WELCOME
Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY: Risen Christ, whose absence leaves us in despair but whose presence is overwhelming: breathe on us with your abundant life, that where we cannot see we may have courage to believe that we may be raised with you. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Acts 4.32-37, 1 John 1:1-2:2 to be read by Marg P
GOSPEL John 20.19-31
PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE to be prayed by Brad.
We pray for those in need especially Betty, Janet and Peter, Joy, Ros , Ron , Eric , Bobbie & Ben , Heather, Cathy, Baby Harry & his family & Claire . We pray for the souls of Ivy Morris 23.4.02 and Alice Ridout 25.4.95.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK – THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
READINGS Acts 3.12-20 Ps 4; Acts 3.12-20 Ps 4, 1 Jn 2.15-17, 3.1-6 to be read by Hal S-C
GOSPEL Lk 24.36b-48 INTERCESSIONS to be prayed by Wendy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Oliver for the 24th, Elliot , Max & David for the 25th
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Yvonne & Don for tomorrow.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Barb and Angela
EVENTS
PICNIC IN THE NATIONAL PARK May 17 2009
ABM AUXILIARY FUND-RAISING FILM MORNING WEDNESDAY 29 APRIL at the Capri Theatre
FILM : "HOW ABOUT YOU". starring Vanessa Redgrave
Rated M. Charming, heartwarming, hilarious !
9.45 Morning Tea - Trading Table - Organ Recital - Film at 10.30
Tickets $8.00 all tickets. May be obtained at the door. Joan has 3 tickets for sale, but is not able to offer transport. Any parishioner planning to attend please advise Joan if you can offer to take others with you.
EXTERNAL MINISTRY PLANNING Sunday May 24 12-2pm – bring a plate of lunch to share.
PENTECOST MORNING TEA PARTY May 31 following the 10am service
PATRONAL FESTIVAL June 21
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
HIGHLIGHTS FROM A SPECIAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 14TH APRIL
Parish Council has agreed to rent the Vandepeers home for the Huffa’s for a 12 month period beginning next week.
TREASURE MARKET FINAL FIGURES – WELL DONE EVERYONE
Auction 1,309.00 includes 3 pews
Barbeque 232.50
Cakes 497.00
Cake Raffle 57.00
Clothing 358.35 $50 still to come
Drinks 28.00
Donuts 9.50
Books 255.00
Collectors Corner 404.15
Produce/James 198.25
Jewellery Carolyn 137.00
Jewellery Mary 60.00
Morning Tea 223.00
Plants 786.80
Toys 247.35
Soft Furnishings 307.40
White Elephant 517.05
Raffle 98.00
Miscellaneous/Donations 167.10 *Plus $63.20 Akkerman's Bakery
Sale of sausages 50.00
Total Takings 5,942.45 14 x $50 deducted from above - floats for stalls
Akkerman's Blackwood Bakery 0.00 $63.20 pd from takings
Woolworths -38.42 Cream, Plastic wrap etc
Petty Cash -22.35 Gas refill, serviettes, p towels
Total Income to date 11/4/09 5,881.68
Still outstanding - A/c sausages $50
OUTREACH
The following monies have been banked from the Lenten Appeal:
30 March 2009 $110.75 (Holy Innocents Parishioners)
14 April 2009 $861.45 (Holy Innocents Parishioners)
14 April 2009 $984.15 (St Johns Grammar School)
Total $1956.35 and still counting
A wonderful effort - and I expect a few more envelopes to come in this Sunday. Warren and Stephen Daughtry did a marvelous job getting the children at St Johns to adopt a pig (for one of ABM’s projects in the Philippines) and make a significant contribution. We had a lot of fun counting their money with the various pigs' names and drawings etc.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Pewsheet Sunday March 29, 2009
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
OUR CELEBRANT TODAY IS THE REV’D DR WARREN HUFFA
OUR PREACHER FOR TODAY IS ABM COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MR STEPHEN DAUGHTRY
WELCOME
Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY O God, our Redeemer, in our weakness we have failed to be your messengers of forgiveness and hope: renew us by your Holy Spirit, that we may follow your commands and proclaim your reign of love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READING Jer 31.31-34 Ps 119.9-16 Heb 5.5-14 GOSPEL Jn 12.20-33 to be read by Robyn K
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by Wendy M
We pray for those in need especially Betty, Janet and Peter, Joy, Ros , Ron , Eric , Bobbie & Ben , Heather, Baby Harry & his family & Claire . We pray for the souls of Betty Haines 29.3.06 Jeannie Moffatt 30.3.08, Helen Siegert 30.3.08, and Audrey Windram 4.4.99 let light perpetual shine upon them.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Wolf & Valda both on 31st, Angus for the 1st, Angela for the 4th.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK PALM SUNDAY Isa 50.4-9a Ps 31.9-18 Phil 2.5-11 refer new roster for reader.
GOSPEL Mk 14.1-15.27 or Mk 15.1-39 (40-47) INTERCESSIONS Refer new roster
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Barb and Angela
OUTREACH
LENTEN OFFERINGS Gold envelopes for our Lenten offerings are still available in the foyer. It is not too late to collect an envelope, in which to place your special offering for the work of the Women’s Shelter in Honiara, Melanesia. The envelopes will be collected on Easter Day.
THANK YOU
Mary R for all the work you did to finish off the new green table-cloths using your overlocking skills!!
MEETINGS
Our Study during Lent has begun but it’s not too late to join in. You can just buy the booklet and work through it yourself, or join any group for as many occasions as you like, or move between groups! The dates of all the meetings are:
Sunday, 11:30AM
April 5. Please note no meeting today because of our AGM.
Monday, 9:30AM
March 30, April 6.
Tuesday, 7:30PM
March 31, April 7
EVENTS
TREASURE MARKET Thank you to all those who helped.
