Notices_Sunday 21st August_Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

NOTICES:

 

Par­ish Coun­cil Meet­ing Today – in church after morn­ing tea.

 

CONFIRMATION:  Bp Stead will be the con­firm­ing bish­op at St Luke’s on 16 Octo­ber which will also be our Patron­al Fest­iv­al for 2022.  We do have one can­did­ate but if there are oth­ers inter­ested, please speak with Fr Jeff.  Pre­par­ing for con­firm­a­tion is a fun and inter­est­ing time.

 

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Sat­urday 3^rd Sept — ABM — The Feast of the Com­mem­or­a­tion of the New Guinea Martyrs:

11am at St Luke’s Con­cord – Burwood,

19 Bur­ton Street, Con­cord NSW.

Cel­eb­rant and Preach­er: The Rev­er­end Ryan Austin-Eames (Seni­or Asso­ci­ate Priest, Christ Church St Laurence)

Refresh­ments will be served after the ser­vice.  Please advise Mar­garet Lawth­er by email if you are attend­ing. lawtherm1940@iinet.com.au

 

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MOW Nation­al Con­fer­ence and 30th Anniversary – 16–18 Sept 2022

Fly­ers are avail­able at the back of the church, with details regard­ing regis­tra­tion and costs.

 

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Wordsworth & Maskell Pipe Organ Recital 

3pm on Sunday, 18 Septem­ber 2022 — keep and share the date

Well-known to Sydney audi­ences, St Luke’s is delighted to wel­come Heath­er Moen-Boyd to per­form, at last, a recit­al to mark the final stage in the res­tor­a­tion of the Church’s unique 1883 Wordsworth & Maskell Pipe Organ.

Entry:  $10 ($5 all con­ces­sions), includ­ing pro­gramme note.

RSVP:  to Kathy Drum­mond /Brett Dav­ies / OrganatEnmore@gmail.com

 

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ANGLICANS TOGETHER DINNER – 17^th Novem­ber 2022

Cost: $75 for mem­bers of AT and $90 for non-mem­bers for a two-course din­ner, speak­ers and cof­fee, wine extra.

BOOKINGS will be online only.  When the web­site for book­ings is avail­able you will have a notice sent to you via the par­ish e‑mail.  Num­bers are lim­ited so get in early. Any ques­tions please ask Tony Brownlow.

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Food for our worms –Please leave your worm food gifts at church on Sundays or drop off dur­ing the week.  (NB — no dairy, cit­rus or meat)  Fr. Jeff

 

 

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.

 

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Weekly Inter­ces­sions for our Com­munity:

Sunday: Joyce, Andrew, Rachel, Bianca, Belinda & Bryson Reddy; Mat­ilda Rink­er; and Gra­hame Sadler.

Monday: Jo, Ramendra, Thomas & Lucy Raj; John Reimer; and Peter Seymour.

Tues­day: Eddie, Susan, Stephanie, Edwin, Leil­ani & Car­men Reddy.

Wed­nes­day: Rajah Selva­ra­jah & Greg; and Andy Ser­afin & Colin Spokes.

Thursday: Louisa Sil­ver­man; Ray & Laurel Som­mer; and Kar­lene Thompson.

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

Sat­urday: Dear lov­ing Fath­er, please deliv­er us from the coronavir­us and lim­it its impact on Aus­tralia and the world. In your mercy bring a swift end to this crisis.  Please pro­tect with your lov­ing care those we love — our fam­il­ies, friends and neigh­bours.  Let your fath­erly hand guide, shel­ter and strengthen them.  Cast out all anxious fears and doubts.  Give us an increas­ing trust in you and fill our hearts and minds with your peace.  We pray for those around the world now strug­gling with vari­ous COVID strains.  Heal and com­fort those who are sick and suf­fer­ing.  Pro­tect and guide the health pro­fes­sion­als who are at the front line.  Please give wis­dom and cour­age to those who bear respons­ib­il­ity for con­front­ing this chal­lenge.  We ask these things through the power­ful name of Jesus.  Amen.

 

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Pray­ers for the sick: Peter Cinelli; Ray Som­mer; John Bowen; Tony Brown­low; Mary Middleton; Helen; Julie Ankers; John Per­kins; Florence Shel­lard; Andy Ser­afin; Ruth Dodd; Robert & Lyn­dall Dubler; Joanne Kenny; The Pso­mas Fam­ily; and Len Parsons.

 

 

Recently Depar­ted: Arch­ie Roach; Judith Durham; and Olivia Newton-John.

 

 

Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Wanda Cole­man; Clar­rie Cregan; and Jane Harker.

 

 

Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 24^th: Bartho­lomew, Apostle and Mar­tyr; and 27^th: Mon­ica, moth­er of Augustine (d.387).

 

 

Long Term Pas­tor­al Pray­er list: John Hardy; Pau­line Newell; Beth Arm­strong; 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; and Noel Jeffs.

 

 

Read­ings for Next Sunday: Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

First Read­ing: Jeremi­ah 2.4–13                           Psalms: 81.1, 10–16

Second Read­ing: Hebrews 13.1–8, 15–16             Gos­pel: Luke 14.1, 7–14