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Sunday 25h November, 2012 CHRIST THE KING - Sunday before Advent 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 Everlasting God, Whose will it is to restore all things in Your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King; grant that the people on earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under His gentle and loving rule; Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever, Amen. Today’s Readings read by Vanessa D Readings 2 Samuel 23: 1—7 and Revelation 1:4b—8 GOSPEL John 18: 33—37 PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Vanessa We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, Dorothy Furnival, the Swaby family , Dianne Cordes. (coping reasonably) Tommy Ferguson, Bob Arnold, Ann Daughtry, Pat Pater, Susan Daulby, Bonney Tomlinson, - home again now - Janet Phillips., Jan and Mollie HAPPY BIRTHDAY Marcia Wilkins, Dorothy Richardson, Joyce Arnold HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Marilyn and Peter Little, Marlene and Ray Dixon YEAR’S MIND— Violet Arnold (1980) PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY First Sunday in Advent Year C begins on 2nd December Readings Jeremiah 33: 14—16 and 1 Thessalonians 3: 9—13 GOSPEL Luke 21: 25—38 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 14th at Daughtry’s home MOTHERS’ UNION - meets third Thursdays each month at 2.00pm WALKING CHURCH First Saturday of each month at 5.00pm at Belair National Park gates near railway station bridge. This means next Saturday!!!!! Friday morning tea will recommence on this Friday 30th November, thanks to the return of the Baines from the UK. All are welcome. Planned-Giving Confirmation Letter Thank you for being in the Planned-Giving Scheme. Parishioners who have handed in their pledge form by the 11th of December will find their confirmation letter on the table in the foyer. Parishioner who hand it in after this date will receive confirmation letter later on. Min The Recorder minaraki@adam.com.au 7129-6758 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 1st March 2013 with our Parish hosting the Day of Prayer next year, we need to be ready for all the duties involved. The focus next time is France. We need to be ready for speaker, publicity, in the kitchen, and other matters. Please be ready to play your parts in this important event. Yvonne Myers. Saturday 1st December, 10am at St. Peter’s Cathedral, clear for Stephen Daughtry’s Ordination as priest. Please remember if you are going, that we are to help provide refreshments after the service in the Cathedral Hall afterwards. 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 Cynthia Macintosh or Ron Keynes Sunday after Min Araki or Cynthia Macintosh READER AND INTERCESSOR ROSTER Next Sunday Reader Eric D Intercessor Ben L Sunday after Reader Iris D Intercessor Wendy M SANCTUARY ROSTER Next week Flowers No flowers Brass Margaret Carruthers Cleaning Group 1 The Quire St. Nicholas will be singing their Annual Lessons and Carols at the Cathedral at 3.00 pm on Sunday 23rd December. You may well need to make your plans early ….. SUNDAY AFTERNOON FAMILY FUN DAY 2nd December Do not forget our Sunday afternoon Family Fun Day on December 2nd at 4.00 pm. We are asking folk to help with craft and activities and the Mothers’ Union for refreshments, and 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!) Robyn Keynes asks people to save their 2 ltr wine-casks, please—they are very useful as building blocks for junior Sunday School. Friday 7th December is the Blackwood Pageant. As in previous years it will be led by the churches and it is hoped as many of you as possible can turn out and walk with our church banner. Meet in Gulfview Road, near Hungry Jacks end at about 5.30 pm for a 6.30 kick off. Anglicare Christmas Toy Appeal is back with the request for donations , toys that can be put in the toy box from today until 15th December,. Further information from Joy Campbell on 8398 5163. RONBLOG on today’s Readings Are you aware that the real battle between the People of God and those who are not is often over the issue of what truth is and what it is not? Then one realizes that while the issue is hugely significant, the boundaries between the two ‘sides’ are somewhat quite blurred. From quite early in Jewish history, the Chosen People were made aware of the rather large gap between the faith of Abraham and the religion of most of their contemporaries. Amos and the early prophets were first to punch the drum on those factors, and were not met with general acceptance. Fancy that! And dear old Daniel was heavily into pointing out the religious and moral threats posed by Hellenism, Greek culture. (Later, John was to see and understand similar threats to the Faith from Roman culture ..... and increasing opulence.) So they were all about truth and falsehood. No room for spin, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics.’ It is small wonder then that the critical issue for Pilate, during Jesus’ trial, lay along the lines of ‘what is truth?’ That, understand this most clearly, was the real issue behind Jesus’ arraignment and trial and execution. What is truth? Truth is hugely important in life, and not just in matters religious. If one cannot trust those with whom you do business, the whole scheme of things comes crashing down. Even in our own day and age when ‘truth’ is for ever painted as relative, the basic necessity remains unchanged. Most little kids are profoundly aware of where fairness lies, even in minor matters. The matter of responding to hideous tales of child abuse wracking Churches and people underlines the utter necessity of complete and transparent honesty, without which the distrust will continue unabated. Not only honesty but preparedness to stand up for it. This is not a matter of Christians against others. It is a matter for humans with humans; for the future possibility of living and working together with each other. It is no small wonder that the authors of so much of the Christian Scriptures focussed so heavily and importantly on the matter of truth. There is no room for white lies or any other modification of truth. It is either true or it is not.