Notices_The Epiphany of Our Lord_Sunday 8th January 2023

NOTICES:

 

Wel­come to any vis­it­ors with us today.  Please join us for morn­ing tea.

 

Thank you to Fr John Bowen for cel­eb­rat­ing and preach­ing today.  Also, for tak­ing our Wed­nes­day ser­vices in Fr Jeff’s absence.

 

Fr Jeff and Michelle will be on hol­i­days until the 12^th Janu­ary 2023.

 

Mon 16 & Tue 17^th Jan – St Luke’s CARPARK CLOSURE for par­tial repair work (Note: this could take longer).  Please do not attempt to drive into the car­park on these days. Thank you!

 

Sunday 12^th Feb – is our Wel­come Back BBQ after church.  Gen­er­ously provided by the Cater­ers of Nich­olas Chiew’s confirmation

 

Sunday 19^th Feb – Par­ish Coun­cil meets after morn­ing tea. 

 

ST PAUL’S PANTRY needs food, health and clean­ing items: A bas­ket is in the church foy­er for donations.

 

Food for our worms – Fr Jeff and Michelle are away until 12^th Janu­ary 2023.  Please do not leave any worm food while they are away.  Con­tri­bu­tions of worm food will hap­pily be received when they return from holidays.

 

Lea MacNeil has jam, con­serves, pickles and vari­ous sauces to sell; please email her at lea.macneil@gmail.com to order them from her.  All pro­ceeds go to St Luke’s Parish.

 

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Monday: Selina Hardy & John; and Moya Holle.

Tues­day: Susan Hill, Janet Broady & Alex; and Nic­ola & James Howard.

Wed­nes­day: Noel Jeffs; and Geoff Lind­say & Mandy Tibbey.

Thursday: Joseph, Esth­er, Joyti & Joshlyn Kumar; and Fabi­an LoSchiavo.

Fri­day: We pray for Fr John Bunyan’s pas­tor­al care min­istry at Bank­stown Hos­pit­al and all those he min­is­ters to.

Sat­urday: Lov­ing God, we pray for the people of Ukraine, for all those suf­fer­ing or afraid, that you will be close to them and pro­tect them.  We pray for world lead­ers, for com­pas­sion, strength and wis­dom to guide their choices.  We pray for the world that in this moment of crisis, we may reach out in solid­ar­ity to our broth­ers and sis­ters in need.  May we walk in your ways so that peace and justice become a real­ity for the people of Ukraine and for all the world.  Amen.

 

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For our com­munity today: Lach­lan Gray, Rose­mary Ran­dall, & Frances; Stu­art Grigg & ‘Trisha; and Richard Hagen & Som.

 

Pray­ers for the sick: Tony Brown­low; Pau­line Newell; Rose­mary Brad­ford; Mary Middleton; (Fr) John Hawkins; Christine Kon­draten­ko; Bax­ter Min­gis-Per­kins; Craig; Val Thomas; Maria & Trish; Kev­in Tib­bey; Simone Abra­hams; Ed Leuen­ber­ger; Salochna Devi; Ruth Dodd; Robyn Palmer; (Rev) Helen Phil­lips; Peter Cinelli; Julie Ankers; Robert & Lyn­dall Dubler; and Geor­gia Keighery.

 

Recently Depar­ted: Ros­amee and Anong.

 

Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Zena Thor­ton; Zena Nix­on; Frances Welsh; Irene Crit­tenden; Thelma Cordukes; Rockley Isa­bella Miller; John Fraser; and Pearl Wright.

 

Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 10^th: Wil­li­am Laud, Arch­bish­op of Can­ter­bury, mar­tyr (d. 1645); 13^th: Hil­ary of Poit­i­ers, Bish­op and teach­er (d. 367); and 14^th: Sava, first Arch­bish­op of the Ser­bi­an church (d.1235).

 

 

Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: Florence Shel­lard; Ray Som­mer; John Hardy; Lyn Car­ring­ton; John Dick­son; Shir­ley, Bar­bara & Jade Allen; Rhi­an­non Henry-Edwards; Marissa; Jude, Isla, Meg & Al Don­nell; Grace & Han­nah Ashton; Kuwert; Rev Laurie MacIntyre; Kiki Chun; Raul of Radio Skidrow and his fam­ily; Andrew Strat­golda; Loch­lan Lones­bor­ough; Noel Jeffs; and Singla Pallav.

 

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Read­ings for Next Sunday: The Bap­tism of Our Lord

First Read­ing: Isai­ah 42.1–9                   Psalms: 29

Second Read­ing: Acts 10.34–43              Gos­pel: Mat­thew 3.13–17

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