Notices_Christmas Day — 25th Dec 2024

Fr Philip Brad­ford, Fr Jeff and Michelle Park­er and their fam­il­ies wish you all a happy and holy Christmas.

Stay safe, drive care­fully, and let’s all look to make 2025 a year full of joy and healing.

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A very big thank you to all those who have con­trib­uted money for flowers and gifts to the nurs­ing home this Christ­mas.  Also, to our fab­ulous flower arrangers.

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A Gift For You!  A brand new, beau­ti­fully pro­duced copy of Luke’s Gos­pel is avail­able for you today. It’s the New Liv­ing Trans­la­tion pro­duced by the Bible Soci­ety. Take one for no cost.

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The Par­ish Office and the OpShop are now closed for the hol­i­days: They will both reopen on 2nd Janu­ary 2025.

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Wed­nes­day 25th Decem­ber 2024 and Wed­nes­day 1st Janu­ary 2025 — The 10.30am ser­vice has been cancelled.

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Sunday 5th Janu­ary 2025 – The 6pm Spir­it of Taizé ser­vice has been can­celled for Janu­ary only.

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After church on Sunday 29th Dec: Please give a hand to empty the hall of all fur­niture in pre­par­a­tion for the re-stain­ing of the floor.

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Sunday: Nancy Cheng; Tiffany, Kev­in, Alex­an­der & Nich­olas Chiew.

Monday: Ron, Milly, Nam, & Viol­etta Clarke; and Lyne Cun­neen & John MacLulich

Tues­day: Brett Dav­ies & Amrit MacIntyre; and Edi & Oscar Davis.

Wed­nes­day: Susan Deas; Kathy Drum­mond; and Dav­id Dunlop.

Thursday: Michael; Eliza­beth, Thomas, Ellean­or and Nich­olas Fleming.

Fri­day: We pray for pas­tor­al care min­istry teams at all Hos­pit­als and all those who are min­istered 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: Lyn Car­ring­ton; Lea MacNeil; Andy Ser­afin; John Bowen (Priest); Maur­een Byers; Simone Crowth­er; Alex Regos; Helen Woell­ner; Douglas John­ston; Susie Brooks; Sarah; Mari­on Mad­dox; Max Woods (Priest); Mike Nix­on (Priest); Jane Edwards; Chris; Steve; Patrick & Wendy; Dianne Albrecht; Fred Blake; and Mel Kewley.

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Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Arthur Port­er; Adrien Arch­in­al; Ada Fer­ris; Nel­lie Potts; Mil­li­cent Elli­ot; Elsa Clarke; and Frank Dahl.

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Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 26th: Steph­en, Dea­con and first mar­tyr; 27th: John, Apostle and mar­tyr; and 28th: Holy Innocents.

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Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: Kar­en Stein­er-Hill; Nalini MacIntyre; Christine Kon­draten­ko; John Bunyan (Priest); Mar­garet Chiew; Ger­ald Grant; Bar­bara Ray­mond; Janet Walms­ley; Ray Som­mer; John Hardy; Bar­bara Allen; Marissa & Meg Maack, Jude, Isla, & Al Don­nell; Noel Jeffs; Laurie Bestel; Robert Gibbs; Michael Aiken; Sabitri Thapa; Joel Thapa; and Robert & Lyn­dall Dubler.

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First Read­ing: 1 Samuel 2.18–20, 26 Psalm: 148

Second Read­ing: Colos­si­ans 3.12–17 Gos­pel: Luke 2.41–52

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The Christ­mas Bowl Appeal - annu­al appeal of the Acts of Peace, the inter­na­tion­al aid agency of the Nation­al Coun­cil of Churches.

We encour­age parish­ion­ers to scan the QR code and donate online (our par­ish is registered as ‘Enmore-Stan­more Anglic­an Par­ish’) or call 1800 025 101.

       

We encour­age parish­ion­ers to scan the code link to donate online or vis­it www.abmission.org/Advent2024

Please note: There are a lim­ited num­ber of dona­tion envel­opes for both ABM and the Christ­mas Bowl Appeal avail­able in the church foy­er for those who do not use smart mobile phones with cameras.

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SUNDAY 29th Dec – 9.30am First Sunday after Christmas

SUNDAY 5th Jan – 9.30am Epi­phany of Our Lord

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