Notices_Sunday 29th Dec — First Sunday After Christmas

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

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After church TODAY: Please give a hand to empty the hall of all fur­niture in pre­par­a­tion for the re-stain­ing of the floor.

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Tues­day Night Bible Study: In recess. Will resume in 2025 – date TBC.

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No 10.30am Wed­nes­day Ser­vice this week – Resumes 8th January.

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No 6pm Spir­it of Taizé ser­vice next Sunday – Resumes Sunday 2nd Feb.

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Save the date! Thursday 6 Feb­ru­ary at 7.30 pm for a clean Stand-up Com­edy Show in the hall. Drinks and nibbles provided, how­ever it’s BYOG!

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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.

Avail­able from Fr Jeff or the OpShop.

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Pro­ceeds go to The Lep­rosy Mis­sion. Please see Janet if you are inter­ested in pur­chas­ing a copy.

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

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Cop­ies of Fr Jeff’s Sunday Ser­mons are made avail­able in the church foy­er each Sunday for those who would like to take a copy.  Back cop­ies are also avail­able upon request.

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If you would like a home or hos­pit­al vis­it from Fr Jeff for any reas­on, please con­tact him on his Mob: 0409 719 927

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

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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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Sunday: Steph­en Gates & Andrew; Mar­ilyn Gibbs; Kev­in Green; Peter Gil­bert & Fred Narnola; and Joyce Grant.

Monday: Stu­art Grigg & ‘Tri­cia; Richard Hagan & Som; Selina Hardy & John.

Tues­day: Susan Hill, Janet Broady & Alex; Moya Holle; and Noel Jeff.

Wed­nes­day: Isa­bel Kim; and Joseph, Esth­er, Joyti & Joshlyn Kumar.

Thursday: Geoff Lind­say & Mandy Tib­bey; Lea MacNeil & Don­ald Thomas.

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; Steph­en Gates; Andy Ser­afin; John Bowen (Priest); Maur­een Byers; Simone Crowth­er; Alex Regos; Helen Woell­ner; Douglas John­ston; Susie Brooks; Sarah; Mari­on Mad­dox; Sarah; Max Woods (Priest); Mike Nix­on (Priest); Bar­bara Noble; Jane Edwards; Chris; Steve; Patrick & Wendy; Dianne Albrecht; Fred Blake; and Mel Kewley.

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Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Joyce Page; Regin­ald Sheath­er; Mur­i­el Hack­ett; Arthur Thomas; Lil Kettlewell.

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Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 30th Dec: Josephine But­ler, social reformer; 31st Dec: John Wyc­liff, teach­er and reformer; 1st Jan: The nam­ing and cir­cum­cision of Jesus; 2nd Jan: Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazi­an­zus, Bish­ops & teach­ers; and Eliza Has­sall Pion­eer of CMS (Aus­tralia) & mis­sion­ary training.

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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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ABM has launched an appeal for the earth­quake in Vanuatu.  ABM will update the emer­gency appeal page as more inform­a­tion comes to light.

https://www.abmission.org/appeals/emergency-appeals/vanuatu-earthquake-appeal-2024/

Please keep the people of Vanuatu in your prayers.

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