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Sunday 24thMarch, 2013 Sixth Sunday in Lent—Palm /Passion Sunday 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 well into action Collect for today God of all, You gave Your only-begotten Son to take the form of a servant, and to be obedient even to death on a cross; give us the same mind that was in Christ Jesus that, sharing in His humility, we may come to be with Him in His glory, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen Today’s Readings Lent VI Passion Sunday read by Hal S-C Readings Isaiah 50: 4—9a and Philippians 2: 5—11 GOSPEL Luke 22: 14—23 PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE led by Mary V We pray for those in need: Ron Teague, Peter Little, Dorothy Furnival, the Swaby family , Dianne Cordes. Tommy Ferguson, Bob Arnold, Ann Daughtry, Pat Pater, Jan and Mollie, Eddy Klose, Allan Pressley, Ben Forster HAPPY BIRTHDAY Marlene Dixon, Tommy Ferguson HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY - I YEAR’S MIND— Evelyn Halstead (1997) Betty Hains (2006) PREPARATION FOR NEXT SUNDAY Easter Readings Acts 10: 34—43 and 1 Corinthian 15: 19 - 26 GOSPEL John 20: 1—19 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 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. Next Saturday is the day! GREAT BIG THANK YOU Our very great thanks go to all those people involved in last Sunday afternoon’s READY SET GO FOR EASTER event. It was a fairly noisy time, but warmly appreciated by those who came and those who did all the work. Catch your breath, everyone, till next time!!!! Your attention is drawn to the planned breakfast after the 6.00am service on Easter. This will be a BYO breakfast as advised by Mary V. Friday Morning HI Tea and Coffee is on again from 8.30am. Don’t miss the chance for a yarn although not this coming Friday of course. CHAPEL SERVICES AT FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE Holy Innocents' parish is rostered to help on four occasions each year. We visit patients in the wards and take those who are able, to the service in the chapel at 11am. We also make a list of people who would like us to pray for them during the service. The NEXT date is 14th April, Helpers are asked to be at the chapel by 10am. If anyone would like to be part of this worthwhile and rewarding ministry, please speak to me or phone me on 8278 2837. Jean Fordham. Delivery of food offerings to the Magdalene Centre Offers from parishioners who could help in the transport of the weekly food offerings to the Magdalen Centre in Angas Street, Adelaide, would be welcomed by Joan Durdin, who prepares the roster. Each driver's turn comes once every 6 or 7 weeks. It entails collecting the goods from the church, and taking them to the Centre in Angas Street, Adelaide. Please contact Joan (81780704) if you can assist in this way. 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 Neil T Intercessor tba Sunday after Reader n/a Intercessor n/a SANCTUARY ROSTER Next Sunday Flowers Anna Kelly Brass Rosemary Conlon Cleaning Cleaner Parish Camp Friday 8 - Sunday 10 November 2013 at Pt Elliot Caravan Park Powered site $33/night Units $115/night, Cabins $90/night For more details refer notice board in the hall or contact Wendy Morecroft awsc@internode.on.net 0400576364 RONBLOG on today’s Readings It was an interesting but not unexpected conversation over a cuppa after Church we attended quite some time ago. The person who was speaking to me was a long-time parishioner who started off life as a Baptist before his wife presented him with the challenge of being Anglican. It was a long time ago all this happened, but the comment from the octogenarian was that he had been used to being harangued about sin and the world to come by his pastor, whilst the Anglican preacher had him rather more focussed on responding to life and people in the here and now. Apart from anything else, the Lord of the Universe is perfectly capable of dealing with ‘life to come’ issues without a lot of help from us. On top of that, so much of what is increasingly ‘popular’ preaching tends to be little more than a refined form of selfishness. The Gospel is NOT about me! Why is it that so few (as far as I can see) people see the Faith as having immediate and really very effective answers to a world of people apparently going rather awry? Some recent developments in our own country, and culture and even city, have left lots of people with their mouths agape. Some hideous murders perpetrated by young teens! All sorts of road rage situations and the general increase in violence and home invasions. Relationships have passed breaking point, leaving people profoundly concerned. It seems that many politicians can only come up with draconian legislation, which will, almost always, blow up in the hands of the legislators or get thrown out by a higher court. And the Hebrew Christian Faith has been offering a serious response for millennia. And the Faith is supposed to be irrelevant! EASTER SERVICES March 28 Maundy Thursday, 9.30am Eucharist 7:30pm Eucharist (Last Supper) March 29 Good Friday, 9.30am Children's Service Stations of the Cross 10.45am Traditional Good Friday Service March 30 EASTER 6.00am Lighting of the Paschal fire and Eucharist, (note change please) BYO Breakfast to follow 8.00am Traditional Eucharist 10.00am Contemporary Eucharist