Newsletter

Sunday 3rd July 2011 - Third Sunday after Pentecost

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 well and truly in action

Collect for Third Sunday after Pentecost
Almighty God, Your Son Jesus Christ has taught us that what we do for the least of His brothers and sisters we also do for Him; give us the will to serve others as He was the Servant of all, Who gave up His life and died for us, yet lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever. Amen

TODAY’S READINGS
Readings Genesis 24: 24 …. 67 and Romans 7: 14—25 read by David Co
GOSPEL Matthew 11: 15—19, 25 –30
Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/
PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Max A
We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, the Swaby family, Chris Contro, Yvonne Myers, Phyllis Morecroft, Joy Campbell, Jenny Jeffrey, Dorothy Furnival, and others known to us,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Valerie Taylor, Margaret Baker, Yena Kim, Caroline Sweet, Sue Parham and Carol Barber
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
YEAR’S MIND—John Clark (1995) Jean-Jacques Tibuzzio (1991) Peter Phillips (2010)

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings Gen 25: 19—34 and Romans 8: 1—11
GOSPEL Matthew 13: 1—9 & 18—23

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
HOME GROUP At Wendy and Andrew Morecroft’s home, every 2nd and 4th Thursday evening at 7.30pm. Call Wendy for details on 0417 806 943
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.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS—
Flinders Medial Centre helpers are reminded that next Sunday (10th July) is our turn to visit the wards and take patients to the service in the Chapel. Please be there by 10.00am. Our turn comes around just four times a year and we are looking for people from Holy Innocents to join us. Please contact Jean Fordham on 8278 2837

Holy Innocents’ Patronal Festival is to be held on 7th August—and this is a note to be prepared for it. There is some story of a festival of food on that day. More details later.
ANOTHER REMINDER 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

RON-BLOG from today’s Gospel

A previous and now deceased Archbishop of Sydney used to comment that someone had ‘dribbled a bibful’ when what they had to say expressed an enormous amount of sense. And this is the case in the first part of today’s selection. The further I go on living the more I am amazed at the extent to which people, individual and corporate, can be so schizophrenic, so to speak, in attitudes to things, events and people.
Jesus must surely have had a twinkle in His eye when He underlined the total inconsistency as people expressed their response to the Baptist and to Himself. Opposite excuses were given for refusing to respond to either – how pathetic and obvious. Certainly, the Baptist was the strict regimentalist, and our Lord rather more laid back. One might find John’s approach rather difficult to swallow, but surely not our Lord’s. But this is what people do, in their attempts to evade any response or responsibility to what they must know to be true. And we need to be aware of that evasion.
On the other hand, one of the significant reasons, seems to me, that Jesus had more to do with the ‘infants’ of this world was not that they were naïve, but that they were more likely to be fair dinkum. Proud and pretty people tend to be far more concerned about their own importance, and sidestep reality and truth far more easily. And the higher one gets in the social strata, the more this tends to apply.
So Jesus seems to have had a soft spot for ‘little people,’ and I have to admit that I go along with that, too.

POWERPOINT ROSTER –
Today Trevor Tregenza or Joy Campbell
Next Sunday Ron Keynes or Barb Capon
READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER
Next Sunday Reader Vanessa D Intercessor Don B
Sunday after Reader Eric D Intercessor Ben L
SANCTUARY ROSTER
Next week Flowers Marilyn L Brass Rosemary Conlon
Cleaning Group 5

OTHER ITEMS …….
Some years ago a kind parishioner gave us a folding table-tennis table. It is in good order but no longer used and is something of a problem to store in a hall where everything is moved around frequently. It is available to anyone who would like to have it for a very modest donation. See Don Baker

GOODS FOR THE MAGDELENE CENTRE URGENT ….. Please check out your cupboards for surplus blankets, doonas, sleeping bags and rugs in good condition which can be given to Mary Magdalene's for homeless people. We are happy to collect them or bring them to the Church in the next couple of weeks. Allan and Kate call 8370 3166 Thank you.

And then there is
Boys Brigade meets every Monday night at 7.30 pm at the Church of Christ. It is non-denominational for boys aged six to 18 offering physical activities within a Christianly principled environment. They seek new recruits and new leaders. A information pamphlet is in the foyer
Coffee and Cake The whole idea of Coffee and Cake is that by giving what you might spend on coffee and cake you can support Mitcham Hills area School Chaplains. Please place your donations in an envelope addressed 'Mitcham Hills Interchurch Council - Coffee and Cake - CPSWs' in the collection plate on a regular basis.
LOOKING AHEAD .....
Plans are being laid for the next Parish Magazine, coming out in time to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the ‘new’ Church building. That means August. If you have photos or stories from that time in the parish’s life, Fr. Ron would be most glad to hear from you.

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