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Sunday 17th April, 2011 - Passion / Palm Sunday
Our Celebrant today is Warren Huffa
And preacher at both services 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.

Collect for Palm-Passion Sunday
God of all, You gave Your only-begotten Son to take the form of a servant, and to be obedient even to death on a cross: give us the same mind that was in Christ Jesus that, sharing in His humility, we may come to be with Him in His glory, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS
Isaiah 50: 4—9a & Philippians 2:5—11 read by Paul H
Gospel Matthew 27: 11—54

(Intercessors, please be aware that you are able to change the power point presentation to fit your intercessions but you need to liaise with Fr Ron on the Tuesday beforehand. For example you may want a particular image screened during the intercessions and/or to change the ending prayer)
PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Ben L
We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Phyllis Morecroft, Peter Little, the Swaby family, Chris Contro, Yvonne Myers, Jenny Jeffrey, Sid Sweet , Dorothy Furnival, Rev’d Sue Burgess and others known to us

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Olivia Vialls, Elliot Hale, Max Almond, David Corbett, Tommy Ferguson, Arndrae Luks, Jessica Randall-Thomas
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY –
YEAR’S MIND—Ivy Morris (2002) Alice Ridout (1994) Evelyn Murray (2004)
Special Thoughts for Angus and Clare Bruce on the passing of Angus’ father Robert.

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Easter
Readings Acts 10: 34 –43 and Colossians 3: 1—4
Gospel Matthew 28: 1—10
Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/

Note from Parish Council
People are asked to ensure that both main door entrances to the Church are closed after use to ensure the safety of the children – who tend to run about quite a bit.

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
THURSDAY 9.30am Eucharist
HALL BOOKINGS: 27th April 1—5pm St. John’s College
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 Barb Capon 8278 3584 and Lucinda Hale 8278 8814.
Report from St. John’s Chaplains
Clare and Warren write a blurb for the St John's newsletter which comes out each fortnight of term. We do alternate fortnights—this one from Warren http://www.stjohns.sa.edu.au/news/love-and- fear

FORTHCOMING EVENTS—
Passover Meal on Thursday has been cancelled….
Mothers’ Union has its next meeting set for Thursday 21st April at 2.00pm at the Church. Please
brings subscriptions of $32.00 to that meeting please. Margaret Pressley Group Leader
ABM Appeal is now on with envelopes in the foyer. Palm Sunday (April 17) will see the distribution of Palm Crosses and Easter Day will see the return of those ABM envelopes.

EASTER SERVICES
Maundy Thursday 9.30am and 7.30pm Eucharist
Good Friday 9.30am Children's Service
10.45 Traditional GF Service
Easter 6.00am Coming of the Light & Eucharist
8.00am Traditional Eucharist
10.00am Easter Eucharist & Renewal of Baptismal Vows
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RON-BLOG from today’s readings - The Passion Narrative
I have great difficulty with sermons on the Atonement that concentrate on the pain and suffering of Jesus, in particular when that is allied with the presumed expression of God’s wrath on human sin. Such a ‘theology’ of the Passion entirely misses the point.
There certainly will be those who disagree so may I simply comment that if, in order to forgive my daughter some sin of hers however fearful by taking out my rage on my son, then I would be acting in a hideous megalomaniac manner. The reality is that Jesus overcame evil by absorbing it, not by killing off the perpetrators. Very many Christians have -- even yet! – to begin to understand that.
In the Advertiser of 12/6/10- when I was drafting this material - there was an article that indicated that women do not like meek men, but rather prefer the more pushy variety. It seems to contradict a lot of what women have been saying about violent males, and today’s reading from Isaiah would indicate that Jesus would have little attraction for modern females, and that may be somewhat revealing!
In this (one of a series of) Isaiah’s Servant Song(s) the prophet poses the necessary approach for the People or Person of God to work towards the resolution of the ‘human dilemma.’ Whilst the ‘normal’ human approach would tend to exercise power, control and force when necessary, the prophet posits a rather different approach.
The reality was that Isaiah was almost totally ‘spot on,’ as the life, death and resurrection of Jesus indicates. As opposed to prophet’s view and Jesus’ reality, the normal violent human response only ever leads to exacerbation of the problem!
Thank God for the Gospel! In other words, resolution of conflict does not come by force of arms (as if you needed any proof of that view!) but by reconciliation. Now this path may well be most difficult for the reconciler, and – as in Jesus’ case – may lead to his/her death, but there will be no exacerbation of evil on the part of the reconciler! Jesus defeats evil not by force of arms or even personality – but by absorbing that evil and refusing to retaliate. Does that make Jesus a ‘pushy’ person?
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Planned Giving - First Quarter Statement from Min
From the last quarter of 2009, we started issuing Quarterly Statements advised the sum of your contribution in that quarter, for those using the Planned Giving envelopes. We did not issue the statements for those who are depositing money directly into our church bank account because they should be able to keep track themselves. However, this year the situation is a bit different. For the Planned Giving Scheme, we have been using numbers to identify the parishioners, but this year we had to change that process. Therefore, we will issue the Quarterly statements from now on to all parishioners who are participating in the Planned Giving Scheme. The First Quarter Statements can now be found in the envelopes laid out on the table in the church foyer. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me. Thank you. Min, The Recorder maraki@internode.on.net
8270-8894(This may change from this July.)

LOOKING FOR A NEW WARDEN
When Peter Little retired after years of valued service as People’s Warden, Vestry did not immediately elect a replacement, but it should do so soon. So we are looking for offers. A warden is someone who watches over, cares for something or someone. A Church Warden has a legal status in the Diocesan framework, but essentially he or she is a visible, accessible and helpful connection to the workings of the parish. And in the more formal words of the Canon “co-operates with the parish priest in the work of God and his church within the parish”.

Magdalene Centre invites you to a screening of Water for Elephants to be held at the Capri Cinema, Goodwood, on Sunday 22nd May from 2.00pm for complimentary drinks and sandwiches (Film at 3 pm) Entry is $20.00 per person

ROSTERS
POWERPOINT ROSTER –
Today Craig Deane or Trevor Tregenza
Next Sunday Ron Keynes or Joy Campbell
READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER
Next Sunday Reader Vanessa D Intercessor
Sunday after Reader Marg P Intercessor Warren
SANCTUARY ROSTER
Next week Flowers Anna Kelly Brass Barb Capon
Cleaning Susan Lee

Items for the Newsletter need to be sent to Fr. Ron at 8298 7160 or ronpkeynes@internode.on.net by Tuesday morning please as this is a short week for printers …….