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Sunday 13th March, 2011 - Lent I
Our Celebrant today is Warren Huffa
And preacher is Stephen Daughtry

WELCOME to Holy Innocents—we hope you enjoy this time of prayer as we reflect on Scripture together and celebrate the Eucharist. We invite you to join us for breakfast after the 8am service, or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10 am everything in the service will be screened on the walls. Sunday School is held at the 10 am service during School Term times. Where children are under the age of four years are asked to accompany the children, please.

COLLECT FOR Lent I
Almighty God, Whose Son fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet did not sin: give us grace to direct our lives in obedience to Your will, that, as you know our weakness, so we may know Your power to save; through Jesus Christ our Redeemer, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

TODAY’S READINGS
Readings Genesis 2: 15—17 & 3: 1—7 and Romans 5: 12—21 read by David C
GOSPEL Matthew 4: 1—11

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Sue D-T
We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Phyllis Morecroft, Peter Little, the Swaby family, Chris Contro, Yvonne Myers, Sid Sweet and Dorothy Furnival
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Rosemary Conlon, Brittany Luks, Emma Brice, Maya Araki and Kumiko Araki
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY –
YEAR’S MIND—John Walden (1988) Jack Kelly (1999). Nicholas Baker (1995) Kathleen Stauner (1995) and Shirley Marston (2005)

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Lent II
Readings Genesis 12: 1—4a and Romans 4: 1—5 & 13—17
Gospel John 3: 1—17
Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/

POWERPOINT ROSTER –
Today Craig Deane or Trevor Tregenza
Next Sunday Ron Keynes or Joy Campbell

READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER
Next Sunday Reader Eric D Intercessor Hal –C

SANCTUARY ROSTER
Next week Flowers Audrey & Graham Baines Brass MargareT Carruthers
Cleaning Susan Lee

REGULAR GROUPS AND BOOKINGS
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 36 Penno Parade North
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday at 378 Main Road Coromandal Valley
Lenten Studies
These will be held on Tuesdays Mar 15 to April 5 at the Rectory from 7.30pm to 9.00pm, and Thursdays at 10.45am, on March 24, 31 and April 7

THURSDAY 9.30am Eucharist
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is the support offered to each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food where needed, local transport, phone calls, visits and other types of assistance. Call Marlene Dixon on 8278 8568 or Iris Downes on 8278 3260

FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Passover Meal on 21st April, Maundy Thursday, depending on number of participants. A list for this is also in the Porch
AND THEN THERE IS ………………. The Annual Vestry Meeting will be held on 27th March after Church—people providing reports need to have them at least two weeks before that date
With Lent approaching, the ABM Appeal is coming into attention please. March 13 is set as ABM Sunday with envelopes available. Palm Sunday (April 17) will see the distribution of Palm Crosses (is anyone available again to make these for our Church?) and Easter Day will see the return of those ABM envelopes.
For further info or offers of help please contact Joan Durdin (8178 0704)

Do not forget THE TREASURE MART to be held on 26th March— 9am-1pm Please call Wendy 0417 806 943 and encourage her with donations of your time and/or goods. And a special note from Clare: The Bruce family request that you start transplanting/propagating and dividing in preparation for the mega plant stall at our Parish Treasure Mart and bring your offerings on the day or the day before.

PARISH CAMP Friday 18th—Sunday 20th November
Normanville Jetty Caravan Park—8 cabins and 8 sites have been pre-booked by Wendy – please contact her on 0417 806 943 or awsc@internode.on.net regarding a booking. Also. Saturday night dinner 6pm in the Normanville Beach Cafe (next to jetty) $20/adult $10/child with fun and games in the Surf Life Saving club afterwards.
Sunday service on the beach at 11am (a bit later than usual to allow time for day trippers to arrive). For information, powered site $27.00 unpowered site $21.50 En-suite site $33.00 Deluxe Cabins with en-suite (sleeps up to 5) $88.00 Executive Cabins with en-suite (2 bedroom) $102.00 (includes linen on main bed) Extra persons over the age of 5 $9.00 Bunk House no en-suite $55.00 for 4 people

Starting a Pastoral Care Team date changed …….
Some people involved in pastoral care in the parish would like to integrate the pastoral work that is being done and to extend the outreach of the parish. All who are interested in being part of a team of people that would take a special interest in a comprehensive pastoral care system within the parish are invited to join us in the Germein Room on Monday March 28th at 2pm. Our sense is that a lot of pastoral care is carried out in the parish and it would be good to coordinate this work. But we would also be interested in finding ways to connect those available to care for others with those who might need a bit of care at times! And we are also interested in a pastoral visiting ministry. Warren

BCA AGM Saturday 2nd April at Christ Church, North Adelaide.
12 noon start with light lunch ($15.00 per person) and speakers to follow.
RSVP to BCA (Viv Bleby on 8351 5950.)

Mothers’ Union Belair next meeting is on 17th March at 2.00pm, at the Church. with Visiting Speaker Mrs. Helen Semmler who is in charge of a Ladies’ Sewing Group teaching refugee women to sew for their families. If you have any lengths of sewing material, or buttons or other items you no longer need, Helen will put them to very good use. Please bring to the meeting or contact Margaret or Jean.
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FROM THE RON-BLOG from the OT Reading
I am still surprised – in fact I am appalled! – that there remain modern Christians who strive to hold a literal view of the Creation Stories, convinced that they are being true to the Faith and to God. However, on such a Sunday as today it is well worth coming again to the foundational expression of both what is wrong with so much of life and where the cause and responsibility for it lies. This ancient legend contains a stunning evaluation of where so much angst emerges, and even points to the remedy. What is so hugely sad is the extent to which this evaluation is neither explored nor tested by the vast majority of humans, including rather too many Christians.
The story of the Fall is not some sort of past history. It is a tale that helps me to understand me – as well as you. It must have been the result of a lot of thought, prayer and assessment by people long gone, but who in spite of their early existence in terms of human history, began to understand so much of the roots of human volition. The tale has nothing to do with apples or any other fruit. It has everything to do with human motives. For anyone who would like to explore this further, my Notes on Genesis are available via email.
Sadly today’s notes need to be shortened. Suffice to say that this tale conveys the harsh reality that temptation—and resultant damage! - lies, quite simply and devastatingly in our terrible refusal to be creatures and determination to be gods. By that is meant that common human trait of determining to get on top of whoever else is around. Or, my capacity to enforce my will on to you. As the story unfolds here in Genesis 3, there is that tragic outcome portrayed, first by the sense of isolation mostly self-imposed, the sense of being God-forsaken (which soon proves unfounded!) and the Cain and Abel saga that underlines the second-stage rebellion that leads to murder, or destroying the ‘opposition.’ (It can never be said that Scripture attributes ‘sin’ to someone in history’s ancient past. Had that been the case, then my responsibility is removed: But I am reduced to a puppet on a string in that regard.)
Here lies a tremendous contribution to human self-understanding, and one – dare I say it – that remains valid even for those who deny the existence of God. I am human; I am responsible. And that is a ‘pill’ that few moderns would wish to take. This is why the Gospel is somewhat unpalatable, but that is often the response people make to the truth!

Items for the Newsletter need to be sent to Fr. Ron at 8298 7160 or ronpkeynes@internode.on.net by Tuesday late afternoon please