PALM SUNDAY GOSPEL CONCERT “BLESSINGS AND BLUES” Sunday 5th April at 5pm at St Peter’s Cathedral.
PASSOVER MEAL at 6.30pm in the hall Maundy Thursday 9 April before the Commemoration of the Last Supper at 7.30 in Church.
PICNIC IN THE NATIONAL PARK May 17 2009
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
OUR CELEBRANT TODAY IS THE REV’D DR WARREN HUFFA
OUR PREACHER FOR TODAY IS ABM COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER MR STEPHEN DAUGHTRY
WELCOME
Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY O God, our Redeemer, in our weakness we have failed to be your messengers of forgiveness and hope: renew us by your Holy Spirit, that we may follow your commands and proclaim your reign of love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READING Jer 31.31-34 Ps 119.9-16 Heb 5.5-14 GOSPEL Jn 12.20-33 to be read by Robyn K
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by Wendy M
We pray for those in need especially Betty, Janet and Peter, Joy, Ros , Ron , Eric , Bobbie & Ben , Heather, Baby Harry & his family & Claire . We pray for the souls of Betty Haines 29.3.06 Jeannie Moffatt 30.3.08, Helen Siegert 30.3.08, and Audrey Windram 4.4.99 let light perpetual shine upon them.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Wolf & Valda both on 31st, Angus for the 1st, Angela for the 4th.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK PALM SUNDAY Isa 50.4-9a Ps 31.9-18 Phil 2.5-11 refer new roster for reader.
GOSPEL Mk 14.1-15.27 or Mk 15.1-39 (40-47) INTERCESSIONS Refer new roster
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Barb and Angela
OUTREACH
LENTEN OFFERINGS Gold envelopes for our Lenten offerings are still available in the foyer. It is not too late to collect an envelope, in which to place your special offering for the work of the Women’s Shelter in Honiara, Melanesia. The envelopes will be collected on Easter Day.
THANK YOU
Mary R for all the work you did to finish off the new green table-cloths using your overlocking skills!!
MEETINGS
Our Study during Lent has begun but it’s not too late to join in. You can just buy the booklet and work through it yourself, or join any group for as many occasions as you like, or move between groups! The dates of all the meetings are:
Sunday, 11:30AM
April 5. Please note no meeting today because of our AGM.
Monday, 9:30AM
March 30, April 6.
Tuesday, 7:30PM
March 31, April 7
EVENTS
TREASURE MARKET Thank you to all those who helped.
PALM SUNDAY GOSPEL CONCERT “BLESSINGS AND BLUES” Sunday 5th April at 5pm at St Peter’s Cathedral.
PASSOVER MEAL at 6.30pm in the hall Maundy Thursday 9 April before the Commemoration of the Last Supper at 7.30 in Church.
PICNIC IN THE NATIONAL PARK May 17 2009
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Friday, January 2, 2009
Pewsheet Sunday January 4, 2008
SUNDAY 4 JANUARY 2009
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
OUR CELEBRANT TODAY IS REV’D DR WARREN HUFFA
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Almighty God, you have filled us with the light of the Word, who became flesh and lived among us: let the light of faith shine in all that we do; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
TODAY’S READING Ephesians 1.3-14 by Caroline
GOSPEL John 1:10-18
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by Wendy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nick L for the 8th and Anthony K for the 9th.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Mary & Stuart Vr for Monday.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK The Baptism of our Lord Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7 by Neil GOSPEL Mark 1:4-11
INTERCESSIONS by Sue
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially.
Call Caroline or Christie
EVENTS
BRAD’S FIRST SERVICE is set for 8am & 10am on January 25 and will be followed by an AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ LUNCH. There will be a wedding in the Church later in the afternoon.
LAY PEOPLE’S MEETINGS
Lesson Readers and Lay Assistants: Sunday, February 8
Readers: Sunday, February 15
Intercessors: Sunday, February 22
All meetings at 11:30am for 45 minutes duration.
TREASURE MARKET Saturday 28th March
Please do all you can to preserve your fruit or make jam, collect goods for the white elephant stall, clothing, toys and pot those plants. All donations gratefully accepted. Enquiries Marilyn .
PICNIC IN THE NATIONAL PARK May 17 2009
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
OUTREACH
INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL VACANCY 2009
Please consider being a representative on Inter-Church Council. Experienced Christians working together in the Mitcham Hills Council. Four meetings annually – its an outside role in our “inside-out Church”.
Enquiring to Yvonne M
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Friday, December 26, 2008
Pewsheet Sunday December 28, 2008
SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2008
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
OUR CELEBRANT TODAY IS REV’D DR WARREN HUFFA
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Saving God, whose Son Jesus was presented in the temple and acclaimed the glory of Israel and the light of the nations: grant that in him we may be presented to you, and in the world, may reflect his glory; who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
TODAY’S READING Galatians 4.4-7 by Valerie T
GOSPEL Luke 2.22-40
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by Sue
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Andrew G for today, Danny H for Monday.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Joyce & Bob for New Year’s Day.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK Ephesians 1.3-14 by Caroline
GOSPEL John 1:10-18 INTERCESSIONS by Wendy
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Caroline or Christie .
EVENTS
BRAD’S FIRST SERVICE is set for 8am & 10am on January 25 and will be followed by an AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ LUNCH. There will be a wedding in the Church later in the afternoon.
LAY PEOPLE’S MEETINGS
Lesson Readers and Lay Assistants: Sunday, February 8
Readers: Sunday, February 15
Intercessors: Sunday, February 22
All meetings at 11:30am for 45 minutes duration.
TREASURE MARKET Saturday 28th March
Please do all you can to preserve your fruit or make jam, collect goods for the white elephant stall, clothing, toys and pot those plants. All donations gratefully accepted. Enquiries Marilyn.
Picnic in the National Park May 17 2009
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
OUTREACH
INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL VACANCY 2009
Please consider being a representative on Inter-Church Council. Experienced Christians working together in the Mitcham Hills Council. Four meetings annually – its an outside role in our “inside-out Church”.
