14th January Bulletin

12 Jan

Written By Sonya Gubbins

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

14th January 2024

Second Sunday after Epiphany

St. George’s, Tamborine Mountain

2 Dapsang Drive, Tamborine Mountain

Sunday: 10.00am Eucharist & 4.00 pm Eucharist

St. Luke’s, Canungra

15-21 Kidston Street, Canungra

Sunday: 8.00am Eucharist

We are a Christian faith community living in the way of Christ accepting and welcoming all in loving service, growing Christ’s future on Earth.

Sentence for the Day

We have found the Messiah: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the king of Israel! John 1.41, 49

Collect of the Day

Eternal God,

whose Son, Jesus Christ, is now exalted as Lord of all,

and pours out his gifts upon the Church:

grant it that unity which only your Spirit can give,

keep us in the bond of peace,

and bring all creation to worship before your throne;

through Jesus Christ our Redeemer,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen

Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Green

Readings: 1 Samuel 3.1-10; Psalm 139.1-5, 12-18; 1 Corinthians 6.12-20; John 1.43-51

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Wanggeriburra people of the Yugambeh Nation, the traditional owners and ongoing custodians of the land on which we gather, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people worshipping with us today.

A note from Helen

As Ordinary Time has commenced, Jesus continues to call his disciples to follow him. When Jesus calls us by name to follow him, the invitation is to “come and see.” Come and see what life with Jesus is like, for he knows who we are. As we continue our discipleship with Jesus, we will learn more and more about him, we will see more of heaven and God’s interaction with us.

• God, may I declare who Jesus is as I follow him and you open heaven to me.

Text: Fr Matthew Smedley, Diocese of Perth

NOTICES

4pm Service returns to Saturday.

In response to requests and feedback, the 4pm service will now return to Saturday afternoons from Sat 27 January. Please share this information with those who would be interested in knowing this.

AGM#2 Reports

If you are responsible for a group in the parish that would normally have a report included in the combined Report to the AGM now is the time to start typing. Please email your report to the office by COB Thursday 1st February.

Footsteps Working Bee Saturday 27th January 9.30am Georgian Room

Please come along and help make new materials for the 2024 Footsteps Program. For further info contact John Corner 0477 839 136.

Bibles for Footsteps

Footsteps needs 4 or 5 hard cover NRSV Bibles for level 3, 9 to 13 children. They cost about $30 each if anyone would like to donate one it would be appreciated, John C.

Lent – Advance Warning

Lent starts early this year (Feb 14) and as a Lenten Study we will be using the ABM resource – God’s Own Country. If you would like a copy and have not already let Helen or Keith know, then please send Helen an email or text. Helen will be ordering soon, so please let her know as early as you can.

Hymns St George’s

Introit 693 Come as you are

Gradual 595 O Jesus, I have promised

Offertory 491 Father welcomes all His children vs2,3

Missional 643 I want to walk as a child of the light

St Luke’s

Introit 28 God is our strength and refuge

Offertory 650 Brother, sister let me serve you

Missional 687 God gives us a future

Intercessions – prepared by John Noble

Let us first thank God for the wonders of the world in which we live, for the Heavens above and the earth beneath, and for everything living which God has created to share this world with us. Help us always to preserve all that is beautiful and essential for our daily lives, so that those who follow us in years to come can enjoy what we do now. Lord, in your mercy.....Hear our prayer.

We thank God for the peace and prosperity in which we live here, and pray for all those suffering in conflict zones around the world, particularly in Ukraine and Gaza. In place of the hatred which causes so much loss and sorrow, we pray for world-wide acceptance that everyone has a right to live in peace and be free from fear, whatever their beliefs and customs may be. We pray for all those who have lost their homes, their families and loved ones and are living in refugee camps with no hope for a better future. We pray for all who are working towards finding solutions to these conflicts and for all who bring food, water, shelter and medical help to those most in need.

Lord, in your mercy.....Hear our prayer.

We pray for the Anglican church throughout the world, and its leaders as they seek the best ways to promote the spread of the Christian message, particularly in countries where there is discrimination against Christians and where there is active publicity critical of religious affairs by those who think that it will cause offence to those who wish to avoid such topics. We pray for our Archbishop Jeremy, our regional bishop John, our priest Helen, assisting priests John and Alan, and our new parish council. We pray for those who work in voluntary organisations, Anglicare and others, which provide services to those in our community most in need. Lord, in your mercy.....Hear our prayer.

We thank God for our health and strength and pray for all who are no longer able to live the active lives to which they have been accustomed. We pray for all places of healing and treatment and those who work in them, doctors, nurses and those who provide medical advice. We pray for those who care for the sick, the elderly and the handicapped in their own homes or residential accommodation.

Particularly today we pray for...... Lord, in your mercy.....Hear our prayer.

We pray for all those who have been severely affected by the recent storms and floods, and for all who are providing help, the SES, the emergency services and so many volunteers. We pray for those whose homes have been damaged or flooded that they may receive help from their local neighbours and communities.... Lord, in your mercy.....Hear our prayer

We give thanks for those who have been influential in our lives but are no longer with us, particularly....

