Newsletter

Sunday 22nd April, 2012
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

WELCOME to Holy Innocents—we hope you enjoy this time of prayer as we reflect on Scripture together and celebrate the Eucharist. Breakfast is available in the Hall after the 8 am service and morning tea after the 10 am. All are welcome. Sunday School is in recess during the School holidays ,,,, so soon over!

Collect for Easter IIi
Lord of life, by submitting to death, You conquered the grave; by being lifted upon the cross, You draw all peoples to You; by being raised from the dead, You restore to humanity all that was lost through sin: be with us in Your risen power, that in word and deed we may proclaim the marvellous mystery of death and resurrection. For all praise is Yours, now and throughout eternity. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS read by Clare B
Readings Acts 3: 12—20 and 1 John 2:15—3:6
GOSPEL Luke 24: 36—48
Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Sue D-T
We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, Jenny Jeffrey, Dorothy Furnival, the Swaby family , Lynda Knight, Dianne Cordes. Ivanka Cosic, Jim (fighting cancer;) Jake and Gail. Hazel Looney, Tommy Ferguson, Judith Manning, Valda Seith, Barb Capon and Sid Sweet

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Max Almond, David Corbett, Arndrae Luks, Jessica Helen Randall-Thomas
HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
YEAR’S MIND— Evelyn Murray (2004)

PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY - Easter IV
Readings: Acts 4:5—12 and 1 John 3: 16—24
GOSPEL John 10: 11—18

REGULAR GROUPS AND BOOKINGS
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 36 Penno Parade North
BIBLE STUDY 10am Wednesdays at Pressley’s
THURSDAY 9.30am Eucharist
SINGING GROUP Meets after the 10am service each Sunday. All singers welcome
MOTHERS’ UNION - meets third Thursdays each month at 2.00pm
Walking Church First Sunday at 5.00pm at Belair National Park gates near railway station bridge.

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, and other types of assistance. Call Stephanie Lloyd 8278 4260 and Lucinda Hale 8278 8814

Today is the last Sunday Fr Warren will be with us before he starts Long Service Leave. Fr. Conrad Patterson will be locums for the rest of April and May, and he is no stranger to many of us. We look forward to his time back here as locums.

POWERPOINT ROSTER –
Next Sunday Trevor Tregenza or Ron Keynes
Sunday after Min Araki or Jill Hilbig
[Changes due to Barb Capon’s accident]

READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER
Next Sunday Reader Mary V Intercessor Wendy M
Sunday after Reader David C Intercessor Mary V

SANCTUARY ROSTER
Next week Flowers Marilyn Little Brass Rosemary Conlon
Cleaning Group 5
Mark your diary please ......
(a) Wedding May 5 Private function in Hall May 6
(b) School bookings: May 19 afternoon, May 25 afternoon & evening
(c) St John's drama production in hall afternoon and evening of May 31 and June 1
(d) St John's Exams 17-20 July and 29/10-14/11

The Flea Market – 19th May The time is getting closer and we hope all are planning for the event. All manner of help is being called for. Contact Jan T for more info.

The S.A. ABM Auxiliary is presenting a fund-raising film morning on Wednesday 2 May at the Capri Theatre, Goodwood. The film to be shown is 'Midnight in Paris', described as ' beautiful to look at and abundant with charm'. Joan Durdin has five tickets at $9.00 each. Transport can be arranged. Morning tea available at 9.45 a.m. and the film commences 1030 a.m.

NOTE FROM THE ARCHBISHOP
After more than four years successfully leading Anglicare SA Dr Lynn Arnold will leave his position of Chief Executive Officer on June 30 to begin full-time study of theology and seek ordination. A previous Premier of South Australia, Dr Arnold has been exploring many areas of faith and spirituality and has for some time been in conversation with me about moving into ordained ministry. At the age of 63 Lynn Arnold feels it is now time and will begin a year of full-time study at St Barnabas’ Theological College from the beginning of semester two in July

RONBLOG …… on today’s Psalm 4 which you will need to look up

Who knows what sort of pressures from outside had this ancient worthy pondering the world in which he lived, and the sorts of people with whom he had to do. It was certainly enough to make him check his references, consider the relative values of following Jahweh or not; of weighing the relative merits of (his) faith and no faith. The choice he made was not only fascinating and true, but it was also based on empirical evidence. Cold hard facts. Never forget that. Here was no ‘pie in the sky’ crossing of fingers. Here was no ‘I hope it really is like this.’ It was a matter of observing the realities and making the choice I have long found this trait of Hebrew faith a fascinating one, which had long separated their ‘religion’ from any other religion, contemporary or not.

One does not have to look hard to see where modern culture equates, almost without adjustment, the follies and short-sightedness of those ancients. For instance, we watched TV the other night, and were appalled at the way in which advertisements pretend to offer all manner of benefit, when in fact the only reason for vast expenditure on ads is to separate people from their hard-earned. People get sucked in, again and again, and one is left wondering why! If you have the biggest boat, then you are top of the tree; if you do not have the right brands of clothes or shoes, you are reduced to being a nobody? Why ever is it that people do not manage to see past such crap and baloney? ‘Loving what is worthless, and seeking after lies’ tend to be art forms in our own day and age.
I suspect one of the most damaging lies perpetrated on people is for girls and young women to fit into a certain size- and lack-of-values- trap. Young people in particular seem determined to reject who and what they are, and attempt to fit the pattern of their idols, sporting or otherwise. And yet fail to see that most of those ‘idols’ are almost totally unable to keep their own heads above water.

What fools we mortals be.



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