Newsletter

Sunday 1st July, 2012 FIFTH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST 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 next Sunday for School holidays …... Special Notice: There is a service for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee to be held this evening (1st July) at 7.00 pm in St Peter's Cathedral. Should you need further details the number at the Cathedral is 8267 4551. Apologies for the late notice, Collect O Christ for Whom we search, our help when help has failed: give us courage to expose our need and ask to be made whole, that, being touched by You, we may be raised to new life in the power of Your name. Amen. Today’s Readings read by Neil T Readings 2 Sam 1:1 & 17 –27 2 Cor. 8: 7—15 GOSPEL Mark 5: 21—43 Fr Ron’s Notes available at http://www.anglican-belair.blogspot.com/ PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Wendy M 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;) Michelle and Jack,. Hazel Looney, Tommy Ferguson, Judith Manning, Barb Capon, premature baby Hayley Haig , Genevieve Forster. Pray especially for Helen, Yuri and family—more on this anon. HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Jan Tregenza, Rita Musolino, John Wilson, Audrey Baines HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY - YEAR’S MIND— Fr. Frank Maygar (2004) Marjorie Webber (1991), John Clarke (1995) Jean-Jacques Tibuzzio (1991) PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Readings 2 Samuel 5:1-5 & 9-10 and 2 Corinthians 12: 2—10 GOSPEL Mark 6: 1—13 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 5.45pm Evening Prayer with Wendy and Sue 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 Saturday of each month at 4.00pm at Belair National Park gates near railway station bridge. Each Friday morning, coffee and tea will be served in the Parish Hall from 8.30am to 11.30am so please come along and bring a friend or neighbour for a relaxing chat among friends. Only $2.00 for your tea or coffee and biscuit. It is our turn to visit the wards and take patients to the service in the Flinders Medical Centre chapel on Sunday 8th July. Please be at the chapel by 10am to allow plenty of time. If anyone else in our congregation is able to help in this outreach to the community please come and join us. Thank you, Jean Fordham Ph. 8278 2837 for enquiries. Archdeacon Michael Whiting (Janine and Michael worship usually at the 8.00am Eucharist) has completed his time as Chaplain to the Archbishop after three years. Michael will continue to assist the parish by taking services when asked by Father Warren. The Archbishop kindly made Michael an Archdeacon Emeritus in recognition of his service to the Diocese over many years.” 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 POWERPOINT ROSTER – Next Sunday Jill Hilbig or Joy Campbell Sunday after Min Araki or Cynthia Macintosh READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER Next Sunday Reader Trevor T Intercessor Hal S-C Sunday after Reader Mary V Intercessor Max A SANCTUARY ROSTER Next week Flowers Sue D-T Brass Yvonne Caddy Cleaning Group 1 Mark your diary please ...... (a) St John's Exams 17-20 July and 29/10-14/11 CHRISTIAN PASTORAL SUPPORT WORKER (Previously known as “School Chaplain”) BLACKWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL Schools Ministry Group along with Mitcham Hills Inter Church Council are seeking applications for this 7 to 7.5 hour per week position, commencing late in Term 3, 2012. The position exists to offer support to students, staff and the school community. A Job and Person Specification, including details on “How to Apply”, is available from Schools Ministry Group on 8378 6800 or mail@smg.asn.au Closing date: Friday July 13th @ 5pm to SMG More info at www.smg.asn.au RONBLOG St. Mark had a great capacity to offer what may be described as ‘sandwich incidents.’ Two incidents remarkably similar and yet also quite contrasting. In today’s passage, the first ‘patient’ could have expected preferential treatment, being the child of an important synagogue official. The second person would have been consigned to outer darkness if Jewish Law was heeded, for she was a nobody and an outcast because of her ailment. So notice the sequence of events. When the call came from Jairus, Jesus attended to it. A twelve-year-old girl, on the point of reaching maturity then, was dying. But a hold-up came from a woman who had been suffering menstrual problems of enormous scope, for the same length of time that the young lass had been alive. This woman was outcast because of those woes, being disqualified from synagogue and from society generally. This points up the reason that she attempted to find her answers in secret. While she knew Jesus had substantial answers for her, she must have wondered whether He would have followed the ‘party line’ and disqualified her. Jesus’ action in removing the secrecy was not some sort of attempt to unmask the interloper. Jesus knew that the only chance she had for rehabilitation back into society was for everyone to know that her disability had been overcome. It was yet another measure of the sensitivity our Lord had for people in lousy circumstances. This poses the challenge for modern Christians to be as sensitive and aware in contact with people, especially those disadvantaged. Only after the disqualified person had been assisted was the qualified person given attention. Rather too late for some, as the lass had died. This created no hassle for Jesus, and maybe – in contrast to the first situation – made the synagogue president feel something of the pain the haemorrhaging lady. There is always truth behind the image of the ‘wounded healer.’ One who has suffered nothing much is small help to someone who has suffered a lot. Items for the Newsletter need to be sent to Fr. Ron at 8298 7160 or ronpkeynes@internode.on.net by Tuesday afternoon please …….