Notices_Christmas Day 2022

NOTICES:

Fr Jeff and Michelle Park­er and fam­ily, wish you all a happy and holy Christ­mas.  Stay safe, drive safely, and take all the neces­sary pre­cau­tions so that 2023 is a year full of joy and healing.

 

 

Thank you to Jo Raj and Fam­ily for the very gen­er­ous dona­tion towards the pur­chase of flowers this Christ­mas giv­en in lov­ing memory of Eunice Dahler, her Grandmother.

 

 

 

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.

 

The Par­ish Office will be closed from 22^nd Decem­ber 2022 and will reopen on 28^th Decem­ber 2023.  It will also be closed on Monday 2^nd Janu­ary 2023.

 

The Opshop will be closed from 24th Decem­ber 2022 and will reopen on 3^rd Janu­ary 2023.

 

Fr Jeff will be on hol­i­days from 2nd Janu­ary to 12^th Janu­ary 2023.  Dur­ing this peri­od Fr John Bowen will take our Wed­nes­day and Sunday services.

 

Wed­nes­day 28^th Decem­ber – 10.30am ser­vice has been cancelled.

 

Sunday 1st Janu­ary 2022 — The 6pm ser­vice has been can­celled for Janu­ary only.

 

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Sunday: Kay Younie, Nata­sha, Timothy & Jonathon.

Monday: Shir­ley Allen, Bar­bara & Jade; and Vic­tor Anyarisi.

Tues­day: Jen­nifer, Peter, Elise & Blake B.

Wed­nes­day: Fr John Bowen & Joanne; and Fr Philip & Rose­mary Bradford.

Thursday: Tony Brown­low; Les & Lyn Car­ring­ton; and Ruth Champion.

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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Pray­ers for the sick: Mary Middleton; Pau­line Newell; (Fr) John Hawkins; Lyn Ban­ner­man; Bax­ter Min­gis-Per­kins; Craig; Val Thomas; Rose­mary Brad­ford; 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: Mavis Wool­lin.

 

Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Ada Fer­ris; Nel­lie Pots; Mil­li­cent Elli­ot; Elsa Clarke & Frank Dahl; Regin­ald Sheath­er; Mur­i­el Hack­ett; And Arthur Thomas.

 

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 Nam­ing and Cir­cum­cision of Jesus

First Read­ing: Num­bers 6.22–27             Psalms: 8

Second Read­ing: Gala­tians 4.4–7            Gos­pel: Luke 2.15–21

 

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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 code link and donate online (our par­ish is registered as ‘Enmore-Stan­more Anglic­an Par­ish’), or call 1800 025 101.

 

 

ABM Christ­mas Appeal

We encour­age parish­ion­ers to scan the code link to donate online.

 

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.