Enquiring to Yvonne M
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Friday, December 19, 2008
Pewsheet Sunday December 21, 2008
Sunday 21st December 2008 – 4th Sunday of Advent
Today’s Officiant is Rev’d Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Gracious God, whose eternal Word took flesh among us when Mary placed her life at the service of your will: prepare our hearts for his coming again and keep us steadfast in hope, that we may be ready for the coming of his kingdom; for his sake, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16 Psalm 89:1-4,19-27 Romans 16:25-27 to be read by Evelyn GOSPEL Luke 1:26-38
NOTES ON WARREN’S SERMON
It is only in the light of faith in Christ that the continuity between Jesus and what went before him in the Old Testament can be glimpsed. And it is not a nice, neat, simple, linear progression from one to the other. Jesus was a surprise. Those who like the linear approach seem to think that this 'proves' that Jesus is the messiah. (And provides a handy ground for condemning those who have missed what should be obvious.) But it is the surprise that Jesus is the messiah that strikes me. And it is this surprise, the way in which Jesus does not fit the expectations of his day (or the Old Testament), that lends credibility to the claims of faith. Where did the strange claims come from? Were they just made up? (Because, without the claims themselves, it is difficult to see how Jesus is the fulfilment of the expectations of the Old Testament.) And if a non-believer were to assert that the claims about Jesus (e.g. his resurrection) are made up, where did they come from? There were plenty of other claims to fabricate that would have met the expectations of the day, been more believable, and therefore more attractive to a Jewish audience. The lack of fit between Jesus and the expectations of the Jews demands explanation.
In all of this there is an excess in the Old Testament that allows for the strange twist that leads from the Old Testament to Jesus, but the excess is only accessed through a prior faith that sees Jesus, the crucified, risen Lord, as the true messiah. With the light of this faith, the Old Testament and its expectations can be read in a new and surprising way.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by Margaret .
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK Isa 61.10-62.3 Ps 148, Gal 4.4-7
SAFER MINISTRY The details of courses and dates for 2009 are now available. Those needing to complete courses should check the sheets on the table or notice board, plan your year, and book as soon as possible as the courses fill up very quickly.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially.
Call Caroline or Christie
EVENTS
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Christmas Eve 11.00pm Holy Communion
Christmas Day 8.00am Traditional Holy Communion 10.00am Contemporary Holy Communion
QUIRE ST NICOLAS CAROL SERVICE (O Nata Lux de lumine). will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral Sunday 21st December at 3pm. Three members of Holy Innocent's congregation (Max, Lois and David) sing in this choir.
BRAD’S FIRST SERVICE is set for 8am & 10am on January 25 and will be followed by an AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ LUNCH. There will be a wedding in the Church later in the afternoon.
LAY PEOPLE’S MEETINGS
Lesson Readers and Lay Assistants: Sunday, February 8
Readers: Sunday, February 15
Intercessors: Sunday, February 22
All meeting at 11:30am for 45 minutes duration.
SPRING CLEANING.......remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Yes..... when cleaning and tidying up around your home or out in the shed, remember
to put aside those items you think would be suitable for our next Treasure Market Planned for
March 2009. For more details please speak to Marilyn
PICNIC IN THE NATIONAL PARK May 17 2009
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara Corbett 8278 1851.
ABM Joan Durdin still has a few packets of Christmas cards (10 per pack) for sale. They will be available at church after the 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. services.
DONATIONS TO THE INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL TRANSITION BAGS
A total of $170.00 was received and has been forwarded to the Inter-Church Council ($165 received on the Sunday and forwarded by cheque and a later cash donation of $5). Our thanks to everyone who helped raise this wonderful contribution.
SPONSORSHIP OF WALKERS FOR THE ADDIS ABABA FISTULA HOSPITAL
Thank you everyone including friends, workmates and relations for your marvellous support of the important work of this special hospital in Ethiopia. A total of $674 was raised by the following sponsored walkers from our Parish - Robyn Keynes $165.00 Cynthia MacIntosh $100.00 Jean Fordham $226.00 Yvonne Caddy $183.00
We all enjoyed our Walk in National Park on a beautiful summer afternoon. The money has been forwarded to Church Office to be handed direct to the hospital when the contingent of youth from our Diocese visit early in January 2009.
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Today’s Officiant is Rev’d Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or for morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Gracious God, whose eternal Word took flesh among us when Mary placed her life at the service of your will: prepare our hearts for his coming again and keep us steadfast in hope, that we may be ready for the coming of his kingdom; for his sake, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16 Psalm 89:1-4,19-27 Romans 16:25-27 to be read by Evelyn GOSPEL Luke 1:26-38
NOTES ON WARREN’S SERMON
It is only in the light of faith in Christ that the continuity between Jesus and what went before him in the Old Testament can be glimpsed. And it is not a nice, neat, simple, linear progression from one to the other. Jesus was a surprise. Those who like the linear approach seem to think that this 'proves' that Jesus is the messiah. (And provides a handy ground for condemning those who have missed what should be obvious.) But it is the surprise that Jesus is the messiah that strikes me. And it is this surprise, the way in which Jesus does not fit the expectations of his day (or the Old Testament), that lends credibility to the claims of faith. Where did the strange claims come from? Were they just made up? (Because, without the claims themselves, it is difficult to see how Jesus is the fulfilment of the expectations of the Old Testament.) And if a non-believer were to assert that the claims about Jesus (e.g. his resurrection) are made up, where did they come from? There were plenty of other claims to fabricate that would have met the expectations of the day, been more believable, and therefore more attractive to a Jewish audience. The lack of fit between Jesus and the expectations of the Jews demands explanation.
