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Sunday 4th November, 2012 All Saints’ Day TWENTY-THIRD 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 back in action, young people! Collect for the day Eternal God, neither life nor death can separate us from Your love; grant that we may serve You faithfully here on earth, and in heaven rejoice with all Your saints, who ceaselessly proclaim Your glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen Today’s Readings read by Arali family Readings Revelation 7: 9– 17 GOSPEL Matthew 5: 1—12 PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Hal S-C We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, Dorothy Furnival, the Swaby family , Dianne Cordes. Tommy Ferguson, Bob Arnold, Margaret Pressley, Danny Hodgson, Ann Daughtry, Dennis and Walter, Chris Barber, Pat Pater, Susan Daulby, Bonney Tomlinson, Janet Phillips., Jan, Mollie and Margaret. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Colin Davies, Vic Carpenter, Iris Downes, Jim Scrivens, HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY YEAR’S MIND— Olive Forster (1992), Jane Matthews (1996) Mary Barrown (1992) Valerie Loftes (2004) PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Readings Ruth 3: 1-5 & 4: 4—17 and Hebrews 9: 23—28 GOSPEL Mark 12: 38—44 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 5.30pm Evening Prayer with Wendy YOUNG PEOPLE’S GROUP 5pm every second Sunday at Daughtry’s home MOTHERS’ UNION - meets third Thursdays each month at 2.00pm Mothers' Union reports that the result of the Trading Table was $350.00, for which they thank everyone. This amount goes to East African Women’s Literacy programmes - and some Men’s , too, - which is a major effort of MU in Africa. WALKING CHURCH (Yesterday evening!) First Saturday of each month at 5.00pm at Belair National Park gates near railway station bridge. And keep Saturday 1st December, 10am at St. Peter’s Cathedral, clear for Stephen Daughtry’s Ordination as priest. Also Wendy Morecroft and Clare Bruce have been selected for Discernment by the Diocese, in moves towards training and possible Ordination. 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 Ron Keynes 0r Barb Capon READER- AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER Next Sunday Reader Clare B Intercessor Max A Sunday after Reader David C Intercessor Don B SANCTUARY ROSTER Next week Flowers Marilyn Little Brass Sweets Cleaning Cleaner SUNDAY AFTERNOON FAMILY FUN DAY 2nd December Plans are afoot to put together our Sunday afternoon Family Fun Day on December 2nd at 4.00 pm. We are asking folk to help with craft and activities but in the meantime would you (a) bring to Church any old Christmas cards (preferably no Santas!) and (b) any catalogues advertising Christmas gifts and shopping (junk mail really!) Mark your diary please ...... St John's Exams 29/10-14/11 Robyn Keynes asks people to save their 2 ltr wine-casks, please—they are very useful as building blocks for junior Sunday School. (No rude comments please!!!) Also there is to be a BBQ lunch after service on 25th November (can you remember that far ahead?) to mark the end of the Church Year and the move into Advent. A list will go up in the foyer, announcing this and asking for contributions of salads and sweets—usual procedure. Plan to be part of this event!!! Please put your name on the list if you plan to attend the BBQ. On Thursday 8 November, at Christ Church, North Adelaide, the centenary of the Anglican Board of Mission will be celebrated. By Bishop David McCall will be the celebrant at the Eucharist, and the Rev'd Martin Chittleborough, patron of the National ABM Auxiliary, will be the guest preacher. Following the Eucharist there will be a shared lunch in the hall and an ABM Auxiliary History exhibition. ABM Christmas cards will also be available for purchase. Joan Durdin would be happy to provide transport for up to three parishioners who would like to attend this event. RONBLOG on today’s Readings It is only a couple of years since the Roman Church was all excited about the canonisation of Mary McKillop, but before then, and now, I have wondered what Mary herself would have said in response to all the fuss. I wonder if she would have said ‘that this work was her calling, and that’s that!’. Even her earlier brawl with the Church of the day would have been seen as part of her calling and ministry, for if she had not persisted, then the Little Sisters may well have wilted on the vine. So what is the point of All Saints’ Day? For mine, it is not to have readings – and perhaps sermons! – on the life hereafter, but to take hold of the hugely important Biblical emphasis on the fact that ‘God has no hands but your hands.’ No saints = no progress. And Biblical saints aren’t all special but remarkably ordinary. Where would we have been without Abraham, without Moses, or David (well, moot point there!) without the prophets, and Mary, ………. The list is enormous. The point is that each of those ancient and ordinary people responded positively to the call of God – and so became agents of change. The old manner of celebrating saints, like Mary McKillop and the search for miracles from her, does nothing but isolate such apparently high and holy ones from hoi polloi like us. In other words, they did what they did and that is way beyond the reach of mere mortals such as us is it not? That view of things renders us safe from any challenge, or any sense of call, and leaves us well within our comfort zone, untouchable, and supine. Instead, let’s get the real picture that we are as likely as any of them to be called to some challenge! In other words, the whole outlook changes. “You don’t mean me, do You, Lord?” And the answer quite probably is in the affirmative. ******************************************************************************** Hard at work - Alison, Anna, Sue, Jocelyn, Marcia and Iris have been making a set of 4 stoles to give to Stephen Daughtry to celebrate his ordination to the priesthood. We plan to give him the Advent (purple) one at the BBQ on 25th November as a taste of what is to come (as we finish the rest)!! On that day we will celebrate the finish of the current year (in the church calendar!) and wish Stephen well as he prepares for his ordination! The stoles have been designed by Vanessa and we have become really excited at how they have 'turned out' as we were asked to do some new (to us!) things. Its great to see them all coming together and we are sure you too will be excited!!