Almighty God, you have promised to hear our prayers. Grant that what we have asked in faith we may by your grace receive, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen

Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month: Jean Dunlop

January Retiring Collection: School Chaplaincy

The School Chaplaincy committee has a relief fund called the Dorothy Fund named after Dorothy Robert who worked tirelessly for many years to help the needy in the school communities. Please give generously to that fund. As the new year starts up after a typhoon and many storms and major flooding, and no power and considerable hardship, there will be families doing it hard. We already know that our Chappys are going to be doing a lot of listening and caring and will need lots of coffee and treats to make these times more relaxed.

For some families, the startup for school will be a financial headache, the books and stationery, uniforms and so on, also food and the bills.

Emergency Relief @ St George’s

Bank Details for EFT BSB 704-901 Acc. No 00015232

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday 27th January Footsteps Working Bee Georgian Rm 9.30am

Saturday 3rd February St Luke’s Guild AGM 8.00am

Sunday 11th February Parish AGM#2 11.00am @ St George’s

Tuesday 13th February Shrove Tuesday

Wednesday 14th February Ash Wednesday

WEEKLY EVENTS:

Footsteps Sun 10.00am@ St George’s (in recess)

Roslyn Lodge 1st/3rd Mon 10.30am

Little Lukies Mon 3:00pm @ St Luke’s (in recess)

Meditation Tue 9.30am @ St George’s

Wally Wombat Club Wed 9.30am @ St Georges (in recess)

Bible Study Wed 11.00am@ St Luke’s (in recess)

Friday Bible Study Fri 10:00am Fortnightly (in recess)

PARISH DIRECTORY

Priest-in-Charge Rev’d Helen Paget 04 9248 8330

Helen.Paget@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Churchwarden Peta Tierney 04 1325 8332 peta.tierney@hotmail.com

Priests with Permission to Officiate:

The Rev’d John Corner, The Ven Allan Paulsen

Parish Office

Phone: 5545 2919 Monday to Friday 9.30-2.30

Email: tamborinemountain@anglicanchurchsq.org.au

Website: https://tamborinemtandcanungraanglican.com

Parish Bank Details: BSB 704-901 Account No. 00000450

Readings for Next Week Third Sunday after Epiphany

Jonah 3.1-10; Psalm 62.5-12; 1 Corinthians 7.29-31; Mark 1.14-20

Sentence for the Day

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; for to us a child is born, to us a son is given.

Isaiah 9.2, 6

Collect of the Day

Good and gracious God,

who gave us your Son,

the Lord of the universe, wrapped in swaddling clothes,

the Saviour of all, lying in a manger:

on this holy night draw us into the mystery of your love.

Join our voices with the heavenly host

that we may sing your glory on high.

Give us a place among the shepherds

that we may find the one for whom we have waited,

Jesus Christ, the Messiah and Lord,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – White

Readings: Isaiah 9.2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2.11-14; Luke 2.1-14

A note from Helen

For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. This year has not been an easy one, wars, civil unrest, natural disasters, all pile on top of each other and we struggle to see much hope in what is to come. But we are promised hope, hope was born for us this day in Bethlehem and hope is born for us each and every day, because God is with us now and forever. Christmas reveals to us unlikely incarnations, in Bethlehem and in our lives today. God comes to the places that hurt the most, the places where trouble seems insurmountable. Christmas reveals to us the Infinite in the finite and God in humankind.

NOTICES

Christmas Service Times

Please note: No morning services on Sunday 24th.

24th December - Christmas Eve Pageant on the Lawn - St George’s 5.00pm

24th December - Midnight Eucharist - St George’s - 11.30pm

25th December - Christmas Eucharist-St Luke’s 8.00am & St George’s-10.00am

Fresh Beginnings – NYE 2023/2024

Come join us round the Labyrinth at 6pm for a quiet time of reflection and preparation for new beginnings for the New Year. Bring a ‘Pot Luck’ supper to share and whatever you would like to drink.

Rev’d Helen Upcoming Leave

Rev’d Helen will be on leave from the 1st to the 14th of January, 2024.

For urgent matters please contact a warden.

There will be no 4pm services until the 28th of January.

Lent – Advance Warning

Lent starts early next year (Feb 14) and as a Lenten Study we will be using the ABM resource – God’s Own Country. If you would like a copy and have not already let Helen or Keith know, then please send Helen an email or text. Helen will be putting the order in soon, so please let her know as early as you can.

Hymns St George’s

Introit 312 Once in Royal David’s City

Gradual 318 Away in a Manger

Offertory 303 Hark the Herald

Missional 268 Joy to the World

St Luke’s

Introit 304 O come, all ye faithful

Offertory 318 Away in a Manger

Missional 303 Hark the Herald

Year’s Mind Anniversaries this month: Sylvia Tomlinson, Yvonne Cossins, George Curtis, May Finch, Nancy Lovell, Garry Mailer, Beryl Jenyns, Tom Powell, Sylvia Perkins, Raymond Curtis, Vincent Youngman, Jean Jenyns, Wendy Lyne, Robin Keeley

Intercessions – prepared by Peta

We give you thanks and praise, dear Father for your gift of your son Jesus, this Christmastide. Our glowing tree signals our joy and happiness at his coming. We pray that we learn to live as he has directed us, loving you and our neighbour as ourselves.