In all of this there is an excess in the Old Testament that allows for the strange twist that leads from the Old Testament to Jesus, but the excess is only accessed through a prior faith that sees Jesus, the crucified, risen Lord, as the true messiah. With the light of this faith, the Old Testament and its expectations can be read in a new and surprising way.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by Margaret .
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK Isa 61.10-62.3 Ps 148, Gal 4.4-7
SAFER MINISTRY The details of courses and dates for 2009 are now available. Those needing to complete courses should check the sheets on the table or notice board, plan your year, and book as soon as possible as the courses fill up very quickly.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short-term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially.
Call Caroline or Christie
EVENTS
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
Christmas Eve 11.00pm Holy Communion
Christmas Day 8.00am Traditional Holy Communion 10.00am Contemporary Holy Communion
QUIRE ST NICOLAS CAROL SERVICE (O Nata Lux de lumine). will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral Sunday 21st December at 3pm. Three members of Holy Innocent's congregation (Max, Lois and David) sing in this choir.
BRAD’S FIRST SERVICE is set for 8am & 10am on January 25 and will be followed by an AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ LUNCH. There will be a wedding in the Church later in the afternoon.
LAY PEOPLE’S MEETINGS
Lesson Readers and Lay Assistants: Sunday, February 8
Readers: Sunday, February 15
Intercessors: Sunday, February 22
All meeting at 11:30am for 45 minutes duration.
SPRING CLEANING.......remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Yes..... when cleaning and tidying up around your home or out in the shed, remember
to put aside those items you think would be suitable for our next Treasure Market Planned for
March 2009. For more details please speak to Marilyn
PICNIC IN THE NATIONAL PARK May 17 2009
PARISH CAMP October 16-18 2009
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara Corbett 8278 1851.
ABM Joan Durdin still has a few packets of Christmas cards (10 per pack) for sale. They will be available at church after the 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. services.
DONATIONS TO THE INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL TRANSITION BAGS
A total of $170.00 was received and has been forwarded to the Inter-Church Council ($165 received on the Sunday and forwarded by cheque and a later cash donation of $5). Our thanks to everyone who helped raise this wonderful contribution.
SPONSORSHIP OF WALKERS FOR THE ADDIS ABABA FISTULA HOSPITAL
Thank you everyone including friends, workmates and relations for your marvellous support of the important work of this special hospital in Ethiopia. A total of $674 was raised by the following sponsored walkers from our Parish - Robyn Keynes $165.00 Cynthia MacIntosh $100.00 Jean Fordham $226.00 Yvonne Caddy $183.00
We all enjoyed our Walk in National Park on a beautiful summer afternoon. The money has been forwarded to Church Office to be handed direct to the hospital when the contingent of youth from our Diocese visit early in January 2009.
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Friday, December 12, 2008
Pewsheet Sunday December 14, 2008
Sunday 14th December 2008 – 3rd Sunday of Advent & Baptism of Kirby Huffa
Welcome to today’s Officiant Archbishop Jeffrey Driver
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY
TODAY’S READINGS
Psalm 126 “A song of ascents”, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 “Final instructions”
GOSPEL John 1:6-8, 19-28
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to. Ray for today, Thomas for tomorrow and Elaine for the 19th.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Iris & Walter for today.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16 Psalm 89:1-4,19-27 Romans 16:25-27 to be read by Evelyn GOSPEL Luke 1:26-38 INTERCESSIONS Margaret
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT
At 11.30 today, Fr Ron will be presenting his final session for preparation of the coming week’s services.
Safer Ministry The details of courses and dates for 2009 are now available. Those needing to complete courses should check the sheets on the table or notice board, plan your year, and book as soon as possible as the courses fill up very quickly.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Caroline or Christie
EVENTS
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
19th December Children’s Service
Christmas Eve 11:00pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day: 8:00am Traditional Holy Communion & 10:00am Contemporary Holy Communion
Quire St Nicolas Carol Service (O Nata Lux de lumine). will be held at St. Peter's Cathedral Sunday 21st December at 3pm. Three members of Holy Innocent's congregation sing in this choir.
SPRING CLEANING.......remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Yes..... when cleaning and tidying up around your home or out in the shed, remember
to put aside those items you think would be suitable for our next Treasure Market Planned for
March 2009. For more details please speak to Marilyn
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara
ABM Joan Durdin still has a few packets of Christmas cards (10 per pack) for sale. They will be available at church after the 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. services.
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Friday, December 5, 2008
Pewsheet Sunday December 7, 2008
Sunday 7th December 2008 – 2nd Sunday of Advent
Today’s Officiant is Revd Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Merciful God, you sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Isaiah 40:1-11 “Comfort for God’s people” by Margaret P
GOSPEL Mark 1:1-8 “John the Baptist prepares the way”
WARREN’S SERMON NOTES “The Durability of God’s Word”
Isaiah proper (chapters 1-39) ends on a note of destruction and despair. Israel's unfaithfulness will not go unpunished. (Isa 39:5-8) Judah will lose its king, city, temple and people; "... nothing shall be left, says the Lord." (39:6) Babylon snuffed out the kingdom of Judah in 586 BC, and took the people into exile as the Assyrians had done previously to the kingdom of Israel (2Kings 17:-6). And just as all seems lost for good, there comes a prophecy from God. 'Second Isaiah' speaks a word of comfort and grace to the people; God will come to them, their exile will end, and they will return home to the Promised Land. This "comfort" is more than consolation; rather it is God's solidarity and presence with the suffering of the people. Their exile is to end, and they will return home across the desert to the promised land.(Isa 40:1-5; see also Isa 35:8-10) The performative word of God (Isa 40:5,8) has cataclysmic implications for the empire of Babylon. It must fall to let the people go (Isa 40:10-11; Jeremiah 51:34-37; see also Exodus 5:1. The fall of pagan empire and the return home is not dependent on the strength of mere mortals but rests on God's resolve and decree. (Isa 40:6-8) God will do this. (Isa 40:9-11)
There is an excess in the prophecy of Isaiah 40 that finds its fulfilment in John the Baptist's preaching and ministry. (Mk 1:1-8; Lk 3) God is now acting decisively for all those who find themselves in exile and in need of homecoming. This includes the physical exiles and prisoners (see Matt 25:31-46; Lk 4:18-19), the excluded from society, those in need of healing, and all those who know their need and seek their true home. (Matt 11:28-30) The God of grace encountered by Israel now through Israel reaches out to the whole of humankind in Jesus.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Christophe for the 8th & Don for the 9th.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Pat & Graham and Danny & Christie for the 13th.
