Notices_Sunday 7th January 2024 — Epiphany of Our Lord

NOTICES:

Thank you to Fr Philip for tak­ing our Wed­nes­day and Sunday ser­vices while Fr Jeff and Michelle are away.  They will be back on Sunday 14^th January.

 

Happy Birth­day to:  Tiffany Chiew; Jo Middleton; Andrew Reddy; Ron­ald Clarke; Esth­er Kumar; Fran Neilsen; and Andrew Patterson.

 

 

Next Par­ish Coun­cil Meet­ing will be held on Sunday 19th Feb­ru­ary 2024.

 

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2.30pm Thurs 1st Feb­ru­ary 2024 — ABM 2024 Pro­ject Book Launch:

You are invited to meet online with ABM and AID Exec­ut­ive Dir­ect­or, the Rev’d Dr John Deane, as we launch the 2024 Pro­ject Book. Togeth­er we will find out what God is doing and share with you how you and your par­ish can join with us in God’s mission.

We will also show­case the vari­ous resources we have avail­able to help your par­ish par­ti­cip­ate more fully in God’s mis­sion, nation­ally and glob­ally, through ABM.

Zoom Link will be sent the day before the Launch

Please RSVP to info@abmission.org.au or 1300 302 663 with your name and par­ish by Wed­nes­day 31 Janu­ary 2024.

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23–25 Feb­ru­ary 2024 — Par­ish Retreat:

Booked at the Old Mon­as­tery Stroud (Fri­day even­ing to Sunday after­noon).

 We are now tak­ing names for reser­va­tions.

The bed­rooms are nearly all single rooms with shared bath­rooms, and we will be self-catering.

*If you are inter­ested, please speak to Ruth Champion.

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

 

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.

 

Food for our worms – Please DO NOT leave worm food at the rect­ory for the next two weeks while Fr Jeff and Michelle are away.

 

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Upcoming Services

Sunday 28th Janu­ary – Cel­eb­ra­tion of Australia.

Sunday 11^th Feb­ru­ary – Transfiguration/ Last Sunday after Epiphany.

Tues­day 13^th Feb­ru­ary – Shrove Tuesday.

Wed­nes­day 14^th Feb­ru­ary – Ash Wednesday.

Sunday 18^th Feb­ru­ary – First Sunday in Lent.

 

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Sunday: Jen­nifer, Peter, Andy & Blake B.; Fr John & Joanne Bowen; Fr Philip Brad­ford; Tony Brown­low; and Ruth Champion.

Monday: Lyn & Les Car­ring­ton; Nancy Cheng; and Lyne Cun­neen & John.

Tues­day: Tiffany, Kev­in, Nich­olas & Alex Chiew; and Edi & Oscar Davis.

Wed­nes­day: Ron, Milly, Nam & Viol­etta Clarke; and Susan Deas.

Thursday: Brett Dav­ies & Amrit MacIntyre; and John Dickson.

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

Sat­urday: Almighty God, we pray for those in areas of con­flict.  We pray for heal­ing and good med­ic­al care for those who have been injured.  For those who have lost homes and pos­ses­sions, please meet their daily needs for food, clean water and shel­ter and com­fort those who mourn the loss of loved ones.  And bless all who are help­ing those impacted.  Amen.

 

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Pray­ers for the sick: Mar­garet Chiew; Dav­id Dun­lop; (Fr) John Bowen; Janet Walms­ley; Joseph Kumar; Ger­ald Grant; Alex Regos; Christine Kon­draten­ko; Salochna Devi; Ruth Dodd; Robyn Palmer; Julie Ankers; Cath­er­ine Lough­man; Helen Woell­ner; Libby Dav­is; Steph­en Grif­fen; Tom Hall; Auntie Glor­ia (Shipp); Nick Moles­worth; Michael Egan; Douglas Sey­mour; and (Fr) Max Wood.

 

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

 

Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion:  10^th: Wil­li­am Laud, Arch­bish­op of Can­ter­bury, mar­tyr (d. 1645); and 13^th: Hil­ary of Poit­i­ers, Bish­op and teach­er (d. 367).

 

Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: Simone Crowth­er; Ruth Cham­pi­on; (Fr) John Hawkins; Robert & Lyn­dall Dubler; Andy Ser­afin; Florence Shel­lard; Ray Som­mer; John Hardy; Lyn Car­ring­ton; John Dick­son; Bar­bara Allen; Marissa & Meg Maack, Jude, Isla, & Al Don­nell; Ann Jeffs; and Noel Jeffs.

 

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Read­ings for 9.30am Ser­vice – Second Sunday after Epiphany:

First Read­ing: 1 Samuel 3.1–10                          Psalm: 139.1–5,12–18

Second Read­ing: 1 Cor­inthi­ans 6.12–20              Gos­pel: John 1.43–51

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