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Sunday 30th September, 2012 EIGHTEENTH 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 over School holidays Collect for the day O God, Your Son has taught us that those who give a cup of water in His name will not lose their reward: open our eyes to see those who are in need, and teach us to set no store by riches and earthly rewards, so that, in surrendering ourselves to serve You in Your children, we may labour for the treasure that endures; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Today’s Readings Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost read by Hal S- Readings Esther 7:1 ...22 and James 5: 12—20 GOSPEL Mark 9:38—50 PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Ben L We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, Jenny Jeffrey, Dorothy Furnival, the Swaby family , Dianne Cordes. Jim (fighting cancer;) Tommy Ferguson, Judith Manning, Bob Arnold, baby Mitchell, Helen, Yuri and family. Kathy Pennos, Danny Hodgson, (doing well, back playing piano!) Ann Daughtry, Dennis and Walter, Chris Barber, Pat Pater, Susan Daulby, Natasha Campbell, Dennis Smith and Janet Phillips. HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Warren Huffa (late) Thomas Downes HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY - YEAR’S MIND— Eddie Schmidt (2001), Marjorie Norton (1990) John Halstead (1995) PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Readings Job 1: 1:1 & 2: 1-10 and Hebrews 1: 1-4 & 2: 5—12 GOSPEL Mark 10: 2—16 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 YOUNG PEOPLE’S GROUP 5pm Sunday 30th at Daughtry’s home SINGING GROUP Meets after the 10am service each Sunday. All singers welcome MOTHERS’ UNION - meets third Thursdays each month at 2.00pm SPECIAL NOTE FROM MUI: Mothers' Union will be holding a trading table on the Sunday 21st October—we suggest that you come prepared!!! WALKING CHURCH First Saturday of each month at 4.00pm at Belair National Park gates near railway station bridge. That means next Saturday!!! FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE It is our turn to visit the wards and take patients to the service in the chapel on Sunday 14th October. Please be at the chapel by 10am to allow plenty of time. If you are able to help in this outreach to the community please come and join us. Enquiries to Jean Fordham ph. 8278 2837 Bonney Tomlinson will be away for a while soon and calls for volunteers for Morning Tea roster during her absence. Please see Bonney herself in the kitchen after Church. Church Spring Cleaning Working Bee Saturday 3rd of November Please make a diary note now!. Should anyone prefer to work during the week preceding, please note that St. John’s exams in the Hall preclude any work being done before 4.00 pm. Bottles and Cans and Cartons Readers are advised that these are still being called for, as the income goes towards Children’s and youth ministry. Please leave these in the Germein Room for Robyn to collect. Operation Christmas Child - Shoe Boxes There are still a few boxes left so please take one home to fill. Let’s beat last year’s total. Take a leaflet as well for further information. Return by middle of October please. Thanking you. Marlene Dixon. Retiring Collections for Interchurch School Chaplaincy—$397.75 was received, an excellent effort and our thanks to all who donated so generously. Has everyone noticed the marvellous job Craig Deane has done on the steel chairs in the Church? Beautifully coloured and upholstered! Thanks, Craig! 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 Hillbig or Barb Capon Sunday after Joy Campbell or Craig Deane READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER Next Sunday Reader Caroline S Intercessor Mary V Sunday after Reader Trevor T Intercessor Wendy M SANCTUARY ROSTER Next week Flowers Iris Downes Brass Yvonne Caddy Cleaning Group 2 Mary V mentioned the project for making stoles for Stephen and would appreciate offers of help in making same. Contact Mary if you are able to assist. Mark your diary please ...... St John's Exams 29/10-14/11 Inter-Church Family Picnic Day - 7th October The Inter-Church Council is winding back the clock for a family day out. Please mark this event in your diary and plan to join the local churches at the Weymouth Oval, Coromandel Valley for a good old fashioned church picnic on Sunday 7th October from 12.30pm – 4.00 pm. Bring your lunch and picnic gear (rug, chairs etc.). This event is part of the Coro Alive 175 celebrations marking the first settlement of Coromandel Valley in 1837 – “they jumped ship to settle at Coromandel Valley”! 40 Hour Famine Ross Hill-Brown would like to thank all those who supported him in taking part in the 40 Hour Famine and he is pleased to announce family Hill-Brown reached its target of $400." RONBLOG on today’s Readings Salt ….. Have I told you before of the time, many years ago, when a busload of Adelaide students was travelling down the Oodnadatta Track (and it was no easy journey in those days!) and the vehicle broke down a few miles north of the William Creek pub, which was far less-well-known then than it is now, and far less well equipped. One of the teachers volunteered to walk to the hotel for help in the heat of summer, and set off expecting to reach his destination, about eight kms away. Time passed, and no rescue came for the students – and there would have been minimal traffic around then. It emerged subsequently that the volunteer never made it, perishing on the road as he had neither water nor salt – both elements absolutely essential in those hot and dry conditions even today. Back to salt: too much of it is damaging; yet none renders things tasteless. Changing expressions, asking or offering is more productive than demanding; serving is better than ordering. And it is not just in the New Testament that we find such wisdom appearing, but also in the Old. Now, to be a servant is hardly attractive stuff these days, now is it? It all sounds so meek and mild and pathetic. So it is if your ego is at stake; but if the issue is not me but all of us, then the reality has to move away from power, force, violence and destruction. One of the saddest lessons never learnt by humans was that World War I was meant to be the ‘war to end all wars.’ When will we ever learn? So the answer lies largely in the need for followers of Jesus to be followers of Jesus. ST BARNABAS’COLLEGE VALEDICTORY SERVICE CELEBRATION OF GRADUANDS St Andrew’s Walkerville Friday, 9 November 2012, 6.30 pm Please join us for this celebration of the College’s first graduands from Charles Sturt University PREACHER: The Rev’d Jenny Wilson 6:30PM Evensong (robing from 6.15) 7:30PM Drinks and Supper - Hall Please let us know by 1 November 2012 if you are coming to our celebration: admin@sbtc.org.au; or 8340 0411 An offering will be collected for the work of the College