ORDINATION ON 29 NOVEMBER 2008
Our congratulations and best wishes to Lynda who was ordained Deacon at the service on 29 November. Lynda worked with our parish during 2007 and we greatly appreciated the special gift of her ministry. Lynda will be working at the Cathedral during 2009. Also Stephen , engaged to Adele (our previous Sunday "lap top" operator), was ordained Deacon. And of course, Brad Henley, our assistant next year, was ordained Deacon as well. Do keep these people in your prayers. Marg P
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 “The year of the Lord’s favour”
Psalm 126 “A song of ascents”, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 “Final instructions”
GOSPEL John 1:6-8, 19-28 INTERCESSIONS by Max
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT READINGS
At 11.30 today and next Sunday, Fr Ron will be presenting sessions for preparation of the coming week’s services.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Caroline or Christie.
THANK YOU to Craig and all those who are helping with the work in our garden.
EVENTS
BISHOP IAN GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS TOUR OF THE ART GALLERY OF SA
TODAY at 2PM Take this opportunity to approach Christmas through art.
ARCHBISHOP’S VISIT & BAPTISM OF KIRBY NEXT SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
19th December Children’s Service 6:30pm
POTTING PLANTS....remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Everyone is looking for “water wise” plants... so when dividing up your favourite plants and succulents,
this Spring, why not pot a few extra so they are well rooted by next March ready for our Treasure
Market Plant Stall in March 2009. For more details speak to Marilyn
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara C
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
TOY APPEAL Joyce wishes to thank all those who helped to make this appeal so successful.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Today’s Officiant is Revd Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Merciful God, you sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Isaiah 40:1-11 “Comfort for God’s people” by Margaret P
GOSPEL Mark 1:1-8 “John the Baptist prepares the way”
WARREN’S SERMON NOTES “The Durability of God’s Word”
Isaiah proper (chapters 1-39) ends on a note of destruction and despair. Israel's unfaithfulness will not go unpunished. (Isa 39:5-8) Judah will lose its king, city, temple and people; "... nothing shall be left, says the Lord." (39:6) Babylon snuffed out the kingdom of Judah in 586 BC, and took the people into exile as the Assyrians had done previously to the kingdom of Israel (2Kings 17:-6). And just as all seems lost for good, there comes a prophecy from God. 'Second Isaiah' speaks a word of comfort and grace to the people; God will come to them, their exile will end, and they will return home to the Promised Land. This "comfort" is more than consolation; rather it is God's solidarity and presence with the suffering of the people. Their exile is to end, and they will return home across the desert to the promised land.(Isa 40:1-5; see also Isa 35:8-10) The performative word of God (Isa 40:5,8) has cataclysmic implications for the empire of Babylon. It must fall to let the people go (Isa 40:10-11; Jeremiah 51:34-37; see also Exodus 5:1. The fall of pagan empire and the return home is not dependent on the strength of mere mortals but rests on God's resolve and decree. (Isa 40:6-8) God will do this. (Isa 40:9-11)
There is an excess in the prophecy of Isaiah 40 that finds its fulfilment in John the Baptist's preaching and ministry. (Mk 1:1-8; Lk 3) God is now acting decisively for all those who find themselves in exile and in need of homecoming. This includes the physical exiles and prisoners (see Matt 25:31-46; Lk 4:18-19), the excluded from society, those in need of healing, and all those who know their need and seek their true home. (Matt 11:28-30) The God of grace encountered by Israel now through Israel reaches out to the whole of humankind in Jesus.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Christophe for the 8th & Don for the 9th.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Pat & Graham and Danny & Christie for the 13th.
ORDINATION ON 29 NOVEMBER 2008
Our congratulations and best wishes to Lynda who was ordained Deacon at the service on 29 November. Lynda worked with our parish during 2007 and we greatly appreciated the special gift of her ministry. Lynda will be working at the Cathedral during 2009. Also Stephen , engaged to Adele (our previous Sunday "lap top" operator), was ordained Deacon. And of course, Brad Henley, our assistant next year, was ordained Deacon as well. Do keep these people in your prayers. Marg P
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 “The year of the Lord’s favour”
Psalm 126 “A song of ascents”, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 “Final instructions”
GOSPEL John 1:6-8, 19-28 INTERCESSIONS by Max
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT READINGS
At 11.30 today and next Sunday, Fr Ron will be presenting sessions for preparation of the coming week’s services.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
HELPLINE
Part of being a Christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Caroline or Christie.
THANK YOU to Craig and all those who are helping with the work in our garden.
EVENTS
BISHOP IAN GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS TOUR OF THE ART GALLERY OF SA
TODAY at 2PM Take this opportunity to approach Christmas through art.
