Newsletter

Sunday 18th September, 2011
Thirteenth 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 will continue today

Collect for Today
O God, You call Your Church to witness that in Christ we are reconciled to You; help us so to proclaim the good news of Your love, that all who hear it may turn to You; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever Amen

TODAY’S READINGS Exodus 16: 1—15 and Philippians 1 read by Neil T
Gospel Matthew 20:1—16
Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Vanessa D
We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, the Swaby family, Chris Contro, Yvonne Myers, Jenny Jeffrey, Dorothy Furnival, and Olive Marston,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Yvonne Caddy, Cynthia Macintosh, Bobbie Luks, Evelyn Scrivens, Warren Huffa
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
YEAR’S MIND— William Paul Forster (1972) Phyllis Halstead ((1984)

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings Exodus 17: 1—7 and Philippians 2
GOSPEL Matthew 21:23 –32

REGULAR GROUPS AND BOOKINGS
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 36 Penno Parade North
WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY in recess until 5th October
THURSDAY 9.30am Eucharist
SINGING GROUP Meets after the 10am service each Sunday. All singers welcome.
MAGAZINE COMMITTEE - Advent issue in preparation
MOTHERS’ UNION Branch meets at 2.00pm on the third Thursday of the month in the Germein Room. All are welcome.

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— ………….
Do not forget the Regenerate Dinner to be held in the Hall from 7.00pm on Friday 23rd September - you would have received your letter and invitation last Sunday. This is the time to look forward as we plan for the future of this parish. Archbishop Driver will be speaking to us all. Please let us know if you are coming or not.

POWERPOINT ROSTER –
Today Joy Campbell or Craig Deane
Next Sunday Barb Capon or Trevor Tregenza

READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER
Next Sunday Reader Trevor T Intercessor Ben L
Sunday after Reader Mary V Intercessor Sue D-T
SANCTUARY ROSTER
Next week Flowers Sue D-T Brass Yvonne Caddy
Cleaning Susan Lee
RONBLOG .... On today’s Gospel— The Labourers in the vineyard

Here is a parable of Jesus with which my Mum always had great difficulty. Unionist she never was, and would be appalled to be counted as such, but she could not come to terms with the apparent injustice of the work situation presented here by Jesus.
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One of the things to which we need to get used is the overwhelming generosity of the Father, for that is what is in view here. The whole picture needs to be put in its place of the first century AD. There the day-labourer was paid at the end of each day, and the life of his family was dependent on him totally to bring home that day’s pay. Without it, his family’s future was threatened! No food meant .... well, you can guess.
(Just as an aside, that familiar phrase from the Lord’s Prayer about ‘give us today our daily bread’ is not a correct translation from the Greek. There the reading is ‘give us today our bread for tomorrow.’ ) When that truer translation was used first in the draft Anglican Liturgy of 1966 in Australia, the uproar was enormous. People became terribly vocal about it all. But that is what the Greek original of the NT has always said. And why? That is all a person expected in that day and age. God would provide for tomorrow, but you have to trust Him for any time after that. (Contrast that with today’s emphasis on mortgaging today so that we are affluent tomorrow! - or vice versa!)

Now all that may take some absorbing, so take some time. But see what this all says about the generosity of the Father, of the trust we need to have in Him, and the awareness of the needs of everyone in that whole process of staying alive and thriving.
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SAMARITAN'S PURSE - OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD. Time once again to fill a shoe box for the Operation Christmas Child Appeal. Boxes available in the Foyer. More Information from Marlene Dixon. Boxes need to be returned by the beginning of October.

PARISH DIRECTORY
The new issue is out, and in spite of every attempt otherwise, there have been several glitches, for which we can offer only apologies. There have even been families left off. If you require alterations to your entry please either (or both) write the details in the book for the purpose in the narthex or email Fr. Ron . It has been suggested that a short addendum be produced, and that seems a sensible way to go.

A NOTE TO FR. WARREN FROM, Tania Murphy, CPPSW at Bellevue Heights Primary.
My name is Tania Murphy and I am the new Christian Pastoral Support Worker at Bellevue Heights primary. I am wondering if anyone from your parish can spare 1 to 2 hours per week helping me do some craft at lunch or coach new players in chess at lunch times using the large lawns in the outdoor area or help 4 young lads with drums practice. I am run off my feet with the popular lunch time sport in the gym and would greatly appreciate some help if possible. I realise you may be attached to another school and will understand if nothing comes out of this, but I felt that I had to ask or would never know. You could either e-mail at murphy.mark @gotalk.net.au or ring me on 042 888 7000 if you can follow up regarding this request. Thanks for your time I appreciate the opportunity you have given me in hearing my request and reading it out at your church service.


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