Notices_Sunday 5th January 2025_Epiphany of Our Lord

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

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Happy Birth­day to: Tiffany Chiew; Jo Middleton; Andrew Reddy; Ron­ald Clarke; Esth­er Kumar; Fran Neilsen; and Andrew Patterson.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

No 6pm Spir­it of Taizé ser­vice tonight – resumes Sunday 2nd Feb 2025.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10.30am Wed­nes­day Ser­vice resumes this week – 8th Janu­ary 2025.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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!

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cop­ies of Janet Walmsley’s book “When Hope Came” are now avail­able for $40.  Pro­ceeds go to The Lep­rosy Mis­sion. Please see Janet if you are inter­ested in pur­chas­ing a copy.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.  There are just a few cop­ies left.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Food for our worms – Please DO NOT leave food for our worm farm at the rect­ory while Fr Jeff and Michelle are on hol­i­days for the next ten days.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sunday: Evelyn Maack; Jen­nifer McGov­ern; John M.; Jo Middleton; Pamela Naple; Fran Neilson; and Kath­er­ine Oldfield.

Monday: Ron­ald Naidu; Anthea, Ron, Ron­an, Veron­ica & Rohan Nath.

Tues­day: Johnny Nitchareon & Eed Intapan; and Julie Olston & Philippa.

Wed­nes­day: Fr Jeff & Michelle Park­er; Andrew Pat­ter­son; Mea­ghan Patterson.

Thursday: Ann Petersen & Rachel; and Rick Prat­ley & Simon.

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.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Anniversar­ies of the Depar­ted: Peter Middleton; Zena Thor­ton; Zena Nix­on; Frances Welsh; Irene Crit­tenden; and Thelma Cordukes.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Saints Com­mem­or­a­tion: 10th: Wil­li­am Laud, Arch­bish­op of Can­ter­bury, martyr.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First Read­ing: Isai­ah 43.1–7, 26 Psalm: 29

Second Read­ing: Acts 8.14–17; Gos­pel: Luke 3.15–22

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________