Notices_Sunday 14th January 2024 — 2nd Sunday After Epiphany

NOTICES:

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

 

Wel­come back Fr Jeff and Michelle!  We trust they have had an enjoy­able and refresh­ing holiday.

 

Thank you to Fr Philip for tak­ing our Wed­nes­day and Sunday ser­vices while Fr Jeff and Michelle were away.

 

The flowers in the church today have been donated by Jo Middleton in lov­ing memory of her broth­er, Peter Middleton.  Some flowers are also a gift from Anne Stel­mar on the occa­sion of the Bap­tism of her grandchildren.

 

Sunday 21^st Janu­ary – Plan­ning meet­ing for Par­ish Retreat:   Fol­low­ing morn­ing tea there will be a plan­ning meet­ing in pre­par­a­tion for the par­ish retreat at the end of Feb­ru­ary.  If you would like to attend the retreat and help in plan­ning it, please stay after morn­ing tea and we will meet in the church for about 40 minutes.

 

OpShop 30-year cel­eb­ra­tion pens are avail­able in the foy­er for $2 each.

 

Palm Crosses Needed: Please remem­ber to bring in your palm crosses from last year.  We will burn these to make the ash on Shrove Tues­day for our Ash Wed­nes­day services.

 

Sunday 18^th Feb­ru­ary — Par­ish Coun­cil will meet after 9.30am ser­vice and morn­ing tea.

 

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2.30pm Thurs 1^st 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 – Leave your worm food gifts at church on Sundays or drop off dur­ing the week.  Please remem­ber to remove the strings from your teabags.  (N.B. — no dairy, cit­rus, onions or meat).

 

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Monday: Michael, Eliza­beth, Thomas, Ellen­or & Nich­olas; and Joyce Grant.

Tues­day: Peter Gil­bert & Fred Narnola; and Stu­art Grigg & ‘Tri­cia Blombery.

Wed­nes­day: Richard Hagen & Som Siritham­makij; and Selina & John Hardy.

Thursday: Robert Head; and Susan Hill, Janet Broady & Alex.

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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For our com­munity today: Kathy Drum­mond; Dav­id Dun­lop; Steph­en Gates & Andrew Eld­er; Mar­ilyn Gibbs; and Kev­in Green.

 

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; (Fr) Max Wood; Dav­id Brad­ford; Evelyn de Zoysa; Fran; Jac­qeline; and Donna Harris.

 

Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Peter Middleton; Pearl Wright; Edna Juer­gens; Robert Dav­id Miller; Kev­in McEntee; Mary Carr; and Keith Arnold Dahler.

 

Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 17^th: Ant­ony of Egypt, Abbot (d.356); and 18^th: Con­fes­sion of Peter.

 

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 – Third Sunday after Epiphany:

First Read­ing: Jonah 3.1–10                               Psalm: 62.5–12

Second Read­ing: 1 Cor­inthi­ans 7.29–21              Gos­pel: Mark 14–20

 

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Upcoming Services

Sun 28^th Jan – 9.30am Cel­eb­ra­tion of Aus­tralia service.

Sun 11^th Feb – 9.30am Transfiguration/ Last Sunday after Epiphany.

Tues 13^th Feb – Shrove Tuesday/ Pan­cake Day.

Wed 14^th Feb­ru­ary – 10.30am & 7.30pm Ash Wed­nes­day services.

Sun 18^th Feb – 9.30am First Sunday in Lent.