25th February Bulletin

23 Feb

Written By Sonya Gubbins

The Anglican Parish of Tamborine Mountain

25th February 2024

Second Sunday in Lent

St. George’s, Tamborine Mountain

2 Dapsang Drive, Tamborine Mountain

Saturday 4.00pm Eucharist & Sunday: 10.00am 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

Jesus said, “If you wish to come after me, you must deny your very self, take up your cross and follow in my footsteps. If you would save your life, you’ll lose it, but if you lose your life for my sake, you’ll save it.” Mark 8:34-35

Collect of the Day

God of teamwork and co-creation,

You need no help but choose to work through us.

Give us grace each day to grasp

The hand of fellowship you offer,

And in the power of your Spirit,

To work with you to restore, renew

And bless the world you love. Amen.

Liturgy: via PowerPoint + APBA Colour – Purple

Readings:

Genesis 17.1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22.24-32; Romans 4.13-25; Mark 8.31-38

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Wanggeriburra people of the Yugambeh language region, 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

God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham when he called him to travel to unknown lands; that he would be the ‘father of great nations’; that it would be Abraham’s direct descendants, not relatives, who would inherit these promises. And today we hear God’s promise that despite their advanced age, Abraham and Sarah (note their new names) would become the parents of a son, and through this son many nations will emerge. God initiates a covenant with humankind that involves an ongoing call and response, and it is humankind’s response that shapes God’s future calls. For Abraham and Sarah, the covenant is about family immortality. Sarah will become the mother, and Abraham the father, of great nations, they may be fallible, but they are open to God’s promises and creativity moving through their lives. They will become the parents of the ‘children of Israel’, and all the ‘Abrahamic faith traditions’ come from them. And like children in a family, the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) have their own unique perspectives and developmental maturity, but above all else, they are siblings, who can live in harmony and share in God’s dream of Shalom for all people.

Intercessions – prepared by Keith Slater

God of promise and hope, we bring to you our prayers this day.

We pray for this world: for an end to violence and hatred, an end to people trafficking, and an end to greed; for a generosity of hearts and minds in matters of policy and government; and for our leaders in leading and wise decision-making.