected from this action. Rather, it simply served as a reminder that God’s Word lays at the very foundation of Adventist Care’s vision and mission.
The Bible will remain in this place, positioned under the floor of the new Rossmoyne Waters Chapel. A similar Bible-planting was conducted in October 2017, when a Bible was planted under Rossmoyne Waters’ Stage 1 redevelopment. That Bible remains underground at the entry into Australis.
A plaque will be displayed in the new facility, to remind everyone of this event. The wording of this plaque will be as follows:
“This facility was built by people who recognise that the Holy Bible is God’s Word which reveals the truth about God’s great love and saving grace to humans and forms the foundational belief of all Christians and Adventist Care. A copy of the Holy Bible was planted within the foundations of this facility on the 3rd August, 2023 to symbolise this belief.”
Adventist Care is unashamedly Christian in its message and activity. Its an organisation that aims to contribute to the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It aims to provide quality, holistic care to seniors and practical Christianity.