ARCHBISHOP’S VISIT & BAPTISM OF KIRBY NEXT SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
19th December Children’s Service 6:30pm
POTTING PLANTS....remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Everyone is looking for “water wise” plants... so when dividing up your favourite plants and succulents,
this Spring, why not pot a few extra so they are well rooted by next March ready for our Treasure
Market Plant Stall in March 2009. For more details speak to Marilyn
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara C
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
TOY APPEAL Joyce wishes to thank all those who helped to make this appeal so successful.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Pewsheet Sunday November 30, 2008
Sunday 30th November 2008 – 1st Sunday of Advent
Today’s Officiant at is Revd Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Eternal God, through long generations you prepared a way for the coming of your Son, and by your Spirit you still bring light to illumine our paths: renew us in faith and hope that we may welcome Christ to rule our thoughts and claim our love; to whom be glory forever: Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Isaiah 64:1-9 by Trevor GOSPEL Mark 13:24-37
WARREN’S SERMON NOTES – http://classic-theology-new.blogspot.com/
PLANNED GIVING - Please put your renewed pledges in the offertory plate.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by The Vandepeer Family
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE – Isaiah 40:1-11 by Margaret P GOSPEL Mark 1:1-8 INTERCESSIONS by Sue DT
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT READINGS
At 11.30 today and for the next 2 weeks, Fr Ron will be presenting sessions for preparation of the coming week’s services.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 36 Penno Parade North
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday at 378 Main Road Corromandel Valley
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
PARISH DIRECTORY
We are currently updating the Parish Directory. If you would like to have name and or any of your details included, or you would like changes to your existing entry, please fill a form that is available in the foyer and give it to Warren, Cynthia or Wendy no later than today. If you would like to volunteer to update the database, that would be most appreciated by Wendy.
HELPLINE
Part of being a christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Caroline or Christie
EVENTS
BISHOP IAN GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS TOUR OF THE ART GALLERY OF SA
SUNDAY 7 DEC 2PM Take this opportunity to approach Christmas through art.
CPR (CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION) MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 10AM – 12ISH
Do you feel confident to administer CPR should a family member or friend collapse and whilst you wait for an ambulance? Would you, like me, like to learn or brush up your skills when Sister Ella Tyler, a well qualified and experienced educator in the CPR method is prepared to come to the church for the reduced rate of $25 each. Be ready should your child or grandchild be involved in a pool mishap this summer. Let Warren or Barbara Corbett know if you wish to be included
ARCHBISHOP’S VISIT & BAPTISM OF KIRBY SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER
POTTING PLANTS....remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Everyone is looking for “water wise” plants... so when dividing up your favourite plants and succulents,
this Spring, why not pot a few extra so they are well rooted by next March ready for our Treasure
Market Plant Stall in March 2009. For more details speak to Marilyn
BLACKWOOD PAGEANT - FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER Please come along and walk to create a strong Christian presence. Meet at 6 o’clock in Gulfview Road near to Hungry Jacks and look for the Holy Innocents Banner. See Ross for details.
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara Corbett 8278 1851.
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
HALL BOOKING
Dec 5 St John’s are using the hall from the afternoon into the early evening.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Today’s Officiant at is Revd Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY Eternal God, through long generations you prepared a way for the coming of your Son, and by your Spirit you still bring light to illumine our paths: renew us in faith and hope that we may welcome Christ to rule our thoughts and claim our love; to whom be glory forever: Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Isaiah 64:1-9 by Trevor GOSPEL Mark 13:24-37
WARREN’S SERMON NOTES – http://classic-theology-new.blogspot.com/
PLANNED GIVING - Please put your renewed pledges in the offertory plate.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE by The Vandepeer Family
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE – Isaiah 40:1-11 by Margaret P GOSPEL Mark 1:1-8 INTERCESSIONS by Sue DT
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT READINGS
At 11.30 today and for the next 2 weeks, Fr Ron will be presenting sessions for preparation of the coming week’s services.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month at 36 Penno Parade North
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday at 378 Main Road Corromandel Valley
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
PARISH DIRECTORY
We are currently updating the Parish Directory. If you would like to have name and or any of your details included, or you would like changes to your existing entry, please fill a form that is available in the foyer and give it to Warren, Cynthia or Wendy no later than today. If you would like to volunteer to update the database, that would be most appreciated by Wendy.
HELPLINE
Part of being a christian community is supporting each other in times of need. We offer short term delivery of food when required, local transport, phone calls, visits and numerous other types of assistance. It is our way of helping one another quietly and confidentially. Call Caroline or Christie
EVENTS
BISHOP IAN GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS TOUR OF THE ART GALLERY OF SA
SUNDAY 7 DEC 2PM Take this opportunity to approach Christmas through art.
CPR (CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION) MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 10AM – 12ISH
Do you feel confident to administer CPR should a family member or friend collapse and whilst you wait for an ambulance? Would you, like me, like to learn or brush up your skills when Sister Ella Tyler, a well qualified and experienced educator in the CPR method is prepared to come to the church for the reduced rate of $25 each. Be ready should your child or grandchild be involved in a pool mishap this summer. Let Warren or Barbara Corbett know if you wish to be included
ARCHBISHOP’S VISIT & BAPTISM OF KIRBY SUNDAY 14th DECEMBER
POTTING PLANTS....remember our 2009 Church Treasure Market is only months away!
Everyone is looking for “water wise” plants... so when dividing up your favourite plants and succulents,
this Spring, why not pot a few extra so they are well rooted by next March ready for our Treasure
Market Plant Stall in March 2009. For more details speak to Marilyn
BLACKWOOD PAGEANT - FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER Please come along and walk to create a strong Christian presence. Meet at 6 o’clock in Gulfview Road near to Hungry Jacks and look for the Holy Innocents Banner. See Ross for details.
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara Corbett 8278 1851.
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
HALL BOOKING
Dec 5 St John’s are using the hall from the afternoon into the early evening.
