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Sunday 15th May, 2011 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Our Celebrant and preacher today is Warren Huffa

WELCOME to Holy Innocents—we hope you enjoy this time of prayer as we reflect on Scripture together and celebrate the Eucharist. After the 8am service breakfast is served and morning tea after the 10am service. At 10 am everything in the service will be screened on the walls. Sunday School is back in action

Collect for Fourth Sunday of Easter
God of all power, You called from death our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep: send us as shepherds to rescue the lost, to heal the injured, and to feed one another with under-standing; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS
Acts 2: 42—47 and 1 Peter 2: 1– 10 read by Caroline S
GOSPEL John 10: 1– 10
(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. Presentation.)

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Max A
We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Phyllis Morecroft, Peter Little, the Swaby family, Chris Contro, Yvonne Myers, Joy Campbell, Jenny Jeffrey, Dorothy Furnival, and Valda Seith, and others known to us,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Margaret Pressley, Mary Castanelli, Jasmine Black and Joan Fitter
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
YEAR’S MIND—Glen Chester (1988) Pauline Hall (2004) Millicent Williamson (1995)

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7: 55– 60 and 1 Peter 2: 11—25
GOSPEL John 14: 1– 14
Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/

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: Sunday 15th May 1—5pm St. John’s School use of Hall
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.

Herewith the address for Warren’s latest Chaplain’s contribution:
http://www.stjohns.sa.edu.au/news/the-copernican-revolution-of-the-self

FORTHCOMING EVENTS—Special Note
There is to be a special Vestry Meeting on 29th May at 9.30am—David Hall has been nominated (and accepted the nomination ) as Warden and that needs a vote from Vestry. Please note date and time—between services means both congregations can be present ...
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
COMMUNITY CONCERN 2011—HELP FOR STUTTERERS
This Year the SA UNIT OF Australian Church Women is supporting the McGuire Foundation , an international programme run by recovering/recovered stutterers. Holy Innocents’ is the Host Church in this event. Thursday 19th at 1.30pn—all are welcome.
St. Barnabas. College 131st Anniversary Evening: This is to be held at St. Peter’s Cathedral at 6.00pm on 10th June, and Dr. Anstey will be the preacher. The service will be followed by a light meal in the Hall and RSVPs are required for that, on 8416 8440 or admin@sbtc.org.au.
There will be a Thanksgiving Service at St John’s Coromandel Valley on Sunday 29 May at 5 p.m. to give thanks for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible - and also for the ongoing work of biblical translation. Members of other churches would be most welcome


RON-BLOG from today’s readings Epistle in particular
I am sorry if this sounds something like a lesson, but I wonder how many readers are aware of the extent to which this author has quoted from the Old Testament. If you have a word-search on your Bible programme or simply a concordance, look up words like living stone, holy priesthood, God’s own people (or peculiar people if you have a King James Bible.) Then there is cornerstone, and in the prophets, ‘once you were not a people but now you are.’ Once you had not received mercy, but now you have.’ The implications of all this are enormous.
And what follows comes from Exodus 19 .... Then Moses went up to God; the LORD called to him from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the Israelites." Small wonder that these words are often found in the Eucharistic prayers, and have always been, so what does that say to you?
The reality is that the whole history-long activity of God towards humans has always been world-wide. From Abraham on, the call has been to anyone who would respond to be servant to the rest of the world of people. The Jewish/Christian Faith was ever designed not to be an instrument of division, but one of togetherness and development. The extent to which the opposite has been true over the millennia, is evidence of the extent to which humans go to turn something designed to be life-giving into something awful and destructive. All the faithful person can do, in response, is to live the faith out as honestly and truly as they can.
Just ponder a moment. If I am a priest then it must be, not to a vacuum but to a congregation, a group of people. [No people, no priesthood.] So even in Exodus the People of God are called to ‘priest’ not just to themselves but to those in the same world where they live. So why did Israel turn its eyes only on itself?

And that does that say to you?

ROSTERS
POWERPOINT ROSTER –
Today Barb Capon or Joy Campbell
Next Sunday Trevor Tregenza or Craig Deane
READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER
Next Sunday Reader Neil T Intercessor Ben L
Sunday after Reader Trevor T Intercessor Wendy M
SANCTUARY ROSTER
Next week Flowers Marilyn Little Brass Yvonne Caddy
Cleaning Susan Lee
Sunday 29 May 2011 2.30pm St Peter’s Cathedral A concert featuring the stirring sounds and rhythms of the City International Gospel Choir, Blessed Brothers and the Adelaide Benefit Concert Choir Compere – Ewart Shaw – Adelaide University Radio Payment at the door: $20/$10 or Donation Fundraising proceeds to the work of the City International Church here and overseas RSVP appreciated – Contact Doris on 0409 671 031

BCA BOXES
A gentle reminder that May is Box collection month, and box holders are asked to bring them in for clearing. Alan and Margaret Pressley will be there to receive them, and to forward the offerings on the BCA, in support of ministry in the Bush.

The Church in Society Ministry Unit will be hosting an informal gathering to hear from and share with women in ministry, lay and ordained, on Saturday 25 June from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Everyone is invited to come along and spend some time with women who have ministries in the church. There will be good food, tea and coffee, as well as good company. Drop in for as short or as long a time as you wish. Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm Saturday 25 June Venue: Cynthia Poulton Hall, St Peter’s Cathedral, 27 King William Road, North Adelaide

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