ITEMS FOR NEXT WEEK’S PEW SHEET
Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Friday, November 21, 2008
Pewsheet Sunday November 23, 2008
Sunday 23rd November 2008 – Christ the King
Today’s Officiant at is Revd Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY God of power and love, who raised your Son Jesus from death to life, resplendent in glory to rule over all creation: free the world to rejoice in his peace, to glory in his justice, and to live in his love. Unite the human race in Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Ephesians 1:15-23 by Arndrae GOSPEL Matthew 25:31-46
NOTES FROM WARREN’S BLOG - “The (Theo)illogical Gospel”. The gospel of Jesus stands out against all the 'logics' of the world. In this sense, the gospel is illogical. For example, a king born amongst the dung; a local king (Herod) willing to kill the children of a whole area to snuff out a nobody; the Christ who is a refugee; a Christ who calls sinners to be his disciples; the crucified Christ; and the unity of cross and resurrection, a gospel that never leaves behind the cross of Jesus in favour of his resurrection; a messiah known most easily in history in the form of the hungry and imprisoned. The gospel just doesn't fit our usual perceptions. And this alerts us to the perennial danger for disciples and churches, the temptation to domesticate the gospel (by making it more 'logical' and 'reasonable') because of the discomfort the mismatch provides. The temptation is to either change/ignore bits of the gospel or fib about our humanity (in all its glory and depravity). So how do we prevent this, as much as possible anyway? A couple of points:
• Be suspicious of glib answers. Feeding the poor is not as easy as it sounds in the complexity of life. Yet this is not an excuse for not doing it. The real complexity of human community does not easily yield to immediate solutions very often.
• Be suspicious of glib theology. The kind of thing that slices off aspects of the gospel that don't 'fit'. Examples abound, but the usual targets of this trimming are the bits about peace and justice, and the traditional parts that make Jesus Lord, messiah, Son of God, etc.
• Be honest about your own humanity and our common experience of humanity as we currently experience it. Let's not hide the brokenness, but not wallow in it.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE We pray for those in need especially Anne , Betty and Walter, Janet and Peter, Anna, Joy, Ben , Ros Haysman, Ron , Eric , Dianne , Ben , Phyllis Morecroft, Heather, Juliet, Annie , Ryan Thomas, Baby Harry , Claire S & Bobbie F. We pray for the soul of Valerie Loftes whose years mind occurs at this time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Pat P for today & Sue D-T for Tuesday.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE – Isaiah 64 v 1-9 (volunteer reader please) Psalm 80:1-7 & 17-19 GOSPEL Mark 13: 24 – 37 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (volunteer intercessor please).
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT READINGS
On Sunday 30 November, 7 & 14 December, there will be a chance to look at each of the following Sunday’s readings - from about 11.30 for an hour with Canon Ron Keynes. Notes supplied.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
PARISH DIRECTORY
Please return your forms to Warren, Cynthia or Wendy no later than 30 November.
HALL BOOKING
Dec 5 St John’s are using the hall from the afternoon into the early evening.
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
EVENTS
ONE VILLAGE MOVIE NIGHT – AUSTRALIA THE MOVIE FRIDAY 28th NOVEMBER 8.45PM
At the Capri Theatre, Goodwood Tickets $15 Con $12
BRAD’S ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 10AM
St Peter’s Cathedral. We are asked to bring a plate of food to share.
PLANNED GIVING SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30TH You are invited to hear our hopes for 2009. The presentation at both the 8am and 10am services will expand on the Mission Budget 2009.
BLACKWOOD PAGEANT - FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER Please come along and walk to create a strong Christian presence. Meet at 6 o’clock in Gulfview Road near to Hungry Jacks and look for the Holy Innocents Banner. See Ross for details.
BISHOP IAN GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS TOUR OF THE ART GALLERY OF SA SUNDAY 7 DEC 2PM
CPR (CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION) MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 10AM – 12ISH
Do you feel confident to administer CPR should a familty member or friend collapse and whilst you wait for an ambulance? Would you, like me, like to learn or brush up your skills when Sister Ella Tyler, a well qualified and experienced educator in the CPR method is prepared to come to the church for the reduced rate of $25 each. Be ready should your child or grandchild be involved in a pool mishap this summer. Let Warren or Barbara know if you wish to be included.
VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP AND BAPTISM OF KIRBY HUFFA SUNDAY 14TH DEC
MAKING JAM THIS SUMMER....remember our 2009 Church Treasure Marker is only months away!
Bishop Pierre calls for prayer for Congo today
As you know, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to fester. Much is still underreported. In addition to the crisis in the Goma region, there are two areas of rebel activity in Congo which have not hit the news: the Dungu area, in the north, where the Lord's Resistance Army has attacked villages and abducted adults and children in recent weeks, and also the Gety/Aveba/Nyankunde region, close to Bunia, where a new militia group emerged in late September and displaced many people from their homes.
Our Anglican sisters and brothers in those areas have been deeply affected, and are in the forefront of relief efforts and peacemaking.
I am echoing Archbishop Fidèle Dirokpa's call for a day of prayer for peace in the Congo on Sunday 23 November.
You can use the following prayer, if you like, or do your own. O God of peace and abundant life, You call peacemakers your children. Let your Holy Spirit guide and govern all those who are making peace in Congo,and give them success,
So that all your people may have that abundant life promised through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the same Spirit, one God in Holy Trinity. Amen.
Episcopal Relief and Development is sending aid. Please encourage your people to help in any way they can prayer first, but also material help as well. See http://www.er-d.org/ for information on sending direct help.
Here is a short documentary on the underlying issues that have led to what is called "The Third World War." Five million have already died...http://www.mediastorm.org/0022.htm Thank you in advance,+Pierre
PEW SHEET INFO Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
Today’s Officiant at is Revd Dr Warren Huffa
WELCOME Please join us for breakfast in the hall after the 8am service or morning tea after the 10am service. At 10am please find all prayers and hymns projected onto the sanctuary walls.
THE PRAYER FOR TODAY God of power and love, who raised your Son Jesus from death to life, resplendent in glory to rule over all creation: free the world to rejoice in his peace, to glory in his justice, and to live in his love. Unite the human race in Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
TODAY’S READINGS Ephesians 1:15-23 by Arndrae GOSPEL Matthew 25:31-46
NOTES FROM WARREN’S BLOG - “The (Theo)illogical Gospel”. The gospel of Jesus stands out against all the 'logics' of the world. In this sense, the gospel is illogical. For example, a king born amongst the dung; a local king (Herod) willing to kill the children of a whole area to snuff out a nobody; the Christ who is a refugee; a Christ who calls sinners to be his disciples; the crucified Christ; and the unity of cross and resurrection, a gospel that never leaves behind the cross of Jesus in favour of his resurrection; a messiah known most easily in history in the form of the hungry and imprisoned. The gospel just doesn't fit our usual perceptions. And this alerts us to the perennial danger for disciples and churches, the temptation to domesticate the gospel (by making it more 'logical' and 'reasonable') because of the discomfort the mismatch provides. The temptation is to either change/ignore bits of the gospel or fib about our humanity (in all its glory and depravity). So how do we prevent this, as much as possible anyway? A couple of points:
• Be suspicious of glib answers. Feeding the poor is not as easy as it sounds in the complexity of life. Yet this is not an excuse for not doing it. The real complexity of human community does not easily yield to immediate solutions very often.
• Be suspicious of glib theology. The kind of thing that slices off aspects of the gospel that don't 'fit'. Examples abound, but the usual targets of this trimming are the bits about peace and justice, and the traditional parts that make Jesus Lord, messiah, Son of God, etc.
• Be honest about your own humanity and our common experience of humanity as we currently experience it. Let's not hide the brokenness, but not wallow in it.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE We pray for those in need especially Anne , Betty and Walter, Janet and Peter, Anna, Joy, Ben , Ros Haysman, Ron , Eric , Dianne , Ben , Phyllis Morecroft, Heather, Juliet, Annie , Ryan Thomas, Baby Harry , Claire S & Bobbie F. We pray for the soul of Valerie Loftes whose years mind occurs at this time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Pat P for today & Sue D-T for Tuesday.
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEK’S SERVICE – Isaiah 64 v 1-9 (volunteer reader please) Psalm 80:1-7 & 17-19 GOSPEL Mark 13: 24 – 37 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (volunteer intercessor please).
FR RON’S PREPARATION FOR ADVENT READINGS
On Sunday 30 November, 7 & 14 December, there will be a chance to look at each of the following Sunday’s readings - from about 11.30 for an hour with Canon Ron Keynes. Notes supplied.
PRAYER CIRCLE meets noon on the 2nd Tuesday each month
BIBLE STUDY 10am every Wednesday
HOLY COMMUNION 9.30am every Thursday followed by morning tea in the hall.
PARISH DIRECTORY
Please return your forms to Warren, Cynthia or Wendy no later than 30 November.
HALL BOOKING
Dec 5 St John’s are using the hall from the afternoon into the early evening.
OUTREACH
ANGLICARE CHRISTMAS CARDS
There is a chart pinned up in the foyer on which you can write your name if you wish to order any of Anglicare's cards, which come in packs of ten. Prices $5, $6, $7, $8 and $10 per pack. Pay when you collect. Any queries phone Barbara
ANGLICARE ENVELOPES on the table in foyer for donation toward their important work.
EVENTS
ONE VILLAGE MOVIE NIGHT – AUSTRALIA THE MOVIE FRIDAY 28th NOVEMBER 8.45PM
At the Capri Theatre, Goodwood Tickets $15 Con $12
BRAD’S ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 10AM
St Peter’s Cathedral. We are asked to bring a plate of food to share.
PLANNED GIVING SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30TH You are invited to hear our hopes for 2009. The presentation at both the 8am and 10am services will expand on the Mission Budget 2009.
BLACKWOOD PAGEANT - FRIDAY 5th DECEMBER Please come along and walk to create a strong Christian presence. Meet at 6 o’clock in Gulfview Road near to Hungry Jacks and look for the Holy Innocents Banner. See Ross for details.
BISHOP IAN GEORGE’S CHRISTMAS TOUR OF THE ART GALLERY OF SA SUNDAY 7 DEC 2PM
CPR (CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION) MONDAY 1ST DECEMBER 10AM – 12ISH
Do you feel confident to administer CPR should a familty member or friend collapse and whilst you wait for an ambulance? Would you, like me, like to learn or brush up your skills when Sister Ella Tyler, a well qualified and experienced educator in the CPR method is prepared to come to the church for the reduced rate of $25 each. Be ready should your child or grandchild be involved in a pool mishap this summer. Let Warren or Barbara know if you wish to be included.
VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP AND BAPTISM OF KIRBY HUFFA SUNDAY 14TH DEC
MAKING JAM THIS SUMMER....remember our 2009 Church Treasure Marker is only months away!
Bishop Pierre calls for prayer for Congo today
As you know, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to fester. Much is still underreported. In addition to the crisis in the Goma region, there are two areas of rebel activity in Congo which have not hit the news: the Dungu area, in the north, where the Lord's Resistance Army has attacked villages and abducted adults and children in recent weeks, and also the Gety/Aveba/Nyankunde region, close to Bunia, where a new militia group emerged in late September and displaced many people from their homes.
Our Anglican sisters and brothers in those areas have been deeply affected, and are in the forefront of relief efforts and peacemaking.
I am echoing Archbishop Fidèle Dirokpa's call for a day of prayer for peace in the Congo on Sunday 23 November.
You can use the following prayer, if you like, or do your own. O God of peace and abundant life, You call peacemakers your children. Let your Holy Spirit guide and govern all those who are making peace in Congo,and give them success,
So that all your people may have that abundant life promised through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the same Spirit, one God in Holy Trinity. Amen.
Episcopal Relief and Development is sending aid. Please encourage your people to help in any way they can prayer first, but also material help as well. See http://www.er-d.org/ for information on sending direct help.
Here is a short documentary on the underlying issues that have led to what is called "The Third World War." Five million have already died...http://www.mediastorm.org/0022.htm Thank you in advance,+Pierre
PEW SHEET INFO Forward to Wendy by 5pm Tuesdays
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